Sugar-filled beverages--the #1 Diet Vice in America

NewsWeek--Which has more calories, a six-inch Steak & Cheese sandwich from a Subway restaurant or a 16-ounce Starbucks Grande Mocha Frappuccino?

Juice Plus+ Capsule. Like our Dr Oz diet approved weight loss plan, this is a healthy choice. Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz knows that a diet is temporary but a healthy lifestyle is for good. Even Juice plus+ is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I can't have healthy and fresh products, juice plus, and juice nsa plus is a way to get health with juice plus vitamin, so if you are a distributor juice plus, then the gummies juice plus is juice plus supplement. The juice plus scam that we see does not hold much credence, but it is a problem. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any juice plus product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the juice plus research. Breville fountain juice plus is not one of the things that is available, but a complete juice plus line can be found at www.jpsupplement.com. If you have a complaint juice plus, then any distributor juice nsa plus can help you. Juice noni plus is not something you can find when you try to buy juice plus. Every single ingredient juice plus has fiber juice plus and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay juice plus because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use to find inc juice nsa plus for you diet, but don't expect to use a breville fountain. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a Dr Oz Diet, be sure to consider thins, the vineyard, and even the gummy. There is dog juice plus and gummy juice plus, too. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables, then with a cup of vitamins and a tablespoon of apples, you get a healthy start. When you start with a juice, and then you add another, you get a healthy combination. Juice plus is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Also, there are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best is a Dr Oz diet approved plan. If you have used a Dr Oz diet, then you know it's a weight loss plan that is healthy, and if followed will lead to a permanent healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with orange juice. Do you know the juices from which juice plus is made? Apples, oranges, pineapples, cranberries, peaches, cherries, and papaya juice - and that's just the fruit juices! Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your Dr Oz diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need!

I can't think of a diet plans that I hadn't tried during the many years that I spent living in an Obese body. To be honest, you have probably tried most of them too! Rarely do I meet an overweight person who hasn't been on one diet or another virtually their entire adult life--but regardless of that fact; they are overweight and still trying to solve the problem and lose the weight.

If you guessed the beverage, you’re right. The Frappuccino weighs in at 420 calories, 150 calories of which are from fat. The cheesy lunch, while not exactly slimming, has 400 calories, 110 of which are fat. Even if you consider those sweet coffee drinks more of an occasional treat than a habit, it’s easy to forget to include liquid calories in your daily tally. But they can add up.

According to a recent study by the Unilever Health Institute in the Netherlands (Unilever owns Lipton Tea), Americans consume an average of 21 percent of their daily calories from beverages. And you can’t always count on diet products to come to the rescue. While most sugar-free sodas don’t have any calories, some products advertised as low-cal or light don’t offer as big a savings as you might think. For instance, an 8-ounce Bud Lite has 110 calories, while regular Budweiser has 145.

The best option is, of course, water, which has no calories and immeasurable health benefits. But if you’re looking for something more flavorful, make an informed choice. Check out the labels of the bottled beverages you buy for calorie, fat and sugar content, or look at the Web sites of popular chains like Starbucks, which often have detailed nutritional information about their products. Take that rich Grande Mocha Frappuccino as an example. If you choose a Grande Cappuccino with nonfat milk instead, you can save 320 calories. (For more information on the caloric content of common drinks like milk fruit and juice, go to the Mayo Clinic Web site.
_________________
Well, knock me over with a feather! Thank you for the validation of what we have been saying here at the Health & Wellness Institute for years; soft drinks, fancy coffees, "energy" drinks, "sport" drinks, "fruit" drinks...are all to blame for the Obesity Pandemic. And yes Virginia, you should be afraid of diet soft drinks. A local doctor referred one of his patients to me to help her lose weight. They couldn't figure out why she wasn't losing weight and thought maybe I could help. Well, it turns out she was drinking 8 DIET Dr. Peppers a day, one coffee drink and not eating any food until 2 in the afternoon. I had her BUST her Diet Vice of "diet" soft drinks and replace her liquid intake with WATER and eat breakfast every morning. ONE month later? She is down 24 pounds. Water is the solution to BUSTING the #1 Diet Vice in America and across the globe.

If people simply replaced the crap that they normally consume with WATER, we would most certainly be healthier and thinner in no time! I am sure the American Beverage Ass. has to say about this! Sidebar: I spoke with a talking head at the American Beverage Ass and asked her "WHY it is going to take until the year 2010 to replace the sugar-filled soft drinks in school vending machines with water?" and I posed to her "why not replace Coke with Dansani water the very next time the machine is empty?" Her reply, it takes time to make such big changes, that the schools have to be educated about the changes and the machines and sizes of bottles/cans need to be changed. Really?

A can of Mendota Springs would fit perfectly where a can of Coke is and a bottle of Dansani would fit exactly where a bottle of Coke is. The wheels of change move slowly, especially when it is voluntary and no one is holding them to it. And, when asked if sugar and caffiene laced "energy" drinks would be filling up the empty spots, she said "it is not part of the voluntary initiative between Bill Clinton, the soft drink makers and the schools", but when I said can you assure me they will NEVER be available in schools, she had NO answer. Teens on RedBull and Monster and whatever Coca-Cola's "energy" sludge is called....it's just a matter of time folks.
The ONLY "diet" book with the integrity to tell the truth; Soft Drinks, Fast Food and Television aka sedentary lifestyles are the top three reasons for the Obesity Pandemic.

[Oprah & Friends XM radio recently aired Julia's interview by Dr. Mehmet Oz - more info about that show can be retrieved here: http://www2.oprah.com/xm/moz/200704/moz_20070425.jhtml]

American Idle

Musing of mine from 2005 and an update:
American Idle!

Juice Plus+ Capsule. Like our Dr Oz diet approved weight loss plan, this is a healthy choice. Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz knows that a diet is temporary but a healthy lifestyle is for good. Even Juice plus+ is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I can't have healthy and fresh products, juice plus, and juice nsa plus is a way to get health with juice plus vitamin, so if you are a distributor juice plus, then the gummies juice plus is juice plus supplement. The juice plus scam that we see does not hold much credence, but it is a problem. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any juice plus product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the juice plus research. Breville fountain juice plus is not one of the things that is available, but a complete juice plus line can be found at www.jpsupplement.com. If you have a complaint juice plus, then any distributor juice nsa plus can help you. Juice noni plus is not something you can find when you try to buy juice plus. Every single ingredient juice plus has fiber juice plus and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay juice plus because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use to find inc juice nsa plus for you diet, but don't expect to use a breville fountain. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a Dr Oz Diet, be sure to consider thins, the vineyard, and even the gummy. There is dog juice plus and gummy juice plus, too. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables, then with a cup of vitamins and a tablespoon of apples, you get a healthy start. When you start with a juice, and then you add another, you get a healthy combination. Juice plus is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Also, there are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best is a Dr Oz diet approved plan. If you have used a Dr Oz diet, then you know it's a weight loss plan that is healthy, and if followed will lead to a permanent healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with orange juice. Do you know the juices from which juice plus is made? Apples, oranges, pineapples, cranberries, peaches, cherries, and papaya juice - and that's just the fruit juices! Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your Dr Oz diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need!

