Weight Loss
Real FitDay Users Share: What Was Your "A-Ha" Moment?
What sparked you to embark on your fitness journey? For many of us, it was one moment or incident - the "a-ha" moment - that got ...
Meal Planning Made Simple
The key to long-term weight management and healthy eating is consuming a balanced diet. Restrictive eating and fad diets may provide temporary weight loss, but they ...
10 Tools to Help Keep You on Track
1. Good Pair of Shoes Make sure you have a pair of shoes that fit you well and are made for the type of activity you plan ...
Four New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep
The new year is here! While many, many people plan to use this landmark time to get healthier or lose weight, the problem with these goals ...
Healthy Kitchen Staples to Start 2012
If you want to make over your health, refrigerator, and pantry, then make a note of these 12 staples that will get you eating right in the ...
The Healthy Food Halo
Have you ever noticed that certain foods are deemed "healthy" and we seem to think we can eat these foods in unlimited amounts because of their ...
10 Tips to Help You Achieve Your New Year's Health Goals
With the new year comes the opportunity for a fresh start. For many people, this means leading a healthier lifestyle and losing weight. If this is ...
The FitDay Guide to Healthier Holiday Baking
The holiday season always seems to throw us all into a baking frenzy. We whip up dozens of cookies, cupcakes, pies, candies, and other treats that ...
5 Ways to Eat Mindfully at Holiday Parties
The holidays can cause an internal struggle between the desire to splurge on festive treats at numerous feasts and the will to avoid the inevitable weight ...
What You Should Know: The Risks and Rewards of Bariatric Surgery
The National Center for Health Statistics report that 30% of adults (over 60 million) and 17% of children and adolescents (12.5 million) are obese - i.e. having a Body ...
Using Thanksgiving Day Leftovers in a Healthy Way
Turkey Day has come and gone, leaving us all feeling a little softer around the middle. So what are you supposed to do with all of ...
Spilling the Beans on Bean Benefits
We all know that fiber is an important part of a healthy diet. We also know that fiber is likely our closest ally when it comes ...
Stress Eating: What You Can Do to Keep it at Bay
Stress, boredom, or any array of emotions can lead to cravings for food. If these cravings take control too often, you might find yourself eating large ...
Can Eating More Frequently Lead to Weight Loss?
Have you ever wondered how some people can eat quite frequently but never seem to gain weight? It's often said that eating smaller, more frequent meals ...
Healthy Holiday Eating: A Comparison of Two Meal Plans
During holiday gatherings, you may be confronted with array of food and drink options that you rarely see during the rest of the year. Though overindulging ...
A Guide to Healthy Holiday Eating
The holidays are upon us with 6 weeks of temptations from the end of November to the beginning of January, with well-wishers who leave plates of cookies ...
5 Ways to Prevent Weight Gain When You Can't Make Your Own Food
Staying healthy can be difficult when you have limited resources. College students, for example, typically live in dorm rooms with only small refrigerators and no access ...
Understanding Metabolism: How It Influences Weight Control
It may be tempting to blame your failed weight loss attempts or weight gain on a slow metabolism. However, it is rare that excessive weight gain ...
Not All Calories Are Created Equal
For decades, we've been taught that weight loss comes down to the simple idea of "calories in versus calories out." This equation is simple and can ...
What Are Carbs? How They Work (and How to Get Them to Work for You)
Most people view carbohydrates as "evil" foods. Found in breads, pastas, cereals, and almost everything sweet, carbohydrates receive a bad reputation for causing weight gain. In ...
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How White Tea Helps Boost Your Weight Loss Efforts
Depending on the type of tea you choose, you may be able to soothe your stomach, boost your weight loss or improve your skin. Green tea ... Read More »
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Is Marijuana Good for You? The Answers May Surprise You
Now that recreational marijuana use is legal in some states, studies investigating the short- and long-term health effects of lighting a fatty are everywhere. Here’... Read More »
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Can Specific Proteins and Carbs Keep Weight Off?
We have always heard that "calories in versus calories out" is the hard and fast rule when it comes to weight loss. Of course, being mindful ... Read More »
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Six Metabolism Boosting Foods for Faster Weight Loss
Metabolism is the process of how the body converts what you eat and drink into energy. Even at rest, the body needs energy provided by calories ... Read More »
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How Do You Tell a Loved One that They Need to Lose Weight?
With the holiday season here in full force, you will soon be surrounded by long-lost aunts, cousins, family friends and heck-knows-who, maybe even the gentlemen who ... Read More »
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10 Things You SHOULDN'T Do if You're Trying to Lose Weight
I often tell people the things they shouldn't do if they're trying to drop a few (or maybe several) pounds, rather than tell them what they ... Read More »
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Who Loses Weight Faster: Men or Women?
Any women who's gone on a diet with her boyfriend, husband or guy pal may recall watching the pounds melt from her man's body while her ... Read More »
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Artificial Sweeteners Can Actually Cause Weight Gain
If you are simply trying to lower blood sugar, artificial sweeteners can be helpful, but when it comes to weight loss, keep in mind that artificial ... Read More »
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Debunking the Myth of Sports Drinks
A doctor at the hospital where I work likes to say that soda is the same thing as poison. As a dietitian, I would say soda ... Read More »
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Can You Really Lose Weight with the New FDA-Approved Drug?
For the first time in over a decade, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new prescription weight-loss medication called lorcaserin, which will be sold ... Read More »
