May

Posted by Amy on May 23, 2011 in: Blog, May, PCOS Dinner Ideas.

It’s Monday and perhaps you’re coming off a weekend of letting your eating plan go.  Parties and spring get-togethers may have led to chips and dip, cake and ice cream, a margarita or  even two.  Now that the weekend is over, you might be  having a hard time getting back …

Posted by Amy on May 17, 2011 in: Blog, May, PCOS Dinner Ideas.

 Do you find that the more you eat foods that contain sugar or refined grains the more you crave them?  If you want to  break the craving cycle try crowding out these foods with more fresh vegetables, high quality fats, high quality protein and whole grains.  By following my menu plans …

Posted by Amy on May 8, 2011 in: Blog, May, PCOS Dinner Ideas.

Highly processed foods are made with chemicals like high fructose corn syrup and monosodium glutamate (MSG) that are always leaving you wanting more.  Remember the Lay’s chips ad campaign a few years ago -  “I bet you can’t eat just one?”  Processed foods like potato chips won’t satiate you. This …

Posted by Amy on May 1, 2011 in: Blog, May, PCOS Dinner Ideas.

Believing in yourself can have a huge impact in changing your lifestyle and eating healthier.  In a recent study, researchers found that  self-efficacy (believing that you can produce the results you want) seems to be a major influence on attempts to slim down.  People with high levels of self-efficacy tend …