I can't think of a diet plans that I hadn't tried during the many years that I spent living in an Obese body. To be honest, you have probably tried most of them too! Rarely do I meet an overweight person who hasn't been on one diet or another virtually their entire adult life--but regardless of that fact; they are overweight and still trying to solve the problem and lose the weight.

Last weekend, I braved a crowd of over 10,000 hopeful superstars here in St. Louis to allow my daughter, Taylor, have her shot at auditioning for the #1 TV show in the nation, American Idol. Singing is her thing, while weight loss is mine.

I kept looking at the people in amazement and closely watched their actions with awe. If you ever doubt that America has a weight problem just attend an event like this and you will be convinced. Not only were people of all degrees of talent (or lack thereof!) represented, there were people of all shapes and sizes.

First off, we camped out for roughly 12 hours just to stand in line hoping for a chance to audition. While my daughter may have been paying attention the voices of her competition, I was fixated on their eating habits! I can’t tell you how many soft drinks, pizza, fried chicken buckets and candy I saw consumed in the 12 hours! It is as though people forgot that they ate dinner and that breakfast wouldn’t be until at least 6 am, they ate all night, through the night. We brought a few bottles of water, a bag of grapes and two granola bars. I felt freakishly healthful!

Then, when the morning rolled around—it was off to the donut races. I can’t tell you how the Krispy Kremes got there, but I saw boxes of them seemingly magically appearing out of nowhere. As I ate my granola bar and drank some water, I began to wonder; is this behavior one that America should idolize?

Finally, the long line started to move and that is when things really got interesting! It was like being herded and stampeded at the same time. People really would have literally crushed you if they thought it would get them in front of Randy, Paula and Simon any more quickly. I remember thinking that if only there were some weight restrictions that the line would progress much better—and it wouldn’t be nearly as gross! I have never seen so much sweat outside of the gym before. I didn’t need to look far to reaffirm my conviction to get America healthier. The mere act of walking in line was causing some of these good people to sweat profusely and nearly faint. Within a few hours we finally got inside the Ram’s Football Dome.

Thank goodness, people were apparently really famished apparently—as the lines at the concession stand swelled the minute we walked in—and never really slowed. At all time throughout the next 2 days the concession stands were a hopping place! There was NOTHING healthy (other than water, which seemed to be a slow seller) on the menu. There were hotdogs, chili dogs, pretzels, nachos with cheese (is that stuff REALLY cheese?), chips, ice-cream, muffins, corndogs, oily popcorn and soft drinks galore. If any of these foods weren’t to your liking, the Domino’s stand offered pizza and cinnamon sticks with gooey icing.

Where was the salad bar? The carrot sticks? Or heck at that point I would have settled for a grilled chicken sandwich! But alas, nothing was available for the health conscious in the crowd.
People rolled out sleeping bags, aero mattresses, plugged in curling irons and turned on make-up mirrors. Everyone seemed really prepared. However, NOT once time did I see someone doing sit-ups, leg lifts or going out to jog!

I was the ONLY person out of 10,000 who I saw stretching and doing any crunches. I really do believe that everywhere YOU go, there YOU are! So regardless of if I am at home, on vacation or stuck in a crowd of 10,000 people for 2 days, I am going to hold fast to my resolves!

There were some great behind the scenes moments that you don’t get to see on the show; an inprompto prayer service, some of the best gospel music that I have ever heard in my life and witnessing people coming together to help out with someone’s hair, outfit or song choice.

Finally it was time to audition. I assure you there were the next Ruben, Fantasia and Kellys in attendance, as well as the next William Hungs, too! I guess the mix of characters is what makes the show such a hit, and it was a real hoot to see how it really works behind the scenes.

My daughter did great…I think that she would have made it all the way to Los Angeles and the show’s final 12, if not for the fact she is only 14 and you have to be at least 16 (ok, I lied about her age to get her in!). She has the right stuff—a fabulous voice and the ‘pop-star look’. She was pleased when the producers told her that and that she is terrific. So for her, the experience was a great success!

What I came away from this experience thinking is that while so many of these people have terrific talent, their Obesity is going to deprive them of realizing their true potential. Obesity damages our organs (that includes vocal cords!), it overworks our heart and our lungs (needed to sing!) and it shortens lives (Obesity is the leading cause of preventable death in our nation!). I challenge each and every would be star out there to go from American Idle to Idol! THAT will change their lives, I promise!

Footnote, Lakisha, this years amazingly talent woman, and recently voted off Chris, both are overweight and in today's weight obsessed society, they aren't doing them selves any favors--both in votes and in health!

Valerie Bertinelli's not so fat!

Today it was announced that Valerie Bertinelli, the One Day at a Time, former star has become the new "face" for Jenny Craig.

Juice Plus+ Capsule. Like our Dr Oz diet approved weight loss plan, this is a healthy choice. Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz knows that a diet is temporary but a healthy lifestyle is for good. Even Juice plus+ is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I can't have healthy and fresh products, juice plus, and juice nsa plus is a way to get health with juice plus vitamin, so if you are a distributor juice plus, then the gummies juice plus is juice plus supplement. The juice plus scam that we see does not hold much credence, but it is a problem. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any juice plus product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the juice plus research. Breville fountain juice plus is not one of the things that is available, but a complete juice plus line can be found at www.jpsupplement.com. If you have a complaint juice plus, then any distributor juice nsa plus can help you. Juice noni plus is not something you can find when you try to buy juice plus. Every single ingredient juice plus has fiber juice plus and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay juice plus because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use to find inc juice nsa plus for you diet, but don't expect to use a breville fountain. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a Dr Oz Diet, be sure to consider thins, the vineyard, and even the gummy. There is dog juice plus and gummy juice plus, too. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables, then with a cup of vitamins and a tablespoon of apples, you get a healthy start. When you start with a juice, and then you add another, you get a healthy combination. Juice plus is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Also, there are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best is a Dr Oz diet approved plan. If you have used a Dr Oz diet, then you know it's a weight loss plan that is healthy, and if followed will lead to a permanent healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with orange juice. Do you know the juices from which juice plus is made? Apples, oranges, pineapples, cranberries, peaches, cherries, and papaya juice - and that's just the fruit juices! Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your Dr Oz diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need!

