You can imagine that the “weight loss resolution” promotions are in full swing! Since the beginning of the year, there have been so many adverts on “weight loss”, “shedding the pounds”, “get your body back” and “getting rid of unwanted fat”.

Even Larry King Live got into the action by featuring an entire segment on the reality show: ‘The Biggest Looser’ during the week of December 24. We’re not a big reality show fan, but we’ve got to admit that ‘The Biggest Looser’ is changing lives and they are doing it the old-fashioned way with hard work, exercise, motivation, cutting out junk food, eating good quality foods and portion management. At least, this show is not about a new fad diet, but rather a new lifestyle change that incorporates healthy eating and fitness habits.

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Losing weight can be the most frustrating thing on the planet.

Losing weight is a battle for most Americans, in fact, about 75 percent of American adults are overweight or obese, and the number of overweight children is growing rapidly.

Losing weight and keeping it off permanently is most complicated than a lot of those infomercials would have you believe. So far, magic pills are nonexistent, and almost all diets fail.

In the past few weeks, I’ve shared with you two blog posts in which Dr. John Berardi talks about losing body weight (and body fat).

The first one talks about how important incentives are for changing your body. And it goes on to incentivize you with a whopping $40,000 in prize money.

>>> Here’s that link if you missed it:

* Could The Chance To Win $10,000 Help You Get In Shape?

The second post shows you how to coerce yourself into sticking to the plan, even when the motivation wanes.

>>> Here’s that link if you missed it:
* Enter “the best kept secret in weight loss.”

I’m a huge fan of Dr John Berardi and since getting my hands on his Precision Nutrition, I’ve found it to be incredible at helping me keep my healthy eating habits in check.

There’s really no such thing as an easy way to lose weight and keep it off permanently. You just have to roll up your sleeve and become 100 per cent committed to making better food choices AND remaining fit (for life).

Dr. John Berardi Lean Eating Program is launching TODAY!. It’s a transformational program that will only be open for short time (and he only opens it once per year). Last year, he awarded $10,000 to the winner of his weight loss challenge.

I’ve seen all the before and after photos of the winners and I can tell you these people have transformed their bodies and if they keep up with Dr. Berardi’s advice, they will have transformed their lives and the lives of their entire family (and extended family) FOREVER!

Before I talk to you about Dr. Berardi’s program launching today, I invite you to learn from Dr. Berardi’s 5 dummy-proof ways to start improving your diet:

The best way for you to improve your diet is to follow these five rules:

1. Eat about 4 – 5x a day and don’t wait so long between meals.

It has been another busy month on Eat Smart Age Smart and I’m excited to share some of the most popular features on healthy eating and adopting healthy lifestyle.

If you are looking for simple healthy diet and healthy lifestyle tips, you’ll want to check out Eat Smart Age Smart!

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Here are some of the most read features on Eat Smart Age Smart!

1) What are you happy about?

2) Biggest Loser Season 8 – first episode

3) Healthy carb recipes

4) Jamie Oliver shares tips on cooking for weight loss

5) Is the Sensa Weight Loss system a gimmick?

6) 27 Vegan recipes for newbies

7) Squats are my secret to a firm butt and slim thighs

This free trial offer will surely please a lot of people looking for hair care that is PARABEN FREE!
I just got word on this new free trial offer from a hair care conditioning line called CREO Nano Pro-Tec Cleanser!

CREO Nano Pro-Tec Cleanser is a greener hair care line that is:
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* It’s DEA free and TEA free
* CREO Nano Pro-Tec Cleanser is Vegan
* This green hair care line will help preserves hair protein and that means that it makes colour treatments last longer!

Ladies, I have too much makeup on hand and after reading Felicia’s amazing reviews of the products she received during the Fabulous March contest, I thought I needed to give out more products to my readers so they can try them, test them and send me their thoughts.

If you remember, up to now, I have three wonderful contest winners who’ve been sending me their reviews:

1) December flat iron winner Robin sent us before and after photos, which I posted on the site.

This is one of the higher priced free trial offers I’ve come across until now.

Pliatrol High Potency Anti-Wrinkle sells for $99.99, but via this free trial offer, you can try if for 14 days without paying for the product (you only pay $4.95 for shipping and handling) and if you find it provides you with the anti-aging benefits their clients have been seeing.

Pliatrol was designed to help provide a lift to your face and helps your skin regain its firmness so that you look more youthful.

Here are the weekly Sass, Style & Substance reads for the weekend of ***May 30th*** packed with great beauty, fashion, style and diet tips from some of the top top lifestyle bloggers!

eye4style
eye4style reviews the chic Delirium & Co. Candle collection.

