by FatGuy on November 24, 2009
On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Leslie Bonci, sports Dietitian for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Pittsburgh Pirates. She is also the author of the new book Sports Nutrition for Coaches. On the show 
she shared some great nutrition tips for athletes and their trainers. Some of the common mistakes she said that trainers make with their athletes are not giving them enough information regarding how food and fluids can improve their performance. She says that since different sports have different metabolic demands that each athletes food and fluid requirements are different – so it is important to eat and drink for your needs. She also said that their is too much emphasis on protein consumption and not enough on eating carbohydrates. She isn’t a big fan of not eating before workouts then drinking protein shakes afterward. She says trainers also have to be aware of eating disorders in athletes especially those in weight class sports like wrestling and gymnastics. She says planning meals before working out is critical. To learn more about Leslie and her book please go to www.sportsmedicine.upmc.com
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by FatGuy on November 9, 2009
by FatGuy on October 27, 2009
On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on nutrition and human behavior expert Randy Karp joined us. He 
talked all about how we are totally misinformed about food. For example he says cooking with unstable vegetable oils is bad for you. Instead cook in high heat with extra virgin coconut oil. And be careful with your olive oil. Most olive oils are devoid of health benefits, especially when heated. When asked if he could only eat one food he said it would be avocado. Regarding fish he said that the pro’s of eating fish are that they eat algae which is good for you but the cons are that they also live in water that has toxins. So choose your fish wisely. On his website he has lots of information about healthy eating and healthy foods. He produces his own line of extra virgin olive oil which he makes in very small quantities to ensure quality. And a new product called Just Like Sugar that has only 1 calorie in 5 lbs. You can learn more about his views in his book Misinformed About Food or on his website www.rkinformedliving.com
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by FatGuy on October 7, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain how skinny friends can make you gain weight. Studies show that when you are eating with skinny people you use them as a guide as to what and how much to eat. So if your skinny friend is binging on chocolate cake you start thinking well if she can eat that then there is no harm in me having a piece as well. So you see your skinny friend (she’s not doing this to sabotage you on purpose) is undermining your weight loss program. Good news though, when you hang out with fatter people they also influence your behavior. When you see what heavier friends are eating typically you eat less because subconsciously you don’t want to look like them. So the bottom line is when you are trying to lose weight hang out with more fat people. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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by Dr.Fitness on August 29, 2007
Don’t miss three lovely guests….Dr. Melina Jampolis, author of “The No Time To Lose Diet” and Esther Blum, author of “Eat, Drink, And Be Gorgeous.” You have probably seen them both on T.V. Dr. Melina has appeared on Regis and Kelly and Esther has been on “The Isaac Mizrahi Show.”
Nicci Micco, Senior Editor for Eating Well Magazine, one of Dr. Fitness and The Fat Guy’s favorite magazine, will join us to talk about a wonderful article on “Food Allergies” in September’s issue!
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by Dr.Fitness on June 16, 2007
The stars came out on Dr. Fitness and The Fat this week!!!We had Fitness Expert Jim Karas, author of “The Cardio Free Diet,” Susi May, Editor of the fabulous blog site www.Fitsugar.com, Choreographer to the stars like J.Lo and Madonna, Jamie King, and .Lisa Newton, founder of the weightloss site www.weight1minute.com
On tonight’s show, Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about how a dancer from Madison,Wisconsin transforms himself into one of the hottest dancers/choreographers in the world. Jamie King, the creator of the “Rock Your Body with Jamie King” dvd and book shares his story of growing up in Wisconsin, struggling as a background dancer, meeting his mentor Prince then being plucked out of the American Music Awards by Madonna. Today Jamie is on top of the world with his sponsorship by Nike, his work with greats like Shakira, Madonna, and just about everyone else as well as his brand new exercise dvd Rock Your World and the book that tells his story. He has got a great story and his dvd will get you moving that is for sure. Check out Jamie’s website www.jamiekingofficial.com or Nike’s dance fitness site www.nikewomen.com or www.rockyourbodyprogram.com
We also got to spend time with Jim Karas, the author of “The Cardio Free Diet” His book shows you dispels the myth that more time running on the treadmill is the key to losing weight. He’s got a great web site with great information and a great blog that he writes in daily. He believes that if you want to lose weight you must be strength training and eating right. Jim was very clear about the benefits of strength training for losing weight and he was also very clear on if you are training for a sport like tennis or basketball or soccer, cardiovascular exercise is very important. Jim is also the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Business Plan for the Body and Flip The Switch. He is the Fitness Contributor on ABC’s Good Morning America (he helped co-host Diane Sawyer lose 25 pounds) in addition to being the host of Couch Potatoes on ABC News Now. He has also been seen regularly on CNN, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, Fox News, ABC7 in Chicago and Cityline in Toronto. To learn more about Jim and his new Book as well as his old books check out his website www.jimkaras.com
2 big thumbs up for Jim Karas from Dr. Fitness and The Fat Guy!!!!
