Diet Success Means Knowing all About Calories

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

One of our most common questions on the show is "How many calories should I be eating"? Here is a post that I wrote about 8 months ago, that I'm re-posting so everyone can figure this out or remind themselves of how to do it. If you never want ...

Fat 2 Fit Show #35 - Fast Food Diets

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

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 ...

Fat 2 Fit Show #33 - Losing Weight With Your Mind

Friday, June 13th, 2008

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 ...

Hits a little too close to home

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Jeff sent me this asking if I had seen it before. Nope, and it's pretty funny. It's entitled the "Best Way to Lose Weight" and I'm going to spoil it for you, the answer is Stop Eating so Much. Watch for yourself below.

Fat 2 Fit Show #27 - The Phenomenom of Weight Loss Blogs

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

There are countless blogs out there on the web. Finding some good, quality blogs that are dedicated to weight loss can really help people out. The ideal weight loss blog to read is from someone who you can relate to. As you share their weight loss ...

Fat 2 Fit Show #20 - Gastric Bypass Surgery

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Have you ever thought that gastric bypass surgery might be the solution to all your weight problems? Is it a cure all for the overweight and obese? On this week's show, we diverge from the norm with an interview with Victor Cajiao who is a Podcaster from California. ...

Negative Calorie Foods - Fact or Fiction

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

You might have heard this one: It takes more calories to digest celery than you get from eating it. Most things that seem too good to be true usually are - except this one. This is True. So let me explain why. Humans cannot digest cellulose in plants, so ...

The Fat Map

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

CNN has a great interactive map that displays obesity statistics from 1985 to 2006. Obesity is defined as someone who is about 30 lbs overweight. It should not be a surprise to anyone that the percentage of obese people in each state has steadily increased. In 1985 the majority of ...

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 ...

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 ...