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Another Year Down. Are you ready to get serious? 
Tuesday, December 19, 2006, 11:21 AM
Do you ever get to the end of a particular day, only to think, "I meant to get such and such done," but soon realize that the day just got away from you. Generally when things like this happen, it's because we really don't plan to do something, and commit to that plan as a task which is mandatory to complete. We all know what this is like, and the sad truth is, the task may not even get done tomorrow or the next day.

If losing weight falls into this category for you, and it has been something that you've been meaning to do, but just have not been able to make it a priority, then maybe it's time to truly commit, and make weight-loss a mandatory task which demands completion over this next year.

Motivational giant, Anthony Robbins, says, "never leave the site where you have set a goal, without doing something in that moment towards the completion of that goal." So if you've decided to do something about your weight, and you've decided to commit to it, then pick up the phone and make the call. That phone call may be to check the hours or rates at a local gym, or maybe to get a physical exam by your doctor, or maybe to see a personal trainer or a nutrition specialist. If you want a medically guided approach to help you lose weight, then give our clinic a call, but, do something in a positive, proactive way, to reach your goal, this year.
Until next time, all the best to you and yours.



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Modeling Your Way to a Leaner You 
Thursday, September 21, 2006, 12:42 PM
Don't worry, I'm not recommending that you become a fashion model, and walk the fashion runway in an effort to lose weight. I do want to emphasize how powerful it can be to utilize a 'model' to help you achieve specific goals. Where weight loss and fitness are concerned, the lifestyle or persons that you choose to use as a model can lead to vastly differing results.

For example, in the documentary film, 'Super Size Me,' Morgan Spurlock, the film's star models the lifestyle of those in our society who eat fast food frequently and don't exercise. In the film, he eats 3 meals a day at McDonalds for a month. In doing so, he reportedly gained about 25lbs. during that month. Is it possible to gain 25lbs. in one month? Absolutely, if you choose to model this approach.

Conversely, there are those among us who we can look to as models for healthy eating and fitness. A few hours of people watching at a fast food restaurant, and again at a local gym may help clarify the difference between who you may want to model.

The choice is always yours. Model a lifestyle based on poor eating and little exercise, and your body will reflect this. By modeling people who live a fitness oriented lifestyle, your health, energy level and physique will reflect this, as well.
As always, be good to yourself. Until next time, Live Lean, Live Fit, and be Well.!

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Which Layer Defines Your Physique? 
Tuesday, August 8, 2006, 01:42 PM
When I was in Medical School, my anatomy professor used to ask this question quite frequently; "If you take a needle and stick it in the area...say, over the left pectoral region of the chest, what 'layers' do you go through?

The answer always started the same. You go through skin, then fat, then muscle, then enter into whatever cavitiy you happen to be over, which in this case, would be the chest.

When people talk to me about losing weight, inevitably we end up talking about exercise. Believe it or not, not everyone feels the same about exercise. Some folks like to exercise, and others would just as soon have a tooth extraction than perform any type of exercise.

Like it or not, your feelings about, and inclination to engage in exercise likely enfluences which of the above mentioned 'layers' define your physique. Specifically, whether or not you choose to engage in resistance, or weight training exercise, will influence which 'layer' (fat or muscle) defines your physique.

Muscle is the most metabolically active tissue, over which we have any external influence. Consequently, if you can stimulate your overall muscle mass on a reqular basis, something I call TBMA or Total Body Muscle Activation, you will increase your resting metabolic rate, and shift your metabolism in a direction which favors fat loss....even while you sleep. And in the process of doing so, you will be taking control of managing which 'Layer' defines your physique.

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Can I cheat on my diet 
Wednesday, July 26, 2006, 10:51 PM
You can cheat on occassion, if your food choices are well thought out in advance,
and you are willing to put in the time to excercise.......
kfc chicken
I love spagetti
bodybuilding

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