HEALTH, NUTRITION AND SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS BLOG

Are you super frustrated with menopausal weight gain? It’s no surprise that over 70% of our clients are women trying to lose menopausal weight gain and wondering what the heck happened? Why has my midsection gotten thick? Why doesn’t what used to work, work anymore? What am I doing wrong? You’re not doing anything wrong. Typically, we blame a naturally slowing metabolism as the culprit for menopausal weight gain, but as reported by Harvard Health, a recently published l

Sometimes when we think we’re hungry, it’s really a craving. Ask yourself, what would satisfy that hunger? Eating something from the unlimited vegetable list? Or are you wanting something that you know should be off limits... Nutrition experts break hunger down into physical hunger and emotional or psychological hunger, in other words, cravings. The first kind means that your body is responding to the need for nourishment (necessary for survival) and the other kind is usual

Whether we realize it or not, habits shape our everyday life. For example, when we wake up, we typically have the same routine (habits); some of us look at our phone, some get right out of bed and brush our teeth, let the dog out, stretch and the list goes on. Habits are personalized based on our likes, dislikes, and tendencies that we have followed for extended periods. Habits have the ability to set us up for success, and in some cases, failure. The Habit Loop can be used t

Check out these great tips that will help you stay on track whether you’re on program or maintaining your weight. You've got this! Always have a plan. Going to a BBQ? Offer to bring a side dish that is Ideal Protein friendly. Take a nice bottle of Pellegrino instead of wine. Have an IP food before you go to curb your hunger. Be prepared. With all the summer activities it’s easy to slip up and grab what is convenient. Plan (there’s that word again) and prepare your meals for g

When you have prepped ingredients and prepared meals handy, whether in the fridge or freezer, it takes no time to whip up a healthy meal. Not being prepared can be a recipe (yes pun intended) for disaster. Rushing in the morning to get something together for lunch or getting home from a long day at work and having to not only prepare but to actually have to think about what to eat can lead to bad choices. Preparing ingredients in advance to put together a meal, or having a

For those of you on Phase 1 your goal is already SMART. Specific – Although not always drilled down to numbers, the goal is to stick to a specific plan. You’ve discussed specifics with your coach about when and what moving into Phase 2 & 3 will be like. Measurable – We measure in 3 ways, body fat %, the number on the scale and body size using the Styku full body scanner. Achievable – You have all the resources you need to achieve your goal. Your mindset, the Ideal Prote

When we are losing fat, what we're doing is metabolizing the triglycerides that are stored in the fat cells. Triglycerides are comprised of just three types of very simple atoms: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Triglycerides can only be broken down by unlocking these atoms through the process of oxidation. In a peer-reviewed study published in the BMJ, a journal published by the British Medical Association, scientists decided to follow the path of these three atoms as they lea

A recent statement from our Canadian Health Minister said, heart disease is currently one of the leading causes of death in Canada, second only to cancer. Approximately 2.6 million Canadian adults aged 20 and older live with ischemic heart disease (IHD), the most common type of heart disease. Read below how a low-fat ketogenic diet can help reduce the risk. Weight Loss: One of the most significant risk factors for heart disease is overweight and obesity. While all weight lo

UBCO recently had a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. The study was on ‘exercise snacks’. The study compared two options of exercise: Interval training repeating 3 bouts of about 60 stairs (three flights) in a row and exercise snacks, consisting of three 10 minute isolated bouts of about 60 stairs performed sporadically throughout the workday. Results showed that 71 per cent of participants preferred completing exercise snacks