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Hey Mom, Have you ever watched the Biggest Loser? People like to discredit this show all the time by saying it doesn’t work, but then an individual gets sent home and they still lose 50, 60, sometimes 100 pounds before the finale. Why do people try to discredit the show? Because Jillian and Bob are [...]

Hey Mom! The hard part of losing weight: habits. To lose weight and maintain that weight loss, there are certain habits you want to look in to forming. The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) tracks successful weight losers–individuals who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for more than 1 year. Common habits that these individuals [...]

Hey Mom! You are going to like this one. In the “Secrets of Success in 8 words, 3 minutes” this guy names you as a key role in success. Enjoy. I love you!

“I am doing everything right but I still can’t lose weight!” Remember the story of Scrooge and the 3 ghosts that came back to haunt him? He hadn’t noticed all the pain he caused others. Like him, it is interesting how easily we forget of our past, the past of nutritional blunders. The birthdays, the [...]

Contrary to popular belief, fat does not turn into muscle. You have fat cells and muscle fibers. Fat cells get filled with the energy you consume but fail to use, and muscles grow when they are strained beyond their usual capacity. Another thing I hear often is people say “Muscle weighs more than fat.” Question: [...]

This is the 2nd part of an interview I did with Kim Burly, a Fresno native doing a blog series titled “31 Days of Fresno: Who to know in the No.” What would you suggest as a good starting point for someone who is just starting to implement a fitness program after leading a pretty sedentary [...]

Hey Mom! This is an interview I did with Kim Burly, a Fresno native doing a blog series titled “31 Days of Fresno: Who to know in the No.” It is a little long so I have broken it up into 2 parts. Thank you, Kim! The article, part 1: Its no secret that I [...]

Hey Mom! This is a question I received from a mom from SparkPeople.com:  She wrote: “The best time for me to exercise is first thing in the morning. If I don’t do it then I probably won’t do it. I don’t like to eat anything until I’ve been up a couple of hours so I [...]

Here’s the final word on nutrition and health, Seriously, it is a relief after all these conflicting medical studies! Diets and Dying The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. The French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or [...]

Hey Mom! I don’t take supplements. Most of friends don’t either. Unless you are over 55, or have a severe nutrition deficiency, chances are you don’t need them. But why then are people who take supplements usually healthier than those who do not? A few weeks ago, I was invited to an Herbalife meeting. I wrote about [...]