Today I read over at Jimmy’s blog this great article:

‘Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show’ Episode 239: Could Taking Coconut Oil Be A Dietary Cure For Alzheimer’s Disease?

ie,

…In Episode 240 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we are privileged to hear from Dr. Mary Newport who I first found out about after reading this St. Petersburg Times story about how feeding her husband coconut oil greatly IMPROVED his Alzheimer’s. It was such an extraordinary story that I just HAD to book her for an interview to tell this remarkable story to my listeners. She correctly identifies the glucose connection to Alzheimer’s disease which is now becoming well-known as Type 3 diabetes, how ketone bodies are the preferred fuel for brain function, and why medium chain triglycerides (MTCs) found in coconut oil are a miracle for her husband’s condition. This is one of the most stunning personal testimonies of how a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet can dramatically improve health. You can’t help but be a believer after listening to Dr. Newport gush about her husband Steve is overcoming his tremors, regain cognitive function, and DEFEATING his Alzheimer’s….MORE….

It’s definitely worth your time to check out!

If you’re into low carb dieting, you already know about the great uses of Coconut oil.  I learned about ‘em back in 2006 and to this day, will often add coconut oil to my coffee (gives it a very nice flavor indeed!).

Want to get the low-down on coconut oil?  Check out:

• Coconut oil as a stall-breaker?
• Coconut oil?
• Coconut Oil and Its Virtues
• Coconut Oil: Diet Miracle or Fad?
• Can coconut oil promote weight loss?
• Folk remedies - Coconut oil

I recently had my bloodwork done and my cholesterol numbers were peachy indeed.  While I will not credit coconut oil with my weight loss (my lifestyle plan did that, then again, coconut oil is part of that lifestyle), I will say it certainly made my food much more tasty. 

What do you think?

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

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Ever have an insane urge to save money while living on a healthy lifestyle?

You’re not alone!  Check out some of these great frugal dieting posts:

• A Frugal Diet, Or A Frugal Lifestyle
• Frugal Diet Tips
• Frugal Fat Fighter Friday - Selecting a diet
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• You CAN Lose Weight on a Frugal Budget

My own personal frugal dieting tips are quite common-place:

• Buy in bulk.  My local grocery stores will often have chicken at 59 cents a pound; those days have me stocking up on 20-30 pounds of chicken.  And it lasts great in the freezer!
• Make great-tasting coffee at home.  I can’t remember the last time I indulged in a $4 Starbucks coffee thingee - instead, I use Sweetleaf liquid Stevia and cinnamon at home to create the same yummy flavors.
• Use Amazon.com.  Did you know that Amazon.com has a Grocery section…and offers Deals and Steals there as well?  Click HERE to see what’s currently available!

Of course, I always buy generic whenever possible as well.  The amount of savings can be quite noticeable as the weeks go by.

And don’t forget eBay!  Did you know you can get food coupons (people food, dog food, cat food,etc.) like so?

10 Coupons $1 24 CAN FANCY FEAST GOURMET CAN CAT FOOD|

100 AWESOME Food and Grocery Coupons:):):):)​:):)|

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The above are just some ideas to help you continue to eat well while losing weight.  It’s most doable indeed.

Enjoy,

Barbara

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You know, the following just warms the cockles of my heart:

….For years, cleansing diets and detox plans have been in the spotlight, fueled by stories of  celebrities who followed these strict regimens to lose weight quickly for a movie or an awards show….

The plans are supposed to remove chemical and dietary toxins from the body. But weight-loss experts have long been skeptical about the claims, saying there is no scientific evidence such programs do a better job than the body’s own organs. They also say many of the plans are deficient in protein and other nutrients….MORE…

Wouldn’t it be peachy to the max if the world actually came to realize that dieting is BIG BUSINESS with a capital B…and scamsters will say/write/hype ANYTHING to make a buck?

Oh, to dream of a world in which the One True Way to Losing Weight was adhered to like superglue….that of taking in LESS calories than you expend.

‘course, human nature being what it is, that would assume people are aliens from another planet (and hence not prey to the desire for a shortcut with zero energy expenditure.  :(  )  Just look at what’s available this moment on eBay regarding detox:

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And that ain’t happening soon, alas.

Sigh.

