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"I think one of the biggest misconceptions when we talk about Obesity in general is that obese people are obese largely because of their lifestyles and because of the way that they live," Dr. Arya Sharma of the University of Alberta, told CBC News. [Sharma is the chair of Obesity research and management at the University of Alberta and medical director of the Weight Wise program at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital.] Sharma points to studies where people's eating and activity are carefully mon...

New Years Weight Loss Advice
It’s come to my attention that many people make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight. I didn’t do that in 2010, but I did weigh almost 250 pounds on March 1, 2010 and this morning I weighed 180 pounds which goes to show that it’s possible to lose weight. So I thought this might be an opportune day to share some advice. For me the saga began, appropriately enough, with the decision to pay for a few sessions with a Personal Trainer since I felt I wasn’t really get...

Make Your Body a Calorie-Burning Machine
NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2011 Like this Story? Share it: (CBS) It's a new year and a lot of people have resolved to lose weight. A healthy diet is one aspect of getting there. Another: exercise. The first thing you should do is think about what you want to achieve and set healthy short-term goals -- goals you can achieve in 30 days, as opposed to visualizing the perfect body at the end of the year. Lots of little steps will lead up to your ultimate goal. Try to envision very short-term goals -- losin...

Thinking beyond pilaf _ a chicken Marsala quinoa
This Dec. 12, 2010 photo shows Marsala chicken quinoa casserole in Concord, N.H. Quinoa, a grain with a nutty flavor that has recently been gaining in popularity, contrasts with the sweet flavors in this casserole recipe. Despite quinoa's rise in popularity, most people still are trying to figure out what to do with it. Most recipes call for using it in pilafs and salads. But we wanted to offer up something a little different. Its nutty flavor and grain-like texture are a nice contrast to the e...

Pedometer can result in more walking
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Using a pedometer can increase physical activity by about 2,000 steps daily that can make all the difference in Weight Loss, a U.S. pedometer maker says. Jill Person, product manager at Omron Healthcare Inc., says the company's pocket pedometer uses dual-accelerometer technology to accurately counts steps when placed horizontally or vertically at the hip, in a pocket, handbag or backpack. The Omron HJ-112 GOsmart Pocket Pedometer not only tracks steps but time...

Brains Hard-Wired to Fail New Year Resolutions
Like this Story? Share it: Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Hartstein and author Gretchen Rubin offer advice on the best ways to make your new year's resolutions stick. Dr. Jennifer Hartstein has tips on how to teach your brain to form new habits to help keep those new year's resolutions. (AP) WASHINGTON - Uh-oh, the New Year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick Smoking. There's a biological reason a lot of our bad h...

New Years resolutions? Brain can sabotage success
WASHINGTON (AP) — Uh-oh, the new year’s just begun and already you’re finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the Junk Food, get off the couch or kick Smoking. There’s a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break — they get wired into our brains. That’s not an excuse to give up. Understanding how unhealthy behaviors become ingrained has scientists learning some tricks that may help good habits replace the bad. “Why are bad h...

New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success
WASHINGTON (AP) - Uh-oh, the new year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the Junk Food, get off the couch or kick Smoking. There's a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break—they get wired into our brains. That's not an excuse to give up. Understanding how unhealthy behaviors become ingrained has scientists learning some tricks that may help good habits replace the bad. "Why are bad habits stronger? You're fighting again...

New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success
Uh-oh, the new year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the Junk Food, get off the couch or kick Smoking. There's a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break — they get wired into our brains. That's not an excuse to give up. Understanding how unhealthy behaviors become ingrained has scientists learning some tricks that may help good habits replace the bad. "Why are bad habits stronger? You're fighting against the power of a...

Most Americans Say They Eat Well, But They Don't
Like this Story? Share it: Are you eating right? See the government's guidelines, calculate your body mass index and quiz yourself on healthy food choices. Have you consumed myths about diet and nutrition? Take these quizzes to find out. (CBS) Most people at the Grocery Store like to think they're filling their baskets with healthy choices, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller. "I don't buy a lot of goodies," said one customer. "I keep away from the cake and the chocolate and stuff li...

Does 'Psshh' mark the spot for Super Bowl glory? Orlando man hopes so
"Psshh" – pass it on. You might help an Orlando man get his commercial featured during the Super Bowl. Brandy Gill made a commercial called "Zero Calories? Psshh," and it's now one of 10 finalists in the Crash the Super Bowl Challenge. The Psshh spot cost $30 to make. Gill, 36, directed his co-workers over a lunch hour, and co-worker Wes Sumner shot the commercial. "It took about an hour to shoot, and we did the editing in an hour on my Mac," Gill said. "Start to finish, we were done in t...

Study finds what bodybuilders have known for 60 years: Protein key in dieting
How much money must be spent on these studies before researchers start talking to the bodybuilding community that has known these facts for the better part of a century now? From the AP via The Detroit News: Study: Protein key in dieting More turkey, less white bread and mashed potatoes. Just in time for holiday feasting, a large study found that diets higher in protein and lower in Carbohydrates can help overweight adults who have managed to drop some weight keep it off...

Make Restaurant Faves at Home, and Healthier
Like this Story? Share it: Searching for a new dish? Get cooking with recipes presented on "The Early Show"! (CBS) You can make dishes you love when you eat out - in - at home, that is - and make them much healthier and relatively simply. As "The Early Show" continued its weeklong "Lose It Early" series on Wednesday, registered dietician Cynthia Sass showed the way. Popular restaurant chains like Applebee's, Outback, Olive Garden and Ruby Tuesday's have delicious food that people crave, but it...

