Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

Today, I was talking to someone who wants to lose 5 lbs in the next month or two. She eats pretty much whatever she wants but has 5 large glasses of wine in a regular night. I did the math and discovered that a regular glass of white wine has around 100 calories in it. [...]

I don’t understand sometimes, why people has to go through ordeal on getting themselves hungry all the time. They mustn’t eat this, and they mustn’t eat that. They have to suppress their appetite toward the food they love the most. They have to force themselves to eat something that most people regard [...]

When I wanted to reduce my weight about ten years ago, first I started searching for good diet pills. I used several diet pills.But no good results. I used to reduce couple of pounds, but I gained them back quickly.And also the caffiene in the diet pills made me very nervous with high heart beat.I [...]

I saw this over on Simpson’s Paradox » Bluestone, Red Face
Since it was a holiday, there were plenty of other late-morning brunchers at Bluestone Coffee. Menus were coffee-stained unlaminated paper, listing two flavors of chai, coffees, teas, and a variety of entrees that could not be altered or substituted.
Our waitress made sure we didn’t linger, [...]

Here’s a Southbeach diet breakfast recipe that I love to do, especially when I do not have a lot of time in the mornings but still want to eat healthy. This recipe is for Phase II but can be adapted to Phase II with a little imagination. It really won’t be hard.
Mix two Eggland’s [...]

Usually thai peanut salads are full of starches and sugars. Here’s how you can make the low carb version that is tasty and crunchy. First, grill cubed pieces of chicken in sesame or peanut oil.
Take mung beans and boil them until cooked. These will replace the noodles.
Chop up, in long slices, green [...]

I think every single diet needs snacks. Diet doesn’t have to mean “trying to lose weight”, it just means “one’s way of eating”. However, low-carb dieters need snacks too. I’ve been on various diets and have thought of some good lowcarb snacks throughout the years. Here are some.
Lime chicken wings. You [...]

While I do not believe a lowcarb diet is the way to go all the time, I do believe our bodies can really benefit from having a lowcarb meal here and there, possibly even once a day. Breakfast is a good time to have a lowcarb meal because more than likely you’ll get a [...]

People think that just because they are on a diet that they cannot eat sushi. That is not true. If you know how to make it right, you can actually fix yourself a very healthy meal that is very delicious and good for your heart and health. You can either look out for [...]

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