Remember, you own the keys to your own weight loss…and once you turn that key in your mind that you are WORTH it and beyond, your path will become clear.  You won’t go ON a diet, instead, you’ll change your lifestyle (and be glad you did).

I should know - 50 pounds minus later and two years, I’ve kept the weight off and am doing peachy.  And if I can do it…anyone can.  And you can take THAT to the bank.

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

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I just read the most amazing story over at Diet Blog - to wit:

…I’ve been too sick to work, too tired to work, and I’ll be honest, way too hung over to work, but NEVER would I be so ballsy or stupid enough to say, "I’m too fat to work."

A family of four in the United Kingdom, weighing a grand total of 83 stones or 1,162 pounds, says their obesity is a hereditary condition, leaving them unable to work and the $32,278.20 they receive in social assistance isn’t enough to live on. They want more!…MORE….

Good Lord, can you believe that??

I researched around a bit more, and found more articles about this family:

• Family ‘Too Fat to Work’ Collects Annual $30,000 Disability
• Family who are ‘too fat to work’ say £22,000 worth of benefits is not enough
• Forget AIG - Here’s Some Real Outrage
• Is This Family Too Fat to Work?
• Introducing the Lardbuckets…all that is wrong with Britain

In all honesty, this is very very VERY sad. 

Obesity is a very real problem….but it’s no excuse to GIVE UP trying to get healthy.

One of my absolute favorite resources for turning AWAY from obesity is Richard Simmons.  You remember him, right?  The perky guy from General Hospital who is a national icon for fitness and exercise?  Perhaps this will give your memory a reminder:

Vintage General Hospital

Anywhos, Richard Simmons has this utterly magnificent video/DVD set out called Sweatin’ to the Oldies.  I remember it VIVIDLY because when I tried it out 50 pounds ago, that was the first (the very first!) time I had danced in over a decade. 

Wow, it was tremendous indeed!

I never forgot it to this day.

Richard Simmons also runs a superb support site too over at the Richard Simmons Community.  I was a member there for a year  - it’s one of the warmest, most accepting dieting sites I’ve encountered.  I highly recommend it!

Want other obesity resources?  Check out:

• Obesity Discussion
• Obesity Help
• 300 Plus Club

Those sites can be useful too.

Oh, and if you want Richard Simmons at a discount, have you seen:

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Remember - YOU control your life….your weight DOESN’T.  There IS a difference.

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

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Oh, the joys the suffuse my very being!

Well, actually, at this precise moment (1:27am), that’s not exactly true - I’m awake right now because I’m massively sick with a sore throat and inflammation-runoff that could dissolve concrete piers.  And what better cure for that than to blog!

Thus, there I was, moseying around Google News, when I came across:

Probe launched into Acai diet products!

… It’s the latest weight loss craze hitting the Internet. While the proper pronunciation of this Brazilian berry is in dispute, health experts agree, it doesn’t work, and Connecticut’s attorney general has launched an investigation.

We’re talking about Acai berry. Take a look at the junk mail folder in your e-mail and there is probably an e-mail, or several e-mails, from companies selling this stuff. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says it is not beneficial to your physical health and could be dangerous to your financial well-being…..

… Soon after signing up for a free trial, M. Chanel Pinkett started to receive more pills and get charged for them. She was billed more than $200 in three weeks and couldn’t stop it….MORE….

Finally!  Sanity has prevailed!

Kinda sorta, that is.  Other news articles include:

• Acai Berry Scam Blogs - 7 On Your Side
• Acai Berry Diet Blogs Proven To Be Scams by CSPI Report
• Consumers warned of acai berry Internet scams
• CPSI Issues Warning on Acai Berry Offers
• Warnings on Acai Berry Online Offers Amplify

This is a perfect example of the cashing in on the Want To Believe (not to mention, scamming peoples bigtime!).  And it won’t end anytime soon - look today at what’s on eBay:

Acai Berry

and

Diet Pills

and ….heck, the above is enough.

Sigh.

Remember, the only way to really lose weight AND keep it off is to enjoy (yes, enjoy) a lifestyle change in which you turn the key in your mind and embrace wellness.  That way, you can never go OFF a diet…because you’re never ON a diet.  Instead, you’re simply eating smart and exercising wisely.

‘Nuff said.

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

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It happens.

