You may feel that work can often hinder your weight loss efforts, but it doesn’t have to be that way. While your health and well-being are important, there are some things you can do at work to ensure that you are focused and staying healthy at work. For the most part, it is all about creating good habits. If you can set yourself up for success by adding some of these into your workday, then you will be better off for it.

When you are trying to maintain weight or even lose it, keeping your eye on your portion sizes is very important. If you get into the habit of weighing and measuring your food and then fall back into the practice of estimating, it is amazing how incorrect your guesses may be. Limiting your portions is very helpful when it comes to losing weight. Here are some of our best tips.

Eating a rainbow of vegetables is at the pinnacle of a healthy diet. If you have kids, then you may already be quite adept at adding vegetables into meals where they usually may not exist. However, here are some tips which will allow you to add even more on your plate to meet your recommended daily serving without sacrificing flavor or texture.

There are many reasons why you would want to reduce sugar, or even remove it from your diet altogether. The main reason, of course, is that it will help you lose weight and help you avoid those energy crashes which come from eating too much refined sugar. Don’t kid yourself! Sugar is in practically everything that is store-bought or processed. Here are some simple and practical strategies that you can put to good use today.

Enhancing the dishes which come out of your kitchen with herbs and spices is a great way to tempt those taste buds without resorting to high calories sauces and sides. As you know, it is easy to get stuck in a rut with your cooking. Try to find at least one new recipe a month to cycle into your repertoire. As you do this, you will learn new recipes and new ways to improve on your old favorites. Many herbs and spices also have excellent medicinal properties as well.

When winter comes, all you want to do is snuggle up indoors with a warm drink in your hand. Not only do they taste delicious but the warmth of the mug in your hand makes you feel good all over. They provide much comfort and relaxation despite the colder weather conditions outside. It is great to warm up your fingers and a perfect way to relax with friends. Try one - try them all - it can be difficult to pick a favorite.

Are you currently being tempted by the chocolate-lined aisles in the supermarket? They are so bright and colorful; it is almost impossible to resist. The store owners certainly don’t make it easy for dieters to stick to their weight loss goals or maintain their weight. And, of course, it is hard enough to muster up the courage to say no to the good stuff in winter as it is. But the truth is, you can have your cake or chocolate, and eat it too, providing you make the right choices.

It is so easy to feel down when it comes to the cold weather. We can all be affected by the cold weather at some time or another, and a lack of cheery sunshine doesn’t help one little bit. Winter blues, winter doldrums, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or whatever you want to call it is a real problem in the cooler months. Here are five ways you can stay happy and motivated through winter.

When we think of exercise, walking, running, yoga and Pilates springs to mind. However, gardening is one of the best forms of exercise you can get. Have you heard people comment on the fact that their muscles hurt in places they never even knew existed? Gardening is a great all-around workout for the body regardless of your age. In fact, National Gardening Exercise Day is celebrated on the 6 June to encourage everyone to get outdoors and exercise in the garden. When you think about all the things you do in the garden including raking, lifting, planting, carrying, digging, watering, pulling - then it’s not difficult to see the great things you are doing for your body, not to mention the environment.

Food preparation enables you to start the day, or the week, off right. One of the best-kept secrets when it comes to eating healthy is to have a plan. If you believe that you will stay on track without having a shopping list, a meal wish list for the week, or any food preparation, then you will be in for a surprise. Without preparation, you are more to likely to open your cupboard and make bad choices, especially when those cupboards are bare.