Congratulations to everyone who participated in our Fall Weight Loss Challenge!  We are so proud of everyone who have finished the Challenge!!
And congratulations to Grace, Edgar and Bob for being the top three finishers.
Winning the Challenge is not only about losing the most weight but about being successful on all of the following factors that, we believe, will help keep your weight off for the long-term.

Percent Body Weight Loss
Record Keeping
Eating Breakfast
Exercise
Monitoring Weight
Low-fat Diet
Sportsmanship

Stay tuned for announcements about our bigger and better New Year’s Weight Loss Challenge that will start January …

Enjoy your Thanksgiving with family and friends without the guilt of enjoying great food with great company.
Have your breakfast as usual.
Do not save your allowances or calories for Thanksgiving dinner. Eat your snacks as usual.
And remember, keep Thanksgiving Day a DAY and don’t turn it into a Thanksgiving WEEKEND.
Have a great Thanksgiving from Nutrition for You!

On days when staying awake and focused seem nearly impossible, how can I keep my energy up during the day without ruining my diet with too much caffeine and sugar?
Before we talk about nutrition, we need to talk about sleep. Just cutting down your sleep by one hour will have a huge negative effect on your energy for the rest of day. Nutrition For You doesn’t recommend a particular number of sleeping hours per night.  We all have our own individual sleep needs but it is very important to realize …

We frequently recommend a high fiber cereal to start the day off right.  There are many selections in markets today but don’t be confused by all of the “marketing claims.”  Just because a box or label says “made with whole grain” or “healthy” doesn’t make it so.  Of course whole grains are recommended, but many cereals marketed as healthy fail to meet these three goals for a healthy high fiber cereal.
Look for the following in each serving as a good guide:

Total Fat : less than 2g per serving
Fiber : more …

Today kick’s off the first day of the Weight Loss Challenge at Nutrition for You.  For the next 12 weeks participants will be learning about nutrition and competing not only against each others but against themselves to see who can win the Challenge.
Participants will challenge themselves to excel in more than just weight loss, but in a number of important areas for long term health:
1. Percent Body Weight Loss
2. Record Keeping
3. Eating Breakfast
4. Exercise
5. Monitoring Weight
6. Low-fat Diet
7. Sportsmanship
We actually have two Challenges underway.  After a very successful fall challenge …