Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

Wondering what will be the next big craze in dieting?
My bets are on the No-Diet Diet.
A professor at BYU developed this diet after struggling with his own weight for years. Essentially, you are allowed to eat whatever you want. Easy, huh? Well, there is, of course, a catch: you must eat only [...]

How much is your diet costing you? Well, according to a recent report from Forbes, it could be costing you over 50% more than a normal diet would. Forbes did research on ten of the major diets right now, from Jenny Craig to Subway, to find out how much it costs on average [...]

Since I found myself wondering what the difference is between yoga and pilates, I thought some of you might have the same question. I did some research online and this is the clearest answer I found:
Yoga Vs. Pilates
by Kathy Smith
When people speak of the physical benefits of exercise, they tend to [...]

1) You should avoid eating for 2-3 hours before class. Your stomach should be as empty as it can be without you passing out or losing concentration due to starvation.
2) You should avoid drinking water while practicing yoga. This cools down the body too much.
3) If you are practicing at home, it’s a [...]

So, after I took the advice of my new yoga instructor and gave my aching muscles a much needed rest, I was back on my yoga mat yesterday. The hardest part for me by far has been the breathing. You have to control your breathing, inhaling and exhaling with certain movements. And, [...]

Anyone who knows me laughs any time they hear the words “Christy” and “exercise” in the same sentence. Okay…sometimes they even end up doubling over and rolling around the floor with laughter. And, the truth is, I’m not much of an exercise person. My closest friends are exercise freaks and they all [...]