I know a few people who have lost a significant amount of weight (and kept it off) with OPTIFAST – Nestle’s medically monitored weight loss program. If you are considering joining, right now is a great time. They have just announced a competition where three big losers can win big prizes.
The new Optifast Weight Loss Contest is open to participants 18 and older who sign up between August 1 and Nov 1, 2009 and completed the first 12 weeks of the program. Prizes include a three-night trip for two in NYC, a spa makeover and a $500 shopping spree.
If big …read more

It’s great to get strong.  It’s even better if you can slim down in the process.  I’ve gained weight this summer (7 lbs).  Undoubtedly some of my weight gain is muscle, but there is also some fat in there.  With a wedding coming up in two weeks, I’d like to slim down but I don’t want to lose any of my muscle.
My first step is lots of running – lots.  Fitness is a numbers game.  If I want to accelerate the process, I’ve got to take the cardio up a notch.  By doubling a normal cardio day (30 minutes), I’m …read more

Again, I’m still riding the Hype wave. Flipping through another magazine I came across a Jenny Craig or Weight-Watchers ad or something. I honestly can’t remember. The person said they had lost like 25 lbs in 2 months by using the system or product. What always catches my eye in ads is the little asterisk  with “Results Not Typical“.
Wouldn’t it be nice is they actually showed the Typical results instead of the one out of however many? Would it be nice to see the average Joe that only lost 7 lbs in 2 months? Wouldn’t it be nice to know …read more

Remember the” before and after” picture I showed before when I talked about the Bigger, Faster, Stronger movie ? Another “Trick” I always found quite silly was the before and after pictures for fat burning pills, where the person in the picture is holding a newspaper to “Prove” that it only took them a certain number of days to lose the weight and get cut.
Often times you can’t see the date on the newspaper, but they hold the news paper their hand in the before picture. Then they show another picture of the person ripped, cut and oiled down in …read more