And it *really* happens when all those scammers want to part you from your hard-earned money by trying to sell you on colon cleansers!

To this day, I simply cannot believe how marketers have managed to get an entire population segment to believe that what works perfectly fine (their bowels) really need an artificial boost to "cleanse out the ickness" that resides there.

It truly staggers the mind!

For example, consider the excruciating joys of mucoid plaque, supposedly the ickness that currently resides in your bowels.

Or should I say, the junk that colon cleansers actually produce in your body (note!  it wasn’t there BEFORE you took that cleanser) that gets plopped out and you say, Jeepers my gosh, it must work!

Don’t believe me?  Take a gander at:

• Mucoid Plaque - a dubious idea

and I quote:

(imagine really gross picture here) … Have you ever expelled something that looked like this?  Well, you haven’t, unless you have been using bowel cleansing products. It’s called mucoid plaque, and it’s only found in users of bowel cleansing products, not in normal people…..MORE….

Blech.

Let’s be a weee bit serious here folks.  The only way you can "lose weight" by doing a colon cleanse (and think about it - those two innocent words. "Colon."  "Cleanse") is because you plop out the current contents of your last chomped-upon foods.

Guess what will happen when you eat again?  Yep, that weight will just come back (because you just ate it!).

Here are 2 more useful resources to learn more about why you DON’T want to throw out your money:

• Colon Cleansing And Colonic Irrigation Scams Exposed…
• Colon Cleanse Product Scam

Now, let’s say that for some strange inexplicable reason, you feel like you’re more constipated than a black hole and reeeeeallly want relief.  That’s why the gods made enemas….a Fleet enema will cost you less than a dollar from your local grocery store and help will be on the way.

However, the makers of colon cleansers certainly don’t make money from that common-sense solution (which is why you never see something so simple advertised).

Such is life.

Unfortunately, colon cleansing is Big Business with a capital B - just look at what’s available on eBay today.

Depressing indeed.  At the time of this writing, there was over 960 items for sale. 

Of course, you could do what John Harvey Kellogg recommended in his runaway best seller back in 1915, Colon Hygiene on page 68 and 69:

Electricity:  This powerful agent may be applied in such a way as greatly to stimulate intestinal activity.  The most effective method is the application of the sinusoidal current to the rectum and abdominal muscles, or to the rectum and the central portion of the back.  Another very effective method which will be talked about 93 years from now on the Internet when folks wonder how people actually bought these bizarre ideas, perhaps the most efficient of all methods, is the application of a bi-polar electrode to the inner surface of the pelvic colon, which is the point of greatest delay in the majority of constipated persons.

My innards.  They quiver at the idea of them being introduced to electricity.  Really.

But I digress. 

Anywhos, that’s the headsup for today!  If you have an insane urge to cleanse your colon, drink lots of water, take psyllium seeds and fiber, or at the most extreme, get a Fleet enema like the below.

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Your bank account will thank you.

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling.

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Do you adore watching The Biggest Loser?  You’re most likely not alone (given the bazillions of YouTube videos out there)….so I found the following for you.  enjoy!

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Gotta admit - humor makes the world go ’round!

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Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

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If not, did you know there are over 400 positive reviews of it at Amazon.com ?

I was rather intrigued by this and so researched further.  The reviews ranged between:

…There are 2 sections that I found helpful that was not available online - the drink section and the menu interpretations. I love coffee and beer. I can drink the occasional coffee and I cheat sometimes with beer. Upon reading the page about beer, it turns out my beloved Samuel Adams is listed under "Not that" and it highly recommends Beck’s Light.

My favorite section of the book is the menu interpretations. We won’t always be going to KFC, Subway, Chili’s, etc and Dave knows this. He has listed sample menus from your run-of-the-mill taqueria, steakhouse, bbq joint, even sushiya! In each menu, it tells you what to eat and what to avoid!!…

to

Flipped through the book, would never buy it! Choices between bad and worse? This man seems to know little about health and really losing weight. A good tip here and there does not make up for what is lacking. Just one example, does he mention the danger of all the growth hormones in meat and milk products that can contribute to obesity?

Hmmm, my….those are two extremes indeed!

