A.I.

Ok; tonights the first night of the new season of American Idol. I am ready. I love the show. I know it's getting old, but I love music, along with exercising. Good luck to the contestants.

Who likes to vacuum??...

I do not. In fact, there is not many house chores that I do enjoy; however, vacuuming with a Dyson is not so bad. Dyson, in my personal opinion, is by far the best cleaning system on the market. It is so easy to use the Dyson vacuum cleaner. Not only is easy to use, it is also very healthy. There are several different models from the light weight Slim to the Cyclone. Unlike most vacuums, the Dyson also helps purify the air. The Dyson is good for pet owners, allergy sufferers and it's good for all kinds of floors. They're definitely worth checking into.

How to Burn Fat and Drop Pounds

- Choose a weight that is heavy enough to challenge your target muscles, but not so heavy that your joints feel strained. Since you will be moving quickly through the moves, choose a slightly lighter weight than usual. Start with dumbbells that are at least 3-5 pounds and gradually work up to using six to 15 pounds, depending on the exercise.
- Do not use weights during the cardio bursts. If needed, modify the high-impact movements, such as the jacks, and make them lower impact by performing the same movement without jumping. Move for one minute (or less if you are just starting) and try not to pause between exercises. Of course, if you feel tired or out of breath, slow down.
- Start by performing one complete circuit: Do each cardio burst, followed by a strength move, then move on to the next set. Do each cardio burst for one minute, and perform 15 repetitions of each exercise,. Move quickly when performing each strength move, but do not swing the weights. If you can swing them, your weight is too light. Once you’ve cycled through all six exercises, repeat the circuit for a total of two to four cycles.
-Do this workout two to three times a week with a rest day in between.
Modify this workout to match your fitness level. Follow the recommended moves, or adapt them as needed by clicking on a similar exercise that is easier or more challenging.

What you need: Weights, a step or bench, and good pair of sneakers to provide support during the cardio bursts.

Vision Bedding

How much time do you spend in the bedroom? I try to get seven to eight hours of sleep every night. Now, I do not always get that much, especially during bowl week, but it is healthy to get at least close to that. Now, as I am sure you can tell, I am a guy, so interior designing is not on my list of top priorities, but I do like my house neat and clean. Just like most people, I am more relaxed in an environment that I am comfortable with and enjoy.

I recently saw this site, Custom Bedding, that's very cool. This site uses the most up to date technology to turn your digital pictures into blankets, throws, and bedspreads. Custom Bedding is their specialty. You can save and pass down your memories on a blanket. That is pretty cool, uh? I think so. I just wish I had discovered this site before Christmas.

Now I know you're thinking, "what does this have to do with health?" Anything you can do to help relax yourself or to be happier is healthy. That is a fact. Just check out the site.

Excuses...

I hear excuses all the time as to why people don't exercise; however, there should be no excuse except for extreme situations. Here are a couple of reasons I heard earlier this week and reasons why they are poor excuses.

Excuse: I've tried to exercise in the past and failed
Don't throw in the towel! You can't see it when you lower your cholesterol or reduce your risk of diabetes, but that doesn't mean you aren't doing yourself a great favor. Re-evaluate what went wrong, and learn from your mistakes.
Pace yourself. Start small and build up to more intense workouts later, when your body is ready.
Set realistic goals. Don't promise yourself you're going to work out for an hour every day, and then get down on yourself when you fall short. Stick with goals you can more easily achieve, such as exercising 20 minutes a day, three days a week for the first month.
Remember why you're exercising. Use your personal fitness goals as motivation — and reward yourself as you meet your goals.

