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Lifestyle & Mindset

<p>Improve your emotional and mental health to support your body’s transformation. &nbsp;</p>


This Simple Tactic Can Help Reduce Stress in Seconds

5 Desk Friendly Stretches to Help You De-Stress

Don’t Stress – It’s Bad for your Waistline!

Why Stress Is Dangerous & Stress Relief Ideas

Four Week December Mindfulness Challenge

Meditation You Can Do At Home

Why Seeing More Green Can Make You Happier

How to Manage Food Anxiety and Stress When You’re Stuck in the House

More on Stress

If you’ve ever wondered, ‘Am I tired because I’m overweight?’ you may be onto something. There’s evidence linking weight loss and increased energy — see how experts say you can reap the benefits.

Can Weight Loss Reduce Fatigue and Increase Energy?

Sleeping less than the recommended 7 to 9 hours spikes hunger and cravings, ultimately hindering weight loss. Experts tell us why sleep is so important for our weight loss goals and overall health, and offer their top strategies for improving rest.

The Surprising Link Between Sleep and Weight Loss

The cold, dark months of winter can be hard on our mood and energy levels. But the winter season can also have a major impact on our appetite and weight loss goals. Here’s what to know. 

How Does Seasonal Depression Affect Weight Loss?

Finding a wonderful partner can bring lots of life changes — including weight gain. Here are 6 strategies to keep you happy and healthy together.

Why We Gain ‘Happy’ Weight When We’re in Love

You’re on a weight loss journey, but suddenly, your favorite snacks appear. Or your partner “forgets” you have an exercise class scheduled. Why does this happen? Research has found that the people closest to you can sabotage your weight loss efforts. Here’s what to do about it.

4 Signs Your Partner Is Sabotaging Your Weight Loss — and What to Do

That constant chatter in your brain about food may be standing in the way of your weight loss goals. Here are 6 ways to turn down the volume.

What Is Food Noise and How Do We Turn It Down?

Experts share 6 common mistakes when making New Year’s resolutions for weight loss — and what we should do instead to reach our goals.

Do This, Not That: 6 Secrets to Making Weight Loss Resolutions Stick

Giving more thought to the process of eating is a proven way to lose weight. Try one — or all — of these expert hacks to help you slow down and focus on your food.

8 Mindful Eating Tricks to Help You Lose Weight

Weight loss is as much a mental game as it is a physical one. Here’s expert advice for adopting the right mindset for long-term success.  

6 Mindset Shifts That Can Help You Lose Weight

“I’ve felt physicians and other acquaintances treat me better — assume I’m more educated, more thoughtful, etc. — when I am thinner.”

When People Treat You Differently After You Lose Weight

Perfectionism can make weight loss harder. Here are expert-approved strategies to help overcome it and achieve greater long-term success. 

Perfectionism Can Sabotage Weight Loss — Here’s How to Shift Your Thinking

Have zombies taken over your mealtime? Mindless or distracted eating can threaten both your health and enjoyment of food. Here’s how to identify “zombie eating habits,” along with tips on conscious eating.

Do You Have Zombie Eating Habits?

Good nutrition starts during childhood. Get these top tips by a registered dietitian on how to raise your kids to be more mindful eaters.

How to Raise Mindful Eaters

The age old question of are snacks healthy? We took a look at what the current research is saying regarding snacking. Here's what we found.

To Snack or Not to Snack? That is The Question

Did you know that the human body is made up of over 50% water?

9 Hydration Hacks

Stress is inevitable. Using this three step strategy can ensure that you're managing it in a positive way instead of soothing with food.

How to Stop Stress Eating

Whether you're taking a break from alcohol or cutting back, theses strategies will help you confidently navigate any social setting.

How to Navigate Social Settings with Less Focus on Alcohol

Having a hard time drinking enough water? Our community is spilling their secrets on how they stay hydrated. Check out their tips.

5 Ways Lose It! Members Drink More Water

People often feel that they need to go through a life-changing event, suffer trauma, or have a mental health issue to warrant therapy, but this isn’t the case; most people would likely benefit from some form of therapy.

