Weight loss

There’s only one bulge that’s going to disappear

Posted by John on December 1, 2010 at 9:03 pm

We were going through the coupon circulars in this weekend’s newspaper and found this advertisement.  There was much laughing. As I read the fantastic claims of instant weight loss along with the amazing healing powers of this $13 bodysuit, I began thinking of all the people who were reading that same ad and eagerly picking [...]

7 secrets to successful fat loss

Posted by John on October 13, 2010 at 9:24 pm

I get lots of questions about weight loss and I give lots of information.  When it comes down to it, we already know this stuff.  It’s just putting it into practice that’s the hard part.  Get my latest special report: 7 Secrets to Successful Fat Loss   You can download it for free, but get [...]

Do you eat better when you…

Posted by John on October 10, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Back away from the chocolate!

The other day I heard an offhand comment on one of my favorite podcasts, The FitCast, about frequency of workouts and better nutrition and it got me thinking. The comment posed the theory that clients who come to the gym more frequently often eat better. While they didn’t have any formal evidence to back up [...]

This might make you 41% more likely to become obese

Posted by John on September 6, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Cold water

Food is fuel. What we get out of our bodies is directly related to what we put in our bodies. Garbage in = garbage out. Eat that sugary snack cake that you picked up in the checkout line at the gas station and you will have wasted 500 calories. There’s nothing in there that will [...]

The magic of chocolate milk

Posted by John on January 17, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Mom was right.  Drink your milk!

I came across a 2007 study from McMaster University in Canada regarding milk and fat loss. In the study, they recruited 56 males aged 18-30 and put them through a 5 day a week weighlifting program. Following the workout sessions, they gave the participants one of three drinks: Two cups of skim milk A soy [...]