As many of you know, Oprah Winfrey recently “came clean” about her forty-pound weight gain and admitted that she was embarrassed to be over two hundred pounds again. I have so many feelings about this, but the strongest of all is camaraderie.

Our nation has now hit a point where MOST of us are overweight. Isn’t that an overwhelming thought? And even those of us who DO lose weight, like Oprah, will often reclaim” those pounds and put them back on. So the chances are far greater that...

By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
www.BurnTheFat.com

Media reports say that most people gain between 5 and 10 pounds of body fat in the six weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. According to research from the New England Journal of Medicine, the average amount is much more modest - just over a pound. However, even modest holiday weight gain may be cause for concern: A study by the National Institutes of Health found that this seasonal weight gain - even just a pound - is usually...

Good sources of vitamin B12 include meat, fish, milk and fortified cereals. Vitamin B12 deficiency is a public health problem, especially among older people and older individuals with low levels of vitamin 12 seem to have an increased risk of having brain atrophy or shrinkage, new research suggests.
Brain atrophy is directly associated with Alzheimer’s disease and impaired cognitive function. Other risk factors for brain atrophy include high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol....

So, I was reading the other day about effective weight loss tips, becaue I would really like to be in better shape... I read that the best thing to do was to not start your new exercise program on a Monday - apparently those who start out on those days typically quit... Who knew?... So, today's the day I begin my new fitness trek..


I have decided to try two products - one a weight loss supplement and the other a new work out video I ordered from online... I did post the links...