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BOSU & Medicine Ball Workout with Fitz

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How Do You Talk About Your Diet?

If you’re on a diet - or whether you just try to eat healthily and exercise regularly - thereupon take a few moments to consider how you talk about it. You might think that the way you describe your diet to friends, colleagues and yourself doesn’t really matter, but changing the way you talk about y…

Diet and Exercise: What the Research Says

Studies nearly always lead to great discussion here on Diet Blog. We analyze, ask questions, interpret and share our own experiences. Inevitably, we find flaws in the methodology, show other studies that counter it and (let’s be honest) editorialize it to suit our own belief systems.

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One positive to losing weight and gaining it back

Yo-yo dieting is frowned upon, but one group may benefit whether they lose weight, soon after gain it back.

A four-year study by Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research suggests humans with type 2 diabetes who lose weight within 18 months post-diagnosis — soon after eventually regain …

A super, safe appetite suppressant

I’m not one to buy into claims that a pill can suppress my appetite or a chocolate shake can keep me full from wee hours until dinnertime. I prefer natural remedies for feeling full — like eating healthful foods.

There’s another natural way to suppress appetite, says RealAge. It plus happens…

Destroy your fat pants

If you’ve lost weight, you probably have that pair of pants sitting in your dresser. You know the ones. The pants with the waistband roughly the size of a small island? While there’s something to be said for keeping those pants as a reminder of the size you were when you started your weight loss…

Too Fat for Clubbing?

As someone who’s been “shown the door” at nightclubs before, that essay really annoyed me. A club in Australia faces hot water for barring heavy set women, but admitting men of similar size.

Yeah, considering we all know how appealing fat dudes are! The bar’s actions prompted protests and 1,000 fo…

Are camera phones the real celebrity secret to staying slim?

I recently interviewed Erin Andrews, the very pretty and fit sideline reporter for ESPN. While we spoke, Erin told me her secret to staying really fit and trim. After gaining ten pounds “eating like a guy” with the College GameDay crew, Erin was mortified to see her much larger bottom showcased all …

The Secret Guide to Making Any Food Calorie-Free

As every serial dieter knows, there are assured occasions where calories don’t count and aren’t counted. Here’s some (and the reasoning behind each):

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Jennifer Love Hewitt drops 18 pounds

Jennifer Love Hewitt has dropped 18 pounds and she looks great. She says she feels great and that her energy level has increased, so that’s obviously a good thing. And I’m certainly not against anyone shedding a few pounds whether it improves their health and makes them feel good. But, I have to…

Wii Sports vs. Real Sports: Which Burns More Calories?

There continues to be a trend towards the convergence of 2 activities once considered diametrically opposed to one another: Playing video games and playing sports. Since the inception of the Nintendo Wii and more recently Wii Fit, much has been speculated as to how effective it is and more speci…

Finding Balance in a Culture of Vanity and Guilt

While browsing through the magazine section of a local bookstore, I picked up a copy of Adbusters Magazine. whether you aren’t familiar with Adbusters, it is a counter-culture periodical - a rebellious magazine that boldly speaks out against many of the things that are polluting our world - not the…

Olympic Menus: Dog-Meat Free

With the 2008 Beijing Olympics in full swing and universal athletes sampling Chinese competition, culture and food–one thing is NOT on the menu, dog.

The BBC reports that China has instituted a ban on serving dog meat at its 112 official Olympic restaurants. The move is one of several steps China…

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