If you crave decadent desserts whenever you're on your period, here are some sweet, low-calorie, options made for indulging.

• One homemade almond butter cup: 86 calories
• One cup of sliced apples (57 calories) drizzled with half a tablespoon of honey (32 calories): 89 calories
• One Edy's Strawberry Fruit Bar: 80 calories
• Flourless chocolate cake: 96 calories
• Six dried apricots: 100 calories
• Half a container of vanilla Greek yogurt (60 calories) and half a cup of frozen organic blueberries (35 calories): 95 calories
• Whip up chocolate-covered banana almond butter bites and enjoy two: 98 calories
• 30 frozen grapes: 101 calories
• One four-ounce cup of organic applesauce (50 calories) topped with eight chopped peanuts (47 calories): 97 calories
• One Julie's Organic Sorbet Bar: 60 calories
• One So Delicious Mini Chocolate Sandwich: 90 calories
• Two clementines (70 calories) and two pieces of Green & Black's Organic Dark Chocolate with Cherries (36 calories): 106 calories
• Half a Cherry Pie Larabar: 80 calories

Learn from our friends at Shape the trick to finally shed that stubborn belly fat and boost energy

If you seem to have more than an inch to pinch on your waist no matter what you eat or whether you focus on intervals or weight training, the problem may not be your stomach but another organ.

You probably don't give much thought to your liver (except maybe when you contemplate that third vodka soda), but its health is key to your overall health and weight. Your liver is the ultimate multitasker: It acts as a filter to remove toxins (like medications and alcohol) and nutrient byproducts such as ammonia from the blood; it aids in digestion by producing bile to help break down fat and absorb fat- and water-soluble vitamins and minerals; and it plays a part in regulating glucose, blood pressure, blood sugar, insulin, estrogen, testosterone, immunity, and blood cholesterol production and removal. And you thought you had a long to-do list!

Because of all of this activity, your liver may be in need of a little TLC. When it's overworked, toxic residues can build up, causing inflammation that is associated with obesity. A stressed out liver can also cause fat to build up, especially around the belly. Added together, this can mean that no matter how much you restrict calories, weight loss is near impossible — unless you detox your liver.

Before you jump to start a crazy cleanse, check if you have other symptoms of liver problems, such as fatigue, insomnia, brain fog, rashes or acne, digestive troubles (constipation, acid reflux, indigestion, bloating), high cholesterol, and blood sugar and insulin imbalances, which can lead to low energy, cravings, and excessive thirst and urination.

If you think your liver may be amiss, ask your doctor for a liver function test, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test, or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) test, or request CAT or MRI scan to get a picture of your liver.

Learn how you can detox your liver after the break!

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Once you start snacking, it's hard not to stop — you can't just eat one! Not a good thing if you're trying to lose or maintain your weight since mindless munching can add up to hundreds of extra calories a week. Here are some ways to break bad snacking habits.

• Measure and be done: Eating directly out of the package almost always means eating your way to an empty bag. Read the label to find out what a serving size is, measure it out, close up the package, and take your snack elsewhere to eat.
• Steer clear of the M&M's bowl: If your co-workers keep candy on their desks and you can't help but grab a handful every time you stop by, opt for IM or email when you need to talk.
• Keep food out of sight: Just seeing food can be a temptation, so be sure to keep snacks and baked goods off your desk and kitchen counters (unless it's fruit of course!).
• Grab that bottle: Thirst is often confused for hunger; taking sips of water when you feel a snacking urge coming on can help, and the water will also fill your belly.
• Freshen your breath: Minty breath might make you think twice about reaching for a snack. Brush your teeth or chew minty gum after meals to prevent eating more when you're not even hungry.
• Don't eat just because someone else is: You head over to a friend's house and she is noshing on a bowl of popcorn. Before grabbing a handful think to yourself, "Am I actually hungry?" If the answer is no, ask for a glass of water to sip on instead.

Keep reading for more ways to prevent mindless snacking.

If you've kicked off a Couch to 5K program, you might be concerned with the speed of your first race. No need to overthink it! For a little motivating music to help you keep time, try out this 12.5-minute-mile playlist that will help you finish the race in just about 40 minutes. Subscribe to the Spotify playlist, then keep reading for the full list of tracks.

Squat challenges are all the rage now, and while it certainly is an accomplishment to work your way up to 200, 500, or even 1,000 squats (yikes!), doing the same kind only works certain muscles. Here's a new challenge for you to try. It involves five different squat variations that you repeat and eventually work up to 200 reps in 30 days.

Here are instructions for the five different variations followed by a 30-day plan to get you all the way to 200. It's not advised to skip right to day 30 if you want to be able to walk the next day, so follow the plan and adjust it slightly according to your schedule and ability level.

Number 1: Narrow Squat

• Stand with your feet touching. Hold your hands comfortably in front of your chest to help you stay balanced and bend your knees, lowering your hips deeply so your thighs are parallel with the floor. Be sure to keep weight back in your heels.
• Then rise back up, straightening the legs completely, squeezing the glutes at the top of the movement to get the most out of the exercise.
• This counts as one rep.

Number 2: Narrow Squat With Booty Kick

• Stand with your feet touching. Hold your hands comfortably in front of your chest to help you stay balanced and bend your knees, lowering your hips deeply so your thighs are parallel with the floor. Be sure to keep weight back in your heels.
• Then rise back up, straightening the legs completely, and lift the left leg back behind you for a booty kick. Lower the foot back to the floor in a narrow squat position.
• Do another squat, then straighten the leg, do a booty kick with the right leg, and step the right foot back to meet the left.
• This counts as one rep.

Keep reading to see the other three squat variations and the 30-Day Squat Challenge Plan.

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