There was this chocolate cake in the refrigerator. It was from the store. It was supposed to go with us to a thing LAST week but we forgot it. It was in the fridge for OVER a week. I know. I’m pretty impressive willpower wise. Throughout the week it gained power. It spoke with its Chocolate [...]

Whether you lost or gained or maintained this week with  your weight, it’s easy to get schlumpy. It’s easy to fall into the mindset of NOT spiffing up because you’re waiting to lose weight. Or perhaps you’ve been too busy lately to pull it together. Maybe volunteering to be room mom means your afraid you’ll [...]

This is one of the MOST popular posts we have on the site during this season… Slimming Halloween Costume Dos and Dont’s But finding a costume that’s OH SO 2011 is our goal So here’s it is: Slimming Halloween Costume Dos and Don’ts for 2011 DO dress up like Nancy Grace on Dancing with the [...]

We are now firmly in October and this month is the departure platform for a bullet train ride to 2012. It’s a train filled with candy corn, Thanksgiving dinners, Thanksgiving leftovers, baking, holiday parties and a New Year’s Eve gorge. In the blink of an eye it will be January 1, 2012 and let’s not risk starting [...]

I love the before and after picture of weight loss success. It’s the first thing I turn to in weight loss magazines or websites. I use the before and afters on different diet plans to decide if I am like one of the success stories in some way. “Oh she’s over forty. Oh this one [...]

My new favorite tracking tool is Lose It! You can use Lose It online or on your phone. Currently I’m using it on my phone. It’s GREAT. Just saying. If you need a way to track everything from Carbs to Cals take a look. And in techie ways to lose weight news….Pandora Radio – also [...]

We’ve talked before about how to indulge ourselves without food. From bubble baths to organizing something - you can derive a lot of pleasure from something other than a candy bar! Read about how to Indulge without the Bulge here. But what about when you’re entertaining? We’re conditioned to feel that serving a luscious table of food from [...]

Has July become the new December when it comes to sticking to your diet? Is summer almost as bad as December?  We say yes, a thousand times yes. There’s Independence Day, Graduation Parties (or Dependence Day if you will), visits to the lake, and one random backyard barbecue after another where vats of potato salad are involved.   So What to Do? [...]

We recently read Bethenny Frankel A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life (See all Success Books)  – it’s a good little read. With a nod to the Skinny Girl we’re turning it around today for our diets.  Come with us to  A Place of No. We say no to kids to protect them, [...]

Did you know there are two types of fat cells? You can also read about them here. There are brown fat cells and white fat cells. Scientists believe brown fat cells are better to have if you don’t want to be obese. Brown fat cells can quickly convert to muscle. Conventional white fat cells are are [...]