An American man won a trip to a weight loss boot camp in China. (Click here for CNN video.) Originally weighing over 600 pounds, he has lost 200 pounds so far without having any form of weight loss surgery. He still weighs around 400 pounds but I think he is an admirable example of someone [...]

Are you aware of the dangers of Gastric Bypass surgery?  According to this study,  1 In 50 people DIE within a month of surgery. If you think that Gastric Bypass surgery is a safe alternative to changing your eating and exercise patterns, you may want to think again. I don’t know if Lap Band surgery [...]

This is more of a message to myself than to anyone else because I need to remember that as long as I keep trying, I haven’t failed.

I take melatonin on a regular basis, I have found that it helps me tremendously to fall asleep and get a good night’s rest. Recently, I found an article that discusses the link between bright lights at night, cancer, and how melatonin can slow down cancer by as much as 70 percent. Part of the [...]

At a message board that I frequent, one of the members recently posted that she has lost over 100 pounds (I’ll call her “Mary”, not her real name). I sent her a private message and asked her how she did it. She replied by telling me about Overeaters Anonymous. I hadn’t heard of them for [...]

Renee Williams , the 841-pound woman thought to be the largest ever to receive gastric bypass surgery, died Sunday night of a massive heart attack. I don’t know why this story saddens me so much. I guess its because of the stigma she must’ve faced before seeking help. You know, if a person has anorexia, [...]

File this under “unconfirmed internet rumor”, but I thought I should pass it on. I heard on tv that many Curves are waiving parts of customer fees if the customer brings in a bag of groceries for the local food bank. I checked the Curves web site, but didn’t see anything, so maybe it’s something [...]