Sticking to Your Weight Loss Goals While Eating Out or at Parties

Nutrition, Uncategorized
Eating out or attending parties can be a fun and social experience, but it can be challenging for those trying to stick to their weight loss goals. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement or eat more than you had planned. However, it is possible to enjoy these occasions without completely derailing your weight loss efforts. Here are some tips for sticking to your weight loss goals when eating out or at a party. 8 Tips for Sticking to Your Weight Loss Goals Plan Ahead If you know you will be eating out or attending a party, try to plan ahead and make healthier choices earlier in the day. For example, you could choose a lighter breakfast or lunch to leave some room for indulgences later on. Choose…
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How to Eat Healthy: Identify Your Food Environment

How to Eat Healthy: Identify Your Food Environment

Life: Sometimes It's a Party. Sometimes It's a Pothole, Nutrition
In our last post, we discussed step one on how to eat healthy – identify your relationship with food. We are back with step two - identify your food environment. When it comes to life choices, we are absolutely in the driver seat of the car of our lives. However, we don’t get to control the weather, the condition of the road, or even the availability of qualified mechanics who can keep our cars running. This is to say, we make choices, but outside factors can impact our choices or even limit our options. The following points will help identify some ways to maneuver around roadblocks that could be in the way on your healthy eating journey. So, let’s get to it! Proximity to stores and restaurants You can only…
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How To: Eat Healthy

How To: Eat Healthy

Nutrition
With so many options, how do I know how to eat healthy? We want this community to be a safe place for you to ask all the questions that you have. So, we will be posting common questions and sharing the answers - just in case others were wondering the same thing. Today’s question: how to eat healthy. There's so much to cover with just this one question. In other words, this one is going to have to be a series. Step 1: Identify your relationship with food The food choices that we make depends on the type of relationship that we have with food. That’s right! You totally have a relationship with food - whether you've thought about it or not. Consider this, are you two in a situation-ship?…
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