interview with nicci micco eating well eat to win: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about Eating To Win, from Nicci Micco, Senior Editor with Eating Well magazine. this great article is featured in the August issue which should be in subscribers mailboxes now and on newstands shortly.

Here are some of the highlights of her interview. For an energy boost try honey. Or as an after workout drink to replenish your lost carbs try chocolate milk.  You have to remember though, that these are pro athletes so they are burning lots and lots of calories during their workouts. So they can afford to consume more calories before and after in order to replenish. So watch that if your workouts are done in minutes rather than hours.

If you want to learn more about what foods athletes are eating for optimal performance check this article out. Look for the beautiful tomato on the cover.  And to subscribe to Eating Well magazine and all their great email newsletters please go to their website www.eatingwell.com

 

 interview with nicci micco eating well weight loss antidote: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about the Three Antidotes for Overeating from new mom, Nicci Micco, Senior Editor of Eating Well magazine. This month’s Eating Well magazine cover fittingly features peas in a pod. Here are the three overeating antidotes that are mentioned in the article. Nicci said that if you drink some red wine, use a little vinegar and eat a lot more fruits, especially berries you will overeat less and improve your health more. She and Dr Fitness talked all about free radicals, polyphenols and other science stuff. To read the rest of this article and check out all the other great stuff you can find in Eating Well magazine (like lots of healthy recipes and great free newsletters) be sure to go to their website www.eatingwell.com

 

 radio show recap nicci micco, tamra nashman, jackie silver: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Tonight’s show is sponsored by The Card Mom, Celeste Katz. If you are looking for a great easy to implement system for sending out personal hand stamped greeting cards please check out Celeste’s great website www.thecardmom.com

We forgot to mention it on the show, but please don’t forget about The Roswell-tree Road Race to be held this July 4th at Roswell Park that benefits The Atlanta Community Food Bank. This great event is a fun run in the truest sense. You see everyone who signs up is placed in a division that includes only them - which ensures that when they complete the race they will have won their division. Imagine that, a race that you are guaranteed to win. There are a few other fun and silly rules to abide by or not. For more information contact Sally Jamara at her website www.roswelltree.org

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about the Three Antidotes for Overeating from new mom, Nicci Micco, Senior Editor of Eating Well magazine.

Nicci said that if you drink some red wine, use a little vinegar and eat a lot more fruits, especially berries you will overeat less and improve your health more. She and Dr Fitness talked all about free radicals, polyphenols and other science stuff. To read the rest of this article and check out all the other great stuff you can find in Eating Well magazine (like lots of healthy recipes and great free newsletters) be sure to go to their website www.eatingwell.com

We opened the show with Tamra Nashman, author of Shoes for the Spirit: Encouragements. Dr Fitness discovered this amazing woman in New York and they bonded over his fear of flying in a plane and her experience of surviving a crash in a plane. Her inspirational book is filled with real life stories of hope and people who have successfully faced seemingly impossible odds and who learned how to triumph over what seemed like insurmountable odds.

Tamra has faced tough times throughout her life and handled them with grace and class. She herself has survived a terrifying plane crash, dealt with severe family health challenges and more. So she was the right person to compile these stories and put their lessons into words. For more information on her new book and her inspirational music cd please go to her website www.shoesforthespirit.com

Next up we had on Jackie Silver author of Aging Backwards. She shared her top 5 tips for aging backwards. 1-Exercise Easily 2- Keep your brain sharp especially your memory 3- Give Back through community service 4- Ease into better eating habits slowly 5- Lower your stress an easy way to do that is use ear plugs to lower the volume. Jackie also explained that her use of a new product called CoccoBoddy, which is made from organic, raw, cold pressed coconut oil will help you look younger and soften your skin. For more on Jackie, her book and all her information please check out her website www.agingbackwards.com

 

 Interview with missy chase lapine sneaky chef: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about how to sneak healthy foods like vegetables into your husband and kids meals from NY Times bestselling author, Missy Chase Lapine.

She wrote the book The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kid’s Favorite Meals. And now she has just published the sequel The Sneaky Chef: How To Cheat On Your Husband in the Kitchen.

Missy is the former publisher of Eating Well magazine and the founder of a natural baby product line Baby Spa®. She is currently on the Culinary Arts faculty of The New School, in New York City, and operates The Sneaky Chef workshops, which is a program of cooking classes and demonstrations that teach families how to eat healthier.

She is also a collaborator with The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, helping schools serve healthier lunches.

