Nurses, What to do BEFORE You Go Keto
The Ketogenic diet is a nutritional eating approach that can work really well for some nurses. It’s not for everyone, but the benefits can be huge. The ketogenic diet is a low carb, moderate protein, high fat diet. By low carb we’re talking about making...
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Common Low Carb Mistakes People Make (And how to avoid them)
Low carb eating is not new. Yes, it seems like a trend, a popular one, but you may be surprised that low carb eating was the normal approach to lose weight and avoid disease before then 1950s. By the 1970’s the government had adopted a calories in calories...
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How to Choose the Best Diet for Your Weight Loss Goals and Lifestyle
Take a quick look at your past for a moment. How did you choose the diets that you tried? If you’re like most folks, myself included, you probably heard about it from a friend or family member. Maybe you heard it mentioned on television or you passed a...
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Next Ten On Our Way to 101 – We’re Over the Hump!
I hope you’re having an amazing summer. It’s been a scorcher so far and most of you are probably working hard to stay cool. This means staying indoors and perhaps eating more ice cream and cold drinks. You know what’s refreshing and can help cool you off?...
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Where to Find Joy, and Motivation, When Struggling to Lose Weight and Exercise More
Would you believe me if I said that dieting and exercise can be joyful?Now I don’t necessarily mean that you’re going to love every moment of it. But what can happen is that you can find pleasure in the process and the outcome.For example, Maya quit eating...
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The Key to Lasting Weight Loss Success Has Nothing To Do With Diet or Exercise
Do you ever wonder why you’re able to achieve some goals but not others? At work the other day we were talking about the folks who compete on weight loss shows like The Biggest Loser and why they almost always gain the weight back. The answer is actually...
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Why Self-Care Will Make You a Better Nurse
There are many things about being a nurse that people outside the profession will never understand. When you’re working, you are present physically, mentally, and emotionally -- and you’re there 100%. Sure, doing this for an hour or two is tiring, but it’s...
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7 Healthy Snacks Nurses Can Take to Work
Nursing shifts generally fall into two categories: There’s no time to sit down and you’re barely keeping your head above water and B O R E D O M.The first type, the crazy shift, means you don’t have time to grab a proper meal. You’re snacking on anything...
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How to Quit Soda & Why You Need to Stop TODAY
How much soda do you drink in a week?Depending on your answer, you might not be surprised to learn that the average American drinks approximately 38 GALLONS of soda each year. Um...wtf?Now, this statistic includes both diet and regular soda, but that...
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The Benefits of Keto for Nurses and Health Care Workers
Nurses work long shifts and they’re busy and often have stressful shifts. 12 hours is the normal shift, and that’s assuming that you’re able to leave on time (which rarely happens). It’s an environment that is rife with eating challenges. You either don’t...
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We’re Halfway There – 10 More Things You Can Do TODAY To Improve Your Health
Well, we’re halfway to 100. How are you keeping up? Have you embraced some of these truly simple daily habits? If not, choose one from today’s collection (I recommend planning your dinner) or choose one from the past 40, which you can find on the blog:...
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Intuitive Eating and The Body Positive Movement – What They Get Wrong, and What They Do Right
Have you noticed a backlash against all things “diet”? There’s a trend amongst influencers to essentially badmouth the concept of dieting and instead praise what they’re calling “intuitive eating.” The other trend that I’ve noticed is the “Body...
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