Diane Carbonell shares weight loss and weight maintenance strategies
I’ve been in this weight loss world for a long time. First, I dieted constantly for 10 years and had lots of exposure to different diet programs. Richard Simmons? Yep, tried it. Super Low-Fat? Yes, tried it. Weight Watchers? Yep, tried it multiple times. Magazine Diets? Yes, did that too. Cottage Cheese Diet? Yep, did Continue Reading…
So, how long should it take to lose weight? A month, a year, five years? A week, two weeks, 12 weeks? The answer is very dependent on your personal situation isn’t it? But there is one thing that we all must remember when losing weight. We have to remember that it is not about the Continue Reading…
We got back from a short vacation at the beach the other day, and as I posted on my Facebook page, I didn’t gain a single pound. Here’s a picture of all the family busy doing something on the beach. I, of course, was taking the picture! The vacations I’ve taken these past 15 years Continue Reading…
Happy Memorial Day! Memorial Day is often considered the official start to summer, with a lot of schools finishing up and summer vacations being planned. I thought I’d share with you a healthy Memorial Day dinner menu that you can use today or any other day. Since we do not have a grill, this menu Continue Reading…
Do you know what my favorite food group was when I was obese? Chocolate. Seriously. I do not think there were more than a handful of days when I was fighting with my weight where I did not have a good amount of chocolate. Brownies, chocolate candy, cookies with chocolate, chocolate milk shakes, chocolate chips… Continue Reading…
My sweet friend and I were talking the other day and she was telling me how hard it has been for her to stop drinking diet drinks. As a side note, she’s been trying to kick the diet drink habit on and off since I’ve known her, which is about 10 years. So as not Continue Reading…
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Fill up this table and what happens to your calorie count? It likely goes way, way up. Let me ask you this: “Have you ever been out to eat with a group of friends and found yourself eating more than you intended?” If so, you are not imagining Continue Reading…
If you have read my blog for more than a single minute, you know that I am not about gimmicks, tricks, and silly methods to lose weight. However, I am committed to giving you tangible ways to motivate yourself and keep yourself on track when it comes to weight loss and weight maintenance. Hence the Continue Reading…
The title of my book is 150 Pounds Gone Forever and this month I celebrate another milestone on making it forever. It was 15 years ago this month that I declared myself “done” with losing weight. I had lost a total of 158 pounds in 14 months in March of 1998. At the beginning of Continue Reading…
I don’t like feeling restrained when it comes to food choices, but I believe there is a lot of value in learning restraint while trying to lose weight. In the past, when I decided to avoid certain foods, I often felt like all I wanted to do was eat whatever food I was trying to Continue Reading…
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