Using the Cabbage Soup Diet to Lose Baby Weight

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

Diary of an Overweight Mom: I’ve Become THAT Woman

I realized today that I’m THAT person; you know the type—she talks about her weight. She complains about her weight. She jokes about her weight. She resolves to lose the excess weight. She doesn’t lose the weight. Ever. Okay, maybe a pound or two or five here and there but that’s it. I remember in my thin days, when I was 21 and had recently shed about 50 pounds, I worked with a woman who was “that” woman.” She didn’t have much weight to lose, but she always claimed to be on a diet. And she always stayed the same … Continue reading

Welcome to the Weight Loss Blog!

The Oh-So Humorous Tales and Informative Adventures of a Serial Dieter…. Welcome to the Families.com Weight Loss Blog, I am so excited to be a co-host (along with Lisa and Jennifer)!!! Since this is my first “official” entry, I should start off by telling you a little about myself, my life as a serial dieter, and what I plan for my portion of this blog to be all about! First and foremost, my name is Mary Anne Sharp. I’m a 28-year-old, stay-at-home mom of a crazy two-year old. My husband and I live in Kansas City, Missouri. (one of the … Continue reading

How Much Money Will You Spend to Shed a Pound? Part 2

This is the second part of a blog started yesterday. Click here to check it out! Jenny Craig Touted by stars like Kirstie Allie and Valerie Bertinelli, Jenny Craig does nutritional counseling and works with you one on one to develop a menu plan. I could not figure out from their website whether or not you had to buy the food, but I am going to assume that at the very least, you are strongly encouraged to buy their food! How much you pay depends on which program you choose. Again, let’s assume that you want to lose 20 pounds. … Continue reading

After the Fast: Eating Clean

You’ll find a few crash diet blogs here in the Weight Loss section but by no means does that mean that crash diets are the only way to lose weight. Sure, you lose it fast, but we all know it comes back when our old eating habits do. If you’re going to use any of these fasting type programs like the Cabbage Soup Diet or the Maple Syrup Diet, please use the time you are on them (usually 3-10 days) to start focusing on how you should be living a healthy lifestyle afterwards. Hopefully this blog will give you a … Continue reading

Five Ways to Get Your Fitness Program Back on Track

Are you looking for a way to get yourself motivated and working out again? Do you worry that you can’t sustain your exercise program without a good method to inspire or drive you? Maybe you just want someone or something to deliver a good swift kick in the pants to get you up and moving? Here are five ways to get your fitness program back on track: Take a Page from Laura Torres experience – Train for a race or a triathlon. Not only does it give you a goal, but there’s also a challenge to putting yourself on a … Continue reading

Weight Loss COMFORT

Do you feel like you’re always on a diet? Do you feel like if you could just find that right formula or the perfect pill, you’d be the weight you want to be? What if you had the right gym membership? What if you had the cash for the personal trainer to walk you through your daily routines? How about a few extra hours and the perfect nutritionist? The truth is, we all feel that way. I’d love to have all of the above available at my finger tips. I’d love to weigh exactly the right amount – whatever that … Continue reading