Healthy Food Chart

I have two toddlers on my hands this morning! So far it’s going okay – we made it through breakfast and now they are happily playing together. Let’s hope it continues to go as well as it is now! 

Forum Post: I’m a 25 year old female, about 15 pounds overweight. I want to get fit and lean. I like walking, and I’m thinking of getting a bicycle. I know I should also do some sort of resistance training. Everywhere I…

It seems like the age of the fat politicians and fat preachers might be coming to an end. Well, at least that of the fat politician. In the last several years losing weight has become a huge factor regarding the image of politicians who are seeking re-election. You may recall Mike Huckabee’s dramatic 120 pound weight loss which he…

I tried to avoid an arena dinner and I did – but then I had a piece of pizza at home. I tried to go to Wagamama both before and after the game but I ran short on time before and they were closed after – thus the slice of pizza. 

There is still ongoing controversy about low carb diets. Many traditional weight loss establishments still strongly adhere to the high carb, low fat food guide pyramid which has been around for decades. This was one of the first food models…

Since we’ve been talking about how many days per week you should workout in order to get the best weight loss results, I’d like to go ahead and lay out what I consider to be one of the top formats…

Crunches are up to 38% more effective when you take them off the floor and up onto a stability ball. So let’s get the ball rolling with today’s MOTD.

April is nearly over but it doesn’t feel like it’s almost May out there today — chilly! I had soup because I wanted something to warm me up. Breakfast was early so therefore lunch was too. At this rate I’ll be eating dinner at 5pm which would actually be a good thing because I am going to the Celtics game and I don’t want to eat dinner there!

Today is actually the last Tuesday of the semester – next Tuesday is the final exam for my class and then it’s over. The end really snuck up on me — I’m sad that it will be done soon.

Image: Back in Action How much of your day do you spend sitting in front of a desk? For many of us, it’s a huge amount of time, often upwards of eight hours. “Standing” desks have been around for a while. But, being on your feet all day isn’t great for you either. Enter the “sit/stand” desk……