For some of us, when we start a diet or exercise program, we don’t have 50 pounds to lose. We aren’t morbidly obese or appallingly unhealthy; we’ve just realized that we put on a few extra pounds and we’re not as fit as we used to be. We’d like to make some small changes to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘weight-loss’
25 Jan
Fat Burning Zone
You may have heard this advice sometime, “If you want to burn fat, you need to be exercising in you fat-burning zone.” Even the cardio machines at the gym have a nice little graph of where your heart rate should be if you want to burn fat versus where your heart rate should be if [...]
22 Jan
The Grapefruit Diet
Have you ever heard of the grapefruit diet? It has come into fashion a few times over the last few decades, and from what I understand, the basic idea is for your diet to consist almost entirely of grapfruit, save for an occasional egg or burnt toast. The claim is that if you stay on [...]
19 Jan
Weekly Review: Core Sliders
I was browsing this month’s Men’s Health Magazine and saw an advertisement for a new product called Core Slider. The claim is they give you an “extreme core”….whatever that means. So, after much reading and a little curiosity I decided to order the product and give it a try. It took exactly one week for [...]
16 Jan
Could Spices Improve Your Weight Loss?
Call me old-fashioned, but I am always very wary of weight-loss supplements. From everything I’ve ever read, diet pills are either totally ineffective, or they have deadly side effects. Most of the time, the greatest effect you’ll get from a diet pill or weight loss supplement is an increase in heart rate from caffeine. However, [...]
13 Jan
Make This, Don’t Buy That: Southwest Taco Soup
This week’s installment of Make This, Don’t Buy That is Southwest Taco Soup. Being that I live in south Texas, Mexican food is everywhere. I love Mexican food, but the only problem is that everything I love happens to be drizzled with queso and served with chips! Not really what I had envisioned for my [...]
9 Jan
Being Manly on a Diet
Can you really maintain your manly credibility on a diet? I will testify to the fact that if you truly strive to eat healthy, the legitimacy of you Y chromosome will take a few shots. Don’t believe me? Ok, next time you go out with the guys, order the fresh green salad with salmon and [...]
5 Jan
Keeping the Weight Off
Happy New Year everyone! In continuing our theme of New Year’s resolutions, I think one of the hardest things this time of year is sticking to the resolutions we have set. We all have a vision of who we want to be, and now is the time of year to feel inspiried to start taking [...]
3 Jan
Make This, Don’t Buy That: Pizza
Quick update: I, Sara, did finish my 24 hour ultra! I ran 56 miles, which was 6 over my goal! It was an incredible experience, and as soon as I get back home, I’ll give you all the run-down and some photos! In this next installment of make this not that, I have decided to [...]
28 Dec
Weight Loss in the New Year: A Caution
If you are one of the many people this year resolving to lose weight, be careful! I just came across a very interesting and slightly disturbing article about the potential consequences of dieting on your long term weight loss. The study was published a few months ago in the New England Journal of Medicine, and [...]
