After losing a Super Bowl bet with Extra co-host AJ Calloway, Maria Menounos had to wear a Giants-colored bikini in the middle of Times Square. Good thing she has stuck to her weight loss plan, which helped her to lose over 40 pounds a few years ago and keep it off! She looked awesome in the red, white and blue bikini and a pair of warm, furry black Uggs. At least her feet were warm! Even fellow cohost Mario Lopez mentioned how good she looked in his Tweet, “My girl @mariamenounos lost …

Losing weight isn’t easy, but it shouldn’t be a lesson in frustration either. Just because you decide to lose weight doesn’t mean it’s going to happen, there can be factors that come into play that you may not have considered. Knowing what you’re up against can give you the ammunition you need to win the war on weight loss. Check out these 10 scenarios that could be sabotaging your weight loss plans.
Drinking Too Much Wine
Drinking one glass of wine can help your heart and only adds about 150 calories to …

Dr. Oz is back in full force for his new season. I usually don’t watch a lot of daytime shows, but when I see something pertaining to weight loss or fitness, I’m all ears and eyes.
Prior to the airing of this episode, Dr. Oz conducted a poll on his website asking women to choose their biggest hurdle to overcome when trying to lose weight. He took the top three hurdles and discussed them on his show. I’m revealing them to you here and adding a little extra advice on top …

You can eat healthier than you’re doing right now AND save a boatload of money. How? Couponing!

Americans love sugar, and the proof is in our consumption of this sweet white powder. The average American consumes 22 teaspoons of sugar every day.
That is a lot of sugar!
The American Diet, which is heavy in processed foods,  is quite saturated with sugar. Look at the nutrition label of spaghetti sauce, Ranch dressing, ketchup and even yogurt, and you’ll some form of sugar as one of the leading ingredients.
Research has helped us uncover many of the hidden and indirect effects of sugar. For instance, we now know that sugar has …

A celebration and a question. Why IS America so fat? This nation is about to turn an extremely young 234 years old in less than a week and even though we’ve excelled in many areas and are at the top of our game in quite a few, we are desperately failing to make the grade in the way we take care of our bodies.
I won’t bore you with all the statistics that I am sure you’ve heard many times, but here are just a few to digest:

In the past two …