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OPTIFAST has announced a new weight loss contest where three big losers can enjoy big prizes, including a three-night trip for two to New York City, a spa makeover, and $500 shopping spree. [Read more]

HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Hormone. This is a Hormone released from a woman’s ovaries during her entire 42 weeks of pregnancy. This is one of the signals used by her body to prevent her from getting pregnant again by a constant release of progesterone. [Read more]

Whether it reminds you of tapioca pudding, cottage cheese or rugged terrain, cellulite is every woman’s worst nightmare. Cellulite does not discriminate based on gender, but it seems to be a problem more women than men face. Cellulite also doesn’t discriminate based on age – attacking teenagers and the elderly without regard. Even thin people sometimes manage to have cellulite on their hips and thighs. But…what is it? [Read more]

So now what? You’ve lost some pounds, got a killer exercise routine up and running and all of a sudden…nothing. You just stop losing weight. Hitting a plateau when you have been having some success with weight loss can be one of the most frustrating things. The good news is that you can move past it if you are willing to try some different strategies. Shake things up and jump-start the process again by experimenting with the following ideas to see what works for you: [Read more]

There is no question that the backbone behind a successful and long lasting weight loss and weight maintenance effort is the individual’s motivation for a healthy future. Any journey that is aimed towards a beneficial change requires the initial step of understanding the need for change. [Read more]

Have you ever wondered how those home pregnancy tests are able to discern from urine that the taker is pregnant? They do so because pregnant women produce a hormone called HCG which is present in their urine soon after conception. Did you also know that some diet clinics believe that HCG can help in the battle to lose weight? [Read more]

Chances are that at some point in your diet you have noticed that it is much easier to gain one pound than it is to lose one. After a week of eating right and working out, sometimes the scale only moves one little pound down. And while it is important to recognize every individual pound as its own victory, it can be frustrating. [Read more]