Nutritionally Fit

6 Reasons Your “Diet” Isn’t Working

  Have you been struggling to lose weight? Have you “plateaued” or have you not even reached a peak yet? There are many reasons why your “diet” isn’t working, and mainly it can be because you are dieting, restricting, and putting your body into starvation mode. These 6 tips will help get you rev your metabolism back into shape, and hopefully, put…

4 Ways to Hit Your Goal Weight for Summer

The season for shedding layers and showing a little more skin is finally here. While you may think you’re doing all you can to drop a couple pounds (sticking to your diet, exercising excessively, and skipping out on dessert), there are probably other, less visible factors that you aren’t taking into account. Here’s a couple things to think about that may be…

The More You Know: 100 Calorie Snacks

Are you on a diet and think that snacking packs on the pounds? It’s the type and size of your snacks that can keep you from shedding weight.  Wendy offers some great 100 Calorie Snack ideas so you can stay healthy and lose those inches!   (Reminder: ALWAYS read the nutrition label to make sure the calories are in line with those posted…

15 Yummy Low-Calorie Snacks

Hungry for a snack? People desire a snack from time to time, so go ahead here are some 100 +/- 20 calorie snack ideas. 1 Graham cracker and 2 teaspoons peanut or almond butter 3 tablespoons almonds 1 cup blueberries 10 tortilla chips and ¼ cup salsa 1 Brown rice cake with 1 triangle light laughing cow cheese 8 Baby carrots and…

5 Tips to Enjoy The Taste of Eating Right: National Nutrition Month

  It’s time to celebrate “National Nutrition Month”  by enjoying the taste of eating right!  March marks National Nutrition Month – what better time to check in with your New Year’s resolutions, make sure you are on track with your goals, while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Enjoy the taste of eating right is a great way for helping people be mindful of what…

3 Easy Steps To Get A Handle on Your Eating

Many individuals trying to lose weight focus on what foods they should avoid, however weight loss is a much bigger picture. It’s not so much what we eat as it is our relationship with food. Simple guidelines to approach weight loss: #1. Hunger cues: How many of you eat when you’re hungry? Most of us eat because it’sbreakfast, lunch or dinner time, so…

7 Tips to Boost Your Metabolism

A healthy diet is a key part of losing weight.  While some are blessed with high metabolism, most of us can use all the help we can get. Registered Dietitian, Wendy Crump, dishes the top 7 ways to help boost that metabolism to jolt your weight loss! Metabolism Boosting Tips 1. Fuel Up With Water- • The body needs water to process…

Wheat Belly Diet? The skinny on wheat in your diet.

Wheat Belly Diet, What Is It? The best selling book, Wheat Belly Diet, written by cardiologist William Davis, M.D. makes some astonishing claims about the dangers of wheat. Dr. Davis suggests that wheat is so addictive that it causes uncontrollable eating and produces withdrawal symptoms when you stop consuming it. He also states that giving up wheat may cure type 2 diabetes,…

Coconut Oil for Weight Loss?

Can Coconut Oil Really Help You Lose Weight? So can eating more fat make you skinny? According to some research adding a specific type of fat (coconut oil) to your diet can promote weight loss. This highly saturated fat has gained exposure as being able to suppress appetite and boost metabolism, both of which can lead to weight loss. Is there validity…