How I Lost Weight with Weekly Spiritual Fasting

There's some controversy about fasting as a way to lose weight. Going without eating for long stretches can be dangerous. But regular, spiritual bread and water fasting can be beneficial health-wise and for losing weight. Here's how I lost weight without even trying. How I Lost Weight with Weekly Spiritual Fasting 

Low Sodium, High Omega-3 Cholesterol-Fighting Fish Recipes

I was surprised to read last year in U.S. News and World Reports that the DASH diet, for hypertensive people, was voted best all-around eating plan. I knew high levels of sodium caused health problems, but I never connected salt to weight gain. Since reading this, I've been rethinking my cooking and meal plan. I've never been a big salt consumer, but I realized that even my reduced sodium intake was too much. I've also been trying to serve more fish to boost omega-3 fatty acids and good HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol. Here are some low-salt fish recipes and tips. Low Sodium, High Omega-3 Cholesterol-Fighting Fish Recipes 

Free Online Calorie Counters, Exercise and Fitness Planners, Food Journals

Dieting and weight loss is a challenging endeavor. Research shows that the most successful weight loss programs are those that are flexible and provide accountability. Here are free online weight loss programs that

 offer free calorie counters, fitness and food journals and chat forums. Registered Dietitians usually recommend that dieters keep a food journal to track what foods they are consuming, calorie count, fat content and nutrition data. These sites provide those tools. Read more...

Pound for Pound Challenge: Lose Weight, Donate Food

Subway 'Pound for Pound' Challenge: Lose Weight and Donate Food
'Hunger is a struggle for 1 of 6 Americans'. That's a quote from Subway restaurant's Pound for Pound Challenge. For every pound of weight that participants pledged to lose, Subway will donate one pound of food to feed the needy.
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Dieting, Nutrition and Health: Eat Slowly, Chew Carefully, Stop Before Feeling Full

Weight Loss: Eat Slowly and Stop Before Feeling Full
Dieting and weight loss are directly linked proper nutrition and eating habits. Binging, purging, extreme fasting, and exclusion diets are dangerous, to diet success and health. A important diet rule: eat slowly and stop before you are full.
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Diet and Weight Loss: Eat Regularly to Prevent Binging

Diet and Weight Loss Tips: Don't Let Yourself Get Too Hungry
One of the biggest dieting and weight loss mistakes people make is to lets themselves get too hungry. Either by intentional fasting or simply by not taking time to eat, being over hungry is a diet and weight loss disaster. Eat small meals regularly.
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Healthy Dieting and Weight Loss Tips from a Recovering Bulimic/ Anorexic

Healthy Diet and Weight Loss Tips for a Recovering Anorexia-Bulimic
A friend of mine is recovering from anorexic and bulimic eating disorders. She is in the process of creating a new eating and dieting regime for herself. I asked her for some advice on healthy dieting tips. Here is an extract of our conversation.
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