Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy Making Healthy Living Fu

Syzmo Organic Energy Drink Rocks the House. CrunchGear Review of WiiFit. Green Cleaning Made Easy and Your Spa Report .

Mon, 5 May 2008 01:01:00 GMT

The brand SYZMO was derived from the Spanish word sismico meaning seismic or EarthQuake or as they like to say Energy Felt Around The World. SYZMO is "Made With" USDA Certified Organic Premium Blue Agave Nectar, which has the lowest Glycemic Index of all the sweeteners on the market. Itâs GI rating is just 30 compared to most other energy drinks that have GI ratings closer to 100.

And the drinks have only 90 calories per serving. SYZMO also contains, Natural Caffeine from coffee, Guarana Extract, Green Tea Extract, Yerba Matte Extract, Vitamin B2, B3, B6, B12, Biotin, Folic Acid, Zinc, and Co-enzyme Q10. All the Energy, All the Stamina, All the Performance, without the jitters quick crash and burn feeling and terrible aftertaste Are you health conscious and taste savvy? Then try the new SYZMO! It truly delivers everything you could ask for in a healthy alternative functional beverage. These guys were kind enough to send us a variety pack of all their flavors. Dr Fitness loved Prickly Pear, Kathie loved Passion and our receptionist loved the Original. Those cans flew out of the office faster than the Fat Guy can eat a Five Guys burger. For more information about Syzmo and the locations of where you can get yours please go to their website www.syzmo.com

Eco-organizer Candita Clayton, Author of the book Clean Your Home Healthy: Green Cleaning Made Easy opened the show. Candita was throwing out tips to clean your house in a greener and healthier manner. She says to get rid of the bleach and try vinegar and lemons. She says there are lots of simple substitutes that smell just as nice and clean just as well.

Her beautiful full-color book shows you how to transition easily into a non-toxic cleaning routine, one room at a time.

You'll learn what to look for in your household cleaning products, and
what to avoid. The Back to Basics chapter gives you dozens of ways to
use the Fab Five: white vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda,
castile soap, and lemon juice. The comprehensive Resources section
puts you in touch with companies to trust. Most of all, you'll learn how
going Green can help protect your health, the health of your family and
pets, and the health of our fragile planet. for more information about Candita and her book please go to her website www.yourlifeorganized.com

Next we had our pal John Biggs from CrunchGear.com sharing the latest must have fitness gadgets. We spent a lot of time talking about the hottest game in Japan that is just now hitting the toystore shelves in the U.S. WiiFit. The WiiFit is what the Fat Guy and his kid are obsessing about now so John had to tell us all about it. First off this is more than a videogame this is also a scale and a balance board and a game to of course. So check it out at your favorite Big Box store. John also talked about the new Nike Free running shoes which helped him with his recent foot problem. John also talked about some features the new iPhones will be having along with the massive price cut that should be coming in the next month or two. He mentioned a few more gadgets and even a jog stroller tip for the streets of Brooklyn. For more as always check out www.crunchgear.com

We closed the show with a new segment with our friends Kathy Newbern and J.S. Fletcher called Your Spa Report. You see Kathy and Fletcher are professional travel writers who travel the globe and write about wonderful places that Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy will never see in real life. They will share some of their stories and their tips about past and upcoming trips. Tonight they had some great advice for new spa patrons. Did you know that you should tip 20% after a massage? Also be sure to request a male or female massage therapist. And they give you paper thong underwear to wear for a massage. Who knew? Kathy and Fletcher also talked about their other business which is writing romance novels. They have even come up with a way to create custom romance novels for you and your significant other. Imagine a romance novel starring you that's right they can do that. you choose the locale and plug in some interesting facts and a few days later you get a hard or soft cover book sent to your house with you on the cover and featuring your favorite things. You can even choose wild or mild. For more info please go to their websites www.yournovel.com and www.yourspareport.com

No Dr Fitness' Fitness Tips this week but you can get his tips every day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com

Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought? Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy

Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was a no show. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!!

