Logical Weight Loss Podcast

So the Friday after Thanksgiving I was up 2 lbs. Today I'm down 1.5 lbs and I expect to be back on track tomorrow when I step on the scale. Here are some things to consider when coming off Thanksgiving. 1. Congratulations You're An American We plan for Thanksgiving for about two weeks. People spend a lot of money on travel. It's a big deal. There are family traditions involved. For me, my family tried something new this year and we had Crackle Barrel cook our food and just picked it up, took it home and are it. It was delicious. No long lines shopping, the food was great. No cleanup. We also bought some pies from a local orchard and the apple pie was from heaven. My brother made some sort of no sugar pumpkin pie that was good as well (with Cool whip which we've stated before is not really food. We're not sure what it is, but healthy it is not).  2. That Was Yesterday This is Today When I woke on Friday, I wasn't stressed. I knew the scale was going to go the wrong way. I also knew with

My old Fitbit blaze died after the 2.5 years, and after some research, I decided to replace my blaze with the new Fitbit Charge 3. Here are some of the features I like: The battery is supposed to last 7 days (we'll see) Fitbit Charge 3 helps you find moments of calm throughout your day with personalized guided breathing sessions based on your heart rate. For more information see www.logicalloss.com/fitbit Get Paid To Do Healthy Things on the Achievement App A listener turn me on to the Achievement App Back from another time of traveling. I've been playing with a few toys. http://logicalloss.com/achievement is an app that pays you for (more or less) letting them stalk you. You can connect your fitbit, myfitnesspal, etc. One of the apps you can connect is interesting "breathe" see https://www.stopbreathethink.com/ (both Apple and Android) I might use this in the future for those time when I'm stress eating Fitbit Charge 3 helps you find moments of calm throughout your day with personalized g

Join The Diet Bet We are kicking off the holidays by "doubling down" on losing weight as we enter the "holidays" see http://www.logicalloss.com/dietbet and have a chance to earn money losing weight So Many Diets... I had found a few articles that had titles like "10 Things You Need to Know about the ______ Diet." So I read a ton of these and here is what I found. The Vegan Diet A vegan diet can be healthy and may help lower cholesterol, aid in weight loss and reduce the risk of some diseases. But this is only “as long as you can commit to learning about how to meet your nutrient needs, plan ahead to ensure that you are meeting them and make whole foods your focus It doesn't' necessarily mean its healthy It's not a magic pill (you still need to your portions) You need to see out protein You're more than likely to fart The Whole 30 Diet Eat moderate portions of meat, seafood, and eggs; lots of vegetables; some fruit; plenty of natural fats; and herbs, spices, and seasonin

We've all heard in the past that it takes 21 days to bust a habit. It turns out that is a fable of the Internet that just kept getting repeated. Join the DietBet and Hurdle the Holidays Put in $20, and if you lose 4% of your weight when it starts (October 31, 2018) you get to share the pot with everyone who achieved their 4% goal (it's not as easy at sounds). For more information go to wwww.logicalloss.com/dietbet It Only Takes 21 Days to Create a Habit??? If you've ever heard that it only takes 21 days to develop a habit, it turns out that has been exaggerated, and misinterpreted by the Internet over the years (and if you repeat something over and lover long enough, people think it's true Now, however, there is some psychological research on this question in a paper recently published in the European Journal of Social Psychology. Phillippa Lally and colleagues from University College London recruited 96 people who were interested in forming a new habit such as eating a piece of fruit with lun

Ulla Smart Hydration Reminder I just got my Ulla Smart Hydration Reminder. I've tried other smart bottles, and they had fun apps, etc. but I like MY bottle, and there was some setup involved, and it wasn't always accurate. I can track how much I drink in MyFitnessPal (or many other apps) but I often sit at my desk in the morning and 10:30 rolls around and I haven't taken a sip. That is where the Ulla Smart Hydration Reminder comes into play. It's a very small device that has a motion detector and knows when you're around. Then when time rolls by (typically 30-40 minutes)  it blinks to remind you to drink. The blinking pattern was developed in a way that it stimulates peripheral sight. In other words, you'll notice the alert even out of the corner of your eye.  It comes with a band that allows you to attach it to any bottle. When it arrives, you simply pull a piece of plastic off to allow the battery to get plugged in, and grab the band and attach it to your bottle. I've been using

