Exercise is beyond a Job

For the first 20 years of her life, Barbara Press hated exercise. At 250 pounds, she was too big to enjoy anything that required much effort. These days Barbara, otherwise known as Petty Officer Barbara Press, weight 155 pounds, and she loves exercise. What’s more, her active lifestyle landed her new responsibilities as the physical [...]

Escape the Salad Bar Fat Trap

Sue Grant wanted to drop a few pounds, so she gave up soup and turkey sandwiches for lunch. Now she eats a salad every day—a big pile of lettuce, a little cheese, turkey, egg, croutons, a mound of crunchy veggies, and a few crackers on the side. Her favorite topping is Russian dressing, although [...]

Binge Today, Diet Tomorrow. Don’t be a Yo-yo Dieter.

For 20 years, Ann Green has been a chronic yo-yo dieter—up 10 pounds, down 5, up, 5 down 10. Either she’s dieting to starvation by existing on raw vegetables and canned tuna or eating all the wrong things. For Ann, there is no in-between. Lately, though, she seems to have more “eating days” than [...]

She Stopped Dieting and Dropped Pounds

Strike the word diet from the dictionary— diets don’t work!
I’ve fought the battle of the bulge since second grade. You name it; I’ve tried it—weight-loss centers, packaged meals, diet drinks, fasting. Each diet brought a glimmer of hope—a promise of quick, easy weight loss. They all worked for a while, but soon I slipped back [...]