Healthy Eating – Impossible?

The IDEA Fitness Journal is my monthly goto magazine relative to new and interesting information regarding the wellness industry. This magazine provides a tremendous amount of insight on fitness, nutritional and emotional topics. In the March 2015 issue, there is a great article about healthy eating entitled, “What You Don’t Know About Food Labeling Could…

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Avoid these Metabolic Rate Mistakes

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Understanding your resting metabolic rate (RMR) is one of the most important measurements to take as you progress towards your weight loss goal. Knowing this one metric can provide you with understanding and simplicity regarding your caloric goal, however make a mistake with this number and you may become helpless and frustrated.  Below we will highlight a…

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Be Aware: 5 Weight Loss Red Flags

Weight Loss Red Flags

Be aware of the five weight loss red flags you should look for in any weight loss program. I have heard too many radio ads or seen one too many banner ads on weight loss, so excuse my rant. There is so much information being sent to people who are hopeful that there is a…

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Perfect: The Enemy of Good

Perfect: The Enemy of Good

Perfect: the enemy of good. We focus so much of our time on all of the things we would like to change about ourselves.  As we start to go down that path, we become quickly overwhelmed and give up on our healthier lifestyle.  In other words, striving to become perfect is not allowing us to become good.     Research…

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