All Entries in the "Eating Right" Category
Lessons for My Inner Fat Girl
I have struggled with my weight my entire life. I come from a family where healthy eating was never a thought and where my mother uttered these famous words on a continuous basis, “What, do you have sugar fear? Add a few more cups to that Kool-Aid” and “Fat-Free, I want all my fat right [...]
Week 1 – Carolina Belle (Weightloss Chronicles)
Okay. My journey into the running world was bumpy to say the least. As a refresher, I’m training for a 5K using a beginner’s regimen, From Couch Potato to 5K. There are several versions available online, but the one I’m using calls for 20-30 minutes of running/jogging/walking at least three times a week. The plan [...]
Week 1- Curvycakes33 (Weightloss Chronicles)
Sunday August 9, 2009
From the time I was 23 I started a real journey of weight lost more so of creating a lifestyle wherein my weight could be managed and I could no longer shop at Lane Bryant and Ashley Stewart. Two years ago I did the Medifast program and lost 30 pounds, which the [...]
Week 1 – NYLA Southerner (Weighloss Chronicles)
This week was the start of the weight loss challenge. Boy did this challenge hit me like a ton of bricks adding to my laundry list of “to dos”. However, I said I was going to do this and by creating a lifestyle change in the way I eat and incorporate exercise into my life [...]
Starting Today- Week 1 (Weightloss Chronicles)
As part of my plan, I will be walking anywhere between 30-45 mins. a day on the treadmill, in addition to strength training on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I will also throw in an occasion cardio DVD. That way, I can burn the maximum amount of calories. I won’t REALLY be “dieting” or changing much [...]
Lady V – Week 1 Deprivation, Indulgence, Denial. Repeat.
Deprivation, Indulgence, Denial. Repeat.
The scale doesn’t lie and neither does the bank. This weekend I faced
two harsh realities:
1. I weigh damn near 190 pounds.
2. I have paid $2,673 in overdraft fees since the beginning of 2009.
That I’m overweight isn’t news. I’ve been considered thick, zaftig,
curvy – pick your euphemism – since just after my senior [...]
The Weightloss Chronicles: Meet The Bloggers
I know there are so many of us out there who are on our own personal weightloss journey. I can blog about my experience all day long or how I personally feel every one must take action to live their best and most healthy lives. But interest in me can only last so long. So, I decided [...]
Best & Worst Advice From Top Diet Plans
Health.com knows you want to lose serious weight, fast, but don’t have time to read every diet book out there. So here are a few tips they put together from some of the current diet plans out there.
Best Advice
Reduce your exposure to unhealthy foods and cues that cause you to eat unhealthy food. You can’t eat what’s [...]
Hop Back On That Diet Wagon
Many of you may be wondering what happened to all the good diet and workout advice you all used to see here every week. The truth is, I have been skipping the gym and my inner fat girl has taken over and been eating every snack from here to New York.
I have received a few [...]
The Key to Weight Loss Revealed…
A New England Journal of Medicine study finds that cutting calories — regardless of the balance of carbohydrates, proteins or fats — and attending group sessions help you lose weight.
Reducing calories helps you achieve weight loss, says a two-year study published in the February 26, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. [...]
Breast Cancer: Check Yourself
Studies show that one in eight women in the United States will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer in their lifetime, and it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. We know we have been slacking a little on our health posts. So here is a little information for you to ponder. (Men listen [...]
Quiz – How Much Do YOu Know About Fat?
Taken from the Daily Spark - I bet you don’t know as much about fat as you think you do. The amount and type of fat you consume is a direct link to weight loss and may be one of the reasons why you aren’t losing like you want to.
If you’re trying to eat healthy [...]
7 Exercise Myths Busted
Article by Alan Bolton
In this world of miracle machines and quick-fix fitness theories, it can be hard to sort the exercise facts from fiction.
Is there really a better time to exercise? Will lifting weights make you bulk up? Does muscle really turn to fat when you stop exercising? It can be hard to sort [...]
The Worst Supermarket Foods You Can Buy!!
Eat This, Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide, the brand-new follow-up to our national bestselling nutrition books that will help you cut through marketing mysteries and food-label lies in order to make the smart choices that lead to fast and permanent weight loss for you and your loved ones.
And there’s no better way to start slimming [...]
The Dangers of Too Much Salt (Sodium) in Your Diet
Article by Peter Gordon, Personal Trainer & Founder of Kooyah Fitness in Washington, DC.
http://www.kooyahfitness.com/
Salt has a very obvious taste. You can taste it on fries, see it on pretzels.
The problem is the salt that you don’t see. Its abundant in things like canned soups, restaurant meals, spaghetti sauce, frozen pizzas….. the list goes [...]
