Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy

 

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On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about how to live a blended life from Robert Tercek President of PeopleJam, Dr Fitness’ new favorite blog website. PeopleJam is a social media community site for people who want to learn, live, earn, believe and play. There are a ton of experts, coaches and other knowledgeable people sharing what works and what doesn’t in almost all aspects of life. Robert said living a balanced life is tricky but living a blended life is manageable. Especially with the PeopleJam community helping you every step of the way. Check out their website and sign up for FREE at www.peoplejam.com

Our first guest was one of New Jersey’s favorite personal trainers and authors…Kevin Valluzzi. His new book “Stop The Fitness Confusion” taps into the wisdom of over 50 top trainers and fitness experts to get their best fitness and weight loss tips. Kevin says that a suprisingly consistent methodology came up amongst all the trainers. A circuit-style interval training is highly recommended for people who are crunched for time and are looking to burn more calories faster. He said this kind of work out allows you to burn calories all day long. For more information about Kevin, please go to his website www.thefitnessleader.com and to buy his new book go to www.stopthefitnessconfusion.com

Next up we had on Kevin Betts, the President of Fitness Together, the undisputed leader in the franchised personal fitness trainer business. There are over 600 Fitness Together franchises. Their philosophy is 1 Client 1 Trainer 1 Goal. At a Fitness Together studio the client works one on one with their trainer in a well appointed suite that features all the equipment anyone would need to get a results oriented, full body workout. For more information and to find a location near you please go to their website www.fitnesstogether.com

Next we had on Tina Vindum, outdoor fitness expert and host of the radio show Outdoor Fitness on the Lime channel 114 on Sirius Satellite Radio. Tina talked about the importance of training outdoors in order to get one with nature and use the surroundings around you to get a wickedly effective workout. In San Francisco she does outdoor classes with her clients first thing in the morning. They might be doing pull ups on a tree branch one minute and stretching on a parking meter the next. Each workout is different and each is sure to kick your butt. Tina stressed that exercising outdoors is an almost spiritual experience. She says she has had clients get overcome with emotions as they workout. Picture yourself at the crack of dawn, surrounded by the glow of the rising sun, running through the woods with the skyline of San Francisco in front of you as sweat is pouring off your body. Pretty cool huh? For more information about Tina, her only accredited Outdoor Training classes and her radio show please go the her website www.outdoorfitness.com

Dr Fitness chimed in with his weight loss tips. And this week they were all about the importance of eating 30 grams of fiber each day. He listed some of the best fiber rich foods and they included: legumes, brans cereals and some fruits and veggies that will surprise you. Be sure to check that out.

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 where you can subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and join our fast growing online weight loss community. There you can email Dr. Fitness your specific questions and interact with past guest and fellow Dr Fitness Fans! Thanks! And please don’t keep us a secret. If you like us, please forward this link to a friend.

I am not a big fan of shots in general and have never had a flu shot. I don’t get sick a lot and neither does my wife or kid. Recently at my kid’s 10 year check up the Doctor was about to give my kid the flu shot when I stopped him. The guy looked at me like I was crazy for not “protecting” my kid from a flu that he might not even get in the first place. I am all for preventative behaviors. Being the Fat Guy, means I don’t always take these preventive measures. But I don’t think it’s a good idea to over medicate oneself unless we’re talking about a sugar-induced coma. So we passed on the flu shot but are going through a bottle of Purell about every other day.

Here is a recent article from the NY Times that says preschoolers and/or kids in day care in New Jersey are required to get an annual flu shot… What do you think?

Despite opposition from numerous parents and children’s rights advocates, a public health advisory panel voted on Monday to require all children in New Jersey who attend preschool or are in day care to get annual flu vaccinations . The measure, expected to be approved by the state health commissioner in the next week, will make New Jersey the first state in the country to mandate such immunizations

Man, one of the perks of this radio show is that people send us stuff to try. And our friends at Holey Donuts have a buddy at Tavalon Tea and they sent me a care package with lots of goodies. In addition to a whole variety of delicious fresh loose leaf teas including my fave the lemongrass green tea they sent a gravity teapot steeping machine. If you like tea you have to check out their website www.tavalon.com I used to order from a competitor, but not anymore these guys rock! I’m sure Dr Fitness could give you a list of health benefits of tea, like anti-oxidants, speed up your metabolism, blah blah blah…but I just drink it straight up for the caffeine.

