When you want to lose weight and stay healthy, it is essential that you eat a well-balanced diet and select from all food groups. A good variety of foods, as well as an abundance of delicious recipes, will ensure your diet is interesting enough, so you stay motivated. However, one thing that is often forgotten when setting out on a weight loss program is the importance of eating plenty of soluble fiber.

Willpower – some days you may have it in abundance, other days you may find it is a scarce commodity indeed. When your aim is to lose weight, be healthy and commit to a regular exercise program, willpower is something you may wish to have around as much as possible. So how can you improve your willpower, or at the very least, have it available when you need it the most?

As with all holidays, it can be a struggle to eat healthy at Easter time – particularly if you are facing an extra-long weekend which includes Good Friday and Easter Monday. However, as spring is well and truly in the air, it is also less tempting to resort to stodgy carb-based foods and opt for delicious vegetables and salads. Here are some suitable Easter dishes and accompaniments you might want to consider adding to your traditional Easter menu to mix it up a little and adid your weight loss goals.

At FIT Medical Weight Loss, we don’t only want you to look great, but we also want you to feel great as well. And that is why we have introduced hormone therapy, otherwise known as Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy (BHRT), into the range of services that we offer. When your hormones are out of sync, even the simplest things can prove to be difficult. A hormone imbalance can affect your focus, your happiness, your sexual desire and your ability to sleep throughout the night.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dieting over winter and the holiday season can be tricky, but as we enter 2018, it is time to readdress the situation and come up with a plan. There are many reasons why we struggle to stick to our diet and, sometimes the truth is, we are our own worst enemy. Think about what may be affecting your success rate.