Superhealthyme

More than 40 pounds have now been lost, my waist size has gone from a 40 to a 34 and I am now under 200 pounds for the first time in many years.All this is from my effort to only eat foods that are good for me - clean, natural, organic, whole and unprocessed foods, as well as working out daily.In this episode I share the breakthrough announcement that I have finally dropped below 200 pounds.We talk a lot about one of the key things this SuperHealthyMe lifestyle has done for me - it's broken my sugar addiction.I eat no refined sugar and I try to keep away from all of the hidden sugars that the food industry tries to literally shove down our throats by hiding them under all sorts of names. We talk in this episode about how to read a food label. Hint: Stay away from anything ending in "so," like high fructose corn syrup.I share my challenges and successes this past week, also noting how I am avoiding starches, dairy products and gluten - though I will experimentally start adding them into my diet in future weeks

This is huge! Actually, I am LESS Huge. My SuperHealthyMe progress has succeeded in breaking me out of the official status of being obese.In this episode, I document just how far I've come in this SuperHealthyMe lifestyle.Wait till you hear about the weight I've lost.The new size of jeans I'm wearing. Hint: I no longer have to cut off that tag on the back belittling where Levis lists the was it size.I also report my new BMI - Body Mass Index, the number that indicates how fat a person is.I am just over 29.Anything over 30 is considered obese.Now I'm just overweight.I also share how many pounds I;ve lost and how some of my other clothing sizes have dropped.And I talk at length about the jump start program I used to break old habits and begin new, healthier ones. Show notes at http://superhealthme.com/13

An update on my amazing progress as I've embraced the SuperHealthyMe lifestyle, aided by an intense and unforgiving 40-day program of strict and very low calorie eating.I don't name the program. I don't want this to be construed as an endorsement or to have the appearances of being sponsored by them.But this program - only 40 days long - has already produced dramatic results.I share in the podcast my daily meal plan, how few calories I consume, what I have totally given up and... best of all... by lack of cravings or hunger.I'm 20 days in so far and I think you'll be impressed by the results.

Ever suffer from brain fog? Fatigue? Weight gain?In this week's edition of the SuperHealthyMe podcast, we learn all about functional medicine and correcting the things in our diets that make us fat, unfit and tired. I talk about how the food industry has hijackled the advice about healthy and nutritional eating by converting diet advice into profits. I quote from research by the Center for Science in the Public Interest and it's Nutrition Action Health Letter. My guest this week is Dr. Carri Drzyzga,  known internationally as ‘The Functional Medicine Doc’. She is committed to helping patients find the root cause of their health problems and fix the cause with natural treatments so they can feel normal again. She has been in private practice since 1996, and is founder of Functional Medicine Ontario in Ottawa, Ontario. Dr. Carri holds two doctoral degrees—Chiropractic and Naturopathic Medicine. Additionally, she has training in Functional Medicine and The Kalish Method, and is a Certifie

In this episode, after a review on how we can cut calories in our holiday meals and reduce cravings, Mike looks at the Paleo Diet to discover whether it is just a fad or the real deal.The average holiday dinner contains about 4,000 calories. Mike has suggestions on how to trim your holiday calories and stop food cravingsWe learn:    -A craving is not hunger. The desire comes, not from your stomach, but from your brain.    -You have cravings for all sorts of psychological reasons but most are brought on because your brain says you need an energy boost or your mood is affecting your desire.   - People crave high calorie foods, high in carbohydrate, fat and sugar because it gives them a fast burst of energy, even though it would be much better for them to eat something with better nutritional value and without empty calories.   - Certain emotions, including stress, sadness and boredom, can promote cravings. So too can feelings of happiness – many people &ld

Show Notes for Episode 09 SuperHealthyMeIn this episode of SuperHealthyMe, Mike shares how that five pounds he gained over Thanksgiving week vanished almost as fast as it appeared. The weight gain stemmed mostly from water retention caused by excessive carbohydrate consumption over the holiday.Mike also offered a Food Babe update, explaining how the crusader for healthy living and full disclosure by the food industry of the ingredients in their products has come under viscous attack by “Big Food” interests, eager to discredit her coming book.The Fat Apocalypse and The Baylee BodyIn the main interview portion of the podcast, Mike interviewed Lauren and Fraser Bayley are the creators of The Bayley Body at http://www.thebayleybody.com , whose “Fat Apocalypse” online fat loss coaching program is seeing great results by many.The Baylees shared:- Fraser’s Protein Pancake breakfast- Lauren’s Green juice breakfast- The unique challenges of those embracing a healthy lifestyle later

