New Diet Drug, Not Yet, But Someday, so Is That News?
I Hate the News Reporting Theories and Their Opinions In the time honored tradition of CNN's reporting news that isn't news, tonight I saw a report on the "promising" protein leptin being used to develop a new diet drug. As Dave Barry likes to say, I'm not making this...
The Super Bowl of Eating
Super Bowl Sunday Second only to Thanksgiving Day, Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest eat fest of the entire year. It's not about turkey and dressing but snacks, snacks, and more snacks. "Get your hot-n-spicy wings while you can for tomorrow we diet," they cry. Not a...
I’m Hungry
Good Thing I'm Not A "Breakfast Skipper" Or This Could Be A Rough Day Nah, I always eat the most early in the day anyway, so being hungry is expected. Having my stomach gurgling like a flooding riverbank is another story. Sometimes when I wake this hungry,...
Florida Citrus Growers – Big Cry Babies
Poor Florida Oranges Farmers. It's Never Their Fault They're at it again. Blaming outside forces for ruining their profits! Woe to the Atkins dieters. Threats to the South Beach Diet book. As if a book saying don't drink orange juice because it's got a high sugar...
Let’s Talk About Hunger
Why Am I So Hungry Today? Yesterday I felt hungry all day. I decided it was because I felt trapped. I didn't have a choice about what or where to eat - I couldn't leave my house because there were a few inches of ice literally on everything outside , so I did what any...
How to Enjoy a Holiday Indulgence & Not Gain Weight
Surviving the Holidays Without Gaining Weight Holidays are here! Great joy. Days of anticipation and foods bought and left waiting are soon to be consumed. I'm giddy with delight and I hope you are as well. Holidays are not an excuse to go crazy, but they are also not...
New Attitude Toward Changing Eating Habits
This actually addresses two issues: Scarcity (I’m afraid there will not be enough to eat, or I’m afraid I won’t get enough to eat) and Deprivation (I’m not going to get what I want).
Weight Loss Tips: Faster Weight Loss by Following this Plan
Chart Your Eating Habits Do you take the time to periodically chart your eating habits? If you don't know what you do now, how are you going to change your eating habits? I carry one of those little purse sized notebooks and jot down what I eat all day. Then I input...
Weight Loss Surgery- Is it Best Choice for You?
So much in the news lately about weight loss surgery. The risks are downplayed while the celebrities who had a good result are paraded around like it's easy. After all, what could be simpler? Consider the facts: You will not be able to eat even a quarter of the...
What to do When Weight Loss Stalls
The Dreaded Weight Loss Plateau We've all been there - doing everything "right," exercising (making an effort anyway), eating more fresh foods, and yet, nothing. No change. We anxiously weigh ourselves hoping for some result, but the needle won't budge, or worse, it...
Getting it Out-of-Your System Eating
Face it. You're never gonna get it out of your system. I once tried to eat myself sick of plain M&Ms; hoping it would cure me of my fondness for them. Didn't work. I ate so many I didn't want anymore; couldn't force myself to eat anymore, but never came anywhere...
New Year New You
That's the title of last year's January workshop and here it is another January. The year's keep flying by and what did you accomplish last year? Did you make those little changes you kept talking about, or did you watch time slip away, all the while wishing and...
Do You Eat More Because You’re Afraid You Won’t Get Enough?
Eating out of Fear of Not Having Enough Have you ever finished a huge meal, like Thanksgiving dinner, where you couldn't eat another bite, when suddenly someone showed up carrying another dessert? Did you suddenly find just a bit of space to eat a little more? That's...
Avoid the Dreaded Weight Loss Plateau
Avoiding The Dreaded PlateauWe've all been there; that dreaded plateau, where despite our best efforts, nothing seems to be happening. That can be difficult to accept with our"instant breakfast" mentality, and it is exactly where many decide their efforts aren't...
One Small Change Big Weight Loss
Today consider making one small change. When you make a small change, it is easier to handle, you are more likely to incorporate it into your daily life, and you are more likely to succeed, than if you try to make a global change to your whole way of being.
Make Your Own Splenda Baking Mix and Save Money
What is Splenda Baking Mix? It's half sugar half Splenda. That's it. Wow! New product, huh? Do they think we are so stupid we can't just mix our own two ingredients together? Did you buy this new Splenda Baking mix? If you did, next time buy a bag of Splenda, and a...
Lose 9 Pounds Every 11 Days and Other Diet Lies
I just visited a site with that promise and it began by saying, "Weight Loss for Idiots." I don't know about you but I object to being called an idiot. This site proclaims that every "diet" from low calorie to low carb and everything in between doesn't work. Have they...
Weight Loss with No Effort – Try FatFoe
Feast on your favorite foods and lose 2 pounds a day! If you don't think you can be fooled by bogus weight loss ads, check out this "new" weight loss product called FatFoe. It promises to let you lose weight without diet or exercise. Looks pretty darn good, I'll have...
Lose Weight With XBox
Game developers are really starting to make sense now. They've realized that it's not just about gaming but about getting involved in the game, and that's brought about the development of Yourself!Fitness. Brainchild of Phin Barnes of responDesign, a Portland, Oregon...
If Owning a Rice Bowl Shop is Your Dream – Here’s Answer
For riveting game play, try the Yoshinoya game, a Japanese PS2 game about running a Rice Bowl shop. For more info go to the Yoshinoya Home Page. That page will ask if you want to install the Japanese character set, which isn't necessary unless you like the pretty...
Bumble Bar – Worlds Best Meal Replacement Bar
Try Bumblebars Okay, I made up the "world's best" part, but you have to try these for yourself. They are fabulous! So good in fact, you may just have to use some discipline to eat only one. Luckily they come individually wrapped. They say the Original with Almonds is...
Reversing the Trend – Maintaining Weight Loss
In the About.com Weight Loss forum, (my favorite weight loss forum) the discussion went: "I can determine the cause of any potential weight gain. 2-3 lbs gained steadily over a month, where I have been "behaving" - PANIC TIME ! That might mean my body fat is truly...
EFT Weight Loss Can’t Get Over Shame of Over Weight
A client wrote, "This program (One More Bite 8-Week Workshop) has helped me a lot with some of my anger and my fear but I just can't get over the shame of my body." My reply: Oh, yes you can. Just write that down as one of the issues you're going to work on. "Shame of...
EFT Helps Weight Loss Surgery Success
If you've tried everything and cannot lose weight, turning to surgery may be an option. If you first work on the emotional reasons for your eating and get some resolution to the many aspects that make up your present eating behaviors, then your chances at success are...
Amazing Weight Loss Photos
I'm trying to make a post using some new fangled gadget called "Hello" from Picasa. I'm not having much luck, so if suddenly the same post appears about six times, I apologize in advance 😉 Okay, so far so not good, so here is the photo I've been trying to post via...