Diet Tip #16: Learn How Many Calories You Should Be Eating Daily

Even if you hate math and numbers you should have a decent working knowledge of calories and how many calories you should be eating.  It's not that hard.  There are calculators galore to help you. What is a calorie? A calorie, technically, is 4.18400 joules, you could round it up to 4.19.  In English?  It's the amount of energy required to raise one gram of water by one degree...

Super Bowl XLVIII Party Prices: Be Ready to Pay to Play

We have heard how high the going rates are for hotel rooms in the New York City area for individuals interested in watching the Seahawks and Broncos play in Super Bowl XLVIII. The late Deacon Jones & I at a Super Bowl XLV party Let me let you in on a little Super Bowl secret: the game is almost secondary to the parties, people-watching and playin', if you know what I mean. I received an offer...

Diet Tip #14: Go Green One Night a Week with 7 Easy Veggie Dinner Ideas

Or red or purple or orange, whatever color floats your boat. One night a week have a vegetable-based dinner.  That's it!  It's so much easier and more delicious than you think. We know we need to eat more vegetables but we don't do it.  This gets you in the habit. Stumped on what to make?  Here are some ideas: Spaghetti squash with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and basil. A...

Diet Tip #13: Nix the Artificial Sweetener

You might think you're doing yourself a favor using artificial sweeteners to make your favorite beverages sweeter. You're not.  Not only are you ingesting fake crap, you might also be making yourself fatter. Studies show that artificial sweeteners stimulate your appetite and can increase your cravings for carbs. So what can you do?  Nix the fake sweet stuff.  Don't replace it with...

Diet Tip #12: Don't Diet to Lose Weight

Mediterranean Diet Pyramid/Courtesy OldwaysSpt.org If you're looking for an overall approach to eating, try the Mediterranean Diet.  It's so easy to adopt and a realistic way to eat, not diet, for a lifetime. To succeed at losing weight, don't diet.  What does this mean?  First and foremost, studies show that if you do radical changes to lose weight in a short...

Diet Tip #11: Eat Vegetables as Snacks

For some reason, I was starving at 10am today.  Maybe because I didn't have much dinner Wednesday night but even after a substantial 7am breakfast my stomach was growling only three hours later. It's easy to fall into the trap of a carbohydrate rich snack.  Vending machines offer them and they're more convenient to grab and go.  I love crackers as much as the next person but they're...

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...