Diane Carbonell shares weight loss and weight maintenance strategies
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Fill up this table and what happens to your calorie count? It likely goes way, way up. Let me ask you this: “Have you ever been out to eat with a group of friends and found yourself eating more than you intended?” If so, you are not imagining Continue Reading…
This giveaway is closed. Thank you to all who entered. The winners were Carrilu and Julie! I waited until after the traditional New Year’s resolutions post to offer my book as a giveaway prize for several reasons. The main reason is that it has been about three weeks since the beginning of the year, and Continue Reading…
Can you or should you eat fast food and still lose weight? Alternately, if you are trying to eat a cleaner diet to lose or maintain weight, can you still eat at fast food restaurants? Although this is a decision for each individual person, I did eat some fast food while I was dieting, but Continue Reading…
Stumble: To make a mistake; blunder How quickly we can stumble when we are trying to lose weight. I can’t tell you how many times I stumbled when I was trying to lose weight. It happened every single time I tried to lose weight, including the time when I was finally successful. You see, stumbles Continue Reading…
I don’t go out to eat very often, but if a friend wants to go to lunch at a fast food restaurant, I will usually pick Subway because I know it is pretty easy to eat within my calorie allotment for the day, provided I don’t order cookies with my meal. Subway contacted me and Continue Reading…
One day last year while surfing the Internet I came across an article about a recall of food on the Food & Drug Administration’s website. I signed up for email alerts, which you can do here, and rarely a day goes by when I don’t get emails about recalls of a variety of foods from Continue Reading…
I was talking with a friend the other day and she was bemoaning the fact that she was having trouble losing weight after the birth of her baby. (Her baby is now 18 months.) I told her that I completely understood but didn’t offer any advice because unless you ask me, I’m not going to Continue Reading…
My girls and I were out shopping late one evening and we passed by a yogurt shop. We decided to go in and have a little low-fat dessert. They had the usual flavors: Chocolate, vanilla, peach, blueberry, strawberry, coconut, etc. While we were standing there looking at the flavor selection, the manager of the store Continue Reading…
So do you? Have a food friend I mean? Is there someone in your life with whom you enjoy eating food? Or was there someone you enjoyed eating with before you started on your journey to get and stay healthy? I had a food friend during my obese years. Actually I had several of them. Continue Reading…
The other day I was at a speaking engagement where I talked about making good choices when eating out. As I was preparing my talk, I did a lot of reflection on my habits as an obese person who loved buffet restaurants and super sized portions. I remember eagerly anticipating going to Ryan’s Buffet where Continue Reading…
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