There are new books coming out each day to inspire healthy habits. Many provide us with steps for growing in our fitness endeavors, becoming healthier consumers, understanding the nutrients needed for aging bodies and even teaching us how to combat disease. As busy career professionals you’re already stretched to find time for fitness let alone […]
As you embark on your fitness journey, you will find that people have different goals, paths and results. But most people’s journey begins with the basic need to drop body fat/body weight and thus become healthier. Often the first step is to cut out the obvious foods that are not good for you, for example […]
Oh the poor apple. It’s been a symbol of good and evil since, well… forever. I’m still a firm believer in “an apple a day,” yet lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about certain elements of an apple that make me question whether it should be part of my daily diet. So I reached out […]
As a dietitian and health coach, busy work schedules and workplace stress are two of the top factors I see regarding why people are struggling to eat healthy. Getting up early, commuting, sitting all day, and then commuting again can lead to irregular and unhealthy eating patterns. Add break room treats and birthday celebrations on […]
I, Tanya Perri, am happy to announce that I am celebrating my 15th day on the Whole30. Yup, I’m half way through my healthy weight loss plan and I’ve learned a lot that I’m excited to share with other busy career professionals. Here we go: Soups Have Become My New Food “Bestie”: I was struggling with […]
After helping thousands of people lose weight over the last 25 years, I’ve determined the best diet for losing weight is… Don’t go on a diet. Ever. A ‘diet’ is a temporary thing. A shtick. Something you try for a while until you can’t stand it any more, then “go back to normal” because it’s […]
Emotional eating, stress eating, andbinge eating—these words often create a sense of shame and guilt as soon as we recall last Friday night when we sat on the couch and ate a bag of chips for “no apparent reason.” But before you allow that guilt to sink any deeper, remember that emotional eating is something […]
If you’re like me, you are always on the run. Too often you may find yourself grabbing fast food, a quick sugar fix or something that’s processed—even if it’s a box of healthy crackers—to fill that craving. What I’m aware of, but slowly trying to adapt to, is the fact that cravings can lead to […]
Having just watched the Webinar How the Brain Blocks Weight Lossby Susan Pierce Thompson, PhD and author of Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free, it is clear to me now that all the diets in the world are not going to help our quest to regain our health when we […]
