Are You Feeling The Winter Blues? Is it Spring yet?! 10 Tips from Your Diet Diva:

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Okay, if you live in a sunny place like Maui then you probably won’t know what I’m talking about. The wintertime blues, well in our case it is Spring BUT wtf is up with our weather…no wonder we struggle here … Continue reading 

Caught in the net about carbs?

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If you have tried one of the low-carb diets, you already know that another problem with shopping for low-carb foods is the new jargon that leaves many consumers more than challenged. What does ‘net carbs’ actually mean? How about ‘Effective … Continue reading 

Is that Cheat really worth its Calories at the GYM??

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Is that Cheat really worth its Calories at the GYM??  Looks good doesn’t it? If you decide to treat yourself to just one doughnut, then you need to walk 3 miles (at a brisk pace) to burn it off! Wow! … Continue reading 

Food Journaling: You Bite it, You Write it…

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Did you know that the average person recalls only half of what they eat? Though you may remember what you had for breakfast, what about the extra nibbles you had while watching TV, snacking on the phone or picking off … Continue reading 

Your Dirty Truth #1 – Hormones on Hunger, Are you hungry or bored?

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Hunger hormones?   I would like to briefly mention some hormones (we will call hunger hormones for simplicities sake) that basically tell your brain how much your eating and what your body fat levels are. These hormones include insulin, leptin, ghrelin, peptide YY, neuropeptide Y (NPY), cortico-tropin releasing … Continue reading