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Looking For Accountability To Lose Weight?

23. November 2009

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The New Year is quickly approaching and what do so many people make? New Year’s resolutions! What do you think is the number one resolution? If you said losing weight you would be right. I am looking for 3-5 people to join me on my WebTV blog. These people will be interviewed and followed up [...]

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Marketing Cereal Adding To The Childhood Obesity Epidemic

28. October 2009

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If you have children, then you probably buy cereal for them. It is an easy food to feed them before school. I fed my children cereal most mornings before school out of convenience and not having time to cook before getting to work myself. I also didn’t know what I know now. The article below [...]

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Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss

26. October 2009

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Deaths also more common among those with chronic diseases, study finds Posted October 21, 2009 in US News & World Report WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) — People who are super obese and those with the most chronic health problems face an increased risk for dying within a year after weight-loss surgery, a new U.S. [...]

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Stopping Childhood Obesity Begins At Home

15. October 2009

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Leading By Example Many kids are spending less time exercising and more time in front of the TV, computer, or video-game console. The busy family’s lifestyles have fewer free moments to prepare nutritious, home-cooked meals. From fast food to electronics, quick and easy is the reality for many people in the new millennium. The percentage [...]

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Do You Eat Mindlessly?

15. October 2009

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Did you know that the average American makes more than 200 decisions about food everyday? Many of these decisions are subconscious. These subconscious decisions often “trap” us into eating extra calories than we need. The result from this is “Slow but steady weight gain” as we age. I found 7 practical strategies to help you [...]

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Reasons For Losing Weight, What are Yours?

1. October 2009

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See if you can find your own reasons to lose weight in this list – and then create your own personal list. Remind yourself what losing weight will do for you every single day! • Weight loss will mean you’ll look better • You’ll feel better • You’ll look good in clothes • You’ll look [...]

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Fat Loss Is Better Than Weight Loss

29. September 2009

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It happens all the time. You’ve stayed on top of your workouts AND watched your diet every day, but then — Bam! — you hit that dreaded weight-loss plateau and can’t get the scale to budge. Instead of getting angry at what the scale is saying, take a minute to think about what the scale [...]

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Weight or Fat Loss is Easily Achieved Once These 3 Keys Are Understood

28. September 2009

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Weight loss is easily achieved once dieters understand these three keys. 1. Lack of Support All the latest research has shown how critical it is for dieters to have a support system in place. When times get tough, and they will, people need to have a community of positive people to turn to that will [...]

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Are Big Bellies Dangerous For Your Health?

24. September 2009

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Medical experts have long suspected that people with excess deep-body fat are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and ongoing research bolsters that belief. In 2007, the National Institutes of Health reported that studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston show that deep-belly fat [...]

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They're Not Going To Outlive Their Parents

24. September 2009

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Among the litter of Modern American Society, all the candy wrappers, fast food bags, suburban sprawl, TV addictions, lies a harsh truth about childhood obesity. This might be the first generation of American children to be less healthy than their parents. In the course of a few decades, children have come to dwarf the size [...]

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