For parents of finicky eaters, The Sneaky Chef: How to Hide Healthy Foods in Kid’s Favorite Meals, was the answer to their prayers, giving them solutions for hiding healthy food in the meals kids crave. But women know that there’s often another picky eater in the family - Men who dismiss healthy choices as unsatisfying rabbit food. So The Sneaky Chef has now catered to the guys, creating delicious recipes that will appeal to the manly appetite while sneaking in ingredients that specifically target men’s health issues.

On the show Missy explained her secret recipes you can use to sneak green veggies like spinach, broccoli and peas into meals. First, you puree the green vegetables then you mix in tomato paste which turns everything brown. Remember your colors red and green make brown. Now that you have this brown veggie sauce you can easily mix it into any meat sauce unnoticed.

Some Sneaky Recipes for men include: pizza, wings, ribs and nachos. Some Sneaky Recipes for kids include: mac and cheese, ice cream, and noodles. For more information please check out her website www.thesneakychef.com She says you can send her favorite recipes and she’ll make them healthier for you.

 

 Interview with EatingWell Nicci Micco heart healthy: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about how to eat a heart healthier diet from our good friend Nicci Micco, Senior Editor with Eating Well magazine. After we spent a very long time discussing the Fat Guy’s increasingly high blood pressure Nicci talked about an important article in her magazine titled “10 Steps to Heart Health” She says that you can improve your heart health by Eating Well…that might have been a shameless plug for her magazine though. 

Did you know that in the United States, cardiovascular disease affects about 9 million adults, killing one every 37 seconds. More people die from heart related causes than AIDS, murder and suicide combined. But the good news—which Dr. Philip Ades, author of the new book EatingWell for a Healthy Heart has made it his mission to spread—is that heart-disease is mostly preventable. Research shows that up to 90 percent of heart disease can be prevented by changing one’s diet, exercising more, maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking.

Lower your risk for heart disease by following these 10 steps.

1- Know your numbers…blood pressure, hdl, ldl, cholesterol, etc; 2-Calculate your risk; 3-Lose some weight…hear that Fat Guy; 4-eat less saturated fats; 5-lose the junk food…remember No Junk in 2008. You’ll have to listen to get the rest or go to the Nicci’s website for more information www.eatingwell.com. You can get Dr Ades’ book there as well.

 

 radio show recap gerard musante, lisa young, nicci micco, evelyn tribole: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Tonight’s show is sponsored by The Card Mom, Celeste Katz. If you are looking for a great easy to implement system for sending out personal hand stamped greeting cards please check out Celeste’s great website www.thecardmom.com

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about how structure can help you lose weight from the author of The Structure House Weight Loss Plan, Dr Gerard Musante. One of the key takeaways from this interview was Dr Musante’s statement that “Food can be the best medicine OR the worst poison for your body.” Remember that the next time you suck down that Big Mac!

Dr Musante’s book is about change. Not just change in your weight—losing the pounds you want to lose. He says weight loss is important, but it’s not really the change that is most important. Rather, The Structure House Weigh Loss Plan focuses on changing yourself in deeper, more significant, more durable ways than what you can measure simply by standing on your bathroom scale. He talks about changing how you view yourself. Changing your relationship with food. Changing your choices about how to live your life. Changing your attitude about change itself.

For over thirty years, Dr Musante has helped overweight and obese men and women learn about change at Structure House, the residential program he founded in Durham, North Carolina. Approximately one thousand people participate in their programs there each year. Some of these participants are ten, twenty, thirty pounds over their desired weight. Others have even more excess pounds and would be considered obese. Still others are morbidly obese—so overweight that their health is in immediate jeopardy.

Almost all of the people who have come to Structure House understand that being overweight can lead to medical problems such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and other serious health risks. These people stay at Structure House for a weekend, a month, and learn first hand about the possibilities for change and about the skills that make change possible. For more information about Dr Musante’s book (which is now available in paperback) and his amazing program please go to his website www.structurehouse.com

We led the show off with Dr Lisa Young, author of the Portion Teller and the Portion Teller Plan.

Dr Young is a nationally recognized nutrition consultant and faculty member at New York University. Dr. Young has been counseling adults and children for more than 15 years,. Lisa is an expert on portion control, and nutrition. Young is regularly featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Newsweek, Self, Fitness, and Glamour. She has also been featured on national television including the Today Show, ABC News, CBS News, and CNN, and was in the film Super Size Me.

The Portion Teller Plan will teach you how to understand portion sizes so that you can lose weight and stop dieting. Are you a mindless muncher who snacks all day, a dinner lover who enjoys one big meal a day, or maybe a volume eater who always wants to sit down with a huge plate of food at every meal? No matter what your eating habits, The Portion Teller Plan offers a personalized eating plan that is right for you.

