Guest post by Michelle Smith:
In December I started trying to tweak my diet a bit. I knew that this was not the time of year to make any major changes because there would be too many cookies and treats around.  I read about The Flat Belly Diet and while I did not follow it directly, I did incorporate some of the key points into my diet. I added nuts, seeds, olives, and flax seed oil to my diet. These are the MUFAs that The Flat Belly Diet is built around.  Prevention magazine has a whole series on the Flat Belly …read more

I’m not currently on the Weight Watchers (WW) program, but am interested in how many of my readers are. I have been on WW a few times in the past, most recently last year, for about a month. I was working full-time (out of the home) and gave up after losing 10 pounds.
Why’d I give up? Time — lack of it, really. No time to count my points, no time to cook healthy meals or plan ahead for lunch at work. I know that WW has a new Core program, which allows you to eat healthy without counting points — …read more

For a few months now I have given you lots of weight loss tips and shared some disturbing and interesting videos and tidbits with you. It has occurred to me that I haven’t yet asked what is on your mind. So I’m opening the floor to you this weekend.

What questions do you have about losing weight?
What kinds of articles would you like to read here at Weighting Line?
What do you find most challenging about losing weight and living healthy?
How can I help encourage you on your weight loss journey?

This is a guest post by Susan Daffron, co-author of Vegan Success. I was interested in learning more about veganism and how it might be conducive to healthy weight loss. In this article, Susan shares her thoughts on this topic.

Have you ever felt like it’s useless to try to eat healthy, when you’re constantly on the run? Suzanne’s back this week to offer some super simple ways you can stick to a healthy diet while keeping up a busy routine.

An interesting video on EFT.

Do you have a healthy weight loss story you’d like to share? Weighting Line wants you to tell your story!

I’ve been reading up on Johnson’s UpDay DownDay, also referred to as JUDDD or Alternate Day Diet. I’ve never been one to try “sucker” fad diets. But I don’t believe this can be categorized as such, and I’m thinking this one could really work.

This story just stinks to high heaven with me. What do you think?

Mr. Casola’s final thoughts on banding surgeries in the U.S.