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Paula Deen Has Shed 40 lbs And Gets Her Family To Lose Weight Also

Mark Richards — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:36:17 +0000

About a year ago, celebrity chef Paula Deen told us that she had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Paula has spent the last year working on getting healthy. She has opened up to People magazine about how the big life changes she has made.

Could Eating Eggs Help You Lose Weight?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:17:07 +0000

Trying to shed some unwanted pounds? Skip the cereal and have eggs for breakfast instead — new research shows you may wind up eating less later on. In a small study conducted by Nikhil Dhurandhar, PhD, an associate professor in the department of infection and obesity at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, [...]

What's the Best Way to Lose Weight?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:03:11 +0000

Thinking of trying the latest fad diet or trendy supplements to lose weight? Don’t bother. A new study finds what most of us already knew: those things almost never work in the long term. So what does work? Eating less, exercising more, joining weight-loss support groups, and talking to your doctor about prescription diet medications. [...]

A Little Cake for Breakfast Won't Kill Ya – In Fact, It May Help You Lose Weight

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:52 +0000

Are you hankering for a big sloppy slice of chocolate cake, but it’s not even noon? Go ahead and indulge. A new study from Tel Aviv University found that having a little dessert with a balanced breakfast may be beneficial to weight loss, according to The Week. The study suggested that since the body’s natural [...]

Study: Changing the Color of Your Plate Can Help You Eat Less

Daryl Nelson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:07:16 +0000

Selecting the right size and color of the plates you eat on could help you eat less, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Read more after the jump. Study researchers asked 225 students to pour a specific amount of tomato soup into one of seven different sized bowls. Three smaller [...]

Would You Stop Eating Out to Lose Weight?

Brandi Tape — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:22:33 +0000

With the start of the New Year come resolutions for many. One of the most popular is usually to lose weight. Before you cancel your restaurant reservations for the coming months here’s some good news. A study, published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, suggests that it’s possible to continue to eat out and still lose weight.

Have You Started a Diet for 2012? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:32:46 +0000

It’s been a little over a week since New Year’s resolutions kicked in, officially long enough to determine if you’ve started that diet that you promised yourself — if, in fact, you picked what is usually the year’s most popular resolution. According to a new survey from Poll Position of 1,155 adults, 24 percent have [...]

10 Clever Ways to Drop Those Excess Holiday Pounds

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:37:29 +0000

The holidays are behind us and perhaps the only thing more disappointing than the awful gift from your Aunt Beatrice — seriously, a tie? — is the fact all the eating you did is starting to show in what used to be your washboard abs.

If you see more numbers when you step on the scale than you do when you look at your paycheck, it may be time to face the dreaded “d” word – diet. Before you start chowing down on nothing but tofu and steamed broccoli, though, consider these helpful tips to win the battle of the bulge.

10 Tried-and-True Ways to Lose Weight

Shauna Wright — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:20:08 +0000

If you're like most people, you've probably made a New Years resolution to lose weight. Unfortunately, most people – 80 percent – tap out before they really get started. To help you maintain your goal through 2012 and for years to come, we've compiled a list of tips the experts want you to know to get on the right track to weight loss.

Most Would Rather Eat Their Vegetables Than Work Out — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:30:30 +0000

According to a new Gallup poll of 1,012 adults, 52 percent lost weight at some point in their lives, but it’s how they’re doing it that’s intriguing. Of those successful weight droppers, 32 percent got slimmer by dieting exclusively, and 47 percent named both diet and exercise as important factors.

Newest Trick to Eating Less Has People Using Different Colored Plates — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:10:33 +0000

Veteran dieters know one way to eat less is to use smaller plates to fool the eye into thinking we have more food in front of us. But new research revealed the color of our plates and tables matter just as much.

Lose Weight-Move Into The Mall Of America [VIDEO]

Eric Meier — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:20:48 +0000

Sometimes the best way to commit to a workout regiment is to tell a bunch of people about it, and then let the fear of being labeled 'The Guy Who Talks a Big Game About Getting Into Shape But Never Follows Through" take over.

That's what St. Paul, Minnesota resident Scott Jorgenson is doing, times a few thousand.

Want To Shed Some Pounds?

Dave Wheeler — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:49:39 +0000

Maybe your looking to lose some weight, and cut some pounds in time for Christmas. Here’s 9 tips from Glamour magazine Choose Better Carbs — opt for the bialy instead of the bagel. Ditch the dried fruit — have the fresh fruit instead. Add Protein to Breakfast – Hard boiled eggs, nuts, yogurt, cottage cheese, [...]