Biggest Loser at Home: Changing Behaviors That Matter

I am dedicating my blogs this week to tips for how you can get The Biggest Loser experience at home. As the experts behind the show explain, one of the reasons the people lose so much weight consistently is because of their new environment. But you can change your environment at home, too. Biggest Loser [...]

Biggest Loser Exercises At Home

I am dedicating my blogs this week to tips for how you can get The Biggest Loser experience at home. As the experts behind the show explain, one of the reasons the people lose so much weight consistently is because of their new environment. Biggest Loser success is within everyone’s reach. Earlier this week, I [...]

Biggest Loser Diet at Home

One of the things I think makes this show unique is that more people watch it for inspiration rather than entertainment. As a nutrition and fitness expert who tunes in religiously, I get tons of questions about my impressions of the show. My favorite is the epiphanies and “a-ha” moments people experience on camera. You [...]

Be Social Without Blowing Your Diet

Whether it’s a late summer BBQ, wedding, or other life milestone, you’re bound to have your calendar booked with a celebration sometime soon. For people working hard to lose weight, it can be stressful and even cause anxiety that can make you want to skip the event altogether. If this sounds like you, you should [...]

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How to Healthfully Handle Food Cravings

Ever want to eat something so badly you felt overpowered by it? If so, you’ve experienced a food craving. Wanting something is natural, but our “inner voices” sure know how to get in our way of having it. Instead of actually enjoying the taste of a food – be it fresh, cold watermelon or a [...]

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Food Insight: A Facelift and Birth Announcement

From the title of this post, you would think this blog is about surgeries and new babies. But what I’m actually talking about is a great resource for health experts and people who are looking for science based information on those “foggy” food and nutrition topics. I’ve been helping International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation [...]

Pretty Tough Podcasts

Know teen athletes? Listen to my latest podcast on meals and meal timing with @PrettyTough http://ping.fm/qMetv and while you’re at it, listen to my first one: http://ping.fm/Wk6wh Episode 3: meal planning I’m recording dozens of podcasts with Pretty Tough on sports nutrition. This is so important because female athletes have unique nutrition needs and an [...]