A Touch of Blusher
A Touch of Blusher comes across some of the best makeup brushes.

My Women Stuff
Takes the new Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant for a test drive

Beauty Match
A few summer 2009 make-up collections that will turn heads!

Eat Smart Age Smart
American diets versus European diets

STYLEnosh
Can you really have too many handbags?

Style Manila
PROMOD SS09 introduces French sreet style to Manila streets.

Here are the weekly Sass, Style & Substance reads for the weekend of ***May 23rd*** packed with great beauty, fashion, style and diet tips from some of the top top lifestyle bloggers!

A Touch of Blusher
A Touch of Blusher stops by Dolce & Gabbana’s makeup counter in London.

My Women Stuff
1 Month 1 Eyeshadow 1 Blush – Take the challenge!

Bags, Bling & Beauty
Bags, Bling and Beauty invites you to check out swimwear tips from Shoshanna Gruss.

Raging Rouge
Raging Rouge blows her diet with a 2,000 calorie treat by MAX Factor.

eye4style
eye4style has the scoop on the new contemporary collection from Badgley Mischka – Mark & James!

Beauty Match
Kylie Minogue’s behind the scene U.K. Elle shoot

Eat Smart Age Smart
Win $10,000 to get in shape!

STYLEnosh
THIS is the problem with cropped pants!

There are a few episodes in a woman’s life where she really takes a look at herself in the mirror and questions her attractiveness and her beauty.

In my opinion, birthdays after the age of 35 and having to face dating again after a divorce or a break-up as you age are top on my list. I’d say that milestone birthday like 40, 50 or 60 might also be right up there.

Let me start with the birthdays after 35 – I think that you look at yourself and wonder if you are getting better or getting older and sometimes insecurities creep up and make you unsure of the image that is reflected in the mirror.

For the past few months the entire team here has been working really hard at creating a brand new site!

Since I noticed that a lot of the nutrition and fitness posts that I published were becoming more and more read and popular, I made an executive decision to separate the content to a brand new site and focus solely on nutrition and fitness on Eat Smart Age Smart.

You’ll want to sign-up to receive weekly Eat Smart Age Smart tips and just like on Beauty Match … we’ll have a series of contests that are exclusive to readers who join our free membership!

I will preface this post by saying that all that I’m about to write is based on rumour of course because we all know that in Hollywood no one has a cosmetic doctor on speed dial!

That said, there are some celebs who openly admit to having a bit of help in keeping their youthful look.

It’s a dog-eat-dog-world in Hollywood and I may be all philosophical about aging and I may spend a lot of time on my site pushing the virtues of aging well, but then again I do not make my living in front of the camera.

I will openly admit to my readers that I’ve never had any nip, tuck or injections done not because I’m opposed to the idea or feel that I want to age gracefully, but simply because I don’t feel I need it. As long as I keep looking much younger than my real age … then I’ll only be visiting my cosmetic doctor to help me deal with my acne scars.

It’s no secret that Madonna has got to be the fittest 50-year-old woman on the planet. Heck, she would beat me at the gym and she’d been most women half her age.

Madonna is certainly disciplined when it comes to her workouts. This is nothing new because Madonna has been training and keeping her body fit since she was in her 20s! The mother of two and adoptive mother of little David from Malawi is getting a lot of ink because of the fact that so many people have preconceived notions of what a 50-something woman should look like. I’m not the biggest Madonna fan, but I do love how Madonna has always broken rules and she’s not afraid to shy away from “sameness”.

Women are so good at taking care of everyone around them that many forget to put themselves and their health first. There are so many things women do well when it comes to sabotaging their health and I really think they are selling themselves short without always recognizing the consequences of their actions.

I thought it might be a good idea to look at 15 things women do to sabotage their health in the hopes that this list will become a wake-up call for many women.

1) There’s nothing wrong with having one or two bad habits: Thinking that eating well all week long allows you to have a few “weekend cigarettes” without affecting your health or going to the gym all week and end up finishing two bottles of red wine on Saturday with the pretext that red wine is good for you is simply foolish. Even though you maintain overall good health habits, the fact that you are smoking or/and drinking heavily will affect your health negatively.

2) I really don’t have the time to exercise because my life is way too crazy: Juggling a career and a family is not an easy task in the new millennium. There are far more pressures on women today than at any other time in history because we have more choices and freedom and that means that we might be tempted to “have it all at the same time”. I truly believe that in life we can have it all … but NOT at the same time. If you are over 40, you should know that lack of exercise and chronic stress are the two best way for you to sabotage your health.