Fat 2 Fit Show #38 - Surviving a Cruise or All-Inclusive Resort
People tend to destroy their diets when they go on vacation. Not only do they not lose or maintain their current weight, but most actually gain weight! Russ and Jeff historically have always gained a few pounds while on vacation, but in the last few years they have managed to limit the damage. From our own experiences, we talk about all of our best strategies to survive a vacation, and yet still enjoy the food that is available.
Our first email question dealt with the aftermath of liposuction. We answer questions such as: What does your body do with fewer fat cells after liposuction? Does your body recreate the predetermined number it needs? Does liposuction put your body in an cellular unbalanced state? Does your body shift fat cell from other places to balance or can it re-grow liposuctioned fat cells? Our second listener feedback pointed us towards some free PBS videos that you can watch online for free. The two interesting ones are “FAT: What no one is telling you” and “Heart Disease: The Hidden Epidemic.”
In our Web Report section, Jeff takes on the marketing claims of Frosted Mini Wheats. It seems that a sponsored study by Kellogs doesn’t offer anything new or even remotely impressive, but that doesn’t stop them from spinning it into something that it really isn’t. Russ talks about Dara Torres, a 42 year old Olympian who is outperforming people half her age. You may not want to be an Olympian, but eating right and working out can keep you in you prime decades longer.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Realistic Expectations from Liposuction
PBS show: Fat: What No One is Telling You
Mini Wheats Claims
More Mini Wheats Reactions
Dara Torres going strong at 42
The Dara Torres Workout
Recipe of the Week:
Mango Salsa - An Original Fat2Fit Recipe
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Fat 2 Fit Show #37 - Celebrity Diet Secrets
So how do you get that hot celebrity body? We take a look at what Kelly Ripa, Kate Hudson, Elizabeth Mitchell, Monica Seles, and Pamela Anderson do to stay fit and in shape. They all seem to have some common eating and exercising habits that obviously works for them. Kelly Ripa eats super healthy and works out up to two hours each day, Kate Hudson knows exactly what she is eating every day, Elizabeth Mitchell lost 78 lbs after a baby in the off season of Lost, Monica Selles now has a better body than when she played tennis, and Pamela Anderson keeps her shape mainly from living a Vegan lifestyle.
We often bring up our philosophy of weight loss on the show. We believe that if you live the lifestyle of the healthy person that you want to become, you will become that person. So for example, if you want to look like Kate Hudson, use her as your role model and do what she does to stay in shape. She works our 5-6 times per week and eats an average of 1700 calories. If you eat and workout like she does, over time you will get a Kate Hudson body. Once you get there, if you want to keep that hot body, you simply keep eating and working out the same. You will not actually be dieting, you will change your lifestyle to one of a thinner and healthier person.
In our question and answer section, we explore whether drinking cold water can speed up or slow down your metabolism. We also answer a question regarding exactly how many calories should you be eating to maintain or lose weight.
In our Web Report, Jeff goes over the recent numbers from the Centers For Disease Control which show just how bad the obesity and diabetes epidemic has become. Russ reviews a study that proves how important exercise is for long term success with weight loss.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Number of Calories you burn drinking Ice Water
The exact number of calories you should be eating
The Fattest American States
Diabetes Rates in the United States
Exercise is the key to sustain weight loss
Recipe of the Week:
Chicken Marabella from listener Heather
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Fat 2 Fit Show #36 - Weight Loss Questions and Answers
Weight loss questions, diet questions, exercise questions and even a question on diabetes - yes its the email question and answer show!
Jeff gives a little report on his trip to Mexico and saw first hand how the obesity epidemic has even reached the small rural towns there. Not only have we exported obesity there, but also all of our cheap processed food. Then to make matters even worse, our weight loss gimmicks and scams are there too.
With all of the listener feedback coming in, we thought that we would dedicate a show to catching up on all of the good questions that have been coming in. This tended to be a little bit longer show than normal, but we had a lot to say!
Here are the short versions of the questions:
1. Will the McDonald’s diet work without exercise, or will it even work at all in the long term?
2. Is it really necessary to keep a food diary to lose weight?
3. I burn less calories doing High Intensity Interval Training than my regular workouts. Is it going to hurt my weight loss?
