June 5th, 2009 by AmyJo
What a loser! As in the weight of course. One of the most tried and true weight loss tools is keeping a food log of everything you eat. And in the age of convenience, iPhone users have an indispensable tool that makes it super easy for you to drop those last 5 pounds (or 15, or 20) and get on the fast track to living a healthier life.
In the burgeoning world of iPhone apps, there is one particular weight loss tool that, in a word, rocks. Lose It, is an efficient, expansive, and free (we are in a recession people!) app that tracks all the food you eat, the nutrients you take in, and the calories you burn exercising. There are hundreds and hundreds of foods to choose from and you control the portion size calculated (your hips don’t lie about those 2 brownies you ate last night, you Read the rest of this entry »
May 27th, 2009 by AmyJo
For those of you who haven’t heard, I have to share with you the biggest news of my life up to this point… On October 10th, 2009 I will be marrying my best friend in the whole world! We are so excited and busily planning the big day.
And part of the planning involves dress shopping…which I was doing last night. Bridezilla happened to be trying on dresses in the fitting room adjacent to mine. It’s no secret that many brides try to lose weight to look their best for their wedding day, but apparently bridezilla has a lot of weight to lose. She’s planning on losing 30lbs by August, and she plans to do it by not eating anything all day but a granola bar and yelling at the fitting room attendant to burn calories. Really?!
While this poor girl didn’t know that she was giving nutritionista in the room next to her good material to write about, a lot of people identify with her. Starving yourself to lose a bunch of weight really quickly sounds morbidly unpleasant but somewhat successful in theory, only it actually is the worst possible way to lose weight. You see, when you don’t eat, your metabolism turns to mush and Read the rest of this entry »
January 23rd, 2009 by AmyJo
Photo by fonsico
Change is the mantra everywhere we go these days. And as the nation has just turned a corner approaching change, think about the changes you want for YOU.
If you’re looking to make some positive changes for your health this year, there are a few Read the rest of this entry »
December 29th, 2008 by AmyJo
We’re so greedy. We’re greedy for power and we face corruption scandals. We’re greedy for bigger homes and we lose our mortgages. We’re greedy for food and we’re obese.
But on the upside, our greed does have one positive effect. People who are paid to lose weight are more effective at losing it! Read the rest of this entry »
