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Detoxing Your Body – Part 1

Oh, I have been on an eating binge since the holiday season began. Candies, cakes, ice cream – anything that is bad for me. And on top of that, I stopped exercising. Now, I am feeling the effects. I feel sluggish and just want to sleep all the time. And my belly – oh, let’s not even talk about how it’s grown. What I plan on doing is detoxing and exercising at the beginning of the year. I know a lot of people make a weight loss resolution each year, but I am miserable right now and something has to … Continue reading →

The Fat Smash Diet

Dr. Ian Smith is the creator of The Fat Smash Diet and is also well known for being the catalyst that was partially responsible for changing people’s lives in VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club. Since the show began many people have learned that Dr. Ian was on to something with The Smash Fat Diet. The Smash Fat Diet has proven its success. The Fat Smash Diet is healthy and is maintained for 90 days. The Fat Smash Diet is grouped into four different stages or phases. Thee first thing that people need to understand is that fruit and vegetable intake is … Continue reading →

Tweaking the Diet

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I received this email and since there is so much in it that we can all learn from, I wanted to share it and my response: “My husband said he read something that said it was dangerous to consume less than 1200 calories per day without a doctor’s supervision. I’ve been averaging around 950 calories per day for my meals. I have lost 24 lbs, averaging 0.6 lbs/day, 4 lbs/wk. I have been surprised by my progress, but I feel great, lots of energy, etc. I have a basal metabolic rate of approx. 15 calories per day per pound of … Continue reading →

Why You Should Detox

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The topic of detoxifying tends to polarize people. Some people swear by it while other swear about it. I hope to help you out here in case you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about when it comes to the detox. I published a blog on the Master Cleanse some time ago. It has been particularly popular with those looking to lose a few fast pounds but I’ve tried to be absolutely clear that this is not a quick fix meant for the yo-yo dieter. While one of the side effects is usually weight loss, doing a detox like … Continue reading →

Is Your Diet Putting You At Risk For Breast Cancer?

Three years ago this month my mother was told she was cancer free. The good news came after major surgery, months of treatment and a complete overhaul of her diet. My mom’s breast cancer diagnosis acted as a severe wake up call to our entire family. As you likely know by now October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What you may not know is that breast cancer affects over 200,000 women in the U.S. each year and about 40,000 women die annually from the insidious disease. As I mentioned earlier my mother is still with us, but as a … Continue reading →

Using the Cabbage Soup Diet to Lose Baby Weight

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Jaime Pressly, an actress known for her roles in such blockbusters as Joe Dirt and Death to the Supermodels and recently for her part in the unlikely hit “My Name is Earl” had a baby in May of this year and decided to use the cabbage Soup Diet to get back into her pre-pregnancy clothes. When most people think about the Cabbage Soup Diet, they think of a fad diet. Jaime, in her defense expands on the fact that the Cabbage Soup Diet has been recommended by doctors to their patients preparing for surgery. According to a quote by Jaime … Continue reading →

Weight Loss Week in Review June 12 to June 22

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You know when I start posting things from a few weeks ago, I have a lot going on. Sorry for the missing week in review but I have it for you now and I didn’t want to miss it. From the new weight loss drug Alli, to journaling your way to weight loss–we’ve covered more and more tips on how to get you losing weight and feeling great! Did you miss anything? Check it out here! Tuesday, June 12 Lose Weight by Eating More Can you really eat more to lose weight? The answer is a resounding yes! The trick … Continue reading →

Obsessed With Losing Weight: Diabulimia

I’ve been spending this last week talking a little bit about cleansing diets and other similar ideas that really cause more harm to our bodies than good. It is important to be healthy and it is important to fuel our bodies with good things. However, the issue comes when our obsession becomes unhealthy and our struggle to lose weight sends us to do things that actually destroy our body. Today, I’m going to address the issue of diabulemia, a growing trend among diabetic teens (especially girls) to skip their insulin so that they will lose weight. Diabulimia like anorexia and … Continue reading →

Is a Detox Diet Right for You? Part 2

In the first part of this blog, we talked about detox diets and the fact that one of the things detox diets do is ‘cleanse’ your body. To be clear, cleansing your body in this case is a euphemism for moderate to severe diarrhea. That Whole Cleansing Thing I have yet to read literature from a detoxification diet that talks about the environment of the gut. Well, that’s not true. Lots of these so called diets talk about how you can lose pounds by cleansing your colon, how there’s all sorts of bad stuff in there, how it’s the land … Continue reading →

Is Detoxification Right for You?

Everything you read and see has a bias and a slant. Sometimes, they’ll tell you up front or sometimes it’s obvious by the organization the writer or reporter represents. My slant is that detoxification is a dangerous way to lose weight and start anew. You’ve likely gathered that if you’ve read my first few blogs on losing weight. I really think that for most people, it’s a matter of conquering the will–eating less junk and more fruits and vegetables, drinking more water, and exercising more. I don’t believe in a miracle cure nor do I think that a cleanse is … Continue reading →