"Eat This, Not That" deals with the idea that IF you are going to eat out instead of dining on luscious beef-bone with chili pepper soup (my homecooked favorite!), there are "healthier" (read: lower calorie) choices for a vast majority of delightful fast-foodness.  For example:

• At Burger King, eat a Whopper Jr. w/o mayo, with a Garden Salad, instead of a Big Fish Sandwich with Tartar Sauce and a medium fries.
• Or at Chili’s, eat a Sizzle and Spice Firecracker Tilapia instead of a  Citrus Fire Chicke and Shrimp Fajita.

This is a good book to keep in your glove compartment for a quick-reference to calorie counts of restaurant foods; the handiness and convenience of it make it worth purchasing.  You can read all the reviews HERE.

And if you’re looking for other kinds of counters like carb counters, check out:

• Chowbaby’s Fast Food Counters
• Calorie King Carb Counter
• Restaurant Nutrition Facts

Of course, you can always be smart too and just ditch the carb-intensive or calorie-intensive parts of your foods too, like the hamburger bun, the fries and the like.  Smart eating - it’s a Good Thing Indeed.

Want to get Eat This, Not That at a discount?  Sometimes eBay has it like so:

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Eating well is smart…and so is saving money. 

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

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I just came across this most excellent post by the most excellet Diet Blog: about how resveratrol, the ever-popular phytoalexin that is produced naturally by several plants when under attack by pathogens such as bacteria or fungi.

But of course everyone knows that.

Oh, and it’s also in the skin of red grapes too!  And red grapes….why, that’s used for red whine!  Bingo!  Red wine is GOOD for you!

Still with me?  Okay, onto the article:

…It was hard to ignore the headlines a couple of years ago. Newswires were replete with suggestions that resveratrol could boost health and lengthen life. Read beyond the headlines a bit though and you realize that this is only good news if you are a middle aged, overweight mouse. Still, the results were dramatic - mice given resveratrol became much healthier and lived about 25% longer than the mice who didn’t get resveratrol (Nature, 2006).

….Sounds impressive, but there are some eensy, weensie details that we need to consider before we run to the liquor store or supplement shops.

• The longer lived mice received the equivalent of 20 bottles of wine/day worth of resveratrol.

• Last year the researchers who published the 2006 study conducted another study on normal weight, middle aged mice that showed no difference in longevity (Cell Metabolism, 2008). Curiously this study did not make any headlines. It should be noted, however that there were positive health differences in the resveratrol group.

• No human trials to date have been conducted on the effects of resveratrol and aging. There are 2 reasons for this, according to Bharar Aggarwal, a University of Texas researcher.

1. Cost - it would be very expensive to provide resveratrol to human subjects.

2. Companies that control the supply of resveratrol aren’t making it available to researchers because they are looking to haul in big bucks by turning into a drug ….MORE….

Oy.

This whole idea flings back to "Selling the Dream"…thereby making a Fountain of Youth for the manufacturers of whatever snake-oil the smashed red grape skins evolves into.

Wanna bet there’s already anti-aging thingees out there on the market?  Tons of ‘em!  I’ll get to those shortly, but first, want to share my experiences.

I’m a 40-something mom who has a plethora of children (plus 2 mooses and 12 TwitterBudgies).  Back in 2006, I got sick of being 177+ pounds on a 5.3" frame, and decided to change my lifestyle.

50 pounds lighter, I can say…that’s the first thing that helped.   To lose the weight, I chose to incorporate exercise into my lifestyle…thus USING what the gods had given me to get around on this earth.  ie….

USE your body and it tones up.

Next, I started making certain I drank enough water - while I cannot definitely SAY it helps keep my skin supple, it doesn’t appear to detract from it!  Plus, my morning pint of water does seem to kick-start my metabolism into moving (which again, is a Good Thing indeed).

But what about physical tips?  I started going grey 3 years ago and decided (then) that I’d never color my hair - I had earned every stripe of silver!

Then of course, I wrote The Safe and Smart Internet Weight Loss Edge and realized, "Jeepers Barb, folks tend to buy more from people without grey!"  Sad to say, but there it is.   Since I like making money (and have no problems admitting that), I started coloring my hair.  ‘course, nobody in my family noticed.  Wah. 

