One of the newest diet trends is the Fast Diet, as described by Dr. Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer in their book, The Fast Diet: Lose weight, stay healthy and live longer with the secret of intermittent fasting (Atria Books, February 2013); is gaining a lot of notice for its promises, criticisms and anecdotal evidence […]
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LaTia lost 36 pounds
Featured weight loss story: Proud mom LaTia lost 36 pounds and is down 6 pants sizes. Here is what she shared with us about her weight loss journey: “My name is LaTia and I’m 25 years old. I started my weight loss journey back in April 2013. My motivation to lose weight was when I […]
Joy lost 21 pounds
Today’s weight loss story: Joy lost 21 pounds and fought off high blood pressure and high cholesterol. She knows that slow and steady wins the race and you can see your health improved just with a loss of 20 pounds. Here is what she shared with us: “I began taking my weight loss seriously in […]
Rene lost 36 pounds
Let’s show some BWLW love to Rene’. She’s lost 36 pounds in 5 months. She has changed her lifestyle to avoid high blood pressure. Doing a raw vegan detox and exercising were part of her journey. Here is more info: “My name is Rene’ and my journey to lose weight began June 2013. From June-Oct, […]
Nov Challenge 2013 Day 8 – Tips for Week 2
It is day 8 of our Holiday Slim Down Challenge for November. Don’t forget to check in on our online community and Facebook page to let us know how you are doing. I thought I’d provide some helpful tips to keep you going for week 2 of the challenge. Make sure that you take advantage of the free 4 week meal plans (with […]
Sheila lost 43 pounds
Featured weight loss story of the day: Sheila lost 43 pounds in 6 months. She embraced regular exercise and made healthy changes to her eating to make getting healthy and lifestyle change her focus. She also got help for chronic pain. Here is what she shared with us: What was your motivation? My main […]
Toshi lost 80 pounds with weight loss surgery
Toshi wrote to us to shared her weight loss story. She lost 80 pounds after having gastric sleeve weight loss surgery back in December 2012. Here is what she had to say: “Hello My name is Toshi. I would like to share my weight loss story. Back in December 2012, I was tired of being […]
6 Tips for Starting a Vegan Diet
If you have decided to start a vegan diet then you are in good company. Many people are adopting the vegan lifestyle for health and ethical reasons. Here are 6 tips for starting a vegan diet to help you get the most benefit from your choice. Tip #1 – Plan meals ahead of time Keeping […]
Are the Green Tea for Weight Loss Claims True?
If you were to believe all the advertisements, infomercials and half the websites on the Internet that are connected to a product with green tea, you might think that it is the magical answer to weight loss. It can be hard to separate fact from fiction when it comes to evaluating products and supplements aimed […]
Pros and Cons of Colonic Irrigation Therapy
Colonic irrigation therapy is gaining popularity. During the past 10 years, many doctors are hearing from their patients that they have started to receive this treatment for relief of everything from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), chronic gas, nausea, chronic fatigue and as a catchall detoxifying process. Given that the therapy is neither approved or regulated […]
