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10 Tips to Prevent and Recover From Overtraining Syndrome | Overtraining can cause so many symptoms, from injuries, to mood disorders, to fatigue and insomnia, to hormonal imbalances and more. If you want to know how to avoid overtraining as well as the best recovery tips, this post is a great resource. We're sharing signs and symptoms to watch for, and tons of helpful advice to help you train smarter, not harder.

10 Tips to Help You Prevent and Recover From Overtraining Syndrome

16:8 Intermittent Fasting for Beginners | Intermittent fasting has gained popularity in the weight loss and maintenance space, bit it offers many other health benefits too. It can help decrease visceral fat, improve cognition and brain function, decrease insulin resistance, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and reduce inflammation! There are many different intermittent fasting meal plans and intermittent fasting schedules to choose from, and this post has tons of tips for beginners!

Weight Loss that Lasts: 16:8 Intermittent Fasting Tips for Beginners

EFT Tapping for Weight Loss | If you're looking for EFT tapping tips for beginners to help reduce stress and anxiety, and to help you lose weight, this post is a great starting point. We're covering the basics - what is EFT tapping? what are the benefits of EFT tapping? does EFT tapping help people lose weight? - and we also share 4 beginner tips as well as a step by step EFT tutorial to help you get started. Forget the weight loss plans and diets and give this a try!

EFT Tapping for Weight Loss: 4 Tips for Beginners

11 Ways to Stop Hunger Cravings for Unhealthy Foods | If you find it difficult to resist cravings for sugar, sweets, junk food, refined carbs, salty snacks, or all of the above, this post is for you! We're sharing common causes of food cravings, and our favorite tips and hacks to help kick cravings to the curb once and for all! Whether you struggling specifically with hormonal PMS cravings, or late night snacking is an everyday occurrence for you, these tips work!

11 Ways to Stop Hunger Cravings for Unhealthy Foods

7 Workouts for Women Over 50 | If you want to know how to lose weight over 50, this post is for you! We're sharing tips and workouts to help you lose weight after menopause. Perfect for beginners and beyond, this post includes a mix of workouts including full body weight training, resistance band exercises, cardio, HIIT, walking workouts, and even a sitting ab workout to target your core muscles. These workouts will help improve your metabolism, burn calories, and tighten and tone!

Middle Age and Fabulous! 7 Workouts for Women Over 50

7 Walking Workouts for Weight Loss | If you want to create a walking workout plan for weight loss, this post has lots of tips and workouts to choose from ranging from 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes...all the way to an hour! You can make these as easy or hard as you want. Whether you like to workout at the gym, at home, outside, or a combination of the 3, we'll help you get your steps and miles in each day!

7 Walking Workouts for Weight Loss for Beginners and Beyond

The Galveston Diet for Beginners | What is The Galveston Diet? And what are the health benefits? Will it help me lose weight? We answer all of these questions and more in this post! Designed to reduce the symptoms of menopause, including a slow metabolism, inflammation, hot flashes, and weight gain, many middle aged women have had success on The Galveston Diet Plan. This post includes a foot list of what to eat and avoid, as well as recipes you can use to create a meal plan just for you!

The Galveston Diet for Beginners: 8 Things to Eat and Avoid

15 Lifestyle and Diet Tips to Improve Metabolic Syndrome | What is metabolic syndrome? Are there symptoms? What are the treatment options? What is the best diet to follow if you have it? These are all great questions, and while there is no diet plan or exercise plan designed specifically to reverse metabolic syndrome, there are lifestyle changes you can make and a list of foods you should and should not eat to help. If you want to know how to cure metabolic syndrome, give this a read!

Syndrome X: 15 Lifestyle and Diet Tips to Improve Metabolic Syndrome

60 Summer Dessert Recipes for Weight Loss | If you're looking for simple, quick and easy summer desserts that are also light and healthy, this post is for you! We've curated the best of the best, including no bake, chocolate, and fruit desserts, as well as summer desserts for a crowd. Perfect for summertime - or anytime - we made sure to include vegan, keto, gluten-free, dairy-free, and low calorie options, as well as ideas for kids!

Simple Delicious: 60 Summer Dessert Recipes for Weight Loss

Calorie Cycling for Weight Loss | Carb cycling vs calorie cycling - what is best? If you want to lose weight, build muscle, and burn fat, but don't love following strict diets and eating plans, calorie cycling may be just what you need! We're giving you the 411 on the calorie cycling diet for women, including 3 different plan ideas to consider, ideas on how to get started, tips for fat loss and weight loss, and everything you need to create a calorie cycling meal plan that works for you!

Calorie Cycling for Weight Loss: 8 Tips to Build Muscle and Lose Fat

20 Bulletproof Coffee Recipes To Kickstart Your Morning | Never had bulletproof coffee? Read this! We're sharing all the deets, including the many health benefits it offers, how to make bulletproof coffee in 3 easy steps, easy bulletproof coffee upgrades for added flavor, our favorite iced bulletproof coffee recipes, plus keto bulletproof coffee recipe for weight loss. These recipes are easy, taste great, and will give you energy and improve cognitive functioning!

