Archive for the ‘weight loss’ Category

Jeff Garlin: finding success but still struggling

Jeff Garlin, co-star and executive producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm, has written a memoir about his lifelong struggles with weight. In an interview for ABC news, Garlin talks about his addiction to food and his new diet. You can read the interview and watch a video here.
This is sad. Really sad. He said he’d [...]

Top Prescription Drugs in 2008

Most people I work with are significantly overweight – average weight > 300 pounds. As you might expect, all have a cluster of metabolic disorders. Coincident with their condition,  they take a laundry list of prescription medications. In general the lists are nearly identical and include prescriptions for hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and digestive disorders.
Given [...]

CSPI: not so public interest

CSPI has released their 2009 Xtreme eating awards. The press release is here and their website announcement is here. 
Should I laugh? Should I cry? Or should I get pissed off? There hasn’t been much sleep this week, pissed off is leading down the stretch. 
CSPI does not have the public interest at heart (watch [...]

How to lose 100 or more pounds

Props to Heather Davis. She has lost 110 pounds. It’s a story many would like to live. She didn’t follow a gimmicky diet or or sign-up for a quick fix fad. She did it with a good plan, hard work and perseverance.
Here are ten tips she offered in a CNN story that you can [...]

How Powerful is a Boot Camp?

First, you need to get into my boot camp. Today is the last day of the first week, but you can still register – right up until next Friday!
Second, If you’re skeptical of the results you can get from a Boot Camp, read this article.here.
Finally, the best Boot Camps are fun, challenging, rewarding and [...]

Why Women Should Lift Weights

January 07, 2008.
From a recent article posted in the San Jose Mercury News by Melinda Sacks…
I took the liberty of highlighting important benefits in each of the points. The benefits of weight training are numerous and this article does a good job of highlighting some of the more
important ones.
Even though this article is [...]

How to Look, Live and Feel Younger

11 Steps guaranteed to get you there!
How do you feel right now?

tired?
soft and mushy?
sluggish?
bloated?
unable to focus?
no drive?

Why do you feel this way? Is it just the natural aging process? Should you live through your 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and beyond feeling tired, taking prescription medication and feeling this way?
Is [...]

Secrets to losing weight and looking great.

Our new weight loss program can do exactly that for you. GUARANTEED!Wouldn’t it be great to look and feel the way you want? Wouldn’t it be great to feel light, lean and strong? That is exactly what you will get with our new weight loss program. It’s a 3-month program that includes everything you need [...]

Why exercise is good!

Exercise is good. Inflammation in the body is bad! – it’s significantly related to a whole host of cardiovascular diseases.The most frequently measured biomarker of inflammation in the body is C-reactive protein (CRP). High levels of CRP indicate high levels of inflammation. Essential fatty acids (Omega 3’s, for example) are known to reduce inflammation – [...]

What’s the best way to lose weight?

So glad you asked!There are many ways to effectively lose weight, some better than others. But for most of us, at least according to this study, your plan should have some accountability. The study compared formal weight loss programs (diet and exercise only) to those that had a meeting/group component included, which they referred to [...]