So as I was writing my last blog, the FDA announced an update to the now confusing Nutrition Facts labels. Sometimes I feel like it’s written in another language! You can read the press release here. As stated by First …
Category: Myths
Make a cake… and lose weight?
Everyday we are given challenges to overcome. I believe it is these challenges which shape our lives. For every down there is an up. For every right there is a left, and for every storm that comes through, a rainbow …
Truth about Food Labels
Low-Fat, Fat-Free, All Natural, Low Sodium. What do these words have in common? These are all marketing terms that companies do research on in order to get you, the consumer, to buy their products. But here’s the catch, just because …
What’s the Deal with Detoxing?
“Oh, no thanks, I’m doing a detox right now.” It’s a line you’ve probably heard someone (maybe even yourself) say while turning down a piece of cake at a birthday party. Although it’s been around for thousands of years, “detoxing”, …
Counting Calories… and you still aren’t losing weight….
3,500 calories is equivalent to 1 pound of body fat. So if you need to lose 10 pounds, that’s 35,000 calories you need to expend from your body. Whether you burn calories through exercise or take on the task of …
Counting calories and still not losing weight???
Counting Calories... and you still aren’t losing weight.... 3,500 calories is equivalent to 1 pound of body fat. So if you need to lose 10 pounds, that’s 35,000 calories you need to expend from your body. Whether you burn calories …
Spot Reduction
We all have an area of our body that we can’t stand whether it be your belly, your inner thighs or the back of your arms, we wish the fat would just disappear. We tend to workout those areas in …
Muscle vs Fat
Muscle weighs more than Fat. FALSE!!! If you have a pound of muscle and a pound of fat… Don’t they both way a POUND!!! I read the above statement a lot and I get frustrated because its sooooo untrue!!! A …
What is your body burning?
Calories in vs. calories out.... Meaning food vs exercise, what are you taking in and burning are you burning through exercise. Most people assume that 2,000 calories is the correct amount of calories but in reality every single body is …