Category Archives: Weight Loss

Saints, Fame Whores, Hypocrites, and the Truth About The Biggest Loser

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Kai Hibbard, of Biggest Loser fame, is speaking out about the reality of the show. Some say she’s a saint. Some say she’s a fame whore. I say she’s neither. I think she’s a…

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What You Should Do Before You Cut Calories

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There are a thousand different reasons for the growing number of overweight and obese individuals.  Everybody has their favorite. We eat too much.  We don't exercise enough.  We spend too much time in front of the TV, on the computer, in the car, behind a desk.  We've supersized our meals.  We've got junk food vending machines ...

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Research Says You Can’t Lose Weight

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You can't turn on the news, pick up a magazine, or read the paper without seeing a new message telling you that you can't lose weight. Daily we've got new studies telling us that we're destined to be obese because sugar is as addictive as drugs; fast food alters our brains, forcing us ...

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Kirstie Alley’s New Weight Loss Program

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Okay, we’ve all heard of actress Kirstie Alley and her well documented problems with her weight and her epic failure with Jenny Craig. Hey, guess what? Not all Hollywood actresses are plastic surgery enhanced, rail thin, lettuce eaters with fake boobs. Well, now she’s back, and this time she’s apparently going to do it her way. She has come out with Kirstie Alley’s Organic Liaison. Unfortunately, her way now involves fads, gimmicks, and pills. Different problems than Jenny Craig, but still misguided and misinformed just the same.

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Why Biggest Loser Contests Suck

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So, someone at the office comes up with the bright idea to hold a Biggest Loser contest. You’ve been wanting to lose weight and you figure this will be a great way to get you going, so you jump in. Well, Sparky, let me tell you why that’s probably not the best idea.

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Who Can You Blame for Your Weight Loss Problems?

Who can you blame for your weight loss problems?

Too often people like to blame external factors for a situation they’re in that they’re not particularly happy with. Given what I do, the situation I hear about most often is people’s struggles with weight loss, and how they feel they can’t get control over it. Warning: Tough love ahead. The underlying truth is that you are in the situation you’re in with your weight because of the…

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Weight Loss Begins in the Brain

As William James, an American philosopher and psychologist in the late 1800’s stated, “As you think, so shall you be.” What does that mean? It means your reality, your being, who you are, how much you weigh, is shaped by your thoughts. Good thoughts or bad thoughts, positive or negative, they will shape your reality. The world is going to return to you exactly what you ask for. In other words, what you focus on is what you’re going to get

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Can I Help You Lose Weight?

Can you lose weight while still eating junk food all the time? Sure. Can I help you do that? Nope, don’t know how. Can you lose weight without ever exercising? Sure. Can I help you with that? No can do. Can you lose weight doing some ‘cleanse’ that Beyonce did? Sure. Can I help you with that? Not…

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