You see them advertised constantly on TV – All Inclusive Vacation Resorts where everything is included in the price – rooms, drinks, and food. Except for the upgrades. This was my first experience with an All-Inclusive Hotel and probably my last. I’m uncomfortable at an all-you-can-eat restaurant and when there are “upgrades” offered at an all-inclusive resort, that means you are … [Read more...]

  I was up 7 ½ pounds after our week-long cruise and a travel day of scarfing fast food. Plus, I was no Miss Twiggy before we left. Time for Dr. Atkins. In 10 days, I lost 10 pounds. When the Atkins Diet broke some 30 years ago, everyone ridiculed it. It was unhealthy and unsustainable, “they” said.  Now “they” are all using Dr. Atkins’ diet of eating more protein and fewer carbs, … [Read more...]

  You can’t fool a pair of bathroom scales. Even if you rationalize that one handful of peanuts won’t hurt, they don’t lie. Even if the bag of Fritos is “almost empty” and you’re just finishing them off, they don’t lie. Bathroom scales won’t let you eat more than a tiny bit of pasta or a whole baked potato with sour cream or a slice of birthday cake with ice cream – even if you‘re just … [Read more...]

Is it possible to lose weight or even hold you own during a holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas? The answer is no – it’s not possible. We are all up a few pounds if we’re lucky. We very well might be up by more than a few, but it’s no big deal. Easy come, easy go, right? Just go on a diet. But… A diet is only be a temporary bandage on a more serious wound if it doesn’t taste good and … [Read more...]

I believe that all calories are not created equal. In my experience, caloric intake in the morning is a good thing, while pigging out at dinner and dessert is anything but a losing proposition. As mentioned before, I weigh every morning and the scales reveal my sins or virtues from the previous day’s meals. I am in the midst of a struggle to shed a few of those “holiday pounds” from … [Read more...]

Folks trying to drop a few pounds often run into problems between meals – like with snacks. I know I do. When you’re extremely hungry and dinner or lunch isn’t quite ready, it’s easy to stray and eat fattening snacks – like crackers, chips or too many nuts. One snack that is both satisfying and nutritious is popcorn – but not all types of popcorn. A medium-sized box of buttered movie popcorn … [Read more...]

Bathroom scales don’t lie. No matter how you may rationalize that homemade bread isn’t as fattening as store-bought stuff - therefore you can eat a bigger slice for toast with butter and jam– the scales simply tell it like it is. You eat more calories than you burn, and you’ll gain weight. Period. Weighing every day, recording it and trying to eat sensibly – not on some super strict diet – … [Read more...]

In “A Losing Proposition” a new category introduced to CvilleBuzz readers last week, we will be exploring dishes that are both appetizing and healthy, healthy in that it will help us shed a few pounds. A diet is only be a temporary bandage on a more serious wound if it doesn’t taste good and isn’t satisfying. In my experience, a critical part of losing weight comes at lunch. I know lots of … [Read more...]

Happy New Year, fellow CvilleBuzzers! Hope you all had a great Christmas and holiday season. From the looks of most of our waistlines, it looks like we all ate well! Too well, most likely, which means it’s time to shed a few pounds. Losing a little weight, by the way, does not necessarily mean a diet. It means watching what you eat and using some common sense. A few years ago, I had gained so … [Read more...]