Tips to Recover from Your Turkey Day Gorge

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and got the chance to spend time with family/friends and of course, enjoy a delicious meal!  Most us us expect to eat a little (or a lot) more on Thanksgiving … who can resist all the delicious food? But this day of feasting can lead to feeling out of…

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Inspiring 90 Pound Weight Loss Story

Most of us have tried to lose weight at one time or another and have experienced the deprivation and frustration that goes along with dieting. We often depend on at least some form of exercise to help with the process. But can you imagine being 100 pounds over weight and not being able to exercise due to medical condition? I’d like to share an inspirational story of one of my clients who lost 90 pounds – without being able to exercise. She has kept it off for the past 1 1/2 years. Read her story and watch her video … be prepared to be inspired! (This is a long post – but worthwhile reading)

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Top 10 Diet Pitfalls

You are diligent with your diet (or so you think) and exercise on a regular basis … yet the scale doesn’t budge. Chances are that you are not being quite as virtuous as you think. Check out these common diet pitfalls.

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The Most Motivating Guy You’ll Ever See!

Talk about losing weight… this guy from my gym lost 240 pounds! If you were to see him, it is hard to believe that he once weighed 445 pounds. He is one of the fittest guys I have ever seen. I had noticed him a few months ago because of his intense workout sessions on…

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Reebok Trainers Get-In-Shape Quick Tips!

What to know what some of NYC’s best trainers recommend to get in shape fast? Look no further! This article was taken from Julia the Trainer’s Fit & the City Newsletter. I can vouch for Julia’s training session. I worked out with her about a month ago and was quite sore despite the fact that…

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New Years Resolution: Lose Weight and Keep it Off!

How many times have you started a diet only to go off it and regain any weight you lost (or more!) Why is it so difficult to lose weight and keep it off? We know what we need to do in order to lose weight – eat less and exercise more. But it’s very difficult…

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Four Foods Nutritionists Can’t Live Without

Most of us have our favorite foods we can’t live without. As a nutritionist, I get a lot of people asking me what I eat. While I enjoy eating a lot of different foods (most healthy, some not so healthy), there are a few foods that I always have to have in my apartment. I…

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Undo Your Overindulgences with “Recovery Dinners”

How many times have your overindulgences caused the scale to jump up by several pounds? Perhaps the cause was your Thursday night “drinks with the girls” which turned into midnight munchies. Or the weekend with your family which ended up in a food fest. Perhaps you had 3 business dinners out this week. Whatever the cause,…

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Update from a Successful Patient

Making permanent changes in behaviors are difficult – whether the changes are in your eating, exercise, drinking, or even shopping habits. For example, I am sure you know that eating a candy bar in the afternoon is not the healthiest habit, but how do you go about stopping yourself from doing it if you are an emotional eater when your boss assigns you another project at 4 pm…

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Ask Martha: How Can I Control My Urges for Junk Food?

Question from R.C: Help me City Girl! I can not control any of my urges. I am a junk food eating machine. I have a very negative self image… Answer from Martha: For those of you who have not been following my posts, R.C. is one of the contestants from the New Hampshire Biggest Loser…

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