When I tried cutting sugar out of my diet and all I could think about non-stop was getting my hands on some lusciously sweet, sugar-coated sugar, I realized it wasn’t just what I lovingly referred to as a “sugar tooth.” It felt more like a gripping addiction, which made it that much more important to…
What if I told you that you could lose weight by eating bread and cheese? It happened to me. And I’ve never felt better in my life. To make a long story short: I was feeling sluggish and bloated, and while I was constantly eating “healthy” (no gluten or dairy for weeks!), the scale didn’t…
When there’s a delicious and festive feast on the table, it’s easy to go overboard at holiday meals. Whether it’s a salt binge, too many sweets, or buttery dishes galore (we’re looking at you, mashed potatoes and gravy), don’t resign yourself to feeling uncomfortable after the meal or the next day. Here are 10 tips…
A lot of things changed when I moved to San Francisco. I was much colder. I bought my first real jacket. I tried Philz Coffee for the first time. I started a new job. And, out of nowhere, my stomach started ballooning arbitrarily throughout the week making me look three-to-six-months pregnant at any given moment,…
If you’re giving up dairy because you’re lactose intolerant in a major way, have decided to go Paleo, want to get rid of your bloated belly or acne, or are doing it for the animals, it’s not easy, especially if you consider cheese to be its own food group. With these tips, you’ll be able…
If you are what you eat, it seems a good idea to eat foods that help fight bloating. Summery and exotic fruits, like papaya and pineapple, can prevent the belly bloat, but you should know about the best foods of the Fall season that combat that puffy, gassy feeling. Read on to see which foods,…
If you want to fight belly fat, burning calories and fat through cardio – especially interval training – is your best bet. Bloating, on the other hand, is its own beast, and you can’t feel confident rocking your fitted shirts if your belly is superpuffy. Luckily, there are easy ways to reduce bloating so that…
You order pizza for dinner, and without even realizing it, you’ve devoured three slices, a beer, and a garlic knot (or was it three?) in under 20 minutes. You probably don’t even feel full at first, but then sweet mother of all things cheesy, you suddenly feel so bloated that you wonder if you swallowed…
The dreaded food baby: while it’s sometimes a product overindulgence, it might also result from other factors, as a fitness editor shared on Facebook. Along with her before and after shot, Tiffany Brien wrote, “We are not all what we seem on social media . . . nobody is perfect.” Tiffany goes on to explain…
You already know that if you eat crap all day, that’s how you can expect to feel. Aside from being low in energy and foggy headed, an upset stomach complete with belly bloat is on your horizon. But what if you eat healthy, drink enough water, and avoid foods that make you bloated, like dairy,…
