Posts Tagged ‘Weight Loss’

Tweet what you eat

Sunday, October 11, 2009 4:16 By NARUTO

Those that are over weight probably already know the basic: to eat less and better and to practice exercises. Those are the presuppositions of every diet, but an option that guarantees better results always appears. Now it is the time of Twitter.
The “Tweet What You Eat” diet combines other two simple ways to lose weight: [...]

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Fold this Treadmill After Use

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 13:03 By Radhika

How often have you come close to hitting the gym at home and shied away from that space guzzler called treadmill? Stuck between the eyesore and body fat, one is always having to compromise on either of the two to shed flab.
But if Florida-based designer Jeff Smith has his way in the treadmill markets, having [...]

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TechCrunch50: HealthyWage Pays You to Stay Healthy

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:44 By Jaiyant Cavale

HealthyWage is a new start up which was presented at the TechCrunch50 today. The company tries to incentivize people’s workout plans and if someone achieves the goal of losing a certain amount of weight, they would be given a reward at the end of the year.
Users can post what they ate, and the portal would [...]

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BodyTrace Relays Your Weight to the Internet

Sunday, June 28, 2009 2:13 By Anna

If you thought growing fat is disgusting, here is something more disgusting than that: relaying and sharing your shame and disgust about growing fatter across the Internet. BodyTrace is a wireless scale which sends your weight to the Internet every time you check your own bodyweight.
The machine costs $119 and a 3 month subscription costs [...]

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The High Risk of Weight Cycling and Yo-yo Dieting

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 7:49 By GSerrano

Obesity has been a problem of the Western world and it is not a cosmetic problem but a serious health concern. Weight loss through pills and programs has been common among many people. These efforts, however, have been futile for some, and useless to many.
Weight regain often follows these weight loss regimens, some at even [...]

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Atkins ‘Sweet, Sexy, Science’ Diet Campaign

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 14:33 By Madhuri Katti

Atkins Nutritionals has launched a new ad campaign for its once famous Atkins Diet. It seems online and print campaign is also an attempt to be “less clinical” and “more contemporary”. This also means the Atkins Diet is trying to make a ‘trendy’ comeback in the lives of diet conscious middle aged modern urban people.
The [...]

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Now, Your Toliet Seat Guides You Towards Weight Loss

Thursday, January 8, 2009 4:48 By Saba

As bizarre as it may sound, but now your toilet seat will be making an effective and informative contribution to your weight loss program. Ok, tell us first, don’t scales come in many shapes n sizes? Well, sometimes you might find them on your mouse, and then there are occasion when they are on a [...]

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The Road To A Healthy And A Beautiful Body Is To Eat Right And Exercise Regularly

Sunday, December 14, 2008 23:18 By Robert

Think again if you have been avoiding carbohydrates from your diet plan in the hope of shedding some pounds. According to a research conducted by cognitive psychologist Holly A. Taylor, PhD and her colleagues on 19 women aged between 22 and 55, restricting carbohydrates severely from our diet plan may hamper our memory.
This study [...]

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