I can't think of a diet plan that I hadn't tried during the many years that I spent living in an Obese body. To be honest, you have probably tried most of them too! Rarely do I meet an overweight person who hasn't been on one diet or another virtually their entire adult life--but regardless of that fact; they are overweight and still trying to solve the problem and lose the weight.

While I applaud anyone's desire to get healthier and more fit, I would like to point out to Valerie that she is not really all that "FAT". She is a size 14, the average size for most women and certainly NOT obese by any definition, chubby maybe, not I wouldn't even call her "FAT".

Actually, I would never all anyone "FAT". It makes me very sad when any woman chooses that word to describe herself. It is one thing to feel like you weigh too much or would like to lose some fat, but to say that "YOU" are fat? I don't think it is a good idea.

From what we know about Valerie? She is a very funny actress, she is a beautiful, youthful and charming woman and she is obviously a caring and loving mother. I much prefer that description to calling her "fat".

I wish her luck on her weight loss journey and know she will do great for the time that she is one the Jenny Craig plan. I caution her, and anyone else wanting to lose weight to take it one step at a time! To focus on WHY they gained weight in the first place and work on resolving those issues; whether it is unhappiness manifested in one's thighs as my excess 130 pounds was, or a lack of self-esteem--figure out your WHYs and focus on improving your life and lifestyle in all areas; not just in your food choices!

Good luck Valerie!

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation takes $500 Million bite of the Obesity Pandemic--Will it help?

Dear Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:

I attended the ABC News/Time Magazine ObesitySummit put on by the RWJF in Williamsburg VA a few years ago. I watched as authors/leaders in the field of Obesity sat on a panel discussing dieting and what the solution to Obesity is. Each argued that their diet was the answer; Agaston/SouthBeach, Treager/Atkins, Katz/The Way to Eat, Brownell/Food Fight and Ornish/Vegetarian--the ONLY point that they all agreed on is what is missing from the existing solutions--lifestyle change! Yet not one of their programs emphasizes lifestyle transformation and change.

Each of their books--and every other "diet" book--still has "Day One menu/diet"--they very reason that makes an Obese person fail. The existing approaches attempt to take a person who's daily routine consists of unhealthy foods in excess portion; fast food, soft drinks, candy, cookies and little physical activity to a sticking to a portion controlled 1200 calorie 'diet' of healthful foods and 30 minutes of exercise a day. Too much change, too soon--as illustrated by the attached cartoon I commissioned.

The obese person is excepted to exhibit super-human willpower by immediately changing all of their "vices" simply because it is "Day One" of their "diet". Most can't stick to it. 38% confess to breaking their diets DAILY and another 33% breaking theirs weekly, so we know that 71% of well-intentioned dieteres fall off their diets to consume their beloved fast food, soft drinks, candy, baked goods, etc.

The ONLY way to make an impact on the Obesity Pandemic is to rid people of the control that these diet vices have over their lives.

You respected Dr. David L. Katz, MD enough to have him speak at the summit, it is my hope that you read the review he wrote for my book, The Vice Busting Diet, and then listen to the message contained in the book.

To end the Obesity Pandemic, we MUST help people rid their lives of sugar filled beverages, unhealthy fast food and to get active; or rather Bust the 3 major Vices which contribute to the crisis; Soft Drinks, Fast Food and Television/Sedentary lives. But, we must also help the individual to do so gradually, consistently and permanently if we are to ever see an end to this problem before it is too late and our nation is bankrupt, our people dying well before their time and their quality of life significantly compromised.

Can I get a grant from the RWJF to help people? No. I am not wasting time and money and research looking for a pill, spending money educating women to breast feed nor am I handing out bikes to children who's parents are going to allow them to stay inside and play video games.
I am one lone voice trying to spread the only effective solution and I have to shout pretty loudly if I am to be heard over the millions of dollars spent by McDonald's to assure us that we are "Lovin' it!" or by Coca-Cola to encourage us to "drink, choose and live".

Did you know that Coca-Cola's MyCokeRewards contest is open to 13 year olds and encourages them to drink enough Coke to gain 75 pounds just to win a Rawlin's baseball glove? Or to win "Sing like an Idol" that they heavily promote on American Idol, one would need to drink 2160 12 ounce 12 pk containers, consume 4,000,000 calories and gain around 900 pounds?

I do. www.drinkchooselive.com

You want to make a difference?
Rather than commit $500 million dollars, why not speak out about the reality of drinking Coke? of eating at McDonald's? of spending hours watching TV.

We can end this Pandemic, but it will take making some major corporations change; really change. Not just appear to be the good guys. 2010 for the "voluntary" removal of sugar filled soft drinks from our schools? What about the NEXT time they refill them only adding WATER? NOPE! The American Beverage Association dances around that questions, saying the bottle sizes etc...take time to change, and the schools have to agree, etc. Despite the fact that water is already in most of the machines so that argument doesn't wash. They don't want to remove them, and when they do, they will put Gatorade and "energy" drinks in their place and those are even worse. Not to mention the fact that their aspartame punch/diet soft drinks are going to allowed to be offered to our CHILDREN!

You want to reverse Childhood Obesity? I have just given you two places to start: McDonald's and Coca-Cola.

And, I will join you as your spokesperson in this initiative as a volunteer; saving you $500 MILLION dollars in wasted research, studies and bikes that won't solve the problem nearly as effectively as getting kids off of Coke and Happy Meals!

A Cure for Type II Diabetes

Is this news? An actual cure for Type II Diabetes, what was known more commonly as Adult Onset Diabetes? It may be news, but it's not new. The way to avoid most health problems that we experience in the US is to avoid high-calorie high-sugar drinks - soft drinks being #1 according to statistics; and to avoid high-fat, high-salt foods - fast foods being the #1 source according to statistics. You don't need to worry about whether you will get one disease or another. Many people feel guilty when they are told they have cancer. I'm sure you've had the flu before and felt sorry for many things, thinking 'this must be punishment for something!' That's when you know you've got it bad.

But there is a way to live that can eliminate some of the most common variables that contribute to our state of health. The biggest is our nutrition. Soft drinks and hamburgers and fries should NOT be a part of our lives... that's a good start, a great start. What we should be doing as a society is figuring out a way to "clean" the water we have (or keep it clean would be even better) and our soil and air, not how to make a great-tasting sugary, caffeinated drinks that people will want to drink over and over everyday... regardless of what the long-term effects are on their health.

