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On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about Happy Days and Healthy Living from one of the stars of Happy Days Cathie Silvers who played Jenny Picolo in the hit sitcom. Cathie told us about her transition from child of Sgt Bilko, Phil Silvers to growing up in Orlando, FL to going back to Hollywood onto the set of the TV show she herself grew up watching to being a mom and having her teenage daughter encourage her to be the healthy living expert that she is now. Cathie had some great tips about how to transition from being a meat eater (go anti-biotic free and wild fish) to a vegetarian (go organic to avoid pesticides, herbicides and fungicides to a vegan (no dairy, eggs or animal products all the way to raw (no/low heat cooking). She is the host of the Healthy Living Show and the Healthy Living Kids Show. She also is involved in www.organicfarmersmarket.org where you can get all kinds of organic products. Check her shows at www.thehealthylivingshow.com or her book at www.cathysilvers.com And for all the mothers out there Cathie says “Get out of conventional food markets and go organic”

Our first guest was Stephanie, our blogger of the week with Back In Skinny Jeans. On her blog Stephanie shares her tips, successes and failures as she tries to lose 25 pounds by the end of the year. She is almost there so be sure to check out her blog and encourage her. She talked about her amazing break-up anger treadmill workout. And her training for her first half marathon. Stephanie also does a great job talking about how to deal with emotional eating. She is on Twitter and has over 300 followers. All the people who follow her and read her blog have really helped her stay focused and helped her reach her goal weight. We wish her the best and know that she will reach her goal and stay in her skinny jeans. Her blog can be found at www.backinskinnyjeans.com

Next up we had on our friend, Jessica Denay founder of the Hot Moms Club. This amazing woman has created a website that has evolved into books, products and a community for moms everywhere. She told us she has a new book coming out soon called The Hot Mom To Be Handbook…Womb With A View and in January her website will be completely redesigned with all kinds of Web 2.0 features and tools. She already has some of the best mom experts out there on her site contributing to this very supportive and inspiring community. The Hot Mom’s Club is an organization dedicated to bringing mothers together who refuse to fall into the stereotype of the typical American “mom” . They might be undaunted professionals, unapologetically sexy or simply dynamic women who break the mold, Hot Mom’s empower each other to redefine motherhood. It is more attitude than look. Check the site out at www.hotmomsclub.com

Next we had on sleep expert Lee with SleepTracker. SleepTracker continuously monitors signals from your body that indicate whether you are asleep or awake. Because you wear it on your wrist like a watch, its internal sensors can detect even the most subtle physical signals from your body. SleepTracker finds your best waking moments, so that waking up has never been easier. Dr Fitness has called SleepTracker one of his best holiday gifts of 2007 so be sure to check them out at their website www.sleeptracker.com

Dr Fitness chimed in with his best holiday gifts for 2007 list. And they included the SleepTracker, the stress eraser, the swimp3 and more. Be sure to check listen to the show to get his entire list.

Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 30 people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought? Anyone can follow the Fat Guy’s eating exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he’ll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can’t fit in exercise each day. That’s right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy

Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms. Real Savvy Moms is a great show for hot moms, fat moms, all kinds of moms and is available on most PBS’ around the US and online and now on in Atlanta. So be sure to look out for that. Remember Kathie 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 in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie’s website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com.

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 our online weight loss community. Starting January 1 we will be giving away an exercise dvd to members of our online diet members each day until we run out. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please don’t keep our show a secret. 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!

Get ready for this emotional eaters….like me…..when we eat feeling lonely or blue, tend to lose the least amount of weight and have the hardest time keeping it off. Doesn’t that stink! Heather Niemeier, an obesity researcher at The Miriam Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, said in a statement. “We found that the more people report eating in response to thoughts and feelings, the less weight they lost,”
The study included 286 overweight men and women who were participating in a behavioral weight loss program.

A second group consisted of more than 3,300 adults who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for at least one year.Niemeier and her team analyzed responses to an eating inventory questionnaire.They focused on people who ate because of external influences, such as people who eat too much at parties, and people who ate because of internal influences, such as feeling lonely or as a reward.

