I live in the South where religion is of upmost importance.  I’ve recently been thinking about the dozens of Facebook posts I see each month that start out with the words, “Please pray for me…”  

The post then goes on to say something like, “I was at Sam’s Bar-B-Que on Saturday when I started having a heart attack…” or, “I was leaving Jim’s Steak House when I fell down with intense pain.  Turns out I had a kidney stone…” or, “I’ve just been diagnosed with Type 2 Dia...
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Instead of setting a goal to lose 10 pounds (or 20 or even 100), set your goal to become healthy and fit.  It’s much more positive.  You will only set yourself up for failure if you fill your head with visions of the horrible deprivation you will have to go through in order to lose weight.  Why not set yourself up for success by deciding to become healthy and fit and then learning how to do it?

Healthy and fit people have learned how to be healthy.  If you want that lifestyle, you will need ...

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January 1st has come and gone and many people have already abandoned their New Year's weight-loss plans.  Is that you?  Do you still want to lose that last 10 pounds?  Or, maybe you have a serious issue and would like to lose 100 pounds.  Either way, you can do it! 

But, you will have to watch out for all the fad diets out there.  The most popular ones now seem to be the high protein - low carb diets.  I think it's because they are easy.  Everyone loves to eat protein even if they don't want ...
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