March 2010

• Greetings from Group
• Rational or Emotional?  Your Brain on Food
• Can Diet Affect Depression?
• Blood Pressure Problems Linked to Dementia
• Why We Gain Weight As We Age
• Restaurants begin to Count Calories
• Deborah's Spaghetti
• What is my Intention? Where is my Attention

January 2010

• Greetings from Group - Relapse symptoms and New Years Resolutions
• How to Manage Your Diabetes
• Improve Your Body Image
• The Hidden Benefits of Exercise
• Greetings from the Dietitian - Great Courses 'Nutrition Made Clear'
• Thought for the Day - Getting Unstuck

December 2009

• A Holiday Thought
• Strong Link Between Obesity and Depression
• Junk food is like heroin for rats
• Slow food:  Good for the planet and the waistline
• Weight Loss is Good for the Kidneys
• Exercise Keeps Dangerous Visceral Fat Away a Year After Weight Loss, Finds UAB Study
• The Best Exercises for Healthy Bones
• Faster, Higher, Stronger Fitness and Nutrition News
• How to Avoid Those Calorie Traps

November 2009

October 2009

• The Eating Addiction High Risk Situation List
• 'The Law of the Garbage Truck'
• Being fat can cut women's life expectancy
• Recipes:
  Green Papaya and Shrimp Salad
  Three-Bean Salad with Grilled Chicken
  Farfalle and Herb Salad with Peas
  Low-Calorie Salad Dressings:
  ---Creamy Dill and Cucumber
  ---Sun-dried Tomato
  ---Zesty Orange Poppy Seed
  ---Dijon and Tarragon Dressing
  ---Cream Pesto Dressing
  ---Cream Blue Cheese Dressing
  Crockpot Baked Beans
  Pumpkin Risotto with Prosciutto
  Smashed Potatoes and Pumpkin

September 2009

• Group workbook exercise: Food Addiction - Recovery and Relapse Prevention for Compulsive Overeaters, Binge Eaters, and Food Addicts
• Cost of Treating obesity Soars
• Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin
• The Best Diet for Life

July-August 2009

• Greetings from Group -Need a Lift? Overview of article in 'O Magazine'
• A Trip to Costco
• Study: Cutting Calories Extends Life
• News of the Weird: Why am I Gaining Weight?
• Good Mood Can Run Long After Workout
• Blogging dietitian invites people to watch her watch what she eats
• Optifast Product Update from Nestles
• Recipes:
  Cool Chick Salad
  Rootie Toot Fruit Salad

June 2009

• Greetings from Group
• Forewarned in Forearmed
• 'The End of Overeating' by David A Kessler, MD
• NAFLD, NASH and the Impact of Weight Loss
• Greetings from the Dietition
• Recipes
  Roasted Salmon with Grain Mustard and Herbs
  Roasted Halibut with Tomato-Juniper Compote

May 2009

• 'What an average person has to say about a life-changing experience', aftercare patient speaking to group
• Big Belly and Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of Restless Leg Syndrome
• Missy Orr - Group Exercise Session'
• Help! I am Late again. Enough with the Chit Chat - a new exercise devise
• Dietation presentation
• Serving size portions
• Recipes:
  Gaucho Steak with Four-Herb Chimichurri
  Four-Herb Chimichurri
  Chili Lime Corn on the Cob
  Jicama Slaw

April 2009

• Counting Calories - Nutrition bill would battle the bulge
• Exhausted, But Just Can't Fall Asleep?
• Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk
• Being obese as risky as smoking?
• Beating the Obesity Gene
• How to decode new food labels
• Recipes:
  Salmon with Tomatoes and Rosemary
  Baby Bok Choy, Sugar Snap Pease amd Garlic
  Pantry Tomato Soup
  Roasted Carrot Soup
  Cream of Cauliflower Soup
  Beet Apple Soup