Juice Plus+ Capsule. Like our Dr Oz diet approved weight loss plan, this is a healthy choice. Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz knows that a diet is temporary but a healthy lifestyle is for good. Even Juice plus+ is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I can't have healthy and fresh products, juice plus, and juice nsa plus is a way to get health with juice plus vitamin, so if you are a distributor juice plus, then the gummies juice plus is juice plus supplement. The juice plus scam that we see does not hold much credence, but it is a problem. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any juice plus product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the juice plus research. Breville fountain juice plus is not one of the things that is available, but a complete juice plus line can be found at www.jpsupplement.com. If you have a complaint juice plus, then any distributor juice nsa plus can help you. Juice noni plus is not something you can find when you try to buy juice plus. Every single ingredient juice plus has fiber juice plus and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay juice plus because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use to find inc juice nsa plus for you diet, but don't expect to use a breville fountain. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a Dr Oz Diet, be sure to consider thins, the vineyard, and even the gummy. There is dog juice plus and gummy juice plus, too. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables, then with a cup of vitamins and a tablespoon of apples, you get a healthy start. When you start with a juice, and then you add another, you get a healthy combination. Juice plus is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Also, there are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best is a Dr Oz diet approved plan. If you have used a Dr Oz diet, then you know it's a weight loss plan that is healthy, and if followed will lead to a permanent healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your juice plus diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with orange juice. Do you know the juices from which juice plus is made? Apples, oranges, pineapples, cranberries, peaches, cherries, and papaya juice - and that's just the fruit juices! Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your Dr Oz diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need!

I can't think of a diet plan that I hadn't tried during the many years that I spent living in an Obese body. To be honest, you have probably tried most of them too! Rarely do I meet an overweight person who hasn't been on one diet or another virtually their entire adult life--but regardless of that fact; they are overweight and still trying to solve the problem and lose the weight.

Water, fruits, vegetables, Oatmeal, fish, lean meats, skim milk/soy... keep your diet simple and your life full of healthy experiences. You can't rest assured that your energy, health and longevity will much more intact that with unhealthy foods and beverages in your life.

Carpe Diet!

We Make 'em Sick, and Help Get 'em Better

While Ronald is donating to kids' needs, he/they would be better off looking out for children's futures by taking a look at their fat-laden, high-salt, nutrition-deficient foods... and soft drinks that double the problem, and replace them with healthy alternatives. I wonder if Phillip Morris donates a lung transplant center to any hospitals?

Choose water and fruits and vegetables over soft drinks and fast food. You'll do yourself good and your children!

Carpe Diet!

Don't Be Fooled... Or Lured!

A lot of money is spent in marketing soft drinks and other high-calorie drinks that just are not healthy for you! Good looking models or celebrities holding a Coke or other drink and making it look like the thing to do or the message that now they have a "new, healthy drink that is low calorie." Don't listen to, watch, or read an advertisement about soft drinks (or fast food) without knowing the facts before you decide to give it a try.

An easy, safer, sure way to go about getting the nutrition you need is to stick with the basics - what worked before, what works now, and (providing we don't completely ruin our supply) what will work in the future. I'm talking about water. Fruits and vegetables also have a high water content and are 1,000 times better than most of the juice drinks on the market.

There are plenty of ads for new versions of soft drinks and we all like to try new things once in awhile. But why not make it a new exercise or physical fitness challenge. How about going hiking, or training for a 5 mile charity run? There are thousands of healthy things to try that will keep life interesting. We don't need the 300,000+ food products that stock the shelves of the supermarkets and big retailers. Why not try learning a new subject, or reading a new book?

Make the decision to live healthy and free from the burden of knowing what might be bad for you and stick to what you know is good for you!
Carpe Diet!

Some "Light" Words of Widsom

Some interesting perspectives and such....

You can't put your best foot forward if both feet stay in bed all day.

Juice Plus+ Capsule. Like our Dr Oz diet approved weight loss plan, this is a healthy choice. Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz knows that a diet is temporary but a healthy lifestyle is for good. Even Juice plus+ is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I can't have healthy and fresh products, juice plus, and juice nsa plus is a way to get health with juice plus vitamin, so if you are a distributor juice plus, then the gummies juice plus is juice plus supplement. The juice plus scam that we see does not hold much credence, but it is a problem. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any juice plus product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the juice plus research. Breville fountain juice plus is not one of the things that is available, but a complete juice plus line can be found at www.jpsupplement.com. If you have a complaint juice plus, then any distributor juice nsa plus can help you. Juice noni plus is not something you can find when you try to buy juice plus. Every single ingredient juice plus has fiber juice plus and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay juice plus because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use to find inc juice nsa plus for you diet, but don't expect to use a breville fountain. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a Dr Oz Diet, be sure to consider thins, the vineyard, and even the gummy. There is dog juice plus and gummy juice plus, too. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables, then with a cup of vitamins and a tablespoon of apples, you get a healthy start. When you start with a juice, and then you add another, you get a healthy combination. Juice plus is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Also, there are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best is a Dr Oz diet approved plan. If you have used a Dr Oz diet, then you know it's a weight loss plan that is healthy, and if followed will lead to a permanent healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your juice plus diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with orange juice. Do you know the juices from which juice plus is made? Apples, oranges, pineapples, cranberries, peaches, cherries, and papaya juice - and that's just the fruit juices! Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your Dr Oz diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need!

Everyone demands patience, but very few are willing to practice it.

Don't expect to be thanked for your good deeds. Christ healed 10 lepers in 1 day and only 1 came back to say thank you.

The finest inheritance you can give to children is to allow them to make their own way, completely on their own feet.

Gratitude is the parent of all other virtues.

Talent is wanting something bad enough to work for it.

It's often not a slow metabolism that makes us put on weight, but a fast fork.

Cooked-up excuses are usually half-baked.

It's never a mistake to tell others you value their opinion.

The greatest of worries will never pay the smallest of debts.

A smile improves your face value.

I don't think it every occurred to my two teenagers that someday they'll know as little as I do.

Too many people try to go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands.

Too many folks spend their lives aging instead of maturing.

Practicing the Golden Rule is not a sacrifice, but an investment.

New ideas seldom pop into your head through your mouth.

Be careful if you stretch the truth, it may snap back at you.

-Thank you for the above, provided by www.CRSprinting.com

One last message to make your day a bit better:

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live! You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.

Carpe Diet!

Start the Vice Busting Diet Program today!

Life Changes that BUST your Diet

Charles Platkin is taken a page out of the Vice Busting Diet. He writes about the changes that we encounter in life that can throw us off of the healthy eating and healthy living path. A pre-emptive strike to avoid this "falling off" is the way to go. It is during difficult times that a good healthy diet will get us through whatever problem we're facing. The mind and body will think and function more clearly to solve problems and act more efficiently.