Procaffeinating: 20 Bulletproof Coffee Recipes To Kickstart Your Morning

How To Get Rid of Menopause Belly Fat | From hot flashes, to night sweats, to mood swings, perimenopause and menopause can cause many uncomfortable symptoms. Many women gain weight during the transition to menopause, particularly around their midsection, which can lead to metabolic syndrome and other health-related conditions. The good news is that it IS possible to lose weight after menopause, and this post includes lifestyle changes plus diet and exercise tips to help!

13 Tips to Prevent and Get Rid of Menopause Belly Fat

30 Summer Drinks Under 200 Calories | If you're looking for easy and refreshing drink recipes you can enjoy when the weather is hot, these ideas will inspire you! We've included a mix of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drink recipes, and they're all under 300 calories, allowing you to indulge without sabotaging your weight loss and fitness goals and progress. Say goodbye to plain and boring vodka drinks and tequila drinks and give these low calorie summer cocktails and mocktails a try!

Cocktails and Mocktails: 30 Summer Drinks Under 200 Calories

8 Bedtime Workout Routines For Weight Loss and Sleep | Can't find time to exercise during the day? Want a quick and easy routine you can do before bed to help you tighten and tone your body without compromising your sleep? Perfect for beginners and beyond, these evening workout routines are the perfect pre-bed at home exercises to help you meet your weight loss goals when you're pressed for time. If you want a flat stomach, toned legs, and strong core, take the challenge!

8 Bedtime Workout Routines For Weight Loss and Better Sleep

30 Summer Salads for Weight Loss | If you're looking for easy and filling summer salad recipes that will help with your weight loss goals, we're curated the best of the best! Made with fresh ingredients, these healthy ideas are perfect for BBQ get togethers, and you can easily increase the size of the recipes for a crowd. We've included tons of ideas, from keto to vegan, cold to warm, pasta to fruit, and they make great leftovers and packable lunches!

Clean and Green: 30 Summer Salads For Weight Loss

6 Rowing Machine Workouts for Weight Loss | Whether you're a beginner or an old time pro, these rowing workouts are low impact, allowing you to get a full-body workout without risk of injury or wear and tear on your muscles and joints. You can do these at the gym or at home as a standalone workout, or you can add them before and after a run, bike ride, strength training, or CrossFit sesh for a little extra HIIT and cardio!

Low Impact Cardio: 6 Rowing Machine Workouts for Weight Loss

11 Cold Weather Running Tips and Hacks for Beginners | If you're new to winter running and want to know what to wear, how to choose the right gear, which running accessories you need, and tips to stay warm and dry so you don't get a chill, this post is for you! Dressing for the cold weather is key, and we'll teach you everything you need to know, from layering your outfit, to choosing the right socks and shoes, to staying dry and altering your route and training schedule, and more!

11 Cold Weather Running Tips and Hacks for Beginners

45 Super Bowl Cocktails Under 200 Calories | Part of the fun of Super Bowl Sunday is the drinks. Am I right? If you're trying to lose weight and want to indulge in a cocktail (or 4) without ruining your weight loss progress, we've curated the best low calorie drinks that are easy to make and taste delicious. Perfect for one or for a crowd, these simple cocktails go beyond vodka sodas. Learn how to create low calorie drinks with rum, tequila, gin, and anything else you have on hand!

Drink Up! 45 Super Bowl Cocktails Under 200 Calories

How to Stop Boredom Eating | If you want to know how to overcome unhealthy eating habits, like boredom eating, stress eating, or any other type of emotional eating patterns, this post has tons of helpful tips to teach you how to control your mindset, how to beat cravings, and how to avoid eating your feelings. These clean eating strategies will help you figure how to control cravings before they start, allowing you to plan ahead and learn how to stop making unhealthy choices in the moment.

Emotional Eater? 9 Ways to Stop Boredom Eating One and For All

75 Comfort Food Recipes Under 500 Calories | If you're craving comfort food without the guilt, this post is for you! We've curated the best healthy, low calorie comfort food recipes, allowing you to enjoy your favorite meals without sabotaging your weight loss goals. From vegan and vegetarian comfort foods loaded with plant-based protein, to crockpot and casserole dishes that are easy to whip up, to our favorite guilt-free desserts, these comfort food ideas will not disappoint!

Guilt-Free and Delicious: 75 Comfort Food Recipes Under 500 Calories

How to Stop Drinking Alcohol | Trying to quit alcohol? Whether your booze of choice is wine, beer, or hard liquor, this post has tons of simple tips and ideas to keep you motivated and help you push through alcohol cravings like a boss. Removing alcohol from your diet is a very effective way to lose weight, and there are many other health benefits of eliminating alcohol from your diet. Learn how to cope with FOMO at home and while socializing with friends while you kick bad habits to the curb!

How to Stop Drinking Alcohol: 10 Tips and Tricks to Reduce Cravings