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Does weighing yourself really help you? Or does the common obsession with the scale hinder you on your weight loss journey? This is something that comes up on a regular basis for me as one of the GOLO Customer Support Agents. People talk to me about how much they weigh now and how much they want to weigh. Some people weigh themselves every day (with some weighing in several times a day) and some doing it once a week. The people who weigh themselves once a day or more claim that it helps them to stay on course. But, does it really? People can become obsessed with the number on the scale. If ...

It’s the same story every time. We get so excited to start a new diet or weight loss program. We are certain that this is going to be “the one” that changes everything. And then, even if it is going well, we find a way to fall off the wagon. Why does this happen? Are we sabotaging ourselves? Let’s take a look at some reasons why we fall off the wagon and some ways to overcome them! WE SET UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS By setting goals that are out of our reach, we are setting ourselves up for failure. We want quick and immediate results, hoping to lose 20 pounds in one month. Then, we are disa...

Let’s talk breadcrumbs. Have you ever looked at their ingredient list? We did and it was scary! Enriched flour (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin Folic Acid), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Cottonseed, Canola), Brown Sugar, Honey, Molasses, Sugar, Corn Meal, Dough Conditioners (Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Soy Lecithin, Calcium Carbonate), Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives). AND that list is not even HALF of the ingredients for some of the commercial...

It’s time to commit! No more excuses!! We are almost half way through the year. Where are you with your weight loss goals? It’s time to check in with yourself. Are you where you hoped to be? If not don’t beat yourself up just stop, take a breath and recommit to your goals (and most importantly to yourself). Committing is about making a decision to be healthy and making yourself a priority. It’s about ending the relationship with your excuses. Who is with me???? Here are some ways to support your commitment to your weight loss, to being healthy and to YOU! • Make the decision: This is your l...

We all have heard it – breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Is there any truth to this statement? The answer is YES! Here’s why: • According to the American Heart Association, people who eat breakfast tend to have lower rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. • If you don’t eat breakfast, you are more prone to overeat later in the day. • Eating in the morning could lower your risk of Type 2 diabetes, by helping to avoid too many glucose spikes. • People who eat breakfast tend to be more active during the day, due to the energy they are consuming. • It m...