Excuse: I can't afford to buy fancy exercise equipment or join a health club
You don't need a membership at an elite gym to get a great workout. Consider common-sense alternatives.
Do strengthening exercises at home. Use inexpensive resistance bands — lengths of elastic tubing available in varying strengths — in place of weights. Lift plastic milk jugs partially filled with water or sand. Do push-ups or squats using your body weight.
Queue up an exercise video. Try videos on dance aerobics, cardio-kickboxing, yoga or tai chi. For variety, trade exercise videos with a friend or check out the options at your local library or video rental store.
Start a walking group. Round up friends, neighbors or co-workers for regular group walks. Plan routes through your neighborhood or near your workplace, along local parks and trails, or in a nearby shopping mall.
Take the stairs. Skip the elevator when you can. Better yet, make climbing stairs a workout in itself.
Try your community center. Exercise classes offered at your community center or recreation department or through your local community education group might fit your budget better than an annual gym membership.

Weight Management and Fitness Forum - 8th Edition

Welcome to the Eighth Edition of the Weight Management and Fitness Forum. We hope you enjoy the selections for this edition. We appreciate your participation and please keep the articles coming.

Fitness

Paul Heingarten presents Workoutpass posted at Workoutebooks, saying, "Workoutpass gives you instant access to 43 different workout websites. Each of these sites are filled with only 100% real-world tested workouts that will have you quickly reaching your goals. Whether you want to lose weight or you’re an athlete who wants to take your game to the next level, we have the solution for you."

René presents Lean muscle growth tips Ripped Corner posted at Ripped Corner, saying, "10 musts if you want to grow real muscle."

Helene Zemel presents Family Fun and Fitness posted at Health Plans Plus, saying, "The author remembers a time when families ate dinner together and children engaged in healthy outdoor activities instead of spending countless hours playing video games, surfing the web, watching 300 plus television programs, and talking on cell phones. These sedentary activities have led to an increase in lifestyle diseases such as high blood pressure, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. The author suggests a family fun night to bring back family togetherness and increase physical activity."

Don Morrison presents 1, 2, 3 GET IT DONE! posted at Discount Shopping Card, saying, "This is an excellent little piece of computer software! It will keep you motivated to finish those healty workouts! It is also an ABSOLUTELY FREE - NO COST (no ads) download."

Inquisitor presents Staying Healthy While Staring At A Computer 18 Hours A Day posted at Mergers & Inquisitions, saying, "How to stay healthy and fit if your job involves staring at a computer for long periods of time and not moving."

Samuel Bryson presents Exercise and Motivation: posted at Total Wellbeing

General Health

Tupelo Kenyon presents How to Live the Life of Your Dreams Through Intuition posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, "Intuition feels good. That should be enough of a clue it's something that can be trusted. But, our culture has done a thorough job of instilling doubt about the wisdom of following our instincts. Instead, we are taught to think things through and be logical. These mental tools are important, but they were never intended to be used instead of intuition. They work better when used in conjunction with intuition. If we are open to it, we get nudges and insights to move us in the direction of our greatest joys, our most valuable contributions, and our most satisfying life. Those quiet whispers and gentle taps on the shoulder are examples of inner guidance in action – intuition. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)"

January J Harshe presents Setting Goals posted at The Skinny on January, saying, "Any successful person will tell you that you must write out goals…period! If you don’t know where you are going, then what they heck are you doing? Jumping into something blind will..."

Alex M presents Now You Can Easily Lead a Healthy Way of Life posted at HealthOwner: Health & Fitness

Brandon Harshe presents Perception Alteration vs Plain Old Will Power posted at The Skinny on January

Julie Heath - More4kids Inc. presents Pregnancy and the Benefits of Prenatal Yoga posted at Julie Heath - More4kids Inc.

Andrew Michaels presents Helios Or Bust: Forget Cancer, The Sun Is The Cornerstone Of Life posted at Lifecrafting, saying, "This article talks about how the link between cancer and sun exposure is ridiculous, and states the the sun is one of the most important aspects of health."