Some of life's events that occur that can throw us off: moving, a new job, an Illness, a friend's death, a demotion, children, an injury, a divorce, bills, taxes, anything that is stressful to you..... the list goes on. Basically, life can throw us off but we can't let it. Food is something we need for fuel and good health. No better way to add to the stress of whatever you're dealing with by eating unhealthy.

Stick to water, fruits, vegetables, fish, whole grains, lean meats.

Carpe Diet!

More Studies about Lack of Fruits and Vegetables

Another study shows that we as consumers are not getting enough fruits and vegetables in our diet. It is not enough to get that one piece of fruit or one vegetable every day or less as the case may be for many. We need to get a few servings of each... everyday! (More on MedPage Today).

Of all places for the report to be published, it can be read in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - not one with a name you'd like to be subscribing to now is it. "Only about one third of U.S. adults consume fruits two or more times a day and slightly more than a quarter eat vegetables three or more times a day," according to the report.

Juice Plus+ Capsule. Like our Dr Oz diet approved weight loss plan, this is a healthy choice. Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz knows that a diet is temporary but a healthy lifestyle is for good. Even Juice plus+ is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I can't have healthy and fresh products, juice plus, and juice nsa plus is a way to get health with juice plus vitamin, so if you are a distributor juice plus, then the gummies juice plus is juice plus supplement. The juice plus scam that we see does not hold much credence, but it is a problem. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any juice plus product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the juice plus research. Breville fountain juice plus is not one of the things that is available, but a complete juice plus line can be found at www.jpsupplement.com. If you have a complaint juice plus, then any distributor juice nsa plus can help you. Juice noni plus is not something you can find when you try to buy juice plus. Every single ingredient juice plus has fiber juice plus and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay juice plus because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use to find inc juice nsa plus for you diet, but don't expect to use a breville fountain. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a Dr Oz Diet, be sure to consider thins, the vineyard, and even the gummy. There is dog juice plus and gummy juice plus, too. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables, then with a cup of vitamins and a tablespoon of apples, you get a healthy start. When you start with a juice, and then you add another, you get a healthy combination. Juice plus is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Also, there are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best is a Dr Oz diet approved plan. If you have used a Dr Oz diet, then you know it's a weight loss plan that is healthy, and if followed will lead to a permanent healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your juice plus diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with orange juice. Do you know the juices from which juice plus is made? Apples, oranges, pineapples, cranberries, peaches, cherries, and papaya juice - and that's just the fruit juices! Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your Dr Oz diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need!

Major finding were:
In 2005, approximately 32.6% of the U.S. adult population surveyed consumed fruit two or more times a day and 27.2% ate vegetables three or more times a day.

Fruit consumption was 28.7 among women and 36.4% among men.

By age, fruit consumption rates ranged from 27.9% among those 35 to 44 years old to 45.9% among those 65 or older.

Hispanics had the highest prevalence (37.2%), while non-Hispanic whites had the lowest rates (31.2%).

College graduates had the highest rates (37.4%) compared with those having lower levels of education, as did persons who earned $50,000 a year or more (32.4%), compared with those who earned less.

Persons who were not overweight or obese (BMI overweight generally speaking are not going to be eating healthy on a regular basis. Just eating the same quantity of food but changing the source to fruits and vegetables would make a major difference. It is equally important to get the nutrients from those fruits and vegetables for the prevention of sickness and disease.
Make an effort to consume more fruits and vegetables for your health. Click on the banner on the right hand side to learn more about our recommended nutritional supplement.

Personal Trainer Wanted - TV

Apparently ABC is looking for a personal trainer for their weight loss show . A new weight loss show is on the hunt. The producers of the hit reality series SUPERNANNY are searching the country to find the new face and body of American fitness to train the heavy set cast of ABC's brand new transformational weight loss show. The new show combines physical and mental challenges with the opportunity for the cast members to win a large cash prize, while the fitness expert inspires them to transform.

Although it may make for great TV, the message sent of overhauling a diet and lifestyle in such a short time may not be a good one. We know from experience and from the feedback of thousands that a gradual approach that minimizes the "side-effects" is the surest way to succeed in the long-term.

Check out the Vice Busting Diet Program for more info. Read more about the weight loss show search.Learn how to get the nutrients from 17 different fruits, vegetables, and grains.

Is your diet journey a Comedy or a Tragedy

The best inspiration can be found all around us, every day--if you are on the look out for it!

Last Friday I was at Mass at my daughter's school and the priest delivered the best message--from a movie plot no less! (see, inspiration really does come from everywhere around us!)

The movie was "Stranger than Fiction" w/ Will Farrell and the plot is that he discovers he/his life is the main character in a book that is being written by an author known for killing off her main characters! I haven't watched the movie yet, but here is the message I heard:

"Who is the author of YOUR life? and "Is your life a tragedy or a comedy?"

Great questions to think about and like all things in life, I like spinning it to what we can learn from it to improve our weight loss journey and get better results.

Who is the author of your weight loss journey? Are you in control and creating the outcome you desire or are you floating in the wind hoping that someone or something (or the next "diet") will come along and solve your problems and you will wake up thin in the morning? (I know we all hope for that on some days!)

Is your weight loss journey a tragedy or a comedy? Will it have a happy ending? Are you moping around acting like the 'diet martyr' wanting everyone to feel sorry for you simply because you have to go without unhealthy foods or are getting some exercise? (sounds silly if you look at it that way, doesn't it!?) Or, are you carefree, living healthfully and letting everyone see your sense of humor, joy and empowerment? Still would be the same person, same journey but with a totally different feel to it!

Life is short. Isn't it time to take charge, be in control and write the ending to your story and realize the outcome you want?

Carpe Diet!
Julia

http://www.vicebustingdiet.com/ to bust your vices

http://www.jpsupplement.com/ to learn about my recommended nutritional support

Jumpstart your diet, lose weight and help end Obesity!

Jumpstart your weight loss!

Wouldn’t it be great if there were jumper cables that we could attach to our thighs to get our weight loss engines rev’d up?! I know that I would buy them! Short of having fat loss jumper cables, how best can we jumpstart our efforts?

I think the best way to do so is to write down 5 things that your weight hinders you from doing today that you would really like to do in your lifetime.

I know people have goals of rock climbing but today can not even walk around the block, but having the goal to rock climb some day serves as a daily motivator to take the first few necessary steps towards realizing their bigger goals.

What would your top 5 To-Do list contain?

• Rock climbing
• Wearing a certain size clothing
• Looking great for an upcoming event
• Doing public speaking
• Getting a better job or a raise
• Having sex with the lights on?!
• Skiing
• Going dancing
• Showing your dogs

The list is as varied as our lives and lifestyles are, but I am sure there are some things that you can name that you really really want to do but aren’t doing now either because you are embarrassed by your weight, physically unable to do so because of your weight or just don’t think that you could do it.

