It’s no secret to anyone that drinking more water will help you lose weight. Not only does it make you feel better, it also helps in two other key areas for weight loss that I can think of right now.
1. It makes you feel full. Drinking lots of water fills up your stomach so you don’t feel hungry or the urge to eat nearly as much. Very critical.
2. It ‘lubes’ up your system. Well, this sounds kind of gross, but it’s true.. it flushes out your system if you drink …

it was way back in January when I started the ‘biggest loser’ BellAliant edition at work. I ended up winning going from 202 down to about 182 or so. As impressive as that is, I’m really happy to report that I’ve kept that off for almost the entire year (even though it’s not over yet!!).
There is no question that I learned a hell of a lot this year in regards to what it takes to lose weight, feel good, and what not to put into your body (sorry about that …

Been thinking about this really for quite some time, just never jotted it down anywhere..
Generally speaking, when you gain weight.. you are intaking more calories than you are burning on a daily basis.. that being the case, it would make sense to say that in order to lose weight, you have to burn off more calories than you take in. Simple right?
Well why is it so tough to do?
As I was driving in this morning to work, I noticed that yesterday the Government of Canada approved a H1N1 Vaccine to …

Yep, that’s right.. on both counts.
I’m proud to say that as of this morning I am down 9.2 lbs, and Liz was down 10.4 lbs as of this morning as well. How awesome is that eh? Pretty darn awesome if you ask me It’s all about what you eat.. as I’ve posted before.. I do a little bit of exercise in the way of goaltending now, but it isn’t exercise that makes you drop weight, it’s the foot you eat.
So I’m almost 1/2 way to my goal.. Liz …

As I sit here staring at my stats for the blog today.. (over 3400 hits today alone), I have to remember to keep blogging when I have a second!
Anyhow, me and Liz keep on trucking with the Weight Watchers program. I really like it, the biggest difference I find besides eating habits is that I’m really enjoying cooking good foods every night for dinner. Last night, for example.. we had steak sandwich wraps, bruschetta made with our own homemade salsa, and some tomato/cucumber with balsamic vinegar. It was delicious! And …

Well, besides the coffee post which I thought was really helpful for Weight Watchers fans, during our first week of Weight Watchers, I also made some really interesting discoveries thanks to my little calculator for my Blackberry which is extremely helpful (especially at the grocery store yesterday).
I hate to admit it, but myself and Liz indulged in a Blizzard yesterday.. likely THE WORST frozen treat ever consumed by man… but OH MY GOD it was good. Want to know the scary facts behind mine? Well, my favorite Blizzard treat is …

Yep.. first meeting last night.. or at least we thought it was.. ended up just getting there early enough to sign up before they closed.. (whoops).
Pretty excited about it actually, it’ll be a LOT easier for both of us to lose some weight and keep it off if we both do it at the same time. Our goals are different and if you’re familiar with the WW plans, the ‘points’ we get to spend each day is pretty radically different (I have a full 10 more than Liz every day), …

This actually makes a little sense to me… after seeing people very close to me lose over 30lbs each on weight watchers, which requires very little exercise.. and seeing the bellies on some of the people I know whom go to the gym all the time and play hockey, etc..etc.. I read this article with great interest.
Thankfully, I am not one of the people that pay for a membership to a gym.. sadly, I am not a ‘gym person’.. I’m a sports and active person. I would rather play 4 …