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Can you lose weight without counting calories? The answer is often YES

Fresh fruit and waffles for breakfast

Inside: Can you lose weight without counting calories? You don’t have to count them, but you do have to cut them. Fortunately, you have lots of ways to go about that. The master cleanse diet has followers drinking a concoction of lemon juice, maple syrup,…

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10 healthy eating hacks to make easy your best friend forever

healthy eating salad in grey bowl

These shortcuts to healthy eating are the simple diet hacks you need to bring better nutrition to the table with more ease and less frustration. I see you juggling busy schedules, taking care of family members, cooking, cleaning, driving, and desperately hunting for a few…

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Here’s the starchy vegetables list you need for a health boost

starchy vegetables list

You ask: are starchy vegetables bad for you; do they spike your blood sugar; how much is okay to eat; and what’s on a starchy vegetables list? What do potatoes and tomatoes have in common? What about pumpkin and zucchini? From my perspective – the…

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Is it good to have a cheat day now and then?

man eating a donut

Inside: Is it good to have a cheat day? Lots of dieters get tired of their rigid food intake, so the lure of a “legal” cheat day is strong. But is it good? What does the word cheating bring to mind? When I was about…

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Get better eating habits with the power of 1 tiny change right in front of you

change 1 thing in your eating environment

Your eating environment (or any environment) is more important than willpower. Find out how to fix your eating environment and your eating habits with one tiny change. I have finally killed my obsessive email-checking habit! And what a change: I’m more productive. I enjoy my…

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How to eat more vegetables the healthy, convenient, tasty way

spiralized kohlrabi

Stop spending hours in the kitchen adding more veggies to your diet. Here’s how to eat more vegetables with healthy convenience foods. When do you feel like a broken record? Could it be when you say any of these? “Have you done your homework?” “No,…

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Health benefits of herbs & spices + are you making these 5 common mistakes?

Fresh herbs with health benefits

There’s great news when it comes to the health benefits of herbs and spices! Plus they’re easy to use. But don’t make these 5 common mistakes. I’ve got a spice cabinet, a spice drawer and an overflow shelf too. Plus, I’ve got basil, lemon verbena,…

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Think you’re too lazy to eat right? You’ve got that wrong!

Cooking with friends and having fun is motivating

It’s not that you’re too lazy to eat right. It’s that healthy eating is hard – and for lots of reasons that have nothing to do with your character. Could it be that all the lazy people of the world came to me to help…

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Build healthy eating habits with this quick and fun brain hack

variety of garden vegetables

Can you trick your brain to build healthy eating habits? This brain hack will help you eat better. And feel better about yourself. Can celebrating your wins help you eat more broccoli and fewer cookies? Will yesterday’s “You go, Jill,” get me to jog a…

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Here’s how to change your eating habits in a new, surprising way

fruit trays for good eating habits

Sometimes the best hacks about how to change your eating habits come from the people around you. Here’s how to find the right trick for you. I think I’ve saved about a million calories since I learned one simple trick from a patient more than…

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Welcome to my Blog

Hi there! I'm Jill, a nutrition & diabetes expert and the author of 4 books.

Jill Weisenberger

I believe simple changes in health habits can bring you life-changing rewards.

And I believe willpower is way overrated.

Right here is where you can discover the mindset and habits to stick with healthy lifestyle choices most of the time - and drop the guilt when you don't.

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