If you are trying to lose weight and keep it off then these six quick weight loss tips can help you be on your way in no time.  Some of these are obvious and you may have heard of them before but they are proven successful time and time again.  If you take these tips to heart and include them in your diet, achieving your weight loss goals will be easier than you think.

How much are you really eating?

Hello to everyone!  Here are today’s top posts from around the web.  Below are a five great posts that I have found very helpful and you should really check them out.  Since I am constantly browsing the internet looking for great things to write about, I thought it would be great to share them with you as well!

First is an article written by Jeff Anderson at Military.com.  This posts goes over some common misconceptions about carbohydrates and gives you the straight facts on what are bad carbs and good carbs.  It is very important to know which carbs you need and don’t need for weight loss.  6 FACTS ABOUT CARBOHYDRATES

I’m creating a blog carnival where I will be listing many great posts from other bloggers around the internet.  These will be helpful posts that will show you tips and strategies on how to help you lose weight and keep it off.

Stay tuned, the first edition will be posted Wednesday!

Over the past year the rate in obesity did not decrease in any state of the US.  The child obesity rate is now at and above 30 percent in 30 states.

These stats are from the sixth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2009 report, released July 1, by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).  Contained within the report are recommendations for combating obesity within health reform and a state-by—state look into the child obesity rate, as well as, adults.