Barbara Jean Reno has been the face of weight loss and fitness for decades. She was not satisfied with her own slim body and decided to take matters into her own hands. That was when she discovered the Weight Watchers program. She had heard of it from her friend, and signed up immediately. She followed the plan as instructed and lost weight very quickly. Recently, Reno began a program to help other people with weight problems. She realized that this would be a great business opportunity. Her first program was for ten dollars a week. As she gained confidence and saw the results from her work, she raised the price to twenty dollars a week. Today, she teaches classes in nutrition, exercise physiology, and has written over seventy articles on weight loss, metabolism, and general health. Her website contains a lot of information about her teachings, as well as her books and DVD's. One of these DVDs is The Barbara Jean Reno Program. I purchased this DVD, and I must say that th...
One new weight loss procedure that is becoming increasingly popular is called the stomach balloon. In this procedure a thin flexible tube is placed under the skin of the abdomen. The doctor will put the balloon there and will use a special device to pull the balloon back up to the top of the abdomen. A band will then be used to hold the stomach in place. Once this process is performed, the excess fat, which was hanging down above the navel, will be removed. Many people are very scared about this new weight loss procedure. After all you make your stomach smaller by having a large amount of food eaten at one time. This procedure is also known as a gastric bypass. A gastric bypass is one of the surgical procedures for weight loss that is being done more frequently. A lot of people who want to lose weight do not like the thought of having their stomach cut open and connected to tubing and then attached to the rest of their body. Another procedure that is gaining in popularity is...