The first time I went to one of those group weight loss meetings, I watched as each person got up and stepped on the scale. I was so self-conscious about the way I looked, I knew that I could never get up in front of all those people. I prefer to handle my weight loss [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Weight loss is one of those things that you know you need to do, but changing your lifestyle and eating habits can be painful adjustments at first, unless of course you have some sort of secret weapon against fat. I enjoy moderate exercise and I generally watch what I eat, but conforming to a strict [...]
For most of my adult life, I have lost weight after an extreme diet, only to gain it all back when I started eating normally again. I always felt so deprived and hungry on those kinds of diets, and after a certain point food was all I could think about. I had heard about a [...]
Trying to find the right weight loss supplement can be confusing. It can be hard to decide what to take, and some of the names sound similar. I recently spoke to a woman who had lost over 30 pounds by taking some safe Products that allow you to eat sensibly and not have to starve [...]
I am a busy police officer, and since I work a lot of variable shifts, there isn’t always time to eat right or go to the gym. Since catching criminals is what I am paid to do, I need to be at my leanest possible weight and still have the energy to do my job [...]
Losing weight has been a real battle for me. I eat the right foods and work out at the gym, but the pounds were coming off very slowly, and at one point my weight had plateaued. My best friend listened to me explain my frustration with this process, and she asked if I had heard [...]
You hear the most fuss about students who illegally share copyrighted music files, but the MPAA is just as hot and bothered about illegal downloading as the RIAA. However, there is a lot of speculation about just how much file sharing hurts the movie industry. Some people say up to 44% of the movie industry’s [...]
I caught my daughter with over the counter diet pills a while back. She’s only thirteen years old! I warned her that those are not safe since she is still growing and they could do a lot of damage. She started crying and told me that she is being ridiculed at school every day because [...]
It’s tough being a nurse sometimes. They say you eventually get desensitized to losing patients or witnessing the tragedy of serious illnesses, but after three years of being a nurse, I still struggle. When I go Home after a work day, I find myself thinking about my patients, even though I try not to. I [...]
There was never any doubt before as to who was the older sister. Jean is four years older and was never one to fuss much over her appearance. She is attractive, but never wore much make-up or followed trends. As the fashion forward little sister, I always looked current and fresh. I think that is [...]