These English Muffins Are A Great Nutritional Bargain
Friday, January 26, 2007
You need to eat a little breakfast, and these muffins have just a little calories...
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Get in the Right Frame Of Mind For Your Weight-Loss Resolutions
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
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Cooking With Goose Fat Sure Is Tasty!
Monday, October 23, 2006
Here's an alternative for our everyday cooking which is delicious but not as exotic as goose fat...
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Some French Women Don't Get Fat
Friday, October 20, 2006
Here are a few helpful hints I've gleaned while observing traditional French eating habits...
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Let's All Drink Red Wine and Get Skinny!
A friend just sent me all these studies that say I'll come back from Paris glowing with health because I'm drinking LOTS of red wine!
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Let's Bitch About How Fattening Stuff Is
October 10, 2006
Taco Bell chalupas have over 400 calories -- each! Aye...
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You Must Pay Attention to the Serving Size on the Labels
October 2, 2006
Learn to multiply the calories per serving by the number of servings in the container.
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Portion Control
September 25, 2006
I thought it might be time to review the concept of portion control in lieu of numerous e-mails I'm getting...
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Boosting Your Metabolism
Septembert 18, 2006
Lots of ladies are still asking me why their metabolisms slow down as they age. The truth is that they only slow about 2% per decade all things being equal...
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Post-Summer Slim Down
September 5, 2006
Summer has been great! A sunny haze of pasta, rose wine and belly dancing on the beach punctuated by long spells of listless lounging. Okay, that only happened a couple of times this summer, but I still need to de-bloat and wring out my liver...
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Waffles
August 21, 2006
Since one of the easiest items to grab for breakfast is a frozen waffle, I decided to test some of the healthier versions out there...
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Vegetarian Diets
August 17, 2006
Several readers have sent in questions regarding vegetarian diets as a way to lose weight...
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Breakfast Sausage is a Potential Fat Bomb
August 13, 2006
Last week I told you about the studies showing how higher-protein diets helped people lose weight...
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We Love the Hungry Girl
August 12, 2006
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How Does a High Protein Diet Work?
August 10, 2006
Earlier this year, studies from both the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and the Journal of Nutrition released studies that show high protein diets to be highly beneficial for weight loss...
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No, You Probably Don't Need Gatorade, Either
August 06, 2006
Note to my father: most people are not in danger of elecrolyte imbalance and you need not swig Gatorade throughout your workout...
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Can You Get Too Much Exercise?
August 5, 2006
The other day my father and I went for a walk. I was encouraging him to get out and walk four or five times a week...he's a very dynamic 70-years old. He said he didn't want to over exercise because it can be dangerous...
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She Wants a Flat Tummy
August 3, 2006
A reader writes in: I see where you used to be a personal trainer. Would you give me some advice on getting my abs flat? I do 300 sit-ups a day with weights but my abs are not getting flat...
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Diet Grilled Cheese
July 20, 2006
This time of year the tomatoes are just divine, basil is off the charts and I try to get my fill of both because I know that in six months we will lament the sad state of the produce aisle. (How do they get away with calling those tasteless little spheres tomatoes, anyway?)
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More Great Diet-Friendly Snacks
July 5, 2006
So did you perhaps indulge on a few too many hot dogs yesterday? Were you unable to resist the second ice cream sandwich? Are you realizing that even light beer still has calories? If so you will need a few low-cal snack to get you back on the right track this next week...
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Diet-Friendly Snacks
Monday, June 26, 2006
I have been watching my weight since...well, as long as I can remember! 'Skinny' does not come easily to me…my older sister got the thin gene, all leggy and bony...
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The Best Diet Tortillas
June 17, 2006
One of my favorite snacks used to be a flour tortilla with shredded cheddar cheese and Pace picante sauce all melted up in the microwave...
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No Juice!
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Just the other day, I was talking to a friend after a workout. He reached for a can of juice to re-hydrate. Imagine his consternation when I pointed out that the seemingly healthy can of “100% juice” had over 200 calories...
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How can I lose 5 lbs in 5 Days?
June 7, 2006
I actually get that question, or some derivative, quite often. It goes against the grain of everything I was taught with regard to good nutrition, but...
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When It's Time to Get Your Body Back in Shape
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
A friend of mine recently had an amicable break-up with a man who is a chef and took a job in another city. The newly single diva is now happily gadding about town, but she has a few extra pounds that she didn’t have before. As you can imagine, the majority of their dates involved copious quantities of rich food and drink. Whenever they went out other chefs would try to outdo themselves to impress them...
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Surviving Happy Hour
May 17,2006
So many of you are wondering about the potentially pugifying happy hour, now that the weather is so nice and those patios are beckoning. The problem with happy hour is that many people use it as the stepping off point for an evening of high cal, alcohol-fueled revelry. You have to start looking at it as the main event. My advice is to give yourself a strict limit on beverages…a glass or two of wine or a light beer…and count every nacho or nut you consume. This can actually be a somewhat...
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Thin Thighs and Inner Peace
Wednesday, May 1, 2006
Would that we could just signal the mother ship to come down and take the magic laser beam to our dimpled butts...
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