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I was feeling a little "stuck" in my weight loss progress and I expressed this to Keith St. Onge last Thursday. My weight had plateaued for weeks and nothing was budging from my body. "I know what you can do," he said. "Bikram Yoga!" I had heard about this previously from my niece, but couldn't imagine myself getting through a workout in a hot room. Heck, I usually counted the minutes until I...

Dear Suzy, My teenage daughter downs several diet sodas a day. She insists they’re a healthy, weight-loss alternative to regular sodas. Should I be concerned? --E.L., Phoenix, Arizona In a word, YES. Several studies published this year suggest diet soda is not the healthiest beverage on the shelf. At the end of each of these individual studies researchers say something like, Hey, this...

The diet industry is huge. More than 40 billion is spent every year in the U.S. alone. Why? Because we want a magic bullet. We have tried everything and we continue to hope that the next diet fad, whatever it is, will be the thing that speaks to us, that sparks our weight loss and keeps us motivated. Is it going to work? no. It's hooey. Balderdash. Snake oil. Here's how I know. Every diet book,...

If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going. ~Professor Irwin Corey Give Ups to Lighten UpHere are the top 10 give ups that can help you reduce the number on your bathroom scale:10. Give up adopting the latest fad. Find ways to eat and exercise that match your preference and lifestyle.9. Give up looking for the magic solution. Accept that eating...

When it comes to fitness (and perhaps all areas of life), self-management has to be the ultimate challenge. We can't delegate responsibility for the choices we make to anyone else. And this responsibility includes what we eat and how much we exercise. (Some of us would like to blame dead relatives--our genetic history--but even this approach doesn't work.) Mostly what I've learned about myself...