Archive for October, 2007

Weight Loss Scams Top the Fraud List

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

According to a recent Reuters article, "an estimated 4.8 million Americans bought bogus weight-loss supplements, patches, creams or other products, making fat-fighting fraud the most common scam." The main reason that these scams are so successful is that people are desperate to lose weight. They want the quick and easy solution that ...

7 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget

Monday, October 29th, 2007

I was re-listening to Podcast #2 and Jeff said something that got me thinking. He said something to the effect of, "It's expensive to eat healthy". The more I thought about it, the more it bugged me. One should be able to buy good food that's not ...

Fat 2 Fit Radio #3 - Do Your Genetics Control What You Eat?

Friday, October 26th, 2007

We start the show off with a quick review of goal setting from the previous show and discuss what your weekly weight loss goals should be for permanent weight loss. Our news stories today dealt with the genetic factors of over-eating and the food choices that you make. ...

Can Your Genes Make You Fat?

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Forbes.com recently posted and article entitled "Genes Might Help Drive Overeating". The article discusses a study done at the University of Buffalo where they found a link between the amount of Dopamine in a person's brain and how much they eat.  Dopamine is a chemical in the brain that gives a ...

Fat 2 Fit Radio #2 - Realistic Expectations

Friday, October 19th, 2007

This was a jammed packed show full of content. We discussed several news stories including the negative side of NBC's Biggest Loser, obesity being caused as a result of our modern lifestyles and some common nutrition and diet myths. Are you an ectomorph, endomorph or mesomorph and does ...

What is your Body Shape?

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Body type refers to whether you are a naturally skinny, muscular or fat person. (Ectomorph, Mesomorph, Endomorph) This has a large genetic component. Through diet and exercise, you do not have to look like your true body type though - it just takes a little more work. A natural skinny ...

Bodytype: Ectomorph, Endomorph, or Mesomorph?

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

After last week's discussion on basal metabolic rate and Jeff's nice recap and clarification this week, it got me thinking. If I'm going to try to transform my body, I should find out what will work best with my body type. What type of diet and exercise ...

BMR Clarification from show #1

Monday, October 15th, 2007

In the first Podcast, we got a little ahead of ourselves and made some comments that were not very clear - I guess that is the nature of recording live. Here is a clarification of how your Basal Metabolic Rate works with Fat Loss. Your BMR is the amount of calories ...

Fat 2 Fit Radio #1 - Introductions

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

The introductory show of Fat 2 Fit Radio spills all the beans on its two hosts as introductions are made from Jeff Ainslie and Russ Turley. Find out why these two guys are perfect for giving you inspiration and advice for all of your weight loss and fitness goals. ...

What is my basal metabolic rate?

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

What's that saying, "Great minds think alike"? Well that certainly was true on the first two posts here to Fat 2 Fit Radio. Jeff has linked to a great article about basal metabolic rate. Meanwhile, I heard a snippet of a radio show a week or ...