Tag eating healthy

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Dining Out, Dialed In

Something I get asked about all the time is how to stay on track while eating out.  Do we have to give up restaurants, date nights, and take-out if we want to lose weight and get healthy? The answer is absolutely not.  In…

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Vacation Mode

For many of us, summer means summer vacations. Beaches, road trips, lake houses, airports, hotels. New places, looser schedules, more snacks, less structure. While it’s so much fun to step out of your familiar routine once in a while, it can…

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Insulin Resistance

A friend said something to me a long time ago that I still think about often. She said with a smile and a shrug, “I don’t mind being overweight. My husband thinks my pudgy belly is cute, and I’m not…

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Little by Little

I had a conversation with someone at the park that was so powerful, I have to share it. This was a mom at the playground with 3 boys who looked to be about 2, 4, and 8. She commented on my shirt…

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The Magic Macro

Protein, protein, protein! Lately, it seems like you can’t go anywhere without hearing about how important protein is and how we should all be eating more of it. Well… there’s a good reason for that.Honestly, I’m not sure why it’s…