Five Fantastic Facts That Can Help You To Have A Good Night's Sleep

Not Sure which diet is best for you?Check out our Diet Reviews===========================By Suzanne HolmanHave you ever been lying in bed, unable to sleep as you anticipate the followingday?September brings memories back to me of experiences throughout many years ofschool. Were you at all like me, lying awake the night before the first day of school,wondering who would be in my class, who would

Losing Weight One Day at a Time

Leelee wants to weigh 140 pounds. She now weighs 184 pounds and her highest weight was 220. She'd like to lose 15 pounds before Christmas. She's started her own weight loss blog for motivation and inspiration.

Cheer her on at Losing Leelee!

Choice of 3 Free Gifts - WLS Cookbook Sale!

Our Neighborhood Cookbook is back in stock! To celebrate we are offering you the choice of one three free gifts with your purchase:2006 Best of You Have Arrived Newsletters on CD5 Day Pouch Test Wallet CardRecipe of the Week CD (30 Recipes)In addition, we are pleased to offer you a $2.00 savings off the cover price.Order your cookbook and free gift today!Just $18.00 + $3.75 S&HA $26.00 ValueClick

Walking Off the Pounds

Jodi Davis has lost 162 pounds. She did this five years ago and has kept the weight off. It took her 16 months to lose that much weight.

She succeeded in her weight loss with the help of a daily walking routine. She's the mother of three children and could never find the time to walk before, but somehow she became determined to do it on a daily basis.

She's written an e-book about her experience. It's free to read and sponsored by the Blue Cross of Michigan. See her inspiring walking for weight loss blog here.

Tori Wins Best Post-Baby Body

Tori Spelling gained 40 pounds during her pregnancy and now seven months later she is back to her prepregnancy weight of about 115 pounds. She says she achieved this with the help of the NutriSystem diet which is delivered to her door every day. She's also spent a lot of time working out.

Tori is the cover story for this week's Life & Style magazine. They gave her the best post-baby body award. See a larger photo at The Skinny Website.

What are weight loss surgery "slider foods"?

Good Morning Neighbors!Since we have been talking about the 5 Day Pouch Test so much the word "slider foods" has become a regular part of our vocabulary. Slider Foods is a commonly used term in the bariatric community to describe foods that simply slide through the pouch without providing the sensation of fullness.In a malabsorptive procedure the pouch is made and the stoma or outlet is attached

From Size 22 to Size 8

Melissa was a size 14 for much of her adult life but gradually moved up to size 22 by the time she was 28 years old.

Now, two years older, she is wearing size 8 clothes. She's gone from being a couch potato to an active person and she speaks very highly of the Curves program which helped her lose the first 65 pounds.

She said the most weight she lost in any given month was six pounds. It's taken her two years to lose 92 pounds.

See her very inspirational before and after pics here.