Limit the amount of sugar you consume.
I’m sure many of you read Mark Bittman NYT’s article last week, It’s The Sugar, Folks or Michael Moss’ lengthy NYT’s Magazine piece, The Extraordinary Science Of Addictive Junk Food, each highlighting new evidence that sugar is toxic and well, just junk. Continue reading
Start your own healthy cookbook.
When you find, are given, or concoct your own delicious healthy recipes you love, write them down. Buy a personal cookbook this week and enter three recipes into it for the rest of this month’s challenge (then continue on). Having your own personal cookbook will help to you to make quick decisions about meals you should eat. The process of having to choose and decide from infinite possibilities in and of itself can easily wreck your healthy food lifestyle. Continue reading
Commit to trying and trying to like one new healthy food a week for the next few weeks.
As you add healthier foods into your diet, you will notice that you will develop a greater penchant for unfamiliar or previously unappealing items. Why? Our palates adapt to that which they are served and to that which they are not (you may have heard that when we eliminate sugar from our diets we stop craving it). As you incorporate novel and healthier foods into your diet, you will likely feel and look better. You might even find that you’re spontaneously losing weight without even thinking about it–hopefully your new healthy foods will replace some of the bad stuff as you exchange meat and simple carbs with legumes, veggie proteins, grains. Continue reading
Don’t fall for office food traps, or for that matter, any of the various corporate diet disaster situations.
You know what you need to eat and have the discipline to ignore anything outside the scope of what belongs in your body. Forget about what’s circulating around you in the office, what’s in your company’s kitchen or vending machine, what your colleagues are eating, whose birthday people are celebrating, whether you’re at a breakfast, lunch, or dinner meeting, or attending a conference. Continue reading
I’m an ardent fan of light, simple, easy-to-make and buy lunches. I think of my diet as the reverse European diet; I prefer eating minimally during the day and wholesomely at dinner time (between 6pm and 7:30pm). Continue reading
You control what goes into your body and once you own this knowledge, you will be on your way to achieving your food goals, whatever they may be (weight loss, lean muscle tone, better heart health, greater stamina, disease prevention). Continue reading
Today kicks off the first day of The Julie Wilcox Method 1-Month Food Challenge. As I did with THE JWM Core Challenge, I will be posting short daily food tips on how to make a healthy diet a long-term part of your life. The tips will cover guidelines and knowledge about how to think about what you consume, nutrition, weight loss, healthy recipes, information on restaurants, grocery shopping, ordering in, eating behavior, and anything and everything else food-oriented that will help you enhance your wellness. Continue reading
Check out my latest Forbes article, “Best Restaurants Across The U.S: You Can Make Healthier Choices And Still Have Fun.” Continue reading
New York Fashion Week is underway and abuzz. I can vouch for the excitement having just been to a presentation at Lincoln Center, surrounded by stunning outfits strutting the square and hallways around me. That said, it’s time to take a look at some of my favorite fall yoga clothing for women and men. Continue reading
