The Challenge

Getting control of your portion sizes is key to succeeding in your weight loss journey.

Eating right doesn't have to mean counting every calorie, there are some very simple ways off making sure that you are eating the right quantities of each type of food. Here are three ways you can measure out your portions:

As fans of the show will know, the X-Weighted experts advise getting unhealthy foods out of our homes in order to avoid the temptation of eating them.

Although the idea of just throwing everything unhealthy into a garbage bag might sound pretty easy to some people, there are many reasons why it is a daunting task for others.

On the show, I often talk to people about liquid calories. By this I mean juices, special coffees, pop and even milk. The reason that people should avoid liquid calories is that they don’t satiate your hunger and give you a full feeling. I always tell people that if you want to gain weight, drink liquid calories.

Getting control of your portion sizes is key to succeeding in your weight loss journey.

Eating right doesn't have to mean counting every calorie, there are some very simple ways off making sure that you are eating the right quantities of each type of food. Here are three ways you can measure out your portions:

The importance of eating clean is a common theme on X-Weighted. If you've spent years relying on processed foods for sustenance, the idea of changing your diet to a more natural one can be a daunting prospect. Clean Food, by holistic health counselor and food educator Terry Walters, is a fantastic resource for those who want to learn what clean eating is, and how to do it.

Can you believe that 2011 is almost over? Hasn’t the year just rushed by? Here at X-Weighted we’ve been working on an exciting new launch for 2012 – X-Weighted Connect, a series of events that launches in the spring. First off, we’re launching X-Weighted Connect in Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver and Winnipeg, but stay tuned because we are planning to take the events nationwide throughout the year. (These are our start cities, not the only cities that we plan to come to.) 

Here are 5 ways to celebrate your weight loss this year:

Throw out your baggy clothes

Neil Winchester is a teaching assistant at the Bennett Centre in Edmonton and one of his responsibilities is teaching kids how to use snowshoes, and so Neil is a bit of a snowshoeing expert!

As fans of the show will know, the X-Weighted experts advise getting unhealthy foods out of our homes in order to avoid the temptation of eating them.

Although the idea of just throwing everything unhealthy into a garbage bag might sound pretty easy to some people, there are many reasons why it is a daunting task for others.