The Importance of Clean Cupboards What you bring home and put into you cupboard determines a lot about your health. I have found that the set up for the week is a key to my success in losing and keeping weight off. When I started [...]
This is the greatest time of the year to make pureed soups. The garden vegetables are fresh and delicious. If you do not have them in you backyard, head for the farmers’ markets where they are usually just picked. I have found the farmers’ markets [...]
Food, Holidays, and the Challenge This time of the year can be one of the most challenging if you enjoy food. For me planning and preparation are the key to keeping my weight down though the holidays. Wanting to prepare something that would help my [...]
Post-Travel Challenges For the past several weeks I have been traveling out of the country. One of the countries that I visited was Thailand. This is the land of happy smiles and delicious food. I traveled with a group and each time we ate the [...]
Losing weight involves a lot of skills but the one that gets almost everyone is portion control. How many times do you find yourself enjoying what you are eating, and then before you know it, you have gone back for more and more or consumed [...]
Keeping the calories down while eating out has always been a challenge for me. When I go out to eat or on a vacation, the food is different and I get tempted to have what is not the best for my health or my weight [...]
The Power of Non-Starchy Vegetables Ever since I started to lose weight several years ago, I knew power-loading with vegetables would be a huge key. Non-starchy vegetables have become my best friend at the table. Learning to fix a big variety of vegetables many ways [...]
our Health: The Ultimate AssetYour Health: The Ultimate Asset I have had an interesting experience the past couple months. Now that I have a new book entitled Tipping the Scales in Your Favor I have been visiting stores up and down the state of Utah [...]
Weight Loss Without Dieting: A Real-Life Approach The buzzword for losing weight is a diet. Talk to anyone that is overweight and they have usually been on more than one diet. This week I saw a friend who was on a diet a few months [...]
The Chinese Influence When I am in China and eating out with friends, it is just like eating at a potluck. They want me to feel welcome so they order or cook food as if it were a festival meal. A month ago when I [...]
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