Diet Tip #10: Use Your Non-Dominant Hand

This simple diet trick is along the lines of putting your fork down between bites and is just as effective. What is it? Use your non-dominant hand when you eat.  If you're right-handed use your left hand and vice versa.  It's much harder than you would think. Using your non-dominant hand forces you to eat more slowly, something which is proven to help you lose weight.  A study...

Diet Tip #9: The 2-Bite Rule in Restaurants

Are you a member of the clean plate club?  I was for years.  At dinner my parents consistently told me to clean my plate, regardless of my hunger level. Don't leave your plates empty Sure, there was some "eat your vegetables" thinking in that directive but so many of us were told to finish everything on our plates as children.  That thinking has subconsciously carried over into...

Is Your Salad Making You Fat?

We have the best intentions when we make a salad or order one in a restaurant. We think we're being virtuous ordering those greens with a bit of cheese and a few croutons.  How about some bacon bits and ranch dressing? Before you know it you have a salad on your plate that has more calories and saturated fat than a hamburger. You can get fat eating salads. Really. If you add creamy salad...

Exhale Spa's Core Fusion Cardio Barre Class Review

exhale spa co-founder Elisabeth Halfpapp, center What is Core Fusion Cardio Barre?  The cardio portion of Core Fusion Cardio Barre It is a one-hour strengthening and fat-burning class that sculpts your muscles and gets your heart rate up. It was created for the busy person who wants to get a full body toning and cardiovascular workout simultaneously. The class begins with 30 minutes...

Diet Tip #6: Wear Tight Clothing to Eat Less

Are you someone who doesn't have an "off switch" when it comes to food?  I am.  I could eat an entire head of broccoli dipped in queso (weird, I know), a jumbo bag of Lay's original potato chips or a basket of gourmet cookies in one sitting.  I am a recovering fat girl and could easily be one again if I wasn't vigilant about making quality food choices. One of the most effective...

Diet Tip #5: Lose Weight by Eating A Good Breakfast

Green smoothie I know we start the day with the best intentions, then happy hour rolls around and we've had two margaritas, a bowl of queso and a taco.  Or at least I have. So if we wake up with good intentions to eat healthfully throughout the course of the day, take advantage of it and eat a quality breakfast.  Study after study shows that eating a well-balanced breakfast starts...

Daily Diet Tip #4: How High-Volume Foods Help You Lose Weight

To drop pounds, pump up the volume.  Not the volume of your music but the volume of your food.  Think fiber and water. Fiber is your best diet friend.  It is bulkier and makes you feel full on less food.  Foods with a high water content offer the same benefit. Wonderful Watermelon/Courtesy Watermelon.org A cup of watermelon has 46 calories, according to TheDailyPlate.  One...