Links to Help You on Your Journey

Below are links to articles or whole websites that have either been recommended to me by others or that I have found myself while crawling around the Web. Each of the ones I've chosen to list have what I consider to be important or useful information that has helped me find more successes than failures as I work on my weight loss goals. I hope you will find something here that will make your weight loss journey a little easier.

The links will take you to webpages which are not a part of this website. They're designed, however, to open in a new window so that when you are finished reading the pertinent article you need only close that window to find yourself back here. Enjoy!

Things to Learn

The Science Behind the Good Health Guidelines
       Fiber: The New Superstar Nutrient – Find out why getting fiber from whole foods is important for a healthy diet.
       29 Ways to Slip in More Fiber – How to plant more "good carbs" into your diet.
       Dairy Foods Help Burn Fat, Speed Weight Loss – A good article describing a recent study on the importance of dairy foods in a weight loss program.
       Moderate Fat Intake Aids Long-Term Weight Loss Success – Know why Weight Watchers wants you to get 2 servings of healthy oils a day? This short article offers some proof as to why fat is important to your weight loss plan.

Alcohol & Weight Loss
       How Alcohol Effects Your Weight Loss - Alcohol Calories & Fat – Confused by all the hype about low-carb/no-carb beer and alcohol? Here's a great article that should set you straight.
       Why alcohol calories are more important than you think... – Ever wonder what alcohol does to your weight loss efforts? This article will explain it all.

Weight-Loss Plateaus
       Plateaus and Pitfalls: Overcoming Weight Loss Obstacles – A good article with suggestions on why you may have hit a weight loss plateau and ideas on how to break through it.
       Understanding Weight Loss Plateaus – Make sure to read both pages, Problems and Solutions 1 through 7.
       Overcome Your Weight Loss Plateau – A few helpful tips for breaking through your weight loss plateau.
       The Weight-loss Plateau – Seven ways to break through from O Magazine.
       Weight-loss Plateaus – Great advice straight from Weight Watchers.
       How to Break Your Plateau – A bit simplistic, but still one good suggestion for breaking through your plateau.
       Crossing the Weight Loss Plateau – Advice from Duke University Medical Center.
       Overcoming Fat Loss or Weight Loss Plateaus – A featured article from NetNutrionist.com.
       5 Tell-Tale Signs that You have Hit a Weight Loss Plateau – An explanation of what causes plateaus and what to do when they happen.
       5 Ways to Break a Weight Loss Plateau – A diet blog discussion on effective ways to break through a plateau.
       Weight-Loss Plateaus and Pitfalls – An ACE Fit Facts from the American Council on Exercise.

Metabolism
       Dieting and Metabolism – Here's a simple, straight forward explanation of how dieting affects your metabolism, why starvation diets don't work in the long run, and why exercising is so important to healthy, long-term weight loss.
       Metabolism – Basic information on metabolism and how to break the "lose-a-little/gain-a-lot" cycle we all know to well.

Exercise
       Benefits of Regular Activity – A good article about why exercise is so important with links to many other related articles.

Weight Loss Myths
       10 Weight-loss Myths that can Ruin Your Diet – Carbs make you fat! No snacking between meals! Avoid fats! Separate the facts from the fiction in these and 7 other common diet statements.
       Weight-loss and Nutrition Myths – The facts about common diet, meal, physical activity, and food myths.

Miscellaneous
       Why the Scale Lies – An excellent article explaining why you shouldn't weigh everyday and, if you do, why not to panic when you see those wild ups and downs.
       Staying Motivated and Avoiding Danger Zones – Advice from Dr. Phil
       Stop Choosing to Be Overweight – This one is GREAT!
       Five Steps to Your Weight Loss Goal – Another must read!

Ways to Live

WeightWatchers.com – What can I say? Just about the best thing that's ever happen to me!

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PLEASE NOTE:
All links and information contained here are for the reader's general knowledge only and are not intended as a substitute for medical advice or treatment of specific medical conditions. You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues and consult your physician before starting a new diet and/or fitness program.