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Foods That Make You Feel Full: Fiber

by Lisa Pietsch

Fiber is the skeleton of all plants. Without fiber, plants would have no form. They'd be algae. The beautiful thing about fiber is that the human body cannot digest it. We can chew it and it feels crunchy, allowing us to satisfy our need to chew.

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10 May 2008 07:49 AM

Foods That Make You Feel Full: Protein

by Lisa Pietsch

Protein has a chemical effect on the brain that causes the body to feel satisfied after a meal high in protein. By high in protein, I mean approximately 30 grams of protein. Every adult human being should be aiming to consume between 30 and 50 grams of protein per meal.

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09 May 2008 04:00 AM

Seeing Results and Staying Motivated

by Lisa Pietsch

A friend asked me a very important question that I'd like to address: "What are some ways I can keep myself motivated when I'm not seeing results?" I've mentioned this many times before but I think it bears repeating over and over again.

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08 May 2008 05:14 AM

Sometimes You Just Can't Make The Time to Exercise

by Lisa Pietsch

I always try to be positive about weight loss efforts and, like most people who do exercise, I have the mindset that I need to make time to exercise. I've held this mindset for quite some time and really beaten myself up over it. Now I am finally admitting it.

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28 Apr 2008 06:43 PM

Weight a Minute! Obsessing Over the Scale

by Tristi Pinkston

I have a love/hate relationship with my bathroom scale. Okay, let's be completely honest - I have a resignation/hate relationship with my scale. I have gained back eleven of the pounds I lost a few months ago, and there are days when I'd just as soon throw my scale out the window than step on it.

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23 Apr 2008 07:44 AM

Protein and Weight Loss

by Lisa Pietsch

Whenever people ask me for advice about how to lose weight, I inevitably have to touch on the topic of protein. For so many years, the medical community has been telling us to only eat tiny bits of protein in order to lose weight. Well, they're right, kind of, but mostly wrong.

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22 Apr 2008 07:43 AM

Fats and Weight Loss

by Lisa Pietsch

Impossible, you say? Poppycock! Yes, the crazy truth is that we actually need some fats in our diet in order to maintain good health. (Fats are especially needed for proper brain function.

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21 Apr 2008 05:37 AM

Carbohydrates and Weight Loss

by Lisa Pietsch

Carbohydrates are a tricky subject. When you hear people talking about a low-carbohydrate diet, they are undoubtedly speaking of starchy carbohydrates. Even on the lowest carbohydrate diet, the Atkins Diet, you are still required to eat plenty of fibrous carbohydrates every day. That's right.

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18 Apr 2008 04:36 AM

Wellspring Academies: Weight Loss Boarding Schools

by Lisa Pietsch

The obesity epidemic in the United States has definitely improved profit margins for quite a few companies.

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17 Apr 2008 04:04 AM

Buyer Beware!

by Lisa Pietsch

So you want to lose weight? How about a little hair loss, muscle cramps, diarrhea, joint pain and fatigue to go with that?

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