I had a feeling today was gonna be a great day for a weigh-in. I noticed this past week that my clothes were fitting much more loosely and I had so much energy I could actually stay up past 11 p.m. without nodding off while watching TV!And boy was I right. I weighed in this morning at 216.0 pounds. That's four fewer pounds than last Wednesday -- and I am a whopping 17 pounds lighter than when I started this diet four short weeks ago! I honestly love this Diet-to-Go approach to weight loss and healthy living. They do all...

Meet guest blogger Cynthia Parrott, a busy working woman who manages to find the time for fitness, diet and the writing of great advice for health-conscious women like you. One of the most tedious chores for us women has to be... grocery shopping.Supermarkets are the size of shopping malls. They're overstocked with so many different choices and varieties of everything under the sun that a shopping trip can last hours and quickly empty our wallets.I cannot count the number of times I went to the supermarket with good intentions and ended up with something completely different: a toaster (mine was...

I've said it before and I'll say it again -- achieving total wellness means you've found peace for the body, peace for the mind and, ultimately, peace for the spirit.Want something more concrete?My favorite definition of wellness comes from Charles B. Corbin of Arizona State University. Corbin once said, "Wellness is a multi-dimensional state of being describing the existence of positive health in an individual as exemplified by quality of life and a sense of well-being."So achieving wellness is really achieving health, but I also maintain that achieving wellness is the turning point from which fitness evolves from a chore...

Copyright © 1994-2009 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. For more information visit Britannica.com. Independence Day, commonly known as July 4th or the Fourth of July, commemorates the Continental Congress' adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The document, primarily written by Thomas Jefferson, served as a formal announcement that the 13 American colonies were no longer part of the British Empire and would henceforth be free and independent states.Regarded as the birthday of the United States of America, the day is typically celebrated with parades, fireworks, ceremonies, barbecues and family gatherings.The BeginningIndependence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of...

It's Friday. The end of the work week. The beginning of the holiday weekend. And the perfect time to catch up on insightful blogs on diet and fitness here at the weekly Diet Blog Carnival.We won't be selling you corn dogs or sausage 'n peppers subs, but we will serve up some great food for thought.This week's hot topics include the benefits of coffee, High Intensity Interval Training workouts, and eating on the go. So sit back, kick off your shoes and drink in a big gulp of the good stuff!The Fab 5Gluten-Free Carb-Free Noodles Lowering my intake of carbohydrates...

Judy Gruen is the author of three award-winning humor books, including The Women's Daily Irony Supplement and Till We Eat Again: Confessions of a Diet Dropout. She's a regular columnist on Aish.com and Mommasaid.net. The Women's Daily Irony Supplement is available on Amazon.com; her previous books, including Till We Eat Again, are available at judygruen.com. Judy sat down with Diet-to-Go editor John McGran for a fun session of "7 questions with..." Get ready to laugh and learn with dieting insights from this very funny lady.Diet-to-Go: So Judy, why are so many women hung up on their body and...

I can't believe three weeks have passed since I began my latest diet. More importantly, I also can't believe that I've had another great week of eating great and losing weight -- or that I am down 2.4 lbs this week and 13.0 lbs overall!Friends, when you follow the Diet-to-Go meal plans like I am, you never feel hungry. I have yet to feel hungry and I am now into my 22nd day of fine dining with the 1,600-calorie per day low-fat traditional plan!If you're looking for a way to kickstart your weight loss or you want to enjoy the...

Meet new guest blogger Cynthia Parrott, a busy working woman who manages to find the time for fitness, diet and the writing of great advice for health-conscious women like you. As a Holistic Health and Nutritional Counselor, I am all about balance.Holistic means whole. Holistic counseling is exploring, nurturing, and healing the three components of who we are: body, mind and spirit. If one of these components is out of balance, we become tired, frustrated, overweight (or underweight), unhealthy, unhappy, and bored.As women, we wear at least a dozen different hats and are always juggling things. We work, we play,...

Cue the orchestra and send in the clowns... there's got to be clowns... Why? Because it's Friday and time for Diet-to-Go's weekly Diet Blog Carnival!What's a Diet Blog Carnival? It's our weekly roundup of insightful and entertaining blogs on all things diet, food, fitness, motivation and diet! This week's four new blogs were submitted by readers just like you, so be sure to get your favorite blog posted here in coming weeks.Ladies and gentlemen... get ready to r-r-r-r-r-r-read and enjoy the Diet Blog Carnival quintet of creative postings!This week's gems discuss everything from the 10 foods you could live on...

It's Thursday and I am in a silly mood, so let's do something completely different (sorry Monty Python). Let's make believe FAT is an acronym and we are going to come up with the words behind the letters And we're going to do it in a fun way... not a mean way.There's no prize money involved, but the winner will be able to boast that they have cracked the fat code and won a contest of sorts.So let me get you started with a few possible phrases that can be transformed into the acronym FAT.And just to let you know...