Instead of giving up the foods you love, learn to smart-size them. Would you ever consider going to the kitchen in the morning and grabbing five slices of bread for breakfast? No? Just one bagel or perhaps a bran muffin is more like it, right? Well, think again. Your morning bagel or muffin is the same as eating five slices of bread, maybe more. That’s most of your grain servings for the day.

And, that steak you ate last night? For all the calories and protein you consumed, you might as well have eaten 18 eggs. More than double the amount of protein you need in a day.

Surprised at just how much you are eating? Dr. Lisa Young isn’t. She has been studying how Americans eat for more than a decade, and what she found is astonishing. Portion sizes have subtly and steadily increased over the past thirty years and are now two to five times larger than they were in the past. Even the average dinner plate has grown several inches to accommodate more food. The portions we’re served are getting bigger and we keep eating. The end result? That’s right. Americans are getting fatter. Not just the Fat Guy. For more information about Dr Young and her books please go to her website www.portionteller.com

Next up we had our good friend Nicci Micco, Senior Editor with Eating Well magazine. We thanked her profusely for helping Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy become Editor’s Picks in this month’s issue of the magazine.

Nicci talked about an important article in her magazine titled “10 Steps to Heart Health” She says that you can change your fate just by Eating Well.

In the United States, heart disease affects about 9 million adults, killing one every 37 seconds. But the good news—which Dr. Philip Ades, author of the new book EatingWell for a Healthy Heart has made it his mission to spread—is that heart-disease is mostly preventable. Research shows that up to 90 percent of heart disease can be prevented by changing one’s diet, exercising more, maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking.

Reduce your risk by following these 10 simple steps.

1- Know your numbers; 2-Calculate your risk; 3-Lose some weight; 4-less saturated fats; 5-lose the junk food. You’ll have to listen to get the rest or go to their website for more information www.eatingwell.com. You can get Dr Ades’ book there as well.

Next we had on Evelyn Tribole, author of the book Intuitive Eating.

Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, is an award-winning dietitian with a counseling practice in Irvine, California, where she helps clients create a healthy relationship with food, mind and body. She was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America and qualified for the 1984 Olympic trials in the women’s marathon. Although she no longer competes, she runs for fun and fitness. Evelyn had some great tips like eat like a food critic…taste each bite and slowly enjoy it. There were lots more tips

Intuitive eating is an approach that teaches you how to create a healthy relationship with your food, mind, and body–where you ultimately become the expert of your own body. You learn how to distinguish between physical and emotional feelings, and gain a sense of body wisdom. It’s also a process of making peace with food—so that you no longer have constant “food worry” thoughts. It’s knowing that your health and your worth as a person does not change because you ate a so-called “bad” or “fattening” food.

On the surface this may sound simple, but it’s tricky. For example one of the basic principles of Intuitive Eating is the ability to respond to inner body cues, “Eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full”, which may sound like a no-brainer. But when you have history of chronic dieting or rigid “healthy” rules about eating it’s quite difficult because a number of things need to be in place, including the ability to trust yourself! For more information and to get her book please go to her website www.intuitiveeating.com

 

 Interview with Nicci Micco EatingWell Magazine Organics and Eating Local: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Please click PLAY to listen to this recent interview from the Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show.

We learn how how important it is and really pretty easy to check out your local farmer’s markets and start eating local from Nicci Micco, Senior Editor of EatingWell magazine. She also shared a lot about eating organic food. What that means. Is it healthier and a lot more.

Did you know that eating organic berries instead of conventional ones can reduce your exposure to pesticides, and recent research suggests that it also may give you a nutrient boost.

According to Marissa Lippert’s, M.S., R.D. article in this month’s Eating Well magazine the bottom line is…“Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables in general [not necessarily organic ones] is the point,” says Alyson Mitchell, Ph.D., an associate professor of food science and technology at University of California, Davis.

If buying all organic isn’t a priority—or a financial reality for you—you might opt for organic specifically when you’re selecting foods that are most heavily contaminated with pesticide and insecticide residues. According to the Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org), those include peaches, apples, bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, lettuce, imported grapes and pears.

For more information about organics and eating well in general check out Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s favorite foodie magazine at www.eatingwell.com and when you’re their be sure to sign up for some of their great email newsletters.

For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our new Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. Now available on iTunes right here
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 radio show recap julia powers, jaana kunitz, core rhythms, alisa menell, kaboodle, nicci micco eating well magazine: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn how to dance with the stars and lose some weight while doing it. We had on Jaana Kunitz and Julia Powers stars of the Core Rhythms dance exercise dvd series.

In CORE RHYTHMS FULL WORKOUT Jaana and Julia teach you the 3 Core Movements essential to Latin dancing and give you drills to exercise your core to uplifting Latin music. Jaana and Julia make it FUN to follow with their never before seen instructional help segments within the workout. This workout is for anyone who is willing to get up and move!

