Health Expert Maryee shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/440269/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/440269/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/440269/index http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/151158/calculating Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:55:00 -0400 Maryee I am arming myself with a new toolkit in my battle to lose weight and get in shape. It's time to turn to the pros - those who have more knowledge, can figure out the ins and outs of things and just spit out the correct information. Someone who can step in and do all the necessary calculations for me and just show me the results so I know what to do next. I signed on to use one of those online weight loss calculation sites and will help me... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/151158/calculating http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/133502/journaling Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:48:00 -0400 Maryee As the winter months linger on, in order to get through these last weeks without totally zeroing out on my weight loss accomplishment, I decided it's time to employ some tools to keep me on track. Exercise has been far and few between during these winter months and I've regained four of the 15 pounds I had lost  --- something I worried would happen when I couldn't get outside to exercise. So now, I am turning to food journaling in an... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/133502/journaling http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/133116/valentine-40 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:30:00 -0500 Maryee Picture this: red streamers hanging down from the ceiling over a table covered with a red tablecloth and sprinkled intermittently with pink and red hearts; red heart shaped balloons, filled with helium, tied to the backs of each chair; a heart-shaped puffed pastry stuffed with vanilla cream and topped with sliced strawberries sits on the center of the table along side a tray of various dark and milk chocolate hearts.  It's a picture perfect... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/133116/valentine-40 http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/129988/loss-attempt Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:19:00 -0500 Maryee It's fifteen days into the new year; time for a check in. I had gained a few pounds during the holiday stretch from Thanksgiving through New Year's - though I did my best to get in a short run or two when there were unusual breaks in the cold weather. Overall, I gained about 2-3 pounds and I must say, now that I am used to stepping on the scale every morning, seeing that weight gain was a bit unsettling. I knew it was a difficult time of year,... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/129988/loss-attempt http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/127896/assessment Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:46:00 -0500 Maryee It's New Year's Day. I've made my resolutions. I am committed to reaching the weight loss goal that I set out last year and didn't quite meet.   But first, it's time to make an assessment to see where I am, how far I've come and where I need to go.  One year ago I pledged to lose 40 pounds. I didn't quite make it, but I did lose 15 pounds and kept it off. That for me is a huge accomplishment! I started last year with a BMI at 28 -... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/127896/assessment http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/127821/resolution Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:21:00 -0500 Maryee New Year, New Resolutions, New Outlook   It's New Year's Eve again - amazing how quickly time passes by! Seems only a year ago I was making a firm, serious, dedicated resolution to FINALLY lose the 40 pounds I honestly thought I needed to lose in order to be healthy. I vowed to not only try to lose the weight, but to do it in a very conscientious way that would instill new ways of approaching food and weight and the overall fitness level... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/127821/resolution http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/126488/big-push Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:21:00 -0500 Maryee I really want to hit the mark. I know I am not close to reaching the original goal I set out for myself at the beginning of the year --- that is, to lose 40 pounds --- but I still have a chance to hit a significant milestone before the end of the year. And I really want to get there. And so, the big push is on!   I have made some significant progress since I began my weight loss attempt last January, enough that I can feel and see the... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/126488/big-push http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/126486/big-push Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:18:03 -0500 Maryee I really want to hit the mark. I know I am not close to reaching the original goal I set out for myself at the beginning of the year --- that is, to lose 40 pounds --- but I still have a chance to hit a significant milestone before the end of the year. And I really want to get there. And so, the big push is on!   I have made some significant progress since I began my weight loss attempt last January, enough that I can feel and see the... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/126486/big-push http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/125400/stuck-rut Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:19:00 -0500 Maryee I give myself a pat on the back for having lost 15 pounds and kept it off. I am definitely feeling better, have noticed that I can move around better and can endure any exercise that I do for a longer period of time. I am down one clothes size --- maybe a size and a half, have noticed that my clothes are fitting better and I am enjoying wearing things that I haven't put on in a long time. But is that it? Is that where is stops? My goal was to... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/125400/stuck-rut http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/119263/milestone Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:29:00 -0400 Maryee It's a time to celebrate - and yes, I am going to allow myself a mini-celebration (though nothing with food). I reached my first major milestone on this journey to losing weight and reaching my goal of losing 30 pounds. I have now lost 10 pounds! And in order for me to declare this victory and claim that I lost that much, by my own determination, I have to had lose and keep off the 10 pounds for at least 3 days. And that I have!!   My BMI... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/440269/119263/milestone