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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Healthy Restaurant Eating

Healthy restaurant eating is possible and can be much easier than you think. If your schedule has your traveling a lot or opting for take out often, use the ideas below to stick to your healthy meal plans while still enjoying your meal out. Here is my plan of attack whenver I am on vacation, traveling for business or just in a situation that has me ordering out more tha I am able to cook. I do what I call “damage control”: Do the best I can, with what I’ve got and have an a

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Healthy Eating on a Budget

Contrary to popular belief, healthy eating does not have to inflict damage to your wallet. In challenging economic times, many people tend to go for the “cheapest” food options and sometimes these options are far from healthy. Just recently my husband and I put ourselves on a serious “budget” and of course this meant a “food budget” as well. Below are the simple steps we took to continue to live our healthy lifestyle while saving a few dollars in the process. 1. We drastic

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Fast and Easy Weight Loss Tips You Can Start Right Now

I must get this call and this statement from busy moms, executives, students, all the time “I just don’t have time to eat right and exercise!” No one seems to be able to find the time to lose weight. With all of the responsibilities and events packed into our busy days how are we to keep ourselves healthy and maintain an optimal weight? When people think weight loss, they think diet and exercise, both of which already sound time consuming. Well after 10 years of seeing clien

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Fast and Easy Fat Loss: How He Lost 5 Lbs in 5 Days

Fat loss doesn't have to be as hard as you think. Just ask my most recent house guest, who easily lost 5 lbs in 5 days after staying with me for just a few days. Did I torture him with boring food in an effort to lose weight? No not at all. I can promise you one thing, I definitely did not starve the guy. We ate some super delicious meals and I made sure to cook him up some of my all time favorites: Grass Fed Bacon and Scrambled Eggs on Spelt tortillas Taco seasoned Buffalo

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Eating Healthy While Traveling

It's difficult enough these days to maintain a healthy eating plan, let a long keep a healthy diet while traveling. I am no stranger to maintaining a healthy eating plan while being on the road. I do a good amount of traveling myself, and my clients and readers are asking me all the time: “Isabel, I am always on the go. How can I stick to my healthy eating plan and still live my life?” If your days really have you running around from work, to parties, to picking up kids al

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Eat More and Do Less Cardio to Lose That Unwanted Weight

Is the above statement too good to be true? That’s what Rory DeLuca thought. The 42 year old New Jersey resident, husband and busy father of 3 couldn’t believe what I was telling him when he came to see me in January 2006. Like most people, after the holidays, Rory was frustrated with his increased weight and was even more frustrated that his previous “weight loss” efforts were not providing any results. He told me he was trying to eat less and run 4 miles every day, but ever

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Does Fat Make You Fat?

YES and NO. The right answer to this question is dependent on what type of fat we're talking about. Certain fats are actually essential for so many important bodily functions, but the wrong kind of fat can lead us down an unhealthy path to weight gain and a long list of diseases. Fat to Avoid Hydrogenated Oilsr You have probably already heard in the media or just about anywhere that hydrogenated oils are detrimental to your health so to avoid them at all costs. But what exa

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Coffee: Good or Bad for Your Health?

Is your morning coffee an ok option on your healthy eating plan? If coffee really bad for you or is it actually good? I get these questions about coffee and health all the time and as a coffee drinker myself, it is smart to take a look at both the good and the bad. Now, I’m not here to tell you that coffee is good for you. If I did, I would be telling only the good side of the story and I’m no politician. I am here to give you the good and the bad and tell you how you can i

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Coconut Oil Can Help You Lose Fat

Coconut Oil is a wonderful healthy food that has been shown to increase metabolism and assist in burning unwanted fat off your body. It is a wonder food that has been around for centuries and a great addition to any fat burning meal plan. Unfortunately, some people have a really hard time believing that coconut oil is not “fattening” or “dangerous”. We have all been falsely led to believe that fat, especially saturated fat, is the cause of our weight gain and health problems

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 14, 20091 topic

*** Butter: Good Fat or Bad Fat?

People are often shocked when they see how much butter I use and eat in one day. But I know the real truth; Butter is a good fat and can actually help you lose weight. Unfortunately, people thinking butter is unhealthy is a very common misconception. People still think that butter and saturated fats are the reason heart disease is one of the top killers in this country (and now in many other countries as well). The truth is that it’s not the natural fats that are causing thi

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 12, 20091 topic

*** Back to School Means Back to Health

It happens to the best of us. The kids get out of school and our exercise routines and healthy eating habits get thrown to the waste side. Evening trips to the ice cream shop, hours of sitting in a beach chair, long car rides where only fast food is available: all of these factors may have added a few extra pounds to you and your kids over the course of the summer. Now with the start of the school season how can you get yourself and your kids back on a good eating and exercis

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 12, 20091 topic

*** Are Calories Good or Bad?

Q. Is calorie a bad word? A. No, it’s not bad—just misunderstood! Most people who use the word calorie simply don’t know what it means. Also, in my experience, most people to go pale at the mere mention of the word. Based on those facts alone, I would eliminate calorie from the English vocabulary if I could. Q. Why is calorie such a misunderstood word? A. The American public has been told, time and time again, that people who consume more calories than their bodies burn wi

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 12, 20091 topic

*** A Little Bit of Exercise Motivation

Many people know how important exercise is as an integral part of their weight loss and health plan but still have a difficult time fitting it into their busy lives. One possible reason could be that, yes, exercise can be challenging when you first begin your program or you just give yourself the excuse "I just don't have the time." What I have figured out for myself and for hundreds of my clients that no matter which exercise program they choose, it must be something they

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 12, 20091 topic

*** 3 Simple, Healthy Meal Plans You Can Start Right Now

Is it possible to put together a simple and healthy meal plan? One that is not going to be complicated and hard to follow? Yes. It is possible and I will show you how. The healthy meal plans below will help you achieve your health goals while simultaneously shedding fat off your body. Here are 3 healthy meal plans you can get started on right now. Breakfast Protein should be included in every meal throughout the day and breakfast is no exception. Make sure to include organ

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By Isabel De Los RiosJul 12, 20091 topic

** 3 Easy Tips to Lose Fat

Fat loss does not have to be difficult, especially if you have a few tricks up your sleeve. By this I don't mea I would ever want you to take a dangerous, radical approach to your fat loss but only one that would be healthy and prove great results at the same time. I have had many clients, friends and family members ask me, "Isabel, is there a way I can drop my first few pounds of fat quickly and easily?" Yes, there is. It will require a few dietary changes on your part, but

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