Julia is the 12 times undefeated and US Rhythm Champions as well as 3 times World Mambo Champion. Julia and her husband have won more US titles than any other couple in the history of American ballroom dancing. They have taken American Style dancing to new levels with their innovative choreography and athletic approach.

Jaana and her husband James started their dynamic partnership by competing, performing and choreographing all over the world. They have been featured in many major corporate events, industrial shows, dance companies, productions, music videos and movies. They are known for their creative and unique approach to Latin Dancing incorporating a real and present day feel into a traditional style art form creating a cutting edge look.

They are one of the most televised DanceSport couples in the world. Their appearances Include PBS “Championship Ballroom Dancing”, NBC “DanceSport Series”, Goodlife TV, ESPN, Ole Suzanna, and many, many more. They were also finalists on the hit movie “Dance with Me” starring Vanessa Williams. Through a constant physical training program including Yoga, Pilates, Hip Hop, and Ballet they have gained a strong knowledge of fitness and strength conditioning.

For more information about them and all their great videos please go to their website www.corerhythms.com

Next we had on Alisa Menell from Dr Fitness and the Fat Guys’ wives favorite shopping social network www.Kaboodle.com

With Kaboodle, you can collect information from anywhere on the web, put it into a Kaboodle list that you can share with others, and discover other interesting lists from like-minded Kaboodlers. You can also invite your friends to Kaboodle, where you can help one another with research, planning, or decisions on what to buy.

Kaboodle is a fun shopping community where people recommend and discover new things. To use Kaboodle, you get two buttons in your browser. Whenever you like a product, an article, a picture or any web page, click on the Add to Kaboodle button and it will add it to your personal collection list in Kaboodle. You can create a list on any topic ranging from buying a sofa to planning a vacation or even researching business products or services. You can click on the My Kaboodle button at any time to see all your lists. You can also use Kaboodle without signing up to just see what others are adding to Kaboodle. For further detail, see the Get Started page. You can download the buttons here.

And finally we closed the show with one of our favorite regulars Nicci Micco from EatingWell magazine stopped by to share all she knows about organic food and the importance of eating local.

Eating organic berries instead of conventional ones can reduce your exposure to pesticides, and recent research suggests that it also may give you a nutrient boost.

According to Marissa Lippert’s, M.S., R.D. article in this month’s Eating Well magazine the bottom line is…“Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables in general [not necessarily organic ones] is the point,” says Alyson Mitchell, Ph.D., an associate professor of food science and technology at University of California, Davis.

If buying all organic isn’t a priority—or a financial reality for you—you might opt for organic specifically when you’re selecting foods that are most heavily contaminated with pesticide and insecticide residues. According to the Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org), those include peaches, apples, bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, lettuce, imported grapes and pears.

For more information about organics and eating well in general check out Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s favorite foodie magazine at www.eatingwell.com and when you’re their be sure to sign up for some of their great email newsletters.

Dr Fitness’ Fitness Tips were done this week by Kathie Larkin. She had some great activities you and your kids should check out…Number 1 -www.ymca.com has information about Healthy Kids Day on April 12 Number 2 - REI is sponsoring a great program called Get Out There to encourage participation in outdoor fun this Spring. There were more great tips but you’ll have to listen to get the rest.

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of the best online weight loss program and community out there. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

 

 Interview with Nicci Micco Eating Well - Salmon Debate: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Please click PLAY to listen to this interview from the Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show. Which do you think is better for you - farm raised salmon or wild salmon? Which salmon choice is the environmentally friendly one? That’s a little trickier.

Well fear not, Nicci Micco, Senior Editor of Eating Well Magazine explained to us the difference between farm raised Atlantic salmon and wild salmon. She said that health-wise eating most fish and especially salmon is good for you. But from a “what’s better for the environment” perspective eating wild salmon is probably the way to go. You see this kind of insight is why we love having Nicci on our show as a regular contributor. Who knows more about healthy food than her?

To learn more about this topic please go to Dr Fitness’ favorite healthy food magazine’s website www.eatingwell.com Remember pick up this month’s Avocado issue - which goes into detail about this great salmon debate at Whole Foods or subscribe online.

As always, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show has more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and join our site in order to enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one.

