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posted 10/27/2009, comments (2)

Diet Challenge Part 2: Why Do I Eat This Way?

Hopefully you've taken some time to work on the first assignment from this 4 part series. The idea is to take an in-depth look at just how often you start a new diet, why your weight goes up and down moderately or drastically, how you interact with food and why losing weight permanently is so difficult and unattainable. So let's... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/10/2008, comments (0)

The Simplest Diet

Many of us who are trying to lose weight and deciding which diet to try often overlook a painfully obvious source of calories- portions!! Our country has been inundated with large portions of just about everything, from "Super size" French fries to "Big Gulp" drinks that could supply a medium sized family for weeks. Often though, it's not as... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/02/2008, comments (0)

Fat Families Thin Families

The following is a Q & A between myself and an interviewer who was kind enough to discuss my new book, Fat Families Thin Families with me: Q: Why call the book such an "in your face" critical name? My response: I am a pretty empathic person but I'm also someone who deals in reality. You cannot dispute that there is an ongoing... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/30/2008, comments (0)

We Always Have Room for Dessert and That's not Bad...but

let's take a hard, close look at some calorie facts. Here's a rundown of the calorie amounts of some popular desserts, from low to high (courtesy of USA Today): Sugar-free red gelatin -------------------10 calories Carrot cake (Country Buffet)------------240 calories McDonald's Baked apple pie------------250 calories Dunkin... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/27/2008, comments (0)

If You Are Overweight - Hispanic- A Child - Beware Pre-diabetes

Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the US today. So it is alarming to see that the overweight children in this group lean to what is called persistent pre-diabetes. We say someone has pre-diabetes when their fasting blood sugar falls between 100 and 120 - higher than normal but not high enough to qualify for a formal... Read more Chevron

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