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Wellsphere

Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 7:09 AM by Eliz
I've recently gotten turned on to this new site called Wellsphere . It's totally in line with my personal philosophy & perspective. It's not about living the "perfect" life according to the rules: no sugar, no alcohol, no fat Read More...
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I'm not going to feel guilty on Vacation

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 2:19 PM by Eliz
As I mentioned in my previous post, I was on vacation last week; and I ate. A lot! So the next question you might ask is, "Did you wear your Bodybugg?" No, I did not. I wore it when I exercised - because I have the display device, and I wanted Read More...
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Custom Calories?

Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:18 AM by Eliz
Whether you use the Bodybugg Weight Managemtent System or fitday or the daily plate , or sparkpeople , to log your food, One of the complaints is that it takes a long time to find the food that you want to log. When I first started using fitday, I remember Read More...
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Success!

Posted Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:34 AM by Eliz
After 12 weeks of using the bodybugg , I've achieved my goal weight. If someone had told me that I would have been able to lose almost a pound a week without starving myself or working out for 2 hours a day, I would have told them that they just didn't Read More...
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It's Very Freeing

Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:37 AM by Eliz
I really love my bodybugg! I love it because I am so close to achieving my goal. And that's exciting. It's exciting to know that as a personal trainer and nutritionist, I'm not a failure at losing weight -- I just didn't have the proper Read More...
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Wii Fit

Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 6:56 AM by Eliz
The Wii Fit (different from WWEE or Absolutely Fit ) is a new video game launched from Nintendo to get people to move more. For years now there have been reports of folks who have dropped dramatic weight by using video games such as Dance Dance Revolution Read More...
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The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.

Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 2:06 PM by Eliz
It's not that people lie on purpose; when it comes to weight loss, the most recent statistics show overweight people underreporting daily food intake by 30-40% while normal weight individuals underreport by 16%. Virtually no one over-reports their Read More...
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But ... how do you know? Part 2

Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:30 PM by Eliz
The art of weight loss isn't rocket science, however given the fact that weight loss is a multi-billion dollar industry, we can see that it eludes quite a number of folks. Weight maintenance/loss/gain is simply a matter of "calories in" Read More...
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I don't think my body is supposed to do that

Posted Friday, September 14, 2007 12:40 PM by Eliz
On Labor Day, Yoga studios around Austin sponsored " A Free Day of Yoga ". I used that opportunity to try Bikram Yoga . Many people that I had talked to about Bikram Yoga loved it, for various reasons, but mainly because it was a really good Read More...
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Heathy Dining? At a Restaurant?

Posted Tuesday, August 07, 2007 1:29 PM by Eliz
A few weeks ago, Hungry Girl wrote about the Healthy Dining Finder . Just over the weekend I stumbled upon the site myself. Now I have to say that I was really disappointed in the restaurants that I found, but given that they are a new site & they Read More...
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But ... how do you know? Part 1

Posted Sunday, August 05, 2007 2:57 PM by Eliz
On the bottom of every nutritional facts label there is a foot note. The footnote tells us that diets based on 2000 & 2500 Calories should have "x" amount of Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, Total Carbohydrates and Fiber respectively. Read More...
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Happily Ever After

Posted Sunday, July 15, 2007 7:19 AM by Eliz
I love the TV show " The Biggest Loser ". I don't really know why I like watching it so much, but I do. I'm amazed at the contestants losing 3 to 20 lbs on a weekly basis. It's fantastic to see the contestants get smaller and smaller Read More...
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Healthy Eating: beyond poached fish and celery sticks

Posted Monday, January 15, 2007 11:13 AM by Eliz
I love food. I love the flavor of it, texture & aroma. I love eating. I am a self-described foodie. Wikipedia defines a foodie as "A gourmet is a person with a discriminating palate and who is knowledgeable in fine food and drink. The word is Read More...
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The Supermarket Diet

Posted Sunday, December 10, 2006 5:29 PM by Eliz
I'll admit that I'm a product of marketing in Magazines. Those headlines are really aluring: "Lose 20 lbs before Christmas" or "Sexy moves he wishes you knew". And I'm old enough (and have bought enough) to know that the Read More...
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