I need to put my two cents in here. (Those of you who follow me, know that of course, I always have an opinion.) It never fails to amaze me, how, du...
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living
What I ask people to do is to get on the scale every day. Yes, every day. Write down your weight each day and average it out over the course of a week. This keeps you awake and aware to what is going on.
Connie Bennett | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living
Even though sugary temptations abound, make sure to focus often on your goal of weight loss, health, happiness and freedom.
Janice Taylor | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living
As we all know all too well, the holidays present a multitude of stresses that together can create the perfect 'fat' storm.
Kim Bensen | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living
After a day full of choices, most good, one or two which could have been better, that movie line from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade really hit home.
intent.com | Janice Taylor | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living
As we move from summer to fall, into the new school season and new year, I am wondering if you would like to join with me as I recommit to my health, ...
One For The Table | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living
The food was so satisfying, that before I knew it, I had eliminated dairy, sugar, caffeine and wheat from my diet. Completely!
Christina Pirello | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living
Fat, sugar and salt; the triple threat to our waistlines... and health. Mere decades ago, the food industry made a conscious choice to seduce the Amer...
Darryle Pollack | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living
The solution seems obvious: be less physically active and you'll eat less. You don't even need a Harvard degree to figure it out.
Fred Hahn | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living
You can't exercise your fat away ladies and gentlemen. You have to speak the correct language to your body if you wish it to release fat from your fat cells.
Stefan Aschan | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living
There are 3 ways to cook the spaghetti squash. Bake it, boil it or nuke it. Micro waving goes really fast and this is how you are going to do it.
Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living
Summertime is a great time to shed excess weight. Unfortunately, as we age, it becomes harder to shed the pounds. You have to work at it, exercise and make the right food choices.
Terry Gardner | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living
Everyday household furniture can enhance your at-home exercise routine. Here, trainers from the Santa Monica Spectrum Club show how your sofa, chairs and counter can help keep you trim and toned.
Alison Rose Levy | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living
I decided it was the time to find out how hard it would be to loosen/lessen my addiction to animal based foods--and for several weeks I did.
Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living
What's completely ignored in the diet debate but essential to long-term success, is the need to realign the body's biochemistry in order to reach a healthy weight.
Don McNay | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business
Unless someone is capable of changing the American psyche, people are going to go back to their old spending habits.
Kim Bensen | Posted 06.16.2009 | Living
I wondered when the best time for a diet would be. Surely there must be a lull, some sort of break from food-focused festivities in a twelve month span.
Anne Dunev | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living
Without starving yourself, without diet pills or gimmicks, even without exercise, it is possible to have thinner, smoother thighs in three weeks.
Kim Bensen | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living
Remember, not all Easter candy is created equal. So this Easter, if you're looking to give a basket of goodies that's a little lighter on the hips, here's my favorite candy picks.
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.31.2009 | Living
A recent study has confirmed what I have been teaching for a long time. A calorie is a calorie and the only way to lose weight is to take in less calories then you burn. The end.
Kim Bensen | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living
Despite the fact that I lost 212 pounds, I have to admit that exercise played a barely negligible part in my weight loss.
Kim Bensen | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living
Welcome to Lighten Up!, my weekly blog which talks about the joys and woes of America's favorite past time - dieting - on a practical, everyday level.
Janice Taylor | Posted 03.15.2009 | Style
Valentine's Day is next Saturday, and I wanted to be sure to get your dinner menu to you now, giving you enough time to think the evening through, create your shopping list, shop and cook!
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living
Know and count the calories. You can include chocolate in your daily diet if you plan for those calories. If you get 1,300 calories a day and 160 of them are chocolate, you should still be fine.
Anne Dunev | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living
It appears we contemporary Americans may have switched the interpretation of "pursuit of happiness" to "pursuit of pleasure."
Donna Fish | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living