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Pioneer press ran an interesting story recently on the effect your weight can have on your job.  If you think your weight isn’t anybody’s business, you’d better think again.  With health insurance costs sky rocketing, many employers are paying attention to your figure whether or not you are.  Companies like General Mills have made “healthy weight” part of their mission statement.  A Minneapolis marketing firm launched a “Biggest Loser”-style weight-loss contest. An Indianapolis employer even... Read Full Story

There is a new form of substance abuse spreading like wildfire. It’s one that usually goes unrecognized because it seems so innocent and benign. It’s also perfectly legal, because you can buy these substances over the counter. They are legally sold dietary supplements — vitamins, minerals, herbs and homeopathic remedies. The hazards of ephedra garnered a lot of publicity when this one-time weight-loss aid was found to be deadly. Shortly after the ephedra fall out, cold and sinus medications... Read Full Story

A recent study in Economic Inquiry raises the question: “Is fat the new normal?” Let’s face it, what we consider “normal” changes based on what appears to be a majority rules mind set. With approximately 2/3 of the American population now considered overweight or even obese, has this changed our view of what we see as “normal weight?” Now, don’t get me wrong. I think we needed to adjust our sights from the rail thin, “waif” look that was so popular when skinny models on the covers of... Read Full Story

Last week, the Associated Press ran a story on a disturbing and growing trend—“all you can eat” seating at sports events. For 50 percent more, your ticket purchase can include limitless peanuts and Cracker Jacks and whatever else your stomach may desire (alcohol and deserts sold separately). When I say “growing” trend, trust me, the pun is intended! This is being sold as a convenience for the customer who no longer has to wait in line for 20 minutes or more to purchase one of the many... Read Full Story

Calorie cycling helps people effectively lose huge amounts of weight in small amounts of time (think up to 13 pounds in a week). Before you think “fad diet” … read on to see why it works so well: By switching up calories, a dieter’s body can never figure out how many calories are coming to it (which is the opposite of low calorie and low carb eating plans), and therefore it can never plateau. In fact - calorie shifting MAKES people have cheat days or else the diet won’t be effective... Read Full Story

We’ve all seen the commercials on television and viewed magazine ads that show best weight loss pills that do wonders for your diet. They claim that all you need to do is take these pills and overnight, the weight will start falling off. You don’t have to watch what you eat or do any exercising, just take the pills. If you’re looking for a weight loss plan and are interested in trying some of these weight loss pills in your program, read through the following commonly asked questions... Read Full Story

Many people have heard about all types of extreme weight loss tips that are supposed to help them lose weight. Let’s explore some of the myths. Extreme Weight Loss Tip 1: Avoid eating carbohydrates if you want some quit weight loss… right? If you want to lose weight, you should cycle your calories (or carbohydrates). But cutting them out is not a good solution at all for long term weight loss. Make no mistakes - you will lose weight if you cut out carbs, and you’ll lose it with a... Read Full Story

Shifting calories is quite simple. All one needs to do is eat moderate calories 5 days of the week, and then have two higher “cheat days” (calculators are available within yayFOOD.com). The reason that this works so well is because the body is kept constantly guessing. It can’t ever anticipate a set amount of calories coming to it, so it doesn’t know what to hold fat storages for. With normal low calorie diets, the body is able to easily adjust. People love it since they’re not... Read Full Story

A common misconception with calorie cycling is that it’s a new “fad” to lose weight. The truth is, bodybuilders have been using it for years. Calorie cycling is just taking the same concept and applying it to LOSE weight. What calorie cycling does is take the way that our bodies were made (since evolution) and spins it to work for the way that our bodies are now. The thing is – when we first started out as cavemen, we had totally different lifestyles. We chased our food to the ground, we... Read Full Story

When you eat low calorie or low carbohydrate, your body gets used to the same routine. Eating 1200 (or however many you choose) calories every day is something that your body can easily get used to, and it will adjust accordingly. It will lower your metabolism accordingly, and it will make you lose weight at a much slower pace. Changing up your calories is a great way to lose weight, because it helps you easily trick your body. With this method, your body never knows what’s coming to it... Read Full Story