Weight Control Posts

In recent years, American restaurants have been piling layers of fat, salt, and sugar on their creations -- all of which tricks our brain into craving more food, says former FDA commissioner David Kessler, MD, in his book The End of Overeating. "Even lettuce has become a vehicle for fat," he says, citing the cream-based dressings, cheese chunks, bacon bits, and oil-soaked croutons that...

Looking to raise the fun quotient in your exercise routine? Go old school and reintroduce the jump rope to your fitness repertoire. Jumping rope is fitness- and wallet-friendly — all you need is a $10 rope and a flat, open space to get started.Jumping rope is a great cardio workout that improves balance, coordination, and agility. What you need: A jump rope Keep in mind that jumping with pr...

A Cup of Yogurt a Day to Keep the Doctor Away?Want a convenient, good-for-you food that's a calorie bargain, extremely versatile, packed with vitamins and minerals — and a tasty treat? Say yes to yogurt! In addition to eating it plain or mixed with fruit, you can add yogurt to soups, sauces, marinades, and dressings, or use it as a healthy base for drinks. It has quickly become a favorite sn...

What It Takes to Burn Off Two Slices of PizzaWho doesn't love a good slice of pepperoni pizza? After all, it does contain five of the major food groups (finally, the food pyramid comes in handy!). You know — the cheese comes from the dairy group; the crust comes from the grains group; the pepperoni comes from the meat group; olive oil from the fats group; and the tomato comes from the ve...

The Key to Building Calorie-Burning Muscle For many women, the word "testosterone" conjures the image of a muscle-bound sports player or a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal. But it turns out that testosterone is not just for guys — it and another androgenic hormone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), are forces of good in women's metab...

Weekend Weight Gain: How to Avoid It After a long, hard workweek it’s completely understandable that you’d want to relax, unwind and enjoy the couple of days off you have over the weekend. This includes making a pit stop at the grocery store for stuff to cook on the grill, drinks to ice up in the cooler, and extra munchies to help pass the time since you’re ...

When I was in the 9th grade I read a poem in school called The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. This poem is about a ship that is blown off course in a storm and it becomes lost at sea. After several weeks the crew has run out of water and becomes deathly thirsty. The old mariner exclaims as he looks out into the ocean “Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink” I am always reminded of this...

When you first endeavor to battle negative thinking it will need to be a conscience choice. You will need to recognize this thinking and self talk and then work to change it. One thing that can help you make this change is to keep a journal. Writing down everything that you eat helps you to recognize your eating patterns and times when you overeat. Now to add to this you need to write down y...

The Guarani Indians of the Amambay Mountain region in Paraguayare the first known people to use the natural sweetener Stevia. These Indians were sweetening their local teas with the leaves of this plant which became known as Stevia rebaudiana, or simply known as Stevia these days. First discovered by Spanish explorers, it was Italian botanist Dr. Moises Santiago Bertoni who published a study ...

The very basics of weight loss are that you need to burn more calories per day than what you consume. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. That means that you have to burn off 3500 more calories than you take in orders to lose one pound. A normal person just doing normal activities burns between 2500 and 3000 calories per day. This does vary somewhat because what is normal activity fo...