Do I Need Therapy? The Benefits of Therapy

Having a wellness routine is essential for our mental and physical health. Get these top tips from a registered dietitian on how to establish your own.

Working on Wellness NOW: How To Create A Wellness Routine & Put Your Health First

If you find yourself snacking more than you normally do, check out these five strategies to help you avoid mindless snacking.

5 Questions to Ask Ourselves to Avoid Mindless Snacking

Discover five practical and easy-to-implement lifestyle changes to help create a better future for our planet.

5 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Learn effective strategies to combat loneliness on any weight loss journey. Plus, how to support yourself to feel your best.

How to Battle Loneliness on the Road to Weight Loss

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Our registered dietitian breaks down the benefits of eating a morning meal.

Potential Benefits of Eating Breakfast

Discover five simple ways to kickstart healthy habits for your family. These practical tips will help your family thrive together.

5 Ways to Start Healthy Family Habits

Check out our favorite tips and tricks for making logging and sticking to your healthy eating plan even easier.

5 Tips for Building Healthy Tracking Habits

Eating healthier doesn't have to be expensive. Our registered dietitian shares her top 15 tips for eating healthy on a budget.

15 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget

We all know sleep is important to our overall health, but what if we have trouble getting to sleep? These seven simple strategies will help you hit the hay!

7 Strategies for A Better Night’s Sleep

Discover the top foods that disrupt sleep. Say goodbye to restless nights and hello to better sleep with our a couple dietary swaps.

What Not to Eat Before Bed: The Foods That May Be Keeping You Awake

We know many of our Lose It! members are working hard towards individual health goals and we want to support you in keeping a positive mindset. Use the tips below to say no to negative self-talk. 

5 Tips for Staying Positive

For National Nutrition Month, we're highlighting a health professional that you may benefit from having on your team - a dietitian.

4 Reasons to Schedule an Appointment with a Dietitian (Besides Weight Loss)

This quick tactic can help you quickly relieve stress. Plus learn the differences in two different types of stress.

Ever feel like you’ve been staring at a screen and sitting for hours, yet your body is still tired at the end of the day? You’re not alone!

If we have one thing in common, it’s the fact that we all sleep. Sleep is a natural periodic state of rest, and according to the Sleep Foundation, most healthy adults need about seven to nine hours of sleep each night.

3 Foods for Better Sleep

If you use food to soothe emotional situations, we've got a few strategies to help you identify a different way of coping.

What To Do When Food Is Your Primary Coping Skill

Having trouble sticking with your health goals? Check out these dietitian-approved 10 tips for staying motivated and on track.

7 Tips for Staying Motivated and On Track

This challenge is focused on your food choices. Join in on our 100-day tracking challenge and watch your health transform.

Need an Accountability Buddy? Join in for a 100-Day Tracking Challenge

Start the new year off right: Here are 7 tips to help you write your New Year resolutions and set attainable goals for 2019!

7 Tips for Setting Your New Year’s Resolutions

The holidays can be stressful if you have diabetes. Our dietitian shares 7 tips for managing your blood sugars during the holiday season.

7 Tips For Managing Your Diabetes During The Holidays

Here are 11 dietitian approved strategies for avoiding holiday weight gain and sticking to your health goals this season.

11 Tips for Sticking with Your Health Goals and Avoiding Weight Gain During the Holidays

Are you trying to stop stress eating? This tool can help! Learn more about how the hunger scale can assist with behavior change.

How to Use the Hunger Scale to Overcome Stress Eating

Am I even hungry? Turns out there are many reasons you might be eating unrelated to hunger. We've rounded up five to get you thinking.

5 Reasons You May Be Eating (When You’re Not Hungry)

Don't let your diabetes take a back seat this holiday season. Here's the pep talk you need to make your blood sugars a priority.

Diabetes: Staying Motivated Through the Holiday Season

Learn how to carry your healthy habits all the way through the weekend with the help of these five tips from our registered dietitian.

How to Stay on Track Over the Weekend

Our dietitian is sharing her best tips for sticking with your health goals, avoiding temptation, and still enjoying candy this Halloween.

