BMI: a flawed method?

BMI: a flawed method?

Lately we've been asked by many program participants why we are not giving Healthy Lifestyles points based on BMI and rather are basing ...
New Years Resolution to Decrease Body Fat?

New Years Resolution to Decrease Body Fat?

   It should come as no surprise that one of the most common, if not the very most common, New Years resolution is to "lose weight...
Holiday Fitness and Exercise

Holiday Fitness and Exercise

You're busy, you're stressed, it's chilly out … so why not just take a break from your fitness program until the New Year? It...
Holiday Eating

Holiday Eating

The holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends. Unfortunately, for many it also becomes a time for over-eating and weight...
Diet Pills

Diet Pills

Too many people (it isn’t just women) will go to any lengths to be thin. People want a quick fix, something easy, and something that will no...
The Tapeworm Diet

The Tapeworm Diet

Here's an appalling example of how far people are willing to go for weight-loss: The sanitized tapeworm as a weight-loss tool. You know ...
The Grapefruit Diet and the Cabbage Soup Diet

The Grapefruit Diet and the Cabbage Soup Diet

The Grapefruit Diet has been around a long time -- since at least the 1930s. A short-term, quick weight loss plan also known as the Hollywoo...
The 3-day Diet

The 3-day Diet

About the 3 Day Diet, there is not really much to tell except the old adage "Don't try this at home!" Version one of the 3 Day...
The HCG Diet

The HCG Diet

Thousands of people are latching onto a diet that promises rapid weight loss—up to 30 pounds a month— but the so-called hCG diet is a danger...
The Atkins Diet

The Atkins Diet

There are numerous ways to lose weight. However effective they may be, some are just not safe . A meat-based, low fiber diet like Atkins adv...
What am I paying for when I sign up for a diet program?

What am I paying for when I sign up for a diet program?

Many fad diets are not nutritionally sound, and most of these diets have one major flaw. They tell us to only eat one type of food, deprivin...
Dangers of Fad Diets

Dangers of Fad Diets

Did you know that  there is no better way to train your body to gain weight than to go on a diet ? The diet industry is a multi-billion-doll...