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Me Minus 10: Finally reaching 'there'
Bethesda-based nutrition and fitness guru Pam Peeke has offered me invaluable advice about "removing" -- not just losing -- weight throughout my Me Minus 10 campaign to lose 10 pounds before I turn 50 in December. As I write in today's "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy" column, I have achieved...
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July 8, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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Me Minus 10: Keeping the change
Guest blogger Brian Wansink offers advice on how to maintain Mindless Eating habits after such habits have helped you lose weight, as they have for me during my Me Minus 10 campaign. "Losing weight is easy. It's keeping weight off that is hard." I didn't believe this the first time...
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July 6, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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Is that right? Nutrition Facts are enough?
Whether you're trying to lose 10 pounds (as I am) or just trying to feed yourself and your family better, checking Nutrition Facts panels on packaged foods is an important way to keep tabs on what you're about eat -- or to make an informed decision not to eat it....
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April 16, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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Me ... as I'm meant to be?
Will losing 10 pounds really deliver all the goods I expect? Linda Bacon, a nutrition professor at the University of California, Davis, an advocate of the Health at Every Size movement, urges me to reconsider my campaign. Dear Jennifer, It can be such a heady feeling when you're ready to...
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April 15, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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Fido minus 5
(Courtesy of Ernie Ward) When I embarked on my Me Minus 10 campaign, several people recommended I start walking my dog as a way to augment my physical activity routine. Turns out they were on to something. But walking the dog isn't just about me. Today's guest blogger, Dr....
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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April 13, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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Conquering food cravings: a tips list
When I'm trying to lose weight, sometimes I'll be tripping merrily along when suddenly, out of nowhere, a craving calls. Whether it's for pizza, a cheeseburger, a Snickers bar or a bowl of Ben & Jerry's, a craving can call my weight-loss campaign to a screeching, if temporary, halt. Is...
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April 12, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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