My client Billy has done an amazing job! He’s lost 32 pounds in just 6 weeks without over-exercising or under-eating. He’s followed our nutrition guidelines and strategies and kept a daily food journal and made the appropriate changes when necessary. He’s also made his training sessions a priority and does his cardio homework. I’m very
Dr. Joel Fuhrman came up with the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI). This index shows which foods have the highest nutrient per calorie density. The ANDI ranks foods on a scale from 1 to 1000, where 1000 is the most nutrient dense per calorie. This can help you make better food choices, lose weight and
We may feel deprived when we think of limiting or eliminating certain foods from our diet. This is not about starving ourselves which is unhealthy, but about making healthier food choices. Most likely, it’s these very foods that we feel deprived about that are the main cause of our excess weight gain. We become so
OK, so why am I sending out a newsletter about relationship stress? Well, relationships can cause a lot of stress in our lives and that stress can affect our sleep, raise cortisol (a stress hormone) and trigger emotional eating and drinking, all of which can affect our weight. I spend a lot of time researching
Do you avoid challenges or give up easily when you have a challenge? Do you beat yourself up harshly or blame others when things don’t work out? Do you believe that your intelligence or qualities can’t be changed? Those all have to do with your mindset, which is your belief about yourself. The good news
Tip 1 Don’t forget to make yourself a priority. We can become so busy in our lives that we neglect our health. Make time to buy and prepare healthy foods. Make time to exercise. Also, make time to relax and take healthy breaks. You’re worth it! Tip 2 Understand that the short feeling of pleasure
There is a reason you stopped working out when you started. There is a reason you stopped eating healthy when you started. What was the “trigger” that stopped your momentum? Did you engage in an exercise or eating plan that was just too extreme to maintain and instead of modifying it to meet your needs,
A guest blog post written by Peter Dell’Orto of CR Fitness Did you know that the more things you need to concentrate on, the worse food choices you make? It seems odd, but true. I stumbled upon a discussion of a study of choice on the show Radiolab (http://www.radiolab.org/2008/nov/17/). It’s worth it to take a
There are certain foods that have addictive qualities to them. These foods can be the stumbling blocks to reaching your fitness goals. There is something about them that you just can’t let go of, which begs to ask the question,“Do you have food or does food have you?” In my entire life, I have never
A lot of us go out to eat which presents a problem when trying to lose or maintain your weight. So, you need to be conscious and prepare yourself by having a plan. I was a waiter for 5 years, so I know how you can be pushed into poor choices, especially when they bring
