The great and powerful Dr. Oz has spoken and offers these 20 tips to help you lose weight AND keep it off. 1) Eat 5 or 6 times a day. 3 meals, 2 snacks. 2) Close the kitchen 3 hours before bedtime. 3) Chose a few healthy meals and snacks and stick with them. The fewer the choices, less temptation. 4) Ditto with snacks 5) Keep those healthy meals and snacks around you at … [Read more...] about More From the Land of OZ
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It’s All About the Chi-a
Months ago I learned about chia seeds...probably on the Oprah show. No, not the same chia seeds that you make the chia pets with, but from the same source. A few weeks ago my niece, Julie, told me she was making a great pudding with them and I should try it. I kept meaning to buy them but it wasn't until yesterday that I finally did and I suspect I was not … [Read more...] about It’s All About the Chi-a
The Wisdom of Chris Powell
Yesterday, celebrity trainer/transformation specialist, Chris Powell was the guest on the Dr. Oz show. If you are not familiar with who he is, he hosted Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition this summer and is known for moving in with extremely obese individuals and helping them lose hundreds of pounds over the course of a year. (He does NOT live with them for the entire … [Read more...] about The Wisdom of Chris Powell
The Brass Ring
Let me first add BJ to the list of "Biggest Losers." With her down 26.5 pounds, Jeff 40 and Carolanne about 10 our very own group is well on their way to their goals, or in Carol's case, probably already there! Something to consider, which I discuss with Carol after her weigh ins with her trainer, is that not only are you losing … [Read more...] about The Brass Ring
Weighing In
Congratulations to Jeff who has lost 40 pounds and is 2 pounds away from the 100 club!!! How you ask? Diet and exercise. Congratulations to Carolanne who has managed to overcome those 10 or so pounds that crept back on after losing 80 something pounds on Weight Watchers years ago. How, you ask, did she take off the last 10? Tweaking her diet (even giving up those low … [Read more...] about Weighing In