Road Map to Health
Are You a Food Addict?
28 Aug 2019
Earlier this year, I interviewed best-selling author Victoria Moran for a Meal Plan Map blog titled Why Being a Vegan is Good for the Spirit. Victoria and I [...]
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Dress To Flatter Your Figure at Any Age or Weight
19 Aug 2019
A wise fashion editor once proclaimed that looking good at any weight is more a matter of style than fashion. So, while fashion trends may come and go with the [...]
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Bowled Over by the Cabbage Soup Diet
13 Aug 2019
We all know someone who has tried the infamous Cabbage Soup Diet. I admit that for one misguided week back in the 1990s, I was a cabbage soup slurper. Before tiring [...]
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10 Satisfying Snacks Under 175 Calories
7 Aug 2019
For me, three meals a day without snacks is a jail sentence and a dieting plan that’s bound for failure. But you know what? Snacking is not only good for you, [...]
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Food for Thought About Digestion
31 Jul 2019
So many things in life seem to get better with age. Cheese … wine … our financial portfolios (hopefully) … and our maturity – to name a few. One thing [...]
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Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
25 Jul 2019
Your mind is magnificently powerful. Two people can experience the same situation while having completely different feelings, interpretations and outcomes. The [...]
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Lose 20 Pounds In 20 Days … Really?
23 Jul 2019
To a dieter, the promise that you can lose 20 pounds in 20 days is akin to the siren song that led ancient sailors to crash their ships on the rocks. We just [...]
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Fear Takes a Holiday
18 Jul 2019
Before I started slimming down and living healthier through Meal Plan Map, I hated holidays because they forced me to work harder to meet my editorial deadlines. [...]
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The Summer of Seafood
16 Jul 2019
You wake up to no cold in the air – in fact, there’s not even a chill. You step out the front door and the thermometer reads 65 at 7 a.m. Well, then it must be July [...]
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How to Travel Light, Travel Right
11 Jul 2019
So, where are you vacationing this summer – and are you planning to take your healthy living lifestyle with you? It’s really not that tough to stay in [...]
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5 Simple Ways to Boost Your Heart Health
9 Jul 2019
You might have heard that heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death among both men and women in the United States, but did you know that a healthy lifestyle can help [...]
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Diet-Safe Dining Out Strategies
1 Jul 2019
Dining out is a fact of our busy life. We tell ourselves we will choose healthy options… but do you really know what is – and isn’t – healthy on the [...]
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Dig in to a Healthy New Approach to Eating
28 Jun 2019
Healthy wholesome foods are free of chemicals and preservatives, and in the case of organic, they are grown without the use of pesticides. Sadly, in our culture, [...]
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How We Fuel the Misperception of True Beauty
27 Jun 2019
When I see a talented and beautiful woman like Kelly Clarkson on the cover of a magazine, and the headline is about her weight, it really ticks me off! What a [...]
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Foods That’ll Fix What Ails You
20 Jun 2019
Love to eat? Long to feel better? Up until now, you probably thought your love of food made it tough to feel better. After all, it was your love of food that [...]
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There’s No Place Like Home for a Workout?
18 Jun 2019
So how does a basement or garage home gym stack up against a state-of-the-art, TV-in-every-corner fitness center? Very well, thank you! In fact, unless [...]
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The Heat is on the 6 Worst Summer Treats
14 Jun 2019
The first day of summer is June 21. For the dieter, summer can be the best of times… and the worst of times. You need to be fearful of six popular [...]
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Stop Dieting and Lose More Weight
11 Jun 2019
Have you gotten to a point in your diet where you feel like shouting, “Gimme a break?” Well, that’s pretty much what you may need to do: Stop your [...]
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13 Shopping Tips to Stretch Your Food Dollar
6 Jun 2019
I enjoy food shopping. However, more often than not, I come away from my local Walmart or Sparkle with a cart that’s crammed and overflowing with unplanned [...]
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45 Life Lessons to Take to Heart
4 Jun 2019
You may have seen the following list of life’s lessons. Supposedly penned by a 90-year-old woman looking back on her long life, these gems have been [...]
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Tossing Together a Few Thoughts About Salad
30 May 2019
How about a salad for lunch or dinner? Well, for many of us, the word salad denotes a bowl of cut greens, sliced tomato, purple Bermuda onion, a slice or two [...]
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Cornerstones of Successful Weight Loss
28 May 2019
In my two decades of writing about dieting, I have interviewed dozens of experts and have come away with a list of the four main truths that all dieters need to know [...]
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Garlic, Lime and Cilantro Snapper
24 May 2019
Serves: 2 Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 2 limes 2 garlic cloves, fresh 2 teaspoons dried cilantro 1/4 [...]
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7 Tasty Treats Under 50 Calories
22 May 2019
My name is John and I am a snackaholic. Because of this affliction my work lunch often includes a number of between-meal munchies – and, in a somewhat [...]
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Boost Your Weight Loss with These 5 Simple Tricks
20 May 2019
The late, great Tom Petty was pretty much on target when he sang “the waiting is the hardest part.” With that sentiment in mind, here are five of my favorite tricks [...]
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Easy Breakfast Egg White Taco
17 May 2019
Serves: 1 Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 11 minutes Ingredients 1/3 tomato 1/2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup egg white, large 2 [...]
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4 Tips for Surviving Spring & Summer Parties
15 May 2019
Millions of party-minded Americans will be hitting the backyard barbecue circuit this summer. These food-heavy gatherings pose special obstacles for the [...]
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Baked Ziti
9 May 2019
Serves: 4 Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Ingredients 8 ounces whole wheat pasta, dry 6 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil 1 cup cherry [...]
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Health & Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels Not a Fan of Keto
7 May 2019
In the world of health and fitness, few have achieved as much as personal trainer, businesswoman, author and television personality Jillian Michaels. The California [...]
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Baked Parmesan-Dijon Chicken
3 May 2019
Serves: 6 Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Ingredients 3/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese 3 [...]
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