Valerie Bertinelli has been seen lately on magazine covers and on a variety of talk shows thanks to her recent weight loss success. Valerie, now a Jenny Craig spokeswoman, has lost 30 pounds and looks wonderful. I caught a glimpse of her one day last week on a talk show and she is just glowing as if to say, “I cannot believe that I did it!” What I find remarkable and an oddity is that Valerie does not seem as affected as some that have reached stardom do. It is a good thing to see that she is a “real” … Continue reading →

Recently Valerie Bertinelli was shown on a magazine cover sporting a bikini and she looks fantastic! Two years ago Valerie weighed 172 pounds. She is 5’4” and was 40 pounds heavier than what she felt was ideal for her. Valerie owes this weight loss to hard work through exercising and dieting. She used the Jenny Craig method and lost the weight. She got down to her goal of 132 pounds. To get fit she walked 10,000 steps every day. She then hired a personal trainer to help her get in shape for a bikini, which she had not worn in … Continue reading →

Jean Nidetch, founder of the well-known Weight Watchers, was born Jean Slutsky in October of 1923 in New York. Weighing only 7 pounds and 3 ounces when she was born her weight quickly soared. An overweight child, she states that not fully remembering, but she thinks that whenever she was sad, she was given food to comfort her. Not without friends, she had an outgoing personality. Her friends were also overweight, however. Intending to finish college her plans were halted in 1942 when her father passed away. She went to work for the Internal Revenue Service instead and remained there … Continue reading →

You either love Richard or you cannot stand him. With his passionate plea to millions, he encourages others to get healthy and live longer. Sensitive in nature, Richard knows all to well the struggle to lose weight. Richard was in search of help to guide him in his weight loss efforts in 1973. After finding none, he created his own. At 268 pounds upon high school graduation, he learned to be funny and entertaining to gain acceptance. Growing up in New Orleans he struggled to fight off the traditional cuisine there, which was mostly sweets. He tried one diet after … Continue reading →

Today on the Rachael Ray Show, they featured a woman, (Renee Rheney) who wanted to lose weight, but just didn’t know how to go about it (sound familiar?). Renee was paired with another viewer (Jennifer Tuma) who had lost an amazing amount of weight, and today they brought both women back for an update. After two months, Renee has lost more than 25 pounds. So how did she do it? She started with a game plan. She first had to understand why diets don’t work. Then she figured out what to eat (and not to eat), started a food journal … Continue reading →