Fresh Friday: I Don’t Have Time to Cook
Nutrition is 70% of a weight loss and weight maintenance battle. If you fail to plan you plan to fail. If you don’t have time to cook here are two strategies to plan ahead on Sunday and assemble healthy balanced meals and snacks that will keep your metabolism burning fat and building muscle. Post your favorite go-to meals and […]
Read MoreFresh Friday: Nibbling on The Numbers
Day after day, I receive elated texts from clients when they lose pounds and only silence when normal weight fluctuation occurs. Daily weighing, according to a study by The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, is crucial in regulating weight. Take the ego and the emotion away from the scale. It’s just a number. The […]
Read MoreFresh Friday: Today’s Snack
What is your go to snack? Mine is two slices of nitrate free pastrami, a serving of baby carrots, a handful of baby heirloom tomatoes, and my favorite crunchy snap peas. Who can guess how many calories are in this snack? Post your guess and your own go to balanced snack. TGIF! Have a great […]
Read MoreFresh Friday: You Must EAT to Lose Weight
People think that to lose weight they should eat less. Wrong! Every week, I log in to mynetdiary.com and police my clients’ food logs. Since you must count calories to lose weight, I analyze them to make sure they are on track. By on track I mean that they are all eating their prescribed daily […]
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Fresh Friday: Ode to Fat
Many people think that fat makes you fat. This couldn’t be further from the truth! Fat is an essential macronutrient, most importantly acting as a backup storage fuel–second to carbohydrates–for energy. Fat comes in two main forms: Saturated & Monounsaturated. Saturated comes from animal sources and is solid at room temperatures (think butter, cream, salad […]
Read MoreFresh Friday: Be A Locovore
How can eating locally grown produce and happy organic animals save your life? Our food is fuel to keep our metabolic engine functioning as muscle-building, fat-burning machines. Our plant food is only as nutritious as the soil in which its grown. Our animal sustenance is only as nutritious as the food the animal eats before slaughter. Would […]
Read MoreFresh Friday: 40 30 30
If you have experienced the Double Eagle Fitness Weight Loss Jump Start experience or the Kitchen Raid experience, then you are already familiar with the rule of 40, 30, 30. 40% of your meal or snack is high quality, organic, low glycemic carbohydrates in the form of vegetables, fruit, beans, seeds, nuts and whole grains. […]
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