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Three Months Post Partum

I am almost in disbelief that it has already been three months since my daughter’s birth. I was thinking, hoping, and mostly dreaming (apparently) that I would be completely back to my normal non pregnant state by now, but I still have a long way to go. My perceptions and expectations are being forced into change, e.g. there is not a lot I can do to make my ribs and hips go back into their narrower place (it takes more time than I anticipated). I am caught in kind of a weird transitional place right now. Most of my clothes … Continue reading →

Losing Weight with Potatoes?

I once went on a potato diet. Now, you would not think that this was such a good idea because many people seem to feel that potatoes are very fattening. Did you know that a medium baked potato contains only about 160 calories? A medium baked potato is considered to be approximately 3 inches in width so that is a pretty good-sized potato. If the thought of eating a potato without any toppings or additives on it puts a lump in your throat, rest easy. You can also put 2 tablespoons of low-fat sour cream on top of it and … Continue reading →

Weight Loss: Accountability and the Buddy System

For most people losing weight is a challenge, a good challenge. For most of us it takes a lot of effort for those pounds to roll off. The main reason that so many of us fail at losing weight is due to inconsistency. We cannot maintain our willpower long enough to see any kind of significant results. When we do not see the pounds coming off we then become discouraged and fall off of the wagon, so to speak. In order to lose one pound of weight we have to decrease our caloric intake and increase our exercise burning capacity … Continue reading →

Will You Diet or Exercise?

When you burn more calories than you consume, you lose weight. You can exercise to burn those calories or you can limit your caloric intake as part of your diet plan. Does it matter which you choose? The results of one study concluded that it doesn’t. The study was conducted by doctors at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For six months, thirty-five overweight but healthy individuals were monitored. During the study, they were separated into three groups. Eleven people followed a weight maintenance diet where they didn’t have to make lifestyle or diet changes. Twelve people … Continue reading →