Anywhos, there’s a whole slew of anti-aging tips online.  Here are some I found most useful:

• 7 Anti Aging Tips to Keep Your Brain Young
• Discovery Health Anti-Aging Tips
• Prevention Anti Aging Tips
• 50+ Free Skincare Recipes
• Simply Anti Aging

Now, let’s say that you have an insane desire to, well, spend money.  You can get your anti-aging products at a discount at Amazon.com, to wit:

Skinceuticals Ultimate UV Defense Moisturizing Broad-spectrum Sunscreen SPF 30, 3-Ounce Tube

Feature: … True broad-spectrum sunscreen contains 7% transparent zinc oxide to help protect against the damaging effects of UVA and UVB rays; Cosmetically elegant and moisturizing; Ultimate UV Defense is ideal for daily use and perfect for high-altitude climates; Made in USA …more
Customer Reviews — Rating: 5 Date: 2008-11-18 Summary: EXCELLENT SUNSCREEN … This is the absolute best sunscreen I’ve used. Just right for African-American skin too as it does not leave that milky-white cast on your face; unless of course you use to much. I have medium complexion, so the key is a little bit goes a long way for the best coverage. I had darkening spot damage from over-expoxsure on driver’s side of my face. My dermatologist recommended I use this and after a while the skintone has evened out and now my face has continued protection. Use in year-round! …more
Editorial Reviews — … Product Description | This true broad-spectrum sunscreen contains 7% transparent zinc oxide to help protect against the damaging effects of UVA and UVB rays.…more

Lancôme High Resolution with Fibrelastine Intensive Recovery Anti-Wrinkle Cream, 1.7-Ounces

Feature: … Intensive anti-wrinkle recovery cream for visible results; Immediate results: Fine lines and wrinkles appear diminished; Within 4 weeks: Number, depth and size of deep surface wrinkles are significantly reduced.; For all skin types; Dermatologist Tested for Safety. Noncomedogenic …more

Skinceuticals CE Ferulic, 1-Ounce Bottle

Feature: … Combines proven antioxidant vitamins C & E with Ferulic Acid to maximize antioxidant performance; Protects against damaging UVA/UVB rays; Prevent premature signs of aging while stimulating collagen production to help diminish the appearance of photo damage; Once absorbed, can’t be washed or rubbed off - excellent for use in conjunction with suncreens; Made in USA …more
Customer Reviews — Rating: 5 Date: 2009-01-17 Summary: Terrific seller … FRESH Skinceutical product (no yellowing in the CE Ferulic), promptly shipped. Would do business with this dealer again. …more
Editorial Reviews — … Product Description | C E Ferulic is a revolutionary topical antioxidant combination that provides unprecedented 8 times the skin’s natural photoaging protection. C E Ferulic contains ferulic acid, a new antioxidant that doubles the synergistic benefits of 15% pure L-ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) + 1% alpha tocopherol (Vitamin E) - neutralizing free radicals, building collagen, and providing unmatched antioxidant protection. No other antioxidant technology has been shown to deliver comparable levels of photoprotection.…more

and of course, you can’t forget eBay goodies too!

Principal Secret Reclaim Anti-aging Nite+Day Cream NEW|

CLARINS ANTI-AGING CREAM “CONTOURING FACIAL LIFT” |

RETINOL Firming Serum Anti Aging Wrinkle BLEMISH Scars|

60% Hyaluronic Acid Serum Anti-aging Line Wrinkles 2oz|

Garnier Skin Renew Daily Regenerating Cream Anti-Aging~|BONUS! —– Garnier Nutri-Pure Microbead Cream Scrub!

In closing, whenever you see something hawked as a cure-all for something that is unstoppable (as is aging)….always look with an askance eye indeed.  Your wallet will thank you for it.

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

ps - and if you’re still researching dieting, check out:

Warp Speed Fat Loss - You WON’T lose fat or look your best by just eating low carb, low fat diets, or low calorie diets. The truth is, fat loss comes down to …

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Program Yourself Thin - You’re About to Learn the Most Over- Looked Truth of How to Get the Body You Want, and it’s NOT What You’re Thinking

How To Think Thin - Learn How a 45 Year Old Woman Took Control of Her Sugar Addiction and Food Cravings. You Can Do It, Too

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So there I was yesterday at the YMCA, getting in my cardio workout (I’ve just started going back to the gym with the husband - I normally work out at home, but figured this would be great spousal time as well).  I joyfully bounded onto the Precor Elliptical, turned on the TV (Discovery Channel rocks!) and waited patiently for How It’s Made.

