Healthy Food Chart

Do you really need to count calories to lose weight? The short answer is — yes, you’re at least going to have to start being more aware of them. Exercise is vital, too. Read more at That’s Fit Canada. Alcohol is usually considered an empty calorie — too many calories with too little nutrition. Gym Junkies had a great…

Here is the start of a very busy week! I am off to do Fox25 Morning News right now then I have to head into Boston. From there I need to get back home and finalize everything for my trip and tomorrow I’ll be on a plane by 8am — maybe then I can breathe!

We had the craziest weather this weekend. One minute it was bright sunshine, the next minute it was black skies and thunderstorms. It was hard to make plans around that but we still managed to hit a cookout and the pool both days!

Sun Sentinel Uh, duh! Not sure that was the point of the calories-on-menus laws, enacted by many states and cities, including New York City and California. Slapping calories on menus was intended to help people make healthier choices, not compel fast food chains to slim down their offerings. So, it should be no surprise that even with calories printed on…

Forum Post: I just finished the two weeks of phase one and found out that I only lost 0.6 lbs. I am frustrated because the book suggests that you may lose up to eight pounds in the first two weeks! My goal…

Hey Ohio: Maybe that mandatory daily activity isn’t such a bad idea after all. In a study, presented at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual meeting, researchers following 266 students at Saginaw Valley State University, in Michigan, found that students who do at least 20 minutes of exercise on a regular basis have higher grade point averages than…

We ventured out to find a place to eat in our new town and we were successful! It was a beautiful night to be out and we ended it by stopping at another great find…a homemade ice cream shop! I am very happy with the new surroundings!

I used all the same ingredients from our taco dinner last night (leftovers) and made them into a toasted taco quesadilla. It was easy to make and very filling – try this next time you make tacos!

Forum Post: Every diet or weight loss expert seems to recommend keeping food journals of everything you eat if you want to lose weight. I want to know how successful people are with this really. Is it honestly worth it all the…

It was a short and fast week – Friday has arrived already! I had some toast, yogurt and fruit for breakfast and now it’s time to get on with this day!