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Tips to Protect Your Heart
We all want to live a long, active life and there’s good reason to believe your chances of staying healthy start with your heart. So what are you doing to keep your heart healthy? Learn more about actions you can take to protect your heart.
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February Specials
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with low-calorie chocolate cake. On sale now at Professional Weight Management.
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Fads Vs Lifestyle Changes
Tis the season when many are tempted by the latest internet diet sensation. We get it. Fad diets promise super fast weight loss, and who doesn’t want to be thin right now? Yesterday would be even better. But—and you knew there was a but coming—what do the medical experts say about fad diets?
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Restart Your Diet
Did your weight loss resolutions survive the first few weeks of your diet? Congratulations!!! You beat the odds!! If not, every day is a new chance to reset your commitment. Professional Weight Management can help with these tips:
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Save $50 on Your New Year’s Resolution
Save $50 with a free consultation now and a new or restart plan beginning in December or January. Details here.
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A Weight Loss Wish List
Professional Weight Management suggests these items for your Christmas wish list and a healthier 2025.
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How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
The holidays are filled with landmines ready to blow-up your diet. Survive the season with your waistline intact with these Professional Weight Management tips.
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How to Stick to Your Resolution
Are you struggling with your weight loss resolution? Recommit now with these tips from Professional Weight Management
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Sugar: Kill The Cravings
Sugar is hidden in so many of the foods we innocently eat that it’s no wonder it’s so hard to kick the habit. We can’t eliminate all sugar, so we need to learn how to control the cravings. Here are our PWM Tips do it:
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PWM Guide to Avoiding Diabetes
Follow these Professional Weight Management guidelines for reduced diabetes risk, and be sure you to get an annual blood test to monitor your glucose levels.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Professional Weight Management
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is an excellent time to refocus on the steps you can take to protect yourself from cancer.
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PWM Recipe: Knife & Fork Chili Turkey Burgers
Substituting turkey for a normal burger’s ground beef keeps the fat content down in these delicious Knife & Fork Chili Turkey Burgers while really packing a protein punch. Get the Professional Weight Management low calorie recipe.
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The Dangers of Dairy
One of the most frequently asked questions at Professional Weight Management is why we recommend limiting dairy while on a weight loss plan. Tammi and the team answer your question here.
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How To Survive A Pessimistic Walking Companion
As we always say at Professional Weight Management, it’s easier losing with a friend. But is that true when you’re trying to log your daily steps and your friend is making you regret every mile? Here’s how to survive a pessimistic walking partner.
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10 Tips to Fight Fatigue
The summer sun has sapped our energy, last minute vacations have run us ragged, and now we’re running our own sprint to get the kids ready for school. Who has any energy left? Rejuvenate with Professional Weight Management’s 10 Tips to Fight Fatigue:
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Fruit and Protein: Perfect Partners
One of the most frequently asked questions at Professional Weight Management is why we recommend eating fruit when you eat red meat. Tammi and the team answer your question here.
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Cool Tips for Hot Hikes
Stay cool on your summer walk with Professional Weight Managements tips, plus read our review of Springfield's shady trail on Wilson's Creek Greenway.
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Protein for Appetite Control
There’s a lot more to know than just the number of protein grams you’re taking in each day. At Professional Weight Management, protein is one of the major building blocks of a weight loss plan that we monitor closely. Because not all protein is created equal.
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New Trail & Old Ghosts
Springfield Lake has an excellent lakeside paved trail and a more challenging rocky trail through ridges PLUS it’s very near the brand new segment of the Chadwick Flyer Trail
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City Hiking on Galloway Creek Trail
There’s something for everyone on the Galloway Creek Greenway Trail. This five mile trail roughly follows Lone Pine along the southeastern edge of Springfield from Pershing School to Old Iron Bridge near the Nature Center.