Obesity is an issue for more people all the time. Healthy weight loss takes so much time. In today’s fast-paced world people are pressured into a “quick-fix” mentality which often doesn’t work. So why is this happening? We have more opportunities than our parents. Our children can become involved in more activities. This is all [...]

Unlike my mother and sister low carbohydrate diets work well for me. When we think about low carb diets, the more extreme versions come to mind. This is usually the first two weeks of the diet when you are restricted to meat and low starch vegetables. For many people this is just too severe.  Some [...]

In general, excess weight is discussed as if it were one condition. It is not! This is a multifaceted problem and even among health professionals there are huge misunderstandings. These misunderstanding cause a great deal of harm to those coping with the problem and, believe it or not, to some people who do not have the [...]

If there weren’t a gazillion things out there just waiting to derail your weight loss, we’d all be slim. Often things seem to go well at first and then life happens. Things to watch out for include:  1. The well-meaning person – family member, friend spouse, co-worker, everyone has an opinion on dieting. It is [...]

You have likely heard of the latte factor. The idea that the coffees that you buy every day and the lunches you eat out add up to a very heavy impact on your finances. Specialty coffees can cost as high as seven dollars or more. Suppose you made your coffee at home or the work [...]

Plus-size clothing used to be dreadful. It was limited to clothing that was suitable for work or other dressy occasions. It was very difficult to find plus-size active wear. Clothing designed for specific sports was virtually impossible. This further restricted the activities of overweight people. Things have changed. Last year I was able to buy [...]

Satiety seems to be the work in diet books for the opposite of hunger and since it sounds so positive, I’m going to use it. I think the most important part of staying on a  diet is satiety. Here are some ways I have found which help. Eat some form of protein at least three [...]

 Starting a diet has many challenges. Personally, I think many obstacles can be reduced with advanced planning. Here are some ideas that you can use to get your weight loss off to a great start.  Most diet authorities caution against restrictive diets and with good reason. You can’t live on cabbage soup or shakes for [...]