Summer diet dessert recipe: Food swaps to cut calories, burn fat, curb cravings

The number of obese people is growing, that's probably no surprise. Scarily, morbid obesity is getting more common. Not only are more people fat than ever before, they are fatter than ever. Kids especially are having weight problems younger. I've lost 100 pounds and I feel the pain of gaining weight and the struggle to take it off. I know that deprivation dieters feel, especially at parties. Summer picnics are difficult too.

So here are decadently diet desserts to lose weight, burn fat and curb cravings. That's not an oxymoron. You really can have your cake and eat it too. You can diet and still enjoy Memorial Day, graduation open houses, weddings, showers, Father's Day, baptisms, weddings, 4th of July. Use these food swaps to cut calories, burn fat and curb sweets cravings.  Summer diet dessert recipe: Food swaps to cut calories, burn fat, curb cravings

Diet Plan, Food Choices that Helped Me Lose 70 Pounds

I can't believe it. I've only got 30 pounds left to lose to hit my 100-pound weight loss goal. Sometimes it seemed the weight would never come off. I started dieting about two years ago, but got serious 10 months ago. I tried every eating strategy, except crash diets. I want to develop new healthy eating habits. As I've learned, I've tweaked my diet plan. That's paid off. I'm losing more each week. Here's the menu I followed to lose the first 70 pounds. I eat six small meals daily, totaling 1,350 calories.   Diet Plan, Food Choices that Helped Me Lose 70 Pounds

Natural Weight Loss Supplements, Fat Burners

I  put on 100 pounds after losing two babies and taking an antidepressent. I started dieting 18 months ago, but got serious about it six months ago. I began counting calories in earnest and weeding out junk food out. Then I tried some herbal supplements that have really boosted the weight loss. I've shaved off 55 pounds (update 6/23/14--I've lost 100 total since writing this). I've waited to recommend them to see if they really work and they do. If you're trying to lose weight here, are diet supplements to help. Natural Weight Loss Supplements, Fat Burners

Giving Up Meat or Junk Food for Lent Makes Good Health Sense

Still haven't decided what to give up this Lent? What's lent, you ask? It's a 40-day fast period Catholic Christians observe in preparation for Easter. We abstain from unhealthy practices and foods to focus on Our Lord. If done right, it can be beneficial health-wise, too. I once shed 20 pounds during my lenten fast. So what should you give up? A group of Anglican bishops in the UK suggest abstaining from meat for the 40-day Lenten period, says the Huffington Post. I agree that meat is the best thing to give up, but I'd also add sweets, junk food and fast food. Saying "farewell to the flesh (candy, cookies, pies, cake) makes good health sense. Here's why.  Go vegetarian, sweets-free for lent