Heather added an entry about lose weight : I ate horrible again today and haven’t exercised in 2 days! Oh well I am not going to get all worked up over this.

xoduckyox added an entry about lose weight : So I only have 20 lbs to lose and I will be at my cute weight like all last year! That isn’t much at all. By Halloween I want to have lost atleast half of that, hopefully more or all. When I put my mind to weight loss I make it happen so I’m setting that as my halloween goal: 10+ lbs (so 125-115). I seriously am setting my goal to be tan by halloween. I need to figure out where a tanning salon is around here and tan like 5 times a week and I will be tan by halloween, my skin tans fast. I just have to find a tanning bed around here, if only I knew my way around.

Spunky_bum added an entry about lose weight : ive decided not to focus on the scales anymore, does my head in too much.. from now on, im just gonna take it one day at a time and do my exercise and just focus on that.. amd then in a couple weeks ill weigh myself.. and so on.. ohh and not focus on the mirror too much either, the more you look the less you see of a change.. thats all for now guys.. hope everyone is going alright! xx

Malificent added an entry about lose weight : It’s 2am in the morning, but I forced myself to run and have just finished burning off 800 calories. I’m going to do this.

Vrcutro added an entry about Lose weight : I gained the freshmen 15 alreadyy…..but i have been gaining weight since the summer I really want to fit in a hollister 9 and right now my hollister 11’s are VERY tight I need help what to eat and how many cals a day I am 155 and 5;3 and am i size 11/12….any tips please? i used to weight 135-140

knickee added an entry about lose weight : i really need to work on this goal. ill start monday!

tomanji added an entry about lose weight : hope to start it’s 10-1-08 and I weighed 178#’s today…

Glucocorticoids, the primary controller medication for asthma, are 40 percent less effective in overweight and obese asthma patients than in those of normal weight, according to researchers at National Jewish Health, in Denver. The study also identified a potential mechanism involved in the resistance, which suggests therapeutic targets for future medications. The study, by Associate Professor of Medicine E. Rand Sutherland, M.D., M.P.H.

Scorpion venom is being tested as a treatment for brain cancer. The sting unleashes a cocktail of neurotoxins containing a peptide that binds to some tumour cells but leaves healthy cells untouched.

Unhealthy people could be offered cash payments as an incentive to go and see their GP.

A study conducted by researchers at Mayo Clinic shows that obese patients with specific genetic makeup had enhanced response to the weight loss drug sibutramine, while others who lack these genetic factors lost little or no weight. The findings are published in the October issue of Gastroenterology (http://www.gastrojournal.org).

A CQUniversity Professor of Physical Activity and Population Health says Australia should be looking at prevention approaches rather than treatment when it comes to obesity. Professor Kerry Mummery acknowledges the burden that obesity is currently placing on individuals and on the health care system, but calls for more support in prevention, rather than treatment programs.

Flickr: Johnny Grim"If it bleeds, it leads." It's an old cliché, but very telling. Just look at the news. The gritty, shocking stories get top billing. TV shows too! LIke COPS, The Shield, and all the CSI's. Americans love blood and guts. We also LOVE to eat! And now new research claims watching all this death and destruction may actually...

A couple have become one of the first in Britain to conceive their entire family through a genetic screening technique.

People have been dying from Aids for about 100 years – decades longer than originally thought, scientists claimed today.

I couldn't resist giving out just one more Vegan Lunch Box award and free cookbook! This one goes to Christine in Arizona , who sent in this adorable "Summer Bunny" lunch! "I grew up in Saskatchewan Canada, where every summer at afternoon I would be seated in my mother’s kitchen enjoying one of her delicious lunches. She used fresh vegetables from our garden, warm homemade breads and juicy fruit from the farmers market, which have also become some of my favorites as I continue to cook and grow. This Summer Bunny lunch was inspired by the cool Canadian summers in Saskatchewan that I miss terribly.

Triathlete Shad Ireland is used to overcoming challenges. A dialysis patient since the age of 10, 36-year-old Ireland has fought his way back from near-certain death to become an elite athlete. In 2004, Ireland became the first dialysis patient to compete in and complete the Ironman Triathlon, which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race and a complete marathon (26.2 miles), all held consecutively.

Hayley Wood added an entry about lose weight : Working out yesterday didnt work out. GODDAMMIT . We went to get the leather corset for my halloween costume and couldnt find one ANYWHERE ! Sucks. But i found this super cute one that is silky deep purple. So i think ill just be a stripper or prosistute or something along the lines. But so i want to lose at least a little weight and tone up. Just so i dont have cottage cheese legs in a leopard print mini skirt. =/