Is water important? Well let’s see, other than making up 50%-60% of our bodies, regulating body temperature, helping our breathing, transporting nutrients, carrying away waste and helping our muscles function, water is pretty much useless. Oh,... Read more
Welcome to SparkPeople! Hopefully your program is off to a smooth start, and you’re happy with your progress so far. But for others who aren’t seeing results yet, it’s been a little more frustrating. Many dieters tend to make simila... Read more
Forget about New Year’s Resolutions--summer is the easiest time to start your weight loss journey. The days are longer and the grass is green. The sun isn’t hiding behind the clouds anymore and you don’t have any excuses left to... Read more
Let’s take a break and have a little fun!
Dieting is important business, but that doesn’t mean we have to take it so darned seriously. Time to play a game!
Below are some jumbled up words and short phrases. See how long... Read more
Is it a problem to eat less than my recommended calories each day?
Strange as it sounds, going too low on calories is a common cause of getting stuck at your current weight despite dieting. Your body is designed to protect you from starvation du... Read more
It has not changed since I weighed 135 and now at 128 does anyone have any idea what to do as I have tried changing it where it says to change it in several different places.... Read more
Hi My name is Brittany,
My family and I just moved to AZ from Colorado for my husbands job. My husband and I have been married for almost a year and I have a 5 year old son from another relationship. This is the first time in 5 years I ha... Read more
Does anyone actually believe that this concept exists? Do people lose weight with the intention of leaving their spouse afterwards?
What say you?... Read more
I need encouragement! I have been stuck for 6 weeks. I lose 2 gain 2 lose 2 gain 2 and I am starting to lose heart. I log my food and I work out almost daily, I went from being completely sedentary to a total lifestyle change and I have only lost 1... Read more
193 I have been takeing 2000 iu of Vitamin D daily for a year! Not sure if that's to much ? Does anyone know the answer? Is it true that it helps with weight loss?... Read more
What if I told you there is something you can drink that is easily accessible, free, healthy, and can help you lose more weight? Does it sound too good to be true? For years, people have speculated that this drink helps with weight loss. But until... Read more
Hydration is something many of us take for granted, but it is even more important the more active we are. Water is one nutrient we cannot, nor should not forgo. While we can go for weeks without food, water is a whole different scenario. Without wate... Read more
If you drink more water when it's very hot then don't worry if your weight initially goes up a few pounds...
It's really easy to drink more and then go into panic mode and blame the 250 calorie ice cream for putting on a couple of pounds and the... Read more
Water For Weight Loss
Complete a Water Challenge to Boost Health and Motivation
We all know the importance of drinking water for weight loss. Or so we say. There are so many benefits of drinking water, its amazing the world isn’t followi... Read more