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Early next year, ad men Alex Bogusky and Chuck Porter will release The 9-inch Diet.
The premise of the book is: by using a 9-inch plate at every meal, caloric intake can be decreased by 30-35 percent.
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There are hundreds of diets, tips, books, and techniques out there for losing weight. Despite this, those who sustain long-term weight loss are few and far between.
In this post, Ranae shares some pearls of wisdom that have helped her achieve her own weight loss, and in turn, have helped others.
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Here in the UK, tomatoes are in season at the moment, and piled high at the market. They’re one of my favorite foods - healthy, delicious and useful in all sorts of dishes. Read on for tomato facts that you might not know, and some ways to eat more tomatoes every day.
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One of the easiest ways to boost your weight loss is to curb your alcohol intake. Not only do alcoholic drinks contain calories, they also tend to increase your appetite and reduce your will-power: a very diet-unfriendly combination!
Even if your social life doesn’t revolve around bars and clubs, don’t assume it’ll be easy for [...]

Are you crazy about puns and low calorie cooking?
If so, you will like Eat, Shrink & Be Merry - a healthy cookbook from Janet & Greta Podleski.

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Here is a comparison of 4 breakfasts from fast food outlets, along with 6 home-made breakfasts.
Each breakfast was actually prepared (or purchased) and photographed. Calorie counts are listed (full nutritional details also available).
Ranae (who compiled this list) lost 137 pounds by eating around 1400-1500 Calories per day (divided into 3 meals and 2 snacks). [...]

We’ve just added some “Buzz Up!” buttons to the foot of new posts. On Yahoo Buzz, people can vote for useful stories. Yahoo Buzz has a more broad selection of items than other news voting sites (such as digg).
If you see a post that you think would be useful for others, spread the word by [...]

If you’re on a diet - or if you just try to eat healthily and exercise regularly - then take a few moments to consider how you talk about it. You might think that the way you describe your diet to friends, colleagues and yourself doesn’t really matter, but changing the way you talk about [...]

Studies almost always lead to great discussion here on Diet Blog. We analyze, ask questions, interpret and share our own experiences. Inevitably, we find flaws in the methodology, show other studies that counter it and (let’s be honest) editorialize it to suit our own belief systems.
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As someone who’s been “shown the door” at nightclubs before, this article really annoyed me. A club in Australia faces hot water for barring heavy set women, but admitting men of similar size.
Yeah, because we all know how appealing fat dudes are! The bar’s actions prompted protests and 1,000 people to join an internet-based [...]