#healthyhabits
Healthy Protein Foods for Comparison
Protein Foods Protein builds, repairs and maintains muscle and body tissues. To optimally do so, it's important to eat the right amount and the right kind of protein to get the health benefits. This chart highlights some of the healthiest sources of proteins.Compare portion sizes with calories, carbs, fat, protein& ...
Found in: Active Healthy Aging • Food • Weight Management
How to Teach Your Kids Emotional Eating
I saw this picture posted on Facebook today with the caption "surprise for the kids after school today - its summer!!". And the person who posted it has gotten 30 likes and many affirming "you are an awesome mom, what a great idea!" comments. There is more to summer than junk food. ...
Found in: Mindset • Weight Management
How to Have Your Ice Cream and Eat It Too
3. And the last tip (because I know you like to have a decent sized portion): instead of a big 1 cup serving of calorie and fat laden ice cream top a half cup portion of ice cream with a half a cup of fruit. Adding half cup of raspberries added only 32 calories. Look at the photo of the half cup ice cream with the antioxida ...
Found in: Food • Weight Management
Exercise your Way to Better Sleep
Still can't sleep? Experts recommend trying Blue Light Blocking Glasses. Blue light blocking glasses are designed to filter out or reduce the amount of blue light emitted from electronic devices, such as smartphones, tablets, computers, and LED lights. Blue light is known to suppress the production of melatonin ...
Found in: Active Healthy Aging • Fitness
3 Bad Diet Habits That May Be Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Success
Does it seem like no matter what you do, your weight just keeps climbing higher and higher? If that's the case for you, then it's time to take a good hard look at some of the habits you have in place as these could be contributing to the problem. Many people think that they're doing everything 'rig ...
Found in: Food • Weight Management
Is Raw Sugar Healthier than White Table Sugar?
Sugar in the Raw: The brown packets, the golden crystals and the name "raw" give the impression that this Turbinado sugar is somehow healthier than white granulated sugar. But is it really? Do not let the name or packaging deceive you... this is just sugar. Raw turbinado and white table sugar are c ...
Found in: Food
An Exercise to Disprove Negative Thoughts That Derail Your Weight Loss Efforts
Negative thoughts can derail your weight loss efforts and suck you into a downward spiral that will keep you from being successful. Try going through this exercise the next time you catch yourself thinking a thought that you will only prevent you from taking positive steps forward. Negative thought: "I ...
Found in: Weight Management
1) Pudding Pudding made with skim milk is a wholesome comfort food. Add a couple graham crackers to a fat free pudding snack cup for a treat as yummy as pudding pie! 100 calories per ½ cup serving (180 with 3 graham crackers) 2) Soup Dry or canned, most soups are great low calorie snack ideas. Try Lipton Chicken V ...
Found in: Food
Build your meals around nutrient-rich foods to make Mediterranean style meals focusing on: Mostly plant foods, lean protein such as seafood or occasionally lean poultry, beans, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, mono fat. Why? 1. Vegetables, fruits, seafood, lean poultry and whole grains have a ...
Found in: Food • Healthy Behavior Change • Weight Management
Lynn's Fitness Progress Report At 49 years old, Lynn began training with me with a history of little to no exercise and she was quick to tell me that she didn't enjoy working out. Her goals were to tighten her body, increase her strength and lose inches. After 4 months of workouts with me three days ...
Found in: Healthy Behavior Change • Success Stories • Weight Management
History: Nicole is a moderately fit, 36 year old, busy working mom with husband and two young girls. In the past 5 years, she has gained weight after having children and working full time. She works at a job where she is surrounded by temptation. She reports a history of getting bored and losing motivation with past pr ...
Found in: Fitness • Food • Healthy Behavior Change • Success Stories • Weight Management
TV Watching Linked to Heart Disease
Each hour spent watching TV may lead to an 18% greater risk of dying from heart disease if you are of healthy weight and no history of heart disease. Sedentary people who spend more than 4 hours a day watching TV may have a whopping 80% greater risk of death from heart disease. (1) In a study published in BMC ...
Found in: Health Conditions • Healthy Behavior Change