Next up we had the editor of Fit Sugar Sweet Susi May. Susi is the fitness editor behind one of the Fat Guy wife’s favorite blogs Fit Sugar. Susi co-authored two of Ellie Herman’s Books on Pilates (the Reformer and the Wunda Chair) and was the technical editor of Pilates for Dummies. She was awesome and if you are a woman and have not been checking out the whole family of Sugar Publishing sites you are truly missing out. First go to www.FitSugar.com and you’ll see why this blog is so cool. They review healthy snacks, exercise videos, they have calorie breakdowns of the foods you actually eat an a whole bunch more. That is why they are our Blog of the Week. And once you get to www.fitsugar.com scroll down to the bottom of the page and check out the other sugar sites like: popsugar.com, buzzsugar.com, geeksugar.com,
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And last but not least we had on Lisa Newton, the brains behind www.Weight1Minute.com Weight1Minute is a new subscription service for implementing your personally customized weight loss, exercise and nutrition goals. Go the her website www.weight1minute.com and try them for free for one month.
Don’t miss next week’s show when we have Eric Enge from the Diet Channel and Fitz from www.Fitzness.com
Remember, keep fighting and tomorrow’s another day!!!!
Your Fitness Buddy,
Dr. A
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by Dr.Fitness on May 21, 2007
We had a lot of fun last night in the studio! I had a few of my friends hanging out with us like John Turnbull who has a great web site devoted to soccer lovers across the globe called www.theglobalgame.com and my other pals Audrae and Cher from www.GeorgiaSpinal.com. We had two very special guests last evening Dr. Barbara Rolls, Director of the Eating Lab at Penn State, and the author of “The Volumetrics Eating Plan”, the “Number #1 diet of 2007″ according to Consumer Reports. It just nudged out our book, “You Can’t Lose Weight Alone-The Partner Power Weight Loss Program on Amazon at #4. We came in at #1,500,786 but don’t count us out yet!! Dr. Rolls shared ways that you can fill up by eating more fiber and adding more water based vegetables to your meals to create a more filling dining experience. She even gave a great tip on how to get your child to eat more veggies. She said you can blend up the vegetables and add them to tomato sauce and your kid will not even taste them. Dr Rolls is a world renowned nutrition researcher who runs her own obesity research lab at Penn State University. For more information please check her website www.thevolumetricseatingplan.com I can’t wait when The Fat Guy and I go to the Eating Lab and share a meal with Dr. Rolls.
We also got to spend time with Michael Feigin, better know to listeners of Sirius Satellite’s Lime station as “The Fitness Guru.” Michael and his wife Lawson Harris host “The Fitness Guru” show each afternoon on Sirius channel 114 at 5pm est. Their show educates listeners in the benefits of all the possibilities in the health and fitness world. And if that isn’t enough Michael and Lawson own several pilates and fitness centers in New York. For more information please check out their website www.fitnessgurunyc.com and be on the lookout for their upcoming exercise dvds. Michael has been a leader in the Health and Fitness industry for many years and if you don’t listen to Howard Stern on Sirius, I would spend the $12.95/month just to get Michael’s show!!!!
Remember, Dr. Fitness and The Fat Guy will be moving our show to Thursday nights at 7PM starting after Memorial Day!!!! for all of our live listeners!!!
I tried a delicious new product by a new company, Fiber Gourmet, makers of low-calorie pasta. I know what your thinking but I couldn’t tell the difference and with a 40% reduction in calories/serving, you gotta give it a shot!!!! For all of you “Sopranos” fans out there, fogetaboutit and give it try as well!!! check them out at www.fibergourmet.com
On our next show, May 31st, we have Wade from a great and funny blog called www.Healthbolt.net that has cool information. We also have Dr. Gerard Musante, author of The Structure House Weight Loss Plan. 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. We will also talk to “Lisa” a Bariatric Surgery Patient to talk about her experiences.
