Weight Management for Professionals & Dieters

Roadblocks surface through the course of every dieter’s weight loss program.  Some are legitimate issues they will need your help to overcome. Others are smokescreens or issues that seem real to the dieter – and may have held them back before – but are really excuses used to cover the underlying issues.

In these tough economic times, wise spending and money saving have become increasingly more important. But, how about adding living a healthy lifestyle to your budget-friendly list? Not only will it help you look and feel better, but it can help keep your money in your pockets too! Here’s how:

Rice, pasta, and bread are just some of a carbohydrate lover’s favorite foods. While it is important to enjoy these dishes in moderation, you need to ensure you are consuming whole grains instead of refined grains whenever possible. Why? Because during the refining process, much of the B vitamins, iron, and dietary fiber are removed, whereas whole grains contain the entire grain and provide important health benefits: 

The 2012 Certification Examination for Obesity Medicine Physicians (COMP) will be administered November 3-17, 2012. Prior to the exam, physicians must have a minimum of sixty (60) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ on the topic of obesity; at least thirty (30) credit hours must be obtained by participation and attendance at a conference.

Grocery food preparation plays an important role in your daily weight loss or weight maintenance efforts. Therefore, it is important to be mindful of the ingredients you choose as well and your cooking methods so as not to derail a healthy meal with additional fat and calories. To keep your meal healthy, consider the following cooking tips:

According to the U.S. Surgeon General, more than half of the American population doesn’t participate in any type of regular exercise.  Let’s work to change this statistic with one of the easiest forms of exercise – walking!

Eating healthy is about more than what you are eating, it’s about how you eat as well. Often developed subconsciously, breaking bad habits isn’t easy, but it is possible!  Here’s a few common bad habits and ways to replace them.

Emotional highs and lows are a natural part of life; it is how you manage these times that plays a key factor in your physical health. Your self-esteem, relationships, and management of emotions all play a role in your overall psychological well-being.

When joining a weight loss program, it is the hope of each individual to not only lose weight, but to keep it off. For Jan and Adam Bridge, this commitment has become a new way of life.

Each year, as the holidays approach, Robard looks to give back to the local community that many of our employees, customers, and vendors, come from. In doing so, we run a holiday charity contribution fund that supports local food banks,  underprivileged youth, terminally ill children, and more. Our efforts are still underway, but with contributions from our employee fundraisers – raffles, auctions, and other events – and donations from our vendors, including, A&A Turf Management, Accu Staffing Services, The Bloom Organization, ColorSource, Inc., Del Val Chem Co., Material Handling Supply, Inc., and Mattie Studio, Inc., we have surpassed our highest expectations. And – to top it off – Robard matches all monies raised.