I started a new job as a teacher in september. Teaching is really hard. Since then, I have drastically cut back my levels of exercise, but did not drastically reduce my eating. I wasn’t writing down what I ate; I was not counting calories; and I’d

I have lost over 100 pounds. I do have some excess skin, which seems to be gradudally fading over time. I know I won’t ever have the firm body of a lean 20 year old, but I don’t feel like I need plastic surgery either. Here’s

I recieved this email from a website visitor: How is your weight today. Sept 2006. What was the final key to losing weight? I have 45lbs to lose. I have one friend who just joined WW. Another who has lost 40 on Herbalife….drinking

I received this email from a website visitor: Hello Carol , I was surfing the net to find a good diet as i need to lose some weight and i found your lovely site. You look marvellous! congratulations on this real success. I think i’ll begin

I just read an article in the July 2006 issue of Reader’s Digest magazine titled “10 Ways to Control Your Cravings”. Great stuff! 1) Avoid your triggers. According to research, you crave what you eat, so if you switch what you’re eating, you can weaking your old

Here’s a little blurb I read in HerSports magazine: That National Runner’s Health Study surveyed 4800 female and 7800 male runners, ages 18-75 for nine years. They found that to offset middle age weight gain women should increase their weekly mileage by 2.4 miles per year,

Another website published an interview with me about my weight loss story: Read Interview

Just thought I’d post how I am doing. I weighed 135 today. My weight fluctuates between 135 – 140, mostly due to water levels in my body, I think. I still have to work at controlling what goes into my mouth. Last week, I sat down

Don’t Be A Big Loser – Why You Should Say No To Quick Weight Loss By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com Patience. It’s the one thing you never seem to have when you’ve got a body fat problem.

I went to PF Chang’s the other night. They have a special menu for endurance athletes. PF Chang is a sponser of the Rock and Roll Marathon in San Francisco. At first glance, I dismissed the menu, because I assumed it was full of carbs, and I don’t generally eat