Category: Nutritional Information

  • the calorie dilema

    What is a calorie? A calorie, or kilocalorie, is a unit of measure. It is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. For many people though, it is that “thing” adding fat to our body! Speaking of bodies, our body needs calories in order to live! It…

  • lose weight by eating

    I attended an information session while on a cruise. The session was entitled “Eat and lose weight”. It was put on by one of the personal trainers and was really designed so we would sign up for a body composition test and to buy their supplements Truth and weight loss The information that was given…

  • My Nutrition Plan Sucks!

    How come I am not seeing results? Is this you? You starve yourself by just eating lettuce so that the rabbits are starting a petition. You run on that horrible treadmill for days and when all is said and done … the scale hasn’t budged. What is your strategy for weight loss? When trying to…

  • Using % Body Fat to Monitor Progress

    My Meal Plan and Exercise aren’t Working! Have you ever cried the above statement out. You have almost stopped eating, you are running six days a week but you are not losing weight. Your body fat is expanding. But … are you getting fitter? Using weight to measure your gains is an ineffective method of…