Do You Know That You’re Overweight?

I’ve been watching Taking It Off on Discovery Health Channel these past couple weeks. In case you’ve never seen or heard of it, it’s a reality show that covers people who are losing weight for six months. Each week they weigh in to see how much they’ve lost (or gained). In between weigh-ins, they follow [...]

Weight Loss and Patience Go Hand in Hand

Are you the kind of person who wants something and wants it now? When I decided to buy my first house, I wanted it that day. For most people, buying a house can take months, but I was in my house in less than a month from the day I decided I wanted it. I [...]

Weight Loss and Alcohol

Staying away from alcohol calories is tough for a lot of people. When you have friends over you like to have a few beer with them. You might like to have a glass of wine with supper at a restaurant. You may plan to drink all weekend at family reunions or on holidays.

It doesn’t matter [...]

A Warning About Advertising

Whether it’s the headlines from magazines, or advertisements on TV, the old adage, “Don’t believe everything you read.” really comes to play.

I see headlines in women’s magazines that read “Lose 10 pounds in a week” or “Get toned abs in just 8 minutes“. This drives me utterly crazy! First of all, if you could get [...]

How Will You Celebrate Your Slimmer Self?

I’ve talked a little before about treating yourself with small rewards after certain weight loss milestones.

These small rewards may keep you working hard towards the next one, but have you thought about rewarding yourself when you finally reach your ultimate weight goal?

I’ve heard people say that they would like to take a trip once they’ve [...]