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John-Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham made a triumphant return last night. Robert Plant’s torso is no longer exposed but I heard he sounded brilliant!!! I think the Fat Guy was a big Led Zep fan back in the day but it is very hard for him to remember anything form the late 70’s and early 80’s. Even though he can’t remember that far back he did find this great product called “Forkchops,” a combination of chopsticks and a fork, a perfect holiday gift…..for me to give him!!!!! Available by the pair or as a set of 6 pairs. Offering 17 colors to choose from that will match the theme of any party or event and for $5 a pair, you can’t beat it. Go check them out!

 

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First, before we start a quick shout out to our friends at Holey Donuts www.holeydonuts.net, home of the healthy donut. They have been honored by Daily Candy as one of the top 3 finalists for product of the year for 2007. So please go to www.dailycandy.com and vote for them so they can win it all and we can get some of the credit.

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about nordic walking, trekking and other hiking terms I have never heard of, from the makers of the finest walking poles, Leki. Suzanne Nottingham joined us from somewhere high in the mountains to tell us all about Leki, pronounced Lake-ee, by the way. Suzanne shared lots of reasons to add these amazing walking and hiking poles to your walk or hike. They keep you more stable on the trail and they give you a better workout on the street. You will burn more calories and definitely stand out from the crowd when you whip your Leki’s out. And as a bonus you can pick up trash to beautify the trails as you go….not really. For more information on Leki and their products go to www.leki.com and for more information about the health benefits of nordic walking please go to www.nordicwalknow.com

Next up we had on Sweet Susi May from FitSugar. As usual, Susi had lots of great diet and health tips. first she informed the Fat Guy which restaurants to avoid in the food court and which fast food places are safe to indulge in. She said to avoid the cinnamon rolls and and the fried foods. She says she even brings healthy snacks with her when she goes to the mall. Then she and Dr Fitness got into a spirited game of who knows more compound exercises. They both agreed that compound exercises (lunges, squats, etc.) are the way to go for faster, more effective workouts. For more great tips about exercise and fitness every single day, please go to her blog www.fitsugar.com

Next we had a return engagement with Vicky Sorenson, the creator of the Fitness Challenge. The Fitness Challenge is a great game where you make a fitness wager with someone for 8 weeks. The game allows you to easily keep track of your progress and the winner not only gets into better shape and drops a few pounds but they might also get an ipod or some other great prize. You see you make a wager with your competition (it could be your spouse, your child or even a friend who lives in another state) to make it a little more interesting. Vicky said that some local communities have adopted her game as way to encourage healthier living. And Vicky herslef lost 60 pounds playing the game! For more information go to her website www.fitnesschallenge.com. You can pick up the game there or at Amazon. This is a great way to get your family fit check it out!

And finally we had on our favorite gadget guru, John Biggs from CrunchGear and Running Gear Review calling in from Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s hometown…Brooklyn, New York. John is always checking out the latest gadgets to help you make better buying decisions. As usual John was battling a cold, but he always comes with his A game and he had a huge list of must have fitness products. We talked about gps devices, the wii fit, amazing wrist watches, dvr’s and a whole lot more. He is always good for great tips and a few laughs. You should be checking our his websites www.crunchgear.com everyday that is a must read. And runners you better check out www.runninggearreview.com.

Dr Fitness had his own list of must have fitness products including: the swimp3, the stress eraser, the sleeptracker and more. You’ll have to listen to get the rest of his tips.

And thanks to everyone who is following the Fat Guy on Twitter. As we’ve mentioned 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 crazy things in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So you can now peek into his food diary throughout the 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 to see exactly what the fat guy eats. We now have literally dozens of people who are following him so please join in.

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On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about making swimming in the pool fun with the SwimP3. Tim Elson with Finis Inc. creators of this amazing mp3 player for the pool uses an innovative sound transfer technology that gives you amazing sound quality while you swim. This device doesn’t use ear buds which cause that swooshing sound underwater, they use bone conduction to give you great sound while you swim those boring laps. Please check out their website www.finisinc.com or www.swimp3.com for more information and to order yours for the holidays.

