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A Type II Diabetes Journey: Introduction

My name is Julie Gentry. I’m 44 years old and I’ve known I was diabetic for almost five years now. I say “known” because, looking back, it’s likely that my problems started a little further back than that. When I first got the diagnosis of Type II Diabetes, I was surprised. Wasn’t that something older people with poor nutrition or morbidly obese people got? I wasn’t even forty, grew up eating healthy food, and played sports in college. Sure there were some extra pounds around my middle, but that was pretty common in women with children, wasn’t it? It’s taken … Continue reading →

Top Fitness Choice for November

This month, my favorite series of articles focused on a reader requested need – the Post-Natal Fitness articles. A few weeks ago, a reader sent me a note and asked about articles that focused specifically on post-natal fitness and getting back into shape after having a baby. I’d done a couple of articles on post-natal and pre-natal fitness before, but I’d never focused specifically on this area of interest for women. The Post Natal Fitness Series Starting with So you just had a baby … and including articles on Counting Calories and The Marvelous Mid-Section and more. In the coming … Continue reading →

Weight for these Quotes: Food for Thought

It’s sometimes nice to know we’re not the only ones who are obsessing about weight or fitness issues: I was once on a diet for two weeks running. All I lost was two weeks – George Foreman The Alimentary canal is thirty-two feet long You control only the first three inches of it. Control it well. – Kin Hubbard I bought a talking refrigerator that said Oink ever time I opened the door. It made me hungry for pork chops –Marie Matt When we lose twenty pounds, we may be losing that twenty best pounds we have! We may be … Continue reading →

Exercise = Weight Loss, Right?

Over in the Weight Loss Blog, Catherine is doing a great job in her diary detailing her weight loss efforts. If you haven’t checked it out, you should. Her stories are inspiring, to say the least. In the meanwhile, in conjunction with her efforts, I want to talk about the fact that in most diet and weight loss plans, an exercise component is vital to help you lose weight. We’ve talked about this before here in the Fitness blog, specifically the idea that if you burn 500 calories per day for a total of 3500 calories burned per week above … Continue reading →

Obesity = Slow Metabolism, Right?

We all know someone who seems to have won the biological lottery – you know what I’m talking about – the person who can eat anything they want and never seem to gain any weight? They can eat cheesecake morning, noon and night and they’ll still be svelte and skinny. Most of us attribute it to their high metabolism – after all, why else would they be able to eat that way? The truth is, metabolism doesn’t have as much to do with our weight as we might like to believe. People who slightly built or thin often have a … Continue reading →

Weight Loss 101

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One of the funniest things about reading weight loss articles and how to’s is the advice about whether to or not to count calories. Now, most of us know that calories are listed on the back of most products you can buy thanks to the handy nutritional label. But how does one count calories? And how does one know how many calories to eat in order to lose weight? The magic number of calories you should eat is: non-existent person has different calorie needs and it’s necessary to identify what your personal caloric needs are before you can answer the … Continue reading →