How To Make Healthier Choices This Halloween

Food is so much more than calories alone. Keep reading to learn which five foods may help to boost mood and fight depression.

5 Mood-Boosting Foods to Help Fight Depression

For World Mental Health Day, check in with their own mental health or help impact the mental health of others.  Below are some ideas.

6 Ways to Participate in World Mental Health Day

Micronutrients and phytochemicals found in fruits and vegetables can have meaningful effects on mental health. Learn more now.

How Eating the Rainbow Helps with Mental Health

A lot of things can cause stress in our lives: health, relationships, money, work… the list goes on.

Trying to reach your healthy weight can be overwhelming. Here are a few strategies to make the process easier and more sustainable.

7 Ways To Make Your Healthy Habits More Sustainable

Here are 8 tips from registered dieticians on how to foster and maintain a healthy relationship with food and exercise when you're trying to lose weight.

8 Tips for Fostering a Healthier Relationship with Eating

Search #mindfuleating on Instagram, and you get over 400,000 results.

Mindfully Eat Your Way to a Healthier Weight

When it comes to dieting, many of us have strict rules around food. Get our dietitian's tips for improving mental flexibility around food.

How to Improve Your Mental Flexibility Around Food

Feeling tired all the time? Our registered dietitian breaks down how your lifesyle may be negatively affecting your energy levels.

Why Am I Tired All The Time? Potential Lifestyle Causes Of Low Energy.

Vitamin D is often referred to as the sunshine vitamin, but do you know why? We're diving into all the details you need to know.

Can The Sun Impact Vitamin D Levels?

Use these tips to stay on track with your health and wellness goals while you're on vacation.

Don’t Let Your Diet Go Up in the Air: How to Stay Healthy On Summer Vacation

Have you ever experienced this vicious cycle?

How Sleeping More Can Help You Stress Less

With over two million apps to choose from, we're highlighting six of our favorites to help promote a more productive, well-rounded year.

6 Apps Our Office is Loving This Year

Our registered dietitian covers some of the ways that going through menopause changes our bodies and, as a result, our nutrition needs.

How Nutrition Needs Change With Menopause

What if we told you that fruits and vegetables are two food groups that may impact more than just physical health?The latest research has found promising connections between produce consumption and improvements in mental health.  It’s no wonder they’re known as superfoods!

Can Eating Fruits and Vegetables Make You Happier?

Health is a mixture of physical, mental, and social well-being. Use our tips to continue making progress forward.

Improve Your Health this World Health Day

Did you know that Earth Day started in 1970 as an effort to increase public consciousness about air and water pollution? And now, over 50 years later, over 190 countries participate in Earth Day every year.

Showing Mother Earth Some Love This Earth Day

If you're trying to lose weight, set yourself up for success and try one of these strategies for organizing your space!

Set Yourself up for Success with a Kitchen Facelift

Many of us are feeling increased levels of stress and anger right now. Get these 14 tips from a dietitian on ways to manage your stress levels.

Mental health encompasses your emotional, psychological, and social well-being.  We've rounded up some apps to download for added support.

5 Apps to Optimize Your Well-Being

Tracking your food intake can be a helpful tool for behavior change, weight loss, and nutritional awareness. One study done by Duke University researchers found that participants who tracked their daily food intake lost a significant amount of weight.

How to Track in a Healthy Way

We're highlighting twenty ways you can participate in Random Acts of Kindness Day this year. Join in on Thursday, February 17th.

20 Simple Ways You Can Participate in Random Acts of Kindness Day

What is PCOS and how does diet play a role? Our registered dietitian explains how you can adjust your lifestyle if diagnosed with PCOS.

PCOS: What is it and how does diet play a role?

Studies show that getting enough sleep is essential for maintaining a healthy weight and improving overall health. Use these tips to get better sleep.

Sleep More to Weigh Less

Overate? Check out our registered dietitian's top 10 tips on how to bounce back after a night of overeating.

10 Tips to Get Back on Track After Overeating

Bring back awareness to your body and self by practicing a month of mindfulness. Get weekly mindfulness challenges set by our dietitian.