Nutrition

Dan Taylor presents Making Healthy Eating Happen: Planning Meals and Snacks (part 1) posted at The 45-Year Old Six Pack

Tiffany Washko presents How to Eat Like a Hot Chick posted at Natural Family Living Blog

Phil B. presents How to NOT Gain Weight « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, "Almost everyone is concerned with losing weight, however too few people are concerned with not gaining weight."

Alex presents Tips For a Healthy Diet posted at Home Life Weekly, saying, "Easy tips to help with eating a healthy diet and weight loss"

Weight Loss

Liz Rosenbaum presents Is a 'New Year's Resolution' to lose weight really a good resolution? posted at Refresh Your Health

Brita presents Lose Weight Fast And Keep It Off! posted at The Weight Loss Reviews, saying, "My story of how I lost sixty pounds, got fit and gained more energy than I've had since I was 18!"

Debra Moorhead presents Clearing Clutter is Helping Her Lose Weight posted at Debra Moorhead.com

That concludes this edition. Look for our next edition on January 15th. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Weight Management and Fitness Forum using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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LED Lights

Now that Christmas is over many of us are taking down the lights that we spent hours hanging up. However, just because Christmas is over that does not mean that you have to put those lights up and not use them again until next Christmas. There are countless applications for stringed holiday lights. You can use them to brighten up your landscape, as accent lighting on your home or for your business, or as decorative lighting for other occasions such as parties, weddings, or other holidays. If you have LED lights, you can continue to use them throughout the year at little cost. The cost to operate 2000 LED Christmas lights for 8 hours a day for 365 days is about $50. The durable lights are nearly indestructible and will last for more than 50,000 hours. So do not just pack those lights up until next Christmas. Find new and unique ways to use them throughout the year.

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Interesting...

One of my favorite commercials on TV is the one where Peyton Manning gives the advise for men 25 yrs and up to wear bigger shirts. I know Manning does way too many commercials, but that one is really funny to me. That has nothing to do with this post by the way.

I just read an article on MSN and I thought it was pretty interesting. Below is basically what it says:

Guidelines to making the best decisions in the gym.

-Train on your feet. Sitting is an unnatural body position for strenuous work. Once you sit, you lose your body's natural anchor: the muscles of the back, butt, abdominal core, and legs. Ground-based training immediately puts an end to a host of outdated stationary-machine and free-weight lifts, including the bench press, military press, incline press, and chest press, and leg extensions, leg presses, leg curls, preacher curls, and so on. You'll find that staying on your feet keeps your heart rate up, requires you to think creatively, and keeps your workout moving along efficiently. You're either exercising or walking it off. That keeps your awareness up and boredom down.

-Vary your pace. Stationary running or cycling can become a semiconscious plod, anesthetized by television. Structuring tempo builds aerobic capacity, burns calories more efficiently, builds strength, and helps develop the ability to absorb force while in motion. Tempo changes do not have to be intense, only clearly drawn, whether you alternate 30-second efforts or do an "inverted pyramid" of descending durations of effort. Mentally, varying your tempo makes the time go by faster as well. With alternating durations of effort, you are pushing, recovering, or holding steady, and never simply tuning out.

-Train movements, not muscles. The five basic movements to develop in any exercise session are limited to different forms of stepping, pushing, pulling, squatting, and rotating. There's no need to do one exercise for your biceps, another for your shoulders, and another for your chest. Two good pushing drills take care of them all. Instead of targeting the upper back and then the lower back, simply pull (in the form of pull-ups or incline pull-ups) and bridge (holding your torso stiff to build strength in your back). For the lower body, lunge, step-down, and squat drills are all it takes, and body weight alone is usually more than enough load.

-Train for the four elements: stopping, slowing, descending/ascending, and catching. Many gyms don't value the reduction of force — the catching of a ball, landing from a step-down, or changing direction — because there's no easy way to measure it. Yet stopping, descending, and absorbing momentum are far more valuable for joint safety than any isolated strength-building exercise. This means not only throwing a medicine ball but also catching each return throw or rebound. It means stepping downward on one leg, running downhill, developing footwork agility, and squatting or lunging with control.

