Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

Pro Review: New research suggests that the nutritional makeup of ice cream when eaten as part of a balanced diet may help burn fat faster than if you had not eaten the fat and calorie rich indulgence. A serving a day may help in other ways such as keeping bones strong, burning fat more efficiently, [...]

1 tsp. plain gelatin
1.5 cups low fat milk
3.5 tsp. NutraSweet sweetener
2 tbs. nonfat dry milk
1.5 cups buttermilk
dash salt
Soften gelatin in 1/2 cup milk. Heat in a small saucepan until the gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat, stir in NutraSweet, and place saucepan in another bowl of cold or ice water [...]

3/4 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup rum
1/2 cups light cream
1/2 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Place the cherries in a bowl and cover with rum. Allow to soak for several hours or overnight.
Heat the light cream and sugar together until the sugar is dissolved and bubbles begin to form [...]

1 cup milk
1/4 cup ground coffee
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs, beaten
1/8 tsp. salt
1 Tbs. vanilla extract
3 cups half and half
Heat milk in a heavy saucepan over medium high heat. When bubbles form around the edges of pan, remove from heat. Stir in coffee and half the sugar. In [...]

2 oz Unsweetened chocolate
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa pwdr
1/2 c Milk
2 Large eggs
1 c Sugar
1 c Whipping cream
1 t Vanilla extract
1.Melt the unsweetened chocolate on top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. Gradually whisk in the cocoa and heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. (The chocolate may “seize” [...]

You can lose 10, 20, even 30 pounds while enjoying your favorite summer treat - ice cream. New research from the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center shows that ice cream - when eaten as part of a healthy diet - may actually melt away fat, helping you lose [...]

When selecting a menu to lose body fat, make sure you are consuming a balanced and complete diet. Your assignment is to set realistic and arrainable weight loss and diet goals. Start by following the simple guidelines below.
Nutritional and Diet Menu Guidelines
1. Commit to consuming 4 -6 small meals and [...]

I’m not a coffee purist. I know some people think that adding
hazelnut and caramel and amaretto and so forth dilutes the flavour of
the beans, and to those people, I say, hello? Do you not realize you
can drink coffeedrink desserts all day? You are SO missing out! Anyway,
the Chocolate Bean has a long list of specialty [...]

If you are trying to lose weight, consider getting a friend to help you with it. Call it the buddy system. Go for walks together or work out together. Call eachother everyday and let eachother know what is going on it your diet. Talk about how you each deal with temptation [...]

Simpson’s Paradox writes:
We found mangosteens in the supermarket today! I recognized them from the Yihai market, but I really didn’t expect to find them in such close proximity to drive-thru hush puppies.
Mangosteens are quite rare in the US but they are a healthy and sweet fruit. Satisfy your sweet tooth without adding pounds, and know [...]