This week's tips are range from shin splints to chicken salad and from weight training choices to avoiding snacks.

• Kim's Diet Tip
  I do everything I can to avoid snacking after dinner. If I absolutely want something I go get something small like a cracker or whatever and eat it in the kitchen. I do not take anything with me to eat while I watch TV or work or whatever.

• Walkers' Tip of the Week:
  How to Prevent and Treat Shin Splints
  If you are new to walking, heed these warnings. If you start having pain in your shins anyway, follow the treatment instructions.

• Recipe of the Week
  Chicken Salad
  Our first Club Member recipe! Cheryl sends us this tasty lunch or dinner for the dieter.

• Basics of a Healthy Diet
  Information from About's Guide to Nutrition, Rick Hall.

• The Mayo Clinic Diet
  Weight Control Guide Jennifer Scott says that everything is wrong with this diet - even the name!

• Free Weights or Machines?
  Some weight training will be a big boost toward your weight loss goals, though it's essential to be careful, especially if you have fibromyalgia. About's Exercise Guide discusses the first decision to make about training with weights: what kind?