-Prepare to use the distant corners of your gym. Since gyms are not often set up for clients who move their bodies across space or in multiple directions, who toss weighted balls, or who need to do drills that require stopping and starting quickly, a more athletically based use of your health club will often require taking over its less populated areas. Empty basketball courts, aerobics classrooms, and other open areas are necessary in order to train dynamically indoors, so get used to feeling like a pioneer on the prairie.

Back to Reality

Well, after a week and a half off for Christmas and a trip to Orlando, FL, it's now time for me to get back to normal life. I am ready to start my normal, daily routine again; I do dread getting back to the exercise and weights. Not because I don't want to workout, but because I know I'll be hurting for the next couple of day. I think the best way to get back into it is to start out light. Ok here we gooo...

Orlando

So, I'm, right now, at the computer lab, right outside of the gym, in Kissimmee, Fl. I'm tired, but not like yesterday. Yesterday, we went to 3 Disney Parks. We walked soo many miles, but it was fun. I've just finished working out, and now, I'm heading back to the room to shower and watch the first bowl game of the bowl season...yippee.

Bad Credit Offers

Do you have bad credit? If so, you are not the only one and there are lots of people and companies that want to take advantage of you. That is where a website like Bad Credit Offers comes in handy. It is the user's guide to bad credit. The site monitors the market and helps consumers sort through all the "bad credit" offers available to find the best product to fit their financial needs and circumstances. They rate the markets best bad credit loans whether it is a home loan, auto loan, or personal loan. They also compare credit card offers for people with bad credit and credit counseling services that offer credit repair, debt settlement, and debt consolidation. So, if you have bad credit I suggest you check out Bad Credit Offers to make sure no one is taking advantage of your situation and that you are getting the right product for your needs.

Finance Genius

FinanceGenius is a new website with lots of great resources about managing your finances. They have information regarding Auto, Mortgage, Credit, Insurance, Student Loan, Budgeting, and Auto Warranty. The site features calculators for auto payments, mortgage refinance, and college savings. Just click on a category to find solutions to your financial concerns. I definitely recommend everyone check out this site in order to make sound financial decisions.

Weight Management and Fitness Forum - 7th Edition

Welcome to the Seventh Edition of the Weight Management and Fitness Forum. We appreciate everyone's continued support for this forum. We again received a record number of article entries for inclusion. It was difficult narrowing it down to these few, but we hope you enjoy the selections. Please find information about the next edition at the end of this forum. Again thank you for your support and if you have any comments related to this forum please email us at weightmasterblog@hotmail.com.

Fitness

Paul Heingarten presents Slim Mom Workout posted at Workoutebooks, saying, "Inside Slim Mom Workout, you’ll discover little-known secrets for preventing excess pregnancy weight gain (that can endanger both you and your baby), stretch marks, varicose veins, saggy breasts, unstoppable food cravings, mood swings, and cellulite!"

Mike Remer presents Wish Exercise wasn’t so Hard? My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog

Eric Frey presents Recovery, As Important As The Workout. posted at Eric Frey Dot Com

Aparna presents When exercise can be harmful posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, "Exercise is great. It’s good for your physical, mental as well as your emotional well-being. But exercising outdoors is not as healthy and as safe as it used to – especially in cities where pollution is rampant. Recently it was mentioned in the Daily Mail that air pollution caused by diesel exhaust fumes could cause heart attacks and strokes. So experts have advised people with known heart conditions to exercise away from traffic, to be on the safer side."

Roger Haeske presents Why Bruce Lee Had To Have Super Confidence? posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living

Pete Schindler presents Common Resistance Training Questions posted at Workout With PistolPete, saying, "This article is for people who are thinking about starting up a resistance training exercise program."

