Calorie Calculator

Want to find out how many calories you need in a day?

This easy online tool lets you put in your information and figures it out for you.

What is normal eating?

Author Ellen Satter gives her definition of what she believes is "normal eating:"

“Normal eating is going to the table hungry and eating until you are satisfied. It is being able to choose food you like and eat it and truly get enough of it—not just stop eating because you think you should. Normal eating is being able to give some thought to your food selection so you get nutritious food, but not being so wary and restrictive that you miss out on enjoyable food. Normal eating is giving yourself permission to eat sometimes because you are happy, sad or bored, or just because it feels good."

"Corpse-like" model too skinny?

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Do you think the model in this picture is too skinny?  H&M is coming under criticism for using 26 year-old Aymeline Valade in their new spring line.

Read more on the article here.

Gretchen Rossi workout secrets

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Gretch Rossi of the Real Hosewives of Orange County is known for her fabulous abs and rock hard body.  In this article she talks about her diet and exercise plan.

Click on the link below to go to the article.

Real Housewive's Gretchen Rossi Workout Secrets Revealed - Examiner



Motivational thought for today

All it takes sometimes is the first step...

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11 ways to lose weight on the weekend

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I don't know about you, but my first instinct is to skip the workouts and pile on the comfort food over the weekend.  After all, I've been good all week, I deserve it! ;)

Model criticized for losing TOO much weight

Well this is a first.

Model Crystal Renn, author of the New York Times' best-selling seller Hungry, is being criticized for reportedly loosing too much weight to maintain her status as a plus size model.

18 tips to get you motivated!

Sooo hard to get into the habit of working out five, three, one? times a week, right?  Getfitordie has some easy to follow and small changes to make to get you started on the right track.  (No pun intended.)

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Self image

'Nuff said.



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What it takes to be a size 0

An oldie but goodie...

British television reporter Dawn Porter decides to participate in a televised show documenting how she goes from a size 12 to a size 0 over period of several months. Over the course of her dieting she comes to realize that really only two things are necessary in order to lose weight quickly.

Trick your body into thinking it's skinny

I am not a Dr. Oz fan, per say.  But when I heard him talk about this one night while making dinner and half-listening to the TV in the living room, I have to admit I dropped my butcher knife and veggies I was attacking and scuttled right over to listen.

According to Dr. Oz, taking these supplements regulate the body's release of norepinephrine which increases the body's temperature and increase metabolism.  According to the fitness person he was with, you can see results in as little as five days.

A natural metabolism boost in a bottle??

Chocolate cake can help burn off pounds

Sounds a little bit like a fantasy of mine but hey, these researchers discovered it could help in weight loss!  According to their theory, having dessert in the morning is not so bad for you as your metabolism is at its highest and you will have the rest of the day to burn off the calories.

As for the weight loss...

Eat more...weigh less?

Recently there has been a buzz about eating smaller meals more frequently during the day.  The thought behind this is that by eating more frequently you are keeping your metabolism burning at a higher rate and you are less hungry throughout the day.

Active.com has an article that emphasizes this as well as gives you the formula for figuring out how many calories you need a day to maintain or lose weight.  Did you know that in order to figure out your resting metabolic rate all you need to do is multiply your weight by ten?