We also had our friend Nicci Micco, editor of Eating Well magazine on to share some tips straight out of the magazine on “Foods That Keep You Young.” The top seven foods that keep you young are: 1-yogurt, 2-olive oil 3-fish 4- you’ll have to listen for the rest. Sorry. Or better yet check out the magazine on news stands everywhere or online at www.eatingwell.com Sign up for their great newsletters while you’re there.
Next up we had on Fitz with Fitzness International talking about raising fit kids. Some of her tips were to only give your kids healthy food choices at home and put a bounce house in your living room to get your kids moving. She had some other wild ideas and she talked at length about The Wiggles so be sure to check out the whole interview. Please go to her new and improved websites for more great info www.thatsfit.com and www.fitzness.com She is also an expert on AOL.

Last but not least we had on the smartest person ever to appear on the show…Cory Kidd, inventor of Autom the robotic weight loss coach. This is the ultimate fitness gadget. Autom helps you by encouraging you to stick with your diet to create long-term weight loss and keep those extra pounds off. Fifteen robots were recently used in a controlled test and Autom by far was most instrumental in helping the participants lose weight of the three things tested. They only have prototypes but for more information please go to their website www.intuitiveautomata.com Autom will be available for purchase soon.

Dr Fitness had some fitness tips to help keep you on track to lose weight or at least maintain your weight this holiday season. First, make healthy substitutions in your holiday recipes. Second, try a holiday 5k or fun run as a family event. Third, before going to a holiday party eat a healthy snack so you don’t overeat at the party. He had lots more tips but you’ll have to listen to get them.

Please continue making Dr Fitness jealous by following the Fat Guy on Twitter. As we’ve mentioned 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 crazy things in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So you can now peek into his food diary. 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 to see exactly what the fat guy eats. We now have literally dozens of people who are following him so please join in.

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. 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. Don’t forget to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter. You can also email Dr. Fitness or even the Fat Guy with your specific questions and we will personally answer each one. Promise!! And please don’t keep us a secret! If you like the show, forward it to a friend, link to it on your website or blog about it. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. Thanks!

 

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On tonight’s very special Thanksgiving Show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about all things exercise dvds from three of the best selling exercise dvd instructors in America and the world. First up we had Michelle Dozois from Breakthru Fitness in the studio. Michelle’s newest home workout series that will help you lose weight, burn fat and get a Breakthru Body! This amazing 3 dvd series will definitely get you moving and will help you achieve your fitness and weight loss goals. In addition to fitness and pilates, Michelle also shared a truly moving story about how her family has been dealing with an autistic child. Her child had an amazing breakthrough as a result of some fairly simple nutrition modifications and Michelle talked about that. she also shared her feelings about how grateful she was for Jenny McCarthy’s book and story because it has really shined a bight light on autism and has really gotten some alternative methods of dealing with autism out into the public eye. Please go to Michelle’s website www.breakthrufitness.com for more information.

Next up we had on Patrica Moreno founder of intenSati Life. Patricia is one of the most respected fitness instructors today. With more than 20 years experience, she is a pioneer in the industry. Today she trains trainers at the prestigious Equinox Fitness Clubs in New York. Her students will follow her anywhere because they cannot get enough of her intenSati^TM, danceSati^TM, yogaSati^TM, coreSati^TM and warriorSati^TM classes. Patricia’s enthusiasm, energy and dedication to constantly improving the workout are infectious. Patricia is recognized as an elite instructor within the industry as well: she teaches her techniques to other instructors worldwide, and she has been honored by her peers at training conventions worldwide. In addition, the press, including Allure, Shape, and W magazines, as well as The New York Sun and ABC News, have recognized her unique talent. The creation of the intenSati workout is evidence that Patricia leads new fitness trends pushes the boundaries: intenSati combines the best of group fitness with the elements of yoga and life coaching to create a new workout that is exactly right for our times, combining both physical and spiritual disciplines to create excellent results. For more information please go to her website www.intensati.com

Last but never least we had back an old friend Tracey Mallett.

Tracey is an internationally recognized expert known in the fitness industry and a popular figure among top media, having graced the cover of Pilates Style and been featured in Shape, Fitness Magazine, Women’s Health, Fit Pregnancy, SELF, Fit Yoga, OK Magazine, and Diet and Fitness.

Tracey is part of the Hot Moms Club and she too has a brand new book and exercise dvd for women coming out in January called “SEXY IN 6″ featuring the amazing “6 Minute Quick Blast Method” We had a big surprise for her tonight, because she didn’t know that Michelle was with us in the studio. You see they are neighbors in Southern California. It was shockingly hilarious. Please check out Tracey’s website www.traceymallett.com for info on all her dvds.

