Personal struggles aside, Oprah does offer some sound advice on general healthful eating habits and exercise plans. Dr. David L. Katz and Dr. Mehmet Oz, both resident heath experts on The Oprah Winfrey Show and columnists in Oprah's magazine, have a slew of credentials to back the nutrition tips they give to Oprah audiences. Newsweek.com is serving up five of their best tips: 1. Nutrient-rich foods 2. Identifying why/when you eat 3. Setting food boundaries 4. Limiting portion sizes 5. Dieting for life "Anyone can reduce calories for a certain amount of time, but if they havenÂ’t really made a lifestyle change, rather just some rules...
Dieting excuses are like snowflakes -- they're all different and they all melt the moment you turn up the heat on them! Let's take a look at 7 common excuses for not dieting. 1. I love good food! So? The person who uses this excuse is the same person who equates dieting with deprivation. The word DIET is a noun for the food we eat. It's not supposed to be a verb that means we need to actively cut things out of our menu. Good food will keep you on a weight loss plan. More than likely, it's your portions that kill your diet......
Four tenths of a pound may not sound like much, but when you drop 0.4 pounds after you've already slimmed 30 pounds, it keeps you smiling and determined to stay the course! The actual scale number this morning was 226.0. After 8 weeks I am down a total of 30.4 pounds. What this small weekly loss tells me is that I need to finally start a little aerobic exercise. No, Mr. Bad Food isn't about to slip into brightly colored tights and start jumping around with Jane Fonda or whoever is the reigning queen of aerobics. Shorts and a tattered...
It sounds illogical, but you should actually eat to lose weight instead of starving yourself by extreme dieting! Severe calorie restriction can signal your body into starvation mode and your body will work extra hard to protect itself by hanging on to every last pound. Hmmm... this type if news makes the delicious Diet-to-Go meals even more attractive. With Diet-to-Go, you eat great AND lose weight! To get your fill of the whole story on eating to lose weight nibble on this http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=124343986845693000...
Recent studies have indicated that people that habitually drink diet sodas are statistically more likely to gain weight than people that routinely drink regular sugary sodas. The actual drink does not add the pounds. It is the behavior of the drinkers that causes the weight gain. The weight gain effect varies from one person to another. There are those few skinny folks out there that routinely prefer diet sodas to avoid the sugary versions, so obviously this weight gain effect does not affect everyone equally. There are a few more health concerns about diet sodas, other than the possibility of actually gaining weight....
The fact that celebrities such as Kirstie Alley and Oprah Winfrey, who have financial resources most Americans don't have, still can't lose weight and keep it off shows what a formidable challenge it is, says psychologist Thomas Wadden, director of the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Yo-yo dieting is probably the most common outcome of efforts to lose weight, says Wadden. "People do lose weight, but the majority regain some or all of their weight, whether it's over one year, two years, three years or five." Regaining takes a toll on people emotionally,...
Smoothies, granola bars, muffins... They're just three of the top 10 "healthy foods" that may be undermining you weight loss attempts. "We put a health halo around some foods that really haven't earned it," says registered dietitian Nora Norback. See how many of the top 10 foods you are guilty of slipping into your struggling diet. For the full story, go to http://www.bnd.com/yourlife/story/779986.html...
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's "What We Eat in America" report, the seven most neglected nutrients are calcium, potassium, fiber, magnesium and vitamins A, C and E. Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer Carolyn O'Neil tells you how to load up on these important nutrients when dining out. It's nice for a change to be told what to eat rather than what not to eat. Order up! For the rest of O'Neil's feature, head here http://www.ajc.com/services/content/health/stories/2009/05/20/seven_nutrients.html...
Color me stunned.... and happy... and determined... and ecstatic... and amazed... The scale tells me I have lost FOUR MORE POUNDS. So, after 7 weeks on the Diet-to-Go Low-Carb plan I am down a full 30 pounds, having slimmed from my all-time high of 256 to a much better 226!! The actual scale number was 226.4; just last week I weighed in at 230.5! This had been one of those weeks when I felt I had either plateaued or maybe even gained back a few tenths. But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... I lost four more pounds. I simply LOVE this low-carb diet. When...
If thin people don't diet, how do they maintain a roll-free figure? Well, "not dieting" is just the tip of the iceberg. "The majority of thin people — whether they have been lean all their life or managed to lose weight and keep it off — share several healthy strategies that help them stay thin and healthy with seemingly little effort," says Sally Wadyka, who wrote 10 Secrets of the Effortlessly Thin for MSN. For all 10 secrets you need to know in order to join the ranks of the thin, go here: http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100218116>1=31036...
How many times have you been driving in a hurry to get to a particular destination only to find that the road was blocked, detours were set up and your familiar and quick route was impassable? Frustrating, isn't it? Weight loss can be much the same way. We start on a diet - usually it's the latest trendy plan. We're armed with good intentions and plenty of desire as we head of down this all too familiar path. And then suddenly... a roadblock! Maybe someone brings donuts to work, you forgot your healthy lunch at home or worse, you had a...
