Lose 5 Pound – TV Turn Off Week

April 27, 2007

Researchers agree that family dining (meaning families dining together) creates healthier family members. But lookout, a recent study showed the benefits of eating together as a family were negated if dinner was served in front of the television. In other words, turn off the tube. April 23-29, 2007 in the U.S. is TV-Turnoff Week. I [...]

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Food Porn: Not Your Daddy’s Banana Bunker

March 21, 2007

Gotta love the Banana Bunker. This nifty gadget has all the earmarks of porn, but it’s functional. All kidding aside, the Banana Bunker allows you to take the King of Fruits wherever you go with no worries about crushing, mushing, or generally making a mess. I’m talking about bananas. Now you can carry one in [...]

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New Diet Drug: Works Say Experts

February 8, 2007

New diet drug! Experts say, “It works, as long as you diet and exercise.” Well duh. When will we stop buying these products that do nothing but empty our wallets?

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Perfectly Sweet Winter Sale

January 5, 2007

The 2007 Winter Sale at Perfectly Sweet is in progress. Now through February, although they say quantities are limited, so they may run out on certain items. Perfectly Sweet is a business born of necessity. The owner’s father had Type II Diabetes and something had to be done. Today they sell only sugar free or [...]

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Try Lightfull Smoothie – Coupon

December 17, 2006

The delightful folks at Lightfull Satiety Smoothies have sent me a coupon for $1 off. If you can’t find a store in your area, you can also order online directly from LightfullFoods.com

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Toobee: Have Fun, Lose Weight

December 16, 2006

Just saw this new toy, the Toobee, “lighter than a marshmallow,” no sharp edges, can be flown inside or out. This is just plain fun, and for a limited time you can get free, (you do pay shipping and handling). The Toobee could be the next best weight loss exercise gadget. I sent for one [...]

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My Scale of Woe: Adventures in Weight Loss

November 22, 2006

The Scale Is Not My Friend I got a surprise when I stepped on and found I’d gained over five pounds. In one week! Now how does that happen? I don’t know all the answers but I do know I haven’t done anything unusual so there’s no logical reason. Because of that I’m not going [...]

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Weight Loss Tip: Small Changes Equal Big Results

October 28, 2006

Here’s a weight loss tip. Think about it… There are 365 days in a year. If you achieved your goals on 200 of them this year wouldn’t that be an improvement over last year? As you improve, your weight will come off. That’s the secret to lasting weight loss. People who’ve achieved their best weight [...]

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Eat What You Want to Lose Weight

October 27, 2006

If you have a particular food craving, you should have that food. Not three other things to make the feeling go away, but that exact food. If you cannot have that exact food, then catalog it for later, and have something similar, such as if you want something crunchy and salty, find something else that’s [...]

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Drink Claims To Burn Calories

October 17, 2006

But Does it Really? The good folks at Coke-cola have dreamt up a doozy of a marketing idea: A drink that burns calories! Excellent. Ah, but wait … Oops, small print. Here’s what they say about their new wonder product, “Studies have shown that when EGCG and caffeine are present at the levels comparable to [...]

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