In any event, identifying some things that you WANT out of life can serve as a great motivator in getting them.

Now that you have a few things listed that you would like to do, write down 3 actions that you should take over the next month that would help you get closer to realizing the most important one to you.

I would recommend that you incorporate drinking more water, increasing your exercise time and limiting food vices in your list of actions. I am confident that they will help you to realize any and all of these goals.

Now, set a plan to get each of the 3 actions ingrained in your daily schedule each day. Make specific tasks that will help you do this. For example:

1.Drink 8 ounces of water each hour that I am at my desk.
2.Walk for 10 minutes each 2 hours—that will add up to 40 minutes of walking over the course of the typical work day! Or, wear a pedometer and shoot for getting 10,000 steps a day (if you only do 2,000, then GRADUALLY build by 10% each week or two until you are safely and comfortably to 10,000!—don’t try to change overnight!)
3.Bust your worst food vice. If a daily candy bar is your “thing”—change it to a daily apple.

These simple changes will jumpstart you weight loss and have you coasting towards a healthier lifestyle in no time!

Finally, I LOVE this AD!

P.S. If you are interested in my help in losing weight, use the coupon code "sparkpeople" and save $50 off of the $197 price for my 26-week; 50 pounds OFF guaranteed program! What are you weighting for? http://www.ViceBustingDiet.com

The body's ability to heal and the role nutrition plays in it.

A little more than a year after a roadside bomb in Iraq nearly killed him, ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff has returned to talk about his experience – appearing this week on Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show. He and wife Lee also have documented the incredible recovery in a new book, In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing.

Juice Plus+ Capsule. Like our Dr Oz diet approved weight loss plan, this is a healthy choice. Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz knows that a diet is temporary but a healthy lifestyle is for good. Even Juice plus+ is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I can't have healthy and fresh products, juice plus, and juice nsa plus is a way to get health with juice plus vitamin, so if you are a distributor juice plus, then the gummies juice plus is juice plus supplement. The juice plus scam that we see does not hold much credence, but it is a problem. You may have read a juice plus review that is similar to acai juice plus. If you are interested in any juice plus product and you want to learn if there are any benefits, then look at the juice plus research. Breville fountain juice plus is not one of the things that is available, but a complete juice plus line can be found at www.jpsupplement.com. If you have a complaint juice plus, then any distributor juice nsa plus can help you. Juice noni plus is not something you can find when you try to buy juice plus. Every single ingredient juice plus has fiber juice plus and can be found in the capsules. Don't get ebay juice plus because you can't be sure of the quality. You may use to find inc juice nsa plus for you diet, but don't expect to use a breville fountain. If you look for the capsules or the pills - don't be confused it's not a Dr Oz Diet, be sure to consider thins, the vineyard, and even the gummy. There is dog juice plus and gummy juice plus, too. Use juice plus for any pregnancy as a perfect alternative to most vitamins on the market. There is a juice plus study, actually many that validate the quality and effectiveness of the nutrition. Juice Plus+ is made by juicing 17 different fruits and vegetables, then with a cup of vitamins and a tablespoon of apples, you get a healthy start. When you start with a juice, and then you add another, you get a healthy combination. Juice plus is made with an orange, a lot of orange juice, that gives it a lot of nutrition when a cup of results and lemon is added. Also, there are many weight loss plans out there, but the one that most people agree is the best is a Dr Oz diet approved plan. If you have used a Dr Oz diet, then you know it's a weight loss plan that is healthy, and if followed will lead to a permanent healthy and fit lifestyle! When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your juice plus diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with orange juice. Do you know the juices from which juice plus is made? Apples, oranges, pineapples, cranberries, peaches, cherries, and papaya juice - and that's just the fruit juices! Add fountain water without some breville and juice fountain, although fruits and other juice is the convenient way to get nutrients but many convenient even if you have apple juice. When I have fresh and useful product, I get apple with my convenient and inexpensive meal, juice of one many way but only one way to add more fruits and vegetables to add more nutrition to your Dr Oz diet, and the sugar and water are removed through a drying process that leaves you with the healthy nutrients you need!

My daughter Taylor and I watched the feature on Bob Woodruff's miraculous recovery on television last night. The story of what he went through was unbelievable, the love he was surrounded by is enviable and the dedication that he now has to helping others suffering from head injuries is admirable.

There was one scene in the story that stood out to me though, and it is what I would like to focus on for this article. Bob Woodruff was shown eating lunch with one of the injured soldier's. They were eating a hot dog, chips and Coca-Cola--this at a rehab hospital?!

I have to think that the person would heal much more quickly and better in the long run if he did not drink Coca-cola and had water instead. If he consumed an apple or mini carrots rather than a bag of chips and finally, if a turkey sandwich was offered rather than an overly processed hot dog!

A family member of ours is in the hospital in very critical condition following a heart valve operation. After a month, he is finally coming around and keeps asking for water, but they can't give it to him because he has a tracheotomy in his throat. I can't help but think his body NEEDS water as he is trying to recover. Dr. B's book, "Your bodies many cries for water" discusses many serious health conditions reversed, improved and even cured when water intake in increased. I can't imagine what having NONE does to the body.

It's amazing when we can't have any water how much we want it and equally as amazing to me, that when we should be drinking water we opt for Coke or other soft drinks instead.

To help our bodies heal from surgery, trauma, daily function--there is NOTHING better for your body than sound, healthy nutrition and you won't find that in a McDonald's bag, in a Lay's bag, in a bottle of Coke or in an IV.

We need water, whole grains, lean meats/proteins, fruits and vegetables if we are to live optimally healthy, and those recovering from seriuos injury or illness need it even more so!

What have you consumed today that if someone watched your day on a video would stand out as unhealthy or not belonging in the diet of someone wanting to lose weight and be optimally healthy?

My day so far? A smoothie made with Soy milk, a banana, some fruit juice, flax, wheat germ and ice cubes mixed with a scoop of protein powder . Later today I will have a salad w/ lots of veggies, brown rice and crab meat and probably, although I am trying no to do so, a Starbucks coffee (that is what you would scold me at if my day were filmed!)

What does your day look like and how can you make it better?

Prince Charles abdicates the throne; the Burger King title!

2-27-07. British royal Prince Charles has called for the closure of McDonalds fast food outlets worldwide in a bid to curb rising obesity levels. The prince targeted the chain as he attended the launch of a public health awareness campaign to fight diabetes in the United Arab Emirates.

