The holidays are behind us and perhaps the only thing more disappointing than the awful gift from your Aunt Beatrice — seriously, a tie? — is the fact all the eating you did is starting to show in what used to be your washboard abs.
If you're like most people, you've probably made a New Years resolution to lose weight. Unfortunately, most people – 80 percent – tap out before they really get started. To help you maintain your goal through 2012 and for years to come, we've compiled a list of tips the experts want you to know to get on the right track to weight loss.
July 20, 2011 Summertime means backyard barbecues and plenty of good times. But it also means your waist line will expand if you don't watch yourself.
Think about it... the beers, on top of the hot dogs, on top of the potato salad, on top of the cookies and cakes on top of the ice cream - that can run over 2000 calories! That's more than you need in a whole day!
By analyzing the results of a 10-year longitudinal study of 474 people, researchers were able to determine that the participants who drank two or more diet sodas a day experienced a waist size increase 70 percent greater than those who stayed away from diet soda.
Dr. Martin P. Paulus, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, and an author of the study, offered this theory as to why something without calories can lead to weight gain:
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out eating potato chips will cause you to pack on the pounds.
Or maybe it does.
January 25, 2011 January is almost over and many people have broken their New Year's resolutions a long time ago. For many, the resolution is to lose weight this year. That's a great resolution IF you are going to stick to it.
