Excerpted from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-fiber-foods/NU00582 “All calories are not the same. Each ounce of food is not the same in the way your body responds. Use foods full of fiber for more benefit in losing weight. Fiber is the structural part of fruits, vegetables, and grains that your digestive system cannot digest or break down. Increasing fiber…

Easter is just a few days away and though it’s not quite the food fest that Thanksgiving and Christmas can be, it still can be a calorie overload. Here’s an idea: instead of the Easter mass followed by the massive Sunday brunch followed by the Easter egg hunt followed by the immense holiday family dinner,…

Believe me, I know how easy it is to just turn the car into the driveway headed for the drivethrough window. Fast food is literally all around us, practically at every corner. We already know most of it is not good for us. It’s not only NOT providing the nutrients we need, but it’s loading…

They call it the weight loss “plateau”. You’ve been going for a little awhile here, might have experienced a burst of weight loss out of the gate, but then all of sudden it feels like you’re going in slow-mo. Want to speed it up again? After your body adapts to a routine, it’s not as…

It’s just past the end of our 3rd month of Team RLEI TrimminSlimm! Time for all our participants to check-in with us on their progress. Have you lost inches or shed pounds? What’s been the biggest revelation you’ve had? What’s been your biggest challenge? We can’t wait to hear from you, so give us a…

Okay, so they’re not exactly secrets, but they are still some great reminders from bakers, cooks, & chefs of all kinds on how they avoid packing on extra pounds when they have food around them all the time. They’ve built up some serious willpower! How? I’ve mentioned some techniques before, but try these tricks of…