Yeah, it's true. I wrote a book to help all the misled dieters of the world. 95% of all diet attempts fail and everyone needs to be aware of 'why' this is so. This is a 'forum', which means free speech and particularly, people who ask for advice. Who decides which advice is valid? Take a look at the...

Congrats on your diet and cycling routine. I like your discipline. Let me educate you a little. Cycling works your thighs. Period. It will burn if you elevate your heart rate for long periods (ie: one hour) at the right intensity. Implement some type of resistance training for your upper body, core,...

Karen, I can help if you keep an open mind and accept some simple universal facts. I am 53, in great shape, about 10%, with 30 years of sudy on nutrition, excercise, and psychology. Here is what I suggest: - A low-fat, low-sugar, moderate carbohydrate diet is best. If you can handle 1200 to 1400 cal...

Reducing is a tough endeavor. It's personal, isolating, and deprives our sense of taste and fullness - which we all crave everyday. With me you have a thirty year veteran on dieting, exercising, and dealing with mental/emotional challenges. Most education is mis-leading. Most 'diets' fail for one si...

Myownenemy, Incorporate the entire body in reisitance training - not just the legs and core. It's a myth that you can 'spot lose' . You are genetically pre-disposed to lose systematically - you can't change that. It's your diet that get's you there. First, set a goal - like 19% (doctors recommend 19...

Good progress so far. I like your diet and routine. Nothing wrong there. As a survival mechanism, your body gives up more stubbornly as you go down the scale. Don't be discouraged. Direction is more important than speed here. Do this - resolve to develop a goal. Keep it realistic and achieveable, sa...

Kristal, Focus on 'fat loss', not weight loss. You are genetically pre-disposed to gain and lose fat at different rates throughout your body, so 'targeting' is really a myth. It may be that your body responds by making the and back fat the 'last to go'. The simple truth here is, you have to keep you...

ARM, Sounds like you are motivated! Here's what I suggest: Be careful with short term goals - February is only weeks away. Don't over-reach. Stay firm on, for example, a rate of 'fat loss' of two pounds per week for six weeks, then one pound per week thereafter. At best you will lose 1-2% (6-10 poun...

Yes, I can help. Losing fat is 90% diet. You have a good workout routine. Best advice - set a 'fat loss' goal, not a weight loss goal. Use the mirror more than the scale. Up your time on aerobic activity and lower the carbs you eat before aerobics. Carb up for resistance and 'non-aerobic' excercise....

Best advice - accept the 'slowdowns'. Your body's rate of fat loss will become slower as you approach your ideal weight. Sounds like your diet got you results, but you may want to expand your food intake to 5 meals or more each day with less calories per meal. Next, change up your workout - reverse ...

You didn't really lay out the details of your diet - the when and what. But I can help. Being active is good. It sounds like there is some self-sabotaging behavior going on - Am I right? Here's advice. Take the 1500 calories and spread it out to four or five small meals a day. Eat plenty or veggies,...

Yes, I can help. I've studied supplements and weight loss aids for thirty years. Hears the skinny - 'drugs' have side effects. So, stay off the stimulants. Many 'natural' alternatives make claims that can't be proven. Bottom line, the best way to approach it is to find what works for you. Green Tea ...

Hi Gillian. You are half-way to your goal psychologically in that you have identified and acknowledged your problem. I can definitely help you. For half life I ate bad foods, gave in to impulse, and the only thing that kept me in some control was the fact that I developed the habit of training 3 to ...