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They're chewy or crispy, thick or thin, drop cookies or bars.  It's the ever popular and healthy oatmeal cookie.  Traditional oatmeal cookies are rich with butter, sugar and calories, but they don't have to be.  We can cut the sugar and fat, and make our oatmeal cookies nearly as healthy as a bowl of hot cereal. 

If you’re like most dieters, you probably don’t like your body so much. You probably are frustrated and angry with being overweight.  But do you realize that criticizing yourself undermines your efforts? Shake that trend with an attitude of gratitude and lose the weight with ease.

For many of us, food and drink are the context around our social get-togethers. Some social rituals are indelibly intertwined with food: imagine a family reunion without a potluck or a birthday without a cake. Many of us use restaurants and bars as our places to connect with friends, so if you opt out of the eating and drinking, you’ll miss out on the bonding. Even if the social occasion isn’t about eating, food is almost always offered—or it hovers temptingly in the background, like the concession stand at the movie or ballgame or the snack bar at the golf course.

At the risk of sounding unprofessional, I think fad diets are a hoot - in a cynical way.  A book, a plan, a pill, a drink, whatever.... Fad diets provide (false) hope for a quick fix, not lasting change.  They involve the complete suspension of normal life for as long as they last.  Many are dangerous when extended, but who can make it past the first few days?  And, what's more, they give people something to talk about.  And so, without further ado, meet the Fad Diet du Jour.

Giving up bad habits, including unhealthy eating, is not easy to do, but Brandyb77 has conquered all of these and has successfully lost 100 lbs.

Total body circuit training is a good choice because it combines cardio and strength-training in one.  A “circuit’ usually involves

Talk about easy! Almost everything in this pesto-cranberry tart is store-bought. Although the tart can be enjoyed shortly after it comes out of the oven, it’s just as good served at room temperature.

The cool temperatures of autumn put us in the mood for comforting foods.  Stews and one dish meals and casseroles can provide that warm, healthy comfort.  If we make them with lean meats, poultry and fish, and plenty of vegetables and legumes, they provide all the nutrition a meal should have.

For better or worse, the eating patterns of toddlers and preschoolers mirror those of the adults who care for them. That’s why 24 percent of two-to-five year olds are overweight or obese in the United States. 

Everyone has lapses—but what’s the difference between those who can recover, and who can’t? When researchers looked at the successful weight losers in the National Weight Control Registry, and compared them to some who’d regained back some of their weight after one or two years, they found that even a small weight gain was hard to reverse: those who’d regained the most weight were the least likely to be able to take it off again. That’s extra incentive for you to act quickly on a relapse—and also to keep weighing yourself regularly. (If you can’t seem to face the scale and have stopped weighing yourself, it’s time to do something. First get on the scale and confront the reality. Start weighing yourself every day, at the same time. A growing body of research supports daily weigh-ins as a method to avoid weight gain or regain.)

At ADA-FNCE last week, I had my metabolic rate measured at the Korr Medical Technologies booth. (I have no connection with them.)  I’ve always wanted to see my metabolism numbers and so I loved getting the report, but as you can see, the experience was an encounter of the dental kind.  Was the report worth the bother?  How did the results compare with the standard calculations?

Losing weight isn't a breeze for many people. But for Firedoor78 her determination to change to a healthier lifestyle has paid off.  She has lost over 66lb and decided to share with us her favorite physical fitness activities, the mental and emotional issues she encountered on her journey, and the things that keep her motivated

This easy, comforting pear crumble is sure to please. Serve it as is or with low-fat ice cream.

Almost everyone likes soup.  Whether it's the first course, a meal in a bowl, or even a snack, soup can add important nutrients and fiber to our diets while keeping the calories low. Studies have been done showing that people who eat soup lose weight more easily.  It is believed that it curbs appetite and provides extra fiber to help reach that full feeling.