Losing Sixty Pounds After Pregnancy

Andrea weighed 207 pounds eight months ago after the birth of her second child. Today she weighs 145 pounds. She's tall, at 5'10".She was motivated to lose the weight by wanting to enter a beauty contest for Mrs. West Virginia. She's worked out every day since October and has kept to a strict diet. She's been able to work out even though she works as a nurse and has two kids under the age of 2 at...

From Fat to Healthy

Roni Noone is 5'9" and she weighed 225 after giving birth to her child. Thirty-two weeks later she was down to 145 pounds. She's got a very inspiring blog. Check it out he...

Stephen Fry Loses 80 Pounds

Stephen Fry, a British actor, age 51, has lost 80 pounds in just six months. He is elated about it. He says he feels so much better due to the new diet and exercise, he feels it's even cured his manic-depression.He says that in the first month "I did without bread, potatoes and sugar, and the weight rolled off." Later he dropped red meat. He's going to the gym and doing a lot of outdoor walking. He...

Flattering Bathing Suits for Plus Sizes

SwimSuits for All has some flattering bathing suits in plus sizes. Check them out at Amaz...

Men's Weight Loss Stories

The majority of the weight loss stories I discuss on this blog are about women but I thought I'd sum up the recent stories by men for any guys who are looking. Here's a few stories that will inspire men;Micheal Loses 50 Pounds on the Diabetes DietJohn Quits Soda, Loses 45 PoundsTimothy Loses Fat and Gains MusclePhil Loses 192 PoundsTim Loses 128 PoundsLucas Loses Only 7 Pounds (His amazing Before...

Michelle Obama on Eating Your Vegetables

Michelle Obama met with some school kids today and told them “Too many kids are consuming high-calorie food with low nutritional value."“We all have to eat vegetables every single day, every day."The kids helped her pick lettuce and snap peas from the White House garden. Afterwords they went inside to eat a healthy meal of snap peas, brown rice and baked chicken.Read the story at The Wall Street Journal....

Good Food Ideas for Weight Loss

I came across a good article today reminding me of some of the healthiest foods I haven't eaten for a while. They discuss foods that help promote weight loss and help us avoid bloating. Their list includes sardines, eggs, oats, lentils and blueberries. Check it out here. See also more about sardines and lentils.The poached egg photo above is via jo-h at Flic...

Weight Loss Pills - A Story

Janice, 30, has tried a lot of weight loss supplements, pills and gimmicks in her efforts to lose weight. At one time or another she's done Xenadrine, Hydroxycut, Stacker, Ripped Fuel, Detoxa Trim, Alli and a bunch of others.Recently she ditched the gimmicky way to weight loss. She went to see a trainer who told her the only way to lose weight and keep it off is to drop the pills and gimmicks and...

Weight Loss Surgery Complications

I'm reposting a comment here about one person's horrible experience with weight loss surgery. It's a scary experience and needs to be heard. Thanks for your story!I have been through 12 months of hell. I am pleased finally I have found someone who wants to hear about weight loss surgery gone wrong. I want to scream to anyone considering it, "DON'T DO IT".I researched for 12 months before deciding on a Gastric Sleeve Resection. I decided a lap band...