Sunday Explorations are part of the Beyond Phase 1 series where we look at weight loss and wellness from a variety of perspectives beyond what to eat.
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Sunday Explorations – Cravings! July 24th 7:30pm
Sunday Explorations are part of the Beyond Phase 1 series where we look at weight loss and wellness from a variety of perspectives beyond what to eat.
Sunday Explorations – June 19 7:30pm
Sunday Explorations are part of the Beyond Phase 1 series where we look at weight loss and wellness from a variety of perspectives beyond what to eat.
Sunday Explorations – May 29th 7:30pm
Sunday Explorations are part of the Beyond Phase 1 series where we look at weight loss and wellness from a variety of perspectives beyond what to eat.
Mindfulness Course with Gina Miller
Join Gina to learn and practice ways of
connecting to and nourishing your mind, body and spirit
to support your wellness journey.
A Guided Meditation For Weight Loss: Before Going to Bed
Meditation has many benefits, plenty of which support those trying to lose weight. The benefits of meditation have been proven to include: overcoming addictions, promoting compassion for yourself, improving your ability to be present while eating, and it helps people sleep better.
How to Lose Weight With Gratitude
It can be difficult feeling grateful while on your weight loss journey, but investing a few minutes each day to indulge in warm feelings of appreciation will definitely pay off, and here’s why…
How To Adopt Healthy Habits To Support Weight Loss
Everything in life is a choice, including weight loss. Change has the potential of bringing an unlimited number of positive effects to your life, if you’re ready for it. Although it isn’t easy, each of us has the power to reset our routines, making the time to be healthy.
How To Set Your Environment Up For Weight Loss Success
Your environment influences your decisions, behaviours, and attitude, and it plays a big role in your ability to reach your weight loss goals. These tips can help you set your environment up for success.
A Guided Meditation For Weight Loss: Before Eating
Clients who lose weight and keep it off often are the ones who do the inner work, such as meditation. Try this guided meditation before your next meal…
How Your Kitchen Can Help You Lose Weight
When you’re tired and hungry, so often “what you see is what you eat”. What do you see when you open your refrigerator or pantry? Use these tips to help you set your kitchen up for weight loss success.
Branched-Chain Amino Acids
The article Sleep and Weight Loss is written by the experts behind the Ideal Protein weight loss protocol and helps answer the common questions: does sleep affect weight loss? and how much sleep is enough?
A Guided Meditation For Weight Loss: Upon Waking
Meditation is a wonderful wellness practice, it promotes happiness, taking better care of ourselves, and it is even being shown to positively wire (or re-wire) parts of the brain that help you lose weight. Try this guided meditation to support you on your weight loss journey!
Weight Loss Truths
Everyone knows that diet, nutrition, and fitness all play a role in weight loss, but there are a few more truths that should be taken into consideration by those starting, or on, a weight loss program.
The Connection Between Self-Care and Weight Loss
Often, those on their weight loss and wellness journey find themselves derailed when unrealistic, irrational and often damaging thoughts lead to disappointment and, ultimately, abandoning goals. This is where self-care plays an important role.
8 Ways To Reduce Stress for Weight Loss Success
Stressed, anxious, overcommitted? These feelings can seriously undermine health, wellness, and weight loss. We have become accustomed to accepting chronic stress as a standard and ever present part of life.
How Drinking Water Can Help You Lose Weight
Losing weight is not just about what you eat—it’s also about what you drink. Not only is the humble glass of water a no-calorie, healthful and free beverage, it may also help you in your efforts to slim down.
How to Avoid the Triggers
What is a trigger? It’s simple: A trigger is any kind of stimulus that we can have a reaction to. Triggers can be sights, smells, sounds, locations, stressful situations—even people—that break down our resistance and cause us to eat things that sabotage our weight loss efforts.
How To Implement New Habits Into Your Life
Whether you’re on your journey to lose weight or are trying to increase your overall health, with a small amount of discipline you can create a new habit that requires little effort to maintain, and can dramatically increase your quality of life.
Start With a Plan: Meal Planning Basics to Help You on Your Weight Loss Journey
Planning what you’ll eat in advance and cooking at home are skills that will help you both reach your weight loss goal and maintain your new weight. During Phase 1 of the Ideal Protein protocol, your meal planning will be made easier because many of your meals and snacks will be based around Ideal Protein foods. Even so, if you sit down for a few minutes and plan out your meals and snacks in advance, it will be easier for you to stay on protocol.
