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Want to Lose Weight? Try These Three Steps

You want to lose weight, but you don’t know where to begin. Should you take weight loss supplements? Is online support the way to go? Which diet plan really works? Weight Watcher’s, Jenny Craig, whose system should you choose? Take a look at these three steps to help you conquer information overload. Step One: Things to Consider 1. What is your personal weight loss goal? How many pounds do you want to lose 5, 15, 50, 100, or more? 2. Why do you want to lose weight? Is it for yourself, a loved one, or for your health? 3. How … Continue reading →

Giving Some Weight to How We Think About Weight Loss

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I talked about apathy the other day and I got a great response from Fit4Life on the subject of why it’s hard to write about weight loss motivators. Hats off to you for providing such great insight to the topic. A lot of us don’t necessarily know what is motivating our weight loss. It may be that we’ve experienced a health issue or bad diagnosis. Maybe we tried on those jeans we used to be able to wear and we can’t snap the button anymore. It could be we just don’t like what we see in the mirror or we’re … Continue reading →

Weight Watchers, Explained

Ever Wonder What People Meant By “Points”??????? Last week I focused on a broad range of diet plans and programs that are available. With everything from books to diet centers, it’s enough to make a dieters head spin. This week I thought I’d get into the nitty gritty of all those diets we’ve heard about and tried…or wanted to try. I think I’ve gone on about a million diets, so if there is one out there that you’re especially intrigued with, give me a shout and I’ll give you the lowdown (if I’ve done it!). I thought I’d start off … Continue reading →

Why Weight Watchers Works

Why the Great Diet System Can Work for You Too… As many of you know, I’m a die hard Weight Watchers fanatic, and yes, I’ve lost a little over 50 pounds—thanks to going every week and sticking to my plan. I’m not going to lie to any of you, I’ve had my ups and downs, I’ve skipped a meeting or two, and yes, I’ve had weeks where I threw all my points out the window, but honestly, I couldn’t have done it without the W-W (and all the support from my family and friends!). From previous blogs you know that … Continue reading →

Lifestyle Change Opportunity in West Virginia

West Virginia is one of America’s most overweight states — it ranks third in obesity behind Mississippi and Tennessee. Now Medicaid is stepping in to help residents slim down. The medium-sized state with the huge weight problem faces more than one hundred million dollars in annual costs related to obesity. Medicaid and UniCare (the largest Medicaid provider in West Virginia) will be offering the Weight Watchers program to up to seventy-five thousand overweight West Virginians. This move will help reduce the risks of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and other obesity-related health issues AND help reduce annual healthcare costs. Medicaid programs … Continue reading →

Water the H20 Solution

Hi, my name is Heather Long. I write for the Fitness and Marriage Blog primarily here at Families.Com. But because weight loss is an issue that I am intimately familiar with, I wanted to share some of my experiences, my frustrations, my triumphs and my setbacks. I’ve done a lot of diets over the years, I’ve done deprivation diets like South Beach and Atkins, I’ve done the moderation diets like Weight Watchers and I’ve done portion control like Lean & Fit. In the end, I never seem to latch onto a diet plan that delivers the guaranteed weight loss. Like … Continue reading →