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How to Help Your Pet Lose Weight

Are you not sure if your pet is overweight? Have you had trouble getting your pet to lose weight, or do those last few pounds refuse to come off? If you have any of these problems, today’s article is for you. Dr. John Lupo from the Malibu Vet Clinic posted some advice about maintaining a healthy weight for your pets on his local patch.com, and we’re going to examine it today. The first thing is to determine whether or not your pet is overweight. Obviously a veterinarian can do this, but why wait to see the vet? There are ways … Continue reading →

Popular Weight Loss Methods: Part Two

A diet that works is only successful as what you put into it. For different people different methods of weight loss plans work differently. The key to being successful on a weight loss program is all up to you. You have to find what works best for you and stick with it. Below are a few details of some more popular weight loss methods: • Atkins: Since 1972 the Atkins diet has been thriving. This diet is based on low carbohydrates. It is approximately 66 percent protein. There are four phases to the Atkins nutritional programs. • South Beach: This … Continue reading →

Popular Weight Loss Methods

Dieting. It becomes a way of life for some of us. If you do not learn to change your eating habits you could become a lifetime dieter. The yo-yo syndrome is common to many of us. Although it is not advised to let your weight do this, it is also not advised not to keep the weight on. Striving to find a healthy balance can be difficult. The important thing to remember is to eat healthy and not in excess. You need to also remember that exercise is an important part in keeping healthy and maintaining your weight. Most women … Continue reading →

My Weight Loss Journey

Gulp. Okay. I admit it. I need to loss weight. Three healthy children, a body over 40 years old and genetics that almost guarantee that I will someday be able to knock over small children with the hanging stuff below my arms means that something has to be done. And really, I am the only someone who can do it. For the past two weeks, I have begun embarking on a goal to lose weight and get healthy. I’m almost shy about this goal, but I am getting bolder about it. As my body starts to get stronger, so does … Continue reading →

Foods That Promote Weight Loss

The whole idea of a diet is to not only decrease the amount of weight that you are carrying around, but also to develop new and healthful eating habits. If you just work to get your weight down and do not concentrate on a new eating lifestyle as well you will lose the weight, but you will most likely not keep the weight off. Millions of people go on diets each year in order to rid themselves of weight and they are successful a good part of the time. However, many also go back to eating the same way that … Continue reading →

Weight Loss: How Many Calories A Day?

Most of us know that 3500 calories is equal to one pound. Therefore, in order to lose two pounds a week, the most popular and healthy poundage to lose per week according to the experts, you will need to decrease your dietary intake and increase your exercise to equal 7000 calories. In that one pound of body weight there is 25% lean tissue and 75% fat. If your desire is to lose weight you will need to decrease your caloric intake by 500 calories below your maintenance caloric intake. Any less than this figure is not a wise idea, as … Continue reading →

Starry Nights, Spooky Blog Tours, and Dachshunds: An Interview with Author Christine Verstraete

This next interviewee’s name may look familiar to you since I’ve interviewed Christine Verstraete before. Last time it was about her miniature doll hobby and the dogs she often includes in her displays. This time around I asked if she’d be interested in talking about Petey, the dachshund who stars in her new book, Searching For A Starry Night, A Miniature Art Mystery. She again graciously agreed, and added something fun just in time for Halloween: details on her spooky blog tour and how you can enter to win a set of Halloween minis or a copy of her e-book, … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: August 2008

Isn’t it crazy the way babies grow so quickly? It seems that you just get used to one stage and boom they are already into another. Tonight, were busy getting the household all set for my eldest child’s first day of second grade. My two younger ones are excited and want to start school, too. It will be a busy month. Don’t worry about the missing last week of blogs. I’ve gotten quite a few questions about where I have been. The Baby Blog tends to go on hiatus the last week of the month. That may change in the … Continue reading →

Eight Below

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This is one of my all time favorites! “Eight Below” is a PG movie presented by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie revolves around Jerry, who has made his life guiding researchers through the icy continent of Antarctica. To help him with his work are his faithful sled dogs. With very little interaction with the world, Jerry is on the continent with his friends and coworkers, Katie (ex girlfriend and the pilot) and Cooper (cartographer). Jerry’s latest assignment is to take out a geologist, Dr. McLaren, in search of a rare meteorite. The catch is that the adventure is almost too … Continue reading →

Should Homeschoolers use Weighted GPA’s?

Most homeschool parents award students a GPA based on the same scale that they remember from high school. The thing is, however, that this is not your GPA. It’s not yours either. GPA rules have changed and schools are now awarding students GPA’s that approach 5.0 and 6.0. For a homeschooling parent with a child nearing college, this can cause alarm and even make the homeschooler decide to also award weighted GPA’s. Weighted GPA’s are awarded by many schools to prevent students from taking classes that ensure easy A’s and to coerce them to take courses that are more challenging. … Continue reading →