There are many reasons that people adopt a plant-based diet. For some it is about animal welfare, the environment, or health. For me eating more plant-based meals and days is about my health. Not that the other reasons don’t deserve merit, it’s just that my personal driving force is my overall health. I really don’t …
Eating empowered for weight loss? What does that even mean? Well, it means that you are making intentional food choices that feed your purpose of losing weight and fueling your body. I was asked to bring dessert to a dinner with friends tonight. And I thought – hmmm…. I could pick up a delicious fruit …
After a summer of enjoying travel, backyard barbecues, meals out, and not tracking my points, I am now dealing with weight gain. I will admit it is a bit disheartening. One thing that I have learned on my weight loss journey is that I need to be committed to a healthier lifestyle day in and …
Trying to lose weight is tough. Anyone that is on a weight loss journey knows that truth. One action that has helps is adding protein to your meals for weight loss. Protein has many health benefits, and for me – it truly helps stave off hunger. That’s a good thing for weight loss. Adding Protein …
I have spent the last year focusing on losing weight and then maintaining my weight loss. From the time that I joined Weight Watchers (now called WW) I have lost 24 pounds. It hasn’t always been easy. Losing weight never is! But I have learned some key points along the way. Here is what I’ve …
February is American Heart Month, and today I have an interview with Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, a staff cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic for you. Dr. Rodriguez is here today to talk about the connection between excess weight and heart health. People seem to understand that being overweight or obese is harmful to our health. According to the Cleveland …
Planning for weight loss means planning! Planning meals, planning grocery lists, and planning the cooking. Yes, it does take work, but we are worth the extra time and the investment into our health. So to help me and to also help you, I sat down and devised five days of 23 WW Freestyle point menus. …
Now that I have reached my WW goal weight, I am focusing on maintaining my weight loss. In many ways, maintaining is a lot harder than losing – especially if you are like me, someone whose weight has yo-yoed for years. But this time my weight loss is different (it was much slower), and I …
I am thrilled to say that I have achieved Lifetime status with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers and now going as WW for Wellness Wins). As someone that has tried every diet out there – I really cannot believe that I have reached my WW goal and have sustained it for the six weeks …
I’ve done it! Yesterday I reached my goal weight! It’s been seven months in the coming – seven months of making better food choices and learning a healthier way of eating with Weight Watchers Freestyle Program. While it has been slow, I averaged a weight loss of three pounds a month, it has not been …
