Logical Weight Loss Podcast

While we know that we can watch our health using a scale and a tape measure, but there are other ways and one of them is to measure your resting heart rate. Today I talk about a free app that allows you to accurately record your resting heart rate. An athlete's resting hear rate may be around 40. Don't be depressed if you're not in that ball park. Measure it, exercise, eat right and see if it goes down. The lower your heart rate, the better health you are in (your heart isn't working as hard). Original story  Other Topics A pound of Weight Gain on a single plate Sugar and Fat are bad for the brain Avoid Superbugs at the GYM

Is This You? You don't FEEL like exercising. You don't FEEL like eating healthy. So you don't. This leads to you NOT exercising and eating right. That decision leads to you feeling bad about yourself. It damages your confidence. With less confidence, you don't FEEL like you can lose weight. It's too tough. You FEEL horrible, sad, dejected. You know you'r not a loser, but you sure feel like one. Or Is This You? You're honest. You're caring You have integrity. You keep your word. You've tackled tough things in past Then Do This? Put the decision you WANT to do, on your calendar. Then do it. Even if you don't feel like it. DO IT (you said you were a person who keeps their word) When you are done you will FEEL better (tired, but better). You WILL have MORE confidence. This leads you to believing you CAN do this. The positive FEELINGS lead to you gaining confidence. But it means doing things that you may not WANT to do. But in the end you WILL BE doing something you WANT to

I recently read an article from Michael Hyatt and he started doing some weight training and brought up the five most important benefits that have NOTHING to do with bulking up Better metabolism.  Weight loss.  Strengthened bones.  Improved mental function.  Heightened well-being.  You can read the full story here. Another article talks about ways of battling Sugar Cravings.  I'm happy I'm down to 218.8. This is partially due to losing a tooth and not being able to eat "sharp food". This includes peanuts, chips, popcorn, for three weeks. What am I eating instead? Fruits and vegetables. I'm not shocked that this then results in weight loss. are you?

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I've been out and about, and I'm glad to be back in front of the microphone. I got called out of town and with no planning I didn't have much time to plan. I had awful food choices and no time to exercise. Consequently, I gained week. Then the following week I get shipped out of time. This time I planned my food, and made a concerted effort to get active. The result? I lost weight. I'm down to 218.8 Cool Quit That App Helps You quit Anything. You put in what you want to quit, how much it costs you on a daily basis, and the reason you why you should stay away. Here is a link to the App 4 Great Things Taking Place in the Fast Food World Dairy Queen swaps sode for milk.water in kids meal Panera is removing additives Chipotle is not using GMO chicken McDonald's is removing some Antibiotics Full Story Beachbody Launches Streaming Service of All Programs  Beachbody creators of P90X, Extreme, and many other top selling programs is now offering all their programs for a fee of $2.99. They bill you

Accord to Bob Harper's new book is called Skinny Habits: The 6 Secrets of Thin People: Skinny Rules and in it he talks about these six habits that people who are healthy do. These include: They plan, * They push back, * They re-engineer their environment, * They challenge themselves * They rest, and * They dress for thinness. Also, Tyson vows to clean up their chicken by 2017. You can get the audio version of this book for free by going to www.logicalloss.com/audible  

Seven minutes doens't sound long until your thighs are on fire. I just downloaded and used the 7 app from Perigee. Here is the specs of this free app. The goal is to exercise 7 minutes for 7 months. As you do the workouts you unlock new workouts (or you can purchase them for $1.99). You exercise for 30 seconds and then rest for 10 seconds. The game part is you start off with three hearts. Every month you get 3 hearts. When you skip a workout, you lose a heart. If you miss three in a month, you're score goes back to zero. Here are some of the interesting information:   No internet access needed. Work out anytime, anywhere! Play songs from your favorite music app in the background Fitness enthusiasts can do multiple circuits for longer workouts Armband friendly : vibration or voice mode indicates when to switch exercises Beautifully designed for both iPad and iPhone in a single app iCloud sync to keep your progress up-to-date on all your devices The "Learn" tab includes pro tips on how to perfo

I went to the New Media Expo last week. I walked a ton. 17,254 20365 11000 17,179 12521 7657 I barely had time to eat. A smoothie for breakfast and then "lunch" around 7 PM. I often missed lunch, and never even missed it. Am I suggesting we all starve ourselves? NO! My point is there are times when we eat, and we are not hungry. This past week proved to me I can go longer between meals and not die. I found a couple of articles. Hunger Test Article WOmen's Day 4 ways to stop eating   Have You Tried Nature Box?

