“A woman I know put this ad in the local paper:  ‘Lost 50 pounds! Selling my fat clothes–good condition, sizes 18-20.’  She was bombarded with phone calls, but nobody wanted to buy the clothes–they all wanted to know how she had lost the 50 pounds.”  (Peggy Greco)

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A few years ago there was a stupid movie called Dumb and Dumber. A movie about American culture today might whale be named Fat and Fatter.

A study conducted by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that obesity has climbed substantially in the last year. What is really scary, is the rising number of obese children. Almost half of Mississippi children are obese. Arkansas (37.5%)and Georgia (37.3%) don’t weigh in much better.

As healthcare continues to be debated in Washington, individual states need to take action to promote a healthier lifestyle among its citizens, particularly its children.

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Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death.

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Have a camera phone?  That may be just what you need to lose weight.

In a recent study, people who used their camera phone to take pictures of their food before eating it made better choices in what they consumed.  There isn’t anything magic about the camera, but it served as a good tool in making people slow down and “think” about what they were eating.

Advice for setting and keeping your New Year resolutions . . .

“Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.”
~ Thomas J. Watson Sr.

What’s the next best thing to losing weight? Looking like you’ve lost weight. Here are a few ideas to help you appear to have lost weight…

“I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success, but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.”
~ Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State

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