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What You Need For Successful Weight Loss

What You Need For Successful Weight Loss

Routines and a solid plan are what it takes to lose weight and keep it off.

Would it come as a surprise if I told you recent survey shows that fancy diets aren't any more likely to result in weight loss than a phone app or sensible eating plan? Even the CEO of Weight Watchers cites routine as his primary weight loss strategy. While he makes healthy choices, my guess is that the routine really sets him up for success.  

The Food-Fraud Writing On The Wall? Get Back To Basics.

The Food-Fraud Writing On The Wall? Get Back To Basics.

With “fake food” reports up 60% this year alone, isn't it time we get back to eating REAL Food?

Most of us just assume that we’re buying safe food when we go to the grocery store.  After all, the government protects us, right?  Well….some laws are in place, but whether they’re being enforced is another story.. This just became more evident when the scientific nonprofit, USP, United States Pharmacopeial Convention, announced that new reports of fake and contaminated food products submitted to its Food Fraud

10 Natural Libido Boosters [EXPERT]
Vitamins and minerals can get your libido moving.

10 Natural Libido Boosters

10 vitamins and minerals you need to rev up your sex drive!

Are you getting the vitamins and minerals needed to rev your sex drive? These 10 vitamins and minerals are sure to help you get your libido moving in the right direction.

Thanksgiving for One: 12 Ways to Cope with "Eat Alone" Holidays

Thanksgiving for One: 12 Ways to Cope with "Eat Alone" Holidays

There are lots of creative options besides feeling lonely and stuffing yourself.

So, if you’re facing being alone and dining solo on the biggest family feast day of the year, what’s the answer to that “What to eat for Thanksgiving” question?” 1.  Get away?  Contrary to some “expert” advice saying ”never eat alone,” a little solitude and self-nurturing, including solo dining, could be just what the doctor ordered.  If you can manage it, maybe gifting yourself with a pampering weekend away could be a great recharge.

Thanksgiving for One: Eating Alone for the Holidays?

Thanksgiving for One: Eating Alone for the Holidays?

A new study says 46% of us now regularly eat alone, but what about the Thanksgiving meal?

To:         Letter to Me From:     Myself Re:         Thanksgiving Alone Date:      November 22 Hi there, Yea, I’m here. I know. It’s Thanksgiving,  and I’m……well, I could say I’m just checking my email here for a minute before the family gets here….or I had to jump online to check on the tweaks for that special cranberry recipe.  Or, believably, I could be sending a couple of email

Foods to Reduce Diabetes Risk and Whittle Your Waist

Foods to Reduce Diabetes Risk and Whittle Your Waist

There are ways to be healthy and combat illness at the same time! Read more to figure out how.

By Erin Palinski, for GalTime.com November is American Diabetes Month, which brings our attention to Type 2 diabetes -- a devastating disease that is rising exponentially. Even children are now being diagnosed with what was thought to be only an "adult disease". 

The 3 Biggest Obstacles To Losing Weight With ADHD

The 3 Biggest Obstacles To Losing Weight With ADHD

Have you ever wondered why people with ADHD struggle with their weight? This article tells why!

By Leslie Rouder, LCSW Cht. There has been a lot of research lately on the relationship between ADHD and eating disorders, as well as problems with obesity that would indicate that having ADHD may predispose individuals to difficulties regulating their weight.   A study done in 2004, found that 10% of individuals with ADHD suffered from an eating disorder at some point in their life time compared to the general population of .6 to 4.5 %.  In another study done at an obesity clinic in 2005, 58% of overweight teenagers were diagnosed with ADHD as

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Our relationship started at Pizza Hut, back in high school.

Foodies In Love: How We Went From Pizza To An Engagement Ring

For me and my fiance, it was love at first slice.

I was 14 years old, and to be honest, back then I was more concerned with my grades at school and the newest Justin Timberlake CD than boys. He was in the same class as me and a typical awkward teen boy: shy, had braces, but cute in that dorky sort of way. Growing up in the same neighborhood, Alex and I used to walk the same route home from school every day. After he sheepishly asked me out one day, I reluctantly said okay.

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Are gay men really more likely to be foodies?

Lesbians Love Tequila & More National Coming Out Day Factoids

New infographic compares the food, drink and nightlife habits of gays, lesbians and straight people.

Are gay and lesbian eating and drinking habits all that different from those of straight people? A marketing company called Target 10 has created an infographic depicting the eating, drinking and nightlife preferences of gays and lesbians, contrasting them with those of straight folks. Ready for some thought-provoking factoids?

woman feeding man pizza
If you make me fat, no girl will ever want me.

I Love You, Now Stop Making Me Fat

I'm not blaming you for my weight gain, sweetheart, but I know it's not my fault.

Every time I get in a new relationship, I get comfortable... too comfortable. That comfort leads to weight gain. But why do I, and many, many poor, poor people, gain weight while we're dating? Is nesting going to be the death of us all?

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"Fear of the new and different hadn't only limited my diet."

How Dating A Foodie Changed My Life

John's eating habits broke me out of my picky shell and freed more than just my palate.

We've all heard the expression "The quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach." But for John and me, food was the quickest way to our first argument. He said I didn't eat enough of it, and he didn't mean portion size.