Until next time, remember tomorrow is another day and keep fighting!!!!
Dr. Adam
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by FatGuy on April 9, 2007
The most entertaining weight loss and fitness show on radio.” Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show. On tonight’s show, Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about mindless eating from the the guy who wrote the book on the subject Brian Wansink. Brian is the director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab. He also wrote the bestselling book “Mindless Eating. Why We Eat More Than We Think.” He has appeared all over the place including, the New York Times, MSNBC and now on an upcoming PBS special. His work was instrumental in the creation of all those 100 calorie snacks bags that are in your grocery store. Brian shared lots of tips and great strategies for you to stop that mindless eating that sabotages the best dieting intentions. He also invited our listeners to attend a very special FREE Consumer Camp being held at his lab on April 13-15. You can see firsthand how he does his groundbreaking research and hopefully you’ll come away with a handle on controlling your snacking. Please check out Brian’s website www.mindlesseating.org for lots of great info on his book, the camp and other resources.
We also got to spend some quality time with Gillian Verga, the founder of Weight Circles. WeightCircles is a great new online community that helps people who want to lose weight keep it off. This wonderful community connects people together in circles and helps them stay motivated, exchanging tips and encouraging each other. If you have had trouble sticking with a diet you should give weightcircles a try. It is free and they have a circle for just about everyone. There are circles for seniors, for men, for women, for those who need to lose a lot of weight and for those who just need help maintaining the weight they have already lost. Please go to www.weightcircles.com and you can explore this website yourself. I’m sure you will find a circle to help you achieve your goals.
Our last guest was Sara Holliday a yoga expert and a contributor to the Hot Moms Club. Sara has produced a series of yoga videos specifically for mothers to help them stay in shape during pregnancy and lose the weight and get in shape after the birth of their baby. She has the only yoga programs out there that are tailored to each trimester of pregnancy. And after you have your kid please check out her Postnatal total body toning video as well as her classic Stroller Workout for moms video. Go to her website to learn more about this amazing mom and all of her dvds at www.fitbysara.com
The Doctor is really getting into his fitness tips now. He has stopped recycling old weight loss tips and is somehow coming up with new helpful weight control material. So here is another installment of …Dr Fitness’ “Things You Can Do Today” To Lose Weight Tomorrow. Here are a few of Dr. Fitness’ secrets…Number 1, take a fast food break. No more drive thru’s for the rest of the month. Number 2, spring is a great time to clean out your pantry. Get rid of high calorie snacks and try some new recipes. And Number 3, break out that food journal again. Some bad habits have probably snuck back into your eating so write down what you are currently eating to see where you are at. Remember if you are not assessing you are guessing. There were a couple more tips from Dr. Fitness, but you’ll have to listen to the podcast or go to his blog to get the rest.
Kathie was back in the studio this week. The doctor had a grin from ear to ear for the whole show. Remember she is one of the top feet and legs model’s out there… she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano a few weeks ago. Be sure to check out Kathie’s website www.getkathie.com. Also check her out on www.RealSavvyMoms.com.
Jennifer Nicole Lee has offered to give away a FREE 30 minute consultation and one of her inspirationally hot calendars to one of our lucky listeners. So if you are interested in winning send the Doctor an email at Adam@drfitnessandthefatguy.com. We are choosing the winner based on two things. First a compelling reason why you would benefit from chatting with Jennifer Nicole Lee and second how many mentions you can get the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy website and radio show in blogs. So start spreading the word about the show because we will be selecting the winner in a couple of weeks!!!
Also I need you to please do me a favor. My nine year kid Max made his radio debut in his new show “Kid Power Radio.” This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of Entertainment Tonight. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn’t like on Tv, at the movies and in music. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. And if your kid sends an email in Max will read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpower.libsyn.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax@Yahoo.com. you encouragement is great appreciated. Thanks!!!
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.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!!!
