weight loss
Inspirational and healthy ways to lose weight.
33 Pounds and Counting
Hi! My name is Jennifer and this is my journey to a healthier me. I say journey because being healthy should never stop. This is my story of how it began. My hope is that I can inspire and motivate you to either start your journey or give you encouragement to keep on going.
By Jennifer Cypert8 years ago in Longevity
The Scale Doesn't Tell the Whole Story
As a certified personal trainer, I encounter a lot of people who are just beginning their fitness journeys. Before we begin any sort of training, I ask questions about each person's health history, current eating habits, activity level, and goals.
By Ashlee Greenlee8 years ago in Longevity
How to Lose Weight
It is essential to losing weight slowly, not quickly. To lose weight too fast can signal impending diabetes, often called pre-diabetes, or having a blood sugar of 100-120. Most normal humans have blood sugars from 70-90, give or take a threshold. For diabetics, it is recommended for them to maintain a non-diabetic average. Eating breakfast and eating, in general, is conducive to weight loss. Being overweight causes many problems from blood sugar to aesthetics. Oatmeal can help weight loss because it isn’t as refined as, say, Kellogg’s Cornflakes. I’m trying to cut cereal from my diet right now because I need to get back to at least 110 lbs. I’m 119.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Longevity
All Natural Food Finds
Obesity seems to continue to be a major issue in society these days, and I'm seeing a lot more overweight children than when I was growing up. Children eat what is given to them, and if the parents are overindulging, then it only seems likely that the children will be overindulging as well.
By Katherine Loughery8 years ago in Longevity
All Natural Food Finds
There are no gimmicks needed for healthy, lasting weight loss. And there is science behind why it works, and even more behind why people are so heavy today compared to 100 years ago. Think about this... 100 years ago your grandparents were eating full sugar, full fat everything, and their meals consisted of butters, gravy, meats, and breads. There was nothing sugar free or fat free and yet people weren't obese. Why?
By Katherine Loughery8 years ago in Longevity
Plus Size Start
Let's set aside the stigma of the way we LOOK when we are overweight and jump to the fact that it is simply unhealthy. Weight management should not be directly related to how we WISH we look. As everyone knows by now, you can't believe everything you read and see on the internet. Thanks to photo editing software, the people we see don't even really exist; they are figments of an editor's imagination. Ah, if only we lived in a world where we could erase our thigh fat with the click of a mouse. Yeah, right. The ONLY reason you should consider maintaining your weight at a healthy level is just that—it is HEALTHY. When you are HEALTHY, you feel great. When you are HEALTHY, you look great.
By Mickey Sigga8 years ago in Longevity
Weight Loss
Everyone strives for that idea that they have of how they are supposed to look. We turn to weight loss, diets, and gym memberships to help us get to that point. We post pictures of models from magazines as our goal. We are all guilty of it at some point. But why? Why can’t we be happy with the way we look? Why should we try and change ourselves to fit someone else’s mold of what we are supposed to look like? We should be happy with who we are. This is my short story.
By Olympia Pav8 years ago in Longevity
