Weight Loss
Extreme Weight Loss Techniques: Almost Half Of Female Dieters Use Laxatives To Lose Weight
Ah the perfect female body: so often dangled in front of regular women like a leggy, supermodel-shaped, uber-airbrushed, completely-and-utterly-unattainable carrot. And while we’d hope that we’d have all got wise to the endless advertising, fashion magazines and sample sizes (there’s no way my plentiful derrire will ever look like Cara Delevingne’s and I’m fine with […]
3 Tough Realisations To Help You Lose Weight (and Keep It Off!)
You’ve been trying to lose weight for months or maybe even years. You finally drop enough to fit into those jeans you wore in university but sooner or later, you can’t even slip them over your thighs again. Why does losing weight have to be so hard? Here are some difficult things you’ll need to […]
Diet-to-go To Feature Five Nutrition & Health Experts
Lorton, VA (PRWEB) September 23, 2013 Diet-to-Go, a leading producer of fully prepared diet meal plans scientifically proven to promote natural weight loss, announced today it will feature five nutrition experts lives and accomplishments on its popular blog. The series is part of Diet-to-Gos ongoing effort to help people keep the weight off permanently by […]
The 6 Weight-loss Tips That Science Actually Knows Work
(Photo credit: Wolfgang Wildner) Some of the weight loss articles out there these days are getting a little nutty. New scientific studies that shed light on how metabolism works are wonderful and valuable in their own right, but when findings get morphed into magical new tips for losing weight, somethings amiss. Some recent pieces in […]
World Chefs: Art Smith Shares Weight-loss Tips In Latest Book
By Richard Leong NEW YORK (Reuters) – Celebrity chef Art Smith, who shed 100 pounds (45 kg) after being diagnosed with diabetes three years ago, shares his weight-loss tips and healthy recipes in his newest cookbook, “Art Smith’s Healthy Comfort.” Smith, known for his Southern-inspired cuisine, has six restaurants dotted around the United States, including […]
Tory Johnson's Weight Loss Tips
I’m not a doctor, nutritionist or trainer. I’m an ordinary woman who lost a lot of weight, more than 60 pounds in a year, after trying and failing at every diet under the sun. I’d fail because I always gave up too quickly. So as I set out on this new journey, one I viewed […]
Getting Over That Weight-loss Plateau, From Tory Johnson (video)
How do you overcome a weight loss plateau? Career expert and author Tory Johnson[1] told me that you need to stick to it. Don’t go back to your old ways! Eat a little bit less and step up exercise a little bit more, even if it’s just for a short amount of time. Sometimes it […]
Bmi Isn't The Best Measure Of Weight
GustoImages / Getty Images Body Mass Index (BMI) provides an easy way to measure obesity, but more doctors are questioning its accuracy and usefulness. BMI is supposed to estimate the amount of body fat a person carries based on height and weight, and categorizes people based on what is appropriate for their size. BMI readings […]
How To Use Weight-loss Tactics To Shed Debt
Apparently, Americans care more about their looks than the amount of debt they have. A recent survey of 1,452 adults by personal finance company Credit Karma and Harris Interactive found that 72% would rather keep their current debt than gain 25 pounds and be debt-free. The results aren’t entirely surprising. Most of us don’t get […]
Weight Loss Myth-busting: What You're Getting Wrong
Getty Images If Im thin then Im healthy, right? Wrong. There are several misconceptions people have about weight, losing it and whats healthy. Heres the low-down on some myths were better off busting. Kids have to lose weight to shed obesity: As children grow, they put on weight, but how much is normal, and how […]