Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

Did you know that the diet and exercise habits of your friends and family members can actually affect your weight?
It’s true. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a person’s chances of becoming obese increased by about 40% if a spouse or sibling became obese, and by a whopping [...]

People are crazy to have six pack abs like models and actors. But in reality, it is a time consuming process and needs lot of dedication. The two main things that will give you sexy six pack abs are:
1. Lose Body Fat
2. Strengthen Abdominal Muscles
In order to lose body fat you must concentrate on having a good [...]

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” [...]

Curves has been around for a while. They have many great products for you to buy as well that will help you on your weight lose journey. If you need a scale, try the curves body analysis scale. It has a 330 pound capacity and will measure the bone mass, body [...]

HELLO FRIENDS AND FAMILY! How do you do today ? I ran across this article on the internet that said the more you diet the more you gain weight once you get off. This woman from Chicago recorded each time she went on a diet and how much her lost weight was once she got [...]

Do you hate the jiggle that you see on your thighs? If so follow these exercises and you can see a reduction in the jiggle.
Try doing the basic plie. This is what ballet dancers use, and you never see them with jiggly thighs. Remember to do the move slowly to get the [...]

If you want to look good, you need nice looking arms. And with summer around the corner, right now is the time to start. Here are some great exercises for the arms. You can use weights or if you are just starting out, try soup cans.
The biceps curl: Place weights in [...]

If you want to look great, you need to make your abs stand out. After all the abs are the core of your foundation. Here are some great exercises for strong abs.
The basic crunch: Lie on your back with your hands behind your head. Slowly lift your head and neck off [...]