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Popular Weight Loss Methods: Part Two

A diet that works is only successful as what you put into it. For different people different methods of weight loss plans work differently. The key to being successful on a weight loss program is all up to you. You have to find what works best for you and stick with it. Below are a few details of some more popular weight loss methods: • Atkins: Since 1972 the Atkins diet has been thriving. This diet is based on low carbohydrates. It is approximately 66 percent protein. There are four phases to the Atkins nutritional programs. • South Beach: This … Continue reading →

Popular Weight Loss Methods

Dieting. It becomes a way of life for some of us. If you do not learn to change your eating habits you could become a lifetime dieter. The yo-yo syndrome is common to many of us. Although it is not advised to let your weight do this, it is also not advised not to keep the weight on. Striving to find a healthy balance can be difficult. The important thing to remember is to eat healthy and not in excess. You need to also remember that exercise is an important part in keeping healthy and maintaining your weight. Most women … Continue reading →

Helpful Tools For the Atkins Diet

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One of the first things I realized when I started the Atkins diet was that I would need some help keeping track of everything. This diet requires you to keep track of the amount of carbs you consume each day. There were other things I wanted some help keeping track of as well. Fortunately, I found some tools to help me do that. The Atkins diet requires you to keep track of how many carbs you consume each day. I knew I would need help with this. I purchased a paperback copy of the Atkins book “Dr. Atkins New Diet … Continue reading →

Losing the “Marriage 15”

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I’ve got one thing going for me, since giving birth to my son four and a half months ago, I’ve managed to lose every pound I gained during pregnancy. But, I’m stuck at my pre-pregnancy weight, which is still about 15 pounds more than I weighed when I got married. It could have been all those dinner dates, movie nights and times spent staring dreamily into each other’s eyes as newlyweds. It could have been the fact that all I knew how to cook that first year was spaghetti, frozen pizza, macaroni & cheese, and hamburger helper. It could have … Continue reading →

Yo-Yo Diets: Kirstie Alley

If you have seen the latest on the newsstands you have most likely come across Kirstie Alley spanning the covers. I wonder what it would be like and then shudder to think of someone watching my every move. I guess that it is the price that you pay when you are rich and famous. Constantly in the spotlight, everyone is talking about your weight losses and weight gains. Kirstie Alley is the newest victim in the media of body images. Kirstie lost a great deal of weight back a few years on the Jenny Craig program. She was featured as … Continue reading →

Anchors Unite

You may have thought you were in the middle of a bad commercial if you tuned into the network morning shows yesterday. In a rare moment of unity the main anchors from all three network evening newscasts—NBC’s Brian Williams, CBS’ Katie Couric, and ABC’s Charlie Gibson—gathered on air to promote a fundraiser for cancer research. “Stand Up to Cancer” will air simultaneously on all three major networks on September 5th. The telethon will run commercial-free for an hour during primetime and will feature a host of musical performances and celebrity appeals. The rare simultaneous broadcast is reminiscent of the benefits … Continue reading →

Your Self-Image Defines Your Success

I talk a lot about motivation and goal setting, I think it’s important to keep in mind that if you believe in yourself, anything is possible. I know that sounds exceptionally cliché, but remember – in every cliché there is a root of truth. Clichés become clichés because those truths are proven again and again. So when I say that your self-image will help you define your success, I mean that literally as well as figuratively. If you see yourself as a failure, that is what you will be. If you see yourself unable to overcome your challenges, then you … Continue reading →

Mind Over Medicine

Hypnosis isn’t just for entertainment anymore… hypnosis has become part of the treatment options at some of the nation’s top research hospitals! Doctors have started to turn to hypnosis to help patients through childbirth, chemotherapy, and even certain surgeries. Let’s get one misconception out of the way: hypnotism isn’t sleeping. You are awake and aware throughout the whole thing. And one more misconception: you can’t be compelled to do things you don’t want to do. Nobody is going to make you cluck like a chicken or bark like a dog. Psychologists describe hypnosis as an altered mental state. Most people … Continue reading →

Pedometer Practice

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Pedometers are the ideal exercise companions. They encourage you to go that extra mile. They nudge you to take more steps each day. They whisper ‘just a little bit further’ into your ear and they send you looking for the steps instead of the elevator. In fact, I know people who have lost weight and gotten fit with their pedometer than with all other diet and fitness plans together. Inside a pedometer is a small pendulum type device. This device is what lets the pedometer count your steps. The pedometer I have, for example, is a small device that attaches … Continue reading →