Weight loss concepts, tips and tricks.
You want to lose weight. But don’t know where to start. You have tried so many different diets. You bought the latest exercise product. But those stubborn pounds just won’t come off. The numbers on your weigh scale are the same or, worse, higher. You are left feeling frustrated, tired, weak, sore, and depressed. And…
An effective workout at home is easy to achieve. You just need to get up and do it. No more excuses. Take that body of yours, no matter how fit or unfit you are, and move. If you can do one sit up, then do it. Tomorrow you can try for two. It is persistence…
You are looking for non-food weight loss rewards, so I will assume three things. First, you want to lose weight. Second, you have a sense of how much weight you want to lose. And third, you want to reward yourself when you lose weight. But before I tell you these 63 non-food weight loss rewards…
Sustained weight loss can be difficult to achieve. Sure, you can diet and punish yourself by denying the foods you love. You may even lose some weight by dieting. But as soon as you stop depriving yourself with these fad, short-term diets, the weight comes right back on even faster than before. It is so…
Comfort foods soothe the soul and quiet the mind. We grab our favorite foods when we are stressed, bored, or tired. But most often favorite foods are high in calories, sugar, salt and fat. This is what makes them comforting. But that is what also throws us off our diet wagon. So, how do…
Feeling hungry when trying to lose weight can make it tough to stick to a nutritional plan. But there are some things you can do to help suppress your appetite and control hunger when dieting. Here are 15 healthy tips to control hunger that I used to lose 90 pounds. When I set out to…
Living a healthier life is easier when you develop healthy habits. Take the Pink Ribbon Runner 31 Day Healthy Habits Challenge and start on a path towards a healthier and happier you. The time for change is now! What is a Healthy Habit? The Cambridge Dictionary defines a habit as something that you do often…
Listening to your body is an important part of a healthy mindset. It is advice given by many health care professionals. And it sounds like great advice. But what does it mean to listen to your body? And how do you do this? Let’s explore the mind-body connection and learn 12 tips for listening to…
Robert William, of Fit Territory, is passionate about fitness. While he is not a huge fan of cardio exercise, he knows it is a vital component of keeping fit. He has graciously agreed to write a guest blog article for Pink Ribbon Runner. In this article he helps us answer the question; is running or…
Bodyweight exercises are a great way to workout. They can be done at home. But they are often overlooked for more technical and exciting workouts, like TRX and Cardio Tramp. Last Updated November 15, 2020 Perhaps it is the name? Bodyweight Exercises. Meh, boring. Right? It doesn’t pop! And you don’t really want to be…
While the great majority of the world is stuck indoors, I thought I would use this opportunity to daydream about what my ideal setup would be for indoor running. Updated November 22, 2021 Now, I am not the type of person to have exorbitant tastes. I tend to be more on the practical side. So,…
Sunshine is vital to your health because of Vitamin D. It is estimated that 80% of people in northern countries and over 50% of the world’s population are deficient in this essential nutrient. Being stuck indoors, especially during winter months, is thought to lead to higher incidences of the diseases linked to low vitamin D…
Staying active is vitally important to your health. The current recommendation is to exercise and get your heart pumping for at least 150 minutes per week. This can help strengthen your immune system and ward off diseases and infections. Photo Credits: Stephanie Smallwood and Mairi Gerow During March 2020, I have been celebrating Nutrition Month…
I lost 90 pounds in 2014. Much of my success I attribute to keeping a food and exercise diary. I believe that if you burn more calories than you eat, you will lose weight. And there is no better way to keep track of all this than to write it down. I am a fan…
I am not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. They are just ideas and promises. Just dreams. Only about 8% of people who start the year with resolutions actually follow through and keep them. NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: a promise to do something differently in the new year – Merriam-Webster Dictionary What I am a fan…
You probably came here expecting me to give you the answer to “How To Eat And Be Healthy”, right? Well, I wish could tell you an exact and simple answer to that question. No one knows this answer yet. Once you spend the time to read this post, I hope you will understand how complex…
Gym anxiety is a real thing. Many people experience it. It is that feeling of self-consciousness, unease, dread and even fear over working out at a gym. It can be very intimidating as a newbie to go workout with all those jacked gym rats. We feel like people are staring as we walk in. Gym…
Exercising every day can be difficult to get in. The World Health Organization tells us that we need a minimum of 150 minutes of exercise per week for health. Even more exercise per week can ward off some diseases, such as cancer, liver disease and diabetes. But, in our busy lives, working and taking care…
I lost 90 pounds by not dieting. Establishing healthy habits was the key to my success. These habits allow me to keep the weight off. Once I lost the weight, I never wanted it to come back. Here are just 7 tips I used on my weight loss journey. Updated June 24, 2020 1. Do…
Are you tired of dieting? Are you struggling with weight loss? Do you work hard on your diet only to see the weight come right back on after you stop? I am going to tell you my secret to long term weight loss. However, I guarantee that once you read it, you are not going…
Eating too much sugar in a day is unhealthy. But sugar can be addictive and become a bad habit. It wasn’t easy, but I kicked the sugar habit. And by using a few techniques and determination, you can too. In the past decade, research has focused on health issues related to added sugars in our…