General Health

Warren Wong presents How To Wake Up Without An Alarm Clock posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, "Tips on how to wake up without an alarm clock and feel refreshed."

Joe Fier presents Why Acupuncture Could Be For You posted at Be Healthy and Relax, saying, "A great and informative read on how acupuncture could benefit your life."

Tupelo Kenyon presents Consciously Programming Your Subconscious Mind Before Sleep posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, "We are all continuously feeding our minds with the words we read, the audio we hear, and the images we see on the screen. The ideas we expose our minds to immediately before going to sleep are powerful. They sink deep into our subconscious mind as we ease into the alpha state of consciousness, as part of the sleep cycle. Here, the subconscious mind reviews the ideas over and over, not because they are the most important, but simply because they were the most recent. For a life of excellence, you must be the proactive, deliberate, aware, and conscious gatekeeper and feed your mind on purpose. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free."

Abdulrasool Sumar presents Weight Loss Side Effects of Cancer Treatment - Cachexia Wasting Syndrome posted at Mesothelioma Cancer, saying, "A common side effect of cancer treatments and the most common symptom of lung cancer or for that matter any other type of cancer is weight loss. Many cancer patients experience a significant reduction in their weights and a loss of appetite. About 6 in every 10 people suffering from lung cancer and 8 in every 10 people suffering from stomach or pancreatic cancer will lose a significant amount of weight before they are diagnosed."

Jose DeJesus MD presents Behavior change to healthier living habits opens opportunities in physician entrepreneurship posted at Physician Entrepreneur

Nutrition

Carey Yang presents Stress, Mindless Eating and Fat posted at Carey for Fitness

Randy Powell presents Post Thanksgiving Blues! posted at Eating-Veggies.com: Alkaline Diet blog

Chris Berry presents The Carbohydrate Conundrum posted at fitnessratchet.com, saying, "One part of the weight loss puzzle"

James D. Brausch presents My Crab Cake Recipe posted at Weight Loss Dude

Sagar presents Negative Calorie Foods: 15 Foods That Actually Burn More Calories Than They Contain posted at Bootstrapper

Alex M presents The Secret of the Right Diet posted at HealthOwner: Health & Fitness

Steve Pavlina presents Why Vegan? posted at Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog

Weight Loss

Shamelle presents Staying Motivated When We Don't Loose Weight, The Way We Want! posted at Enhance Life

Tiffany Ludwig presents Little Tricks posted at Loving the Low-Carb Lifestyle, saying, "This article gives helpful tips on how to survive baking during the holidays, without sampling your creations."

Dan Taylor presents Habit #3 - Water Before (but not during) Meals posted at The 45-Year Old Six Pack.

Lucynda Riley presents The Size 0 Diet posted at A Public Diet

Craig Harper presents Living in Fat City. posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, "I'm amused by those who suggest that obesity is primarily an education problem, when in reality, it is (for the majority) a self-control problem. Self control: yes, that crazy, outdated notion I've spoken of many times before. We are bombarded with education but we choose not to learn."

Anmol Mehta presents Bhastrika Yoga Breathing Exercise to Burn Fat for Natural Weight Loss & More » Mastery of Meditation, Zen & Kundalini Yoga » Blog Archive posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, "Great breathing exercise to burn fat, increase metabolism and lose weight."

Mitch McDonald presents Hoodia, Can it help you lose weight quickly? posted at FYI About.com

That concludes this edition. Look for the next edition to be published January 2nd. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Weight Management and Fitness Forum using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. Again thank you for your continued support.

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Web Hosting

If you are like me, you do not know much about web hosting. You have a website that you want to publish on the internet, but you do not know who to use for hosting it. Well there is a new website that can point you in the right direction: http://www.webhostingchoice.com . WebHostingChoice is a free guide to choosing the right web host for your personal or business site. They have a quick start guide that explains the basics of web site creation and web hosting. They also feature a search of the most widely known web hosts and gives their key features and benefits. So if you are new to blogging or web site creation, I definitely think you should check out WebHostingChoice to learn all about how to host your site.