Speaking to nutritionist Nadine Tayara at the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi, Charles said, "Have you got anywhere with McDonald's, have you tried getting it banned? That's the key." --StarPulse.com

Go Chuck! I have always been a big fan of Prince Charles, but now, I think I may just love him! Watch out Camilla! LOL

Seriously, what GUTS this man has! I have to make a prediction though, IF the media picks up on this story and Prince Charles' comments are made known to the masses, he is going to get a backlash of negative publicity the likes of which he can't even begin to imagine!

Since coming out with my book, The Vice Busting Diet , in which I call for a personal ban of ALL fattening, nutrition lacking and unhealthy "FAST FOOD", sugar-laden, chemical-laced bubbly "SOFT DRINKS" and limited TV viewing, I have gotten a slew of unwanted press--Coca-Cola called me "crazy"--but hey, when you have 3 BILLION dollars to spend advertising your unhealthy food and drinks--your message gets heard a lot more often then my little "hey don't drink soft drinks or eat fast food--it is why you are obese" message!

Now, I have a Prince on my team! Do you think he might put me up for knighthood? Dame Julia? I could get used to that! LOL

Bust your vices ; before they bust you!
Julia

2-28 update: I told you it would happen! Already, less than 24 hours after he made the comment about banning McDonalds, out comes the spin doctors over at the Golden Arches!

A McDonald's spokesman, Nick Hindle, called the remark disappointing. He said other members of the royal family "have probably got a more up-to-date picture of us," alluding to reports that Charles' son, Prince Harry, was spotted eating a chicken burger at McDonald's in 2005.

"This appears to be an off-the-cuff remark, in our opinion," Hindle said. "It does not reflect our menu or where we are as a business."

They are calling him OLD and not up to date!!! Uh, Mr Hindle, his son at a CHICKEN burger 2 years ago, and he is at a healthy weight! We are talking about those with Morbid Obesity, the 2.6 million for instance who died last year and obesity was a factor in their death. Or the 300,000 who died DIRECTLY due to Obesity last year.

For once, I wish someone in the Chicago headquarters would just be honest and say, you know what; we are largely to blame for Obesity, but people love our foods, it's a free market economy and we choose to keep selling it.

But PLEASE, get some ethics and stop saying that those of us who speak out about the dangers of soft drinks and fast food are "old", "crazy", "out dated"--we are articulate, intelligent and passionate. You are only adding fuel to OUR fire!

UN says fake diet pills world's fastest-growing drug problem!

Have you ever thought about ordering a weight loss pill on line? Prescription strength, no doctor appointment, private...sounds tempting and many people are giving into that tempation--but for you do, please read this:

from The Telegraph--UK

The International Narcotics Control Board called for tighter controls over the market in products that should only be prescribed in exceptional circumstances.

In its annual report, the board said drugs developed for life-saving anti-obesity treatments were being bought through the internet and used by women desperate to lose weight. Anorectic drugs suppress the appetite or sensation of hunger and are mainly prescribed against obesity, narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder. They can be addictive, and indiscriminate use can cause panic states, aggressive behaviour, hallucinations and even death,

Increasingly these drugs, both real and counterfeit, are being sold over the internet when they should be prescribed by doctors and dispensed by chemists.

The INCB said an unregulated market in counterfeit medicines through the internet was the world's fastest-growing narcotics problem.

''Substandard and sometimes even lethal medication is being sold to the unsuspecting consumer," the report said.

''Unregulated markets are often supplied with stolen and diverted drugs, illicitly manufactured pharmaceuticals or through illegal sales in the internet and distributed through mail and courier services."----fin

OK< this article even talked about the recent death of a sickly thin supermodel saying these illegal, fake and dangerous pills could have been part of the cause of her death. Is that a price you are prepared to pay? I KNOW you can lose weight healthfully without dangerous drugs!

Does an Obese child mean child abuse?

Authorities are considering taking an 8-year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds into protective custody unless his mother improves his diet , officials in England said Monday. Social service officials will meet with family members Tuesday to discuss the health of Connor McCreaddie, who weighs four times the average for his age.

An unidentified health official was quoted as telling The Sunday Times that taking custody of Connor would be a last resort, but said the family had repeatedly failed to attend appointments with nurses, nutritionists and social workers.

"Child abuse is not just about hitting your children or sexually abusing them, it is also about neglect," the official was quoted as saying.

Dr. Colin Waine, the director of the National Obesity Forum in Nottingham, England, called Connor's lifestyle "extremely dangerous," adding he is at risk of developing diabetes in his early teens, and cardiovascular and nervous system problems in his 20s.

"He's really at risk of dying by the time he's 30," Waine said.

Dr. Michael Markiewicz, a pediatrician, agreed.

"I'm not saying they can't care for him, but what they are doing is through the way they are treating him and feeding him, they are slowly killing him," he said.

Connor's case attracted national attention after his mother allowed an ITV News crew to film his day-to-day life over the course of a month.

Connor's mother said he steals and hides food, frustrating her efforts to help him. He eats double or triple what a normal seven-year-old would have, she said.

"If I didn't give him enough at teatime then he would just go on at us all night for snacks and stuff," she told ITV.

Connor, who lives with his mother and sister, has difficulty dressing and washing himself, misses school regularly because of poor health, and is targeted by bullies.

"People pick on us because of my weight. They call us fat . It makes us feel sick of the nutters always shouting at us," Connor told ITV.

-----

OK, that is the newspaper's story. What is your opinion?

What if your child hounded you all night for McDonald's, would you give in? What if that child was 100 pounds overweight , would you keep giving in?

I have raised this issue before and found myself in hot water because I have said that those who bring food to morbidly obese shut ins or parents of these horrifically obese children are guilty of accessory or at the very least of enabling their suicide by food.

I hope now is the time that we as a society are going to say enough is enough and take away some freedoms in the name of health if we are ever to win this battle against raging obesity .

We have to win.

300,000 DIED last year and had OBESITYHERE on their death certificate as the cause of death.

2.6 million died and had OBESITY as a contributing cause of their death on their death certificate, estimates are that number would double if EVERY contributing cause were listed.

100 BILLION dollars was spent by our gov't to fight obesity in 2006.

We spent 45 BILLION dollars buying pills, powders, programs that offer quick weight loss results only gotten fatter as a whole.

Connor's mother isn't to blame. It is the Obesigenic society that we live in that is at fault and if we collectively don't raise our fists and demand change, more mothers like Connors are going to face losing their child--either to protective services or to early death. This kid isn't 218 pounds because he eats too many fruits and vegetables, goes heavy on the lean proteins, has too many chicken breasts or eats one too many handfuls of nuts. No, this boy is obese because he eats JUNK food! He fills his body with soft drinks, fast food, processed foods and doesn't get enough exercise--THE three biggest diet vices that are causing the obesity pandemic across the globe...and in your neighborhood.

