According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, satiety is defined as “a feeling or condition of being full after eating food. The quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity.” What precisely causes satiety is not fully understood and is currently the focus of extensive research. For many Weight
This post is sponsored by Premier Protein®. Whether you're having a get-together in your backyard or headed to a party, a Banana Cheesecake Parfait is a healthy and delicious addition to your summer festivities! With only four ingredients and less than 15 mins of prep, you are on your way to a
People are changing their eating habits and finally the big food manufacturers are listening. They had to in order to keep up with competitors and the buying power of our collective purchasing dollars. The big food companies are responding to us, as customers, and how we want to eat! Is
This time of year it’s easy to forget everything we know about weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It’s easy to make cold weather and shorter daylight hours an excuse for not walking or exercising outside. Running around to prepare for holiday gatherings can become an excuse to not
Creepy Calories! It is important to be aware of creepy calories because they are the enemy of your weight loss surgery, perilous to your pouch, and the true nemesis of all your efforts to lose and maintain weight loss after bariatric surgery. What is this frightening foe that I call
I’ll let you in on a little secret: I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using food as a form of celebration. Nope, I don’t! This Strawberry Cheesecake Pudding Parfait is a celebration every time I make it. You know who was a big fan of bringing people together with
Imagine this: It's the birthday of your coworker. Hooray! Someone brought in a cake. What you say aloud: Awesome! What you feel inside: Sigh. If only you had something else to nosh on that would make avoiding that cake so much easier! Or perhaps this is this more like you:
Slow and Steady How many times have you said to yourself ‘today is the day I’m going to change my life’ or ‘today is the day I’m going to get healthy’? For most people, they have the best intentions but have a hard time actually making the changes last. So
Halloween can be full of scary things such as ghosts, goblins, and CANDY! The temptation of candy lurking in kids' trick-or-treat bags or dreading leftover candy is especially scary to anyone trying to lose or maintain weight loss. While Halloween temptations might be around every corner, don't forget this time