If you had bun, you had 'em all. We're talking about burgers and hot dogs on the grill. This Memorial Day weekend why not get a tad more daring with your grill menu? Yep, you can easily shake up your barbecue routine this summer by thinking beyond patties and dogs. For some, barbecuing means an eternal rotation of hamburgers and hot dogs. But with a little creativity and a few minutes of added prep time, there are enough healthy, tasty possibilities to grill a different meal every night for the rest of the summer, without ever having to sear a single...
The food police have combed through the nutrition information of some of your favorite dining spots to reveal some shocking facts about how they go overboard on acceptable daily allowances of calories (2,000), fat (65g) and sodium content (2,400mg). Warning: These are some choices that would make Mr. Bad Food gag. Sample this: Domino's BreadBowl Pasta, 3-Cheese Mac-N-Cheese, whole dish Calories: 1,460 Fat: 56g Sodium: 2,840mg That's just for starters. Get the complete feature here: http://www.aolhealth.com/diet/basics/bad-fast-food?icid=main|main|dl5|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolhealth.com%2Fdiet%2Fbasics%2Fbad-fast-food...
Fuzzy nutrition numbers... underserved medical claims... fat-free but calorie-rich... These are just three of the scary 13 secrets that many food manufacturers rely on to lure us in to buying their products. Take candy products like Swedish Fish, Mike and Ike, and Good & Plenty. The packages boast a "Fat Free" claim. Sure, that's true. However, there's no fat but there is oodles of sugar and processed carbs. Check out the complete story and be prepared to be fascinated and grossed-out at the same time! The link to the feature by Men's Health editor David Zincenko and Matt Goulding is http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100238557&Gt1=31036...
Top of the morning to you! Despite a crazy week of travel and concerts -- 1,000 miles in a car and Bruce Springsteen live WOO HOO -- I dropped another 1.5 pounds on my Diet-to-Go low-carb meal plan. After 6 weeks of great eating and little to no exercise (my fault), the scale says I have lost a total of 25.5 pounds to go from 256 to 230.5! That means I have hit my first not-so-mini goal of 10% body weight and can now shoot for Goal #2 -- 10% more of my body weight. Wish me luck as I endeavor to...
A recent report on differing diet regimens discovered that there is no single magic bullet where weight loss is concerned. Nope. The factor that seems to matter most is the number of calories ingested. Many people came away from this heavily promoted study proclaiming it's all about calories... and a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. But is it? If you consider that a vegetable stir-fry with brown rice contains the same number of calories as a slice of lemon-meringue pie (around 350 apiece), does it matter if you skip the healthy meal and go straight to dessert? Or if you choose...
I just finished Week 5 of my Low-Carb diet and my scale tells me I am down another 3 pounds for a grand total of 24 pounds lost to date! Folks, I am so loving this plan. The food is amazing... the weight loss is extraordinary... and my willpower and motivation remain turbocharged! I am averaging just under 5 pounds lost per week! The experts will tell you that 1-2 pounds a week is the best rate, however keep in mind I did drop 10 pounds my first week. I am confident that by the time I reach my overall goal of...
Need to speed up your weight loss to meet an impossible deadline? You can choose "the 4 FÂ’s of Fast Weight Loss." This choice is for someone who wants quick, dramatic results for a special occasion. The four Fs in the Four-F Plan stand for the four elements that Dr. Paul Rivas lists for his patients when they want to speed up weight loss in the short term. Dr. Rivas, who has specialized in obesity for over a decade and has successfully treated more than 15,000 patients, is the author of The CheaterÂ’s Diet. 1. Frequent Small Meals. Eat small amounts of food...
The joy continues. I weighed in this morning FOUR POUNDS LIGHTER than last week and 21 POUNDS LIGHTER than when I started my Diet-to-Go low carb plan four weeks ago! I am down to 235 -- that's just 4.6 pounds away from reaching my first min-goal of 10% body weight. I started at an all-time high of 256 and vowed to reach 10% down; 10% of 256 is 25.6 pounds. My week five food arrived like clockwork yesterday and I am ready to dig in and stay the course. I love this food. The Spicy Ham & Egg Sofrito I had for breakfast...
It sounds so appealing -- undo the damage from years of bad eating by going on a detox regimen that will clean you out and help you drop a nice chunk of weight while it works its magic. According to a Forbes.com feature, "Body cleansing and detoxifying formulas have been around at least since the 19th century, when European spas promoted the idea of ridding the body of disease-causing poisons. The master cleanse was popularized in the 1970s with the publication of the book The Master Cleanser by Stanley Burroughs. However, spas and citrus elixirs cannot rid the body of toxins." So...
