Mark Wahlberg wants you to know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and he wants TV host Dr. Oz to know it too. After Oz spoke publicly in favor of intermittent fasting (a calorie reduction technique in which you only eat during a short window each day), the famously ripped actor
At his heaviest, Dan Witmer weighed 260 pounds — which was helpful when he was playing football. But once it became apparent he wouldn’t be going pro, he resolved to get lean. “Once I decided, OK this weight is no longer beneficial to me because I’m not playing football, I started to have issues losing
Of all the most hated kitchen tasks, squeezing a lemon ranks somewhere below mincing garlic and above chopping an onion. This is largely due to the fact that lemon seeds, tricky little buggers that they are, have a propensity to leap from the pulp of the fruit and into whatever vessel you’re using to collect
1/12 On Saturday 25 January, millions around the world will celebrate the Chinese New Year in the best possible way – with an abundance of delicious food. Whether you're marking the Year of the Rat with an intimate dinner party or having a bigger bash, food is likely to take centre stage of the celebrations
Everybody knows someone who lost a lot of weight when they started running. And plenty of people know runners who went the other way, gaining weight during training. So does running help or hurt your weight loss goals? It depends on how you do it. How running helps you lose weight You can lose weight
ICYMI, Costco‘s rotisserie chicken is a thing of true beauty. In a sea of oversized vats of olives and ketchup jugs the size of your head, the rotisserie chicken stands out for a few reasons: it’s tender, it’s juicy, it’s quick and it’ll only set you back around five bucks. Roughly the cost equivalent of
Recently, the New York Times declared that the only resolution anyone needs to make in 2020 is to quit sugar. They cited all of the research and data and listed the many ~many~ health benefits of booting the sweet stuff. What they didn’t do is serve up an actionable step-by-step plan for dealing with sugar
My name is Kassidy Reikens (@dilla7) and I’m from Cheyenne, Wyoming.At 260 pounds, I decided it was time for a change. So I dove into meal prepping, hit the gym, and lost 190 pounds. Before I got pregnant with my first daughter, I weighed 200 pounds. I was extremely unhealthy. And it didn’t get any
Nothing breaks us out of our mid-day slump like having a bright, fresh salad for lunch, but if you’ve ever tried to make a salad ahead of time, chances are you too have faced disappointment by way of soggy lettuce, mushy vegetables, and onions that seem to magnify in flavor with every passing second. Well,
Around 25 million people in Germany have a high blood pressure. As with many diseases, our Lifestyle plays a major role in this. The right diet can move at high blood pressure much, because Almost all of the ready meals and processed foods contain a lot of salt and sugar. We have the best tips
Massimo Giusto loves challenges. The 39-year-old has lived with his family in Hong Kong for the last 14 years, where he owns and manages a company devoted to high-end timepieces and accessories. He’s a driven guy who sets goals and commits himself to hitting them. He freely admits there were times in his life when
If you were to say the words “plant-based” to someone 15 years ago, they might have stared at you, head tilted slightly, and said, “Huh?” That’s because 15 years ago the term didn’t really exist. Neither did Forks Over Knives, or Impossible Burgers, or fake chicken at KFC. Now everyone from Mike Tyson to your
If there’s one thing that watching The Golden Girls in our formative years taught us, it’s that there’s no such thing as too much cheesecake. The Cheesecake Factory obviously agrees with this sentiment — at what other restaurant can you choose between more than 30 flavors of cheesecake at the end of the meal? They’re
You may know him as an Iron Chef, the superstar of the restaurant world, author, fashion icon or iconic television presence but at home, Geoffrey Zakarian, or GZ as his close friends call him, is the doting dad to three young kids and is exactly as down-to-earth as you’d hope him to be. We were
My name is Alex Beach (@theketobeach), I’m 26, and I live in Georgetown, South Carolina. At almost 200 pounds, and after a miscarriage, I decided to change my eating habits and give the keto diet a try. I lost 51 pounds in the process—and I couldn’t be happier. You know how people say that if
Is it too early to stock up on Valentine’s Day candy and sweets? No? Great, then you’ll want to add ‘Target run’ to your to-do list today because the store has the best — and brightest — assortment of V-Day treats and snacks we’ve seen thus far, from a goodie-stuffed Valentine’s Day mug to a
Who doesn’t love photographing their incredibly looking plate of food before tucking in and enjoying it, if not just to make others a tiny bit jealous? Well, we probably all do, but not everyone’s shot is Instagram-worthy, but fear not as Zizzi’s new Instagrammer in Residence is here to help. James Thompson, better known to
My name is Simmy Hassan (@barbellebeautyy). I’m 30 and I live in Dallas. I wear many hats, but my most important job is being a mom. I’m also currently a client relations manager and slowly working my way into the fitness industry. I did Whole30 to lose the weight I gained during pregnancy and got
The basics: I’m Chancie Petty and I’m from East Texas. I’m 29, and I am a full-time fireman’s wife and stay at home mama of three boys. After my lifestyle was negatively impact my relationships, I knew I had to make a change—and I’ve now lost 113 pounds to date. At the end of 2017,
You’d think that after the holidays we’d be totally done with sweets, ready to jump on the superfood, fruits and veggies, drinking lots of water bandwagon. But you’d be wrong, because the holidays have passed and the only thing our taste buds are dreaming about is the new Girl Scout Cookies flavor, Lemon-Ups. Lemon-Ups are a crispy