Benifits of daily physical activity...

There are many benefits of daily physical activity...too many to mention. For times sake and simply because I don't want to write that much, I've listed a few of, what I think, are the most important. Take time to read ant think about each one and how they coud, or would, improve your life:

Exercise improves your mood.

Exercise combats chronic diseases.

Exercise helps you manage your weight.

Exercise strengthens your heart and lungs.

Exercise promotes better sleep.

Exercise can put the spark back into your sex life:)

Exercise can be - gasp - fun!

Now they aren't in any specific order. Let me know what you think and why you believe physical activity is important.

BoFlex

I've always been a fan of free weights, and I still am. Recently, however, because of a different work situation, I've been unable to go to the gym. I'm a volunteer firefighter, and a couple of the local stations put some money together and bought a couple of nautilus machines and a BoFlex. While I still love free weights, I've also become a big fan of the Boflex. It actually works really good. I get a great burn. The only bad thing about it is, with the one that we bought, there's no way to really do bench presses. It does a great job until I can get back to my normal routine.

Online Casinos

You guys may remember from some of my previous posts that I like to play online poker. Well for those of you that share my passion, I have found a website that will become a necessity for your habit: top usa online casinos. This site has a free guide to help US Players find safe and fun online gambling destinations. Casinos ranked by pro poker and blackjack players, according to bonus size, payout rate, customer support, # of games, deposit options, graphics and ease of use. They have detailed reviews of each online casino. So you can read about each one and decide which ones you want to visit and when you do there is a link right there for all the casinos. They also have equally valuable sections ranking online poker rooms and online sportsbooks. For those who like online gambling Top USA Online Casinos is a must visit.

LA Weight Loss Program

I have just found out about a new weight loss program. It is called the LA Weight Loss Program. It is supposed to be one of the most successful weight loss programs in America today. It is not a diet but a revolutionary program. It is a unique combination of one-on-one counseling, healthy menu plans that are customized for you and your lifestyle, and sensible weight loss tips. Each week you meet with your counselor who helps you with nutritional education and planning a strategy for leading a more active lifestyle. This is an all natural approach that encourages lifestyle changes which is what I think provides the best method to not only lose weight but also keep it off.

Weight Management and Fitness Forum - 6th Edition

Welcome to the 6th edition of the Weight Management and Fitness Forum. We received more submissions for this edition than we have ever received before. We had a very difficult time narrowing it down to these. We appreciate everyone's hard work and participation because that is what makes this forum possible. We hope you enjoy the selections and look for information about the next edition at the end of the articles.

Fitness

Tiffany Washko presents Eco Friendly Yoga Socks posted at Natural Family Living Blog

FitBuff presents What Is Healthy? posted at FitBuff.com's Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, "What is healthy? At first, this may seem like an easy question to answer. However, when you actually stop and think about it, it's not easy at all..."

Jeff M presents P90X® Extreme Training System posted at P90X Blog - Million dollar Body and Beachbody Products and Reviews

Mike Remer presents Oh, Oh! Here Come the Holidays and the Cold Weather My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog

Cindy Posey presents Playtime Workout for Moms and Toddlers 2 posted at Go Workout Mom, saying, "Playing with toddlers is a workout in itself. Try these toddler songs and games to incorporate a workout into your day!"

Michael Howes presents Why You Should Train Like an Athlete posted at Hot Body Training, saying, "This article explains why you should be training more like an athlete and less like a bodybuilder/ fitness competitor to get a sexy, functional and powerful body."

Sagar presents Stretch Your Goals: 10 Yoga Moves for Productivity posted at Bootstrapper

General Health

Roger Haeske presents What Is The Real Cause Of Colds? posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living, saying, "Do you want to know the real cause of colds and the flu? I can tell you right off the bat it isn't GERMS. That's an old fairy tale."