4. What is with people who gain weight when they start running?
5. What are the real concerns with diet soda?
6. How do you get/stop/treat diabetes?
7. Is it worth it to get the Nintendo Wii?
8. Are these supplements and herbs helpful?
9. An easy way to get out of a weight loss plateau.
Links mentioned in the show:
Diet Diary doubles weight loss
Diet Soda drinkers gain more weight
Metabolic Syndrome and Diet Soda
Consumer Reports Review of Wii Fit
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Fat 2 Fit Show #35 - Fast Food Diets
Recently news of a man that lost 80 pounds eating only McDonald’s surfaced. That statement is a little disingenuous and you’ll hear why on the show. The man, Chris Coleson of Virginia, told his wife he was going to eat nothing but McDonald’s and lose weight. He did lose weight, but is that weight going to come back? What happens when Chris stops eating only McDonald’s? And who hasn’t seen the picture of Jared Fogle, Subway spokesperson. Jared lost a huge amount of weight eating just Subway. We examine these two fast food diets in the Feature Section.
In the Web Report this week, Jeff has an article that talks about body images around the world. Did you know that 90% of the people in Tonga are overweight or obese? Whew! In Russ’s news item, we congratulate Australia on winning the race to the being more obese than the United States.
In the e-mail and comments section of the show we take a look at an article sent in by Jillian and Chis sent in a voicemail. The article is about high calorie drinks and their better alternatives. Chris’ question is about how much water you should consume and how much protein you should consume. Take a look at the links below for a great hydration calculator that goes through many questions and at the end tells you exactly how much water you should be consuming on a daily basis. Hint: You’re probably not drinking enough.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Drink This, Not That
Water Consumption Calculator
Woman’s Body Images Around the World
Australia More Obese than US
Man Loses 80 lbs. Eating McDonald’s
MCDonald’s Diet Fact Check
Jared’s Subway Diet
Recipe of the Week:
Southwest Chicken Salad
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Fat 2 Fit Show #34 - Circuit Training
We always talk about how everyone needs to do cardio as well as resistance training. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do both at the same time? Your gym might already have a circuit training section ready for you to use. This week we define what circuit training is, the advantages and disadvantages and a few tips for getting the most out of this type of workout.
In this week’s Web report, Jeff discusses an article about how the LAPD is becoming fatter and starting to look like the average American. They’ve even hired a dietician to try and help their officers battle the bulge. Russ has an article about portion sizes 20 years ago versus now. Can you guess which portion sizes are larger?
In the e-mail and comments section this week listener Chris weighs in on being a positive role model to children and Paxye comments about overweight children.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Step Away from the Carbs
Portion Sizes Now and Then
Circuit Training Exercises
Recipe of the Week:
Send in your favorite recipes.
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Fat 2 Fit Show #33 - Losing Weight With Your Mind
This week’s show focuses on an e-mail from listener Debbie. She asks whether she should spend money on another hypnosis program. You might guess what our opinion is, but you might be surprised. Fortunately, as part of the Fat Guy Radio show, Russ did an interview with a Certified Hypnotherapist, Michael Almarez. Michael makes some claims regarding weight loss and hypnotherapy. Can hypnosis help you lose 5 lbs a week? How about 8 lbs? We take excerpts from the interview and breakdown what hypnosis can and can’t do for you when it comes to losing weight.
Here’s an excerpt from the e-mail.
What is your take on hypnosis training for weight loss? I bought a set of cd’s for $100 from Tom Nicoli back when I started my healthy eating program. I can’t say for sure but maybe it helped I did lose 30 pounds with out feeling too deprived. Here’s my problem; I have tried using them again and they don’t seem to have any effect this time. I am considering purchasing another set from the popular Paul McKenna. I told myself it was time to stop wasting my money on gimmicks.
What do you know about these techniques and do you think it’s worth a try?
Debbie pretty much answered her own question with the statement, “I told myself it was time to stop wasting my money on gimmicks.”, but we put in our two cents as well.
Recipe of the Week:
Send your questions and comments to podcast@fat2fitradio.com.
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Fat 2 Fit Show #32 - Geocaching
The ultimate goal of losing weight is to eat all that you want of the best tasting food and still lose weight. In the same sense, the ultimate goal of exercise should be doing something that you really enjoy and accidentally exercising.
In this show, we introduce the global sport called Geocaching. It is basically a world wide treasure hunt. There are thousands of these “treasure chests” or “caches” throughout the world. To play the game, you get the GPS (global positioning system) coordinates of the Cache that you want to find, and then you go out and try to find it. All that you need is an inexpensive hand-held GPS device similar to the one above and access to the internet to get the latest Geocache coordinates. It is truly a sport that is open to anyone of any ability.
