Moderate Sleep And Less Stress May Help With Weight Loss
If you want to increase your chances of losing weight, reduce your stress level and get adequate sleep. A new Kaiser Permanente study found that people trying to lose at least 10 pounds were more likely to reach that goal if they had lower stress levels and slept more than six hours but not more than eight hours a night. The paper, published today in... more
Eating A Big Breakfast
Does Eating A Big Breakfast Help Weight Loss Or Is It Better To Skip Breakfast Altogether? Does eating a big breakfast help weight loss or is it better to skip breakfast altogether? Available information is confusing but new research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Nutrition Journal clears a path through these apparently contradictory... more
Why crash dieting DOES work: Surprise evidence suggests it’s the best way to slim
Here’s a sobering thought: beach weather is nearly here, and the diet you’ve been meaning to embark on since January remains in the planning phases. You really don’t want to expose those extra pounds to the world, but you do want to put on your swimsuit and feel OK about it. A crash diet seems to be your only option, but aren’t... more
The Challenge Begins
Well, my new challenge begins today! The kids are back to school and I am now able to get my life back into some sort of regular routine again – including diet and exercise. The school holidays, including Christmas and New Year have not been kind to my now advancing middle aged body and I am now at my heaviest weight ever – and feeling it.... more