New Years Resolution: Start Your Life-Changing Weight Loss Here

New Years Resolution: Start Your Life-Changing Weight Loss Here

Around this time last year at the start of 2010 I made a commitment to change my life and lose weight. Throughout the course of the year I went on a journey of self-discovery where I learned new ways to think about food, dieting and weight loss.

I’ve documented everything I learned to give you the best advice and tips that I can to help you lose weight and…


How Metabolism Affects Weight Loss

How Metabolism Affects Weight Loss

Recently a number of studies have come out showing that over the past decade there’s been a tremendous increase in obesity rates. This number is so dramatic that there have been numerous discussions about how to control eating habits and weight. The studies have shown that not only is there an increase in obesity, but people are becoming obese at progressively younger ages and there is also an increase in…


Why Eating is the Key to Weight Loss

Why Eating is the Key to Weight Loss

A common mistake that people who want to lose weight often make is: they cut back too much on eating. They don’t eat enough food.

You might wonder: Daniel, how can I lose weight and not cut back on eating? I’m not saying you should sit down and eat an entire large pizza and wash it down with 12-pack of soda. But what I am telling you is that you…


Maintain Healthy Eating and Weight Loss Around the Holidays

Maintain Healthy Eating and Weight Loss Around the Holidays

“Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat…” And they’re not the only ones. Winter holidays can be a dangerous time of year if you’re on a weight loss program. So many holidays revolve around family, friends and, of course, food. And not just ANY food, but high sugar, high fat, high calorie meals that can quickly and easily derail your best laid plans and throw you into a cycle…


5 Tips for Finding a Diet Plan That Works For You

5 Tips for Finding a Diet Plan That Works For You

Have you grown as frustrated as I have with celebrities hocking diet plans? The other day I was watching a tv – a cooking show, no less, and there were three commercials in a row for different weight loss programs. All show beautiful people’s before pictures then the slimmed down version who promises amazing results by simply following their program. So what’s a person to do? (No, the answer is…


6 Tips For Keeping Children Healthy

6 Tips For Keeping Children Healthy

As the song says, “I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.” This is why I believe that it’s crucial for us to keep our kids healthy by teaching them the importance of diet and exercise. During a child’s life they may put on a little extra weight as they grow, however it’s critical to make sure that they don’t become self-conscious…


How To: Boost Your Energy By Eating the Right Foods

How To: Boost Your Energy By Eating the Right Foods

Have you ever noticed that a short time after eating a big bowl of chocolate ice cream or a piece of cake that you feel like you should take a nap? Sure, they may give you a burst of energy, however, soon after you might feel sluggish and run. There are other foods that give allow you to feel energetic. Food provides our bodies with fuel. Eating the wrong kinds…


Eating Habits To Control Your Appetite

Eating Habits To Control Your Appetite

Have you become frustrated because you’re not losing as much weight as you’d hoped? Often people do become upset because they’ve given themselves a timeframe to lose a certain amount of weight and it just isn’t working. So, instead of “tweaking” their weight loss program, some people give up, while others start starving themselves, eating less and less in the hope that they lose weight. Unfortunately, neither of these are…


Finding Healthy Cooking Alternatives

Finding Healthy Cooking Alternatives

What’s your favorite food? Is it a dessert that’s loaded with sugar? Or maybe a fat filled pizza. And the last time you “blew” your diet you might have given in and eaten some of that sugar or fat laden food that you love so much. Of course, once you’re blown your diet, you’ve set yourself up for diet failure. You could feel like you’ll never get back on your…


5 Tips for Weight Loss Portion Control

5 Tips for Weight Loss Portion Control

Food. The downfall of the overweight person. Food can be delicious and it’s so tempting to give in to your own brain saying “just a bite more” or your well-meaning friend or loved one who says “oh, that won’t hurt you” and an entire pizza later, when you’ve come to your senses and it’s too late to do anything but feel guilty, you realize that one more meal has gone…