Everybody I know that is losing weight seems to always seem to say the same phrase: ..and I quit drinking (insert soft drink name). For me I've been stuck on Mountain Dew since I met a girl in my teens who drank it like water (and her ENTIRE family did as well). I go on and off the "Dew Wagon." I've had people say they are tired of me talking about mountain dew, so I want to put to rest. I have placed a counter on the right side of the screen.  I just need to quit drinking it. It's not impossible.  A can is 170 calories, and 20 oz bottle is 290.  A 20 ox bottle five days a week is 5800 calories a month (1.65 lbs ) A 12 oz can five days a week is 3400 calories a month. (almost 1 lb).  If weight loss is calories in vs calories out. I can easily lose a pound a week by cutting out soda/pop.  Here are the articles I talked about today.  Monster Drink Aids in Teens Death My Veins Collapsed Due to Drinking Mountain Dew

Today I share some insights from the new Dr. Phil book which starts of saying how bad the diet industry is and how every book states how their book is the truth and the rest are all lies. None of them work, and its a sham. He then states (and I'm paraphrasing), the diet industry is bad and every book states how their book is the truth and the rest are all lies. None of them work, and its a sham. HIS BOOK is the true one.  Now for the record there are some great insights. Dr. Phil didn't get to where he is without bringing some insights delivered in true DR. Phil fashion. The cool thing is I listened to the book via Audible, and they have a hand out that goes along with the audio book (worksheets, etc). You can get a free book by going to logicalloss.com/audibletrial

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I turned 50 today. It's scary. 30 was 20 years ago, and 70 is 20 years from today. I know aging 30 to 50 went FAST. Its kind of spooky to think how fast 50-70 will be. I was listening to Michael Hyatt's podcast and he was talking about always finishing the race. It really inspired me he talked about a race where a woman had fallen and not only did she get up, but she got up and ran as hard as she could and actually won the race.  So we know that no quitting will build out character. We wish there was a better way, but it is those times when we face adversity that really shapes us. My mother died when I was 29. I was going to college and finals were the following week. To make a long story short, I wasn't permitted more time to take my finals. I had to take them the same day everyone else did. I thought I would never be able to focus enough to study and pull it off. I don't remember what I got, but in the end I got the degree. You have strength you didn't know you had, and you don't lea

I've always said, "it's the food" when it comes to why I'm not losing weight. So this year I'm attacking the food. I'm finding ways to make better food at home. I'm trying to avoid getting my meals through the window of my car. I've purchased a Ninja Pro blender, and this weekend after much video viewing, I went to Walmart and purchased the Power Pressure Cooker Pro. The commerical that sucked me in was the Power Pressure Cooker XL. What is the difference? Not much.   Purchase the Power Pressure Cooker XL at Amazon.com The Power Pressure Cooker XL Has: More presets. You ave a button for meat, fish, etc. The Pro version has a cook button and a Pressure button. There are default buttons for rice, canning, etc. In the end your probably always going to cook at the highest pressure (this from a never pressured cooked before person). I know I'm going to be primarily focused on time. Less Delay time. The commercial says you can delay up to 4 hours. The Power Press Cooker pro

In the past I had a juiceman juicer and I loved making Apple Carrot juice, but it was an absolute PAIN to clean. I used it a few times, but the pain of cleaning out weighed the joy of the juice. recently I kept hearing about Ninja Pro blender to making smoothies. I went and purchased one and it works great. I did try to make some "juice" using this system and it basically made Apple/Carrot pulp. MMMMMmmmm just like mom use to make. I added some ice cubes and some water and it made it drinkable. It was not the YUM that I got from my Jucing days (but it also took 2 minutes to clean). I forgot how much I love APples and in you have one of these you can really have a fun snack in two seconds (and again almost no cleanup). You just put it on the Apple and push down and you get instant Apple Slices. I've been using my Ninja to make some chocolate banana smoothies with Peanut Butter. They are yummy and they keep me full. I use Chocolate Flavored Weigh protein or Shakeology and throw in some bananas and