For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our new Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. Now available on iTunes right here
Please be our friends! Look us up on all your favorite Social Networking sites like: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Self Growth, Imeem, Squidoo, Xanga and more. And please don’t keep us a secret, if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy please forward this on to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

 

 Donna Krech, Nicci Micco, Susan Bellone, Matt Jones, Ellen Barrett and Pam Vetter: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn how to stay motivated in order to lose weight and achieve all of your goals. Donna Krech, creator of the Donna Krech Connection shared her 7 reasons people lose their motivation. She also discussed exactly what they can do to get back on track. she said that the number one reason people lose their motivation was that people get distracted, they lose focus. And in order to stay focused you have to figure out your “Big Why” Why are you really trying to lose weight - she says it’s probably not what you think. It’s not to fit into your college clothes or get to your high school weight. You’re going to have to dig deeper than that. To learn more of her Motivation Assasinators you’ll have to listen.

Donna is a successful entrepreneur, speaker and published author with over 25 years in the weight loss and fitness industries. She truly has lived the American Dream AND is an expert in teaching others to do the same. She has shared the stage with motivational speakers like Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy…etc. These are people she looked up to and admired when she was struggling and no she shares the stage with them at events.

She’s taught her proven methods to 1500 audiences in 26 countries. As a media personality, she hosts Fitness Insider (Oprah’s Oxygen network); dedicated to illustrating that fitness can be fun! Observing a 97% re-gain of weight in commercial weight loss organizations, Donna’s cutting edge, ahead-of-the-trend companies are changing statistics. She gets her audience enthusiastically involved as they come to understand the REAL solution to permanent and profitable weight loss. Because of her systems, her 71 Thin&Healthy locations are seeing dreams come true and millions of pounds lost. Learn more about Donna, and get a ton of great information at her website www.donnakrechconnection.com

We also had on one of our favorites - regular contributor and Senior Editor of Eating Well Magazine Nicci Micco. Nicci explained to us the difference between farm raised Atlantic salmon and wild salmon. She said that health-wise eating most fish and especially salmon is good for you. But from an environmental perspective eating wild salmon is probably the way to go. To learn more about this hot green issue please go to Dr Fitness’ favorite food magazine’s website www.eatingwell.com Remember pick up this months Avocado issue at Whole Foods or subscribe online. They also have a ton of free helpful newsletters you can get online as well.

We also had on Susan Bellone and Matt Jones. These two inspirational people have teamed up to help feed the hungry. Susan started Potatoes for Pounds where she has donated 10 pounds of potatoes for every pound she has lost. And she is encouraging others to follow her lead. Matt is a gallery owner who does events and encourages his patrons to donate potatoes and other food as their ticket into his events. He has been doing this for years and has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds of food to food banks. These two are encouraging everyone to get involved start a challenge in your community. For more information go to their websites www.mashedpotatoes.org www.myspace.com/potatoesforpounds and their new www.paintdancing.com

Ellen Barrett also joined us to discuss her new exercise dvd project. Ellen has been called the country’s best fitness instructor by Self magazine. She encourages women to Sweat Glamorously. She has targetted modern workouts for modern women. In additon to working with Hollywood’s hottest stars like Christina Ricci, Ellen has carved out a huge following of exercise dvd lovers with an impressive library of her work including the controversial Zodiaction. Check out her The Studio series: Yogini Workout, Fat Burning Fusion and Slim Sculpt. For more about Ellen please go to her website www.ellenbarrett.com

And we closed the show with Pam Vetter, a celebrant from Los Angeles. For those not in the know a celebrant helps families heal with uplifting funerals. PAm has done celebrity funerals like Richard Pryor’s but spends most of her time helping regular folks go out in a way that really celebrates their life instead of a typical sad preachy service from a religious leader who in some cases barely knows the departed. I’ve heard of one funeral where the pastor just filled in a Mad Libs style eulogy with the person’s name. Funeral’s don’t have to be a buzz kill they can really be meaningful, fun and inspirational. Visit Pam online at www.thefunerallady.com or www.celebrantpam.comfor more information.

No Dr Fitness Fitness Tips this week but don’t forget to check out our Wellness Minutes daily tip blog.

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don’t forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!!Please be our friends! Look us up on all your favorite Social Networking sites like: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Self Growth, Imeem, Squidoo, Xanga and more. And please don’t keep us a secret, if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy please forward this on to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

 

 Interview with Nicci Micco from eating Well magazine: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We’re trying something new. First we will podcast our show in it’s entirety then we’ll release just the guest interviews during the week. So please click PLAY to listen to Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about eating well from Nicci Micco, Senior Editor of Eating Well magazine.

She said the cover shot for this month’s issue is, wait for it, the Artichoke. Dr Fitness loves the artichoke, in fact one of his favorite dishes at the Cheesecake Factory is the artichoke. Nicci also shared some info from an article in the magazine about some myths about which foods/beverages really affect your sleep. Did you know that turkey and warm milk really don’t make you sleepy. All this time the Fat Guy thought he had a good excuse to pass out at Thanksgiving. Not anymore. And did you know that alcohol actually represses REM sleep. Nicci knew all this and more. Check out Eating Well magazine when it hits the newsstand or subscribe at their website www.eatingwell.com. While you’re at their website be sure to subscribe to some of their great free newsletters there as well.

