Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

We all have spent the last few weeks on an eating binge. You can’t just give up because you gain some weight and blew your diet. Don’t think you're the only one who gained some weight lately. But you can get your eating back on track. Here’s how. First, Relax You need some perspective. You need to eat 3,500 calories to gain one pound of body fat. One unplanned treat — a slice of cake, some fries, or even a rich meal — probably won’t make a major difference on the scale. “We call these ‘taking timeouts,’ and we all take them,” says San Antonio nutrition consultant Rebecca Reeves, RD. “No one is perfect in their eating habits. What we have to learn is that we are giving ourselves permission to do this, and as soon as it’s over, we should go back to the eating plan we normally follow.” The goal is to not make a habit of it. “Most people overeat somewhere between 500 and 1,500 calories every single day,” says cardiologist Allen Dollar, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Emory Unive

This is the one big promise we make to ourselves every year but seldom keep. I can't speak for everyone, but for the ones obsessed about losing weight, don't make that resolution about the bathroom scale. If this is the promise you have been making for years, "this is the year I'm going to lose weight", it's time for a change. This year you want to promise you are going to "live a healthier life", exercise regularly, and eat better. You want to buy a smaller pair of jeans. Step off the scale now and no one will get hurt. Focusing just on weight loss can lead to cycles of losing and regaining weight, lower self-esteem, and a preoccupation with food and body image. “You’ll do better if you have goals that have to do not with weight, but with health,” says Carol Landau, Ph.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and medicine at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University. While a New Year’s resolution is a great way to get in touch with what’s important an

I re-blogged this post from a post on WordPress. The author John Savill, writes about himself and how he won his battle with fat. I think this time of year we all could use an inspirational story. Before you read the story remember that your battle with your weight is really a battle with body fat. You can only measure your progress with a tape measure, forget the scale. I’ve been guilty in the past of telling people that it’s not hard to lose weight but that’s actually incorrect. The reality is that it’s not COMPLICATED to lose weight but it absolutely is hard, let's take a step back. Before I start I’m not a doctor, I’m not a nutritionist, I’m not a personal trainer. In fact, I’m completely unqualified, I don’t have a coach or a trainer.  I’ve always done what I think is logical. What I’m sharing here are my thoughts and what has worked for me. Nothing more, nothing less. Over the past 4 years, there have been two occasions where I’ve lost weight. The first was 3 years ago after

 You don't have to exercise to lose weight. Some of us think you have to sweat off the extra pounds, but that's not true. Most people gain weight because they eat the wrong foods. By changing your diet and reducing the calories you consume you can lose weight. I follow the Mediterranean food plan. The diagram below explains what you can eat Daily, once a week, and once a month. One glass of wine is allowed otherwise drink water and don't forget to walk. You might not lose weight right away but it will take your body time to adjust to your new diet. If you notice there is very little sugar in this diet. The upside is that you don't have to count calories or restrict the amount of food you eat as long as you stick to the pyramid. Look for my podcast by searching “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight” on the podcast app that you use. You’ll see a piece of my book cover. If you really want to lose your body fat look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get in

Eating is something we need to do, but it’s kind of a habit. We were raised to eat the way our parents eat and they eat the way their parents did. In my home that was meat and potatoes. In some families it might be pasta or rice and vegetables. But in this new generation of adults, fast food has really taken a hold. The meat and potatoes diet wasn’t very healthy, but it did provide nutrition. A diet in red meat and starchy foods has too much cholesterol from the meat and dairy and not enough vegetables. That was the 1950’s and 60’s and now we know that a diet like that can cause heart disease and clogged arteries. I think the increased popularity of fast food started with the increase of students working in fast food jobs during the 80‘s. Fast food jobs were about the only jobs kids could get in the 80’s and early 90’s. We sent them to work because the country was going through hard economic times and kids needed more spending money. Besides that the divorce rate was climbing and singl

Surprise: Everyone has some belly fat, even people who have flat abs. That’s normal. But too much belly fat can affect your health in a way that other fat doesn’t. Some of your fat is right under your skin. Another fat is deeper inside, around your heart, lungs, liver, and other organs. It’s that deeper fat — called “visceral” fat — that may be the bigger problem, even for thin people. When you measure your waist, It should measure one-half of your height. For example, I’m 6 foot tall, that’s 72 inches, and my waist should be 36. If your waist is larger than that, your waist is getting too big. You probably have too much deep fat. You need some visceral fat. It provides cushioning around your organs. But if you have too much of it, you may be more likely to get high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, and certain cancers, including breast cancer and colon cancer. The fat doesn’t just sit there. It’s an active part of your body, making “lots of nasty substances,” s

We all have spent the last few weeks on an eating binge. You can’t just give up because you gain some weight and blew your diet. Don’t think you are the only one who gained some weight lately. But you can get your eating back on track. Here’s how. First, Relax You need some perspective. You need to eat 3,500 calories to gain one pound of body fat. One unplanned treat — a slice of cake, some fries, or even a rich meal — probably won’t make a major difference on the scale. “We call these ‘taking timeouts,’ and we all take them,” says San Antonio nutrition consultant Rebecca Reeves, RD. “No one is perfect in their eating habits. What we have to learn is that we are giving ourselves permission to do this, and as soon as it’s over, we should go back to the eating plan we normally follow.” The goal is to not make a habit of it. “Most people overeat somewhere between 500 and 1,500 calories every single day,” says cardiologist Allen Dollar, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Emory Universi