Weight Loss Wednesday: Has Your Kitchen Been Raided?
Your kitchen can make or break your weight loss results. A kitchen stocked with the makings for healthy meals and snacks will keep you on track, even when late-night cravings strike. On the flip side, a kitchen filled with unhealthy munchies will derail your weight loss efforts every single time. When Double Eagle Fitness […]
Read MoreWeight Loss Wednesday: Drink Water to Lose Weight
When Mary Lou started training with us last July, she lost weight really fast. In addition to eating within the confines of her prescribed metabolic formula she had an ace in the hole–water. Mary Lou drank water all day long. We never saw her without her pink sixty ounce bottle! Whether you want to lose weight […]
Read MoreWeight Loss Wednesday: Healthy On-The-Go
This week our clients are asking: What strategies do I employ when on the road and on the go? How do I stay on track this month staying with family over the holidays? What about when traveling for work and stuck in hotels with only room service and fast food restaurants. What about on vacation? You […]
Read MoreWeight Loss Wednesday: The Devil is in The Details
Acknowledging the reality of the actual number of calories we take in every day is crucial for weight loss. Patterns such as under-eating, skipping meals, grazing throughout the day, and making chronic poor choices around certain people will sabotage your weight loss. The keys to accurate food logs are: Consistency: you must learn the habit […]
Read MoreWeight Loss Wednesday: Robin in Onederland!!
On June 24, 2011, 55 years-young, 238 pound Robin Schaefer was vacationing in Hawaii reading this Patch.com article about Double Eagle Fitness: http://novato.patch.com/articles/novatos-double-eagle-fitness-a-match-made-in-mosul Five days later she was back in Novato sitting in our Hamilton office letting Beqir pinch her with red skin-fold calipers. She let us measure her. She let us conduct the standard […]
Read MoreHappy Halloween: Caesar & Cleopatra
We all know the story: the dashing Julius Caesar takes control of Alexandria to resolve a dispute between Cleopatra and her brother, Ptolemy. While in Alexandria, Caesar develops an intense relationship with Cleopatra as he instructs her how to wield her power-motivation. In honor of Beqir’s first American Halloween, we dressed up as Caesar and […]
Read MoreMotivational Monday: Metabolic Blues
You are doing everything perfectly: Counting calories according to your metabolic formula; Working out intensely most days of the week; Getting 8 hours of quality REM sleep every night; Managing stressful circumstances & people; Keeping your eyes on the prize around holidays, happy hours, and birthday cake… But you only lost 6 pounds this month […]
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Weight Loss Wednesday: Metabolic Formula
This April I meandered into Lululemon Bethesda to buy a new pair of pants. After losing thirty pounds all of my old Lulu pants were sliding all over the place when I was on the treadmill or suffering through box jump burpees. So I’m chatting with a sales girl, telling her how I need new […]
Read MoreWorkout Wednesday: EPOC is The Secret to Exercising For Fat Loss
Your trainer just had you perform 15 push-ups, 15 air squats and now she tells you to do thirty seconds of mountain climbers, burpees, or jumping pull-ups. The method behind her madness is simple: when you exercise your heart rate is elevated. When you exercise at high intensity or extended periods your heart rate remains elevated as […]
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