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

Lots of Ways To Change Your Relationship With Food. Structure House, Intuitive Eating, Portion Teller. Plus EatingWell Magazine

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:21:00 GMT

Dr Musante's book is about change. Not just change in your weightâlosing the pounds you want to lose. He says weight loss is important, but it's not really the change that is most important. Rather, The Structure House Weigh Loss Plan focuses on changing yourself in deeper, more significant, more durable ways than what you can measure simply by standing on your bathroom scale. He talks about changing how you view yourself. Changing your relationship with food. Changing your choices about how to live your life. Changing your attitude about change itself.

For over thirty years, Dr Musante has helped overweight and obese men and women learn about change at Structure House, the residential program he founded in Durham, North Carolina. Approximately one thousand people participate in their programs there each year. Some of these participants are ten, twenty, thirty pounds over their desired weight. Others have even more excess pounds and would be considered obese. Still others are morbidly obeseâso overweight that their health is in immediate jeopardy.

Almost all of the people who have come to Structure House understand that excess weight can lead to medical problems such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and other serious health risks. These participants stay at Structure House for a period of time and, each in his or her own way, learn about the possibilities for change and about the skills that make change possible. For more information about Dr Musante's book (which is now available in paperback) and his amazing program please go to his website www.structurehouse.com

We led the show off with Dr Lisa Young, author of the Portion Teller and the Portion Teller Plan.

Dr Young is a nationally recognized nutrition consultant and faculty member at New York University. Dr. Young has been counseling adults and children for more than 15 years, has published numerous articles on portion sizes, and frequently lectures on nutrition. Widely considered an expert on portion control, Young is regularly featured in national publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Newsweek, Self, Fitness, and Glamour. She has also been featured on national television including the Today Show, ABC News, CBS News, and CNN, and was in the film Super Size Me.

The Portion Teller Plan will teach you how to understand portion sizes so that you can lose weight and stop dieting, no matter what your portion personality might be. Are you a mindless muncher who snacks all day, a dinner lover who enjoys one big meal a day, or maybe a volume eater who always wants to sit down with a huge plate of food at every meal? No matter what your eating habits, The Portion Teller Plan offers a personalized eating plan that is right for you.

Instead of giving up the foods you love, learn to smartsize them with the help of one of the countryâs leading nutritionists. Would you ever consider going to the kitchen in the morning and grabbing five slices of bread for breakfast? No? Just one bagel or perhaps a bran muffin is more like it, right? Well, think again. Your morning bagel or muffin is probably equivalent to eating five slices of bread, maybe more. Thatâs most of your grain servings for the day. And, that steak you ate last night? For all the calories and protein you consumed, you might as well have eaten 18 eggs. More than double the amount of protein you need in a day.

Surprised at just how much you are eating? Dr. Lisa Young isnât. She has been studying how Americans eat for more than a decade, and what she found is astonishing. Portion sizes have subtly and steadily increased over the past thirty years and are now two to five times larger than they were in the past. Even the average dinner plate has grown several inches to accommodate more food. The portions weâre served are getting bigger and we keep eating. The end result? Thatâs right. Americans are getting fatter. For more information about Dr Young and her books please go to her website www.portionteller.com

Next up we had our good friend Nicci Micco, Senior Editor with Eating Well magazine. We thanked her profusely for helping Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy become Editor's Picks in this month's issue of the magazine.

Nicci talked about an important article in her magazine titled "10 Steps to Heart Health" She says that you can change your fate just by Eating Well.

In the United States, heart disease affects about 9 million adults, killing one every 37 seconds. But the good newsâwhich Dr. Philip Ades, author of the new book EatingWell for a Healthy Heart has made it his mission to spreadâis that heart-disease is mostly preventable. Research shows that up to 90 percent of heart disease can be prevented by changing oneâs diet, exercising more, maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking.

Reduce your risk by following these 10 simple steps.

1- Know your numbers; 2-Calculate your risk; 3-Lose some weight; 4-less saturated fats; 5-lose the junk food. You'll have to listen to get the rest or go to their website for more information www.eatingwell.com. You can get Dr Ades' book there as well.

