Losing weight really doesn’t involve a scientific formula. It simply means you are taking in less than you are burning off. While it’s simple, it doesn’t mean it’s easy.

I’m just as guilty of putting on weight when life gets stressed. I think that’s when a lot of women do. I read this quick article about five reasons you can’t lose weight, and found this statistic really telling:
“80 percent of women underestimated their daily food intake by a whopping 700 calories!”
Seven hundred calories is a lot of poundage. It adds up. Most women …read more

I’m fascinated by the concept of willpower. Aren’t you? I mean, what does it take for a person to stick to a diet regime? Are certain people more prone to success than others?

Jillian Michaels, one of the trainers for The Biggest Loser, mentioned something very interesting the other day on MSN. She said you can change your success with willpower by change the way you look at it. She cites the example that when you do things on impulse (grabbing that cookie – or five – sitting on the counter) you are using the part …read more

Perhaps unsweetened tea is the better choice. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health looked at the relationship between beverage consumption among adults and weight change. They found that weight loss was positively associated with a reduction in liquid calorie consumption.
More surprisingly, liquid calorie intake had a stronger impact on weight than solid calorie intake. The study found that sweetened beverages were the only beverages significantly associated with weight change.
This means that reducing the amount of sugar-sweetened beverages consumed can have a major impact on achieving weight loss goals. According to the study, “Consumption of liquid …read more