Lawsuit accuses New Balance of false walking shoe ads
BOSTON | Tue Jan 4, 2011 5:59pm EST BOSTON (Reuters) - A Class Action Lawsuit filed against New Balance accuses the Boston-based sneaker company of false advertising in claiming its toning walking shoes burned more Calories and improved health. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in Boston, calls New Balance's marketing claims that the shoes increase muscle activation and calorie burn "false, misleading, and reasonably likely to deceive the public." The Lawsuit was filed on b...

Lawsuit accuses New Balance of false walking shoe ads
The Lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in Boston, calls New Balance's marketing claims that the shoes increase muscle activation and calorie burn "false, misleading, and reasonably likely to deceive the public." The lawsuit was filed on behalf of plaintiff Bistra Pashamova and others like her who say they have been misled or harmed by the sneakers. Plaintiffs are seeking Class Action certification and more than $5 million in compensation. On the New Balance website, the company sa...

New Site 'Never Said About Restaurant Websites' Hilarious, Helpful
'Never said about restaurant websites,' a new website in Tumblr form, quietly debuted just before the new year with a simple conceit: quotes that would never be uttered about ubiquitously inadequate restaurant websites. Restaurant owners around the world would be well-served to take a look at 'Never said about restaurant websites' and its skewering of their uncanny proclivity toward cumbersome flash videos, PDF menus, and hidden essentials like operating hours & reservation policies. Some exa...

The question why Ryan Hart endorsed Ridgefield Barbie is answered: She bought him.
Politics is a quid pro quo deal, but I never thought that Ryan Hart was endorsing Barbie because she bought him... but that's a hard conclusion to avoid now. As a county chair, Hart had no right to endorse in a contested primary. His "reason" for violating the ethics of his position was always lame ("I promised") and so I wondered for the last year why he would chuck the responsibilities of his position to sell out to the local empty suit. Well, now I know. Hart just got announced as the Camas M...

Copts Under Siege
[By Dexter Van Zile , from CAMERA Snapshots.] The New Year's Day attack on a church in Alexandria that claimed the lives of 23 Coptic Christians was preceded by threats against churches and individual believers in Europe and North America, raising the possibility that Coptic Christmas celebrations slated to take place on Jan. 7, 2011 will be marred by acts of violence, not only in Egypt but elsewhere throughout the world. Fortunately, these threats have been getting a fair amount of attention ...

What's up with Governor Chris Christie? (and behind the scenes!)
Last September I went to a charity event at the Governor's Mansion in New Jersey.  The event was for Children with disabilities and it was wonderful.  I enjoyed being part of the event to help the kids. (One of the best things about my  job is that I get invited to these events -- the worst part of my job is that I can't do them all or that the charity events I want to support are on week nights and I work week nights.) At the event at the New Jersey Governor's Mansion, I was talk...

'Chainsaw massacre' role-play revealed in warrants
NEWTON, N.C. — Past allegations of Child Abuse, a tangled relationship history and online "chainsaw massacre role-playing" were among the subjects probed by police investigating the death of a disabled 10-year-old girl in North Carolina. Hundreds of newly unsealed court documents released Tuesday reveal that scrutiny in the disappearance and death of freckle-faced Australian immigrant Zahra Baker fell early on her stepmother and father, and has not wavered significantly since. Among the ne...

Official: 911-call glitch not the first
A 911 Call about a house fire at Depauville on Monday morning was received in Colorado, causing a 44-second delay in connecting the frantic caller to Jefferson County emergency dispatch, according to the county office of fire and emergency management. When a member of the Richard L. Youngs family called 911 shortly after 5:50 a.m. Monday, he found himself talking to an operator in Longmont, Colo., said Frederick D. Lampman, Deputy Director of the county agency. The operator in Colorado obtaine...

'Chainsaw massacre' role-play revealed in warrants
Among the new information in more than 200 pages of documents is that Elisa Baker, the girl's stepmother, told Hickory police that Zahra died on Sept. 24, more than two weeks before she was reported missing. Elisa Baker's information led police to the girl's remains. Elisa Baker said Zahra had been dismembered after she died, and her remains dumped in various sites around western North Carolina. Elisa said her husband, Adam Baker, dismembered the girl and helped dump her body. Information in th...

Kentuckys legislature opens for business today
The Kentucky General Assembly’s 2011 regular session convenes today in Frankfort, for a 30-day session.   Lawmakers will go into a legislative recess at the end of this week and will return to Frankfort on Feb. 1 to resume the session, which is scheduled to conclude on March 22.  We are reminded again of those immortal words of Judge Gideon J. Tucker, a Tammany Hall Democrat, who said:  "No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the Legislature is in sess...

Report shows users moving from landlines to wireless
More than four million landline telephone numbers have been transferred to wireless accounts as demand for landlines continues to drop, according to a new report from the Federal Communications Commission. According to the report as of one year ago less than half (47.9 percent) of the 1.4 billion Phone Numbers available to carriers have been assigned to customers. Local carriers saw their utilization rate decrease from 48.8 percent to 47.3 percent over the previous six months. Wireless utiliza...

Trial begins for white supremacist in Web threat case
The juror remembered to the minute when the call came in -- at 9:34 a.m. The voice on the other end of the phone had peppered him with questions, asking him to confirm his name, date of birth and other details. And then this: Were you on the jury that convicted Matthew Hale? Within 20 minutes, the juror, Mark Hoffman, 46, was getting hateful texts, one after the other -- although none specifically threatening him. By the end of the day, he learned that his Personal Information -- address, phon...