Who doesn't love dessert? From brownies to cookies and cakes, I could eat them all. I especially love cheesecake, but at more than 500 calories per slice and 36 grams of fat, it's an infrequent indulgence for me. Since I feel that you should enjoy dessert without the guilt, I created a low-fat, low-calorie version of this treat. I call it my Cheesecake Parfait with Blackberry Sauce.

I switched out the full-fat cream cheese for the fat-free version and traded the white sugar for a zero-calorie sweetener -- this reduced the fat and sugar content tremendously. For a kick of fiber, I included raspberries and blackberries, which also contain high levels of vitamin C and potassium. By swapping traditional cheesecake for my low-fat version, you are not only eating a fraction of the calories and fat, you are also getting a full serving of fruit from the berries. Sneaking a serving of fruit into your meal may not seem like a big deal, but most adults and children do not meet their daily recommendation of fruit and vegetables.

Want a better way to help meet your requirements? Try my delicious dish and satisfy your cheesecake craving!

When I go to an Italian restaurant, I often pass on most people's favorite pasta dishes and opt for a piece of fish or grilled chicken and veggies. I know that Fettuccine Alfredo can be up to 800 calories! Although it is delicious, the calories, saturated fat and carbs are through the roof. In addition, there is barely any fiber in the dish. Rather than give into temptation, I make my own low-fat, low-carb Fettuccine Alfredo that is sure to satisfy even the biggest pasta lover.

I replace the pasta with Shirataki noodles, which have only 20 calories per serving (pasta is 120)! Instead of cream, butter and full-fat cheese, I use laughing cow light spreadable cheese, low-fat ricotta and Parmesan to add extra flavor and protein. In order to add fiber to the dish, I throw in some spinach, onion and mushrooms. Spinach is high in calcium, which helps prevent osteoporosis.

Try my delicious, guilt-free Fettuccine Alfredo that is low in calories and fat, but full of flavor.

That's Fit Club is our feature devoted to you, the reader! We have all learned so much on our paths to becoming more fit, and now it's time to learn from and inspire each other! That's Fit Club members are constantly working to better themselves. Some are perfect; some are not. But all have health on the mind. Besides showing you off, we want to reward you for all of your hard work! Everlast and Everlast Woman are giving gorgeous workout T-shirts to each featured member! To join, please send Fitz your answers to these questions with a photo of yourself. Time for you to be the motivator!

Name: Janeen Glenn

Age: 35

Occupation: Retail Management and Mom

How often do you exercise? Five times a week.

What type of exercise do you do? Running and working out with exercise DVDs.

To see how Janeen's fitness level landed her a spot in televsion production read on!

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The That's Fit Club is our feature devoted to you, the reader! We have all learned so much on our paths to becoming more fit, and now it's time to learn from and inspire each other! That's Fit Club members are constantly working to better themselves. Some are perfect; some are not. But all have health on the mind. Besides showing you off, we want to reward you for all of your hard work! Everlast and Everlast Woman are giving gorgeous workout T-shirts to each featured member! To join, please send Fitz your answers to these questions with a photo of yourself. Time for you to be the motivator!

Name: Evelyn R. Wells, MD

Age: 37

Occupation: Physician

How often do you exercise? Four to five times per week.

What type of exercise do you do? Everything, including jogging, running, lifting weights, boxing, kickboxing, yoga, etc.

To see Evelyn's "before" photo, as in "before she lost 70 pounds in one year" read on!

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If you missed our daily postings this past week, we invite you to take some time to catch up on our prior week's news and gear up for a new week of healthy living information and inspiration.

It's a new week and a new look for That's Fit! Have you noticed our new feature boxes on the right-hand site of the page? Make sure to click through to read some of your favorite columns -- The Good, the Fat, and the Hungry, Celebrity News, Fit Kicks with Fitz, and of course don't forget to check in with our experts. And if you're striving for a new look of your own, check out this week's posts for the latest in diet and fitness.

• Jerry O'Connell has been busy pulling his foot from his mouth this week. Find out why.
• Celebrity gawker Perez Hilton took 10 inches off his waist. He wants to look like David Beckham.
• Martha raises some questions about flax seed. Is it really as good for us as we think?
• Settling into college life? Find out how to prevent that "Freshman 15" from creeping up on you. And find out why college campuses are banning cafeteria trays.
  
• The Presidential candidates have selected their running mates. Chris tells you how to pick yours.
• Having chicken for dinner? Margaret shares 20 ways to make it a healthy meal.
• Having trouble giving up your bottled water habit? Kristen exposes the myths behind this useless and wasteful product.
  
  

Have a great week everyone!

If you recall, not very long ago there was a great deal of fervor over a report linking diet soda to an increased risk of obesity. The story appeared everywhere; on the AOL homepage, in the New York Times, and yes, here on That's Fit. I'll admit, at first I was a bit skeptical; to me it seemed more like an issue of correlation than causality. At the time, there really wasn't any explanation for the statistically significant relationship between diet soda and obesity rates -- all that was known is that there was clearly some sort of link.

Since then, a number of studies have produced information to explain how and why there may be validity to this connection. Most recently, a Purdue University study published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience revealed that rats that consumed yogurt sweetened with an artificial sweetener gained 20 percent more weight over time than rats fed yogurt sweetened with natural sugar.

Evidently, the artificial sweetener caused the body to falsely believe that it needed to increase metabolism to digest more calories than were actually contained in the yogurt. Then, over time, when the rats were fed sweet food that was also high in calories, they tended to overeat in order to compensate for what their body mistakenly perceived to be an insufficient amount of calories.

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Reading the recent blog here on That's Fit about "Why men ignore their wives" prompted me into a little fun research myself. So if men ignore their wives, why do women put up with it? The websites were endless. WOW. It seems that women tolerate a lot of certain behaviors from their spouses like being ignored, being fussed at or looked down upon and even being abused physically because of cultural beliefs, economic factors and personal fears. There is the disgrace of being a statistic, of being a divorcee. With our divorce rate hovering somewhere between 50 percent and 60 percent it is not hard to see that men and women really can not get along. Maybe the high divorce rate can be contributed to being ignored. wink wink...

But one study in particular stood out to me on why divorce rates are climbing. It emphasized that attraction in the work place between men and women has always been relevant but men had always held the dominant jobs in the work force. But that statistic is changing with women bosses increasing and more jobs like doctors, lawyers, police officers, fire fighters, and even politics with many women now leading in congress and the senate. Women are beginning to have equality in leadership roles. Many women who do well professionally find few men who are secure enough to be with them.

Being a man and being masculine are two different things. A man is a boy who has reached a certain age. A masculine man is a boy who has finally matured as an adult. Some men never reach that maturity. So I guess women have to look at being ignored by their husbands the same way they look at their children that ignore them when asked to do their chores.

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