weight loss

Quit your diet – lose weight

August 20, 2009

Diets fail. That’s the end of it. I am not kidding here. Any time you are “on a diet” there is a beginning, a middle and an end. Sometimes those are all within the same day. But what do you need to do to succeed? We all know the answer to that one, really. Deep [...]

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New Ebook: Speed Your Metabolism Naturally

May 15, 2009

This is one of the most common sense guides to understanding your metabolism that we’ve ever seen — all fact, no fiction. If you’ve ever been frustrated by conflicting information on what it takes to increase or boost your metabolism — and keep it under control once and for all — you want this information.  [...]

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Update on the Acai Berry Weight Loss Ad

March 26, 2009

I posted last week (March 18) about the acai berry advertising that used iStockphoto.com images that were photoshopped and presented as real weight loss to sell this product. On Monday, March 23, Good Morning America ran a story about the product (see link below to the video): http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7148408 Apparently there’s a huge scam involved.  People [...]

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Weight Loss Advertising Deception

March 18, 2009

As a graphic designer, I use stock photos quite frequently.  To my surprise (not really), I uncovered something that I have to say really disturbs me. We all know that there’s a LOT of hype in advertising.  It’s just what’s “done.”  But when it comes to weight loss, aren’t there enough REAL LIFE success stories [...]

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Body for Life Week 7 Update

March 2, 2009

Well, I have to say I am a bit disappointed with the results this week. No lie. My weight went down a half a pound, which at this point is still OK, but with last week being a zero, I thought this one might be big. I was predicting 4 pounds. ah, well. The tale [...]

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Body for Life Week 6 Update

February 23, 2009

It is the start of week six and amazing to think I am almost half way through this challenge. I have seen half the results I would like, so I guess I am on track. I have lost eight pounds and 4 inches off my waist, so those are both pretty nice numbers. The weight [...]

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Week 5 Body For Life

February 17, 2009

Missed my post yesterday. Things got a bit hectic, as life is, occasionally. In any event, there are still results to be shared. This week my weight was down two and a half pounds. My waist measurement stayed the same at 37″, but I can live with that. Knowing that I have already dropped a [...]

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Losing Fat

February 6, 2009

Originally written in 2006 The first thing I think that needs to be discussed is the calorie. Just what is this thing we call a calorie? It gets tossed around in conversations pretty liberally, but many people don’t even understand what it is, or where it came from. Are all calories created equal? How does [...]

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10 Tips to Burn More Calories

February 3, 2009

10 ways to burn more calories every day Some of these you will read and say, “I’ve heard this before” but you still don’t do them, and others may be a first for you. Either way if you actually put these into practice, I guarantee you will lose weight over time, Or I’ll give you [...]

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Feel Good Naked

January 26, 2009

Yesterday I was reading an article on CNN with Laure Redmond who wrote a book called Feel Good Naked Now this is a book recommend by Oprah, and I am not an Oprah-ite, but I thought the article was very revealing. Ouch. no pun intended. The gist of the book is that women are uncomfortable [...]

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