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by Dr.Fitness on June 11, 2006
“Dr. Fitness, I’m stuck in a rut, please help,” was the subject headline to a recent email I received from a female and that’s all I am going to say to describe her. She had recently lost 40 pounds from her 1st pregnancy by good-old fashion sweat and exercise….and by exercise, I mean exercise. An hour and a half of walking outside in the morning followed by and hour and a half of treadmill walking at night. Three hours of exercise and she lost 40 lbs. 10 less pounds prior to her being pregnant. Her reason for contacting me was that now she was going back to work and those three convenient hours of exercise would not be so available and she was slowly starting to gain weight….and she was terrified! What should she do?
When I emailed her back for her to describe her eating habits, she told me she ate whatever she wanted and would rather exercise than feel deprived of her favorite foods. This is where her story became very common and one where most people fail to succeed. I call it “The All Or Nothing Principle.” This means that whatever I am doing, in her case exercising 3 hours per day and eating whatever I want, I will be successful following these parameters. But if you change the parameters (Can’t exercise for 3 hours), I will give up on the entire process because I know I will eventually gain the weight back since I can’t be deprived.
I explained to her that she didn’t need to exercise 3 hours/day to maintain her body weight. She did need to examine her diet to figure out what were her caloric needs, how to manage portions of her favorite things to not feel deprived, and being diligent about identifying caloric content. She was so convinced that she would have to give up her favorite things and she also felt like a slave to exercise. I told her how to break the “All Or Nothing Principle” and if you are in a similar situation, here’s how you can break this very difficult pattern!
1. Take advantage of even the smallest amount of free time to exercise. If you like getting an hour of exercise but you have a very busy schedule, look for 15 – 20 windows of free time to do something.
2. Keep your exercise clothes and shoes close by. If some free time opens up, buy an extra pair of exercise shoes or clothes convenient for a quick workout.
3. Pay attention to every meal and avoid mindless eating. Most people eat under stress and you can add tons of calories by not paying attention. So pay attention especially at work!!
4. Avoid big gaps of time without eating. This happens to many of us, especially at work. We go the whole day without eating and as a reward for eating, we feel we can eat everything thus causing overindulging and over-consumption. Stay aware and you’ll stay trim
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by Dr.Fitness on January 29, 2006
The top 5 foods you must consume every week!!!
1. Olives or Olive Oil – High in Monounsaturated Fat, the good fat-highly resistant to oxidation,ferulic acid and chlorogenic acid, Nitric Oxide phytochemicals , caffeic acid, luteolin-cancer preventative and heart disease preventative properties.
2. Avocado- Again High in Monounsaturated Fat
3. Broccoli- a cruciferous vegetable- plants of the mustard family whose flowers have a cross-like corolla bearing four petals, like cabbage, brussel sprouts, arugula, cauliflower. It has beta-carotene(potent antioxidant and most famous carotenoid) , benzyl isothiocyanate- prevents tumor growth and the formation of carcinogens including the ones in tobacco smoke, beta-ionone-neutralized the cancer-causing potential of certain carcinogens, cancer cells from multiplying, coumarin-inhibits tumor growth, flavonoids- large group of phytochemicals that are potent antioxidants-ihibit tumor growth, terpenoids-like polyphenols they are phytochemicals work as antioxidants and lower LDL cholesterol.
4. Fish – tuna, salmon, whitefish-Omega 3 FA’s- If you don’t eat it, you better be taking a supplement for it, for sure. Walnuts are a good source of the plant deravite form.
5. Garlic-contains allicin which lowers blood pressure, and acts as an antibiotic
Honorable Mention (Because it is a drink!!!)
1. Red Wine- polyphenols and rsveratrol, gentisic acid, caffeic acid, vannillic acid, tannic acid.,
Notice, Almost all of my choices included a fat rich food. What do most diets steer you away from….The things that will keep you the healthiest. Your diet should also contain at least 30% of all calories coming from fat!!!!
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weight loss tips to help you get through the holidays. She says Fat Season is coming and you have to have a plan to get through it at the same weight as you entered. Here come all those holiday parties and the key to surviving them is to eat first before you get there – do not go to a party hungry. And then when you are at the party just take a taste. Instead of a whole dessert – just take a bite. Remember your stomach is normally the size of a one liter bottle but it can stretch to the size of a gallon milk jug. Don’t test its limits. Avoid those cheese cubes and desserts – you can consume close to 1000 calories in a blink eating those foods. Remember just because food is free doesn’t mean you have eat everything – you are not a bear getting ready to hibernate for the Winter. To learn more about LA and check out all her books please go to her website 
