weight loss

Inspirational and healthy ways to lose weight.

I Want to Live!
“Make sure I wake up.” That was the last thing I said when I was laying on the operating table getting ready for surgery. The anesthesiologist was about to put the mask on my face and put me to sleep, and all I could think about was ensuring I would be alive come the end of the day. I was terrified of the surgery, but I was even more terrified of what my life would be if I didn’t get it.
By Vanessa Cherron Riser8 years ago in Longevity
Losing Everything, Except Weight
Looking at the title, you might think this is an article about advice on how to lose weight from someone who lost a bunch of weight. Unfortunately, this is not one of those articles. Weight loss is a hard journey, and a lot of times along the way you lose a lot more than just weight. I know every time I’ve tried to lose weight, I only ended up losing hope, self-esteem, sleep, confidence, and motivation. My aim in this is to share my experiences as someone who has tried to lose a significant amount of weight in the past and has been very unsuccessful. Hopefully, this article can shed some light for others in the same situation feel less alone in their journey to weight loss.
By Courtney Willis8 years ago in Longevity
How I Lost 20 Pounds Within 2 Months with MyFitnessPal
I've never been one to put a lot of stock in fad diets. I'm sure a lot of people have had a great deal of success with things like the Paleo or Atkins plans. Personally, I'd rather enjoy my meals. Using MyFitnessPal to monitor my intake, I was able to drop 20 pounds inside of two months without vastly altering my eating habits. Here is how I did it.
By Michael Brockbank8 years ago in Longevity
A Big Man's Hollywood. Top Story - August 2017.
*Note — I wrote this article ten years ago. Since then, I've moved back to New York, got married and left the industry. I currently work in nonprofits as the National Director of a small organization and am, unfortunately, in the midst of a divorce (more in my next piece).
By Matthew Ehrlich8 years ago in Longevity
On a CrossFit Mission to #paytheman and Achieve Strength
Exactly one year ago, I weighed in at 105kg. I was morbidly obese and my health was slowly getting worse. In three months after a traumatic event in my life, I lost 30kg and changed my lifestyle around. Every day during those three months, I woke up thinking, I must change and heal, and that's exactly what happened.
By Al Saleh9 years ago in Longevity
I Need to Lose Weight
The phrase I hear almost daily as a personal trainer. "My doctor said I needed to lose 20lbs in 3 months to get healthier".
By Kathlyn Hossack9 years ago in Longevity
Top Tips for Getting in Shape
Before reading this, you might want to ask yourself what exactly "being in shape" means for you. Is it simply to lose weight and fit into that stunning outfit you've been dying to show off, currently impossible due to the unflattering bulges around your belly? Is it to be healthy, to add years to your life and a daily beam on your face as you munch on superfoods and sip your smoothies? Is it to build muscle and use those glutes, biceps and abs to their greatest advantage?
By Hawker Hurricane9 years ago in Longevity
The Road to German Volume Training. Top Story - July 2017.
German Volume Training teaches the body a valuable lesson of patience and grit. Pick two exercises of opposing muscle groups, like chest with back or quads with hamstrings, and do ten sets of ten reps of each with a minute and a half rest period in between. Your muscles experience a particular type of burn from the high number of contractions, to which the body responds with an aggressive recovery afterward.
By Alex C-B9 years ago in Longevity
The Day I Stopped Taking Pictures.
If you know me, you know I love taking pictures, more like being in the picture though. I remember at some point my sister had become my personal photographer, we had real photo shoot sessions till she grew a bit older and realized that she was actually NOT my slave(just so you know, she is the one that takes endless pictures now). Growing up, I would say I was pretty skinny until I hit puberty and as expected, my body started to change. It became fuller and with the kind of women in my family, it was inevitable that I was soon to inherit their curves, which the Rwandan culture happens to glorify. Which goes without saying that it is the norm for a Rwandan lady to be full-figured or curvaceous as some call it. I was the norm.
By Winnie Rugamba9 years ago in Longevity
The No Bullshit Way to Lose Weight
Practically everyone wants to lose some weight. Whether it be 5 pounds, 50 pounds or 150 pounds, we all want to drop some fat. I'm going to give you a complete list of the proven things you need to do to lose weight. Stick to these things and you will see a change.
By Alissa Budzinski9 years ago in Longevity
Workout Design: Hannibal Tactics, Finish Like Scipio
Hannibal Tactics Carthage, 2238 years ago. A nine-year-old boy named Hannibal walks into the main temple with his father to swear a blood oath. The man is Hamilcar Barca, an astute politician and notorious general of the Phoenician colony in Northern Africa. The gifted strategist’s son promises under the eyes of the gods and his father to conquer the Romans, their greatest enemies who had betrayed and humiliated them by breaking a peace treaty during the first Punic war.
By Alex C-B9 years ago in Longevity
Healthy and Healthy for You are Two Different Things
If you were to go on ten different health or weight loss websites, you are likely to find ten different approaches to achieving your goal. One may stress that going vegetarian or vegan is the best diet. Someone else may recommend an all raw foods diet. One expert will tell you to eliminate all carbs while another will be just as adamant that healthy whole grains are absolutely necessary for health. And on and on it goes!
By Ann Musico9 years ago in Longevity