Even if you eat a low-fat diet at home, it is often difficult to pass up high-fat items when dining at restaurants. A generation ago, this was not much of a problem. Eating out was a rare treat, take-out was a rarity and only a few pizza places delivered.
The South Beach Diet, created by cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston, is a safe and effective diet that differs from other diets in that it advocates not just a new way of eating but a new way of life.
On average, a woman gains between 25 and 35 pounds during her pregnancy. During and labor and immediately after delivery a new mother might shed 10 to 15 pounds of that. This leaves from 10 to 25 additional pounds of weight left on the new mom’s “new†body. It can be a source of great [...]