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CalorieKing’s Top 10 Tips for Beating Holiday Weight Gain

or those focusing on a healthy lifestyle, the holidays can seem packed with pitfalls. The parties, the rushed schedules, the festive food, and cold weather seem to hit us all at once, and the spectre of weight gain looms as an unwanted gift. The truth is the holidays don’t have to send you spiraling out of control. Life is meant for living and you can enjoy the best of what the holidays bring. To get through the large celebratory meals, just prepare in advance with a special strategy.

CalorieKing’s Keys to Successful New Year’s Resolutions

Every year as the clock counts down to a new year we look back at the old and ponder what we want to change in the new.  Resolutions seem to be as much a part of the holidays as the celebrations. So once you’ve decided to make changes how do you make them a part [...]

What Happens AFTER Weight Loss?

It’s that point after you’ve reached that weight loss goal you’ve set for yourself and you think, “Well. What now?” Hitting the maintenance phase of weight loss feels a lot like after you open all your gifts on Christmas – there is a lot of excitement but you don't know what to do or where to start. You think, "How do I maintain the healthy body I've earned for myself without that specific goal?"

Surprise! A Healthier Me

If you are frustrated on your weight loss journey and are not moving the scale, let's start looking at the bigger picture. There are other measures of success - whether your clothes fit better or you feel better quality of life. Let's start recognizing all our wins!

Small Steps to Starting Exercise

if you are new to exercise, take small achievable steps you can feel great about. Soon, you can start building up to bigger exercise challenges and will end up with new, healthy habits you can maintain for a lifetime.

The Motivational Tipping Point

There is a silent partner in any diet and fitness plan. Sure, you will be changing the food you eat and or starting back up on regular exercise. However it is important to recognize the silent partner that makes all of this work is motivation. You can't make any of these changes happen unless you make a commitment to making the changes.

My Fitness Coach

Let’s face it, making changes to your lifestyle habits can be really hard.  It’s always helpful to have someone right by your side helping you to make the right choices, motivating you and keeping your spirits up.  I am very fortunate to have a fitness coach right in my own house – her name is [...]

Men, What’s Going On?

Do you want to hear an alarming statistic? Women are 100% more likely than men to receive preventative health care. Now consider according to the CDC men die first from the top 10 causes of death and die approximately six years earlier. Men, what's going on?

The CalorieKing Answers Your Most Asked Questions!

The CalorieKing answers member questions about diet, exercise and counting calories!

Don’t Give Up on You!

Listen to the story of one of CalorieKing's success stories as they recount their reasons for wanting to lose weight and live healthier.