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Dear Heather, Do You Trust the Calorie Counter?

Good morning, welcome to our third edition of Dear Heather and this week, we’ve got three good questions to discuss. I’m not sure if we’ll be featuring Dear Heather next week, though we’ll let next week take care of itself when it gets here. In the meanwhile, it’s December 21st and we have just 4 shopping days left till Christmas – including today – so I’ll try not to keep you here too long if you’ve got places to be. Do Calorie Counters Work? Dear Heather, I’ve been trying to get my workout in regularly and I have a gym … Continue reading →

Exercise = Weight Loss, Right?

Over in the Weight Loss Blog, Catherine is doing a great job in her diary detailing her weight loss efforts. If you haven’t checked it out, you should. Her stories are inspiring, to say the least. In the meanwhile, in conjunction with her efforts, I want to talk about the fact that in most diet and weight loss plans, an exercise component is vital to help you lose weight. We’ve talked about this before here in the Fitness blog, specifically the idea that if you burn 500 calories per day for a total of 3500 calories burned per week above … Continue reading →