What they found is that the more a person ate for internal reasons, the less weight they lost over time.”Our results suggest that we need to pay more attention to eating triggered by emotions or thoughts as they clearly play a significant role in weight loss,” Niemeier said.

So, what can you do if emotional eating is a problem?
Make a conscious effort to become more aware of how and why you may be using food or what is going on around you while you are eating. Develop new skills for mood regulation. If you need support to do so, find a professional. The focus should be on improving your emotional and physical well-being not just weight loss.

Good Question!!! We interviewed Juliet Zuercher, R.D. and the Director of Nutrition Services for The Remuda Ranch in Arizona, which specializes in programs for eating disorders on our show last night. Boy, did she have a lot of good advice for parents!!!!! I found it quite amazing how much of an impact parents can have on kids developing eating disorders. The price of all of those #1 Lionel Ritchie hits!!!! We also discussed the growing prevalence of eating disorders in men, women, and even people who do radio shows!!!!! To find out more about the incredible programs at The Remuda Ranch, check out their website at www.remudaranch.com

Linda Spangle, a weight-management specialist recognized nationally as a leading authority on emotional eating and other psychological issues of weight management also joined us last evening for an enjoyable segment on “Emotional Eating.” Check out her web site at www.rapidwtloss.com If you want to find out why you possibly crave sweets, crunchy food, and salty things, you have to listen to the show!!! She also wrote a great book, “100 Days of Weight Loss.” If you live in Denver, Colorado you can also check out her center, Weight Loss for Life, a healthy lifestyles coaching and training program.

A big congrats to hottie guest, nutritionist, and now author, Lisa Drayer, for releasing her new book, “Strong, Slim, and 30, Eat Right, Stay Young, Feel Great, And Look Fabulous”

Congratulations to “The Fat Guys” sister, Julie, and her new husband, Blake, for getting married over the weekend. Mazel Tov!!!!! I heard the food was great and I hope the fat guy brought me back some of it!!!

I found this great article by Linda H. Lamb looking at how interwoven our emotions are tied to our eating behaviors. Stress and depression play a major role in our choices for food as well as our feelings of happiness. I thought this article had plenty of depth, examples of emotional eating, and more importantly, some great practical tips for overcoming emotional eating!!!!
TIPS TO HELP YOU GAIN CONTROL OVER EMOTIONAL EATING
_There’s always a bit of time between the moment you decide to eat something and the moment you actually put it into your mouth. Use that time to ask yourself this question: “What am I really hungry for?”
_Try to deal honestly with the answer to that question, especially if the food you crave is a high-calorie, low-nutrition diet buster. Could it be that you’re not really hungry, but rather anxious, stressed out, lonely, angry, bored or in the mood to celebrate?
_Try an alternative to eating as a better way to deal with your feelings. Examples: If you’re celebrating or rewarding yourself, enjoy a movie or buy yourself something new to wear. If you’re lonely, call a friend. If you’re stressed, take a brisk walk to work off steam.
_To get a handle on your emotional eating patterns, use a little notebook to write down everything you eat. Include details such as when you eat, how quickly you finish and what you feel at the time.
_Some foods might be such powerful triggers for overeating, you shouldn’t keep them in the house. Identify other triggers - such as TV commercials - and avoid them.
_Remember that exercise is a great way to elevate your mood, if you tend to eat when you’re down.
_When you do give in to a craving, pay attention to portion size. For example, go get a scoop of ice cream at Baskin-Robbins, rather than buying a half-gallon of ice cream at the grocery store.
_Occasional splurges won’t ruin you. Don’t beat yourself up over them. Say, “OK, I had that Twix bar, but now it’s back to eating sensibly.”
_Get enough sleep. You’ll tend to eat mindlessly when you’re fatigued.
_Eat a healthy, balanced diet and don’t go too long between meals and snacks. You’re more likely to make bad food choices when you feel you’re starving.
_Parents, don’t make your kids clean their plates; let them stop when they’re satisfied. And find other ways to reward and motivate children, rather than food - including hugs and comments such as “I’m so proud of you.”