Another year is about to end. The end of the year may mean it’s another year your weight-related goals when unmet. It could even be one of many years that comes to a close and your weight goal eludes you. Here is why you didn’t lose weight in ’16. You tried too hard. You took […]
I walked into a restaurant the other day. There was a table with 6 people eating together, or were they eating together? Each one was bent over a smartphone. There was no interaction among the people sitting at the table. They were all mindlessly putting forkfuls of food into their mouths while engrossed with their […]
I’ve been hearing a lot of tips on how to cut calories out of your holiday meals on various network and local new programs. Indeed, I’ve been known to share those tips many times on WABI evening news, Good Day Maine and 207. Why wouldn’t I? They’re good tips, especially when I only have 2 to […]
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. Unlike October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday, the start of the Great Depression when U.S. stock market prices suddenly collapsed, the Black in Black Friday stands for economic success. It’s believed to be the biggest shopping day of the year. Black Friday has a different meaning for those whose […]
Jim LaPierre, Recovery Rocks, writes: Just as failure and relapse rates are high in substance abuse, so too they are in our attempts to overcome food addictions and achieve weight loss goals. I want to throttle every person who quotes statistics on the effectiveness of rehabilitative programs. Today’s piece is a guest blog from my […]
When I went back to Weight Watchers in 1990 it was just a few months before Thanksgiving. I didn’t look that far ahead when I decided it was time to take off the 40 pounds I’d gained since reaching goal and becoming a Lifetime Member of Weight Watchers in 1987. I just thought about right […]
Losing weight isn’t hard, but many people think it is. Some want to make it hard. That’s the truth and it doesn’t matter who you are. it’s not hard, but you can make it hard. In fact the harder you think it is to lose weight and the harder you try to do it, the […]
We know the importance of saving money for our old age. The day will come when we don’t want to go to work anymore and if we have saved adequately for our retirement we can enjoy our old age in fine style. If we don’t save though, we will adversely affect our old age. There […]
Swap this food for that food. How smart is that? If you’re swapping what you enjoy for something you barely can eat, it’s not smart at all. If you’re swapping a small serving of this so you can have a huge serving of that, may also be a not-so-good idea. Smart swaps are when you […]
End of year, also known as holiday weight gain is real. It’s real and often exaggerated. Although gains of more than 10 pounds are reported, the average weight gain during this time of year is about one pound. Do you care about end of the year weight gain? Does it matter to you? […]
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