In Part 1 of this series, we learned how muscle mass will increase your metabolism [a good thing] and how just dieting alone or just focusing on cardio will put you on the fast track to yo-yo dieting [a bad thing]. 

If you missed Part 1, click here to watch it first.

Today, let's discover what happens to one particular hormone that will impact your chances of success on your next diet.  This hormone is known as the hungry, hungry hormone and it does plays a HUGE role in yo-yo dieting.

So the term "yo-yo dieting" was coined by Kelly Brownell at Yale University. It’s when your weight will go down like a yo-yo, but then also comes back up.

In other words, you lose the weight regain more weight lose some of that weight then regain even more weight.

Weight-loss can be frustrating because many times even if you can lose the weight, the second battle is keeping the weight off.

Discover your body’s physiology and how muscle mass will impact yo-yo dieting and vice versa.

Make it healthy - Fran  

Do you know that feeling?  The one where you have finished your healthy dinner and then thought, “Now where are my chips with queso?” or, do you ever grab a little snack in the evening and before you know it the entire bag of chips or carton of ice cream is gone only to stop and think, “wow, who just ate that”? 

I call this being possessed by the Feed-Me Demon, and when he strikes, you utterly lose control of making a healthy food choice and monitoring your portions.

This type of eating becomes unconscious and mindless, not to mention detrimental to your waistline and your health goals. 

The good news is that you are not really possessed. 

There are daily physiological and behavioral factors that contribute to late night-time overeating. 

And, guess what......knowledge of these triggers and factors can be used to combat those late night cravings.

Ready to take this further? Let's chat, click here...

Alcohol is always a controversial subject when it comes to your health. Is wine healthy for you? Is there a "cleaner" alcohol that has less toxin by-product?

It's a known fact that alcohol can derail any health plan because of its caloric content & effect on fat metabolism.

Let's learn about 3 simple strategies you can use to keep alcohol from working against you.

Make it a healthy day! - Fran

Are you allowing the summer time fun to derail your health goals? 

Do you find yourself at endless family and friend gatherings this summer with not very many healthy food options? 

If you said yes to these questions, then you are not alone. Many others (including myself) struggle with this from time to time.  So what can you do when you face this challenge...just give into your unhealthy environment and enjoy the high fat meals every weekend?  Well, there’s a better way and that’s what I will share with you today. 

Let's arm you with strategies for success in your summer-time activities but stop allowing them to derail your health goals.  

Make it healthy! - Fran  

Snacking is like napping. It helps sustain your energy throughout the day because it's a great way to manage your blood sugar.  

If you hit a 3pm energy slump, find yourself overeating at night, are managing diabetes, or feel ravenous after workouts, then you need healthy snacks during the day. 

In today's video, let's learn some healthy, balanced snacks you can easily start incorporating into your day and stop dragging through those slumps. 

Make it a healthly! - Fran

We live in a quick results kind of world. If we can’t do it fast, we just might as well not do it at all.  Our technology and tools are so advanced that they allow us to multi-task, while also getting jobs done in record speed. 

We are all living in the quick results mentality and forget that this type of quick results approach rarely works when it comes to your health goals. It doesn't help that when a new diet hits the market many times it comes with its own "quick results" promise. 

When you try to use "quick results" with your health, you become defeated, your willpower takes a beating, you achieve results only for a short period of time, and you may even end up sick or hurt from using dangerous techniques and strategies. 

We need to bring back the "slow and steady, wins the race" mentality and start making time for our health.  If you take the tips and strategies from today’s video, and focus on this key ingredient over the long...

We have very few packaged foods in our home. I don’t say this to brag, but more of a - if we can do it with three little kids and two working parents, you can do it too!

Almost all the parents I have worked with over the last 10 years truly want their family to eat healthier and I'm sure you are no different.

Eating more fruits and veggies is important to our health, but for most families (mine too) it can turn into a constant battle. Let's reset our mindset to make this task a little bit easier using these simple strategies.

Make it healthy! - FRAN

Spring is here with longer days and warmer weather.  It’s a great time to break free from the food rut.  It’s a perfect time of year to “spring clean” your diet, so out with the heavy fall and winter foods and get ready for some great springtime eats.    

Let's discover why eating with the season is so beneficial. Make it a healthy week! - Fran

Great websites to find local food:

www.localharvest.org
www.sustainabletable.org
www.eatwild.com

There are many more foods than just gluten that can cause an allergy or food intolerance. There are actually 9 foods account for 90% of all food-allergic reactions and can cause significant inflammation in the human body. 

Do you suffer from stomach discomfort, gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, skin disorders, migraine, headaches, and/or achy body? Well all of these symptoms and many more can be linked to food intolerance and the nine foods that I will share with you today could be contributing to your symptoms.    

Let's start healing by finding out if these foods are making you sick. 

Make it Healthy!  - Fran  

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