Next we had on Evelyn Tribole, author of the book Intuitive Eating.

Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, is an award-winning dietitian with a counseling practice in Irvine, California, where she helps clients create a healthy relationship with food, mind and body. She was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America and qualified for the 1984 Olympic trials in the women's marathon. Although she no longer competes, she runs for fun and fitness. Evelyn had some great tips like eat like a food critic...taste each bite and slowly enjoy it. There were lots more tips

Intuitive eating is an approach that teaches you how to create a healthy relationship with your food, mind, and body--where you ultimately become the expert of your own body. You learn how to distinguish between physical and emotional feelings, and gain a sense of body wisdom. It's also a process of making peace with food---so that you no longer have constant "food worry" thoughts. It's knowing that your health and your worth as a person does not change because you ate a so-called "bad" or "fattening" food.

On the surface this may sound simplistic, but it is rather complex. For example one of the basic principles of Intuitive Eating is the ability to respond to inner body cues, âEat when you're hungry and stop when you're fullâ, which may sound like a no-brainer. But when you have history of chronic dieting or rigid âhealthyâ rules about eating it's quite difficult because a number of things need to be in place, including the ability to trust yourself! For more information and to get her book please go to her website www.intuitiveeating.com

No Dr Fitness' Fitness Tips this week but you can get his tips every day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com

Sue Fleming Star of Buff Brides Shares Her Best Wedding Weight Loss Tips. Tiffany from Daily Candy Shares Sweet Exercise Gear

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:58:00 GMT

Fitness expert Sue Fleming is the creator of the Buff FitnessÂ workout regimen. The programâs popularity led to a critically acclaimed reality TV series â Buff Brides â on Discovery Health Channel, still in reruns on Fit TV. Sueâs new Buff line of workout DVDs are based on her Random House/Villard book series, which includes Buff Brides, Buff Moms, Buff Moms-to-Be, and Fashionably Buff.

Sue is the newest celebrity trainer to join the roster of ExerciseTV, a new multi-platform television network dedicated to fitness, motivation and sports training. Segments from each of Sueâs Buff workout DVDs can be viewed free on-demand by all Comcast, Time Warner and Cox digital cable customers.

Sue, a naturally competitive athlete, instinctively knew the better the bride looked and felt out of her clothes, the more magical she would look (and feel!) while donning the breath-taking couture creation of her fantasy wedding. And so was born the Buff Fitness regimen. Far more than another cleverly packaged brand, Fleming has brought a sense of steadfast teamwork to a results oriented regimen that has grown into a global health and fitness empire.

A native of New Yorkâs Long Island, Fleming found her calling early on as she yearned for the camaraderie of team sports first at Riverhead High School and later while attending Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, where she earned her Masters. This proved to be particularly challenging in an era when women in sports were still a relative rarity. âI was so grateful for women like Chris Evert and Billie Jean King, as they proved that women could be strong and athleticâand win!â recalls Fleming.

Sue says that whether you have six days or six months you can make a huge difference in the way you look and feel. The real challenge however is to maintain it for 60 years. Thatâs where Sue takes over. Dedicated to working with clients to overcome their fears of fitness and body image, Sue develops the most important muscle of allâself-esteem.

Rather than resting on her well-toned laurels, Sue sees endless possibilities in bringing her message of fitness to the world. Thatâs why Sue wants women to understand that a fitness regimen is not a quick fix, but a long-term way of life.