Find out what food deprivation is, why it leads to binging, and tips for avoiding binge eating from a registered dietitian.

Food Deprivation: What It Is & Why It Results In Binges

Our dietitian breaks down the difference between metabolism and metabolic rate as well as shares tips on boosting your metabolic rate.

Metabolism and Metabolic Rate: What’s the Difference?

Get tips on how to have a happier worldview and learn why improving your happiness can make you an overall healthier person.

How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness

Meditation has many health benefits, including stress reduction and improved self image. Here are some easy ways you can get started with meditation!

Why conditional happiness doesn't actually make us happy plus six tips on how to improve our happiness now.

Conditional Happiness and How to Be Happy Now

Here are some ways to practice self-love and keep your mental health in check this summer.

How To Take the Pulse Of Your Mental Health & Practice Self-Love This Fall

When we think of what it means to be healthy vs. unhealthy, we often use the presence of illness or disease as the sole differentiating factor between the two.

February is American Heart Month and our registered dietitian is sharing her top 9 tips for keeping your heart healthy and strong.

9 Tips for a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle

What are the Blue Zones? And how can we apply Blue Zone habits to live healthier and longer lives? Get tips from a registered dietitian.

What the Blue Zones teach us about living a longer, healthier life

Our registered dietitian shares her top 11 tips for crushing your new years resolutions this year. Get them now on Lose It.

11 Tips for crushing your New Years goals

Looking for healthy snack ideas to satisfy those evening cravings? Check out these dietitian-approved sweet and savory healthy snack options.

Why We Get Evening Food Cravings and How to Handle Them

There are many reasons why we may self-sabotoge. Get this essential guide to reducing self-sabotaging thoughts by our dietitian.

The Essential Guide to Reducing Self-Sabotaging Thoughts

Even after losing weight, many individuals still feel like they're in their old bodies. This article explains what phantom fat disorder is and how to help.

Phantom Fat Disorder: When Weight Loss Doesn’t Register

With Americans loading up on freezer and pantry staples, it’s no surprise we saw an uptick in carb and sugar intake over the past few weeks.

Data Story: How Healthy Eating Trends have Changed Since Quarantine Began

From walks around the neighborhood to members posting on social media using water jugs as weights, like most other parts of our daily routines, quarantine has changed our exercise habits too.

Data Story: How our Exercise Routines have Changed Since Quarantine

Being quarantined at home can be stressful and can cause anxiety around food for a variety of reasons. Our mental health pro is sharing her tips for managing food anxiety.

Check out the story of these three people who decided to make their health a priority in the New Year and reached their goals.

These Resolutioners Made It Past Quitter’s Day and Reached Their Health Goals

New Year's resolutions can be tough to stick to but our dietitian has got some ways to overcome these issues and crush your goals.

New Year’s Resolutions: Why They’re Hard to Keep and How to Change That

You can indulge in your favorite Thanksgiving desserts without sabotaging your health goals. This dietitian shares her best tips for navigating the dessert table this holiday.

Navigating the Thanksgiving Dessert Table

Sustainable Eating is defined as an integrated system of plant and animal production practices. Help the environment and your body with these 10 easy ways to eat sustainably!

10 Easy Ways to Be a More Sustainable Eater

The number on the scale isn't always the best indicator of your progress. Here's are some other ways to measure your success on your heath journey.

The Number on the Scale Doesn’t Define You or Your Progress

We're chatting about the best times to snack as well as the healthiest snacks to eat between meals!

Is Snacking Healthy?

While there’s nothing wrong with wanting to eat healthier, workout a little more, and possibly lose weight, there is a point in which a healthy goal becomes an unhealthy obsession.

How to Know When You’ve Crossed the Line Between Eating Healthier and Disordered Eating

Every hour, you make hundreds (or thousands) of decisions. So it’s no wonder that making healthy choices seems so hard! Here are some mind-hacks to trick your brain into making those decisions even faster!

Quick Tips to Make Healthier Decisions, According to Science

Let's look at a few ways sleep impacts important parts of your life—including weight loss!—and how you can kick-start a healthier lifestyle from the comfort of your own bed.