New Year’s Resolutions One Month Later

Making New Year’s Resolutions in January is easy. Keeping them is another story. More times than most, we make our resolutions too complicated and without flexibility. We need to give ourselves some grace and allow for our goals to be tweaked. Some progress is better than no progress. Don’t throw in the towel just because […]

“I love this class!”

Below is a testimonial from a recent Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less participant who completed the program: “I am enrolling in this class again for the second time as I depend on this class to keep me in check and am thankful for my school state health plan insurance. ESMMWL has been a life […]

Does Intermittent Fasting Help You Lose Weight?

Yet another report of a new study on Intermittent Fasting (IF) has crossed my desk. IF (or time restricted feeding) is a dieting trend that includes dedicated periods of time when an individual consumes little to no calories and other times they eat as usual. Unless you raid the fridge during your sleeping hours, we […]

Are Longer Walks Better than Shorter Walks?

A recent research study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine answered the question: are long walks better than short walks? They followed participants for almost 10 years to examine the number of cardiovascular events and all cause mortality. The most benefit in reducing risk of heart events was a walk of 15 minutes or […]

“Nothing has impacted me and changed my mindset like this program”

Below is a testimonial from a recent Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less participant who completed the program: “I want to thank everyone involved with the ESMMWL and ESMMWL2 programs. Over the past 35+ years I have done WeightWatchers (3 times), Medi-Fast (twice) and two different Christian Bible based weight loss programs. I have always been […]

Finding MY Fitness Connection

Last winter, when contemplating activities I could do with my husband, I came across bicycle tours. An internet search revealed a wide variety of tour companies offering bicycle tours all over the world. I have always wanted to see the New England fall foliage, so I signed us up for an October tour in rural […]

I Got Back on Track by Tracking: 10 Takeaways

I recently turned 50 and hit the realization that many of our participants realize… my metabolism is not what it used to be. For much of my adult life, I have been able to eat mainly healthy foods without paying close attention to my portions. I could eat some chocolate every day without having to […]

“Life-Changing Experience”

Below is a testimonial from a recent Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less participant who completed the program: “I started the Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less program weight about 14 weeks ago, and I can honestly say it’s been a life-changing experience. Like many others, I had struggled for years to lose weight and […]