Losing weight can be as simple as cutting out one teaspoon of sugar in your morning coffee or forgoing that extra slice of bread with your dinner.
To lose a pound of fat a month, assuming your intake and expenditure of all other calories remains the same, all you need to do is cut […]

Actress Kirstie Alley is setting up her own weight loss plan after parting ways with diet giant Jenny Craig.
The star, who shed 75 pounds on the Jenny Craig plan, split from the company after three years as their spokeswoman.
But instead of shunning the dieting limelight Alley, who has recently struggled with keeping the weight off, […]

CNN reported that Tracey Wygal, a 30-year-old middle-school teacher goes to the gym daily. She does cardio exercise, strength trains and follows what she calls a “clean diet.”
A junk food diet in her early teens led her to weigh 295 pounds. “It was my first year out of college, and that number, along with being […]

I couldn’t help thinking about ‘what if’ some of the hottest celebrities today ate like the rest of us? Yes, you know….Super Size Me!
10 - Elizabeth Hurley 

9 - Gwyneth Paltrow 

 8 - Jennifer Love Hewitt

7 - Jennifer Lopez 

 6 - Julia Roberts

5 - Renee Zellweger 

4 - Sandra Bullock

 3 - Shakira

2 - Catherine Zeta-Jones 

1 -  Pam Anderson

Here’s some advice that got my attention today. If trying to lose weight thenskip the diet pop and go straight for the sugar!
According to a study of two groups of rats, researchers at Purdue University found those fed yogurt sweetened with saccharin, a zero-calorie sweetener, ate more and gained more weight than those that […]

With so many studies and franchised programs available, how do we know which ones really work? Below we’ve captured some of the major ones everyones talking about along with some pros and cons of each diet.
Weight Watchers
Based on a points system known as the “Winning Points” plan whereby all types of […]

The myTorontoWeightLoss.com (WHR) waist-to-hip ratio calculator measures the ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips. Your waist-to-hip ratio tells you if you’re pear-shaped, apple-shaped or squash-shaped.
Did you know that a Cambridge University study says that the size of your waist in relation to the size of your hips can help […]

The myTorontoWeightLoss.com Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator is a great tool to determine when extra pounds translate into health risks. BMI is a measure which takes into account a person’s weight and height to gauge total body fat in adults.
Someone with a BMI of 26 to 27 is about 20 percent overweight, which is generally […]

The myTorontoWeightLoss.com BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) Calculator is an estimate of how many calories your body needs to maintain its current weight. It represents the amount of calories per day your body burns, regardless of exercise.
In order to lose weight, you simply need to increase your daily activity or consume fewer calories than those needed […]

You hear it all the time - “metabolism”, but what is it? It’s the process of converting food to energy (movement and heat). Metabolism happens in your muscles and organs and the result of it is what we commonly refer to as “burning calories”. Metabolism is essentially the speed at which your body’s […]