As always, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show has more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and join our site in order to enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one.
Please be our friends! Look us up on all your favorite Social Networking sites like: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Self Growth, Imeem, Squidoo, Xanga and more. And please don’t keep us a secret, if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy please forward this on to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

 

 radio show recap nicci micco, roger troy wilson, nutrition twins, george mateljan, elise gulan: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn how to lose weight while Doing Lunch with Roger Troy Wilson. Roger was guy who retired at 41 as a millionaire. He might of been rich but he was also extremely overweight in fact he weighed 430 pounds. He says he had a 62 inch waist when he was at his heaviest. He tried every diet, he even had his wife gain weight in order to join weight watchers so he could get their diet plan.

Then, almost miraculously, he discovered the start of an eating program that might work for him. He ate his son’s frozen grapes and then swapped them for his nightly bags of chips and dip. In only a few weeks he had lost 20 pounds. Little by little he started eating loads of fruits, vegetables and lean meats…Even starchy vegetables – the ones the low-carb plans didn’t allow. He was consuming 1000’s of calories a day, more than any diet had allowed. Better yet? There were no points, no food scales, no reading labels or counting carbs. All real foods and REAL portions. Roger stumbled on a diet that made him“Feel Full Faster and Longer”. His book, Lets Do Lunch, shares his story and his recommendation for the foods you should be eating in order to lose weight. these are foods that bypass the stomach and go right to the colon. An amazing weight loss story - Roger has lost 230 pounds and kept them off for years now. He is offering Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy listeners a special deal if you mention us when you order. Please go to Roger’s website www.letsdolunch.com for lots of great info and to order his book.

We were also lucky to have one of the leaders of the healthy food movement on our show this evening. George Mateljan, author of the book, really a desk reference, The World’s Healthiest Foods and founder of the George Mateljan Foundation. George gave us his Top 5 healthiest food groups we should be eating in everyday. 1-Fish 2-Fruit 3-Vegetables 4-Nuts 5-Olive oil. He did say not cook with extra virgin olive oil though. Please check out George’s website www.whfoods.org or www.whfoods.com for daily newsletters, information and lots of great free information. George is a guy who really wants to help people live healthier lives.

Nicci Micco, Senior Editor of Eating Well magazine also joined us. She said this month’s issue’s cover features, wait for it, the Artichoke. She also shared some info from an article in the magazine about some myths about which foods/beverages really affect your sleep. Did you know that turkey and warm milk really don’t make you sleepy. And alcohol actually represses REM sleep. Nicci knew all this and more. But Eating Well magazine when it hits the news stand or subscribe at their website www.eatingwell.com. You also subscribe to some great free newsletters there as well.

But that’s not all folks, this jam packed show also had on The Nutrition Twins live from New York. Tammy Lakatos Shames and Lyssie Lakatos share more than identical features they share the same passion and success in the field of nutrition and wellness. In 1997 they co-founded Healthy Happenings Corp whose mission is to better the health through improved nutrition and lifestyle/behavior modification.

They have a great book out called Fire Up Your Metabolism 9 Proven Principles for Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever. They help lots of big corporate clients, celebrities and regular people too. they are always doing something in the media and are great friends of the show. Their tips tonight included: make little changes and stick with them until they become a habit, eat slower and eat only in one location in the house. For more information please check out their website www.nutritiontwins.com

And last but not least we learned all about Ballet Conditioning from fitness expert Elise Gulan. Elise created the Element: Ballet Conditioning workout dvd that uses the strength of the core to create balance and stability in the entire body. She said this workout will help women and men of all shapes and sizes. So if you are interested in getting that hot dancer’s body check this video out at Amazon or at Elise’s website www.elisegulan.com

No Dr Fitness Fitness Tips but we did have Rachael the Intern’s hot internet finds this week. Number 1 - Poodle Fitness on You Tube or www.fugly.com. Number 2 - Treadmill Bike on www.bikeforest.com/tread/index.php Number 3 Samurai Sword Fighting Workout.

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don’t forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!!

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 Interview Nicci Micco Eating Well Foods That Increase Libido: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We’re trying something new. First we will podcast our show in it’s entirety then we’ll release just the guest interviews during the week. So please click on the POD button to listen to Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy learn what foods can bring Sexy Back to your love life from regular contributor, Nicci Micco Senior Editor with Eating Well magazine. See we just don’t talk about boring diet and exercise stuff on the show.

