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BACKGROUND

Lite for Life is a website founded by Maureen Sullivan to aid in weight loss. The Lite for Life program is a weight loss program designed to get lasting results that last for a lifetime.

Maureen Sullivan battled with her weight and wanted to find a program that would finally work for her. She teamed up…

BACKGROUND

Lite for Life is a website founded by Maureen Sullivan to aid in weight loss. The Lite for Life program is a weight loss program designed to get lasting results that last for a lifetime.

Maureen Sullivan battled with her weight and wanted to find a program that would finally work for her. She teamed up…

BACKGROUND

The Dole Banana Diet is a variation of the original Morning Banana Diet that was created in Japan by an Osaka pharmacist. This diet was used to help the pharmacist and her husband lose weight. She dropped 33 pounds on the simple plan…

BACKGROUND

Your Shape with Jenny McCarthy is a video game created for the Nintendo Wii gaming system. Your Shape allows you to get in shape in the comfort of your own home while also personalizing your fitness plan to the goals you want to achieve.

You start off by taking a fitness test. Your new plan is based on the…

BACKGROUND

The ThighGlider is a fitness machine that touts itself as the ultimate thigh, bun and hip shaper. It is mainly geared towards women.

When you order the ThighGlider, you receive the ThighGlider machine, two wedges to isolate each leg, two sets of resistance bands, a workout DVD, an exercise guide, a…

Marion Nestle has a very good discussion of the pros and cons of vegetarian and vegan diets in the San Francisco Chronicle. You can read it here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/07/FD821BS2H5.DTL

I eat “mostly vegan,” and I exclude some meat products entirely from my diet (along with most processed foods and drinks.) I believe that a mostly plant based diet is both healthier in the long run and more conducive to weight management.

However, I don’t think I’ll ever take the step to be completely vegetarian or vegan. For one thing, I really don’t have all that much empathy for animals. For another, I enjoy eating and just don’t want to restrict myself to that level. Finally, I really don’t like going to people’s houses, etc and being the one who says “I don’t eat that.”

Marion Nestle has a very good discussion of the pros and cons of vegetarian and vegan diets in the San Francisco Chronicle. You can read it here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/07/FD821BS2H5.DTL

I eat “mostly vegan,” and I exclude some meat products entirely from my diet (along with most processed foods and drinks.) I believe that a mostly plant based diet is both healthier in the long run and more conducive to weight management.

However, I don’t think I’ll ever take the step to be completely vegetarian or vegan. For one thing, I really don’t have all that much empathy for animals. For another, I enjoy eating and just don’t want to restrict myself to that level. Finally, I really don’t like going to people’s houses, etc and being the one who says “I don’t eat that.”

The US Surgeon General has published a “Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation.” Basically, a call to arms about the obesity epidemic in this country, with tips as to how to avoid it. The paper was released with both a press release and a fact sheet.

Here’s the Press Release: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/obesityvision/obesityvision_factsheet.html

Here’s the Surgeon General’s fact sheet: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/obesityvision/obesityvision_factsheet.html

The Surgeon General’s “Vision” can be found here: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/obesityvision/obesityvision2010.pdf

What’s interesting are the recommendations for avoiding obesity, some of which are:

1. Don’t Drink Sodas and Juices with added Sugars.
2. Don’t eat energy dense foods that primarily contain added fats or sugars
3. Eat More Fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins
4. Control your portions
5. Drink more water
6. Become more physically active throughout the day.

So, essentially, the Surgeon General’s recommendations boil down to don’t eat or drink processed junk foods and drink; have the bulk of your diet consist of “real” food, eat less and exercise more.

Makes sense to me.

I actually stepped on a scale this weekend. In the warmer weather, I’m actually quite obsessive about weighing myself, but once the Fall and Winter hit, I only do so sporadically.

That’s because I like to get on the scale first thing in the morning, buck naked. I’ve noticed that my weight can fluctuate throughout the day, and depending on what I wear, so the only way to really gauge any weight loss/gain, is to step on the scale, first thing in the morning, naked.

Doing this is easy in the Spring and Summer when it’s not to cold. But this time of year, the only time I’m ever naked is for that split second between getting undressed and stepping into a nice, hot, steamy shower, and then for that split second between getting out of the shower, quickly toweling off and throwing clothes back on again.

But, I managed to fit in a weigh in this weekend, and I wasn’t thrilled. I wasn’t distressed either, but I had hoped that I had worked off more of the three pounds I put on during the holidays. I did lose one pound, but despite all my extra exercise and watching what I eat, I still have two more to go.

Yep, losing weight after 45 is a bitch.

I actually stepped on a scale this weekend. In the warmer weather, I’m actually quite obsessive about weighing myself, but once the Fall and Winter hit, I only do so sporadically.

That’s because I like to get on the scale first thing in the morning, buck naked. I’ve noticed that my weight can fluctuate throughout the day, and depending on what I wear, so the only way to really gauge any weight loss/gain, is to step on the scale, first thing in the morning, naked.

Doing this is easy in the Spring and Summer when it’s not to cold. But this time of year, the only time I’m ever naked is for that split second between getting undressed and stepping into a nice, hot, steamy shower, and then for that split second between getting out of the shower, quickly toweling off and throwing clothes back on again.

But, I managed to fit in a weigh in this weekend, and I wasn’t thrilled. I wasn’t distressed either, but I had hoped that I had worked off more of the three pounds I put on during the holidays. I did lose one pound, but despite all my extra exercise and watching what I eat, I still have two more to go.

Yep, losing weight after 45 is a bitch.