How Smart Are Smart Ones Satisfying Selections?

If I may be frank, diet food has always made my butt twitch. I hate it that when my friends and family think of it, they cringe. I hate that they associate “going on a diet” with deprivation and focus on all of the foods that they think they can’t have. After all, eating well is [...]

The Pros and Cons of Commercial Diets

By Brandi Koskie for DietsInReview.com Healthy eating plans—like fit bottoms—come in all shapes and sizes. There are thousands of them. Sounds astonishing, right? At DietsinReview.com, we’ve reviewed more than 2,000 and sometimes feel like we haven’t scratched the surface. At some point they all start to look the same, but there are those that stand out [...]

The Juicy Health Benefits of In-Season Watermelon

By Brandi Koskie for DietsInReview.com “We’re havin’ a heat wave… a tropical heat wave…” Mercy me if the lyrics to this Marilyn Monroe song don’t epitomize this summer. Record-setting temperatures and heat indexes are making it almost too unbearable to even think about going outside, much less actually doing it. There’s one thing you should [...]

We Try Two Smarter Sundaes

We are far from perfect here on FBG when it comes to our diets. And, actually, we like it that way. Perfection is not onlyno fun, it’s also unrealistic. Not to mention that all of us are in different stages of our healthy eating lives. Which is where today’s review comes in. Despite the fact [...]

Yum…Coffee Cake & a Breakfast Giveaway!

Although I’m not a huge cake girl, I have a serious soft-spot in my heart (or belly—pun intended!) for coffee cake. The moist cake and crumbly streusel topping go perfectly with a cup of dark roast on a lazy Sunday morning. While I usually only indulge in this type of treat once every few months, I have [...]

FitLinks: Cocktail Calories, a Fitness Bucket List & More!

Before you don your New Year’s Eve party hat tomorrow night, check out these fabulous reads! Ten winter activities that are fun and get you feeling the burn! —Yahoo! Shine The Weight Watchers Point System gets a big overhaul. —That’s Fit Eating? Step away from the computer! —Fat Fighter TV Before you toast with that cocktail, take this [...]

Summer Slimming, Exercise Therapy and a Winning Combo

Losing lbs in warm weather, exercise therapy for lovers and Weight Watchers need to lift weights, too. Summer Shape Up The American Council on Exercise (ACE) recently conducted a survey of 1,000 ACE-Certified Personal Trainers to get their advice regarding the best techniques to get fit for summer. No shocker here: They recommended strength training, [...]

Nosh: Applebee’s Weight Watchers Menu

I tend to be a creature of habit. So each time I hit my friendly neighborhood Applebee’s, I get one of two items: the Oriental Chicken Salad or some of the tastiest chicken fingers known to man. But on my recent trip to the restaurant, I stepped outside my boundaries and decided to give the Weight [...]