Imagine my dismay when instead I saw:

;

My first reaction:

OMG, did you catch the disclaimer? 

"Cartoon Dramatization, Results Not Typical
Real people require Diet and Exercise to lose body fat."

I would have choked on my coffee if I had that beverage of the Gods next to me.  OMG, if you’re a real person…you need to (gasp!) diet and exercise TOO!

I. Cannot.  Believe.  People.  Actually.  Fall.  For.  This.

Talk about selling the dream!!

Basically, Slimshots is an appetite suppressent.  Thing is, their ingredients are somewhat, ahem, unique?

From their own page, it reads a "Proprietary blend of:

• Palm Oil
• Oat Oil
• Water

And that’s going to suppress your appetite?

When I read that this morning, my mind was afire!

"Jeepers Self," I cried, "I can get those ingredients on my own!  Let’s see what they’re used for!"

Off to the Internet I dashed!  And from the American Palm Oil Company, I read:

5. What are the uses of Palm oil?

Palm oil may be used in a variety of ways. Trans free uses of palm oil are shortenings, margarine, puff pastry margarine, frying, and vanspati.

There are also a variety of non-food uses of palm oil and palm kernel oil such as soaps, candles, rubber processing, cosmetic products, fuel for cars with modified engines, and as a substitute for diesel oil for drilling mud…MORE….

What?  No mention of appetite suppressing?  Golly, but look!  there’s that line "fuel for cars with modified engines!" 

And after all, our bodies are our own, ummmm, Engines of Life! 

Yes!  That’s the ticket!

And oat oil!  What about oat oil, I hear you plea?

...The extract contains a significant proportion of active phytochemicals, and is rich in phospholipids and glycolipids (polar lipids). Also, it is free of trans-fatty acids, but rich in unsaturated fatty acids. According to the company, it helps to stabilize emulsions due to the high content of antioxidants including Vitamin E.

In addition to its stabilization properties, the extract also possesses emollient capabilities. In skin care, the extract hydrates and moisturizes. Crude oat oil possesses a noticeably higher level of antioxidants, reportedly exceeding the antioxidant level of every major oilseed, grain or grain by-product with the exception of wheat germ….MORE…

In other words, oil oil is used in cosmetics and helps make your skin soft.

Hmmmm, soft.

Soft so the weight, ummmm, Falls Off!

Suuuuuurrrreeeeee.

Sigh.

Peoples, losing weight is not about appetite suppressing.  It’s not about taking the easy way out.  It’s about eating smarter, exercising regularly, and honoring yourself and your body as you deserve.

Instead of wasting your money with diet pills/supressents/etc. that don’t work, instead consider common-sense ways to smoosh down your desire to eat like:

• Drink lots of water.  Yes, yes, I know, sounds too easy, right?  I’m living proof it can work. 
• Eat fiber-rich foods.  Fiber is (get this!) bulk.  Bulk makes you feel fuller.  You can find a great list over ‘em over at the Mayo Clinic.
• Exercise.  Two benefits here - one, you burn calories, and two, your mind is taken off of your phantom hunger.

More tips can be found at:

• 17 Ways to Supress Appetite
• What helps YOU suppress your appetite?

In closing, do NOT give into Buying The Dream and spending money on something that you can achieve by your own personal self. 

You can lose the weight you need naturally…without giving the diet pill pushers more money to burn.  It’s simply a matter of turning the key in your mind…and realizing that yes indeed, you’re worth it.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps - other interesting diet thingees out there are:

Warp Speed Fat Loss - You WON’T lose fat or look your best by just eating low carb, low fat diets, or low calorie diets. The truth is, fat loss comes down to …

Red Carpet Ready - Who Else Wants To Get A Tight Butt, Small Waist, Toned Arms, and a Lean Sexy Body In Just 6 Weeks From The Comfort Of Your Own Home?

Program Yourself Thin - You’re About to Learn the Most Over- Looked Truth of How to Get the Body You Want, and it’s NOT What You’re Thinking

How To Think Thin - Learn How a 45 Year Old Woman Took Control of Her Sugar Addiction and Food Cravings. You Can Do It, Too

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