My husband and I went out to eat last night. Typically when we go out, it’s a wine-and-greasy-food fest finished off with dessert—the dine-out devil rearing its ugly head. Last night, however, I decided to be more strategic. I was in the mood for a turkey burger from our favorite corner pub. I also knew that I wanted a few […]
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How Hard Do You Work at Meal Planning?
At my last follow-up with Heather, we had an eye-opening chat about wrapping your brain around changing your eating habits—eye-opening in a tough love sort of way. Heather flat-out told me that almost unequivocally, every woman over the age of 25 has to watch what she eats in order to maintain a healthy weight (men have an advantage and don’t […]
What to do When You Slip Back into Unhealthy Habits
So it happened: The dreaded pizza night. It was Friday, and it wasn’t pretty. Over the past year, my husband and I have gone from ordering pizza maybe once a month to at least once a week, sometimes twice. Oh, it’s delicious, of course, but frankly speaking, pizza is full of everything you don’t really want to load up on […]
Ways to Drink More Water
Believe it or not, I actually like water. I didn’t grow up drinking soda (or even juice), so water is always my go-to beverage. Yet even though I like it, I never seem to drink enough. According to virtually every diet and fitness expert out there, drinking water is essential for good health, of course, but also for weight loss. […]
Phase Eating: What it is and How to do it
Now that I’m actively planning what I’m going to eat, I’m seeing that coming up with an exciting, varied menu for every meal of every day of the week is…a little overwhelming. I’m a decent cook and I actually like being in the kitchen, but to be honest, I don’t see myself whipping up gourmet breakfast, lunches, and dinners for […]
Planning Your Snacks
I’m learning that one of the biggest hurdles to healthy-ing up your diet, whether or not you’re looking to lose weight, is going about it without a plan. Heather calls this the Freestyle Devil. Making proclamations like, “I’m going to eat better” or “I’m going to just cut down a little” aren’t quite specific enough to result in success (how […]
Would You Keep a Food Journal?
Let me put on my whiny 4-year-old hat for a minute: I haaaaaaate keeping a food log. And I’m an admitted food-log liar—if I eat something “bad,” something off plan, I just don’t write it down. (Hmm, clue to why I have had trouble losing weight in the past?) That said, science—and my diet guru—says it’s essential, so I guess there’s no […]
The 10 “Diet Devils”
I met with Heather Bauer at her offices (she has a busy private practice in Manhattan, called Nu-Train). I loved her instantly—she’s warm and funny, and you feel like she’s your best friend. Maybe even more importantly, she got me—and my diet challenges—almost immediately. We talked about the ten Diet Devils she outlines in her book: 1. The freestyle devil […]
21 Days to Better Eating Habits
Hi! I’m Lisa Whitmore, Real Simple’s senior editor in the beauty and health department. I work on all of our fitness, diet, and nutrition-related stories—topics I absolutely love. So you’d think that my own fitness, diet, and nutrition would all be stellar, right? Well…not quite. It’s not that my eating is unhealthy all-around. It’s just that over the last few […]
Jackie Mitchard on How Negativity Breaks Hearts
About two years ago, the bombastic son of a beloved pal came onto my Facebook page extolling how presidential new Massachusetts senator Scott Brown would be. Along with several friends, I retorted that having been an underwear model would be devastating for a woman candidate. “Not so!” he cried. “Sex sells!” When I wouldn’t back down, this fellow—not a child, […]
