31 years of dieting at Daily Power Walk

You might think it sound's ridiculous but it's not. "Who spends 31 years dieting?" Well actually more people than you might think. A British study shows that women especially spend too much time worrying about diets and looking slim. Usually these slimming thoughts come creeping around New Year. "A new year, a new you". Ever heard that one before? How many times have you thought that you should take up an exercise? [...] Read More


Cheating to be fit? at Daily Power Walk

Yesterday I heard on the news that Brazilian woman, especially in Belo Horizonte, use 42% more diet pills than European women. And I think to myself; how is this possible? Why? It's incredible easy to buy diet pills here in Brazil, you can buy it basically anywhere. For the really heavy stuff you need a doctors prescription but that is usually not a problem. Case study shows that not even half of [...] Read More


Exercising when ill? at Daily Power Walk

I always say that you should exercise while you can because you never know when you will get ill. I´m not sure about you but when I get ill I get really ill. So for me to even think about exercising is far away. I also think that it´s better to stay in bed one day instead of tiring yourself and then have to stay in bed for a week. When [...] Read More


Dieting Doesn't Work! at Well Woman Blog

NEWSFLASH: Researchers tell us that dieting doesn't work. Well, heck. I could have told them that. I've been on dozens of different diets, and do I look slim and trim? No. In fact, in the long run, I think I'm heavier now than I was before my first diet. Quoting from an article in Medical News Today: UCLA associate professor of psychology and lead author of the study, Traci Mann said: "You can [...] Read More


Breathing into a thinner stomach at Are you a beauty?

I must admit I have been overindulging in ice cream this past month, which has already made some of my tighter clothes unfitting. And although I am sorry to say this, I'm going on a stricter diet from today, which means little or no carbs - and no ice cream. As I am sucking on ice cubes, imagining it was thick, delicious Italian gelato (did I mention I was a real [...] Read More