Archive for March, 2007
Restaurants experimenting with smaller portions
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007Will Diners Still Swallow This? - New York Times:
As chief executive of Carlson Restaurants Worldwide he has chopped portion sizes at T.G.I. Friday’s, Carlson’s chain known for calorie-rich items like deep-fried potato skins stuffed with Cheddar cheese, bacon and sour cream. In a closely watched experiment, Friday’s will see whether diners will order what it […]
Make your own 100 calorie snack packs
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007The latest rage is the 100 calorie snack pack. Aimed at the people that “can’t eat just one”, it’s a great idea. It allows you to monitor how much you are eating very easily. I take it one step further and make my own snack packs. There are snack sized ziplock type bags available, which […]
Free diet plans and weight loss programs
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007Here is a website dedicated to Free Diet Plans and Weight Loss Programs. It has a ton of articles and several calculators (BMI, caloric requirements, etc.).
Obesity affects appetite
Monday, March 19th, 2007Obesity leads to destruction of appetite suppression system:
What was found was that high levels of leptin in a body—as would be found in severely overweight people—can lead to a leptin resistance in the brain. This in turn, leads to the body to stop responding to the hormone’s appetite suppressing effect. In essence, by becoming overly […]
Map your walks
Monday, March 19th, 2007When I exercise I love the numbers of it. The mileage, the time, my pace, it’s one way I use to motivate myself. To help with this, you can use a Google Maps mashup called Gmaps Pedometer. With it you can map out your walks, and it will tell you your mileage and even calories […]
Start exercising!
Sunday, March 18th, 2007Here’s a list of 10 Ideas to Get You Exercising. My favorite is #7:
7. Stop thinking: All or Nothing
“If I can’t do this workout properly - then there is no point in working out”. I used to think like this. Now I think that even a 5 minute walk is better than 5 minutes on […]
Dieting and teenages don’t mix
Sunday, March 18th, 2007Diets an unhealthy fix for teen weight concerns - CNN.com:
Teens who go on diets to drop some pounds are more likely to skip breakfast and binge eat — which may at least partly explain why they put on more weight over time than their peers who don’t diet, a new study shows.
Basically, if you are […]
Grand Opening - Weight Loss is Hard!
Sunday, March 18th, 2007Congratulations, you’ve taken the first step to weight control. While this site will try to help you with your weight loss goals, much as the title of this website suggests, this journey will not be easy.