A popular fixture in the media... USA Today, Cosmopolitan and InStyle Weddings not to mention a sought after guest on ABC TVâs Good Morning America learn more about Sue on her website www.buff-fitness.com

We started the show off with one of our good friends Tiffany Davis, Atlanta Editor of the Daily Candy. Tiffany shared with our listeners some of the hottest exercise gear choices out there. First she lead off with www.foodtee.com then she got into www.converse.com and their hip new designs by some guy with a foreign sounding name which must be good. Then she closed with www.exofficio.com. Check them all out yourself and be sure to sign up for the Daily Candy for all the latest and greatest news in fashion and fun www.dailycandy.com

Dr Fitness' Fitness Tips this week were about how to work out on low or no budget. First get a Jump Snap, Then Get a perfect Push up. Then try a swiss ball. There were a bunch more but you'll have to listen. Or you can get his tips every day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com

Beverly Hills' Best Plastic Surgeon Dr Brent Dishes. Leslie Goldman's Body Image Stories. Restoring Your Essence & Matt Bryzcki

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:33:00 GMT

Tonight's show is sponsored by The Card Mom, Celeste Katz. If you are looking for a great easy to implement system for sending out personal hand stamped greeting cards please check out Celeste's great website www.thecardmom.com

On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about plastic surgery, especially how to choose the right plastic surgeon from one of the countries finest, Dr Brent Moelleken, M.D., who is a Beverly Hills plastic and reconstructive surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is an attending physician at UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Hospitals, studied at Harvard and obtained his MD from Yale University. He has been practicing in Beverly Hills since 1995, has numerous studies and papers on his American Society Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) award winning superficial cheek lift and over 100 published articles, presentations and abstracts, including many in the Journal of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He was a surgeon on ABC'S hit show "Extreme Makeover," and Discovery Health Channel, and has over 75 television appearances including Dateline, ABC, CBS, NBC, Extra, and numerous national and international shows. He does extensive charity and volunteer work through UCLA and his "About Face" surgical foundation. View these at: www.drbrent.com

We also had on one of Dr Fitness' favorite strength training experts Matt Bryzcki. Matt is the Assistant Director of Campus Recreation/Fitness at Princeton University and he has written some of the most important books about strength training and exercise in the industry. Matt came on the show and tried to dispel some of the many myths about fitness like is it okay to eat after a certain time at night and the proper way to use the StairMaster. You'll have to listen to get the rest of his great exercise tips. Check out Matt's books at any Barnes and Noble, on Amazon or straight from his publisher at www.cardinalpub.com

We also had on health writer Leslie Goldman, MPH, Women's Health Writer, Author of âLocker Room Diaries,â The Naked Truth about Women, Body Image, and Re-imagining the âPerfect Body.â

Leslie regularly contributes to Women's Health, Runner's World, Health, People Magazine, Shape Magazine, the Chicago Tribune and more. She is the newest blogger on iVillage.com, leading The Weighting Game dieting and self-esteem forum. Leslie has become a "Fearless Voices" blogger on the Huffington Post. Check out her website www.lrdiaries.com

And finally we closed the show with our good friend Beth Aldrich.

Beth is the founder of Restoring Essence, LLC and a Board Certified Holistic Health and Nutritional Counselor through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP). Beth received her education from Columbia University's Teachers College and The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City. She studied under natural health and nutrition experts such as Deepak Chopra, Andrew Weil, David Wolfe, Dr. Walter Willett and Barry Sears.

She also is the publisher of For Her Information (FHI). The FHI Concept was born from the idea that âwomen are alike more than they are differentâ and that women rely on one another to improve their lives by sharing answers, ideas and solutions. The FHI media brand reflects Bethâs belief that âif you take care of yourself, you can then cultivate others and together nurture the earth.â For more information about everything Beth is up to please check out her websites www.forherinformation.com, and www.restoringessence.com

No Dr Fitness' Fitness Tips this week but you can get his tips every day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com

Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought? Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy

Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. She told us of a great event Climb Atlanta where firemen are climbing up a big building in downtown Atlanta to raise money. You can get sponsors for $1 a floor. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!!

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

Lose Weight On The Go With The Wall Street Diet. Hypnotize The Weight Off. Healthy Eating 101. And StickK To Your Commitments

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 02:03:00 GMT

Heather Bauer is a Registered Dietitian specializing in the interrelation between eating habits, metabolism, and lifestyle. Since 2001, she has offered private diet and nutrition counseling through her New York City-based nutrition practice, Nu-Train.