Phase 1: Marinated Spicy Shrimp Salad in Lime Juice & Cucumber
Serves: 1 Scaleable: yes, up to 8 portions Prep time: 5 minChilling time: 15-30 minCook time: 3 min Ingredients: 2 cups of water, to boil. 1 portion shrimp, peeled and deveined1 stalk green onion, tipped and chopped½ -...
How To Detox From Sugar
Have you heard? Sugar is the new fat. We’ve been brainwashed into thinking that fat is bad, but as it turns out it’s sugar, not fat, that makes you sick and overweight.
The Basics of Reading Food Labels
Learning how to read food labels will help you make choices that fit your healthy eating goals. You’ll find this helpful not only while trying to lose weight, but also when you move on to maintaining your weight loss.
Successful Weight Maintenance
You lost the weight — congratulations! Now it’s time to shift your strategy to make it last. All three phases are key to keeping the weight off…
Eliminating Sugar: Get to Know Your Sweet Tooth
Removing sugar from your diet can be more challenging than expected. If you’re struggling with eliminating sugar while on your weight loss journey, it might be time to take a deeper, honest look at your sugar intake.
Ease into Exercise
One of the casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a sense of normal routine. If you’re working at home, and the kids are underfoot because their summer activities have been cancelled, you may have found that you’re not moving as much as you did before.
Learn How To Love Healthy Foods
Whether you have the palate of a toddler or are bored to tears by healthy food, we have a few simple tricks that can help you start eating better.
Strategies to Improve Eating Habits
Permanently improving your eating habits requires a thoughtful approach. If you are trying to lose weight and create new positive habits that stick with you long term…
Tips for Handling Emotional Distress
If you’re feeling well… like you don’t even know what you’re feeling, you’re not alone. We’re learning to navigate and adapt in real-time to a world that feels foreign. It’s normal to feel adrift ..
Food Journaling 101: Write Your Way to Weight Loss
You may have resisted keeping a food journal in the past because it sounded too time-consuming or complicated. With COVID-19 concerns keeping you closer to home, this just might be the time to give it a try. Plus, it’s super easy to record your Ideal Protein Phase 1 meals, snacks, and drinks—all the information you need is right on the labels, and servings are measured out for you.
What You Need To Know About Sugar
Let’s talk about sugar and its effect on weight loss. It’s becoming more well known that sugar is addictive, but there isn’t too much information out there about what to do about it..
Five Ways to Fight Sweets Cravings
It’s normal to crave something sweet now and then—humans are hardwired to seek sweet tastes. You
might be fighting more sweet cravings than normal right now, because of the stress related to the events
and uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
How To Kick Start Your Healthier Lifestyle
Eating healthy takes more than sourcing a list of healthy foods and recipes. It requires planning and some discipline to shop for and prepare nutritious meals…
Is your body always craving carbs or sugar?
Higher-sugar, higher-glycemic foods are addictive in the same way as cocaine and heroin. In the vast majority of cases, certain types of food -processed foods made of sugar, fat, and salt combined in ways kept secret by the food industry- are addictive, and we are biologically wired to crave these foods and eat as much of them as possible. It’s no wonder so many people feel trapped!
How-To Make Lasting Health Changes
Did you know? Consuming a diet of low-glycemic and high-quality food choices can help keep weight balanced and health risks at bay?
Weight Loss Tips: Building New Habits
Did you know? By linking your new habits to a cycle that is already built into your brain, you make it more likely that you’ll stick to the new behaviour?
Is Food the Ultimate Medicine?
Did you know? Consuming a diet of low-glycemic and high-quality food choices can help keep weight balanced and health risks at bay?
How to Reduce Self-Sabotaging Thoughts
Are self-sabotaging thoughts keeping you from reaching your weight loss goals? Then check out these helpful tips!
Holiday Recipes with Em
Seasonal ideas to make it extra special and healthy. Mocktails, dips, treats, and a great chat with Em about taking care of yourself and enjoying delicious food.
9 Ways to Make Health a Priority
Keeping health a priority is easier said than done. Let’s explore simple strategies, basic road blocks, mindset and tools for making some headway in this area! Zan is a straight communicator that is ready to call you on your excuses and is compassionate in that she truly understands the struggle.
