3
March

1-minute fatloss tip for this week

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3
March

2010 Olympians Who Inspired

Living in the city that hosts the Olympic Games has been quite an experience, and 2010 brought with it some memorable moments.

Here are some current and former winter Olympians who have accomplished incredible feats, beat the odds and have otherwise given us reason to believe.

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2
March

Beware of Calories in Movie Theater Snacks

With the news that many large buckets of popcorn contain 1,800 calories, movie theaters in the UK are being urged to offer calorie information.

Typical movie snacks include:

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1
March

The New New Atkins Diet

The Atkins Diet is legendary. It is one of the few diets that caused a kind of mass hysteria. Food manufacturers lined up to bring new lines of low-carb food, and everyone was talking about Atkins.

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27
February

"My Love Handles Saved My life" Says Shooting Victim


Crime Scene KC

Superman stops bullets with his burly chest. Magneto catches them mid-air and hurls them back at you. But all this lady needs is her belly.

Samantha Lynn Frazier was vacationing in Atlantic City, New Jersey – her first mistake – when she was shot outside a bar at 1:30AM on Saturday.

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27
February

[Forum] Need Help With Motivation and Self-control

I’m 21 years old and I know weigh 210 pounds and am 5′6. Pretty much my whole life I thought I was fat. My mom had an eating disorder for many years and she’s obsessed with working out and eating the bare minimum now. My dad has struggled a little with weight but he’s a very busy business man and can’t find the time to always go to the gym. Nobody in my family is obese, weight has never been a huge issue.

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26
February

Weight Loss: How to Eat Slowly

Sometimes, often times in fact, there’s truth behind an old wives’ tale.

Take the idea that eating slowly can aid weight loss. We’ve all heard the advice, and now here’s the science.

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25
February

[Forum] Obstacles to Losing and Maintaining Weight

I’m trying, folks, really I am. For the thousandth time, I suppose. I’m about 60 pounds overweight right now. But here’s the true irony: I am in charge of revamping my company’s wellness program. (Physician — heal thyself!!) Some employers offer at work weight loss programs, or cash to help people attend weight loss meetings and the like (and we’ve done that). Some have weigh ins and contests.

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24
February

Poll: Bacon or Sex?

What a strange love affair people have with this popular pork product and it doesn’t seem to be getting less popular as time goes on.

A recent survey conducted on the behalf of Maple Leaf Foods showed that 43% of Canadians would rather eat bacon than have sex. Now that’s some serious bacon love!

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24
February

Oprah’s Chocolate Set: Bad Taste?

Oprah Winfrey rebuilt her entire on-stage set in Godiva chocolate.

The set consisted of a grandfather clock, table, books, chess set, fireplace and a vase of flowers (all made of chocolate) and was created with 7,000 Godiva bars and 2,400 truffles over the course of 1,400 hours. There was also a chocolate chandelier made from 1,500 pieces of chocolate. (source)

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