MoneyDiet

As you've probably heard, the newly passed health care bill isn't just going to change health insurance. There was a provision in the bill that's going to soon make it mandatory for chain restaurants and vending machines to post how many calories each menu item contains. As someone who's been...

I'm not going to even pretend to be optimistic about how things have been going on my Money Diet this week, and yet, I'm not pessimistic -- hey, at least I'm not gaining weight! I'm just not losing it either. One reader commented after last week's post that maybe I'm gaining muscle, which weighs...

The good news is that I haven't gained any weight this week. The bad news is that I haven't lost any either. And I admit, my first thought the last time I looked at the scale was about as self-defeating as it gets. If I'm not losing any weight by giving up junk food, why am I depriving myself of...

I'm going to begin with a story. Yesterday morning, I got a glimpse into why it's important to try to lose weight. My 8-year-old daughter was about to board her school bus and realized her homework was in her school bag, back at our house. And so I told her how sorry I was, but that she'd have to...

I'm afraid to look at my bathroom scale. I have no idea if I've lost or gained weight this week. Well, actually, I have an idea, which is why I'd rather not weigh myself. The best I can probably hope for is that I've maintained my weight. I'm in week six of "The Money Diet." For those of you who...

I'm in week five of the Money Diet, where I try to lose weight by counting how much I'm saving every week by not eating junk food. And it's still working. I'm really pretty shocked by my weight loss. When I started this, if anyone had asked me to be truthful, I would have admitted that I was full...

I still can't quite believe it, but the "Money Diet" I'm on appears to be working; I'm still losing weight. First, the quick explanation for those of you who don't know the backstory: Since January 1, I've been on a diet. But instead of counting calories, I decided to tally up what I'm saving by...

First, the bad news: My weight hasn't exactly plummeted since I started this money diet. Oh, the first week was amazing. The second week, nothing happened. This third week, I seem to have lost a pound or two. But I am confident that I'm saving money. For those of you who aren't in the know, I've...

I'm on week two of the "Money Diet," and while I apparently haven't lost any weight, I figure I've "earned" a lot more than I have in previous weeks. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm referring to the diet I've nicknamed the Money Diet. On January 1, I announced here on WalletPop...

So I've been on "The Money Diet" for one week now, and it seems to be working. According to my scale, I've lost 11 pounds. Now, don't be too impressed. I'm not. I 'm confident that whatever I've lost was mostly water and holiday fat that hadn't quite solidified into more or less permanent fat. If...