What is Intermittent Fasting? ( If) Intermittent Fasting sounds too good to be true. It's not about WHAT you eat, but WHEN you eat it. Sound great right? Not so fast this doesn't mean the floodgates are open to eating whatever you want (pizza, ice cream, soda, etc) When you are in the fed state, it's very hard for your body to burn fat because your insulin levels are high. It is much easier for you body to burn fat in the fasted state (8 - 12 hours)  because your insulin levels are low. Fasting puts your body in a fat burning state that you rarely make it to during a normal eating schedule. Our bodies run on glucose, or simple sugar, but when we fast for a longer period of time, that energy source becomes unavailable. The body begins to convert certain types of body fat into fatty acids, which are easily absorbed by the blood. Most of the studies reviewed by Anton and team revealed that, while participants did lose body fat, no significant amount of lean tissue — which includes organ tissue, muscu

I am listening to the book Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff. I love the book and here is why Some books are nothing but studies. They are interesting, but not entertaining. Some books are just "inspirational stories" but they lack the facts and "why" things are working. I like this book as you learn: Some studies Some fun stories Jon watches way too much TV and movies.  But he did break down some things that seemed to obvious and yet we miss it.  You Start Your Work on a Goal, and You're Not Meeting it.  Here are your options: Cut the goal in half. Instead of losing 2 lbs a week, lose 1 lbs Change the time. Instead of trying to lose 2 lbs in a week, why not two lbs in a month? Change your actions.  First of all, some people are going to freak out with this idea. YOU NEED TO REACH and STRETCH. YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE! While that is true, you also need to finish your goal. Setting yourself up to fail does not help much. The goal is to finish the goal

Today I share how my weight is going up and down a bit. I'm losing at a rate of around .25 lbs per week. The good news is where I use to fluctuate between 221 and 219. This lead to fluctuating between 219 and 217. This week I was down under 216 for the better part of the week. While it would be easy to become discouraged with the fluctuations, the bottom line is the weight is going down.  Karen Loss Weight Cutting out Sugar and Processed Food Karen's story comes from SparkPeople.  She got both of her legs broken in an accident. She was at one point around 300 lbs She lost weight by celebrating the small victories. She cut out processed foods, and sugar, and started journaling. She took years, but through dedication, she is losing the weight.  New Way Of Listening to the Show The show is not listed on the Radio Public app. If you need an app to organize your podcasts, you can check it how here.  Thanks to all of the Logical Losers (Patrons)

Weight loss is hard. Anybody that tells you different is lying. It takes discipline, it takes stamina, it takes a plan, and patience. However, we often can make it harder than it needs to be by focusing on the BIG (in some cases HUGE) picture. Here is how I handled that the past few weeks.  Find out What Works On June 15 I had a really good day (1500 calories, and a calorie deficit of 700 for the day). The next day I hit my regular calorie goal of 1800, and had a calorie deficit of 732. I was on a roll. Why I didn't keep doing that I don't know. I had found a workaround and at night I try to not eat after dinner so that when I get to breakfast I am actually breaking my fast. But at night I needed something with taste (instead of water). I started drinking Spark from Advocare (45 calories) I love the Mango Strawberry. This held me over, and I was losing weight.  If It Aint Broke Don't Fix It So instead of keeping with what was working, I looked at the calorie deficit (meaning I had burned more ca

I heard Jeff Haden get interviewed on the You Wanna Do What? podcast with Monica Rivera. Jeff is the author of the book The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win which can get for free by going to www.logicalloss.com/audible if you decide to cancel your subscription you can keep the book (or any other book) for free. Motivation Does Not Come Before Action So many times we think we need the motivation to take action. Jeff points out that it is the other way around. When we take action, and we do the right things, and we see the results, THAT motivates us to keep Going.  You Don't Need A Dump Truck Full of Motivation When you think, "I need enough motivation to loss 100 lbs." That is not true. The only motivation you need is enough motivation to make your next meal a healthy one. You need enough motivation to make the next day a day filled with good choices. When you TAKE THESE ACTIONS, the results is motivation. You feel like you accomplished something. People who achi

