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Trying to lose weight while traveling isn’t easy

My previous blog posts about my current attempt to lose weight have been mostly positive and optimistic. But not every day is a good day. I’m writing from a Virgin America flight (it has Wi-Fi) from DC to SF. I’ve … Continue reading

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17 days and down 5 pounds thanks in part to social networking

I got what I consider to be pretty good news when I stepped on the scale today. I’m down five pounds.  Normally a five pound weight-loss in 17 days would be too much. It’s not good to lose weight too … Continue reading

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Day 10 and Still on Track

by Larry Magid It’s now been 10 days since I “hit bottom” and decided it was time to get back on track. Since then I have been careful about what I’m eating and — perhaps more important — have hit … Continue reading

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Day six and I’m feeling thinner already (even though I’m not)

I don’t claim that five days of dieting is enough to lose a significant amount of weight. Frankly I don’t know how much I’ve lost because I decided not to weigh myself until I’ve been on the diet for a … Continue reading

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Lose It helping me stay on track

When I tweeted that I was on a new weight-loss regime, I got a reply from @JimFenton telling me about @Lose It App.  LoseIt is both a free website and an iPhone/iPad/iPod app that helps you track food intake and exercise. … Continue reading

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Today was a good day

 Today was a good day but it’s only the third day of my diet. I was a bit hungry in the afternoon so I sliced up a banana and added come grated apple and a t-spoon of peanut butter. … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day is Day 3 of My Diet

I hate to call it a diet because so many of the experts say it’s not a diet but a change in the way you approach food. OK, I’ll buy that, but diet works too.  It’s about what you eat … Continue reading

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FullBar Weight-Loss Diet Bar: The Dr. is Right but You Don’t Need His Product

As I was working out on the Elliptical  at the YMCA today, watching the TV screen to pass the time, I saw a commercial for FullBar.  The spokesperson was Dr. Michael Snyder, a bariatric surgeon who said that he developed his product … Continue reading

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Time to seize control again

About ten years ago I lost 50 pounds on a medically supervised diet.  I felt great and I kept all of the weight off for a couple of years and most of it off for probably about five years. One … Continue reading

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Fancy Food Show – Day 2

by Patti Regehr The second day of the Fancy Food Show brought some amazing products and oh my gosh some bad products too. I will not talk about the omg products because I am confident they won’t be picked up … Continue reading

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