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From the Editor: Richard Morgan looks at old photos of himself from when he weighed 265 pounds and sometimes cries.
Modified: 02/11/12 05:05:43 AMIt may come as a surprise, but those meals they serve at school were never meant to be solely about helping kids to be healthy.
Modified: 02/08/12 06:07:29 AMWe are giving away healthy eating and diet books on the Turning the Scales blog.
Modified: 02/07/12 06:06:35 AMIf you're taking part in today's 8th Annual Krispy Kreme Challenge, you'd better be prepared to run a little longer than in years past. The route has been expanded to nearly 5 miles - up from about 4 miles last year.
Modified: 02/04/12 09:33:59 AMThe boot camp workout, born a decade ago and initially targeted to hard-core fitness buffs, is moving out of the gym and into local neighborhoods, where it's finding a growing following among busy moms struggling to juggle work and family.
Modified: 01/31/12 06:39:14 AMOn the Table: Would you like an order of lies with your meal? Our national conversation about food is frequently seasoned with ripened half-truths, hidden agendas and dissembling, all in the pursuit of money.
Modified: 01/25/12 07:09:14 AMIntensity, not the amount of time spent sweating, is what makes a good workout, according to Mark Hatmaker.
Modified: 01/23/12 05:56:26 PMTriangle.com's health and fitness columnist has a few tips for you.
Modified: 01/23/12 09:51:53 AMAndrea Weigl, food reporter, writes: Before I left on maternity leave, I promised to chronicle losing my pregnancy weight on this blog.
Modified: 01/17/12 06:43:08 AMIt's been a little more than three years since Heba Salama lost nearly 140 pounds in six months on "The Biggest Loser," and pocketed $100,000 for winning the show's at-home weight loss challenge.
Modified: 01/11/12 05:11:21 PMExercise: The real wonder drug, Part 4: Those who really understands the relationship between what we put in our bodies and what we get out of a workout, say we should eat right, all the time. There's no better way to maximize the benefits of physical activity, period.
Modified: 01/12/12 07:46:29 AMLast you heard from me, I shared a few detox secrets to help kick your fitness efforts into high gear. But what happens when you finally reach your goals?
Modified: 02/08/12 07:15:03 AMThe real winners of Saturday morning's Krispy Kreme Challenge didn't eat a single doughnut. Sure, the gold medal went to a UNC-Chapel Hill student, but the race helps patients at the N.C. Children's Hospital.
Modified: 02/05/12 06:06:19 AMOn the Table: Is it worth fighting the Battle of the Pudge? It's a question you should examine as you listen to the national conversations on questions of diet.
Modified: 02/01/12 10:22:16 AMDiet Dispatches: Andrea Weigl, features reporter, writes: I am now into my fourth week back at work. I have to salute any woman who can juggle motherhood, full-time work, breast-feeding and exercise. I haven't been able to do it.
Modified: 01/31/12 10:35:20 AMWhen yoga teacher Tara Stiles listed her influences on her YouTube profile, she typed in "Deepak Chopra, Jane Fonda and Yoko Ono."
Modified: 01/23/12 05:56:24 PMDiet Dispatches: With the new year, we introduce some new members of the Turning the Scales team. They are beginning to share their stories at blogs.news observer.com/turningthescales , and you'll hear more from them here in coming weeks.
Modified: 01/24/12 08:28:46 AMOn the Table: One new resource that is especially helpful comes courtesy of the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School. It's the Healthy Eating Plate, a guide to healthy eating.
Modified: 01/18/12 07:55:32 AMBy December, Knightdale residents will be able to walk, jog, or cycle through wilderness via a bridge linking the town to the 28-mile trail.
Modified: 01/14/12 10:43:38 PMExercise: The real wonder drug, Part 5: Determined to lose weight and keep it off, our Dieting Dispatches bloggers have spent a year writing about their journeys to better health.
Modified: 01/12/12 10:46:40 AMContact the N&O features staff
Carole Tanzer Miller, features editor
(919) 829-8901
Adrienne Johnson Martin,
assistant features editor (919) 829-4751
Features main number: (919) 829-4520
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