Ms. Bauer received her RD from the University of Wisconsin and started her career in the pre- and post-natal nutrition unit at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, and as a staff nutritionist at Equinox Fitness Clubs.

Ms. Bauer has appeared as a featured nutritionist in several health and beauty publications including Elle, Marie Claire, Gotham, Self, Seventeen, YM, TimeOut, New York Magazine, and Fitness Magazine. She has also appeared as a guest expert on the CBS Early Morning Show as well as FOX News.

Her brand new book THE WALL STREET DIET: The Surprisingly Simple Weight Loss Plan for Hardworking People Who Don't Have Time to Diet (Hardcover) by Heather Bauer is available at her website www.wallstreetdiet.com.

Bauer, a dietician, directs her flexible plan at people who would never go for prepackaged meals or calorie counting. Her clientele are workaholics who grab meals on the go, do business over expense-account lunches and are frequently confronted by unhealthy treats in the conference room or at office parties. Bauer claims her approach makes losing weight a seamless part of the corporate lifestyle rather than an add-on project to an already full schedule.

First, readers are asked to decide if they are a Clean Plate Clubber or a Controlled Eater, as this will help determine the course of their diet in regards to snacking, purchasing food and meal portions. Next, they are allowed to choose a few non-negotiables, i.e., the things they feel they cannot live without.

Once these guidelines are intact, Bauer offers strategies for dealing with the food choices most working people confront daily (for ordering in with co-workers, take note of the healthy menu options beforehand, and don't succumb to dishes like General Tso's Chicken). Though Bauer's diet consists of nothing earth-shattering (avoid flour and refined sugar, control portion sizes, etc.), the specificity of the situations and solutions presented should appeal to its target audience who are busy people.

Next we had on Laura King with www.Lauraking.net

Laura is frequently sought out by Olympians, leading edge CEO's, professional athletes, prominent physicians, award-winning trainers and parents. She teaches individuals how to utilize their minds to make lasting changes in both their performance and lives.

In her recent book, The Power to Win, King explains how the use of hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) can easily help anyone conquer fear, build confidence and obtain unprecedented success. A popular speaker and admired life coach, Laura has published over 150 CDs and workbooks covering topics such as stress management, peak performance, public speaking, overcoming illness and much more.

Mrs. King is director and founder of Summit Dynamics, LCC and is a certified hypnotist and certified sport hypnotist. A student of human excellence and positive behavior modification for over 25 years, Laura was trained at the Omni Hypnosis Training Center and the Don Mottin Sports Hypnosis Training Center, and received her NLP training from Dr. William Horton. She also spent over two decades studying with her mentor, Dorothy Gates, Ph.D., internationally recognized authority on child and adult development.

She has an excellent tool to help you lose weight called the Complete Weight Loss / Be Fit for Life Series.

The Be Fit for Life Series - Complete Weight Loss Program gets results by retraining your brain to attain and maintain the ideal weight for your body type. Long-term weight loss is not a matter of willpower, it's about changing thought patterns that trigger behavior. Through self-hypnosis CDs, your subconscious mind puts you on autopilot to get and keep the body that is just right for you. You become focused on healthy eating, speeding up your metabolism, and developing a positive self-image.

Then we were lucky to have the most popular home chef in Atlanta
Megan McCarthy with www.Healthyeating101.com in the studio with us.

Megan is a former vegan and vegetarian and brings her raw foodist background into real life, incorporating highly nutritious food into a healthy eating lifestyle.

Megan took an interest in healthy eating when she was trying to lose weight after college. After trying every diet out there, she realized it was all about feeding the body nourishing and smart foodsâsimply called "Superfoods.â All-natural and given to us in their perfect form, she transforms Superfoods into everyday eating pleasure.

Megan has been in the restaurant business since she was 16. Some have included âKaryn's Fresh Cornerâ raw foods restaurant and several âLettuce Entertain Youâ restaurants in Chicago. She has taught healthy cooking classes for over 8 years. She teaches in both Chicago and Atlanta for Whole Foods Market, Cook's Warehouse, Latin School"s Live and Learn, Discovery Center as well as many private home classes. Her classes sell out fast, as she is always one the most popular cooking instructors wherever she goes.