I started this year off great. I was losing weight, as time went on, I began to YoYo. So while I'm still down 5 lbs from the beginning of the year I wasn't making much progress. Over the memorial day weekend I dusted off my favorite to do list tool todoist.com and it was a mess. I cleared out all the old stuff, and I got focused. So I had to decide what would be my number one focus. I had a few. I'm working on a new version of a book I originally wrote in 2012 call More Podcast Money. I might do a revamp of the School of Podcasting's website (even though I did one five months ago, but there is a new bright and shiny tool for websites ---oooohhh. I am working on turning a diary form 1995 into a podcast called the History of the Band Six Shooter. Then I noticed something. None of my priorities included the phrase "Lose weight," or "Eat less, exercise more." THAT is what I was not losing weight. It wasn't a priority. That was on Monday. On Tuesday the 29th, I got a call from a

I've been a bit down lately, and consequently, my weight has gone up. I just had some things happen that were disappointing. I went over 220, and once again that always gets my dandruff up. I pulled a muscle in my shoulder that is taking forever to heal. So yesterday I went for a bike ride. Where I live I might as well be at the bottom of a coffee cup. It's fun coming home, but starting out is uphill in all directions. So I started out and I rode my bike all the way to the top. I was impressed. This was my first time out this Summer with my bike, and I did it. I was tired, sweaty, and out of breath, but I did it. I ended up riding 10 miles that day. The next day I woke up and my knees hurt, etc. My body letting me know it appreciated the extra effort. I decided to take the bike out again. Here in Ohio, you take advantage of any day that feels like Spring or Summer where it's not 200% humidity. So I decided to do five miles. Here again, not matter what direction I go, I'm going uphill. My body

I've been listening to the Book Willpower Doesn't Work - Discover the hidden keys to Success by Benjamin Hardy. At first, the book was a bit too dry, but I'm into chapter fice now and it's making more sense. The bottom line is if we create a plan where we will just have to "hunker down" or " Suck it up" and that is the one strategy we are going to heavily lean upon, we are setting ourselves up to fail. I went the movies last weekend to see Ready Player One. While I'm not a gamer, I am a child of the 80's and the movie was good. What wasn't good is my friend buying popcorn. I'm supposed to be avoiding corn at all costs. My two biggest weakness when it comes to food? Popcorn, Ice cream, and if I had to pick a third, Pizza. I told myself going in, I was going to be OK. I ate a protein bar before I went to the movies. While I didn't eat half a bucket like I did previously, I did have a handful or three. While you can say, "Well you should've hunkered dow

I met JJ Virgin at a podcast event in San Diego this year. We talked about most diets work temporarily, but they are hard to sustain. The more I talked to her, the more I appreciated her NO BS approach, and how much science she had to back up her opinions. She was nice enough to send me some snakes and bars to test out. They are the perfect mix of "good but not too good." Some these bars I've tried in the past are awful, others are really yummy - and the minute you're done eating one you want another six. Everything I've tried from JJ's site has been good not so good that I want another. You Are Strong as Your Toughest Challenge I spoke about his last week and in trying to get on the virgin diet, it wasn't I was missing food, or having legit cravings, it was that I have myself trained like a dog to get a snack at 10:30 AM and 3:00 PM (with lunch in the middle). I have a reminder on my watch and all week, I would get up and snack (strawberries, maybe one of JJ's bars) but she re

I remember a trip to the dentist where he explained how they were going to pull one of my teeth. The actual tooth was under a cap and over the years and there just wasn't' much left. Luckily for me, it's way in the back and it's not viewed unless I pull my mouth wide open. If I want to put a fake tooth in place, it would cost me close to $2000. That is why there is still an empty hole there. So what does this have to do with weight loss?  Because I now floss much more than I use to. I've always brushed my teeth, but the flossing was an issue, and I also bought a waterpick. Why did all this happen? It was a reaction to a situation. What if the Doctor said.... You have colon/breast cancer (I'm over 50 and never been scanned ) What if Your spouse said ... We need to talk / I want a divorce What if You Car... Blew its engine due to lack of oil I was listening to a podcast called, "You Wanna Do What?" by Monica Rivera and her episode on practicing self-discipline She mentioned Will

