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1. You Assume "Healthy" Means "Low-Cal" The label trumpets "low fat," "zero trans fats," or "no carbs." But these virtuous pronouncements don't tell you a thing about calories — which is what you need to pay attention to in order to lose weight and ...

1. You Assume "Healthy" Means "Low-Cal" The label...

A few years ago, I worked with a woman who had decided to stop her nighttime bingeing by locking her food in cabinets and giving her husband the key. “It sounded like a perfect plan,” she said, “until I spent the hours after my husband went to sleep ...

A few years ago, I worked with a woman who had dec...

My mother has a name for the elaborate, wrongheaded tales we tell ourselves. She calls them Jack Stories.Here’s the original: One day, Jack had a flat tire on the side of the road. (This was before spare tires, cell phones, navigation systems, and AA...

My mother has a name for the elaborate, wrongheade...

Everything you do — from sleeping to eating a bowl of rocky road ice cream — burns calories. Likewise, every bodily function, like digestion, blood circulation, and breathing, takes effort. The energy, or calories, your body burns just to keep you al...

Everything you do — from sleeping to eating a bowl...

You diet more than ever, but don’t weigh less. Exercise regularly, but still feel flabby. And your once perfectly fitting clothes now seem snug.If you’re nodding your head in agreement, chances are you’re in the over-35 club. Like most members, you p...

You diet more than ever, but don’t weigh less. Exe...

Everyone's days are numbered. And fretting about your weight or the size of your thighs won't do a stitch of good. Here's what will.My friend Catherine recently told me about a 50-year-old friend of hers who'd been a member of a sewing circle for 10 ...

Everyone's days are numbered. And fretting about y...

There's no need to shop for special tools or costly appliances to make healthier meals — your kitchen is likely already stocked with the necessary tools to whip up lower-fat, lower-calorie dishes. Keep in mind these seven no-gimmick guidelines. In ad...

There's no need to shop for special tools or costl...

Take our quiz, then find the best, research-proven ways to keep chocolate and cookies and chips from wrecking your diet. Also, be sure to watch this video on how to beat cravingsYou're going along, minding your own business, when it hits — an intense...

Take our quiz, then find the best, research-proven...

Are you serious about eating healthy? You've come to the perfect place. The Good Housekeeping nutrition experts are serving up monthly plans with seven-day menus that are balanced, tasty, and easy to make. Many meals can be made in 10 minutes. The pa...

Are you serious about eating healthy? You've come ...

These round-the-clock strategies will help you drop the pounds fast — no matter how crazy your life is.After my son was born, I managed to lose the 40 pounds of baby weight within a year. The kid weight? It's still hanging around, and Patrick is now ...

These round-the-clock strategies will help you dro...

Think of this as your weekend to kick back — to relax your body, rekindle your spirit. But it's more: During these two days, you'll be able to turn around unhealthy eating habits and jump-start your workout routine, key moves if you want to drop poun...

Think of this as your weekend to kick back — to re...

Follow this luxurious low-cal meal plan to jump-start your diet over the weekend. Also be sure to check out these mini-workouts to get your heart pumpingThis menu allows you to eat as you wish, whether you're cooking for the family or on the go. The ...

Follow this luxurious low-cal meal plan to jump-st...

These easy-to-follow diet and exercise tips will help you lose five pounds (or more) — and keep it off.Lose five pounds fast with this simple exercise trick that cuts your cardio time down to just a half hour per day. Low-Carb PastaIf you're trying t...

These easy-to-follow diet and exercise tips will h...

These days, anti-aging cosmetics can seem more like food than beauty potions: Everything from pomegranate to soy is being infused into creams, cleansers, and serums. But applying products on your skin's surface is no substitute for actually eating th...

These days, anti-aging cosmetics can seem more lik...

Gwyneth Paltrow has done it as part of her famous cleanses.The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck touts its benefits, too. And thousands of other women have hopped on this latest dietary bandwagon, which calls for avoiding all products that contain gluten —...

Gwyneth Paltrow has done it as part of her famous ...

In the first trimester hormone changes can cause nausea and vomiting. This is called "morning sickness," although it can occur at any time of day. Morning sickness usually tapers off by the second trimester. What Might Help Eat several small meals i...

In the first trimester hormone changes can cause n...

Temporary bladder control problems are common in pregnancy. Your unborn baby pushes down on the bladder, uretha, and pelvic floor muscles. This pressure can lead to more frequent need to urinate, as well as leaking of urine when sneezing, coughing, o...

Temporary bladder control problems are common in p...

During pregnancy blood volume increases greatly. This can cause veins to enlarge. Plus, pressure on the large veins behind the uterus causes the blood to slow in its return to the heart. For these reasons, varicose veins in the legs and anus (hemorrh...

During pregnancy blood volume increases greatly. T...

Many women develop mild swelling in the face, hands, or ankles at some point in their pregnancies. As the due date approaches, swelling often becomes more noticeable. What Might Help Drink eight to 10 glasses of fluids daily. Don't drink caffeine or...

Many women develop mild swelling in the face, hand...

Feelings of swelling, tingling, and numbness in fingers and hands, called carpal tunnel syndrome, can occur during pregnancy. These symptoms are due to swelling of tissues in the narrow passages in your wrists, and they should disappear after deliver...

Feelings of swelling, tingling, and numbness in fi...

Stretch marks are red, pink, or brown streaks on the skin. Most often they appear on the thighs, buttocks, abdomen, and breasts. These scars are caused by the stretching of the skin, and usually appear in the second half of pregnancy. Some women noti...

Stretch marks are red, pink, or brown streaks on t...