Monthly Archives: July 2011

Learn to like what you see and, eventually, you will like what you see

A new study shows improving your self image can help you reach your fitness goals.

From Eileen:  We at the Fittest Loser often talk about how your thinking strongly influences your doing. In other words, how you focus your attention has a lot to do with how you behave.
 
  A new study by the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity shows that if you can improve your body image, you can actually improve your body.  Basically it goes like this:  If you like your body, you are more likely to do right by it.

As reported in Science Daily:

Today’s the day!

From Gerry: For the first time this century the scale is in the 130s! I reached my goal … 50 pounds in six months. From 188 to 138; size 16 to 6. The secret? Dark chocolate. Seriously. When Tony told me to add two pieces of dark chocolate to my food intake every day, I whined. I really don’t like dark chocolate, milk chocolate is much better. As usual, Tony didn’t budge … dark chocolate, two pieces, every day. If I’ve learned anything in six months of training with Tony … he’s always right. When I got on the scale today and saw the number I’d been shooting for, well, Tony’s streak of rightness continues. Amazing!

Is it possible to get fit in six minutes a week?

What if you could get fit and possibly lose weight in just six minutes a week?

From Eileen:  The biggest excuse everyone has for not exercising, of course, is the “I don’t have enough time” lament.

 I’ve talked about that before in terms of importance … meaning if something is important enough to you, there’s always enough time. (There’s always enough time to eat and sleep and watch TV, right?)

 But here’s another way to attack the time problem:  What if you could get fit in just six minutes a week? Yep, six minutes a week!

A new goal

From Gerry: Lose 4 pounds in 4 weeks. That’s the plan.

Five months ago I started the Fittest Loser Challenge and finished 12 weeks later with a respectable 36-pound weight loss. Since then I’ve lost 10 more pounds and continue to work out with Tony three times a week. No, wait, I should put that another way. Because I’ve continued to work out with Tony I’ve lost 10 more pounds.  This is the first time I’ve successfully lost weight and stuck to an exercise regimen. The accountability and discipline Tony instills is key to my success.

For healthy choices, shop with a cart, not basket

Will a basket or a cart determine how healthy your grocery choices are?

From Joe:  When you are shopping to eat healthy, does how you hold your items make a difference in the kinds of items you select?

Consumer Reports reporter Maggie Shader would answer “Yes!”

She cites a study which found that carrying your items in a basket leads you to make unwise choices. Carrying items in a basket …