Entries from August 2008 ↓

Labor Day Roundup

Welcome to this week’s roundup post here at Weight Ladder. Hope everyone has been having a fabulous time during the Labor Day weekend. What have you been up to? This week from the Fitness Health Network we have a new addition to our group. Give a warm welcome to Mr. Low Body Fat! Five common [...]

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  • feelgoodlookgreatLose Weight, Look Good and Feel Great! It is the goal of many people to lose weight, look good and feel the best they can. The problem is that this goal is hindered by distorted interpretations of what is good. Every one knows what good body shape is, and there are countless diets, exercise machines, and other......
  • blog traffic exchangeThe Karl Lagerfeld Diet Few names are as well known in the fashion world as Karl Lagerfeld, but unbeknownst to many people, Karl has had a problem with his weight for many years. He finally sought help for his issue and once he successfully lost the weight, he decided to develop a new diet......
  • blog traffic exchangeBook Review for the Fat Smash Diet Dr. Ian K. Smith has gained quite a bit of notoriety for this book, because it was featured as the diet choice for the Celebrity Fit Club, a number one rated show on VH1, where famous Hollywood celebrities would get together, follow a customized diet plan and then compete while......
  • blog traffic exchangeBook Review: Eating on the Run by Evelyn Tribole Is your job making you fat? Our current society puts so many demands on our time that eating healthy is one of the first things to fly out the window. It’s just easier and more efficient to grab something quickly, but before you know it, you’ve packed on the pounds......
  • Do you really need that latte?How to Diet Without Feeling Like It's a Diet For many of us, dieting is a form of deprivation that is extremely difficult to handle. It's tough to get through the day when you are literally starving yourself. Before you even start a diet, you're going to need to make sure that you are getting enough calories to get......

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Cash Prizes Weekend Roundup… see end of post for more details.

This week from Fitness Health Network: Below are a couple of great posts from my fitness blogger friends – check them out! To Stretch, Or Not To Stretch-Who Knows? Get Fit Slowly examines the research. Journal of Healthy Living writes about Myths About Coffee: America’s #1 Drink. NCN tries out workout programs this week. Here’s [...]

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  • walkingAn Exercise Plan Everyone Can Enjoy Can exercise really be fun? The answer is yes – if you go about it the right way. There are many different motivational books about exercise and the main component is usually that group exercise is the most effective. If you have been thinking about getting fit, why not help......
  • blog traffic exchangeCarnival of Weight Loss -- Barack Obama Edition #3 Welcome to the November 8, 2008 edition of carnival of weight loss and a new American President: Barack Obama. fitnchic presents 4 Effective Ways to Avoid Weight Gain During The Holidays :: FitNChic.com - Get in Shape Fashionably :: posted at FitNChic.com - Get in Shape, Fashionably!. Big Cajun......
  • blog traffic exchangeSunday Roundup - Lose that Weight! In this edition of the Sunday roundup I've pulled several posts from blogs on a myriad of subjects but mostly I found posts on the subject of losing weight. Hopefully they will help you on your way to a healthier and better life. Have a happy and healthy weekend! The......
  • blog traffic exchangeVeterans Roundup Welcome to another edition of WL's Sunday Roundup. WL extends its gratitude to our nation's Veterans. Thank you for all you've done for us! Below are links to many articles of interest. Search for some weekend reading under the FHN, reader, web, and carnival sections. Enjoy! The Fitness Health......
  • blog traffic exchangeReview of the Martha's Vineyard Diet The Martha's Vineyard Diet rocketed to success and the author, Dr. Roni Deluz is already well known for her other diet book, 21 Pounds in 21 Days. This book is an extension (more of a second edition) of the first book (the title is even very similar). While the book......

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2.2 Pounds Gained This Week… WTF

Pardon my french, but I am at a bit of a loss… I stuck to my diet more rigorously this last week than I had been since near the beginning of my journey. If anything my portions may have been a little large with the evening meal. I have started rehab on my ankle and [...]

