SensibleSlimming

If you’re having trouble shedding those extra pounds, I’ve put together a few tips that will help you to achieve your natural weight loss goals.

1.  Always stop and think before you eat.  Ask yourself “Am I really hungry?”

 2.  Don’t skip meals.  If you do, you will lose weight to start with, but then your body will start storing calories in case it gets starved again, so       you will not lose any weight, you might even gain some.

 3.  Remember – sugar-free does not mean calorie-free.  The food may be laden with extra substances to make it taste better.  Always check labels. (more…)

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ]

I took a big, huge, massive sigh of relief today.

Finally… the FDA did something right when it comes to bogus “magic” diet-fatburn pills.

A panel of experts reviewed Vivus Inc.’s new wonder-pill “Qnexa” today.

They gave it the thumbs-down.

Why?

Oh… pesky little reported side-effects like… (are you ready for this?)…

Heart Attacks
Stroke
Increased Risk of Suicide (yikes!)
Memory/Concentration Loss

You know… “minor” stuff like that.

GEEZ. What the hell are these drug companies thinking?

Oh, right…

Quick-Fix =
Big-Bucks

Got it.

So, I am going to believe that YOU are much smarter than the morons who tried to get this drug past the FDA. (more…)

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ]

Another good article appeared today in the fitness section of MSNBC.

Since you’re busy, I’ll do a quick summary of the article — the good stuff, the bad stuff, and what you need to do today to get started…

First, you need to know this…

And this will probably shock you…

Rarely, if EVER, do you need to suppress your appetite! (more…)

If you are a regular visitor to my website, you will know that I have been trying to convert my husband to healthy eating as he was diagnosed earlier this year with a heart condition.  I am pleased to say that he had his heart bypass operation a couple of weeks ago and is now doing well and on the road to recovery.  We can, at last start to get our life back to normal and will soon be able to get back to long walks and being more active together.

In the meantime though, he can only do short walks as he builds his fitness levels back up, so I am still largely doing things on my own like brisk walks and swimming and of course, we still have to keep on with the healthy eating program to keep cholesterol levels down.

Healthy eating is now second nature to us both, despite initial resistance from my husband, he has now adapted to living without his beloved crisps, cakes, sausage rolls and chocolate biscuits.  If he can do it – anyone can!!   We have both been losing weight slowly and haven’t really found any great hardship.  We still allow ourselves treats at weekends and go out for meals with friends, but we have found that we don’t need to eat as much as we did before and very rarely have a pudding, which before, we both loved.  (more…)

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you.  Have a look at the video at the end of the article- it's a bit of an eye-opener and may surprise you as it did me.  It certainly gives a different view on sensible slimming.]

Just in case you missed the news… yep, I’m engaged!

   My fiancé’s name is Hanna. She’s from Iraq… Baghdad actually. She grew up there and modeled in Lebanon, taught history, and then moved here 1.5 years go.

To let you know how clueless I was about the Middle East, I thought every woman from Baghdad wore burkas and were forbidden to speak! (I’m kidding… but I was almost THAT clueless!)

Hanna educated me on the reality of Middle Eastern culture, and from there a great friendship turned into a wonderful romance.

We’re soon moving to Texas – I’m excited as both Hanna and I will be training with world-class figure trainer (and bodybuilder) Dave “The Texas Shredder” Gooden. Dave and I met a few weeks ago and I think we’ll be able to push my 46 (nearly 47) year old body to the absolute max. Hanna has just started working out and already she’s finding toned legs and a curvy butt that makes her look even more beautiful than before… and that’s a feat! ; )

Until July 6th…

You can pick up a free “mystery” book (one of my top-selling e-books!) FREE when you pick up The Every Other Day Diet.

It’s my way of continuing the celebration of my engagement!

Go here:

Every Other Day Diet PLUS Free E-Book!

Enjoy the video on that page, and the free stuff coming your way.

Comments are welcome below…