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Week #8: Embrace Challenges
Losing weight would be easy if it weren’t for eating out… special occasions… dinner parties… travel… friends…holidays…...

Week #7: Recharge Your Weight Loss
When you first start a weight-loss plan, the pounds seem to come off easily. You’re motivated, you’re meticulous about...

Week #6: Get support
Losing weight is never easy, but having a supportive crew certainly makes it easier. Find friends who can help keep you...

Week #5: Outsmarting Eating Triggers
Some people can’t resist chocolate. Others get tripped up by cheese curls and tortilla chips. And then there are those...

Week #4: Make Smart Choices
It’s always better to eat healthful, nutrient-packed foods—fruits and veggies, low-fat dairy foods and lean protein...

Week #3: Boost Exercise
Any “self-respecting” weight-loss plan has an exercise component. You don’t have to run a marathon to shed pounds;...

Week #2: Set Goals
Fitting into the jeans you wore in college—when you were 20 pounds lighter—by next Friday: not realistic. Transforming...

Week #12: Celebrate Success
The good thing about fad diets is that you do them for a little while and then you’re done. The bad thing is that they...

Week #11: Be Nice to Yourself
OK, so let’s say that you went ahead and ate the ice cream after all those pieces of pizza. Does that make you a...

Week #10: Think Big Picture
Your diet is sailing along well—you’re making great food choices and working out. You’re hitting your calorie targets,...

Week #1: Are You Ready for a Change?
Most diet plans tell you to start losing weight right NOW. Never mind that you’re working 70-hour weeks or you’re...

What's a Healthy Way to Eat?
For an overall snapshot of what a balanced diet looks like, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s “MyPyramid”...

Super Shopping Tips for When You’re Counting Calories
When you are grocery shopping your goal is to stock up on healthy food and only buy what you truly need. But remember...

How to Create a Weight-Loss Game Plan
You’ve set a long-term goal to live a healthier life, and you’re keeping your eyes on the prize of better health. Good...

Life in the Fast (Food) Lane
Opting for a fast-food meal isn’t the diet disaster it used to be. For one, fast-food restaurants are now required to...

How to Eat
Your eating patterns—such as the timing between mouthfuls and the order in which you eat the food on your plate—can...

Get a (Nonfood) Life and Overcome Weight-Loss Challenges
For many of us, food and drink are the context around our social get-togethers. Some social rituals are indelibly...

Choose Your Exercise Routine
Any exercise that gets your large muscle groups moving, like walking, running or biking, is excellent for managing your...

Tips for Staying Slim Through Summer BBQ Season
When the weather is fab and the days are long, the thing to do is this: fire up the grill, round up your family and...

Why You Should Start Your Meal with Soup or Salad
Filling up on fiber- and water-rich foods first can help prevent you from overdoing high-calorie fare later. Research...

Strategies for Savvy Ordering in a Restaurant
Eating out can be tricky when you’re trying to eat better: portions can be giant, and restaurant meals may contain...

5 Ways to Walk More
1. Always be ready. Keep a pair of walking shoes and socks at work and by the door at home, so an impromptu stroll is...

8 Great Ways to Lower Blood Pressure: Sodium Aside
When it comes to “natural” ways to improve blood pressure, sodium restriction snags the spotlight. Most experts agree...