http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com Losing Weight Tips and Ideas Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:08:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/02/02/how-to-kick-the-vending-machine-habit/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/02/02/how-to-kick-the-vending-machine-habit/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:16:30 +0000 gnettles http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=1071 You know the feeling.  It’s a couple hours until lunch, and your stomach is rumbling. You’re craving something, just a little pick-me-up to tide you over until your next meal. There’s a vending machine just down the hall, just calling out to you (and not too subtly, either).  Just deposit some change, and you’ll be [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/02/02/how-to-kick-the-vending-machine-habit/feed/ 0 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/25/does-alli-work/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/25/does-alli-work/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:03:19 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=206 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/25/does-alli-work/feed/ 0 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/11/cooking-light/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/11/cooking-light/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:06:17 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=140 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/11/cooking-light/feed/ 0 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/04/12-diet-tips-for-losing-weight/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/04/12-diet-tips-for-losing-weight/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:18:30 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=85 Wouldn’t you like 12 diet tips from people who are losing weight?  You know what it’s like; it’s hard to lose weight with all the advertisement, all the fast food drive-though lanes that call to us.  Sure, sticking to your eating plan can be challenging, but here are 12 diet tips to help you out. [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/04/12-diet-tips-for-losing-weight/feed/ 0 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/01/fast-food-restaurants-and-south-la/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/01/fast-food-restaurants-and-south-la/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:48:52 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=84 Oh my, I seem to be covering a lot of fast food information these days.  Here’s something interesting I came across.  I’m not sure it will help, but maybe it’s a baby step in the right direction?  Read on and decide for yourself. South Los Angeles has decided to ban any new fast food restaurants [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/08/01/fast-food-restaurants-and-south-la/feed/ 1 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/31/fast-food-fat-food/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/31/fast-food-fat-food/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:55:23 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=82 I did a post about how fast food equals fat food a few weeks ago (read it here).  Now here’s part 2 of why eating out in a restaurant can be killing your diet…even if you think you’re ordering a healthy meal. There was a book that came out in December 2007 called Eat This, [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/31/fast-food-fat-food/feed/ 0 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/30/the-obese-american/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/30/the-obese-american/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:50:42 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=81 I saw an interesting article on the obese American the other day.  The article makes the prediction that if we continue as we are, 86% of all adult Americans will be overweight or obese by the year 2030. Before that, by 2022, 80% of Americans will be at the very least overweight (if not obese). So, [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/30/the-obese-american/feed/ 0 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/29/foods-that-raise-blood-sugar/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/29/foods-that-raise-blood-sugar/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:01:15 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=80 It’s no secret that foods that raise blood sugar are the whites:  sugar, white bread, white rice, etc.  In fact, you’re pretty much safer staying away from anything white (cauliflower being an exception to the white rule). But there are other foods that can raise blood sugar that aren’t white, and that may be good [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/29/foods-that-raise-blood-sugar/feed/ 1 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/28/how-to-lose-weight-successfully/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/28/how-to-lose-weight-successfully/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:07:54 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=79 Are you struggling with how to lose weight successfully?  Do you try to be good each day, only to turn to snacks at night…and the diet goes out the window?  Or even more frustrating…you do everything you’re supposed to and the weight stays the same on the scales? Lose Weight Successfully (Keep it Off) Losing [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/28/how-to-lose-weight-successfully/feed/ 0 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/25/is-there-sugar/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/25/is-there-sugar/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:12:20 +0000 Gail http://blog-lwo40.great-florida-vacations.net/?p=77 I just read something in The Diet Solutions Program that kind of woke me up.  It seemed incredible, so I ran to the cabinet to check it for myself. Sure enough, my salt has sugar in it — it’s there, right on the label! Now I try to keep salt out of our diets as [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/25/is-there-sugar/feed/ 0