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How to Beat Holiday Weight Gain
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How to Beat Holiday Weight Gain

Think Halloween is scary? Just wait until you face the tables full of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s treats.One treat leads to another and by Jan 1st we’ve gained the same number of pounds we gained last year and the year before and probably never lost. PWM has tips to survive the holidays!

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Recipe: Savory Spinach Dip
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Recipe: Savory Spinach Dip

If you’ve been following our September series of appetizers (perfect for your football tailgate party!) then you’ve seen us swap a ton of high fat ingredients for more slimming ingredients. But this one is made exactly as it was written because our Savory Spinach Dip is taken straight from our Professional Weight Management Cookbook. And it’s amazing.

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Hiking South Creek Greenway
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Hiking South Creek Greenway

So you want to move your body but you don’t want a long drive to get to a trail? Try an urban trail like Springfield’s South Creek Greenway. It’s perfect for solo walkers since you’re never alone on the path and you may even share it with planes, trains and automobiles.

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Recipe: Italian Turkey Stuffed Mushrooms
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Recipe: Italian Turkey Stuffed Mushrooms

We’ve all seen comments on the recipe blogs that claim to have made a recipe exactly as written—except for substituting this and this and this and that, plus a handful of other changes. We lean into that vibe with our Italian Turkey Stuffed Mushrooms recipe. The original recipe used sausage instead of ground turkey and full fat cream cheese instead of low-fat. Plus red onions instead of yellow. The biggest change? Portobellos instead of white mushrooms. Game changer.

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Recipe: Garlic Parm Chicken Wings
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Recipe: Garlic Parm Chicken Wings

Why complicate game day with a low-fat table and a separate full-flavored spread? These Garlic Parm Chicken Wings are super easy to prepare, amazingly delicious and already low in carbs and calories. And one little last minute trick can make most of the fat calories disappear. The trick? Hint: most of the fat is in the skin.

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Recipe: Low-cal Faux Potato Salad
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Recipe: Low-cal Faux Potato Salad

What’s football season without the game day snacks? Except when you’re watching your calories even closer than you’re watching the game. We can’t cut the calories from all your favorites (we’re looking at you, BBQ ribs) but we have done a deep dive into Google’s appetizer recipes and think we’ve come up with some winners. Like our Faux Potato Salad, which we’ve adapted from a low-carb recipe to make even lower calorie with one easy substitution.

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Recipe: Red Snapper Veracruz
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Recipe: Red Snapper Veracruz

Summer’s fresh veggies are great but after the 10th BLT and the umpteenth fresh salad, maybe you’re ready for something new. Red Snapper Veracruz? The name sounds exotic, like Latin seashore resorts with balmy evenings. And only 195 calories per serving, with 25 grams of protein? Let’s go.

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Why Are More Americans Overweight than Europeans?
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Why Are More Americans Overweight than Europeans?

Why is there such a gap between our obesity rates and those of European countries? The causes of obesity are complex and it’s unlikely that addressing a single cause could move us all closer to a European level of fitness. Professional Weight Management examines our differences and finds a few healthy European ideas to steal.

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Losing Weight With A Friend
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Losing Weight With A Friend

it’s easier losing with a friend. A study of 633 adults showed that average weight loss was directly proportional to the amount of support received from friends and family. And supportive friends actually had more impact than even the dieter’s own family. Building a supportive friend circle can make a huge difference for your weight loss.

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