Diet Tips and Tricks

Overcoming Obstacles No matter what kind of goal you want to set for yourself, it's rare that it will come with and obstacle or four. After all, if a goal was easy to accomplish you would most likely be doing them. Here are tips to help you in recognizing obstacles, and how to overcome those obstacles. 1. Recognizing that you are going … [Read more...] about Overcoming Obstacles

You say Potato I love my potatoes. But since starting the You Diet, I don't eat them like I used to. That's because I discovered they make my blood sugar crazy - especially if I eat them by themselves, which I'm inclined to do. Some of the baking potatoes in the store are huge, and I used to make one my lunch. Now, I eat a smaller potato but I … [Read more...] about You say Potato

Stick To Your Diet During The Holidays The holidays are coming and soon those of us that are dieting will be challenged with trying to maintain our diets throughout the holidays. We start around Halloween, and start thinking about Halloween candy, and then our thoughts progress on to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and then New Years, and all the … [Read more...] about Stick To Your Diet During The Holidays

Soup Tips Whether I'm trying to lose weight or not, I love soup. I could live on soup - or soup like substances. Here are some tips to use when you are making soup. Never boil soup. It should only be simmered. The same goes for stew. Before eating soup, after its done cooking, refrigerate overnight. This will allow you to skim or … [Read more...] about Soup Tips

The Incredible Edible Smoothie There are smoothie shops everywhere these days. Within a 5 mile radius of my house, there are four shops, not including the mall. The smoothie has been around since 1960. Similar to a milkshake, they're sweet, made with fruit, milk or yogurt. They can be made from vegetables as well. Smoothies can be both … [Read more...] about The Incredible Edible Smoothie