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Fighting Fat with Shame?

It’s no secret that childhood obesity is ravaging parts of America, and it’s definitely a phenomenon that deserves serious consideration. Statistics show that the trend is still rising despite better efforts to educate young people and parents alike. There are more factors at play here than people simply choosing to eat fast food more than they should. There are social, economical, and cultural elements that have resulted in more people being overweight than ever. It’s a difficult problem to combat, but doing something about it is far better than letting it get worse. Who knows what the answer is, but should the fight involved shaming people? Read more »

Weight Busting Tips for the Christmas Holiday Season

The holidays are great fun and a wonderful chance to see family you don’t get to spend enough time with. Christmastime also feature some of the best food at any time of year. There are delectable treats and scrumptious delights that are featured on successive days of family eating. It’s such a wonderful combination of good times, great spirits, and special home cooking. Unfortunately, almost all of us indulge just a little bit too much. Even after a few short weeks of holiday eating, we find ourselves with expanding waistlines and increased weight. But it’s important to remember that you have full control over your own holiday eating. No one is going to force through down your mouth, and the decision to eat something will always be yours. With a bit of forethought and planning, you can keep things under control so that you don’t have to embark upon a weight loss program at the beginning of the year. Here are some tips that will help you to stay on a healthy path. Read more »

Top Celebrities who Endorse Diet Plans

You’ve undoubtedly seen their commercials before and you’ve also heard about the products they endorse. Celebrities who serve as spokespeople for diet plans are extremely common these days. For some reason people feel they can trust well-known actresses and singers when it comes to weight loss. Let’s just ignore the fact that it might be better to trust a nutritionist or physician. This article deals with some of the “top” celebrities who appear in weight loss commercials these days. But “top” might be a little bit misleading, because none of them are A-list celebrities. It would be more accurate to title this article as “Some Celebrities who Endorse Diet Plans” – but that would sound a lot more boring. Read more »

The Most Important Absolutely Unbreakable Rules of Gym Etiquette

At the end of the day, it’s important to recognize that going to a gym is a luxury. It’s not your home and the equipment doesn’t belong to you. It’s a shared space and even if you pay a monthly subscription, you still have to follow the rules. It’s not just about you in an environment like this because it takes every member in order for a gym to run smoothly. You have to do your part to make sure that you play nicely while other people get just as much benefit from a gym as you do. Thankfully, many rules for gym etiquette are based on common sense. There are also things you will learn simply from experience and being in a gym for any period of time. But just in case you aren’t familiar with them yet, here are some unbreakable rules and the most important gym etiquette to keep in mind. Read more »

How to Get Rid of Love Handles to Make You Less Squishy

Love handles – they make you more squishy and huggable, and that can be a good thing. It’s nice to be a big cuddly bear that has a little bit of extra meat for people to hang onto. Of course, there is a fine line between being comfortably soft and being unhealthy. You don’t want the situation to get out of control because stomach and thigh fat can get in the way of your good health. It’s also an uncomfortable feeling to sit down on the couch and have your genes immediately stretch out because of those huge love handles. We all know what it feels like to have limited mobility are not be able to relax completely because of extra fat on our bodies. It’s enough to inspire you to make changes and to learn how to get rid of love handles in a healthy and efficient way. Like with anything else related to weight loss, it’s an entirely possible goal that doesn’t have to drive you crazy in the process. Read more »