Tag Archives: support

Lying About Your Weight May Hinder Weight Loss

Everyone has that one friend who refuses to tell us her actual dress size and insists she weighs 20 pounds less than she does. While some might believe that a person’s weight or size is no one’s business but her own, this behavior has the potential to hider a person’s ability to lose weight.

Some medical experts believe that if a person is trying to shed pounds, honesty is the best policy and accountability is crucial weight loss success.

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Posted on November 17, 2025 by Maris

Positive Feedback Found to be the Key to Online Weight Loss

It appears that a little “pat on the back,” positive reinforcement, or constructive criticism are all good things for weight loss. People who take part in online weight loss programs see better results when they receive feedback.

A study, which included 179 people who were taking part in Shape Up RI, an annual online 12-week community weight-loss competition in Rhode Island, found that people who had a computer-generated feedback component lost the most weight.

The study had three groups: one with just the standard Shape Up RI program, another with the standard program and additional video lessons, and those with both of these plus added feedback. The group that lost the most weight, 7.7 pounds on average, had all three components to their program. (more…)

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Jason

You Have to be Your Own Motivation in Weight Loss

Many people ask me to help them find motivation, to be their motivation or how to get motivated. Here is the secret… NO ONE BUT YOU CAN BE YOUR MOTIVATION.

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Posted on October 29, 2025 by Shay

3 Online Tools for Weight Loss Success

If you’re like me, and sit at a desk for the majority of each day, chances are it can be challenging to squeeze in enough exercise to keep you feeling energetic and active. In fact, it has been reported that people who have desk jobs are more prone to weight gain than those who move throughout the day.

Before you  blame a looming deadline for the extra pounds you’ve packed on recently, think about how you can use technology to help you reach your weight loss goals. Obviously, you haven’t overlooked DietsInReview as a great resource for everything health, fitness, nutrition and weight loss, but there are a number of websites out there that offer helpful trackers and calculators meant to help you achieve your fitness and diet goals with only a few clicks of the mouse. (more…)

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Maris

Christina Milian Credits Mom For Dropping the Baby Weight

Sure, it’s another story about a celebrity dropping her baby weight at warp-speed, but Christina Milian doesn’t thank pricey personal trainers or private chefs for getting her pre-baby body back. Milian’s weight loss secret? Her mother.

Singer Christina Milian gained around 45 pounds while pregnant with her daughter Violet, and just a few months later, with the help of her mother, Carmen, has lost almost all of it. Milian, 29, told UsMagazine.com that her mom deserves a lot of the credit for slimmer shape. “…she cooked me a lot of raw vegetables and raw salads and proteins — and it worked! I also drank a lot of water.” (more…)

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Kelly

5 Rules You Need to Follow to Make Your Diet Succeed

Rafi Bar-Lev is a former IDF combat medic and a fitness expert. He is also founder the of the community fitness and fat loss site, Passionate Fitness, where he recently wrote about 5 popular weight loss tips that can actually kill you.

While it is true that there are many ways for you to use exercises to lose weight, ultimately it’s your diet that will dictate whether or not you succeed in shedding the pounds and getting the dream body you’ve always wanted.

Once you choose a weight loss diet that you feel best fits you, it’s important that you follow certain rules to make sure that your diet succeeds. Here are the 5 rules you need to follow: (more…)

Posted on October 3, 2025 by GuestBlogger

The Twitter Diet–Public Support or Humiliation?

Twitter DietWe’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: social support is key to a successful diet. But can social media fill this need? For New York Times writer Brian Stelter, it has. “I thought it would make me more accountable, because I could record everything I ate instantly,” he writes. He began his Twitter diet at over 270 pounds, and now weighs less than 200. Stelter tweeted about what he ate, his calorie count, and how much he exercised. “By Sept. 3 I’ll have lost 75 pounds. I’m already thinking ahead to the fall, when I’ll have to learn how to maintain my new size.”

But like any weight loss endeavor, the journey has not been easy. At first, Stelter thought that he would encounter criticism for the seemingly self-absorbed approach to wight loss. Instead, he found that being honest about his eating habits was even harder. Heavy drinking and late-night fast food didn’t get tweeted. “Within days, I stopped posting the daily log of bites and sips. I disappeared from the account for almost a week at a time.” (more…)

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Health Buzz

Calorie Counting, Social Support Key to Weight Loss

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine examined how different percentages of fat, protein and carbohydrate affect weight loss in individuals consuming the same numbers of calories. In the study, 811 overweight adults were randomly assigned to one of four diets: high fat and high protein, high fat and average protein, low fat and high protein, or low fat and average protein. Each diet totaled at least 1,200 calories and fell within the guidelines for cardiovascular health. The dieters were encouraged to exercise at least 90 minutes a day, in addition to being offered individual counseling every eight weeks and group counseling several times a month. (more…)

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Margaret

Delegation Can Support Weight Loss

family cookingIf you have any shame about your weight or fear of not completing your weight loss goals, you may be tempted to not share your journey with those around you. Too often, we try to do everything on our own and not accept the help of those that love us. Maybe it is not because you are embarrassed or afraid to disappoint, perhaps you just do not want to bother someone with your problems. Just like I have to remind myself that I am not Wonder Woman, it is OK to accept and even ask for help.

Recently, I chastised my mother and aunts for taking on too much and trying to prepare the entire Christmas meal by themselves. With a family of 50, that is quite an undertaking, but also unnecessary. I suggested that they each delegate to their children (and grandchildren); however, because they are used to caring for all of us, they were not entirely comfortable asking for help. (more…)

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Brooke Randolph

Clear Communication Key for Life Changes

jillian michaels and amy cremenAnyone who has watched even a commercial for the Biggest Loser knows that Jillian Michaels yells and she packs a lot of intimidation into her 120 pounds. I know that she cares, I have witnessed phone calls to her contestants when the cameras aren’t on, I know she gets the emotional issues involved in weight gain and weight loss, but sometimes even I wonder why does Jillian sound so mean? My concern is generally if the people whom she is helping are even able to hear her caring and concern through the yelling.

So many times, in communication, the message can be lost in the delivery. If I am too challenging, as a therapist, before a client trusts me and knows everything I say comes from the motivation to encourage, equip, and empower, then that client can feel judged, which is never my goal. (more…)

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Brooke Randolph

3 Ways to Stop the Gym Blues

woman punching bagWe all use them – “I’m tired.” “I’m sore.” “I don’t have time.” – and the worst of all, “I deserve a break.” We all use excuses to not go to the gym, to not workout, and to not be healthy. But why? One reason may be that workouts can be boring, tedious, and down right dreadful. Well, from personal experience, workouts can be all of those things, but they don’t have to be.

When you start feeling the gym blues, it may be time to shake things up. Changing your workout routine has a few benefits. (more…)

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Mike