Megan also provides professional chef services to national corporate tradeshow clients at FMI (Food Marketing Institute), PMA (Produce Marketing Assoc.) and the International Home & Housewares Show. She has made guest chef appearances at Crate & Barrelâs Gourmet Pantry and at the NBC Health and Fitness Expos. She has also made guest appearances on radio and television programs, such as the nationally syndicated show, âStarting Over,â helping the women of the house choose healthier food alternatives. She was recently featured on DailyCandy.com for her healthy home cooking classes in Chicago.

And finally we closed the show with Jordan Goldberg who is with the website www.stickk.com

stickK promotes healthier and happier living by helping people achieve their personal goals through the signing of Commitment Contracts. Happier people = happier world!

On stickK, you draw up an official commitment contract that binds you to achieving a personal goal, be it big or small. By agreeing to this contract, you publicly state your goal and commit to achieving it. Or, if grand public pronouncements arenât your style, you can tell only people you select. Either way, youâve committed to a goal and people know about it - so now itâs your reputation at stake!

To make you accountable as you work toward your goal, you file weekly reports on your success. (And donât even think about lying -- because you appoint someone you know as a ârefereeâ to verify the accuracy of your reporting!) You also enlist as many Supporters as youâd like to encourage you, via the website, every step of the way. If being part of a group gives you momentum, you can join a community of people on the site who are working toward the same goal as you (this feature will be ready in February). To keep yourself focused throughout your adventure, you record your progress â daily -- in a personal journal.

Want to up the ante? Gamble more than your reputation. Place a financial wager on yourself.

No Dr Fitness' Fitness Tips this week but you can get his tips every day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com

Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought? Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy

Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was not in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!!

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

Improve Your Dance Moves and Fitness With Core Rhythms. Get Your Workout Gear at Kaboodle. Go Organic With Eating Well Magazine

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:52:00 GMT

In CORE RHYTHMS FULL WORKOUT Jaana and Julia teach you the 3 Core Movements essential to Latin dancing and give you drills to exercise your core to uplifting Latin music. Jaana and Julia make it FUN to follow with their never before seen instructional help segments within the workout. This workout is for anyone who is willing to get up and move!

Julia is the 12 times undefeated and US Rhythm Champions as well as 3 times World Mambo Champion. Julia and her husband have won more US titles than any other couple in the history of American ballroom dancing. They have taken American Style dancing to new levels with their innovative choreography and athletic approach.

Jaana and her husband James started their dynamic partnership by competing, performing and choreographing all over the world. They have been featured in many major corporate events, industrial shows, dance companies, productions, music videos and movies. They are known for their creative and unique approach to Latin Dancing incorporating a real and present day feel into a traditional style art form creating a cutting edge look.

They are one of the most televised DanceSport couples in the world. Their appearances Include PBS âChampionship Ballroom Dancingâ, NBC âDanceSport Seriesâ, Goodlife TV, ESPN, Ole Suzanna, and many, many more. They were also finalists on the hit movie âDance with Meâ starring Vanessa Williams. Through a constant physical training program including Yoga, Pilates, Hip Hop, and Ballet they have gained a strong knowledge of fitness and strength conditioning.

For more information about them and all their great videos please go to their website www.corerhythms.com

Next we had on Alisa Menell from Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy's wives favorite shopping social network www.Kaboodle.com

With Kaboodle, you can collect information from anywhere on the web, put it into a Kaboodle list that you can share with others, and discover other interesting lists from like-minded Kaboodlers. You can also invite your friends to Kaboodle, where you can help one another with research, planning, or decisions on what to buy.

