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Weight Loss 101

Eat less, move more. It's that simple. More than half of all Americans are fat, with body mass index measures of 25 to 29.9. These steps can help you drop pounds and feel better.

Steps for getting started
Step 1: Calculate your BMI
Step 2: The Basics of Health
Step 3: Avoid fads
Step 4: Read up: Start exercising



THE SKINNY ON DIET BOOKS

Dieting for Dummies
Thin for Life
Volumetrics
The Pritikin Principle
Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution
The New Beverly Hills Diet
Sugar Busters!
The Zone
The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet
NEWS FROM HEALTHDAY

Weight Loss Tips
Fat
Starting an exercise program
Obesity
Fitness tips
Walking and health
Nutrition

CALCULATE YOUR BMI

Body Mass Index (BMI) is the measurement of weight in relation to height, and is widely used as an indicator of obesity. Use the simple form below to calculate your BMI, then use the scale below to determine whether that measurement is acceptable.
Enter your height:
feet and inches
Enter your current weight:
lbs.
Your BMI is:
What the numbers mean

BMI Under 25:
Acceptable

BMI 25-30:
You are considered overweight.

BMI Over 30:
You are considered obese.

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An Excuse to Celebrate

National Hunger Awareness Month

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November is Hunger Awareness Month. Ways to curb hunger in America: 1. Volunteer your time or money to charities that feed the hungry. 2. Eat some good food so that you are no longer hungry. We can help you do both!
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Best of Dayton

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Best Barbecue Restaurant [poll]

Best Dayton Ohio Barbecue Restaurant

Here's where you get to tell the world what you think. Every week you get to vote on the best that the Dayton area has to offer in entertainment, restaurants, recreation & and a few other bizarro categories.

Voting in this category ends on Nov. 24.

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Kenny G and ice, what could be better? [things to do]

Kenny G

What would Brian Boitano do? If he lived in the Miami Valley, he'd check out "Skate for the Heart" featuring saxophonist Kenny G. and Olympic and World Champion figure skaters at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Nov. 19, at the Nutter Center. Boitano won't be there, unfortunately, but here's who will: Ekaterina Gordeeva, Irina Slutskaya, Viktor Petrenko, Jeffrey Buttle, US Pairs Champions Rockne Brubaker and Keauna McLaughlin, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Caryn Kadavy, Jozef Sabovcik and Steven Cousins. Tickets are $42 to $100. More »

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Movies

Movies & Showtimes

'Quantum of Solace'[movies]

Men have curious ways of getting over a romantic betrayal. Some try avoidance. Some go on the rebound. James Bond's method, as seen in "Quantum of Solace," involves shooting, ducking, running, bleeding, locking dudes in car trunks and the massive destruction of parts of Italy and Bolivia. Obviously Daniel Craig is back as the shoot first, drink cocktails later version of 007 in the follow-up to 2006's "Casino Royale". More »

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Food & More

Local Dining

Amelia's Bistro, Bellbrook, restaurant review [review]

Call it comfort food, gourmet style. From crab raviolis with vanilla lobster sauce, to a hand-cut and brined pork chop served with a fig jam, to a simply "Big-Ass Cake" that's a chocolate lover's dream, Amelia's has the potential to become a destination restaurant — worth the drive to Bellbrook. More »