Great Information To Help You Make Healthy Food Choices

In our articles section you will find all sorts of information to help you be more knowledgeable about what makes up healthy eating. Browse around. We are frequently adding new information.

A WLC Success Story But With a Twist by Holli Buck I started my first weightloss challenge in May 2009 and by the beginning of January 2010 I had dropped 56 pounds. I felt like a million bucks and was

Back to Basics: Some Great Tips to Save Money Buying Your Fruits and Vegetables In this economy, stretching the food dollar to put healthy meals on the table is quite a challenge. And, if you're trying to lose weight, you really need to eat 5 to 7 servings on a daily basis to get all the nutrients and fiber your body requires. Here are some great tips on ways to save money and get in all the nutrition you need.

Before You Grab That Third Piece of Pizza, Learn Which Fats In Food Help You and Which Fats Hurt You If you are serious about losing some weight you going to need to learn about the kind of fats in the foods you are eating. Knowing the difference between good and bad fats and how they affect your weight and health is the first step toward making healthier food choices.

Do You Know Your Vitamin Facts? Lets face it. Everyone knows a few facts about vitamins and minerals, or at least we certainly hear enough in the media to be aware that this should be an important part of our daily diet. Half of the population in the United States currently take some form of supplement but do we really have an understanding of what vitamins and minerals do? Lets cover some basics, then you can take the Vitamin Quiz.

Drink Up! Water and Weight Loss Go Hand In Hand Without a doubt, folks, drinking water and weight loss go hand in hand. Water is the most fundamental component our body needs next to air, yet its role in health, wellness and weight management are understood so little. We read all the information about what the body needs to survive, yet fail to recognize common symptoms in our own bodies that tell us we are not getting enough water.

Ending the Carbohydrate Confusion Have you gotten so confused whether or not carbohydrates are ok to eat that you're not quite sure what to do? We'd like clear up the confusion. Carbohydrates are actually the primary source of fuel for your body.

Protein Rich Foods: Lose the Weight and Keep it Off For Good Protein rich foods provide one of the major nutrients that the body needs in adequate amounts every day. Proteins are made up of building blocks called amino acids. Many of these amino acids

Surviving the Best and the Worst of Holiday Eating We all manage to survive the onslaught of theThanksgiving feast, the office cookie exchange, the fattening food gifts and the numerous holiday parties we go to between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Many of us slug through, fully expecting to fill our 'big people' pants rather quickly. Many people think 'Well, I'll get this weight off me after New Year's but they rarely do.

Tipping the Scales: A Weighty Perspective from a WLC Participant It's Never Enough by Holli Camylle Buck. At one of my Weight Loss Challenge weigh-ins, I stepped onto the scale confident in the knowledge that I had lost from the previous week. I was feeling pretty proud of myself, knowing that I had worked out and eaten within my calorie range, so now was the time for the big payoff.