Nicci shared with our listeners the results of the research on foods that affect your libido. This was a hot topic. Did you know some of the foods that are supposed to improve your sex drive are foods that resemble certain body parts. I don’t know for sure why Nicci brought this topic up, but it might have something to do with her current pregnant state. Who knows? Please go to the Eating well website at www.eatingwell.com and you will find lots of fun free email newsletters you can subscribe to as well as a great column on Serves Two where you can get some perfect Valentines Day meal recipes for you and your special someone. And you know what else would make a great Valentine’s Day present get your Valentine who loves food a subscription to Eating Well magazine - the photography is awesome and you get fantastic healthy recipes and interesting stories each month.

 

 Dr Fitness Radio Show First Wives World, Eating Well, Strength Training Myths: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about how to stay fit, healthy and happy while you’re going through a divorce. Debbie Nigro, founding partner of First Wives World told us all about the first website that helps women (and men) navigate the rough waters of divorce. She explained that she is not selling divorce but rather is helping people deal with a broken dream. Some of her divorce survival tips were: be sure to take care of yourself. Exercising helps your self-esteem and as you go through this you will realize that you can handle anything. For more please go to their website www.firstwivesworld.com and get help with the three stages of divorce - contemplating, navigating and moving on. There you will find a supportive, inspiring community of people going through the same things that you are going through. It’s a safe place filled with women sharing their stories , strategies, laughter and wisdom.

We also had on Regular contributor Nicci Micco, Senior Editor of Eating Well magazine. She shared with our listeners the results of the research on foods that affect your libido. This was a hot topic. Did you know some of the foods that are supposed to improve your sex drive are foods that resemble certain body parts. I don’t know for sure why Nicci brought this topic up, but it may have something to do with her current pregnant state. Who knows. Please go to the Eating Well magazine website at www.eatingwell.com and you will find lots of fun free email newsletters you can subscribe to as well as a great column on Serves Two where you can get some Valentine’s Day meal recipes for you and your special someone. And be sure to pick up the latest issue of their magazine for great recipes, info and beautiful photography.

We also had author, comedian and all around great guy Pete D’Alessandro on to talk about his book The Unamerican Undiet. Pete chronicles his amazing story about how he was depressed and fed up with his weight, hit rock bottom then did something dramatic about it. He lost 40 pounds in about 3 months by eliminating some very American food ingredients from his diet like sugar and white flour from his diet along with fried foods, rich sauces and desserts. Then he supercharged his exercise workout with the help of a trainer and guess what the pounds melted off of him. He has kept it off for three or so years now without any drastic setbacks. Check out his book and read all about it. He writes in a funny personal way. You’ll like it. Check it out on his website www.unamericanundiet.com See for yourself why he is the fittest comedian in America.
We closed the show with one of Dr Fitness’ and Kathie Larkin’s favorite exercise book authors and fitness experts Matt Brzycki. Matt is the Assistant Director of Campus Recreation/Fitness at Princeton University and he has written some of the most important books about strength training and exercise in the industry. Matt came on the show and tried to dispel some of the many myths about fitness that spread through gyms like athlete’s foot fungus…like Does Strength Training Make You Bulky? He says No. Can you do sport specific strength training? No. Should women strength train differently than men? No. There was a lot more great stuff but you’ll have to listen to get it. Check out Matt’s books at any Barnes and Noble, on Amazon or straight from his publisher at www.cardinalpub.com

Dr Fitness also gave us his Fitness Tips on unconventional ways to use food. Number 1 Use pepper in your wash to whiten those whites. Number 2. Try some white vinegar to get those stubborn deodorant sweat stains from the pits of those shirts. Number 3 Slap some cold potato slices on those puffy eyes after a long night of partying. He also shared an inspirational success story from one of the members of the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy weight loss community that has lost some weight and is keeping it off with the help of Dr Fitness and the rest of the online weight loss community we are forming. There were lots more tips but you have to listen tot get them.

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don’t forget to check out the Dr Fitness Blog for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. And for daily Wellness Tips subscribe to our Wellness Minutes where we improve your health in 3 minutes or less. Also check out our brand new redesigned website to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Don’t forget to look us up on all your favorite Social Networking sites like: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Self Growth, Imeem, Squidoo, Xanga and more. Please don’t keep us a secret, if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this on to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

 

 Fit Advocate, Eating Well Magazine, Fit Sugar, Mojo Mom Coach: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Tonight we did the show without Kathie who was partying on South Beach with the other hot models. But in her place we had the radio debut of Rachael the intern who shared some awesomely weird workouts from around the country.

