Independence Day, or 4th of July, is one of our most beloved holidays. The national holiday occurs during summer and gives everyone the chance to relax with their family and friends and celebrate with good food. While many people are concerned about getting through holidays such as the 4th or July or Thanksgiving and being able to stick to their diet plan, our weight loss program intertwined with healthy dishes such as the ones featured in this article will ensure you get through it in one piece.

Christmas is a time of celebration and gratitude, not to mention good food and great company. However, attend too many holiday gatherings, and you may find yourself struggling to lose the weight you have gained between Thanksgiving and New Year. But don’t lose heart - we have put together a sample low-fat, low-calorie Christmas menu to help you through. You may find that some of these dishes become your go-to favorite throughout the year.

Vegetables – whether you love them or hate them, the fact of the matter is that you have to eat them. They contain so many wonderful vitamins and nutrients that enable your body to function and keep you looking fab. As you know, it’s so easy to get caught in a rut when it comes to cooking vegetables while you are trying to lose weight. Therefore, here are some ideas to freshen up those plates and add some color to those dishes.

Thanksgiving is more than just a Hallmark holiday. It is one of those yearly events that brings families together so that they can give thanks to all that has transpired in the year gone by. For those who are trying to lose weight, it can be a real struggle to find healthy, low-cal, low-fat meals to serve up to your loved ones. While you want to honor traditions, it is also nice to add a modern twist to those classic dishes. To help, we have put together a delicious menu. We hope you like it.

There is something about winter that makes you want to snuggle up indoors and enjoy tempting hot food and drinks. Surprisingly, there are many healthy comfort dishes that you can enjoy without having to resort to heavy carb-laden alternatives. There is definitely no need to veer from your weight loss program in winter, in fact, it's quite the opposite. These recipes and other low calorie options will certainly inspire your creativity in the kitchen.

December allows you to get creative in the kitchen and make all kinds of scrumptious holiday meals. Forget the high fat, high carb meals, however. We have put together a selection of healthy meals to allow you to stick to your diet, continue with your weight loss plan and stay within your calorie allowance.

Can you believe the holidays are already upon us? The holiday season is a truly fun and festive time of year for most of us. For others, the holidays are quite stressful, especially if you’ve been dieting and exercising to lose weight throughout the year. It’s nearly impossible to avoid all those delectable holiday foods and treats this time of year – they’re everywhere! To help you this holiday season, we've put together a healthy and satisfying dinner menu that you and your entire family can enjoy. These recipes have lower calorie and carb counts than you might think, so you can indulge, guilt-free, without worrying about sabotaging your weight loss efforts.

Many of us only think about eating soup when we’re sick or if it’s cold outside. However, a delicious bowl of rich, nourishing soup has a way of making anyone feel good any time. When made with ingredients such as vegetables and lean meats, soups also offer up a healthy, nutritious menu choice when you’re dieting to lose weight. One reason why eating soup helps with weight loss is because it contains so much water; this helps fill you up with fewer calories. Another good reason is because most soup recipes include plenty of nutritious ingredients that your body needs to stay healthy.

We don’t know about you, but this year has flown by for us. It seems like we were just getting ready for a new year, and now Thanksgiving is nearly here again. Have you been dieting to lose weight during the year? If so, it’s normal for you to feel concerned about eating too much or eating the wrong kinds of foods. You need not worry though. Many of the “traditional” Thanksgiving recipes can be adjusted so they are healthy, low in carbs and calories, and delicious.

When following a low-carb diet for weight loss, you will find there are some carbs you can eat without worry – but then there are other carbs you should avoid at all costs. Rice, and especially white rice, is one of those carbs which falls into that “avoid” category. Rice is a food which is part of a group of carbs called “complex starchy carbohydrates.”