Please continue making Dr Fitness jealous by following the Fat Guy on Twitter. As we’ve mentioned 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 crazy things in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So you can now peek into his food diary. 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 to see exactly what the fat guy eats. We now have literally dozens of people who are following him so please join in.

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. 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.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy “Wellness Minute.” So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. We’re working on ways to make those tips available to all our listeners. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called “Kid Power Radio” for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show “Hilarious!” This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade’s “Showbiz Show” on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne’s World. 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, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he’ll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!!

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!! 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!

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I have no idea!!!! but I hope Miley Cyrus keeps on singing since my soon-to-be stepdaughter, Rebecca, LOVES her. Former Pro Football Star Mike Golic is a great radio announcer and thanks for admitting to using steroids…10 years after you retired from football!!! I am sure you have helped many aspiring young lineman choose not to use steroids. It’s plain and simple… Steroids are for cheaters!!!! I hope Amy Winehouse stays away from drugs and just as important, cigarettes, since she has such an amazing voice….what a talent!!!

Here are some of my tips for those who are trying to help there close ones quit smoking:

1. help lighten their stress levels. help the quitter with a few chores like watching their kids, cooking — whatever will help of quitting

2.Don’t take the quitter’s grouchiness personally during his or her nicotine withdrawal. The symptoms usually dissipate in about 2 weeks.

3. Studies show that most people try to quit smoking 5 to 7 times before they succeed. If a relapse happens, think of it as being one step closer to succeeding and not failing!!!!

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On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about all things pilates from America’s Number 1 Pilates Instructor Jennifer Kries. Dancer, choreographer, yoga devotee, author and Pilates master teacher, Jennifer Kries is an unparalleled innovator in the realm of alternative health and fitness. First to bring Pilates to the masses, her award-winning videos and DVDs, The Method Series, Jennifer Kries’s Pilates Method and Fox/Fit TV’s, The Method Show, revolutionized the fitness community, paving the way for the current wave of enthusiasm for Pilates mind-body exercise. Jennifer has a couple of hot new Pilates dvds out now and she told us all about them. So if you love pilates or if you’re new to pilates you have to look for Yin Yoga and New Body! Pilates on Jennifer’s website www.jenniferkries.com. She has clips of all her dvds and lots of information for the beginner all the way up to the advanced pilates enthusiast.

Next up we had the always excitable Sgt Harvey Walden. You  know Harvey from  the smash hit TV show Celebrity Fit Club where he has personally motivated dozens of celebrity recruits back into shape since 2004. Some of the celebs that have felt Sgt Walden’s wrath have been Gary Busey, Screech, Tina Yothers, Kelly LeBrock, Victoria Jackson, Carnie Wilson and many more.   This year’s crew will have their hands full as Harvey is changing up the show to a more boot camp format. And tonight Harvey gave us some great fitness and workout info from his brand new book No Excuses! Fitness Workout as well as inside dish from the real goings on behind the scenes at the Celebrity Fit Club. Be sure to check out the Sgt of Fitness’ website www.harveywalden.com for more info.

Next up we had on some fans of the show Ashley and Lauren who together have lost over 100 pounds. And they did it mostly just by listening to the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy show. Not exactly, but they did listen to the show when they would walk around Stone Mountain. They shared stories about how they supported each other and how they kept each other accountable and how despite their two totally different metabolisms and body types they were able to work together and achieve their weight loss goals. So big congrats for Ashley and Lauren for losing the weight and finding a great way to keep it off. Please go to their blog www.tralalaonline.com and give them some words of support and congratulations. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy are very proud of their accomplishments. BTW their blog has lots of great info for women on beauty, health, celebrity gossip and fashion. Check it out!

It is so funny to see how jealous Dr Fitness is over all the people who are following the Fat Guy on Twitter. As we’ve mentioned 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 crazy things in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So you can now peek into his food diary. 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 to see exactly what the fat guy eats. We have now have around 16 people who are following him so please join in.

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. 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.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy “Wellness Minute.” So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. We’re working on ways to make those tips available to all our listeners. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called “Kid Power Radio” for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show “Hilarious!” This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade’s “Showbiz Show” on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne’s World. 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, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he’ll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!!

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!! 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!

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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.