In our email and comments section, Dawn asked a question about what to do with the extra hanging skin that people have after a large weight loss. Russ’ wife actually underwent a “tummy tuck” last week to remove excess skin from three pregnancies and offers his insight. Teresa also sent us an email thanking us for giving her an insight that helped her out while she is traveling for business. Our last email was from Jenn, who asked us about her problem knees and any insights that we might have to strengthen the joints.
In our Web Report section, Jeff talked about the 2008 Canadian statistics for childhood obesity in Canada. The results were very poor. Who would have thought that there are overweight and obese 2 year olds? Russ brought up another Vagus nerve that is showing some promise to help control the feeling of hunger in people.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site
How does Geocaching work?
Russ’ GPS Device is a Garmin Etrex
Jeff’s GPS Device is an older Magellan Explorist
90% of Canadian kids fail health standards
A new Vagus Nerve Study
Recipe of the Week:
Low Fat, Low Calorie Tostadas
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Fat 2 Fit Show #31 - Stealth Calorie Burners
Believe it or not, by changing small things in your daily routine can net you big losses in weight. How would you like to lose 24 lbs. by this time next year? How about 30 lbs? It’s possible by just modifying the things you already do to make them more active. In the feature section we discuss a list of sedentary activities and their more active alternatives.
In the e-mail and comments section, James asks about a 10,000 step program. This was the inspiration for our feature section this week. We also read an e-mail from Eleanora, a 57 year old mother and grandmother who’s lost weight by making life changes instead of doing a “diet”.
In the news, Jeff discusses diet cola and it’s sweeteners after receiving an e-mail from listener Katie and Russ has a follow up on the vagus nerve. Not only can the nerve be tricked by external electrical impulse to remove hunger feelings, but there are some doctors that are severing the nerve. Also, the caveman diet ranks a study in the UK.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Follow up on the vagus nerve
Caveman diet
Artifical sweetener in diet cola
10,000 step program
Calorie burning activities
Recipe of the Week:
Gold and Black Bean Salad
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Fat 2 Fit Show #30 - Tips on Cycling
With soaring gasoline prices, you may be looking for an alternative mode of transportation. Bicycling may just fit that bill.
Listener JC sent us his bicycling tips and we share that information with all of you. We cover safety, tires, gears, routes, maintenance and clothing/gear. We also add our own two cents on the topic.
In the comment section this week, Jeff answers an e-mail from listener Christine about working out and losing weight as we get older. She refers to Jeff’s article on Why You Get Fatter as You Get Older. Also a 78 year old that works out using the interval workout technique gives us a little background on where the technique started and how it impacted his fitness level.
Jeff’s news item talks about how the formation of fat cells at a young age could be working against you in your battle of the bulge. Russ talks about an article on a miracle device that measures not only your weight, but also your BMI, subcutaneous fat ratio, organ fat level, muscle level and believe it or not, your basal metabolic rate.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Why you get fatter as you get older
The reason fat people find it hard to lose weight is found
Miracle device measures weight, BMI, fat ratio, organ fat, muscle, and BMR
How to use gears properly
Commuter Backpack for cycling
Recipe of the Week:
Citrus Salad
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Fat 2 Fit Show #29 - Interval Training
Today’s feature topic was interval training. There are many possible varieties of interval training programs, but they all can have a huge impact on your cardiovascular fitness. It is the fastest way to improve your cardio - hands down. It is a very intense way to train, but it really does delivers the goods.
We cover how to implement a successful interval training routine and even use the “Fat2Fit Radio Gym” to further demonstrate how to do it properly. Russ and Jeff actually do one of the most unique interval training programs ever humanly conceived. We also go over some techniques and strategies to make sure that you train safely and injury free.
In our email and comments section, Jeff answered a question from ‘Teacher Gal’ who asked if weight loss was really just about “calories in vs calories out”. It turns out that all calories may not be equal. Russ answered a question about honey as a sweetener and the benefits of adding Green Tea into your diet. Some very promising studies have just been released about those benefits.
In our Web Report section, Jeff discussed a CNN article that discussed the “Fat But Fit” theory. In the last few years, it has been thought that as long as you are fit, your risk of cardiovascular and heart disease would be diminished. The results of an 11 year study give some startling results. Russ found an article that talked about a weight loss surgery option that is done entirely without any incisions through the skin.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Honey Nutritional Information
Study questions “fit but fat” theory
Weight Loss Surgery Without Incisions?
Green Tea Study
Recipe of the Week:
Shrimp Enchiladas Verde
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