When I told my wife I'm losing it, she thought I meant my mental faculties -- and she agreed! Well, maybe so dear... But I'm here today to tell the world I am also losing weight with the Diet-to-Go Balance Meal Plan!As of this morning, I am 10.6 pounds lighter after just two weeks on the program. The dumbbell at right represents the weight I've dropped so far.It gives me such a lift to realize that i simply stopped eating and drinking calorie-rich junk and started eating nutrient-rich good food -- and I lost so much weight by doing...

Hey baby, how would you like to do it anywhere? Yup, that's right, I said it... you and I can do it anywhere.Well, now that I have your attention, perhaps I need to clarify a little. When I say we can do it anywhere, I am talking about EXERCISE. There are some really great simple moves that require no equipment so they are perfect for performing in front of the TV during Survivor or in a hotel room after the nightmare meeting you barely survived.I call them THE BIG 5 because these moves hit all the major muscle groups. In...

Welcome to this week's Diet Blog Carnival. Today we have a quirky compilation of five blogs that cover such offbeat subjects as a fear of mirrors, a problem with bloating, and a tirade from an angry gal who asks, "How the hell am I supposed to lose weight when I live with three people who are practically anorexic and need to eat seven times a day just to MAINTAIN their weight?"It's a no-holds-barred look at life in the fat lane, so fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a wild ride through some of the Web's wackiest blogs on topics...

I'm back in the saddle again... and I am 8.2 pounds lighter after one week on my Diet-to-Go low-fat meal plan!!!!This diet plan has been such a hit for me on and off for the past decade.And speaking of hits, wanna see the photo that inspired me to get back on track? That's me -- the great pink whale in the center of the image.I coach girls softball (which helps expain the pink shirt). And until I saw this photo I thought I was doing okay weight wise. I didn't think I'd fill that dugout entry way so well!So after...

We are a nation that loves to let others do the cooking for us. Unfortunately, putting our trust in the hands of butter-happy chefs whose favorite motto is "thank God it's fry day" is a great way to slip off the diet wagon.According to AllBusiness.com, "Americans currently spend 43% of their food dollar on food prepared away from home, compared to 36% in 1981. And that percentage is considered likely to increase in the future. For better or for worse, patronizing foodservice has become an integral part of contemporary lifestyles."If you've been reading the news lately, you know some of...

Yes, you can lose weight fast. But should you? Well, that's a matter for a future blog. But the reality is we all "need" to drop a few pounds fast from time to time -- especially for major events like weddings, vacations or job interviews.Dr. Paul Rivas, author of the great-named book The Cheater's Diet (HCI), has devised a fast weight loss plan that relies on four key factors: frequent small meals, fluids, fish and fiber.Dr. Rivas urges you to not attempt a fast weight drop for more than a week or two at a time -- and to always...

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends... but sometimes goes on hiatus! I'm talking about the Diet-to-Go Diet Blog Carnival which has rolled back into town after a few weeks on the road.This week we're featuring some of the best current diet, fitness and health blogs found on the Internet. I spent the past few hours scouring the Web so you don't have to!Today's hot five topics answer the questions: what's the best way to burn more fat, when should I buy organic produce, and how many calories do I really need? Check out the cool calculator...

As the grand brand guru at eBrandAid.com, Kerry McLeod makes it her business to prevent food and drink makers from giving consumers the business!Kerry knows that all food products show nutrition information but it sometimes takes a science degree to decipher what the numbers mean to your diet.But what really crumbles Kerry's cookies are the label claims that compel us to make impulse buys. You've seen the bold, colorful words that sound so enticing: Natural! Fortified! Reduced Fat!These foods can't be bad for us can they? Um... YES!Sure, manufacturers aren't actually lying. But they are using words to mislead us....

Okay today is the day I start following my Diet-to-Go plan faithfully.I got on the scale minutes ago -- my starting weight is 233.0. Not as bad as I feared but not good by any measure!!!I will only weigh in on Wednesday mornings so be sure to follow my progress here or on facebook and Twitter.Check out the reasons I am starting to diet again....

My favorite food writer, Michigan's own Sally Ketchum, is back with a look at taste. You'll savor Sally's musings on how different foods appeal to our sense of taste.And for dessert, Sally tosses in a few timely tips for all of us green thumb-challenged home gardeners.Take it away Sally...Savoring the Tastes: Good Food & a Great Gardenby Sally KetchumSpecial for www.DiettoGo.comAh, tastings! Smart dieters know taste is a premier fat fighter. You know taste: sweet, sour, salty and bitter. Four of them. Yet, in India, chefs consider a fifth taste-hot/pungent. Makes me think Cajun food. Still another taste-UMAMI-is recognized...