KAIT and the St. Bernards Health & Wellness Institute have partnered for the Shape Up Showdown. This is not a weight loss contest - this is a lifestyle transformation for eight lucky participants.
In its latest effort to get Americans to eat healthier meals and fight the obesity epidemic, the federal government has introduced a new nutrition icon called MyPlate which replaces the USDA Food Pyramid.
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Linde 33 Years Old Married Stay at home Mom "Life is my main motivation to be healthy. I am so lucky and blessed to have my family and friends. The longer I go in my current state, the shorter my
Linde 33 Years Old Married Stay at home Mom "Life is my main motivation to be healthy. I am so lucky and blessed to have my family and friends.
Tuesday, May 1 2012 4:52 PM EDT2012-05-01 20:52:55 GMT
Rebecca 35 Years Old Teacher Single "Over the years I have continually put the needs of my students, my coworkers, my friends and family, etc. before me until, I guess somewhere along the way, I
Rebecca 35 Years Old Teacher Single "Over the years I have continually put the needs of my students, my coworkers, my friends and family, etc. before me until, I guess somewhere along the way...
Tuesday, May 1 2012 4:49 PM EDT2012-05-01 20:49:58 GMT
Chad 35 years Old Law Enforcement/Teacher Father "I am spending and eating my way into an early grave. I am an instructor and I teach a lot of incoming rookies, not only for JPD, but also at Black
Chad 35 years Old Law Enforcement/Teacher Father "I am spending and eating my way into an early grave. I am an instructor and I teach a lot of incoming rookies...
Tuesday, May 1 2012 4:48 PM EDT2012-05-01 20:48:59 GMT
Suzanne 52 years Old Math Facilitator Divorced "I love my life…I just want my weight under control and a chance to perhaps be medicine free again with a new healthy lifestyle." Suzanne experienced
Suzanne 52 years Old Math Facilitator Divorced "I love my life…I just want my weight under control and a chance to perhaps be medicine free again with a new healthy lifestyle."
Tuesday, May 1 2012 4:47 PM EDT2012-05-01 20:47:49 GMT
Bentley 32 Years Old Cafeteria Worker Married/Mom of Three "I want to be active with my kids, run a 5K, buy a pair of red heels and size 11 jeans and be able to look at myself in the mirror. I want
Bentley 32 Years Old Cafeteria Worker Married/Mom of Three "I want to be active with my kids, run a 5K, buy a pair of red heels and size 11 jeans and be able to look at myself in the mirror.
Tuesday, May 1 2012 4:46 PM EDT2012-05-01 20:46:49 GMT
Roger 56 Years Old Minister Married "My weight has been a problem for me all my live even as a small child and has continued into my adult years. My motivation would also be a wife, married 36 years,
Roger 56 Years Old Minister Married My weight has been a problem for me all my live even as a small child and has continued into my adult years.
Tuesday, May 1 2012 4:45 PM EDT2012-05-01 20:45:47 GMT
Delaine 54 Years Old Realtor/Life Insurance Sales Married/Grandfather of six "I want to live longer and get to enjoy my kids and my six grandchildren as they grow up. I want to be able to walk up
Delaine 54 Years Old Realtor/Life Insurance Sales Married/Grandfather of six "I want to live longer and get to enjoy my kids and my six grandchildren as they grow up.
Tuesday, May 1 2012 4:32 PM EDT2012-05-01 20:32:35 GMT
Tamekia 40 years old Graduate Student Mom "I WANT TO LIVE! Live to see my children become adults. I'm afraid of major complications that go along with diabetes. I don't want my illness to be a burden
Tamekia 40 years old Graduate Student Mom "I WANT TO LIVE! Live to see my children become adults. I'm afraid of major complications that go along with diabetes.
Do you run out the door in the morning with just coffee in your stomach -- or maybe nothing at all? What's your excuse? Expert Dawn Jackson Blatner makes toast out of every reason to avoid starting the day off right.
In a slightly unexpected way, skipping the scale has made me more accountable rather than less so. I find myself paying more attention to what I eat and the decisions I make from meal to meal because I'm not using the scale as a gauge to tell me how I'm doing.
When I came up with the idea of giving up my scale, it was instantly and drastically freeing. This doesn't mean that I want to stop trying to lose weight. And I certainly hope to have a significant loss 12 months from now. But the scale has been getting in my way.
It's 26 weeks until my birthday -- and I want to lose 26 pounds. Keeping focused on that and a couple of specific challenges is getting me back on track with my diet.
This week was about re-evaluating, re-focusing, and re-thinking my weight loss plan. I even bought a couple of new diet books to help me along the way! (Click through for a sample recipe from the "Hungry Girl" book.)
With the release of Alli this past June, diet pills are once again in the spotlight. The claims are appealing: "Lose 30 lbs in 30 days" or "Melt your fat away". But, do these pills really work?
Don't let your workout routine set with the summer sun. There are ways to get fit in the winter without freezing outside or joining a gym. Try these suggestions.
Squeezing in time for exercise is a challenge for most of us. But make sure to include time for warming up and cooling down.
Squeezing in time for exercise is a challenge for most of us. So it's tempting to take short-cuts and forget about warming up before physical activity, or cooling down afterwards. Yet those two steps are important, so it is time well-spent.
When you participate in free-time physical activity with your daughter or son, you increase her or his enjoyment of unstructured fitness fun.
While there are no magic pills for becoming more fit (and staying that way), some exercises are more effective in less time than others. Here are some tips.
When you participate in free-time physical activity with your daughter or son, you increase her or his enjoyment of unstructured fitness fun.
If you want to raise healthy kids, then share your positive interest and attitudes about exercise. When you participate in free-time physical activity with your daughter or son, you increase her or his enjoyment of unstructured fitness fun.
What are your favorite things to cook your family? Once you have submitted your recipe, we'll post it online with your name and state for everyone to see.
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