Archive for the ‘Eating Naturally’ Category

Counting Calories for Weight Loss

By Team TFLA On May 30, 2011 No Comments

Losing weight and counting calories go hand-in-hand, and despite what those peddling weight loss products tell you, weight loss cannot happen successfully without counting a few calories.

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{The best time to count calories is before you buy the food item!}

Today we will focus on teaching you how to count calories for weight loss. Keep reading to find out more! Click here to continue reading



Try This Not That: Cooking Alternatives for Weight Loss

By Team TFLA On May 26, 2011 No Comments

When it comes to eating for weight loss, cooking at home can be one of your greatest tools. It allows you to enjoy some of your favorite foods but in a healthier way that won’t interfere with your weight loss efforts.

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{Eating a deep-fried Twinkie might give you street cred, but your waistline will suffer!}

Finding healthier ways to enjoy some of the things you love is essential to sticking with a weight loss program, and experiencing success. Keep reading to find out which cooking methods will bring smile to your face and a belt to your waist! Click here to continue reading



Whole Wheat Pasta Nutrition Facts – How Many Calories Are In Whole Wheat Pasta?

By Team TFLA On May 25, 2011 No Comments

Now that food companies have heard the cry for more whole wheat pasta options, they have delivered. Now pasta lovers can enjoy a bowl of whole wheat pasta—now and again—without feeling like we’re betraying our bodies!

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Whole wheat pasta is a great substitute for any pasta dish from macaroni & cheese to summertime pasta salad. The first step to eating for weight loss for carb-aholics is finding out how many calories are in whole wheat pasta.

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How To Dine Out & Still Lose Weight

By Team TFLA On May 24, 2011 No Comments

Going out to eat is something we all enjoy…except when we’re on a diet. Eating healthy and eating out are not mutually exclusive; it’s totally possible to do both.

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{Dining out like this will not do your weight loss efforts any favors. Any!}

You can dine out occasionally and still lose weight, if you’re willing to make a few smart choices on behalf of your weight loss efforts. Keep reading to find out how you can dine out and still lose weight! Click here to continue reading



4 Easy Breakfast Ideas for Weight Loss

By Team TFLA On May 22, 2011 1 Comment

If you think skipping breakfast is the answer to your weight loss worries, think again. While it is true that you must create a calorie deficit to lose weight, you don’t have to create that deficit by eliminating breakfast from your day.

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{As long as you skip breakfast, you’ll never see the number you want.}

Plenty of studies have shown that those who eat breakfast experience more significant weight loss than those who do not. So instead of rushing out the door with just a cup of coffee in hand, keep reading for easy breakfast ideas for weight loss! Click here to continue reading



Garlic Nutrition Facts – How Many Calories Are In Garlic?

By Team TFLA On May 21, 2011 No Comments

Garlic isn’t just for vampires and spaghetti sauce; it is an important part of just about any diet. In addition to having very few calories, garlic adds tons of flavor to any dish without overloading on calories and fat.

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Besides its culinary uses, garlic can help boost your immune system, not to mention help reduce instances of cancer and hypertension. Keep reading to find out how to make the most of calories in garlic. Click here to continue reading



5 Weight Loss Foods for Women

By Team TFLA On May 20, 2011 2 Comments

Losing weight can be easy, but eating for weight loss…that’s a little harder. It’s especially difficult for ladies, busy and under extreme pressure to look beautiful, to find quick and easy weight loss foods.

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{Life often gets incredibly busy, your body shouldn’t pay the price.}

Finding healthy weight loss foods doesn’t take a Sherpa and a map; it just requires a little bit of knowledge, and that’s where TFLA comes in! Keep reading to find out which weight loss foods for women will make it in your fridge this week.

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5 Tips for Long-Term Weight Loss Success

By Team TFLA On May 18, 2011 2 Comments

Losing weight is easy…in the beginning. Once the easy fat has gone, weight loss becomes much harder. Keeping it off seems to be even harder, but not all is what it appears to be!

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{Learning to cook is one of the best ways to aid weight loss efforts.}

Long term weight loss success requires you to learn, actually learn what is required to lose weight and DO IT! Keep reading for more information on how you can have long term weight loss success.

Tip #1 – Learn to Cook

One of the best things you can do for long term weight loss success is know your way around a kitchen. You don’t have to be Bobby Flay but you should channel your inner Flay.

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4 Natural Weight Loss Foods You Should Be Eating

By Team TFLA On May 16, 2011 No Comments

The cycle of traditional dieting is both hellacious and demoralizing. Severe calorie restrictions and food eliminations force you to binge on high calorie, fat-filled foods and before you know it, your so-called diet is over before it’s really begun.

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{When your diet has reached this stage, its time to start something new.}

Stop yo-yo dieting and putting yourself on food punishment! There are natural weight loss foods you can eat that are light in calories, totally satisfying and helpful to weight loss. Keep reading to find out more! Click here to continue reading



Creating Low Fat Soup Recipes for Weight Loss

By Team TFLA On April 29, 2011 No Comments

Few foods bring as much comfort and smiles to people as soup. Soup made you well when you were sick as a kid, and today it warms you when the days are cold. But did you know that low fat soup recipes can also help you shed excess weight?

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[Low fat soup is the perfect way to end a day that starts like this!]

Creating low fat soup recipes for weight loss will channel those feelings of warmth and comfort, while also leaving your tummy pretty satisfied for not very many calories. Keep reading to create your own low fat soup recipes for weight loss! Click here to continue reading