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Are You Plateauing: Help and Share?
I read a thread a few down and thought it might be a good idea to start a thread for people who have started to, or who have been plateaued for while. Share ideas, give support, help each other through :) Anyone pleateaued? what have you found to be successful in helping push through? Yay support! Nate Trainbetter.org
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My friend and client lost 80 pounds :)
I had the privelage of training a woman who lost 40 pounds in three months for a competition, then got a little less intense and lost another 40 pounds of the course of 7 months for a grand total of 80 pounds! She texted me today and let me know she was down another two. YAY!!! :) She's such an inspiration. If you wanna…
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Is corn making us fat?
Farmers feed their animals corn to make them fat…so why is it in everything we eat? Corn is found in just about every boxed or packaged food as corn oil, corn starch, dextrose corn sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup and many derivatives of these names. Imagine my surprise when a friend of mine brought over some…
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The 70 something 20 year old
If you’re interested in being healthy, looking young and staying well your entire life, you want to know about Mimi. She is a 70-something vegetarian who looks better than many 40 year olds. Take a look at her incredible video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdeC3OJJIzA&feature=youtube_gdata_player How did she do it?…
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Quality or quantity: why aren't I losing weight?
Ok, so everyone's talking about calories in vs. calories out and some have made it an un-written law of weight loss. Its true that many are reaching their goals using this equation and it's a good method! However, just as many are not reaching their goals this way and some are falling further away. Our flaw is not in using…
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Share your food Diary?
Is your diary... inspirational? In need of help? Interested in critique from the community? Here are the rules: Post your name: Post why you are opening. Post yr goals Post your desired percentages If replying to someone else's journal, quote their original post. Name: Nate journal: I think mine is usually a good balance…
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The real reason eating more makes you lose fat
Think of your body as a car. It doesn't see ice cream, cookies, chicken or broccoli...it sees fuel. When you eat, fuel fills the tank and gets stored (fat, sugar, protein). If your body is to burn the fuel, its cylinders must fire, oil must lubricate the engine, hoses must be hooked up, electrical must be in order, etc.…
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From a Personal Trainer: Drink Pee to Lose Weight? - the HCG
The HCG diet is the latest weight loss craze! Becky lost 80 pounds by simply changing their diet and taking drops of HCG on the tongue! ...At least, that's what my client told me. I bowed my head in dismay as she told me that she had purchased HCG and was about to start the "diet". Most people don't have any idea what HCG…
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From a Personal Trainer: Which Protein Bars Make You Fat?
"I don't have time to eat right" In our fast-paced American Economy, convenience and nutrition are constant rivals. It's no surprise, then that the supplement business is a multi-billion dollar industry that has taken America by storm. The cash-cow supplements include things like protein, shake meals, protein bars and diet…
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From a personal Trainer: Sleep more, lose fat
The results are in; sleeping will make you burn more fat. As a personal trainer, I'm constantly bombarded by theories on how to lose weight and so far, every program I have heard of is incomplete. It's easy to watch weight-loss shows and think the whole process is about calories in vs. calories out...or fat vs. carb...or…
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Personal Trainer
I'm a Personal Trainer/Exercise Physiologist - hoping to fire up a blog that will provide a useful source of information for anyone trying to lose weight and be WELL. LOVE this App. LOVE You People!!