James Chambers presents Types of Hyperhidrosis posted at Hyperhidrosis

Warren Wong presents How To Feel Better And Be Happier posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, "Some practical tips you can use now to feel better and be happier."

Raj presents How Often Should You Deworm? MT Herald Dot Com posted at MT Herald Dot Com

Alvaro Fernandez presents Robert Emmons on the Positive Psychology of Gratitude posted at SharpBrains, saying, "can we enhance our happiness and health by nurturing gratitude?"

Nutrition

Doris Chua presents Benefits of Slow Juicing posted at Doris Chua: Organics & Your Health.

Becky Gillaspy presents Portion Distortion-How Portion Sizes Have Grown over the Years posted at Weight Loss without Worry, saying, "The past twenty years have produced a lot of change and our "normal" portion size is no exception. Here are a few examples of how our portions have grown over the past two decades."

Andrew Edgington presents Bodybuilding and Training Errors (Part 2). posted at Mick

Christine presents Hot Orange Juice and Honey for the Holidays! posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France, saying, "This is a great, simple, sugar-free, all natural recipe that is perfect for the holidays! It'll put a smile on the kid's faces and warm your soul!. The perfect holiday dessert drink for you, your kids and your friends refraining from alcohol."

Weight Loss

Chatty Cassie presents Losing the last 10 pounds posted at Daily Chick Chat

TherapyDoc presents Hoo-du ya love, Substances, and The Bake Sale posted at Everyone needs therapy, saying, "Cookies aren't substances, are they?"

Doug Ragan presents E3 Success Blog » Blog Archive » Cleansing for Weight Loss posted at E3 Success Blog, saying, "According to the Center for Disease Control, an estimated 66 percent of U.S. adults are overweight. 32 percent are obese. A new study by researchers at RTI International and the Centers for Disease Control estimates that U.S. obesity-attributable medical expenditures reached $75 billion in 2003 and that taxpayers finance about half of these costs through Medicare and Medicaid. Some estimates claim that obesity contributes to over 300,000 deaths per year in the U.S. and has surpassed smoking as the #1 killer."

Lucynda Riley presents Thanksgiving Day tips for dieters posted at A Public Diet

James D. Brausch presents Does Rice Make You Fat? posted at Weight Loss Dude

Dan Taylor presents Nutrition 101 (The Road to the 40-Something Sixpack) posted at The 45-Year Old Six Pack

That concludes this edition. Again, we hope you enjoyed the selections. Look for our next edition to be posted here at Weight Master on December 16th. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Weight Management and Fitness Forum using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Cinema's Best Revenge Scene

When you feel you've been wronged, do you crave revenge? The dictionary defines revenge as "an act or instance of retaliating in order to get even, an opportunity for getting satisfaction." Even though we know revenge isn’t the best way to solve a problem, payback is something sweeter when we can dream about it, or even better - see it on the big screen. One of the best revenge movies of all time is Man on Fire starring Denzel Washington. Nothing is more dangerous than a man with nothing to lose. If that man also happens to be John Creasy, the former government assassin in Tony Scott's cathartic and extremely satisfying Man on Fire, you don't stand a chance. When the little girl Creasy is hired to protect is kidnapped, he swears to avenge her capture and take out everyone responsible...and we do mean everyone. To get an idea of Creasy's fiery rage, just ask Officer Fuentes what an explosive suppository feels like. In that best revenge scene of all, after knocking him out, Creasy inserts a bomb into the crooked policeman's anus. Then, after getting the desired information out of him he simply detonates the bomb.

A new movie that has a central theme of revenge is Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd (visit the official Sweeney Todd movie site). In this big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller, Johnny Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge. When returning from prison, he reopens his barber shop and becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street killing those who wronged him. If you have never heard of this musical, trust me it is a great story and this should be a good movie. For more information you can also visit Sweeney Todd on MySpace.