Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

Good news! I have lost 2 1/2 pounds this week. I know that you are supposed to go slowly, 2-3 pounds a week, so this seems perfectly acceptable. Again, mostly I am focusing on using yoga and watching what I eat (not “dieting” persay.) Also, now that it is spring, I’ve been trying to ride [...]

After about sixty years of obsessing about my weight, it finally occurred to me this week that I am never going to attain the “right weight”. When I was a child my mother crammed milkshakes and fat down my throat, along with the nastiest commercial weight aid EVER, Wate-On. It was like drinking [...]

I found this recipe while surfing the Web. I needed a low-carb appetizer recipe for an upcoming get-together with friends. Get nutritional content and read the rave reviews here. I love parmesan cheese and I’ve had a similar treat at a restaurant as a side item on a ceasar salad. This recipe is fast, [...]

A news release on The Open Press discusses the use of a fitness journal to help motivate dieters to commit to and maintain a regular fitness routine.
“Using a fitness journal provides an organized plan to follow each day, with measurable goals and a plan for success. Motivation comes as you see your results and [...]

So far I am discouraged. I haven’t lost any weight in the past week, in fact I gained back the two pounds I had previously lost. Perhaps this is partly due to being on my period but I am frustrated. I really want this to work. Maybe I need to pay more attention to my [...]

I had a friend in town over the weekend from the east coast. He had visited Seattle on several occasions and wanted to do something outside of the downtown area. I suggested that we drive east for 30-40 minutes to visit Snoqualmie Falls.
A two-acre park, observation deck, gift shop, and the Salish Lodge surround [...]

I plan to keep track of my dieting progress here so here is the beginning…I am overweight (want to lose at least thirty pounds) and I plan to do so mainly through yoga, interspersed with walking and riding my bike as well as “watching what I eat.” Think I can do it? I hope so. [...]

So many mornings I feel like today is no different than yesterday, each step, each word, they are all just routines in miniature. Each day I feel progressively more obese than the day before. When did I become so obsessed with fitting into this mold that we are all, as women, poisoned with?
I used [...]

The USDA has released a new one-size-does-not-fit-all food pyramid. MyPyramid.gov is a fun, informative and interactive site to help each individual find out how many calories they should consume each day and from what food groups.
Meal tracking worksheets, tips and resources are just some of the handy links you will find at [...]

Several clinical trials have studied the link between chronic stress and weight. The results don’t bode well for the millions of stressed out Americans.
One study performed at the Univeristy of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute examined the weight gain experienced by parents of children with cancer.
Findings suggest that a major stressor, such as a [...]