Stop Dieting...Start Eating...and Start Living!

The first step in getting healthy or losing weight is in the foods we eat. Most of us are accustomed to the idea that we have to starve ourselves in order to lose weight. Not only is this notion wrong, but it is unhealthy.

Making sure we are getting enough nutrition through the foods we eat is a big step towards getting healthy. There are many diet programs out there that tell us in order to lose weight, we have to diet, count calories and eat as little as possible. There aren't many health programs that teach us how to eat more and still promote health and weight management. The Diet Solution is a an example of a great program that not only shows us how to stop dieting and start eating right, but it also provides us with delicious healthy recipes that help burn fat and promote weight loss.

Choosing to get fit & healthy is a mental and physical commitment that should be taken seriously. Although it may be difficult at first, it becomes easier the more we practice making the right eating habits. The earlier we start, the sooner we can start to see results and prevent many food related health problems, such as Diabetes and Heart Disease.

To learn more about how to start eating without dieting, watch the  Stop Dieting...Start Eating...and Start Living! video.

Good luck and happy eating!

Eating in Color

Dieting and exercise can be a challenge for many people during their weight loss journey. It's one thing to lose the weight, but it's another thing to maintain that weight loss. In addition to taking a multivitamin supplement daily, here is a great tip to becoming healthy and staying there.

Get your daily dose of color!

Include each color of fruits and vegetables in your diet daily. Each color contains a different phytonutrient (plant concentrate) that targets specific health needs. By varying your fruits and veggies, you will be sure to include all the antioxidants your body needs to protect your cells and keep you healthy.

When trying to remember which fruits and vegetables to eat, think of a rainbow. Red, yellow, green, blue and purple, plus white. Each food color serves a purpose in your health.

RED: Prostate Health and DNA Health

INCLUDES:
red apples, tomatoes, strawberries, pomegranates, red raspberries, acerola cherries, cranberries, watermelon, grapefruit, sweet red peppers, radishes

Saving my Health: Groupon to Fitness

In keeping with my new found inspiration, I decided to go to the gym yesterday for the first time in about 2 years! (I can't believe I let it get that long). I had purchased a LivingSocial groupon deal for 20 group fitness classes for $20. I think that's a steal considering I live in NYC and one group fitness class alone usually runs about $20 or more. I just love knowing that I saved lots of money on something. A shoe could cost $150, for example, but if I know I saved $200 from its original price, then I go out of my way to try to come up with money to buy it. Smh, I'm a hopeless sucker when it comes to shopping deals.

This Stops Now

It's a new day and what a beautiful day it is! I am feeling great! Although I am still a little sick, I am more positive about life. I've been baptized, I'm alive and well, I have my family and friends and I am blessed. Can't complain. Next on my list is getting healthy and fit. I've had a membership to the gym for 2 months now and I have not taken advantage of all its benefits. How many people spend hundreds of dollars on gym membership each year and then never go? And yet they complain about not being able to lose weight or stay fit. I refuse to be another statistics. I will take advantage of my gym membership and I will see results. It's not that I don't like going, because when I am there, I have fun in the classes. It's just that it is too easy to get comfortable skipping the gym, convincing myself that I'll go the next day or another time. This stops now!