Low-Carb Alternatives to Super Bowl Favorites

Low-Carb Alternatives to Super Bowl Favorites

Alex Brecher
Where will you be at kickoff when Super Bowl LIV starts? More to the point, what will you be eating, and how badly will it knock you off your diet? With a few swaps, you can still have the classic flavors that are popular each year during the Sup...
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Weight Loss Swaps for July 4

Weight Loss Swaps for July 4

Alex Brecher
July 4 is around the corner. Are you ready to lose weight and enjoy delicious food? Yes, it is possible. Just take a few minutes to plan for it. With easy swaps, you can keep the taste, but ditch the calories and excess carbs and fat. Bonus: brin...
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Swaps for Protein Power: Dinner

Swaps for Protein Power: Dinner

Alex Brecher
A high-protein dinner can help you finish your day strong and keep confident as you work towards hitting and maintaining goal weight, but so many barriers can get between you and a healthy dinner. Challenges such as lack of time and energy to coo...
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Rev Metabolism with Spicy Foods

Rev Metabolism with Spicy Foods

Alex Brecher
It is National Spicy Foods Day, and that means it is time to harness the weight loss powers of your favorite spicy meals. It is true that the ingredient that makes peppers hot – capsicum – boosts metabolism so you burn more calories. Still, the c...
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Grab and Go…For When You Are in a Rush

Grab and Go…For When You Are in a Rush

Abegail Fernandez
No matter how carefully you plan, things happen. You get busy, an emergency comes up at work, your kids need you, and all of a sudden…you need to eat. Now! What can you do? Unexpected events happen to all of us, but they do not need to throw you...
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Celebrate National Junk Food Day While You Lose Weight

Celebrate National Junk Food Day While You Lose Weight

Abegail Fernandez
What’s not to love about dieting? It is great, except for the way it makes you skip the junk food. What’s not to love about junk food? It is also great, except for the way it makes you look, and the way it makes you feel. We have a better idea! L...
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Beat the Winter Blues Weight Loss Style

Beat the Winter Blues Weight Loss Style

Abegail Fernandez
Late January can be a rough time of year. The holidays seem so far behind us, while spring still has not yet sprung. A little comfort food can help cheer you up, but it can come at a cost – the kind of price that shows up on the scale. Still, th...
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Super Bowl Central at The BariatricPal Store

Abegail Fernandez
Are you ready for Super Bowl LI? We’re not talking about putting on your your fan gear and getting out the extra chairs and tables for your guests. We’re talking about being ready with your weight loss plan for Game Day on February 5. The game is...
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Weight Loss Breakfast or Brunch for a Summer Morning

Alex Brecher
All too often, breakfast gets shoved aside. At worst, you run out the door without eating. If you believe breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you may at least grab a bar or shake to get you through the morning. There’s nothing wrong ...
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Protein Drinks for Summer Refreshment

Alex Brecher
Summer can present challenges if you’re trying to lose weight. Some of the biggest temptations can come when it’s hot outside. Oppressive summer heat can leave you craving sweet, refreshing drinks, such as milkshakes, floats, and fruit smoothies....
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Keep Your “Diet” from Being a “Diet”

Alex Brecher
Diets don’t work. Long-lasting changes do. Sure, you can lose a few pounds or a lot of weight by following a crash or fad diet. And if you’re a weight loss surgery patient, you can’t help but lose several pounds in the first few months simply bec...
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Easy Ways to Cut Calories for Weight Loss

Alex Brecher
When you look at it one way, weight loss is simple: burn more calories than you take in, and you will lose weight. While there are certainly a range of factors that affect your calorie balance and weight loss, it’s almost impossible to lose weigh...
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