9 Important Facts About Fiber

by LoriOnMaui on March 19, 2012

Fiber is a key ingredient in everybody’s eating plan. This powerful nutrient is critical to get enough of if you are losing weight. Here are nine important facts about fiber that will help you feel great and lose weight. 1. Fiber is a natural fighter of diseases. A diet that is rich in fiber helps [...]

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How To Buy and Care For Grapes

by LoriOnMaui on October 6, 2010

There’s nothing like biting into a sweet, crunchy grape on a warm day. Grapes make for excellent snacks, or as added bursts of flavor in salads and chicken dishes. Always be ready to eat grapes when you buy them because they are only harvested when fully ripe. When choosing grapes, use color as your guide. [...]

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How To Get Enough Fiber

by LoriOnMaui on October 5, 2010

Sorting out the different types of fiber can be confusing. Here’s a quick run-down: Soluble fiber may help promote normal blood cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Find it in oatmeal, barley, nuts and seeds, beans, and fruits and vegetables like Brussels sprouts and oranges. Insoluble fiber promotes regularity by helping food move through the digestive [...]

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How To Get Through A Weight Loss Plateau

June 20, 2010

You were probably losing weight successfully for the first few weeks after you joined a new diet program, only to be stuck to a certain point later. When people start a diet program they rapidly lose a few pounds, because most diet programs are created to offer you ‘instant weight loss’. Sadly enough, this ‘instant [...]

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Choose A Weight Loss Buddy

August 3, 2009

Not Really! Just Teach Me Their Secrets Considering that a huge proportion of our population is overweight, you probably have a friend or two that wants to lose weight too. Partnering up to be “weight loss buddies” will significantly benefit BOTH of your progress. It also makes the habit changes you’ll be making easier since [...]

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What is the Worlds Most Popular Fruit?

August 1, 2009

Why the banana of course! The banana is the most well known and eaten tropical fruit. I eat a banana every day. They are said to contain everything that a human body needs nutritionally. They contain all of the 8 amino-acids that our body cannot produce by itself. Bananas are available all year round and [...]

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How To Take Weight Off Your Face

July 30, 2009

Did you know that you can make your face look 10 pounds lighter with just makeup? What if you have a really important event to attend and you don’t have time to “diet” away those extra 10 pounds that shows in your face? Well, you can use makeup to make your face look 10 pounds [...]

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Manage Your Stess For Weight Loss

July 28, 2009

My 3rd secret Super Simple Weight Loss is to manage your stress and emotions. Why? Because you want to avoid the dreaded “emotional (over)eating” syndrome! Since one of the keys to Super Simple Weight Loss is to “eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full”, it is important NOT to eat for [...]

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Watch Your (Weight Loss) Language

July 26, 2009

What kind of language do you use with yourself when talking about weight? The language you use makes a big difference to you success! When I changed the words I use, my weight loss efforts became Super Simple. Make your changes gradual. Remember your mind replaces one habit with another and it takes 21 days [...]

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It’s Not Your Fault

July 24, 2009

Do you blame yourself for being overweight? You are not alone! Blame is a normal reaction when you feel your weight is out of control. But here is the REAL truth! You cannot lose the weight that you want to lose or have the body that you’ve always dreamed of unless you address the REAL [...]

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