Another killer article from wonder Woman, Holly Robinson Peete! Five Weight Loss Myths by Holly Robinson Peete  - Shine We’ve got our health truths down pat. For physical wellness, eat good, wholesome food and get plenty of exercise. But what about the myths out there about diet and exercise? Watch and learn as we bust [...]

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My afternoon in the lair of the beast.  She hooked me up to her electrical device She forced me to work out on her instruments of pain She beat me with a big blue tube and jumped up and down on me OK…What she really did was take my body fat percentage using electrical impedence [...]

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Do we REALLY need a rat study to tell us this? Junk Food ‘Addiction’ May Be Real By Jenifer Goodwin – HealthDay SUNDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) — Obese people often say they’d like to eat less but feel almost powerless to stop indulging, and now new research suggests that explanation might be all too [...]

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Last night was my first real breakdown in my food plan.  The day went really well.  I ate in a healthy manner; I got a lot of exercise. After my shift at the zoo I walked along Rock Creek for a couple of miles and then back up into the city.  I had a good [...]

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I think I may be turning into a nutrition nerd.  Today I got totally caught up in the drama surrounding high fructose corn syrup.  Yesterday a study was released that stated that rats given a diet high in high fructose corn syrup, or HFCS in initial speak, developed a higher percentage of belly fat and [...]

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Say a prayer for me… I made and appointment with the Beast today for next Tuesday.  Not to weigh in, not to talk food plan, to work out.  She has me for a full hour.  Just the Beast, the machines and me for 60 minutes.  I am already checking into the cost of those wheelchairs [...]

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I took a night off tonight from tracking my food.  I did that for a couple of reasons.  First, because I spent time with friends this evening talking and we had a variety of finger foods on the table.  The great thing is that they were all really healthy choices.  No chips and dips, no [...]

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Buffalo Wing Strips (For Jamie!) I really miss having chicken wings, but they are really fattening.  A little research showed me why.  The first is that, well, its chicken wings.  Here is a comparison of chicken meat. (Data from NutritionData.com) Clearly wing meat, especially with the skin on is significantly fatter than skin off or [...]

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Here is another article that just makes me feel better about what I have been learning.  That food labeling can be incredibly deceptive and that if I want to move toward a healthier life I have to be better at reading the labels and pay no attention to the claims.   In addition to the [...]

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Eat More Often! When I first met with the nutritionist she wanted me to eat 5-6 meals a day and I freaked out.  Of course the irony of that is not lost on me.  Here I was saying there was no way I could eat 5-6 meals a day when I was eating non-stop to [...]

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