Kaboodle is a fun shopping community where people recommend and discover new things. To use Kaboodle, you get two buttons in your browser. Whenever you like a product, an article, a picture or any web page, click on the Add to Kaboodle button and it will add it to your personal collection list in Kaboodle. You can create a list on any topic ranging from buying a sofa to planning a vacation or even researching business products or services. You can click on the My Kaboodle button at any time to see all your lists. You can also use Kaboodle without signing up to just see what others are adding to Kaboodle. For further detail, see the Get Started page. You can download the buttons here.

And finally we closed the show with one of our favorite regulars Nicci Micco from EatingWell magazine stopped by to share all she knows about organic food and the importance of eating local.

Eating organic berries instead of conventional ones can reduce your exposure to pesticides, and recent research suggests that it also may give you a nutrient boost.

According to Marissa Lippert's, M.S., R.D. article in this month's Eating Well magazine the bottom line is...âEating more fresh fruits and vegetables in general [not necessarily organic ones] is the point,â says Alyson Mitchell, Ph.D., an associate professor of food science and technology at University of California, Davis.

If buying all organic isnât a priorityâor a financial reality for youâyou might opt for organic specifically when youâre selecting foods that are most heavily contaminated with pesticide and insecticide residues. According to the Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org), those include peaches, apples, bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, lettuce, imported grapes and pears.

For more information about organics and eating well in general check out Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy's favorite foodie magazine at www.eatingwell.com and when you're their be sure to sign up for some of their great email newsletters.

Dr Fitness' Fitness Tips were done this week by Kathie Larkin. She had some great activities you and your kids should check out...Number 1 -www.ymca.com has information about Healthy Kids Day on April 12 Number 2 - REI is sponsoring a great program called Get Out There to encourage participation in outdoor fun this Spring. There were more great tips but you'll have to listen to get the rest.

Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought? Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy

Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!!

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

Liz Neporent Greens Up Your Workout. Christina Lindley Goes From Fitness Model To Actress. And John Biggs From Crunchgear.

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:57:00 GMT

ËLiz Neporent had some great ideas for âgreeningâ our workouts. DVDs are a great way to go. For every 4 copies of the Element: Yoga for Beginners and Yoga: Ballet Conditioning DVDs (http://tinyurl.com/2nn3xs) sold, the Arbor Day Foundation plants a tree in a national forest. Good for you, good for all.â

Some of her other tips to green your workouts are: 1- walk or run to the gym instead of drive; 2-Be conscious use re-usable water bottles instead of disposable ones; 3-Recycle-your old sneakers can be recycled instead of thrown away. She has more tips on her website www.w360.com

Liz is the author of several of the "Dummies" books including: Fitness Walking for Dummies, Weight Training for Dummies, Fitness for Dummies and her latest book The Fat Free Truth. Check all those out on her website www.lizzyfit.com

Next we had on Christina Lindley, the fitness model/spokesperson turned serious actress. Christina was discovered in an Atlanta mall when she was 14 and has parlayed that into a successful career as a fitness model doing work for companies such as BSN - a leader in supplements, Fitness RX magazine and BodyBuilding.com. She currently writers a column for www.bodybulding.com and other national fitness magazines.

You can see her on Lifetime in their first ever miniseries "The Capture of the Green River Killer" on March 30 and 31, which she stars in with Tom Cavanaugh. Check out her website for amazing pictures and her schedule of upcoming appearances www.christinalindley.net

We closed the show with one of our good friends John Biggs with his regular Crunchgear report. John travels the world giving our listeners the heads up on the latest fitness gadgets. Tonight he told us about some great iPod headphones you can find at www.jaybirdgear.com. If you love gadgets you must check out www.crunchgear.com the internet's best source for information about what gear you should buy and what you should avoid.

Dr Fitness Fitness Tips were all about how the pros and cons of Fat Camp for your kid. Number 1 - they have a high compliance rate of success after the kid leaves camp. Number 2 - they improve a kids confidence and self esteem. And Number 3- they teach role playing skills that will kieep the kid on the program when they get home. There were more great tips but you'll have to listen to get the rest. The Fat Guy gives Fat Camps 2 Chins Up!

The Fat Guy gave his Easter Candy update he read from a recent posting from Sarah Kliff in her article from www.Newsweek.com. 140 calories in a row of Peeps, 1050 calories in a solid chocolate bunny.