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  • dietDesperate Dieters - What Goes Wrong There are a lot of desperate dieters out there, who feel like if they don't act now, they will never lose that pesky weight. Unfortunately, desperate dieting is the worst type of dieting that you could ever pursue, because it involves dangerous fad diets, diet pills and other diet shortcuts......
  • blog traffic exchangeBook Review: The You On a Diet Diet "You: On a Diet" appeared on Oprah Winfrey's show and then immediately exploded, primarily because it offers a fun and light hearted approach to losing weight and getting healthy. The "You: On a Diet" diet uses metaphors, comics, images and other fun icons as a way to explain how the......
  • dietWhen Diet Food Is Actually Bad For You When you first get on a diet, especially one that is calorie restricted, you’ll find that you are pretty limited when it comes to food choices. For many, it’s simply easier to take advantage of prepackaged meals. While these are expensive, there is a lot to be said for convenience,......
  • weight loss chart4 Pounds One Week; aka 66 pounds in 15 weeks Ok! I am back on track... I lost 4.1 pounds this week without being able to exercise very much (torn peroneus longus tendon)... I stuck to my diet religiously. I get to start rehab next week (3 days a week) starting Monday. I am very much looking forward to working......
  • blog traffic exchange100 Calorie Diet Review The 100 Calorie Diet is a type of diet that was created by a pair of sisters, Tammy Trimble and Susie Trimble, and they lost more than 100 lbs following this diet plan that they have put together. They believe that by keeping track of calorie consumption in units of......

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2.2 Pounds one Week; aka 66 pounds in 16 weeks

I lost 2.2 pounds this week. I stuck to my diet religiously except for 2 times when I allowed myself to be tempted by a small portion of bad carbs. Both times I happened to be around Lazy Man. Coincidence? I started rehab this week on my torn peroneus longus tendon. I am not allowed [...]

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  • blog traffic exchangeReset (Again) I am officially ending my last attempt 1.5 years after my last weigh in. I know I know. My bad. Moving On. How bad was it? I put all the weight back on and a little bit more. New starting weight is 394. Yikes. Back on the wagon I go.......
  • weight loss chartWeight Lost: 46 Pounds in 6 Weeks aka Over 7lbs this Week! After 6 weeks on the medically assisted weightless program JumpStart medicine with Dr. Sean Bourke, I have lost 46 pounds in 45 days (just over a pound a day... Wow!) I highly recommed Jumpstart. I have a special offer for anyone in wanting to try Jumpstart in Redwood City or Mountain View: $25......
  • weight loss chart53 Pounds in 9 weeks... 4.5 Pounds this Week Wow... back on track!  After 2 weeks of relatively small amounts of weight loss (0.6 pounds and 1.8 pounds) I got back on track with a solid 4.5 pounds this week.  Between my ruptured tendon with the resulting inability to exercise in many of my normal ways and my Dad......
  • weight loss chartWeight Lost: 48 pounds in 8 weeks... 1.8 Pounds This Week So I am very pleased with my weight loss this week...  With my ruptured tendon I was unable to exercise much, but I still managed 1.8 pounds of weight loss...  In addition to my ankle, I was finding myself stress eating (the injury and the prospect of surgery was stressing me out),......
  • tennisTennis for Weight Loss When most people think of weight loss, they immediately start to think about running mile after mile, sweating to outdated aerobics videos, or otherwise engaging in activities that they simply do not enjoy. This is not necessarily the case anymore, however, as people are beginning to see the virtue in......

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The Top Five Ways To Hurt Yourself at the Gym

While most of us don’t go into a workout with the hopes of ending up injured, it can happen. Workout related injuries are very common, especially if you are doing it on your own, without the benefit of an instructor or trainer. However, you can minimize your chances for injury by learning what not to [...]

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  • highShould You Be Trying High Intensity Interval Training? High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT has become very popular, but that doesn’t mean that it is for everyone. If done improperly, this method of exercising can lead to injury or at the very least, some severe pain. While there are a lot of benefits to HIIT, there are a......
  • pain6 Ways to Tell When Exercise Is Hurting You We’ve all been conditioned to think that unless we “feel the burn” we’re not working hard enough when we exercise. However, there is a fine line between reaching that optimum fat burning zone and over doing it. Here are some tips to help you figure out when your exercise is......
  • swimGetting Past Exercise Burnout Whether you are just starting out on an exercise plan, or you have been working out for years, exercise burnout can be a big problem. This is particularly true if you find exercising challenging, both from a motivational aspect and from a physical aspect. Burnout can easily derail your fitness......
  • phelpsIs Swimming The Ultimate Exercise? When it comes to finding the right workout plan, it may be a good idea to consider giving swimming a try. As the nation watched Mark Phelps make history in 8 swimming events, more people started getting interested in just how good swimming can be for your body. As you......
  • headacheIs Your Exercise Routine Giving You A Headache? If you are finding that you develop consistent headaches or migraines, the answer may be in your workout, or more importantly, how you are working out. It is actually quite common to get a headache a few hours after exercising. This is due to the fact that sudden stress on......

