August 2009

Phylicia Rashad Loses 35 Pounds

Phylicia Rashad, age 61, (of Bill Cosby Show fame) has lost 35 pounds. She looks and feels fantastic. She joined Jenny Craig as a spokesperson in December and it's taken her eight months to lose the weight. She says it's not rocket science. She believes she can keep the weight off as she lost it quite...

The Washington Post has a story today about The Seven Secrets of Highly Obese People. The bad habits they point to is things like using big plates, eating fast, always eating all the food on your plate, taking seconds and never eating breakfast. But here is a comment from a slim reader who begs to disagree.I...

diet, dieting, lose weight, Nutrisystem, Nutrisystem diet, weight loss

Does the Nutrisystem Diet Work?

Welcome back with a question that I bet plenty of people are asking and that's, "How reliable are Nutrisystem reviews?" Well, to answer that, you have to think along the lines of how any diet works and then the people that are going on the diet!You see, not everyone will stick rigidly to any diet, no matter how good it may be and that's where they fall off and fail. Sure, its tough to stick with any diet and expect to enjoy yourself, but that's what has to happen if you want to lose weight. But...

Walking for Weight Loss

Walk to Lose Weight

Here's a good motivational video about the benefits of walking for weight lo...

Greta has lost 45 pounds since March. Congrats Greta! She's got an entertaining blog about her weight loss journey. Here's an excerpt about her new eating plan;You might be wondering what I am eating. Since starting all of this in mid-March, I sort of have come to a rhythm in my eating pattern that...

See your weight loss progress in a visual way.Here's an iphone app to help with weight loss goals.This virtual model was first created three years ago as a google gadget. Lots of people have been using it and find it fun and motivational. Now we've added several additional features and have developed...

Weight Loss Motivation, Weight Loss Success Story

Before and After Photos

Here's a nice video showing lots of 'before and after' weight loss pictures of a couple of dozen different peop...

Weight Loss Surgery

Bariatric Surgery Gone Wrong

Here's another story about weight loss surgery regrets. Thanks to the reader who wrote this in the post about weight loss surgery gone wrong. I was only 23 when I decided to have bariatric surgery. I am writing this because I have been through the worst year + of my life. I had went for the whole big...