Look Before You Eat
If you eat out more than once a week, be sure to look before you eat. Many of us go to the same restaurants, at least during the week, so take the time to search the internet for your favorite places and look up the nutritional value of your usual choices (many of us are creatures of habit an...
Pop!
Try this for a very healthy and easy snack: Put unpopped popcorn kernels (3-6 Tbsp) in a brown paper lunch-size bag. Fold the top over a few times (don’t seal it), put the bag in the microwave, and push popcorn (if the microwave doesn’t have a popcorn setting, pop for a few min...
Shake It Up
Want to rev up your metabolism and shake up your workout? Include intervals! Interval training involves alternating bursts of intense activity with intervals of slow, light activity (for example, sprinting for 30 seconds, then walking fast for a minute, then doing it again 4-5 times). Why in...
Shades of Grey
There is nothing that can kill a healthy living goal like the “all or none” mindset. When we think thoughts like”I will never eat chocolate again” or “I will walk every day at 5:00” we set ourselves up for failure. This black or white thinking leaves no ro...
Chilling Out
Stress in small doses is a normal part of life, but a high amount of stress wreaks havoc on the body and can lead to illness. Relax using deep breathing techniques (slow, rhythmic breathing from the diaphragm), or by exercising, stretching, counting to 10, etc. Learn to de-stress – ta...
Exercise Adds Up
Many people have a hard time fitting exercise into their already packed schedule. No worries! Exercise adds up – you burn the same number of calories doing three 10 minute sessions of exercise as you would doing a continuous 30 minutes. So be as active you can be (taking the stairs, p...
Keep a Food Log for Weight Loss
Victory in Wichita Falls!
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