Mike shares how the Thanksgiving week festivities caused him to gain 5 pounds...in one week!He embraces the "No More Excuses" mantra that has guided this SuprHealthyMe project and sets off to reverse and eliminate the gain and start the downward weight cycle again.He learns from a "Food Babe: investigation that Subway - the world's largest restaurant chain - has become the center of a controversy over food that many experts claim is overly processed and laced with questionable ingredients.He embraces the anti0aging and healthy living tips found in the book "Younger Next Year" by Dr. Henry Lodge and Chris Crowley.Mike learns that"-Vigorous exercise needs to be done six days a week, every year-The gym is his new work, he must show up and work out-That "exercise is the master signaler, the agent that sets hundreds of chemical cascades in motion each time you get on that treadmill and start to sweat. It’s what sets off the cycles of strengthening and repair within the muscles and joints. It’s the foun

In Episode 007 of the SuperHealthyMe podcast, journalist Mike Wendland shares an amazing tool you can follow to lose weight:No eating after 6PM!In this podcast, Mike explains how:- The last bite of food you take should be your evening meal, three or four hours before bedtime- Following this rule will lessen acid reflux and GERD and other gastrointestinal issues.- Following this rule will cut as many as 1,000 calories from your daily intake-And a great tool to lessen the urge to graze at night

This week we talk about the Thanksgiving Meal. Oh boy.The average American will consume more than 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving Day alone, according to the Calorie Control Council. Add that to the fact that studies show the average person gains an average of 10 pounds during the holiday season, and well, maybe we better think and plan just what we’ll be eating this year.We offer up some suggested Thanksgiving recipes from the Calorie Control CenterMike has a Thanksgiving meal calorie guide from the American Grandparents AssociationHe talks about a great Thanksgiving Calorie Counter.And we look into the Food Babe’s expose about the dangerous additive found in many of the turkeys sold this year.We also talk about working out in the water – water aerobics, one of the most effective and easy-on-the-joints way to exercise and really get in shape.Think water aerobics is for old people only? Think again. Wait until you hear my wife, Jennifer, share the results of a study on th

In this week's episode #005 of SuperHealthyMe... I got the results of my fitness assessment at a local health club. They said I was in “average to good” physical shape for my age. They suggested I make an appointment with a fitness coach they called…. The Squat Queen. I knew squat about squats. But then I met the Squat Queen herself, Melissa, a top fitness coach for Sola Fitness in Rochester Hills, MI. She gave me an exercise prescription. It consisted of squats – three sets of 15 each – along with some weight lifting, situps, push ups, pull downs and stretching.  I have three super sets I am to do three times a week. NUMBERS - PROGRESS REPORT 226.3 weight this week.... down one pound from last week... six mounds since starting on October 20, 2014 I need to drink more water. The nutrition experts Ive talked to and the research I have done tell me I should drink half my body weight in ounces of water. So I really need to my water consumption I’m setting a goal to drink

This week, we talk about how scientists have linked a lack of sleep to weight gain. Sleeping too little prompts people to eat bigger portions of all foods, increasing weight gain. And in a review of 18 studies, researchers found that a lack of sleep led to increased cravings for energy-dense, high-carbohydrate foods. Add it all together, and a sleepy brain appears to crave junk food while also lacking the impulse control to say no. Mike shares his sleep difficulties, too, as does a listener. What can people do to insure a good 7 to 8 hours of quality sleep each night. Mike also records a fitness assesment he did at hospital exercise center, chekcing cario conditioning, flexibility, endurance, strength. He shares his results. And he has a new scale, a high tech scale that connects to the Interbet and updates his diet and fitness apps with his weight and BMI

This SuperHealthyMe effort is not a diet, not a "program." It's a lifestyle. And because I am so excited to share with you some things I learned from a great nutritionist, we're putting out this episode ahead of our normal once-a-week schedule. Besides some incredibly helpful tips from the nutritionist, there is some tough love from my wife, Jennifer, in this episode as tells me what my biggest food problem is: Grazing. Can you say "Moooo"?

Reporter Mike Wendland's personal experiment into what happens when you eat right and exercise daily is showing some great results. The first and mosy important thing he's learned is how to do the weight loss math. But he has also developed a totally unexpected problem that has some serious effects.

In this first episode of SuperHealtyMe, veteran award-winning journalist Mike Wendland begins his investigation into what happens when someone embarks on a program to exercise daily and only eat healthy food after a lifetime of bad habits.Mike shares his lifelong struggle with excess weight, his story of yo-yo dieting, fad weight loss programs, disappointment and his realization that, besides his own bad eating habits, he is a victim of a food industry that intentionally makes toxic, processed and chemically harmful foods that addict us to unhealthy substances.As he begins this podcast, he he begins an experiment to see what happens when he only eat good, natural, whole and organic food.Mike explains the first serious health problem he must overcome - a disease he calls a national epidemic. Sitting Disease. Before you laugh, realize there really is such a disease and chances are...you also have it.He promises to record every detail of his quest for wellness. sharing the challenges, the obstacles, the victorie