December Tool Kit
Don’t be fooled. It may be a Christmas like no other, you may not be attending parties, but keeping health a priority and not succumbing to instant gratification, old habits,” just this one time”, “I deserve it”, “I’ll get back on track in January”, takes being proactive and being 100% actively engaged in shaping your life.
Is Lack of Sleep Affecting Your Weight Loss?
The article Sleep and Weight Loss is written by the experts behind the Ideal Protein weight loss protocol and helps answer the common questions: does sleep affect weight loss? and how much sleep is enough?
Tips for Staying Healthy and on Protocol
You’ve worked hard to get to where you are but the holidays can be a challenging time to stay committed to weight loss goals. To help, here are 6 tips to help keep you on track this holiday season.
Unhealthy Helpings: Understanding Portion Control
There are many factors that influence a person’s tendency to gain weight, some of which we have little control over. However, one factor that does contribute is portion control.
Debunking Weight Loss Myths
Many people rely on the Internet for information on losing weight. There’s so much information on weight loss out there that it’s easy to get confused. To help you separate fact from fiction when it comes to successful weight loss, we’ve debunked some of the more common weight loss myths that can ultimately affect your weight loss journey.
Turkey Cabbage Rolls
Looking to shake things up a bit this Thanksgiving? Give this Turkey Cabbage Roll recipe a try, it’s Ideal Protein phase one compliant, perfect for weight loss.
Tips for Thanksgiving Success
Thanksgiving is a challenge if you’re on program and can also be a challenge in Maintenance.
Even though you can count it as an indulgence day it’s good to keep best practices in mind.
We have a few tips and recipes that will help you stay on track.
Tips from George Watson who lost over 100lbs
George Watson guest post. George shares some of his favourite resources and passion for living a fabulous life.
Recipes with Em – Wednesday, October 14th, at 12 pm
Em will be sharing how to use the Walden dressings, sauces and spreads to make your food extra tasty.
Ideal Protein vs. Keto
If you or someone you know is interested in trying a proven a ketogenic diet and haven’t seen success with Keto, the Ideal Protein protocol might be the weight loss solution you’re looking for.
Recipes with Em Wednesday, September 9th, at 12 pm
Em will be sharing how to use the Walden dressings, sauces and spreads to make your food extra tasty.
Even if you are crazy busy, you can still lose weight
No doubt about it—losing weight will require a commitment of time. But where do you find that time?
If you’re like most of us, you have a job that keeps you hopping (or sitting most of the day), an active family life and the daily stresses that happen in our lives. You may wonder how you’re going to add one more thing to your day.
Zoom Intro Seminar to the Ideal Protein Protocol
Find out how this is different than DIY Keto, find out how and why it works. We have been serving clients since 2011 and over 1000 clients have lost weight with us and learned how to change their lifestyle. Join us for a light, engaging and educational evening. I look forward to meeting you. Great event for guests and clients that want to learn more.
Hang With Em – Friday June 12th Noon to 1pm Zoom
A casual hang out time with Office Manager extraordinaire All clients welcome. Em has a health and fitness background, a love of science, a great sense of humour, a recipe for anything, she grew up eating farm fresh...
Snacking: How often is too often?
Done right, “smart snacking” can help curb your appetite and provide nutrients your body needs. Done wrong, snacking can cause weight gain because you end up eating more calories than your body needs. Whether you’re in Phase 1 or beyond, you can use your urge to snack to help with weight loss and maintenance goals. Here are some things to be mindful of with regard to snacking.
Post-Binge Biology: What Happens To Your Body When You Overeat (and 8 Things To Do Afterward) by Mark Sisson
This blog post is from Mark Sisson's Daily Apple - He is such a great guy with rock solid information. Thank you Mark! ‘Tis the season for consumption. Cookies, cakes, and pies...
Why We Eat Too Much
Guest Post from School of Life The School of Life is designed to help you live a calmer, wiser, more fulfilled life. Select the area you wish to improve in and discover a range of our tools and suggestions....
How to be a successful dieter
At Vital Body we know that true success comes when your head, heart and body are in sync. Success meaning, you feel good in your body, you feel good in your mind and your heart is happy. Will you feel awesome all the time? Probably not, but you want enough tools and habits to be in this “happy” place a majority of the time.
