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My grandmother cooked bacon, made delicious desserts and used butter on everything, but she wasn’t fat. Why? The infographic above is your answer! According to the Centers for Disease Control, we eat more than we used to…a lot more! For years we’ve been super-sizing our diet, gorging at all you can eat buffets, and our … Read more
Just a little over a month ago you made a New Year’s resolution to start a diet and get in shape. You started strong…this was going to be your year, and then you lost your motivation because a big piece of chocolate cake got in your way. Now you’re contemplating plunking down the big bucks … Read more
Christmas parties, cookie exchanges, fancy dinners and over the top desserts…I love this time of the year, but my clothes will soon be begging for mercy! Once the New Year rolls around, it will be time for my annual New Year’s resolution to lose those holiday pounds, and for me the holidays begin in October … Read more
With so many expensive diet products on the market, dieting on a budget has become a challenge for many people. The following are some ways and tips to get started on your DIY (do it yourself) diet! Let’s look at these: Choose a plan: Consider many of the FREE resources available for your diet. … Read more
The television has entire channels dedicated to weight loss products and exercise equipment that will magically eliminate those excess pounds if you happen to have a load of extra cash floating around the house. The internet and magazines are filled with ads for miracle diets that promise to make the weight drop off, providing you … Read more
A few months ago, I was watching TV, and an infomercial for an expensive exercise program began enticing me with “not typical” results and tempting payment plans. I was instantly in a trance watching women my age and older doing fitness moves I have only done in my dreams. As I watched, I began to … Read more
I just finished day 5 of the Cinch diet, and I happily stepped on the scale this morning 6 pounds lighter! Woohoo! Eating the same foods everyday on the 5 day diet made for easy meal planning, but I was yearning for variety! Here’s my updated Cinch diet “report card” after the 5-day diet: I … Read more
It’s a new year, and a new diet. My annual New Year’s resolution is to lose those holiday pounds, and I think the holidays began for me with Halloween candy! What’s my goal? 1 month lose 10 lbs. (yes, it’s humanly possible to gain that much over the holidays!) What’s my plan? It’s called … Read more