Monthly Archives: February 2017

How can weight loss destroy relationships

Change is hard and sometimes it’s harder when it’s not you who’s changed. No wonder weight loss has ripped apart many a relationship. Partners get threatened when their mates suddenly look different and get attention from the opposite sex. Even though the newly slim mate only has eyes for her man, her man imagines that […]

How to lose weight and keep your sweetheart

We’re coming up on Valentine’s Day and sweethearts will be celebrating their love with gifts. There is a chance, slight chance I hope, that the sentiment behind the gift may be misconstrued. For example, if you have consistently given gifts of chocolates every Valentines day along with another token of affection, or as a stand alone […]

Diet recovery plan

The day after the Super Bowl there are a lot of unhappy people. I don’t think they live in New England. That nail biter of a game might have contributed to the overeating that is part of the Super Bowl experience. Some folks are feeling both elation and desperation. It could be because they woke […]

Maine Firefighter fights excess weight with Weight Watchers

When Weight Watchers of Maine launched its Fit to Rescue ME program in the spring of 2013 offering free Weight Watchers meetings to firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians, Phippsburg firefighter, Dana McClean signed up. He successfully fought fires, but wasn’t as successful fighting his weight. http://wabi.tv/2014/05/21/weight-watchers-offers-free-program-maine-police-fire-rescue-personnel/ Mclean confides, “Since I was a very young […]

Taking care of your heart might result in weight loss

Actually, this is all about taking care of your heart and weight loss is a pleasant side effect. It shouldn’t be a surprise that improving habits to protect your heart almost always result in losing weight. Women are acutely aware of their cancer risks, most notably breast cancer. Fewer women, however, are aware that they’re far […]