By Sandi Faist
While trying to trim your tummy, try wearing clothing that helps you look thin. That’s a good idea no matter what your weight - certain clothes look great on some people, and not so great on others. That’s important to remember. I often look at people and wonder if they have […]

By Lori Pirog
Carrying around extra pounds influences your health and wellness in many more ways than you might imagine. Extra weight increases risk for everything from heart disease to gallstones and may have a negative impact on your sex life!
Do you need to lose 10, 15, 25 pounds or more? If carrying even the smaller […]

By Lori Pirog
I challenge you to DREAM. Yes, DREAM. By starting out with a solid foundation for what you want to achieve you will be much more likely to succeed.
D — Do you have the DETERMINATION to succeed?
R — Are you REALISTIC with respect to your goals and what it takes to achieve them?
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By Andrew Shepard
You’ve probably seen and heard hundreds, if not thousands of ads claiming that you can lose weight fast and without effort. They claim that all it takes is to eat their food or exercise for 15 minutes a day and you’ll be thin in ___ weeks. Nothing could be farther from the truth. […]

By Jeff Cadwell
When you made the decision to have weight loss surgery (WLS), you made the decision to save your life. This is probably the most major step you’ve ever made toward improving your “health”.
Interestingly, many people have never fully understood what health is completely. My dictionary states that it is “the condition of being […]

By Joey Dweck
If you are serious about committing yourself to long-term weight loss, then you will most likely find that devoting part of your schedule to maintaining a strict exercise and diet can severely affect your social life. Not only are you at risk for becoming a social outcast if you closely monitor your food […]

By Adam Kessler
Each week you read in the newspaper about articles concerning the rise in obesity. With that rise, so many people are desperately doing what they can to lose weight. Supplement companies are out there preying on these people with brand new products that miraculously lose weight in so many days. […]

By Laura Wooding
This is about what really changed my life, my health, my energy levels - absolutely life changing in every way.
At just 5′ 4″ with slim wrists and ankles, I was not designed to be 13 stone. I never was that big as a child or adolescent. Even in my early 20’s I […]

By Nitin Chhoda
Hormonal fluctuations during menopause and PMS can seriously interfere with weight loss efforts. As a personal trainer, I have heard several stories where clients raided the refrigerator during PMS, only to regret it the next day. For a women, certain times can make or break weight loss targets. The solution may exist in […]

By Martin Stanwyck
Here’s the scenario: you have two athletes poised at the starting line for a race. Both have trained equal amounts of time and both were born with the same amount of athletic ability. So, who will win the race? Psychologist may answer with this, “the one who wants it […]