“Ever since I was a small child, I have dealt with weight issues. The biggest contributor has always been eating too many quick, calorie laden meals on the go. Although I have always been very athletic and have great endurance, I struggle with excess fat. Approaching my late 20s, I am now 100% focused on…

It’s just past the end of our 4th 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…

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…

Just one more tool to help keep those unhealthy foods out of your kitchen & more healthy foods into your mouth: pairing down your grocery budget. If you only had $160 a month to spend on groceries, do you think you would learn to shop, cook, and eat better? With many convenience foods, we’re paying…

Recently, 2 articles/blogs I’ve come across have really simply, yet profoundly expanded my thought pattern as I continue my journey in this program to not just better fitting clothes, but a better lifestyle. I want to share summaries of both as a wake-up call/call to action: (from the April 2011 issue of O, The Oprah…

So you’ve got a slice of fiber-rich, whole-grain bread (what a good way to start!), but let’s look past PB & J for a moment to build a better for you sandwich. Why? You can turn a stale lunch-time staple into a nutrient dense, weight buster with the right combination. (This goes for any wheat…

Gayle is a “busy mom of 3 adult children and grandmother of 1. She loves to read, go to the symphony, performing arts, etc. & would love to be as thin as she was when she was 21!”