Articles tagged with Eating
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The Metabolism Controversy
We always hear people talking about metabolism but what exactly does it mean? Metabolism is simply the number of calories your body burns each day. Boosting metabolism has become a very controversial topic. Did you know that the true source of the majority of your metabolism, and the majority of the calories burned during the duration of [...]
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Do You Put Off Long Term Weight Loss.
We all know that you shouldn’t let your emotions rule your financial decisions. Does the same principle hold true for losing some weight? Yes, it does. Impulse spending and impulse eating have one thing in common. They are done impulsively. Sometimes they are done to celebrate when you’re feeling positive. You don’t actually get out the [...]
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Consuming Food Won’t Fill You When It Is A Matter Of The Heart
Follow your heart. Remember this when you go off on an out of control eating spree. If you are truly just hungry, then the stomach wants what the stomach wants. Consuming food is the answer. But if it’s something your heart wants, needs— like more love, more appreciation, more support, more understanding, then actual food simply won’t [...]
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Hit the Switch
Humans are creatures of habit. We all have our regular routine that is seldom broken. Mine includes walking the dog every morning, eating a healthy breakfast, reading emails, exercising, and checking facebook (trying to break this habit). Having a routine is a great way to stay on track with your daily tasks. It allows you [...]
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Weight Loss and Perfectionism
Isn’t it ironic that binging out of control has anything to do with having to be perfect? The bridge between perfectionism and imbalanced eating is constructed from unrealistic expectations of yourself and others, harsh self-criticism, and magnification of scrutiny by other people. If you use perfectionism as the major way you cope with everyday life, [...]
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What Is Life Really About ?
The one thing I have learnt above all others over the last five years is that life really should not be about dieting and the diet lifestyle. I wasted a lot of my 20's and early 30's being obsessed with my weight, what I was eating and what diet I was doing next, I [...]
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You can Lose Weight : 9 Ways to Break Bad Health Habits
Choosing a healthy lifestyle is not, unfortunately, one of those “set it and forget it” decisions. Don’t we all wish it were? Instead, it’s a result of many smaller choices we make every day with every meal, every snack and every workout. You always start the day with the best intentions. You eat [...]
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10 Healthy Snacks – For the Healthy Couch Potato
Autumn is upon us, which means that the new TV season has begun. As the weather cools, the couch will soon call for you to lie down on it with a warm blanket. Now, keep in mind we’re not encouraging any couch potato behavior. But we’re all human, and it’s almost [...]
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Tent camping with kids: vegan style
Last week, my husband and I took our kids tent camping in Lake Tahoe. This might sound like a crazy idea, considering that both of our kids are under five years old, but it was great! The weather was perfect and, with a little planning, we were able to eat well and have fun. The [...]
