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8 Ways To Weigh Less While Eating Way More

8 Ways To Weigh Less While Eating Way More

The tricks to getting off that diet roller coaster and enjoying life.

1. Step Away… From The Diet Food! “Foods” like diet sodas, 100-calorie snack packs, anything low fat, no fat, reduced fat… they are all programmed to destroy you. Only eat real food. Real food grows on a plant (vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds) or comes from an animal. Real food is nurtured by the sun. Real food is not processed, packaged, pasteurized or chemicalized. It has nothing is added to it, and nothing is taken away.

Break The Depression - Set Up A Fitness Routine

Break The Depression - Set Up A Fitness Routine

Get yourself out of the post-break up ruts by setting up a fitness regimen!

By Monique Zamir, BounceBack Editorial Staff Motivation can be difficult to grab a hold of when you’re riding the emotional roller coaster of a relationship breakup. Many days, lazing around on the couch seems to be a more desirable activity than something potentially more productive and better for you. And, even when you do want to do more productive things, such as work out, actually finding the motivation and willpower to do so can be next to impossible.  

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Links We Love: Free eBook For Your Marriage

Free eBook with advice on making your marriage successful and more links we love.

Every week, Traditional Love rounds up the most interesting and helpful love and marriage links from around the web. We do this, because we cannot physically force your spouse to empty the dishwasher. But we can link to articles that tell you how to make them do chores. This week, we're talking about getting fit in your marriage and a free eBook of Marriage Gems, just for you.

Rough Hands Are Bad For Men's Sex & Orgasm

Eric Amaranth's blog on what he's doing to combat the never mentioned issue of penis desensitization due to solo sex with rough hands from weightlifting. This kind of subtle effect over time will degrade men's enjoyment of vaginal or anal intercourse.

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"Bikini Girl" Does Battle With Kara DioGuardi

The American Idol judge proves why staying in shape at 40 is better than a boob job at 20.

Darrell's facial expression, upon realizing that the 38-year-old both out sang and out stripped her, was priceless. Good thing because the Idol castoff is probably down to her last penny after having mid-season boob job. "I was going to ask what's new," Ryan Seacrest said when Darrell took the stage, "but I think I know."

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4 Reasons To Date The Unemployed

Seeking men to date? Start with those recently laid off.

Historically when a woman found out a man she wanted to date was unemployed, she would go running for the hills. But these days, with the recession affecting people in all professions, many recently laid-off men actually make very promising boyfriends. Chances are high that these men worked in law, banking, or another field that requires a decent amount of education, intelligence, and motivation. So while these men may fall into the dreaded unemployed category, they are still desirable, and maybe even more desirable than men who still have jobs. Here are four reasons why starting to date someone who's been laid off can actually be better than someone who has to go to work every day.

Trainer Vs. Dom

Am I getting off on my relationship with my personal trainer? It's kind of like being involved with a Dom. Here's why!

The Breakup Workout

"Exercise" him from your life.

Funny little thing we found: The Breakup Workout, which, as the name implies, is an exercise plan designed to help you get over your ex. It’s tag line? “Ex or size” your past loves right out of you!

Sweat Together, Stay Together

Sweat Together, Stay Together

Make a date that'll make your heart race.

Studies show getting in shape (or staying in shape) as a couple increases mutual weight loss, sexual satisfaction and overall happiness in the relationship. Not to mention the personal rewards that being active reaps. Case in point: try keeping a dry eye while watching the proud faces of NBC's The Biggest Loser contestants who have melted off mega pounds. Even mild exercise, like hiking or going to the driving range, can add a new element to your dinner-and-a-movie dating repertoire. And, imagine how much better tag-teaming a 5K instead of a Jumbo popcorn feels