Diet, Exercise, Supplements, What Really Works?

I’ve had clients ask me to recommend a diet plan and there are some structured eating plans that I believe can help take off weight in a sensible way. However, the secret to weight loss Read more

Slash 500 Calories Daily & Lose a Pound a Week

You don’t really have to go on a diet to get lean and fabulous for life. Simply find ways of increasing your activity and lowering your caloric intake to create a 500 calorie deficit per day and you’ll be on your way to losing a pound of weight per week. Read more

Body Weight or Body Fat – What to Lose and Why

Don’t eat yourself while losing weight. That may sound a little crazy, but that’s exactly what we do when the emphasis is on weight loss instead of fat loss. When we lose weight the wrong way by over restricting calories, especially protein calories, we end up pulling energy from muscle to make up for the difference in the calories needed. If you’ve increased your physical activity as part of your plan, then it’s even more important to eat right to preserve lean muscle and burn fat.

You’ve probably heard of the BMI, body mass index, that measures how much Read more

Apple Pear Body Shapes and Abdominal Fat

Hate that big butt? Well, it may be a reason to be grateful since recent studies are showing that your body type affects the kind of fat you carry and your risk factors for disease? And, do you know that even thin people can have too much of the bad fat that poses the most risk?

All fat is not alike. Whatever calories don’t get burned for energy accumulate in one of two places Read more