Tag Archives: weight loss

Diet Soda: Sinless Sip or Saboteur?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by admin

I’ve been a lover of diet soda—Diet Coke® in particular—for years. Memories from my childhood include sipping it from a big cup loaded with ice while scarfing down fast food or a bag of chips. Though I’ve long given up my fast food habit, improved my food and fitness habits,… Read More

Posted in Blog, Nutrition | Tagged diet coke, diet pepsi, diet soda, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, weight loss | 9 Comments

From Me to Oprah: Lost Weight? 5 Ways To Keep It Off For Good

Posted on October 3, 2010 by admin

If you recently lost weight—even just a few pounds, or upwards of 20 to 50 pounds or more—chances are you’re enjoying the glory many of us feel when we fit better into our clothes, can buy a smaller jeans size, see a number on the scale that seemed to have… Read More

Posted in Blog, Nutrition, Uncategorized | Tagged exercise, oprah, plateaus, walking, weight loss, weight maintenance | 3 Comments

14 Diet Foods to Avoid

Posted on September 18, 2010 by admin

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How A "Biggest Loser" Keeps Losing

Posted on May 14, 2010 by elisazied

Posted in Articles, Print & Web, Seen & Heard | Tagged biggest loser, diet, shay sorrells, weight loss, weight management | Leave a comment

Make Over Your Motivation, Week 2

Posted on May 7, 2010 by elisazied

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From Me to Oprah: What's Your Bikini?

Posted on December 28, 2009 by elisazied

I finally did it…I bought a bikini for the first time in I don’t even know how many years. While I consider myself active and fit (relatively speaking, of course..I can’t climb mountains, or run marathons, but I do sweat when I exercise several times a week), my body is far from perfect. Part… Read More

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Diet Do #5: Get Real About Your Ideal Weight

Posted on December 25, 2009 by elisazied

If you ask anyone if he or she would like to weigh less, chances are the answer would be a resounding “Yes!” Fitting into a favorite pair of jeans, looking better in a bathing suit or in workout clothes, wearing a smaller size, or simply seeing a lower number on… Read More

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged body weight, dieting, dream weight, elisa zied, Fitness, food, metabolism, scale, weight loss | 3 Comments

Diet Do #4: Create Solutions, Not Resolutions

Posted on December 23, 2009 by elisazied

If you’re like most people, the start of a new year makes you think about all the things you want to change about yourself, all those negative habits you want to overcome or healthful habits you want to incorporate into your life to improve your life. The problem is, despite… Read More

Posted in Fitness, General Info, Nutrition | Tagged blood cholesterol, exercise, Fitness, food, goals, health, new year's resolutions, Nutrition, physical activity, resolutions, setting goals, solutions, weight loss, weight management | Leave a comment

5 Simple Diet Do's To Eat Better & Get (& Stay) Fit In 2010

Posted on December 20, 2009 by elisazied

“Don’t procrastinate”…..growing up, I heard that expression in my home over and over from my dear (dare I say old) dad. I don’t think my dad was speaking specifically to me when he said it (maybe he was talking to my mom and brother, the creative, perhaps less organized ones… Read More

Posted in Fitness, General Info, Nutrition | Tagged 2010, appetite, diet do's, eating well, health, healthier habits, healthy eating, hunger, meals, new year, seltzer, snacks, tips, water, weight loss | Leave a comment

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