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Roundup: First Sunday of August

For weekend reading from the Fitness Health Network this week checkout these posts: How do you know if you’re properly hydrated? Journal of Healthy Living posts for Proper Hydration: Clear Urine Is Best. Fat Man Unleashed asks Why Are We Fatter Than the Animals at the Zoo? A Little Help – Best Way To Cook [...]

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  • CravingIs a Diet Detox Right For You? One of the most talked about concepts in the diet world right now is the process of detoxing your body from certain foods. There is a lot of hype surrounding this technique, so let's take a hard look at it to help you determine whether or not it's right......
  • blog traffic exchangeSunday Roundup - Lose that Weight! In this edition of the Sunday roundup I've pulled several posts from blogs on a myriad of subjects but mostly I found posts on the subject of losing weight. Hopefully they will help you on your way to a healthier and better life. Have a happy and healthy weekend! The......
  • blog traffic exchangeSaint Tropez Diet By Apostolos Pappas, PhD. The Saint Tropez diet has gotten it’s fair share of press, most likely due to the fact that it’s another one of the diets that claims that eating the right food will make your body do all the work so you don’t have to. But is that claim rooted in......
  • familyhistoryDon’t Wait to Get Fit Have you ever gone to the doctor’s office, dreading the results? If you have a lifetime of bad eating habits and a lack of exercise, you are at risk for many different diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Yet, many of us wait for that dreadful news......
  • blog traffic exchangeWeekly Roundup Welcome to the Sunday roundup. I hope everybody has had a good weekend so far and that you are all staying healthy and fit. Check out my Trophy Jack Crevalle.  Sf Boater is paying for fish stories with pictographic evidence.  Tell everyone you know about my trophy catch.  If it......

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4 Pounds One Week; aka 66 pounds in 15 weeks

Ok! I am back on track… I lost 4.1 pounds this week without being able to exercise very much (torn peroneus longus tendon)… I stuck to my diet religiously. I get to start rehab next week (3 days a week) starting Monday. I am very much looking forward to working out again… Here is a [...]

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  • belgiansCalories in and Calories out One of the simplest possible ways that you can look at weight loss is on a calories in and calories out basis. What this means is that you need to burn as many calories as you are consuming in order to maintain your weight, or burn more than you are......
  • weight loss chartWeigh in #3 -- 5 Pounds in 7 days, 30 pounds in 3 weeks After 3 weeks on the Jumpstart Medicine medically assisted weightless program I have lost 30 pounds... Which is above my expectations... I highly recommed Jumpstart. I have a special offer for anyone in wanting to try Jumpstart in Redwood City or Mountain View: $25 off your first visit (just print......
  • ASO Ankle Brace60 Pounds in 12 weeks… 4.4 Pounds in 2 Weeks This being the first weigh-in in two weeks I was a little nervous... Especially since we had spent the 4th on a mini vacation Sonoma and I consumed just a little too much wine. In addition there was a celebratory birthday dinner for a family member thrown in after Sonoma. I have......
  • vaderThe Dangers of Weight Loss Shortcuts The problem with weight loss shortcuts is that they attempt to go against the real science behind weight loss, health and nutrition. There is only one real way to diet, and that is to burn more calories than you take in. A single pound of weight is equivalent to 3,500......
  • weight loss chartWeight Lost: 48 pounds in 8 weeks... 1.8 Pounds This Week So I am very pleased with my weight loss this week...  With my ruptured tendon I was unable to exercise much, but I still managed 1.8 pounds of weight loss...  In addition to my ankle, I was finding myself stress eating (the injury and the prospect of surgery was stressing me out),......

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