Healthy Eating | The Official Scottsdale Weight Loss Center Website

The Reality of Supersized Portions

One of the biggest benefits of working with a medical weight loss program is that so many of the smaller details are determined for you. This is the case especially when it comes to managing your healthy diet. When you first sign up for your weight loss program you will sit down with a nutritionist or weight loss doctor and review the types of foods that you typically eat, and the types of foods that you know you should be eating. Working with a weight loss expert in this way can clear up a lot of the misconceptions about what you should be eating every day to help you reach your weight loss goal.

Staff 2018-02-08T13:56:00+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating, Lifestyle|Tags: Healthy Habits, Nutrition|

Tacos for Weight Loss?

If you have struggled with obesity for any length of time, then it probably seems like you’ve heard it all before: all the weight loss tips, all of the strategies, all of the health concerns. Well, there is one diet strategy making headlines recently that you may have not heard before—the Mexican Food diet. Yep, you read that right! So-called dietary experts are making major headlines by saying that for the healthiest diet, the best thing you can do is to forego your traditional meals and to opt into the spirit of the fiesta!

Staff 2017-10-05T12:22:05+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating|Tags: Weight Loss Diet|

To Lose Weight, Stay Nutritionally Balanced

While weight loss is great for aesthetic reasons, and fitting into an old pair of jeans is one of the most rewarding feelings after weeks of hard work and self-control, the most important reason to lose weight is to support your health. Which is why losing weight in the healthiest way possible is important. There are a lot of diet trends out there that encourage weight loss by having you eliminate certain foods from your diet, leading you to swap out what would be a healthy diet with some sort of weight loss magic formula.

Staff 2017-12-21T11:01:37+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating|Tags: Healthy Habits, Nutrition|

Why is Soda Bad For You?

Soda is not good for you. This probably doesn’t come as much of a news flash, as soda is one of the first foods talked about whenever the topic of eating healthier is raised. There are actually a lot of reasons as to why soda is so demonized in the health-food industry. Soda is high in sugar content, it is comprised of a trove of chemicals that are not natural at all, and it is typically high in caffeine as well.

Staff 2017-12-21T11:05:39+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating, News|Tags: medical diet|

Sweet, Refreshing, and the Perfect Treat

Does it ever feel like your sweet tooth becomes more difficult to manage when it is hot outside? For so many, the hotter it gets, the more intense the cravings become. You can blame this on the many summertime sweets that so many of us enjoyed as kids. From popsicles to lemon-ice, the hot weather almost feels easier to manage when you have something cold and sweet to munch on.

Staff 2017-12-21T11:06:28+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating|Tags: Weight Loss Diet|

US Not Alone in the Obesity Epidemic

One in every three adults in the United States are obese or overweight. For the past decade, talk of an obesity epidemic has dominated the majority of the conversation about health in the United States. As more and more people turn to medical weight loss programs for support, many point their finger at the unhealthy nature of the typical American diet as the primary reason as to why such a large portion of our population are struggling with obesity and weight loss.

Staff 2017-12-21T11:08:38+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating, Obesity Medicine|Tags: Childhood Obesity, Obesity and Health|

Spicy Foods for Weight Loss?

If you’ve spent an afternoon looking online for weight loss advice, then chances are you’ve come across some downright strange ideas that people have about what can help you finally reach your weight loss goal. Some ideas are downright unhealthy, but others seem to hold just enough merit to make you think they might work. Before you fall for another weight loss trick, remember: the most effective means of losing weight is through a medical weight loss program.

Staff 2017-12-21T11:10:20+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating|Tags: Eating Out, Nutrition|

Eating Vegetables for Weight Loss

Lose weight, improve your heart health, and even reduce your risk of early menopause by eating a diet rich in vegetables.

Staff 2017-12-21T11:15:06+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating|Tags: Healthy Habits, Nutrition, Weight Loss Diet|

Health Mistakes and Weight Loss Foods

Eating healthy doesn’t always come easily, even for those with the best intentions. There are times that temptation gets the best of you, and other times when hunger simply trumps your healthy goals. Even self-proclaimed health nuts make mistakes now and again.

Staff 2017-12-21T11:18:21+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating, Lifestyle|Tags: Healthy Habits, Nutrition|

Mindful Eating: A Guide to Getting Started

During your medical weight loss program you will encounter a lot of different dietary strategies and exercise habits. The majority of the dietary strategies that you will read about or be introduced to by your weight loss doctor will involve some degree of making changes to your food choices.

Staff 2017-05-24T12:33:14+00:00 Categories: Healthy Eating|Tags: emotional eating|