by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Jul 10, 2013 | Weight Management
If you hate grocery shopping, you’re not alone. The stores are crowded, the lines are long, and most certainly there is something else you’d rather be doing. And yet, if you’re trying to lose weight and improve your health, grocery shopping is one of the best things...
by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Jul 3, 2013 | Weight Management
If you’re like most people, you’ve eaten at McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell and other fast-food restaurants plenty of times. And you’ve probably spent a fair amount of time waiting in line to order, pay for, and pick up your food. Restaurants like these are known...
by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Jun 26, 2013 | Weight Management
If you’re an ice cream lover like me, you probably remember the old song, ‘I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream!’ Well, that’s exactly what I did when I learned that Applebee’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Sundae has 1660 calories and 82 grams of fat in one...
by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Jun 19, 2013 | Weight Management
Did you know that your body has a built-in survival mechanism telling it to hold on to calories when you go for long periods of time without eating? It’s true. When you skip meals and don’t eat for hours, your body slows down it’s metabolism to conserve body fat in...
by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Jun 12, 2013 | Weight Management
Why is weight loss so important to you? I’m sure you’ve thought about this many times before. Perhaps it’s because you are concerned about your health; maybe you want to increase your energy level and stop feeling tired all the time; or you’d like to feel...
by Lorraine Matthews-Antosiewicz | Jun 5, 2013 | Weight Management
Are you finally ready to lose weight; for good? Well then, it’s time to ditch the diet mentality once and for all, and make a genuine lifestyle shift. In other words, lose weight in a way that is sustainable rather than extreme and unrealistic like most diets. The key...