Eat Smart, Start Fresh

November 9, 2009 by Smart Diva Online  
Filed under Diet

Clean out the fridge and clear out the cupboards to make room for a new healthy diet. Expand your choices of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes to improve your health and avoid foods that increase your risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, to name a few. Create a satisfying long-term healthy eating plan [...]

Cardio Pudge: The Danger

October 24, 2009 by Smart Diva Online  
Filed under Fitness

You’ve decided to hit the gym. Everyday you plan to spend 30 minutes on the treadmill then another 30 minutes lifting weights. Soon, you increase the cardio, thinking a higher heart rate for a longer time and more sweat will shed those pounds quicker. You start to spend an hour or two alternating between the [...]

You Are What You Eat

October 22, 2009 by Smart Diva Online  
Filed under Diet

It is a truth, universally accepted, that 85% of the way your body looks is what you put into it. Literally. Exercise alone cannot guarantee a drastic reduction of body fat and excess weight. You need a good, healthy long-term eating plan and keep it consistent.
Following a specific diet program like Weight Watchers, Atkins, and [...]