Christmas is round the corner, but the truth is the parties have already begun. This is a notorious time for expanding  waistline, feeling bloated, stuffed, tired and worst of all guilty. I think Holidays like any other time of the year is about eating smart. A little forethought and mindfulness goes a long way … Continue reading Tips to Feast Sensibly over the Holidays!

  Have you ever gone on a diet? How did it go? Did you lose any weight? Most likely the answer is yes. But did you keep the weight off long term, or gain it all back once you stopped the diet?   When people go off the diet they not only gain back the … Continue reading Why Diets Fail & What To Do About It?

  “I want to lose weight and have tried every diet possible. Nothing works. I lose the weight but it comes back again, help me!” This is what a friend of mine said to me a while ago. Let’s call her Jane Doe. “I’ve done everything I could! I’ve gone low carb, high protein, high fat, fasting. … Continue reading I Want to Lose Weight. Help me!

  I was recently watching a video on business development by Marie Forleo, where she was talking about Decision Fatigue.   This basically means as entrepreneurs, we have so many small choices to make every day that we exhaust ourselves fighting the decision battles.   The solution she presented was to try a ’Decision Detox’ by keeping … Continue reading Food Decision Fatigue

Happy Halloween! I bet the kids in most households have this happy, ecstatic expression on their face when they see the candies and other sweet goodies being offered during Halloween. Where as you, the adult, may have the totally different if not a totally opposite expression on your face at the thought of all that sugar. Which … Continue reading Halloween Sugar Scare and How to Beat It!

  October marks the start of celebrations and feasts for most of us in North America. It begins with Thanksgiving, then Halloween, work and social Holiday parties, the Holiday celebrations with family and friends, and continues until we ring in the New Year. So we are talking about almost 3 months of heavy, calorie rich, … Continue reading Smart Food Swaps for the Festive Season

Now that we’ve known each other for some time, I have a confession to make. ’I don’t like to exercise.’ There it is, I let the cat out of the bag. ’Is that it?’ You must be wondering. ’What’s the big deal, I dislike it too! So tell me something new.’ Here’s the thing though, … Continue reading It’s confession time