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It’s week 11! Wait, really? Yeah it is! I almost forgot what week it was, but really after makeover week everything seems to blend together! So this week Alison drops the bomb that the deadly RED line is back and that two people are going home, which will whittle down the house to the final four. Every time that red line rears its ugly head everyone in the house goes BANANAS! You see crazy workouts, crazy focus and attention to every morsel. It really takes everything up a few notches. Even Bob and Jillian get the red line fever and they start making every single rep a last chance workout.

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Ever had a Thanksgiving dinner that tasted like sawdust? If we were living in one of the many futures predicted in the pages of Popular Mechanics in the first half of this century, you might be looking forward to a Thanksgiving dinner made of sawdust. This and many other hilarious and often prescient predictions are collected in The Wonderful Future That Never Was, a gloriously illustrated book just published by Hearst.

What Shay said...

So this week was the ever anticipated makeover week on the Biggest Loser. It is when all the guys who have chowchillas growing on their faces get a clean shave and get a little metro and the girls get an awesome celeb touch of highlights and hotness to show so much less of themselves off to their family and friends! By week 10 most people have already had a dramatic transformation in the weight loss department so to be able to fully see it with attire and all is a confidence booster for sure.

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As much I love all the special holiday meals, I know there’s an invisible line that separates a great celebration with wonderful food from an afternoon of discomfort and regret. I have to constantly remind myself that I live in a land of abundance where turkey and potatoes are available year round and food will always taste good.

Eating the right amount of food isn’t about being good. It’s about feeling good. Why eat until I’m miserable? 

Losing weight by snacking on candy bars instead of celery sticks may sound too good to be true, but convincing research from a few creative nutritionists is out to prove otherwise. Before you start unwrapping those snack cakes, be warned these junk food diets aren’t always as magical as they seem. Get past the hype and headlines by taking a closer look into two of these high-profile studies.

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We’re all familiar with some of the ways different foods affect our bodies, such as how dairy products can help build strong bones, or how a diet high in sodium can lead to high blood pressure.  Yet, we rarely consider how eating impacts our brains’ functions, including how we learn, age, think and feel.  A new book by Dr. Gary Wenk of The Ohio State University called “Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings” explores some of the many ways foods and spices can have profound effects on the most complex and remarkable organ in our body.

Having a baby changes everything. Literally. From your swollen fingers to your expanded feet, pregnancy leaves its mark. And while it’s nice to think that what took nine months to pack on should take nine months to come off, some of us can’t bear wearing elastic pants any longer than we have to. But how fast can you really hope to shed the weight?

What Shay said...

OMG! Seriously? I can’t even start at the beginning as I am just freaking blown away at how Frado and Brendan have run this season like the Boston Marathon! Those guys have single-handedly bullied and game played their way to the top and the rest of the contestants are being picked off one by one. Who ever said the mafia was gone?

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If you’ve been yo-yo dieting for many years, contrary to what you may think, it’s probably not about the food.  Sure, eating nutritious foods and exercising is important, but if permanent weight loss were only about the right diet and exercise, we wouldn’t be a nation of overweight people.  In my experience as a psychotherapist and life coach, the difference between those who succeed in permanently releasing excess weight from those who don’t, isn’t about making peace with food. It’s about making peace with your pain.

What Shay said...

The week starts off with a very new twist! After the last elimination (of my fav Adam *grrr*) Ali announces two guests into the room, both of whom are United States Marines! They don’t waste any time gearing up and shipping them off to Camp Pendleton for a week of basic training!

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It’s that time of year again to head to the pumpkin patch, drink hot apple cider, and explore the corn maze.  We’re celebrating the fall harvest and preparing for the feast of Thanksgiving, enjoying a colorful cornucopia of delicious food.  This huge variety of different vegetables, fruits, grains, and other products are a large part of what makes eating so enjoyable.  Yet, few of us stop to think about how the food we eat fits into the rich biodiversity of life and what we must do to protect it.

We all go through it at one point or another--our pants get snug, our fingers swell, and we feel puffed out. To make matters worse, the number on the scale goes up even though we’re sticking to a healthful routine. Most women retain water for several days, or for even a week or two, before menstruation. Although the causes aren’t quite clear, experts believe fluctuating hormone and blood sugar levels may play a role.

What Shay said...

WOW what an episode! This week, instead of the notorious face-off week, only ONE player’s loss will count for each team! Talk about pressure! Of course the strategizing starts at the very moment that Ali gives this news to the teams. The real kicker is that the opposing team gets to pick who weighs in! That is just asking for game play. Oh don’t you just love how Ali brings her Days of our Lives drama to Biggest Loser?

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Halloween candy showed up in August (as though we needed to get a jump on our holiday shopping!) and will still be on sale in November. What is the trick to managing your weight when the food you love is everywhere?