From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Muscle vs. Fat: How Weighing More Can Mean Being Lean

May 27, 2009 Read the full article →

If given the choice between weighing more but being leaner, or weighing less and being fatter, most people would choose the former.  It’s a wonder then, why so many people choose fat over muscle time and  again through the choices they make in losing weight. The TV show, The Doctors, recently reported that a person’s [...]

What is Set Point?: Understanding How Set Point Impacts Your Weight

May 23, 2009 Read the full article →

Basically, “set point” is the weight range that your body is physiologically programmed to maintain. For example, if your set point is between 140 and 145 pounds, your body will try to do whatever it can to stay within that range. If you go under the range, you may feel hungrier so that you eat [...]

How to be Thin: Who are the Experts on Losing Weight?

May 12, 2009 Read the full article →

You know those people who have always been thin and have never gone on a diet?  They are out there but nobody seems to notice them other than when someone says they hate people who can eat what they want but don’t get fat.  Believe it or not, they know how to be thin.  We [...]

Sex and Weight Loss

May 6, 2009 Read the full article →

Do you want to add more fat burning to your weight management plan?  Add more sex.  Sex and weight loss – that’s the ticket! Here’s why sex and weight loss go together: Sex burns more calories or fat. Sex is calming which means less emotional eating and stress that leads to more eating. Sex uses [...]

Food Addiction: Fact or Fiction

May 4, 2009 Read the full article →

Food problems and addictions are  similar only on the surface. “Overeating and drug addiction may converge on some of the same neurons,” says Endocrinologist Barbara Kahn. “but other pathways are also involved. And from a biochemical point of view, the two are not the same thing. Drug addictions are much stronger.” Unfortunately for people who [...]

Grilling is Good for Weight Loss

May 4, 2009 Read the full article →

Grilling isn’t just fun and tasty, it can be good for your weight loss goals, too. Since grilling involves little to no fat in the cooking process, it is a good choice in reducing fat in your diet lifestyle. That’s not all, however. The grilling process adds flavors to foods like no other cooking process. [...]

What is an Effective Food Plan?

May 4, 2009 Read the full article →

Over 90% of dieting attempts fail. Over 60% of Americans are overweight or obese. The dieting industry makes billions.  Doesn’t compute?  Right.  In my blog, What is a diet?, I list the characteristics of most diets that are sold to people and that people try to follow. Here we will discuss the characteristics of an [...]