Caring for our skin internally involves vitamin c, but now medicine and beauty care are trying to include it topically. There are some hurdles to follow in this marriage of vitamin c in skin care creams and lotions.
Vitamin c is highly unstable when utilized away from its natural formats. It oxidizes easily and can become [...]
Here I am, on my 18th week of this Weight Loss blog. I’m going to start off today with the positive changes that I made during the week, starting with Wednesday and the no-bake cookies. I totally agree with April H. about thinking that you’re only going to eat 1 cookie then next thing you [...]
What I remember about being fat
By:Diana
I’m not a big fan of the Biggest Loser. I watch parts of it each season, but rarely make it through an entire episode. A lot of times I don’t even watch it. The main reason I’m not very fond of it is because I can’t stand the crying and [...]
Total lost: 86 pounds and I feel like hell
By:Diana
It’s official, I’m into new fat territory.
5/3/2009 weigh-in: 153.2 pounds
Total lost: 86 pounds
Pounds to lose to 135 goal: 18.2 pounds
How I feel: Like crap
I seriously don’t know what’s wrong with me. I feel like I’m running on empty. I’m shaky and weak. If I bend over and [...]
3 Exercises to Lose Stomach Fat
By:chrisr
Here are a few, easy-to-do exercises to lose stomach fat that you can add to your cardio routine.
Crunch
This is probably the most popular form of abs exercise to lose belly fat. Lie on your back on a firm surface, with your knees bent. Lift your shoulders off the floor, moving [...]
The race is on!
BY:Diana
I must be crazy or stupid or both. A girlfriend of mine has been doing Medifast for the last 14 weeks and has lost 47.6 pounds. She needs to lose 25 more pounds to lose to reach her goal of 160 (she’s 5′ 9″). I’ve been doing Weight Watchers for 14 months, [...]
Total weight loss 82# since October 1, 2006
I am a 64 year old male.
5 feet 9 1/2 inches tall.
I still have another 94# to lose to get down to 185# — my typical, normal weight that I should be!
I weighed 165# when I was 18 years old and slowly progressed to over 365# by my [...]
43.8 lbs Gone Away!!!
By:Nicole Grimshaw
Well it looks as though I recovered from last week’s small gain and managed to lose 1.6 lbs this week. I don’t know if you really, truly understand how much weight that is unless you actually pick it up!
Grae put 40lbs of weights in a backpack and I put it on [...]