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Valentine's Candy: What’s a Dieter to Do...

Posted by New Hope Soap

Jan 14, 2014 1:22:00 PM

By Linda Hilliard - Author of the Book
E-mail Your Weight Away - Diet Dialoges for Women

Valentine's day candy - how do you keep your willpower!No matter where you live - this has been an unpleasant winter. The only bright spot at this time of year is Valentine’s Day with its cheery colors and sweet messages of love.

Oh, no Valentine’s Day! That means large heart-shaped boxes of chocolates (yum, caramels!); checkout counters displaying marshmallow treats (only 50 cents each); bakeries showing cakes with thick red and pink frosting; M&Ms in red and white; and those melt-in-your mouth little chocolate hearts wrapped in red and silver foil... STOP!

What is a dieter to do?! Especially a dieter who has a sweetheart or friends who are apt to present a two pound box of chocolates or bags of those yummy chocolate hearts wrapped in foil (okay my favorite!).

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Topics: Health & Fitness, Food & Nutrition, candy

Getting Real About Those New Year's Resolutions

Posted by Paul Wackell

Dec 27, 2013 11:20:04 AM

By Linda Hilliard - Author of the Book
E-mail Your Weight Away - Diet Dialoges for Women

I’ve been going to a local gym for about three years. I have to admit I am bemused by how busy the gym becomes as of January 2nd. The other regulars and I arrive and find the “just busy enough” gym jumping with crowds of people puffing and panting on the treadmills and elliptical machines. Many of the newcomers are wearing nifty workout outfits (I’m a little embarrassed in my old T-shirt and faded pants). 

willpowerWhat’s sad to observe is the rapid drop off rate. By January 15th, many of the newcomers aren’t there anymore and by the end of the month, even more have dropped out. Of course a few stay on and join us regulars, but the majority of enthusiastic exercisers have simply gone away; having packed their gym clothes for “maybe later.”

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Topics: Health & Fitness, Food & Nutrition

Getting Through the Holiday Season Without Totally Blowing the Diet (Part 2)

Posted by New Hope Soap

Dec 18, 2013 4:17:11 PM

By Linda Hilliard - Author of the Book
E-mail Your Weight Away - Diet Dialoges for Women

Read Part 1 Here!

In my last blog, I talked about how I made it through a high calorie holiday meal without going off my diet. The secret was willpower.

Where do you find the inner strength to resist eating a 12-course meal topped off with two or three desserts?

FettucineAlfredoThe answer is fairly simple: Your desire to lose needs to be more important than a plate of scallops or fettuccini alfredo. Sadly, it’s amazing how a goal to fit in a smaller size outfit can go out the window when faced with a plate of sugar cookies.

There’s no magic wand that will make your love of food become secondary to your desire to lose weight. Sure, during the week you can do the broiled chicken breast diet, but there are always occasions that place high calorie foods directly in front of you.

What to do? Surprisingly, my answer is Eat It! Yes, if a food you absolutely adore is put in front of you, enjoy! HOWEVER, totally enjoy only that one food - that one dish - and refuse the rest. Alas, as we know too well, once the appetite has been whetted, it’s hard to stop.

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Topics: Health & Fitness, Food & Nutrition

Getting Through the Holiday Season Without Totally Blowing Your Diet (Part 1)

Posted by New Hope Soap

Dec 16, 2013 6:14:00 PM

By Linda Hilliard - Author of the Book
E-mail Your Weight Away - Diet Dialoges for Women

eahing healthy during the holiday seasonTwo years ago I went to an Italian Christmas Eve dinner (but not the traditional seven course fish dinner; rather 12 courses!). The event started at 4:00 and went to 11:00 PM. It was an amazing array of food; the hostesses had cooked for weeks ahead. The 14 guests ate and ate and ate. The 15th guest (me!) did not eat one thing.

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Topics: Health & Fitness, Food & Nutrition

Holiday Eating - Feeding the Family and Not Yourself (Part 3)

Posted by New Hope Soap

Dec 15, 2013 11:39:19 AM

By Linda Hilliard - Author of the Book
E-mail Your Weight Away - Diet Dialoges for Women

Healty Eating Habits - feeding your family and not yourself - Linda HilliardIt’s tough to be on a diet, see others enjoying (even relishing) their high calorie food, and not get a sense of “poor me.” Get over it! Look at it this way – “poor you” has been overeating for years; that’s why you’re on a diet.

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Topics: Health & Fitness, Food & Nutrition

Health - Feeding the Family and Not Yourself (Part 2)

Posted by New Hope Soap

Dec 11, 2013 4:49:00 PM

By Linda Hilliard - Author of the Book
E-mail Your Weight Away - Diet Dialoges for Women

health and diet advice from linda hilliard and new hope soapYou have a family that respects your diet effort, but is not willing to join you. Here are a few more survival tips on how to feed them, but not feel you’re cheating yourself.

  • Buy those teenagers their snacks and buy your spouse any favorite foods. Then stock your kitchen with your own diet foods. Then go out and buy more diet foods. You’ve got to have food in the kitchen that you can eat. It’s inconceivable to cook a non-diet meal for your family and then have nothing that you can eat yourself. You’re not a martyr, you’re a dieter! Eat, but eat right. Do not allow yourself to feel cheated; that’s a slippery slope that leads to diet failure.
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Topics: Health & Fitness, Food & Nutrition

    
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