Weight Management
If you are struggling with your weight, you may find that a healthy eating plan and regular physical activity help you lose weight and keep it off over the long term.
Get healthy eating resources and physical activity tips here to help you lose weight and keep it off.
Pre-prepping ingredients before dinner helps ease the rush and stress of mealtime. I work from home, so when I had some time mid-afternoon, I washed and cut the veggies, gathered the rice pilaf ingredients, and prepared the salmon in its baking dish. An hour before dinner, I put the green beans in a pot with the ...
Found in: Food • Healthy Behavior Change • Weight Management
Written by: Intern Callie Parry and Gene Purdum Maria has a vast group of past and current clients. They range in age, location and life experiences. To give you a better sense of the people Maria is helping through her business and expertise, we will be doing regular client spotlights. To start, we wou ...
Found in: Active Healthy Aging • Success Stories • Weight Management
Body Composition: Defining Success
In an effort to lose weight and excess fat, Americans spent billions of dollars for diet books, services and products. Yet, efforts such as these to achieve thinness are often based on misunderstandings about body weight and body composition. Body composition refers to the proportion of fat and fat-free mass in the body. ...
Found in: Mindset • Weight Management
Gym in a Bag Travel Workout with Bands
For each exercise, 8-12 repetitions improves strength and power, 10-15 repetitions improve strength in middle-age and older persons starting exercise, and 15-20 repetitions improve muscular endurance. I suggest trying this at home first before your trip so that you are familiar with how to do the exercises. Then you ...
Found in: Active Healthy Aging • Fitness • Healthy Boat Living • Weight Management
Walk Your Way to a Healthier You Program
As a woman over 45 myself (at age 62), I understand the challenges you face. That's why I empower women to thrive! As a registered dietitian and master certified trainer, I help you achieve sustainable weight loss, navigate menopause with ease, and embrace a life of fitness and active aging. • ...
Found in: Active Healthy Aging • Fitness • Healthy Behavior Change • Healthy Boat Living • Hiking and Mountaineering • Weight Management
Body Composition and Weight Loss: What's the Real Goal?
Strength Training + Calorie Reduction = Fat Loss + Muscle Gain A Real Life Example Here is an example of the power of an excellent workout and healthy eating plan. These are the stats of one of my female clients that I have been working with for one year. When we started training and nutrition counseling in Ja ...
Found in: Weight Management
Sample Menu #1 Breakfast Homemade Drink - Honey and Lemon In Hot Water, 10 oz Organic Valley 0% - Milk, 8 fluid ounce Organic Valley - Grade A Extra-large Eggs, 1 egg Kelloggs - Miniwheats Original Frosted, 21 biscuits (54g) Apple - - Gala, 3.5 ounce ...
Found in: Fitness • Food • Healthy Behavior Change • Success Stories • Weight Management
Just look at the success Joetta has had! Decreased body fat: 7.3% Decreased weight: 29.8 pounds Decreased inches: 17.75 inches Strength increased! Pushups from 30 to 62! Dropped three sizes from a size 14 to a size 8 When Joetta initially called me she told me it was time to co ...
Found in: Healthy Behavior Change • Success Stories • Weight Management
Why did you choose to work with me specifically? I started researching nutrition and fitness programs and realized the significant amount of misinformation all over the place. It was challenging to decipher what was true or false. I was very particular about finding someone to work with who was accredited and would h ...
Found in: Fitness • Success Stories • Weight Management
How To Track Saturated Fat and Fiber on MyFitnessPal (MFP) and Why It is Important For your Health
Want the scoop on the latest nutrition research, healthy recipes, and nutrition tips delivered directly to your inbox? Write and let me know you'd like to subscribe to my newsletter! * I'm a Dietitian and Master Personal Trainer who educates and inspires people LIKE YOU to shape their eating, exercise and life ...
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How To Minimize Holiday Weight Gain
Many will fall into the trap of gaining holiday pounds over the next several weeks, only to be faced with a belly of blubber that must be worked off in January. With a little thought and planning, YOU can avoid that cycle and start January ahead of the pack! Here are 5 tips to stay on track this holiday season. 1. & ...
Found in: Food • Healthy Behavior Change • Weight Management
Oatmeal with Fresh fruit: strawberries, bananas, peaches, pears, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries; Dried fruit: apricots, prunes, blueberries. cranberries, raisins, cherries; Frozen fruit: cherries, blueberries, strawberries; Nuts or seeds: Almonds, pecans, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, flaxmeal or flaxseeds, al ...
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