Posts Categorized: Fitness and Weight Loss

Hungry for a Healthy Weight?

by in Eating Well, Fitness and Weight Loss, Healthy Tips

Lori Kaley

As I hope we all know by now, there is no magic bullet when it comes to losing weight. The solution is simple, but certainly not easy to do. To lose weight we need to create an imbalance in the body’s caloric energy equation, or in plain English, we need to eat less (calories in) and move our bodies more (calories out). Many weight loss programs promise you won’t be hungry while you are eating less. From my point of view, I am not sure why feeling some amount of hunger is considered such a bad thing. Feeling hungry is a signal we can put to use to help us manage our weight.

Hungry for a Healthy Weight?

Operation Bridesmaid

by in Fitness and Weight Loss, Health and Wellness

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This past year I found the love of my life. Quickly after finding him, the relationship weight set in. We ate out all the time and never went to the gym. The unfortunate thought was, “I have a manfriend, why would I care?” It was only in the last couple of months that I did, in fact, begin to care. As I said, I hated looking at myself in photos. During my friend’s bridal shower, my reality moment set in.

Operation Bridesmaid

Nutrition By the Numbers: How Much?

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Mark Nutting

I had a conversation with a client today that started with answering her question on how many grams of carbohydrates she was supposed to have in a day. It evolved into a discussion about how to figure out nutritional numbers (calories, grams, ratio of carbohydrates, protein, fat). I thought that some of you may benefit from that information as well.

Nutrition By the Numbers: How Much?

Out With the Cold, In With the New!

by in Colleges and Universities, Eating Well, Fitness and Weight Loss, Health and Wellness

Jaclyn Collins & Katie Bachmeier

It is April and North Dakota’s current temperature: 32 degrees F; snow still covers the ground. This seems like a picturesque scene perfect for curling up to a fire with a cup of hot cocoa… Wrong. We want spring and we want it NOW. We are so ready to transition to eating light meals with fresh vegetables and fruits that are not only good for you but finally in season.

Out With the Cold, In With the New!

Boot Camp Mania

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Mark Nutting

Boot camps are certainly one of the hottest trends going on right now. Originally new recruit training for the military, boot camps were intense physical and psychological conditioning programs run with the intention of turning out a “lean, mean, fighting machine.” They were also meant to train recruits to obey orders without question, “When I say jump, you ask how high.”

Boot Camp Mania