Losing weight is hard. Few people who have experience with weight loss would argue that point. The crazy thing is how we make something that is already plenty hard even harder. There are things that can be done to to make it a little easier, but lots of people don’t do them. Maybe the reason […]
If we could see our hearts and judge them by how they look, the way we worry about our belly flab, we might live longer, healthier lives. Our heart is a muscle that responds to proper diet and exercise, but we can’t observe how our treatment affects it. By the time we become aware that […]
Over the years I’ve been helping people lose weight, I’ve discovered that some people are absolutely uncertain they’re losing weight unless they experience some physical sensations that they believe are actual byproducts of fat burning. The following methods of alleged body fat burning are anecdotal and there is no science to support them. That hasn’t stopped people […]
Winter in Maine is hardly ever without a few, or a lot of snow days. We all know how kids feel about snow days. We have an idea how mothers feel about them too. Does the phrase, “just threw a monkey wrench into my plans,” adequately describe it? Kids home because schools are closed can […]
We’re coming up on Valentine’s Day and sweethearts will be celebrating their love with gifts. There is a chance, slight chance I hope, that the sentiment behind the gift may be misconstrued. For example, if you have consistently given gifts of chocolates every Valentines day along with another token of affection, or as a stand alone […]
The day after the Super Bowl there are a lot of unhappy people. I don’t think they live in New England. That nail biter of a game might have contributed to the overeating that is part of the Super Bowl experience. Some folks are feeling both elation and desperation. It could be because they woke […]
In the tradition of the roving reporter I asked dieters their Super Bowl party plans. Here is what they shared. Luanne (has lost 15 pounds since October 2016): Seriously? Ha! I have no plan. I’ll just see what happens. I’ll be okay. George (has lost 52 pounds since January 2015) I’m not real good at sticking to my […]
When Weight Watchers of Maine launched its Fit to Rescue ME program in the spring of 2013 offering free Weight Watchers meetings to firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians, Phippsburg firefighter, Dana McClean signed up. He successfully fought fires, but wasn’t as successful fighting his weight. http://wabi.tv/2014/05/21/weight-watchers-offers-free-program-maine-police-fire-rescue-personnel/ Mclean confides, “Since I was a very young […]
There is no bigger un-football fan on the planet than am I. Even I, who cares not at all for football, know that Sunday is the Super Bowl. Aside from it’s being played in Houston and the Patriots are playing I don’t know much more. Here is what I do know about the Super Bowl: […]
Actually, this is all about taking care of your heart and weight loss is a pleasant side effect. It shouldn’t be a surprise that improving habits to protect your heart almost always result in losing weight. Women are acutely aware of their cancer risks, most notably breast cancer. Fewer women, however, are aware that they’re far […]
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