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie from the The Fit Advocate himself…Craig Pepin-Donat. Craig has been a leader in the fitness industry for decades and like Dr fitness and the Fat Guy, he has gotten fed up with all the lies and misinformation that pervades the industry and has done something about it. Craig wrote his book and created his website to provide you with the insider information and secrets from the top health, fitness, and nutrition experts in the world (including Dr Fitness). He breaks through the health information overload and confusion with current health and fitness news, resources, articles and links to help you make informed decisions. He also gives you his Best and Worst product reviews along with personal recommendations for the products that really work. On the show he said to avoid like the plague any of those ab machines he said they were AB-Noxious and a waste of money. He is a fan of the Jump Snap ropeless jump rope and a couple of other products that you can find by listening to the show or checking out his website www.fitadvocate.com If you’re finally ready to lose weight, improve your health or get in shape with no tricks and no gimmicks…for the rest of your life…check him out.

We also had on one of our favorite regulars Nicci Micco editor of Eating Well magazine. She talked at length about how they are able to take such amazing photography for their magazine. She also talked about the Eating Well Diet book and the latest issue of the magazine that features Fat Guy favorite the Pineapple. For more on Eating Well magazine as well as their great online resources please go to their website www.eatingwell.com

We also got to learn all about how mild mannered Debi Silber transformed herself into The Mojo Coach. She is with Lifestyle Fitness Inc and she helps women (moms in particular) get their mojo back. Debi is a registered dietitian with a Masters degree in Nutrition Science as well as a certified trainer and whole health coach. So you know she knows what she’s talking about. She talked about her mojo makeover as well as shared some great tips for moms. Please go to her website to learn more at www.lifestylefitnessinc.com

We also who had on Sweet Susi May with her FitSugar update. She talked about some cool gear for women as well as some great winter exercise tips. Check out her blog at www.fitsugar.com

Dr Fitness had his own tips of machines you should avoid at the gym including: the pec deck and seated leg extension. He told you why they were bad and what exercises you can substitute for them. You’ll have to listen to get the rest of his tips.

Then we had the Dr Fitness and the Fat guy radio debut of Rachael the Intern. she has scoured the internet to find these cutting edge workout classes. First she started close to home here in Atlanta and found Atlanta Belly Dance Studio. Then you New Yorkers can try The New York School of Burlesque. She had others but you’ll have to listen to get them. Rachael has been a great help with our MySpace and Facebook pages. So check us out there and please be our friends.

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com where you can subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and learn about how you can enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. Did you know that our members are winning prizes every single day. That’s right we are giving away something from one of our great guests to our members every day until we run out of stuff. There is no other weight loss / diet / fitness program that can do this. Plus, you can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please don’t keep us a secret. Forward this link to a friend and put links to our website and show on the blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about some of the hottest exercise classes that are sweeping the gyms from Social Diva Lexi Tabback. A self-described Jersey Girl, Lexi has tried a whole bunch of the wackiest exercise classes and has reported back her findings. Are you up for Samurai Sword Fighting? What about a little trapeze and aerial dance? Listen to Lexi recount her experiences with these exercise classes and others. For more information about Social Diva, Lexi, her latest book “How To Be A Social Diva” go to their website www.socialdiva.com. Social Diva lets you know where the hippest, coolest, most happening places are in your city. It is Lexi’s job (and the other Divas like Peg Samuel) to personally check out these places and report back to you so you don’t waste your time. As Lexi always says, “Diva’s don’t sweat, they glow” Check them out.

We also had John Biggs on from CrunchGear and RunningGearReview sharing his take on the latest fitness gadgets. Before you buy any gadget I strongly suggest you check out both of these websites. On this show John told us all about: wireless headsets, an ipod pedometer combo, a stereo bluetooth headphone thingy, a waterproof mp3 player case and so much more. His blogs are must reads for gadget lovers. Check them out at www.crunchgear.com and www.runninggearreview.com

And what a special treat it was to have the return of Nicci Micco and Eating Well magazine. If you haven’t already, check this magazine out offline and online. You will not find a better photographed, more intelligent food magazine. Tonight Nicci told us all about milk. She talked about cow snd goat milk, soy milk, almond milk , hemp milk, organic milk. She even explained to the Fat Guy that it is truly impossible to milk a cat. they have a lab where they test things so that must be true. You can listen to the show and learn all about milk or check out the article in the latest issue of Eating Well magazine. Also go to their website and subscribe to their free email newsletters they are awesome www.eatingwell.com

But that’s not all, this show also had on Charles Staley the author of Muscle Logic and other great books. He has appeared on the TODAY show as well as The CBS Early Show and shared his counter-intuitive approach to weight trai