To lose weight

Montel Williams, age 51, is feeling really great these days. In the mornings he works out in the gym on an elliptical machine and he has been drinking a lot of green vegetable shakes for a couple of years. His face is glowing with health, he says his wrinkles have disappeared and he feels very energized.

He’s just written a book called Living Well: 21 Days to Transform Your Life, Supercharge Your Health, and Feel Spectacular.

See an interesting interview about his tips for kick-starting a healthy routine here.

Here’s another way to see your before and after weight loss image. The site is at weightview.com. You can submit your current picture and see what you might look like at your goal weight. They recommend you put the two photos on your fridge for motivation. Has anyone tried it? I haven’t yet but plan to today.

I linked to this walking success stories site a couple of years ago, but it’s worth another look because there are so many good and inspiring stories in one place here. They are all about people who experienced weight loss success by beginning a walking program. Check it out!

The photo of people walking in Central Park in New York is by Pamela White.

Hi, I came across your blog and I love what your doing! I think you will find my story very inspirational. I have overcome binge eating disorder, alcoholism, substance abuse, and chronic illness that developed from my disorder. I personally gained and lost the same 10-15 lbs. over and over for 14 years until I found a way out of the insanity. I’ve kept my weight off for 20 years now, even through menopause!

I see you did a poll and found that most people wanted to lose under 20 lbs. I am in the weight loss business and I find that to be true. I also encourage people to only think about losing weight in 10 pound chunks because it is too overwhelming to think about losing 30-50 lbs. After they successfully lose the 10 lbs. they can move on to more!

Even a 10 pound weight loss can produce dramatic health benefits and because people have such a hard time losing weight, this is a more realistic plan than a major weight loss. The good news is that success builds on success and after a 10 pound loss people become motivated to go on to even more!

I am one of the first in the industry to introduce weight loss home parties where people form support circles and teams and then compete for cash and prizes. Check out my website for more info! This is going to revolutionize how people lose weight in this country!

Namaste,
Catherine L. Taylor
The Weight Loss Master

Isadora says, check out the very interesting weight loss ideas presented at The Weight Loss Master’s Club

This couple met ten years ago and started a family about five years ago. They now have three beautiful children but are determined to get their health and energy back. They want to feel like they did when they were at ideal weight They’ve just started their new plan. Help cheer them on.

I can relate to this image. It speaks perfectly of the dejected feeling most of us must have occasionally, maybe especially on Monday mornings.

Check out this creative artist’s blog. His creations are incredible and almost always elicit some hidden emotion.

Tim has lost 128 pounds. He lost the first sixty pounds over eight months by starting a regular walking program and then joining a gym. He joined an Operations Boot Camp to help him lose the rest of the weight.

It was just before his 40th birthday that he made the decision to lose weight. It took him less than two years to lose this much weight. For a guy who used to have trouble walking from the parking lot to his office, he’s now become a fitness instructor!

Check out his Boot Camp weight loss story here.

Many of us are trying very hard to change ourselves and our habits at this time in the New Year. But changing habits with sheer willpower is the hardest thing and we are often beating ourselves up about it when we fail. I found the first couple of sentences from this Zen newsletter very interesting in this regard. It’s a different approach entirely;

Zen practice begins with affirming the relationship of the moment rather than trying to improve or change ourselves. Instead of trying to change the self that is relating, the effort is in more fully immersing oneself in relationship.

Read more from this Zen Buddhist newsletter here.

The art print above is by Elvira Amrhein

Miss Patti wants to lose about 40 more pounds before her wedding in May. She’s lost about 16 pounds already since she got engaged in September. That’s when she went out and purchased an elliptical machine and dropped fast food from her diet. She started a blog two weeks ago in her goal to lose weight. She’s found new determination to work out for 30 minutes everyday and so far she’s lost about seven pounds in the first two weeks.

Check out her weight loss progress here and cheer her on.

Here are some amazing before and after pictures. What is most incredible is that there is only a seven pound difference between them.

Age: 25
Height: 6’4”
Weight before: 250
Weight after: 243

Lucas embarked on an extensive exercise and weight training program together with a low carb diet. Just twelve weeks later he had lost 19 pounds of fat but had gained 12 pounds of muscle. See more about his amazing change in body composition here.