by Jessica A. Andersen The Sonoma Diet is similar to the South Beach Diet. As with most diets, picking the right food is a big part of the weight loss challenge. The Sonoma Diet differs from other plans because it make eating and preparing food an experience. That is, you are taught not just to enjoy eating but to enjoy choosing the food as well as preparing it. The Sonoma diet plan teaches participants to learn to enjoy all different kinds of foods. Combining foods in new ways keeps the eating experience from getting boring. This concept mimics that of the Mediterranean diet plan. They don’t...

by Jessica A. Andersen Weight Watchers is one of the longest running weight loss programs in the country. The plan has even reinvented itself to give plan users variety and therefore another reason to stick with it. The Weight Watchers program is based on the POINTS? system and group support. Your weight category when you start with Weight Watchers will be assigned a specific range of points these are the points you can eat in any given day on the plan. Now as long as you stay within that point range you will lose weight and the good news here is that there aren’t any food restrictions you can...

by Nate Rifkin When I was in high school, I did weight training every other day with a friend. During one of these sessions, another friend of mine named Jason joined us. He would never return again. “I can’t workout unless I’m motivated,” Jason said. “I need to listen to the music from Rocky.” We both laughed at him for a bit. But then I figured: So what? If he needed to listen to Eye Of The Tiger or Hearts On Fire EVERY time he trained, then why not just listen to them every time? If it works, do it. I exercise in the morning. And I think it’s great for...

by Dana Thinny The beauty ideal of our modern age is skinny. All models, many Hollywood stars, all magazine cover girls are thin. This is how it comes that most of today’s women have this obsession of losing weight, in order to get accepted in the society. Nonetheless, even if you are fat, you still can do a trick and look like you’ve lost a lot of weight: tone your stomach. Flattening your abs can create the illusion that you are thinner than in reality. Beauty has changed with times. Our grandmothers’ beauty is not ours and our standard has few in common with the one of our...

by Victoria Jamison When it comes to fitness and weight loss, one of the most difficult things to do is eat so you lose fat without shedding muscle. There are a few things you can do to help make this possible. Eat More Than You Think You Should I know, you think I’m crazy. How can you lose weight by adding more food. I should be more specific. Eat more often, not necessarily more food. It’s very important to give your body protein periodically throughout the day. When you go for a long period of time, your body kind of freaks out. The next time you eat, your body will think that meals...