A celebration and a question. Why IS America so fat? This nation is about to turn an extremely young 234 years old in less than a week and even though we’ve excelled in many areas and are at the top of our game in quite a few, we are desperately failing to make the grade in the way we take care of our bodies.
I won’t bore you with all the statistics that I am sure you’ve heard many times, but here are just a few to digest:

In the past two …

If it were easy everyone would be walking around with a lean, sexy body.
But hey, it’s not in this world we live in today. Believe me, I understand all too well that there’s temptation around every corner.
Everywhere you look there’s fast food, junk food, chocolate, candy, ice cream, pizza…
And I know it tastes good. And I know when you get stressed your body craves it even more.
That’s why you have to have a plan. You have to know what you’re going to do to avoid those temptations. You have to …

As hard as it is to start your weight loss journey, it can be equally as hard to stay on track and avoid temptation. Temptation hits the best of us, but how you handle it can mean the difference between success and “lets try THIS diet and see what happens this time!”
Here are some strategies you can use everyday to help you avoid and/or conquer that pesky “temptation” bug.
While at Work
Eat Breakfast: Avoiding temptation starts early in the day. Don’t skip breakfast. Eating a nutritiously filling breakfast sets you up …