My insurance through my employer now pays for one weight loss surgery per lifetime. As a result many of my co workers have had the procedure. However many of them are still overweight. I don’t want to have this procedure if its not going to help me lose some of the pounds so that exercise/physical activity is not so much of a chore. Please help.

and lost it again. I have another 84 to lose. Should I speed up my weight loss? Or am I losing normally?
I am not on a diet I have completely changed my eating habits and lifestyle, also I am getting exercise. I was a real couch potato. Now the TV rarely comes on.

One of my friend thinks that she has a tapeworm inside of her. What are all the signs that a human might have a tapeworm in them besides weight loss ? And what to do to get rid of them ?

I will be able to do nothing at all for two weeks. Following that, no cardio for six to eight weeks. How to ensure continued weight loss?

When I start new programs for body toning and weight loss, they usually provide a diet. These diets always tell you to stop caffeine completely. Why? I went to curves, dropped 2 sizes, but my fat index remained the same. They asked if drank caffeine. Yes!

I have read that the major weight loss supplements are mostly caffeine (Xenadrine, Stacker, Trim Spa, Ect.). This is why most pro athletes do not use them. Is this statement true? Are there any caffeine free supplements? Also, is it true that ephedra is a form of caffeine?

I’ve heard thigns about casiers refusing to sell young girls diet pills. This made me wonder if there is an age restriction to purchase diet pills. How old do you have to be to buy diet pills?

I have a foot injury and am not sure when I will be able to work out and be active. I have been working out for weight loss and have incorporated exercise into my daily life but now I have to stop until my foot injury heels. I am very upset because I have come so far and feel like this is a big interference with my progress. What can I do to still feel like I am working out and burn fat, or at least not gain weight back?

I have tried every diet book out there. So far, the only thing that’s worked for me is a raw diet but I never can stick to it for long!

Thomas Hoefter

i have naturopathicas’s ‘fat magnet’ and was curious as to whether it would work even if you did not eat anything after consumption of the tablets. Would it result in increased weight loss, or have no effect at all?