Posted by Alicia Leeds on Wed, Dec 16, 2009 @ 12:15 PM
There are lots of low calorie products on the market designed to capture the calorie conscious consumer. None irk me more than the 100 calorie snack packs of your favorite high calorie cookies.
On the face of it, providing the consumer with a portion controlled calorie controlled option is not a bad idea. The problem with the snack packs is that no matter how you slice and dice it - 100 calories of oreos is still 100 empty calories - and it's easy to rationalize having another little bag because, after all, it's only another 100 calories.
Achieving Balance Weight Maintenance Tip #5 - Don't just count calories - make your calories count!
The key to making a healthy lifestyle change, and managing your weight more successfully, is changing your choices. Have fruit (around 16 calories per ounce) instead of cookies (around 100 calories per ounce), shakes instead of ice cream, potato wedges instead of potato chips... get more bang for your calorie buck by choosing more nutrition everytime.
Check out Full Life's Transition to Maintenance Guide for more tips, tools and strategies for long term, successful weight loss maintenance.
Posted by Alicia Leeds on Mon, Nov 30, 2009 @ 12:29 AM
Managing your weight successfully means balancing calories in and calories out every day. But days become weeks and weeks become months and so - not only do you need to find balance each day - but you need to balance out the days of the week and the weeks of the month.
Remember that the calories you overeat today will still be with you tomorrow - and it may take several deficit days to balance out your week. Don't eat the cheesecake and the brownie and the ice cream and the pie just because you are starting over tomorrow!
Keeping accurate records will help you achieve Weight Maintenance Tip #3 - SOONER is Better!
If you have a high calorie day (or weekend or week!), make a plan to have a calorie deficit day as soon as possible. You can achieve this by adding more PA, more Fruits and Veggies and more HMR meal replacements to your plan. The sooner you get back to your healthy lifestyle the better.
Posted by Alicia Leeds on Wed, Nov 11, 2009 @ 11:58 AM
One of Full Life's most successful clients (who is keeping off over 100 pounds since he lost it in 2002) came to speak to our BLITZ class this week. He said that staying connected to Full Life the past 7 years has been a deciding factor in his long term weight maintenance success.
Achieving Balance Tip #2 - STAY CONNECTED. Go to class no matter what kind of week you have had. Make the call to your Personal Coach or Health Educator. Enroll in the HMR at Home Program and stay in Maintenance. And if you have been out of the loop - RESTART!
Keep the people who support your healthy lifestyle in your life.
If you want to be different, you have to be different. You can do it!
Posted by Alicia Leeds on Sun, Aug 02, 2009 @ 03:27 PM
Your hairdresser, your accountant, your lawyer and your electrician, all have one thing in common. Expertise. And the reason you hire them is because they know more about your hair, your money, your rights and your wiring than you do.
But when it comes to weight management you choose to go it alone. Why?
If you have decided to commit yourself to losing weight (really, this time I am going to do it) and learning something new to keep it off (really, this time I am going to do it) give yourself the best chance of success - not just to lose weight - but to make a long-term lifestyle change.
The HMR at Home Program is easy to follow. Each day you have 3 HMR Shakes, 2 HMR Entrees and 5 servings of fruits and veggies - it's so easy you can do it yourself. Sure. But who do you turn to when you get bored with your strawberry shake? Who helps you figure out how you will take the business trip and stay on the diet so you don't lose momentum this time? Who will give you that extra support you need when you see your old behaviors creeping back in to your life?
The Personal Coaches at Full Life have years of experience in all things weight related. We use the HMR products. We struggle with and problem solve the out of control food environment we live in. We have to fit our Physical Activity in between work and the kids and the house and the dog. We have spouses and friends who ask why we are always eating fruits and veggies anyway... just have _______ with us tonight. We are real people in the real world who are managing our weight successfully. And we are trained professionals who will help you get results.
Our top priority is helping you make a long-term lifestyle change for weight loss maintenance and better health.
We will help you successfully transition from being "in the box" to figuring out what you need to do in maintenance. We will teach you how to use the HMR Calorie System to balance your calories in and calories out. We will provide the support, accountability and coaching you need when you have had a tough week - and make sure you have the tools to get back on track before that 2 pound vacation weight gain becomes 5 pounds or 10.
If you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off (really, this time I'm going to do it) Make the choice to work with a Personal Coach at Full Life. Contact us to set up a coaching schedule that works for you. Don't wait - CLICK HERE NOW!