Dr. Tran’s “Because it’s your life” Book Review by Coach Gina
Dear Ideal Protein dieters, I wanted to share with you a great tool that you have at your disposal, Dr. Tran's book Because It's Your Life. The title of the book could not summarize the weight loss journey any more...
What is your relationship to your food journal?
Your relationship with your food journal is key to your long term success. Since Ideal Protein was founded, the founders have been adamant about the importance and value of the food journal. It’s included...
A Skeptics Journey on the Ideal Protein Diet by owner Zan Romeder
I had all the right reasons for not starting the Ideal Protein Diet but I did it anyway and I'm so glad I did. "Yes, I know the science is all there," I thought to myself. "After all, it does makes sense to me....
Checklist for being organized on the Ideal Protein Diet. – by owner Amrita Ahuja
Being organized on the Ideal Protein Diet makes life so easy! If you've been on the Ideal Protein Diet already, you already know how easy it is to follow. The combination of our foods along with veggies and your...
Exploring seasonal vegetables for fall on the Ideal Protein Diet.
Fall seasonal vegetables on the Ideal Protein Diet Why exploring vegetables on Phase 1 matters. Many of us love the routine that Phase 1 of the Ideal Protein Diet offers. It's part of what makes the Ideal Protein...
What is the difference between simple and complex carbs?
Learning the difference between simple and complex carbs is an important lesson for weight maintenance. Written by Ideal Protein. According to a recent article from Bodybuilding.com, the structure and nutrient content...
Top 5 reasons we love the Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program.
There are so many reasons to love the Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program. There are thousands of options out there. So why did Vital Body choose to offer the Ideal Protein method? Well, it made sense! We had seen...
How does the Pleasure Day work for weight maintenance? by Coach Gina
Using the Pleasure Day principle is another great weight maintenance trick. Let's talk PLEASURE! Now that you have reached your goal weight and you are learning about weight maintenance, there are certain tools we will...
All about the foods on our weight loss program.
What is the purpose of the foods on our weight loss program? Here's everything you need to know about our foods. Many people ask us about the purpose of the foods that we use on our weight loss program at Vital Body....
“My Vital Body Story” – by dieter Amanda
Growing up I was always a lean, athletic kid. Playing sports and being active was what I did, but as I got older and entered adulthood my activities slowed down and I found my bad eating habits starting to catch up...
Mindfulness and the Phase 1 Protocol
You've made up your mind. You've set an intention to lose weight over the holidays instead of dragging your self back to work in January having gained a bunch of sweets, drinks and gravy around your mid line. Well...
“How I use the Branch Chain Amino Acids” by coach Gina
What's the big deal with Branch Chain Amino Acids? To put it simply, they are single amino acids, dipeptides and tripeptides that are "hooked" together with vitamin C, that your body does not produce on its own. BCAA's...
What to have for breakfast on Phase 2?
sReached your goal? Here's what's next. Breakfast, an important (and fun!) meal of the day. Transitioning to maintenance is a key step in weight loss. Take it slow and easy and enjoy some new tastes. Remember your body...
5 years of the best weight loss in Vancouver!
Celebrating 5 years of the best weight loss in Vancouver They say that making it to year 5 in business is a big deal – it means you are here to stay. We sure think we are here to stay as we think about the 500+ people...
How does the body store fat? The secret of insulin and glucagon.
The mystery of fat gain explained. More and more research is showing that weight gain, and weight loss, is connected to insulin production. For a long time, it seemed that this was not well-known information and people...
Different weight loss.
Different weight loss available at VB. "I'm so happy I found this place." - Brad H, lost 60 lbs. Many of our dieters have tried other diets, some that have worked, some that haven't. Here are the Top 10 things we hear...
Vital Body, not Skinny Body!
There is a reason we are called Vital Body, not Skinny Body. Maybe it’s a female thing, maybe it’s human thing. On some level, male and female, I think we weigh ourselves up against others. Hollywood has a way of...
How to attend a conference on the diet?
A professional event manager’s tip for staying on track while attending conferences. Managing your diet while attending a conference can be challenging, but if you have your mind set to be prepared and to accept that...
When is the right time to be on a diet?
Weight loss season is upon us. When is the right time to diet? In the weight loss industry, there tends to be a rise in number of people dieting in September. It correlates with the return of ROUTINE: summer vacation...