by Ashley Staker on May 3, 2010
Dieting is already a very difficult thing for many people to do, but when it begins to make you feel unhappy or deprived it can decrease your chances of reaching the goal of the diet-which might make you even more unhappy! There is an abundance or information documenting the connection between dieting and extreme irritability. [...]
by Ashley Staker on April 27, 2010
Somewhere between the rigidity of eating three meals a day with nothing in between and the over-indulgence of mindless snacking is a middle ground called grazing. Now research from the University of Texas at Austin says that grazing is a good thing — in fact, the more frequently people eat, the more likely they are [...]
by Ashley Staker on February 13, 2010
There are many diets and health options out there for people to lose weight, but do we truly know that they are working. It is hard to tell with every individual, but there are some options out there that improve peoples health and weight drastically. Though not without its detractors, the Atkins diet has been [...]
by Ashley Staker on October 2, 2009
With the holiday season approaching, it is easy to think about belly fat as something that is festive and fun. Constantly seeing Santa Claus with his big belly and the Pillsbury Doughboy may make you think that the belly is in. But belly fat never brings good tidings. Research has consistently implicated belly fat as [...]
by Ashley Staker on September 30, 2009
There is a general perception that losing weight is only a temporary achievement. It is perceived that people who lose weight ultimately gain back what they lost in just a few months. In fact, a study that was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition had said that only about 20% of people who [...]
by Ashley Staker on September 25, 2009
Nothing encourages more than finding out about another person’s success story with the Medifast Diet. Through the years, Medifast has helped over a million people with their weight loss concerns. If there is one thing that the Medifast clients rave about, it is the support and encouragement that the Medifast community provides to its clients. [...]
by Ashley Staker on September 17, 2009
Everyone who engages in the Medifast diet hope to make their diet plan work for them. The goal is to be able to Transition into the Maintenance level of the Medifast Diet. Maintenance is when you have achieved your weight loss goals. During this period, you are focused on sustaining the weight you have achieved [...]
by Ashley Staker on September 15, 2009
Here are some additional things to watch out for when reading Nutrition Labels: 3. Daily Values Nutrition labels also include the “% Daily Value.” This indicates the percentage of the recommended daily nutrient in a serving. It is recommended that you check the bottom of the nutrition facts box as this includes the recommended amounts [...]
by Ashley Staker on September 10, 2009
Most people who start a diet often do so without understanding the program fully. Some may have certain expectations and some may even anticipate things a little bit differently than what it actually is. When this happens, the probability of success becomes minimal. When starting on the Medifast Diet, it is important that you take [...]
by Ashley Staker on September 9, 2009
When you lose weight, people immediately take notice and the compliments keep flowing. So much so that some people will start to wonder whether the result of the weight loss efforts changes you as a person. Does this make you different from who you were prior to the weight loss? Some people will say that [...]