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Welcome to Weightloss Challenge Live, online community of like minded people who are looking to take off and keep off their excess weight once and for all.
Take a look around, you'll find informative articles on different aspects of nutrition and how you are affected. Read the blog, share your opinions in the forum rooms and network with other people looking to get healthy. If you're looking for group support, join one of our online weightloss challenges; if you need some personal coaching we can help. What have you go to lose?
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A WLC Success Story But With a Twist by Holli Buck
I started my first weightloss challenge in May 2009 and by the beginning of January 2010 I had dropped 56 pounds. I felt like a million bucks and was
Do You Know Your Vitamin Facts?
Lets face it. Everyone knows a few facts about vitamins and minerals, or at least we certainly hear enough in the media to be aware that this should be an important part of our daily diet. Half of the population in the United States currently take some form of supplement but do we really have an understanding of what vitamins and minerals do? Lets cover some basics, then you can take the Vitamin Quiz.
Drink Up! Water and Weight Loss Go Hand In Hand
Without a doubt, folks, drinking water and weight loss go hand in hand. Water is the most fundamental component our body needs next to air, yet its role in health, wellness and weight management are understood so little. We read all the information about what the body needs to survive, yet fail to recognize common symptoms in our own bodies that tell us we are not getting enough water.
Ending the Carbohydrate Confusion
Have you gotten so confused whether or not carbohydrates are ok to eat that you're not quite sure what to do? We'd like clear up the confusion. Carbohydrates are actually the primary source of fuel for your body.
Surviving the Best and the Worst of Holiday Eating
We all manage to survive the onslaught of theThanksgiving feast, the office cookie exchange, the fattening food gifts and the numerous holiday parties we go to between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Many of us slug through, fully expecting to fill our 'big people' pants rather quickly. Many people think 'Well, I'll get this weight off me after New Year's but they rarely do.
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Little Victories Mean A Lot
Promised I'd get back to you on my 5K results. Awhile ago I had entered a 5K race in a big Detroit event. Since I coach people to live healthier lives through nutrition and lifestyle I felt it important that I practice what I was preaching. So I dusted off the old jogging shoes in July and got myself back on track with the jogging I had drifted away from several years ago. What better way to achieve a goal than to actually set one and follow through.
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The Challenge of Dining Out and Controlling Calories
Dining out and trying to keep your calorie intake within a healthy range can be an overwhelming challenge. With more and more people living hectic lives around their jobs, family and home, it's not surprising that more people turn to some type of food establishment outside of home during the week.
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There's a Huge Price to Pay in Being Obese
You can't turn on the news on any channel and not hear about Health Care Reform, Medicaid costs and obesity. You can't watch a morning news show without a section on the show dedicated to healthy eating. If you're not noticing all this 'talk' going on, then, you are not paying attention. We have entered a full blown health care crisis which will affect everyone, especially the obese, the unemployed, the elderly, the uninsured and those people whose pockets are going to pay for the care.
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MICHIGAN LOCAL: Canton and Westland, Michigan: Canton Center Chiropractic: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 and Westland Anytime Fitness: Wednesday, January 13, 2011 6-7 pm January 11, 2011 Registration is Now for the Canton, Michigan and Westland, Michigan Weightloss challenges
