Burn Calories: Get Rid of “Sandwiches Beneath the Behind”
Did you know that Italian women get more exercise than American women just by virtue of living an Italian lifestyle?
They burn off calories by walking and going up and down stairs. They get weight-bearing exercise just by shopping and lugging home their groceries.
When you “go Italian” in your own hometown, you can get a handle [...]
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Cars Versus Feet: Choose the Latter for Losing Weight
Two-thirds of Americans are overweight at this time. The World Health Organization estimates that by 2015 the figure will be more like 80 percent.
How can you avoid becoming one of the statistics or pull yourself out of the pool if you’re already there?
Not by going on some awful diet, which I’m sure you’ve already tried. [...]
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Want to Lose Weight? Just Get Up and Move
One of the first things foreigners notice when they visit Italy is the sense of movement and life happening all around them.
People get up early and move throughout the day. They walk after dinner, and the piazzas buzz with activity after sundown.
Italians know how to move! Vitality is in their jeans. (Not just their genes.)
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Easter Weight Loss Contemplation
I had a funny experience this Easter morning, which reminded me about something related to the weight loss journey — or any other important journey for that matter.
I had decided that I wanted to go to my childhood church to hear the beautiful Easter hymns — in particular, the one they play at the end.
I probably [...]
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