For most healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends these exercise guidelines: Aerobic activity. Get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity — such as brisk walking, swimming or mowing the lawn — or 75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic activity — such as running or aerobic dancing. You can also do a combination of moderate and vigorous activity, preferably spread throughout the course of a week. Strength training. Do strength training exercises at least twice a week. Consider free weights, weight machines or activities that use your own body weight — such as rock climbing or heavy gardening. The amount of time for each session is up to you. That's 20 minutes of aerobic exercise a day. Weight training does not have to mean weights. You can use things like resistance bands that can be stored in a bag and much less likely to stub your toe. Bodylastics are quality resistance bands. There are two basic ways to measure exercise intensity: How you feel. Exercise i

We have a long road ahead. We need to go into this with both eyes open. One of the ways we will dodge failure is by setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals S = SpecificM = MeasurableA = AttainableR = RealisticT = Timely Let’s look at those a little more specifically. A poor goal is “I want to lose weight.” Then you lose a pound. Are you done? It has to be measurable. When something is measurable you now know if you are ahead or behind schedule. I want to lose “X” amount of pounds, or “X” number of inches of my waist. Some say the “A” stands for Attainable, Achievable, or Agreed upon. I often use Appropriate. It doesn’t make any sense to say I’m going to swim 20 minutes a day if you do not have access to water. It also has to be something that is attainable in your mind. If you don’t think you can do it, you probably won’t. We need Realistic goals so we don’t set ourselves up to be discouraged. If we say, “I want to lose 10 pounds in 10 days,” that is not realistic (or healthy). A goal without a timeline is a dream. You need

With the year sailing off into the past, we can panic when we thnk about all the things we need to do to get our weight under control. In the end it boils down to Attitude Calories Sleep Activity Water Today we are going to focus on our attitude and more specifically negative self talk. Negative self-talk can be a runaway train. Your mind goes around in circles replaying a negative event or your own shortcomings. You may think that you're getting in touch with your true feelings, but bad feelings have a way of getting worse the more attention you give them. Research shows that happy people do put bad days behind them. In a survey of 231 college students, those with a positive outlook were more likely to look back on negative events and report how much better things are for them now. Talk Yourself Out of It If negative self-talk came with an off switch, you could just flip it. But it doesn't. It takes a plan and some work to tone it down. Here are four ways to make it happen: Distance yourself. You ca

A recent article from Jillian Michaels pointed out that when we have a very stressful situation we go into "Fight or flight" and the hormones released stop us from feeling hungry (which makes sense) but the problem is this happens even when we are not being chased by a bear. According to her article, "The trouble is, it occurs in response to all stressors, including the deadlines pummeling you at work and the traffic that drives you crazy. When stress is always present, your body can't get rid of the excess cortisol built up in the blood. That cortisol just hangs around, causing lots of trouble: It turns young fat cells into mature fat cells that stick with you forever, and increases your cravings for high-fat, high-carb foods." So the stress of the holidays compounded by mountains of cookies is not a good thing.  We have to learn to deal with stress. Not only during the holidays but every day. 

I have a friend of mine who is planning on having weight loss surgery. It doesn't matter what kind, but in the end it is probably not going to work.  Why? Because her weight is not the problem. It is a symptom. Numerous people have had surgery and found ways around the shrunken stomachs to eat themselves fat. Why? Because their weight was a symptom. A symptom of a problem. What problem? I don't know, but THAT is what they need surgery on. They should be in therapy for that, not under a knife to remove half their stomach.  When Was the Last Time You Vomited? I think my friend is under estimating the discomfort of vomiting. She explain that if she eats to much she will vomit. I don't know about you, but if I can do ANYTHING to avoid vomiting I will. Don't forget the extra expense of the bills for paying for the surgery. Don't forget that in some cases you end up with a body that can't process nutrients anymore. See the story from NBC.  Take Your New "Healthy" Lifestyle for a Test