Filed in archive Beauty , Diet and Nutrition , Health and Fitness , Lifestyle by del on December 5, 2007

To continue from yesterday, here are three more tips to help your waistline survive the holiday party frenzy that's about to kick into high gear. 4. Eat goodies in moderation. Let's face it-...

Holiday Party Diet Tips, Part I

Filed in archive Beauty , Diet and Nutrition , Health and Fitness , Lifestyle by del on December 4, 2007

It's estimated that Americans gain an average of seven pounds during the holiday season, beginning at Thanksgiving and continuing this little food fest until New Years. Unless you want to count yo...

Skip the Sugar for Youthful Skin

Filed in archive Beauty , Diet and Nutrition , Health and Fitness , Skin Care by del on November 6, 2007

Maybe you add a teaspoon or two to your daily coffee or tea. It's in your favorite dark chocolate-you know, the chocolate that's supposed to be good for you? It's in cereal, sauces and in ...

Yes, You Can Have Your Chocolate

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition , Health and Fitness , Lifestyle , Matters of heart , News by del on November 3, 2007

YES! Although researchers have said for some time that dark chocolate may be beneficial to our hearts by reducing hypertension, it's always nice to hear it again and again. Because that's how ...

Don't Skip Breakfast to Lose Weight

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by del on November 1, 2007

If you think that skipping meals will help you to lose weight, it won't. Studies have consistently shown that people who eat regularly throughout the day lose weight and keep it off versus people ...

Eight Glasses a Day for Better Health

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition , Health and Fitness , Lifestyle by del on October 10, 2007

I know a lot about nutrition and skin care, but I'll make a confession here: I have a weakness for Coca-Cola. However, I know better than to drink it every day or even several times a week. Like s...

Quick weight fix - lay off the salt

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on July 25, 2007

If your vacation is coming round in just a week or two, and he bikini you bought two months ago is still a size too small, although you promised yourself you will workout four times a week - it's ...

Eat tomatoes and chocolate

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on July 23, 2007

As long as skin is concerned, you can eat only tomatoes and chocolate all summer long. You see, both of these foods contain ingredients which help your skin fight UV rays, stay young and less sunburn ...

Breathing into a thinner stomach

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition , Health and Fitness by Ivy on July 16, 2007

I must admit I have been overindulging in ice cream this past month, which has already made some of my tighter clothes unfitting. And although I am sorry to say this, I'm going on a stricter diet ...

Alli - is it a fat girl's Antabus?

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on July 8, 2007

I was, like any other body conscious girl out there, really happy when I heard that the FDA has finally found one diet pill safe enough to use, and gave it's approval. The Alli treatment (aka Orli...

Not only for your thighs

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on June 24, 2007

Years ago there was a craze between my girlfriends, who swore to have mastered the art if getting rid of cellulite, using and obscure cinnamon cream one which-like lady made at home. Like anyone else ...

Thinking of a detox diet?

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on June 17, 2007

There are times of year when you just feel overstuffed. I start eating like tomorrow will never come from the beginning of December and end after February 18th, with my birthday marking the last big s...

What are the dangers of diet pills?

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on June 8, 2007

I have to say honestly that I've never used diet pills in my life. As I'm a true workaholic I can't relate to losing weight without sweating and changing eating habits - that is, get somet...

Drink tea and keep pounds away

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on May 21, 2007

I love it when nature provides us with great tools to maintain a healthy lifestyle! The latest on my must try list is the Oolong tea, which has recently been proven a great help at keeping unwanted po...

Loving to cook

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on May 15, 2007

I'm a real foodie, and I love nothing more than cooking wonderful dishes, baking cakes and making everyone enjoy real food. I despise TV Dinners, takeouts and ready made convenience foods, therefo...

Drinking spoonfuls of sugar

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on May 6, 2007

I've discovered years ago that watching my carb and fat intake can preserve my goal weight with very little exercise. That was a true revelation, after years of fighting with being overweight, try...

Gaining weight - a real issue

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on May 1, 2007

I know that most of us are oriented towards losing access baggage, but recently a friend of mine, who has been a model for some years now, asked me if I know how she could gain weight, because she was...

Real diet drugs sold OTC

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on February 18, 2007

Think Slim informs that a prescription weight loss drug will soon be sold over the counter. The drug's name is Xenical. The official website says: "Unlike other weight-loss drugs you may hav...

Healthy low cal snacks

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on February 9, 2007

It's really difficult to snack away once you're on a diet. Watching out for every calorie you put in your mouth is really frustrating, and it's difficult to put together three decent meals...

Having acne problems? Stop drinking milk

Filed in archive Beauty , Diet and Nutrition , News by Ivy on December 25, 2006

I must admit I have never been a milk or dairy lover. I take my coffee black, rarely eat cheese or dairy spreads, for the simple fact that it disgusts me to eat something that came out of a cow. Maybe...

Enjoy Christmas and eat!

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on December 19, 2006

I am not sure whether food makes me happy or sad right now. I am a real foodie, I always enjoyed trying out new exciting things on my plate, from truffles to honey dipped chicken wings. But since my e...

When pure low-cal is not enough

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on December 5, 2006

I have recently had an interesting comment on my blog, when The Fashionable Housewife (FH) wrote: "I have such a hard time with weight loss, like the rest of the world. I eat between 800 and 1,50...

Chew thoroughly to lose weight

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition , Health and Fitness , News by Ivy on November 22, 2006

It's official - if you eat slower and chew your food thoroughly you will lose weight! This was recently proven by dr. Kathleen Melanson from the University of Rhode Island: In the study, 30 women ...

Tips and tricks: Eat your way to healthy skin

Filed in archive Beauty , Diet and Nutrition , Health and Fitness by Ivy on November 13, 2006

My winters were always about my skin getting into really bad shape, drying out and getting flaky. The dreaded heating, layers and layers of clothing and no sun whatsoever did not help at all. But, onc...

Rude remarks - weight loss triggers?

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on November 4, 2006

If you were ever overweight, you must know how it feels when people laugh at you, make rude remarks or bully you at school. Did it make you lose weight? Or did the fatty remarks in fact make you even ...

Cut down on fast food..hay, not that much!

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on October 9, 2006

Do I sound too serious when talking about the dangers of fast food? Because some people have seriously limited their fast food intake, moreover have sized down the whole fast food meal itself. The sm...

Loving Jean Paul Gaultier

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition , Fashion and Style , News by Ivy on October 6, 2006

No matter what you think about Jean Paul Gaultier's clothing design (I must say I adore it), you have to love him for embracing the world as it is, with people coming in all shapes and sizes. He c...

Fight eating disorders - with jewelry

Filed in archive Accessories , Diet and Nutrition , News by Ivy on October 3, 2006

The darling and wonderful Tammy from Jewelry weblog has written a great post about two women joining together to help people fight ED (eating disorders). The first one is a writer and the second one ...

Diet for fashion?!

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition , Fashion and Style by Ivy on October 2, 2006

I only recently came round to reading Karl Lagrfeld's Diet book, and it did make me laugh. Not only because a thin gray man is telling me how to shed pounds, but also because he thinks there's...

Overcome binge eating

Filed in archive Diet and Nutrition by Ivy on September 16, 2006

When I was doing the Atkins (it went really well if you're asking, I lost everything I wanted to and really feel great about my bod now), or any other diet, I got these really crazy urges to stuff...