Category: Weight Loss

Fat Flush Water

Fat Flush Water

This drink was featured on The Biggest Loser along with other weight loss tips. You should drink at least three 8 oz glasses per day, they say the longer it sits, the better it...

An Annual Tradition

An Annual Tradition

Still stuffed from Thanksgiving? Join the club. The average American gains 1 pound during the holidays, says the National Institutes of Health. While a single pound doesn’t seem too drastic, the cumulative effect of...

Inside secrets to keeping weight off

Inside secrets to keeping weight off

Q I’m tired of yo-yo dieting. How can I lose weight –and keep it off? The trick is to choose foods you enjoy and eating strategies you can live with. That way, once you...

Beefy Beverages

Beefy Beverages

Liquid calories can sabotage weight loss efforts. Use today to say good–bye to unhealthy refreshments padding your frame: Scrap the frap. Blended java drinks often contain whole milk, spoonfuls of sugar, and dessert–like ingredients...

Test your weight loss smarts

Test your weight loss smarts

True or False: Sleep deprivation may increase your waistline Jogging burns more calories than swimming You BMI is the best indicator of whether you’re overweight Often, it’s the little-known facts like these that can...

Fast Food Diet

Fast Food Diet

Here in the U.S. so many people are fighting their weight. Especially as we age, the metabolism slows down and it is easier to gain weight. But it is not just adults. How many...

Children and Cholesterol

Children and Cholesterol

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, more than tripling in the last three decades. The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is nearly 20 percent, and rising. What could...

Weight Loss Picture Diary

Weight Loss Picture Diary

now I look picture perfect Teacher took snaps every month to inspire weight loss  WHEN primary school teacher Nicola Williams decided to lose weight, she looked to herself for inspiration. She decided to take...

New ways to lose weight

New ways to lose weight

If your New Year’s resolution to drop pounds is nothing more than a distant memory and the weight-loss ads with slimmed-down stars like Jennifer Hudson are just making you depressed, read on! Below are...

Your Fat Genes

Your Fat Genes

No long and lanky gene in your family? No worries. As emerging science suggests, your DNA isn’t your destiny – particularly when it comes to your weight. A flashback to high school biology class....

Lean for Life

Lean for Life

No need to obsess over every calorie! We found little doable moves that keep pounds away for good. Sip on. Forget the vending machine and take care of afternoon munchies with a mug of...

The Take on FAT

The Take on FAT

Your genes expect you to consume a variety of healthy fats as a significant part of your diet. Fats are among the most important molecules found in the human body. Cell membranes are comprised...

In Praise of a Food Scale

In Praise of a Food Scale

So retro, yet still one thoroughly modern tool for boosting your losing efforts. Be honest: how many times have you packed way more than a serving of ice cream into a measuring cup or...

Give In to Your south-of-the-Border Favorites

Give In to Your south-of-the-Border Favorites

All too often, we pass on popular Mexican dishes because they call for fatty meats, piles of cheese, high-sodium flavorings and unhealthy fats such as shortening. Rather than curbing your cravings, use below list...

Harmless eating habits that can hurt

Harmless eating habits that can hurt

If you’re regularly giving in to any of these everyday indulgences, it’s time to stop fooling yourself. In the long run, they can really hurt your health. Midmorning munching If you’re trying to lose...

Downsize your dinner plate

Downsize your dinner plate

Smaller portions = smaller pants You’ve been eating clean for weeks and months now but you’re getting sooo frustrated that the weight isn’t just falling off. “How come it is for everyone else? Why...

Portion Control

Portion Control

Many people expect to overindulge at the Thanksgiving table. But after several helpings, you probably feel more than full — you feel guilty. Don’t resign yourself to an overstuffed belly and underscored shame. Fight...

We eat too much

We eat too much

To get bigger is not coming in one time. Usually the weight settled step by step. The first step it’s called the Dynamic aspect. It’s the result of an energetic analysis: we eat more...

In a Nutshell

In a Nutshell

High in calories, nuts don’t make a good first impression. But upon closer look, these protein-rich seeds reveal a promise. Thanks to their omega-3 fatty acids, nuts lube up the coronary system and aid...

All Weight Loss Questions

All Weight Loss Questions

Kate Middleton supposedly lost weight on something called the Dukan Diet, which is all the rage in Europe. What is it exactly? The Dukan Diet was created by Pierre Dukan, MD, a specialist in...

Lasting Weight Loss

Lasting Weight Loss

Losing weight is easy. We’ve all done it a handful of times, if not more. The real challenge in weight loss is maintenance. Researchers enrolled 773 subjects who had lost an average of 22...

Not-So-Secret Weight Loss Secrets

Not-So-Secret Weight Loss Secrets

Despite countless gimmicks that promise to melt away fat, losing weight isn’t a magic trick. But it doesn’t have to be complicated. Keep it simple with these suggestions for trimming fat the healthy way:...

Watch those liquid calories

Watch those liquid calories

Smart drink sways that make it easier to avoid holiday weight gain A latte on the way to work, a sweet iced tea with lunch, a pinot noir with dinner – if that sounds...

Why you crave junk food

Why you crave junk food

If you’re having trouble slimming down because you can’t stop eating junk food, blame your brain. In a recently published study, researchers did MRI scans on the brains of 14 obese and normal-weight people...

Eating Behaviors or Habits

Eating Behaviors or Habits

Emotional Eaters use food for more than fuel – it also serves as a friend and a comfort. Feelings such as sadness, loneliness, anger, or frustration cause these eaters to turn to food for...