I Can’t Eat It: Hamburgers
Being on a diet and trying to avoid your favorite foods is often the hardest part of the entire diet. But there are days when you see a hamburger and you think to yourself, "why not?" You go through the drive through window at your favorite fast food restaurant and before you know [...]
Calories as Fat
If calories are burned as energy to keep us moving all day long, then why do we gain weight? Well, think about it terms of office copy paper. If you use 10 sheets of copy paper every day, then you only need 10 pieces per day. But if you accidentally grab too [...]
Center for Weight Loss Surgery – How Do I Choose?
If you are considering a center for weight loss surgery as an option, you have already learned what body fat is and how it may affect your health. But by way of review, fat, or adipose tissue in animals, is a form of glycerol and fatty acid in a soft, semisolid state. How much fat [...]
Setting Weight Loss Goals
When you begin your weight loss adventure, you should begin with some goals in mind. These goals should be realistic and attainable. They should be based on your body, your situation, and your physical abilities. But most importantly, these goals should reflect your own wants and needs, not the wants and needs [...]
Company-Sponsored Diets
There are a lot of diet companies out there. Some, like Weight Watchers, promote healthier eating habits and allow the dieter to eventually leave the program taking with him or her the lessons on healthy cooking and portion control. Others, like Nutra System and Slim-fast, are a little shadier.
Nutri System and Jenny Craig [...]
Weight Loss to Go
Many people find themselves in situations that prevent weight loss. While these situations vary greatly, one of the most common hindrances to weight loss is the lack of time it takes to track one's food intake and weight. How can a busy person who is never at home possibly find the time [...]
Vitamins and Minerals
An important part of anyone's diet should be taking a multi-vitamin. This is especially true if you are someone who knows they don't get enough fruits and vegetables everyday. And most of us are that person! A multi-vitamin can help your body stay healthy so you can continue to lead an active [...]
Making Yourself Sick with Weight Loss – Continued
Another way that some people (especially women and teenagers) think you can jump start weight loss is purging. Purging is when a person makes him- or her-self vomit to get rid of any food he or she had ingested. This is not only dangerous for your body; it is not an effective method [...]