Food Cravings? Carb Cravings? Are They Ruining Your Weight Loss Story?
Are you having food cravings? Carb cravings? Is cravings part of your weight loss story? There are a few tricks that are extremely helpful in how to lose weight fast and still honour those feelings that you have. OR in this case shall I say cravings. It is possible with these three tricks that are used to lose weight and not have to give up those foods that you love. When you give yourself the foods you love willingly, the more likely you will stick your eating plan. Count the food item in your plan for the day. Always eat Read More Here…
Craving Sugar? Can I Still Lose Weight Fast?
Are you craving sugar and you give into the temptation? Can you still lose weight fast? The answer to that is absolutely yes! There are 3 ways in which you will be able to do this. No negative feelings allowed. Chose the lowest calorie item of which you are craving. Eat it mindfully.
Let’s use eating donuts as the example. You are craving a donut. Someone else in your household couldn’t resist buying them. Of course not! After all they were on special. So you consciously, full of awareness decide that you are going to have a donut. You have Read More Here…
Tips On Losing Weight: No Exercise Required
Have you ever wondered felt so hungry but you wouldn’t eat because you were trying to lose weight? You get on the scale the next day and you haven’t lost an ounce. Perhaps you have even gained weight! Well, the answer is to your dilemma is to eat! The misconception out there is that you need to suffer and starve to lose weight. That is the furthest thing from the truth. There are three tips on losing weight. These tips will help you not be hungry and hit your ultimate goal of your weight loss journey. Watch what you eat. Read More Here…
Exercise with Friends: Motivation to Exercise
Today was a spectacular day. First thing this morning I went running at the local track with a good friend who I train with once per week. Lots of others I knew, including an older couple who were preparing for the Salt Lake Marathon in a few months. It was great talking to them for a few laps as I warmed up and then ran my 10k. I then ran with a friend who also is training for triathlons and running races for the season coming up. It is really great because we are very similar in our endurance and Read More Here…
Feeling Overwhelmed Leads To Emotional Eating
At times on this blog I will be incredibly transparent and you will see parts of me that are very real. I am always real. Nothing I ever say on my blog is false but at times you will see the sad part of Pattie come through. The overwhelmed side of Pattie comes through.
This was one of those days. All I wanted to do was stay is bed. I was very grateful that the kids’ lunches had been prepared last night, they had clean clothes and thanks to my husband, oatmeal was on the stove. He had made it Read More Here…
Can You Lose Weight Lying Around???
Today I was talking to one of my clients. She was saying how everyone ‘knows’ more or less what we need to do to lose weight and get healthy. We need to take in fewer calories than we expend of everything we do. When I say everything I mean everything. Everything includes anything from breathing, sleeping all the way up to doing your kickboxing class or racing in an Ironman. Did you know that lying down; perhaps while you’re watching TV, will give you a deficit of 90 calories in one hour? Now the moment you get up you start Read More Here…
Skinny And Fabulous Easy Weight Loss Tip #3
Here's another easy weight loss tip for you
Watch your portion sizes. If fried chicken is your favorite, you might start out with 2 or 3 pieces on your plate. Try grabbing one small piece instead, and filling up on salad or green veggies to replace those missing pieces of chicken. Try to keep a portion of food about the size of your fist. Those mashed potatoes that you don’t want to give up? Still eat them, but stop after one small portion, instead of piling a mountain on your plate.
Skinny And Fabulous Easy Weight Loss Tip #2
Here's another easy weight loss tip for you
Eat slowly. This is one of the oldest and most popular tips on losing weight. Have you ever watched a speed-eating contest? Imagine someone eating the same amount of food as the winner, but imagine them eating it slowly. The champion may have scarfed down 20 pies in very little time. Could you actually sit down with a fork and slowly eat 20 pies? It’s not likely.
The speed eater ate so fast, his body didn’t even have time to scream, “STOP, I’M FULL!” And if it had, he was only focused Read More Here…
