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Can You Give Yourself 12 Weeks?

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Julie Ann Sproles gave herself twelve weeks and lost forty pounds. She went from a size 16 to a size 6. In the grand scheme of things, twelve weeks really isn’t that much. It isn’t even one quarter of a year! When you consider how little work is involved in following the Body-for-Life plan and that you’ll put in less than an hour a day improving yourself, this question should be a no-brainer! Less than one hour a day for only 84 days? Come on! This is a piece of cake! Speaking of cake, you can eat that piece of … Continue reading →

How I Lost 40 Pounds in 8 Weeks

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After my first son was born it took a little while for the extra weight to start coming off. He was three months old before I really began to notice that I was losing the extra pounds I put on during my pregnancy. I didn’t make any changes to my diet, but I did breastfeed. I lost my thirty pounds of pregnancy weight by the time he was five months old. After my daughter was born, I decided I wanted to make the most of my breastfeeding metabolism to lose not just my pregnancy weight, but a little more as … Continue reading →

Thinking Away the Pounds: A Study of 84 Housekeepers

According to a study conducted by Harvard University psychologist Ellen Langer and her student Alia Crum, perceiving you’re getting enough exercise may help you to lose weight. The results of the study show that it is possible to think your way to a healthier body while you get those daily chores done. Eighty-four housekeepers from seven Boston hotels participated in Langer’s study. The women were between the ages of 18-55 years old. They were divided into two groups. Women from four of the hotels were told they were getting adequate exercise by performing their daily work. The women in the … Continue reading →

My Clothes Have Gotten Too Big

One of the best parts about being on a diet is when you actually see signs that it is working! After several weeks on the Atkins diet, I managed to lose a noticeable amount of weight. Should I buy new clothing now, or wait until I get down to my “goal weight”? When I started the Atkins diet, back in June, I weighed 180 pounds. It is now nearly the end of August, and I weigh 169 pounds. This is a total of eleven pounds of weight loss! While I am pretty excited to be more than ten pounds lighter … Continue reading →

Flying Into Phase Two – With the Atkins OWL

After spending the four weeks in the Induction Phase of the Atkins diet, I decided it was time to move on. Phase Two is called OWL, which stands for “Ongoing Weight Loss”. I’ve heard that people who are in this phase will see their weight loss slow down. How would OWL work for me? The first Phase of the Atkins diet is called “Induction”. It must last for two weeks, minimum. You can, however, choose to extend the Induction phase for a longer period of time if you want to. Eventually, though, you will reach a point where you must … Continue reading →

Should I Stay, Or Should I Go?

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The first two weeks of the Atkins diet are called Phase One, or Induction. You must do a full two weeks in this Phase. After the two weeks are over, you get a choice. Do you want to stay in the Induction phase, or do you want to go on to Phase Two? I would need to make a decision. After spending two weeks in the Induction phase, I was fairly confident that I had a good understanding of what it was, and how to do it. I’d lost five pounds in the first two weeks of the Atkins diet, … Continue reading →

Breastfeeding and Weight Loss

Is breastfeeding the magic cure for weight gain after pregnancy? Many think so. In fact, according to research, many women stated that weight reduction was a benefit to breastfeeding. Why wouldn’t it be? On average women again 25-30 pounds during pregnancy. One of the most asked questions concerning weight loss is how to shed post pregnancy pounds. After having a baby your metabolism slows down a bit and your focus is not on yourself but your baby, so losing weight can be a challenge. So where does breastfeeding fit into all of this? Many women who choose to breastfeed have … Continue reading →

Does Your Toddler Fit Through a Doggy Door?

My preschooler does, so I’m pretty sure the average size toddler can get in and out with no problem. Unfortunately, this is not a good thing. Despite the fact that my daughter brags about her “doggy trick” with limitless aplomb, the fact that she can shimmy through a pet door is no reason to celebrate. Fortunately, the doggy door she has come to embrace doesn’t belong to us, so I do have something to cheer about. Frankly, I was a bit shocked that she fit through the tiny door. The size of the opening is deceptively small. According to experts, … Continue reading →

Super Skinny Me

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Kate Spicer – Honestly Showing us the Ugly Side of Weight Loss Last week I watched a BBC program called “Super Skinny Me” and I related to it much more than I’d care to admit. In it, two British journalists agreed to spend five weeks doing whatever they had to do to reach the mythical size zero. I should mention here that both of them were very healthy and attractive women before they ever started their weight loss journeys. The one journalist I related to most was Kate Spicer. She is 38, 5’8″ tall and weighed 140 pounds. That weight … Continue reading →

Lose Weight on a Budget

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Americans spend more than $40 billion a year on dieting products. With all the pills, supplements, beverages, bars and diet plans, it isn’t that difficult to understand. Unfortunately, America, for all its efforts just seems to be getting fatter and fatter every year. How can that be when we spend so much money on results Check your cupboard. How many overpriced diet products do you have lying around and haven’t been used in weeks, maybe months? Jenny Craig can cost more than $300 a year. NutriSystem can cost as much as $290 a month. I don’t know about you but … Continue reading →