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10 Clever Ways to Drop Those Excess Holiday Pounds

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:37:29 +0000

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 see more numbers when you step on the [...]

10 Tried-and-True Ways to Lose Weight

Shauna Wright — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:20:08 +0000

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.

Summertime BBQ's Can Lead To Weight Gain

Dave McCord — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:38:23 +0000

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!

Diet Soda May Make You Pack on the Pounds

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:24:44 +0000

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:

Duh! Potato Chips Will Make You Fat and Disgusting

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:25:57 +0000

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out eating potato chips will cause you to pack on the pounds. Or maybe it does. Researchers at Harvard have found that eating the salty snacks will result in people gaining more weight over several years than they would eating other foods. The study’s findings appear in the [...]

Eating Healthy Doesn't Have To Be Hard

Dave McCord — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:34:28 +0000

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. A couple of years ago I went to the doctor and he told me I needed [...]