I really think we can do better and we must.

Bust your vices, before they bust you! To bust your vices, http://www.vicebustingdiet.com/

Julia

In the weekend edition of USA Today the article "Trans fat: Infamous but not the only villian" caught my eye and I wanted to share it with you.

I couldn't find a link to it so I will sum it up, it was by my favorite USA Today columnist, Nanci Hellmich and she said:

"Yes, they're (trans fats) bad for heart health, but nutritionists say focusing on them could distract from the real devil: Our diets!"

Well said! The article talks about the rush that marketers and food makers have recently gone through in getting trans fats out of our diets and finding a more acceptable fat while continuing to make their otherwise unhealthy and unnecessary food items available to us.

"It is important to remind ourselves that changing oils and removing trans fats does not magically turn a deep-fried food into a health food" says Dawn Jackson Blatner, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.

The reason that American diets are SO bad is that for our hearts is that we eat too much junk food and not enough fruits and vegetables!"

WELL, knock me over with a feather! An example given in the article was the recent miracle trans fat free transformation that Oreo cookies went through, originally three cookies would would deliver 7 grams of fat (2.5 from trans fat and 1.5 in saturated fat--no mention of where the other 3 grams are from!), well the NEW and improved Oreo still has 7 grams of FAT, this time you get 2. from saturated fats and no mention of where the other 5 come from)

FAT is FAT, an Oreo is still an Oreo and whether they fry them in trans fat, butter, removed body fat or whatever other disgusting fat they replace it with, a McDonald's french FRY will still be a french FRY and still won't be an apple--or as good for you as one!

The solution to this fat problem really is quite simple; live a lifestyle that is full of exercise, plentiful with water, rich in fruits and vegetables, proteins (lean ones!), limit your carbs and be very wary of ANY processed, fast or packaged food!

Don't let Madison Avenue and it's ad execs dictate how you are going to live and what you will feed your family!

The sticks and stones diet!?

Before we get down to it, first read this great review for my book, The Vice Busting Diet that the 3FatChicks posted on their blog:

" When we surveyed thousands of readers at 3FC, we heard over and over how hard it was to get started on a diet. Why is it so hard to stick with a healthy eating plan for even a couple of weeks? One of the reasons is because old habits are hard to break. Julia Havey has found a slow and easy approach to getting past your bad habits with The Vice Busting Diet . You might not consider yourself to have a vice, but even if you have bad habits, which let's face it - most overweight people do - then this book may be able to help you."

Isn't that a super review!?

I would love it if the 3FATchicks changed their name to the 3AmazingChicks.com site, after all, what they are doing is amazing--they are helping hundreds of women to improve their lives, their health and their bodies. I see them as so much more than FAT, but they apparently do not see a problem with labeling themselves with a negative moniker, I do! I don't want any woman to EVER call herself "FAT"--perhaps her body is, but SHE, "who" she is has to be much more than simply a physically descriptive word. FAT is NOT a personality trait and it shouldn't be how we define ourselves or allow anyone else to define us! Recently actor Isaiah Washington found himself in a lot of hot water when he called a fellow cast member the "F" word even though some in the gay community may use that term; they find it offensive for others to do so. Micheal Richards used the "N" word and ended up in rehab to mend his ways depsite the fact that the term is very popular within the black culture.

In today's society we do not tolerate negative, self-depricating and insulting words, yet when it comes to FAT it is the last bastion of discrimination, tolerated hate and harassment that we have left, and until we stop calling ourselves these negative self-depricating words, no one else is going to. If you were walking down the street and someone called you FAT, you would cry inside wouldn't you?

If your spouse called you FAT, you would be devastated, wouldn't you?

If your boss called you FAT, you would want to quit, wouldn't you?

So, don't call yourself FAT, don't tolerate it from ANYONE--and that is the first step to ridding your life and your body of fat!

If you have been in a rut and are having trouble losing the weight , finding the energy, and feeling and looking great, then try a lifestyle transformation. Not a transformation that will give you unrealistic expectations of being a different person in a week. But a transformation that starts with simple actions - one step at a time. Imagine you change the course of your life by just 1 degree. It doesn't sound like much, but extapolate that out to 1 year and you will be miles away from where you would have been had you not made any changes.

You can start today by making that one change. And next week, you can make another change. That's the approach that has been helping thousands of people. Start by learning what the top three diet vices are in the U.S. and are spreading throughout the world.

Put your blinders on and get moving. Like a horse that focuses on the finish line, I think all of us would do much better if we set goals and kept our focus on those goals. Don't let unnecessary distractions take you away from what you'd like to accomplish in your life. At the end of the week, month, year and even 10 years later, you'll be able to look back and think about all the positive experiences you've had along the way. A life of healthy living is a life full of opportunity. Don't look at the obstacles and think about how many there are or how difficult you think they may be. Look at a healthy life and believe how great it is, and take action to move in that direction.

Don't accept FAT as a word that would describe you for another day!
Julia

Fast food, fast way to ruin your diet and get Obese really fast!

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a research group that advocates good nutrition, highlighted menu items from popular chain restaurants that in some cases have as many calories in just one plateful as some people should eat in an entire day.

The examples included Ruby Tuesday’s Colossal Burger, which weighs in at around 1,940 calories and includes 141 grams of fat. That doesn't even include the fries on the side. Another entree from Ruby Tuesday, the Fresh Chicken and Broccoli Pasta, has 2,060 calories and 128 grams of fat, thanks in part to a parmesan cream sauce and layer of melted cheese.

Other chains are serving up serious splurges as well. On The Border’s Double-Stacked Club Quesadilla has 1,860 calories and 52 grams of saturated fat, the study said.

read the entire article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17349197/

OK, the meals are these restaurants are obviously out of control but unless they disclose their offering's nutritional content ON the menu, most people aren't going to realize just how unhealthy and high calorie they are!

But, it isn't just these mentioned foods that are causing the Obesity Pandemic, there are more! Today, Krispy Kreme attempted to make a really big deal out of their new "whole wheat" donut that debuted today. Well, it's no big deal! A regular donut has 200 calories, this new "healthier" option is still 180 calories and I am sure 1/2 of the calories are from fat, it isn't like they are frying it in anything different from the white flour donut!

Products that are blantanly unhealthy are being marketed to us in huge portions and equally as unhealthy products are attempting to seperate themselves from the junk food pack and declare themselves as "made with Whole Wheat" in an attempt to appear like a health food.

Don't buy it and don't buy them! Make "Caveat Emptor" your motto when shopping for food, eating out or considering where to go for dinner this weekend! It means "buyer beware"!