Weight Loss
Weight loss is both easy and difficult. The concept is the easy part, you need to reduce your calorie intake or increase the amount of calories you burn. Or both. The difficult part is actually doing it. It's tough to give up those high calorie foods and eating patterns that caused you to gain weight in the first place.
Body Mass Index Calculator
Knowing your body mass index (BMI) may help you determine if you're at healthy weight, overweight, obese, or underweight. My online calculator does the math for you.
How Many Calories Should You Eat Every Day?
Find out how many calories you need each day by answering a few questions. I'll also tell you how many grams of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats you'll need.
Finding and Avoiding Added Sugars
Added sugars aren't found naturally in any foods, they're added during the manufacturing process. They don't offer anything nutritionally other than extra calories. Learn how to find and avoid added sugars.
Four Ways to Measure Body Composition at Home
If you're going to lose or gain weight, you need to keep track of your weight and body composition. I've got some tips for using four different methods of measuring your body composition.
How Can I Stick To My Diet On Weekends?
Here's a common problem - eating healthy all week, but blowing it on the weekends. YOu can take in a lot of calories in two days if you're not careful. I've got some tips that will help you stick to your diet on the weekends.
How to Avoid Eating Too Much During the Holidays
Holidays mean getting together with family and friends -- and lots of food. Here are my tips for sticking to your healthy diet during the holiday season.
Look at Three Hundred Calories
Want to know what three hundred calories looks like? My photo gallery shows several foods, each served in a 300 calorie portion. Some of them are healthful foods, but some of them aren't so good for you.
Make Your Own Food Diary
Keeping a food diary increases your chances of achieving your weight loss goals. Here are my printable pages you can use to create your own food diary.
Nutritious Foods Instead of a Fad Diet
Fad diets may work in the short term, but they don't work for permanent weight loss. Eat a healthy balanced diet made up of foods that are good for you rather than chasing after fad diets. Here's how to do it.
The Baby Food Diet
This fad diet is based on eating small portions of baby food for one or two meals each day and finishing up with a regular adult-sized meal. Does it work? Learn more about the baby food diet.
Top 10 Foods That Are Good For Both Low-Fat and Low-Carb Diets
Most fad diet fall into either the low-fat or the low-carb categories. I've got a list of some foods are both low-carb and low-fat diets and some links to delicious recipes.
Two Menus for a 1,200 Calorie Per Day Diet
You shouldn't go any lower than 1200 calories without medical supervision. Sticking to 1200 calories per day isn't easy, but these two sample menus for a low calorie diet of 1200 calories per day may help.
Two Menus for a 1500 Calorie Per Day Diet
A low calorie diet is easier to follow if you're prepared. I've got two example menus you can use for following a low diet of 1500 calories per day.
Two Menus for a 1,700 Calorie Per Day Diet
Thinking of following a low-calorie diet? It's a little easier if you plan your meals ahead of time. I've got two examples that you can use as menus for a 1700 calorie per day diet.
Watch Portion Size at Meal Time
Keeping an eye on your portion sizes will help you reach a healthy weight. It may help to learn the difference between servings and portions. Let me help.
What to Do When You Cheat On Your Diet
You cheated on your diet and you're afraid you'll never eat healthy again. It happens to most of us now and then so don't get down on yourself. Here are my tips on how to get back on track.
Why Are Fad Diets Bad?
Fad diets promise successful weight loss, but rarely live up to it. They're ineffective at best, and dangerous at worst. Learn more about fad diets what to do instead.
