November 2006

Marcia Brady Joins Celebrity Fit Club

I used to watch Brady Bunch when I was a kid. Marcia Brady (Maureen McCormick) was the beautiful oldest daughter on the show. And now it's been announced she's joining the Celebrity Fit Club because she wants to lose weight. McCormick is 5'3" tall.How old is Maureen McCormick now? I was amazed to find...

Designing Spaces decorator Veryn Yip has some great (and inexpensive) ideas to get your home ready for the Christmas season. One is the red apple (and low-calorie) trick;Put a large bowl in the entry way or on the dining room table and fill it with bright red apples (yes, real ones). It costs less than...

Sour Girl, 28, has just started a site about her new weight loss journey. She says she's now fatter than Oprah was at her heaviest. She wants to lose 85 pounds. She is starting today and wants to reach her goal weight of 150 pounds by the end of September. She's just joined L A Weight Loss. Her mom...

Lon Calhoun is an artist with a studio. He's lost about 50 pounds by joining a fitness center that opened up next door to his workplace. He's also tried sticking to Weight Watchers principles in his daily eating habits. Two years ago he was up to about 250 pounds. He says he was pudgy as a kid and never...

Karen Wright, 46, weighed 342 pounds and lost an astounding 164 pounds in 50 weeks. She got her start by joining a local TOPS program ('Taking off Pounds Sensibly') and wasn't very optimistic about succeeding. She didn't like the idea of writing down everything she ate. She gave herself one week to...

About Celebrities

Adriana Lima Gains a Few Pounds

Here's a couple of photos of Adriana Lima getting outfitted for the Victoria Secret's 2006 Fashion Show. It looks like she's put on a few pounds recently. See her earlier this year on the GQ cover. It's refreshing to see a supermodel who isn't stick-th...

High Fiber Foods

Got Calcium? The Best Non-Dairy Alternatives

Getting enough calcium helps us maintain strong bones and avoid osteoporosis. Over 20 million people in the US have osteoporosis. Calcium has also been found effective in preventing and treating colon cancer, kidney stones, PMS and inflammatory bowel disease. Aside from deteriorating bones, people who...

With all the billions of dollars worth of weight loss products and services being pushed at us it's easy to overlook the growing market for making life more comfortable for obese people.There are some people who have gotten fed up with being uncomfortable in a world outfitted for average-sized people...

What's the optimal number of calories one should eat per day if they are trying to lose weight?The Biggest Loser Club has a good answer for this. They recommend a simple formula.Your present weight X 7 = Your daily caloric needs for weight lossThis means your ideal calorie intake will continuously adjust...

Kirstie Alley

Kristie Alley Gets into a Bikini for Oprah

Kristie Alley, 55, is going to go through with her promise from one year ago to appear on Oprah's Show wearing nothing but a bikini. Watch for the bikini program this Monday on Oprah. She has lost a lot of weight over the past year and been working out even more rigorously over the last few weeks to...

Losing Baby Fat

Trying to Lose Baby Fat Gets Harder

Suzi Godson put on a few extra pounds during her last pregnancy. She has never been overweight but now the pounds don't seem to be slipping off as they did with her previous pregnancies. She has a hilarious writing style. Read her weight loss diary here. Here's an excerpt;On my 41st birthday, I gave...

There's a very good article on MSN by nutritionist Joy Bauer that discusses all the foods that can boost your mood. If you are feeling depressed or cranky, it's much easier to overeat. These foods will help regulate your blood sugar levels and can help avoid emotional swings as well as drastically improving...