Last weekend I went to the Division 3 NCAA wrestling championships. A friend of mine does all the voice-over work. You know the big guy with the cool voice. His name is Jason Bryant and has a billion shows on college wrestling at www.mattalkonline.com I went for two reasons. First I never get to see Jason in person, and I wanted to support my friend as he did his thang. I had no idea what to expect.  There were so many guys in spandex I thought I was at a rock concert in the 80's. There were six different matches going on at one time with Jason and another voice over person calling all of them. As a person with a slight case of A.D.D., it was a lot fo soak in. With a quick google search to see how to score a wrestling match, I settled in.  Some of these matches were very close with almost no scoring. Then you'd see a blowout where one person was just getting thrown around the matt with little or no control. There was one GIANT guy who weighed 275 lbs that just kept throwing his opponents around. But h

Steaming Things in Platic Bags - Is It Safe? Jillian Michaels talks about how she absolutely refused to promote steam fresh products on the biggest loser as she wouldn't promote anything that promoted steaming in a plastic bag. What's the big deal? It comes down to BPA which stands for bisphenol A. BPA is an industrial chemical that has been used to make certain plastics and resins since the 1960s. No, you can read that according to the Mayo Clinic that, "the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that BPA is safe at the very low levels that occur in some foods. This assessment is based on a review of hundreds of studies." For me, I don't believe a single word out of the FDA as every documentary I've ever seen shows how corrupt that government agency is.  According to Livstrong.com, "These bags are sold with the vegetables inside and as stand-alone products. In general, microwaving foods in plastic containers may carry some health risks due to the transmission of BPA and pthal

I was reading the book the 5 AM Miracle, and I really liked one part of it where the author had you filling out a spreadsheet outlining the tasks you wanted to accomplish each day to achieve your goals. The problem with this idea is I wanted to update it on my phone. While you can use google sheets, it was just clinky. I had previously talked about the free app Habitshare which is great for sharing your progress with people (look for me under logicalloss@gmail.com) who then can nudge you to keep you accountable.  So I set up some tasks and aligned them on when they should be done during the day. I also have the app set up to send me alerts (for example 15 minutes before lunch alert me to take my pre-lunch supplements).  By doing this, I have found I'm starting great, and starting with lunch, things go downhill. While my breakfast and snacks are on target, my lunch and dinner meals are not. This is not the end of the world, this is just helping me ID what the issues are so I can come up with a new game pla

What's the DifferenceGastric Bypass Procedure vs. Gastric Sleeve Procedure: The Differences. A doctor attaches a small pouch to the intestine in order to bypass the stomach. The surgeon removes a portion of the stomach, producing a tube-shaped stomach (sleeve) Restrictive operations like gastric sleeve surgery make the stomach smaller and help people lose weight. ... More than half of your stomach is removed, leaving a thin vertical sleeve, or tube, that is about the size of a banana. Surgical staples keep your new stomach closed. Is it Worth it? No matter which weight loss surgery you choose, the procedure will be expensive and will require that you make big changes to your lifestyle. You might wonder if gastric bypass is worth it. Or if other procedures like the gastric balloon, sleeve gastrectomy or lap band is worth the risk Pros and Cons A gastric sleeve surgery is a restrictive procedure to help you with weight loss. Find out its' pros and cons before making your decision. A gastric sleeve surge

What's the Deal With Maltodextrin? So I noticed that in my new Advocate Spark (I love the grape) that it included Matlodextrin. Then I looked at their really yummy Chocolate protein drink. What did I find? You guessed it Maltodextrin. At first, I thought Advocare was trying to fool me (the box of Spark shows "Sugar-free." Then I looked at the awesome low priced Chocolate Wehy Protein from Equate (which is also delicious). What did I find? You guessed it Matlodextrin. Lastly, I pulled out some drinks from Slimgenics that I used to consume. There it was again. Maltodextrin. So I asked, "Uncle Google" and here is what I found If you’re trying to lose weight, you will want to avoid maltodextrin. It’s essentially a sweetener and a carbohydrate with no nutritional value, and it causes an increase in blood sugar. The levels of sugar in maltodextrin can lead to weight gain.  - www.healthline.com Maltodextrin is a food ingredient made from starch. It is used as a flavor carrier and to improve thick