No Rachael the Intern's hot internet finds this week.

Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought? Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy

Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was not in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms. Real Savvy Moms is a great show for hot moms, fat moms, all kinds of moms and is available on most PBS' around the US and online and now on in Atlanta. So be sure to look out for that. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model's out there... she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!!

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

Get That Hot Baywatch Beach Body From Lauren Jones. Learn How Mr Breakfast Starts His Day. And Get Fit By Sara Holliday

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:58:00 GMT

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA. To download the show on iTunes please click on this link

On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn how to get in beach shape with Lauren Jones the star of the BAYWATCH Beach Body Workout dvd

This sexy blonde bombshell has appeared on the WWEâs Smackdown; sheâs been a soap star on The Guiding Light; a Miss New York USA semifinalist; the star of Foxâs Anchorwoman series; and now sheâs donning Baywatchâs very recognizable red swimsuit to star in the new BAYWATCH Beach Body Workout DVD from Rodale.

This 57-minute strength and fat-burning program will get anyone in shape to hit the beach in a smaller, more daring swimsuit within weeks. Designed and directed by fitness expert Terry Simpson (star of Abs Diet Workout 2: Get Fit, Stay Fit, also from Rodale), the workout is credible (and Laurenâs looks are incredible), easy to follow, and challenging. The $14.98 (SRP) DVD will be available wherever fitness videos are sold as well as www.amazon.com.

Baywatch is a global phenomenon that has attracted more than two billion viewers worldwide and was the most-watched TV show of the â90s. The beach body theme runs throughout the Baywatch DVD. Shot on the beach in Malibu, the workout segments have lifeguard themes like âRescue Shapeâ to work the upper body and âSurfingâ to work balance. Most of the moves are familiar, like lunges and squats, making it easy to masterâyet there are challenging moves like in-and-out push-ups. Lauren guides viewers through cardio segments and muscle-toning exercises, letting viewers know what they can expect. Muscles are worked from head to toe, mostly with the help of hand weights. Bonus segments include âBaywatch Sun Protection Tipsâ and talent slide shows of Lauren and her two backups, C.J. and Derrick. For more information about Lauren and what she's up to including her clothing line, her art and more check out her website www.laurenjones.net

Next up we had on Mr Breakfast, the world's undisputed #1 expert on breakfast. The Klark Kent to Mr Breakfast's Superman is Eddy Chavey, an accomplished author and a graduate of the Los Angeles New School Of Cooking.

His Mission: (1) To instill the importance of eating breakfast; (2) to show how multi-faceted and fantastic the most important meal of the day can be and (3) to help provide breakfast to those in need through the promotion of school breakfast programs and food charities via The Breakfast Of Love Miracle Network. For more about breakfast check out Eddie's amazingly thorough website www.mrbreakfast.com and watch old cereal commercials, learn about breakfast restaurants in your neighborhood and even printout a cereal box cover with you as the star.

Next we had a return visit from Sara Holliday the star of the Fit By Sara phenomenon that is sweeping the country.

Sara MFT, CPT, is a licensed marriage-family therapist, life and fitness coach and holistic health practitioner. She has a Masters Degree in Psychology and a Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology and maintains certifications and/or licenses in a multitude of health and fitness disciplines. As an expert in women and families' health and wellness, Sara has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows including Oprah & Friends Radio, Martha Stewart Living Radio, Playboy Radio, PBS Radio, KABC, KNBC and KTLA and she is a columnist for several women's health and fitness publications including our friends at the Hot Moms Club. For more information and to get a free 30 minute consult (if you are one of the first 5 listeners to contact Sara and mention Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy) please go to her website www.fitbysara.com

Dr Fitness Fitness Tips were all about how to get into great shape for playing tennis. Number 1 - do tennis specific drills like sprints not long distance running. Number 2 - where the right sneakers for the sport no black soled running shoes scuffing up the court please. And Number 3- get a partner to practice with. There were more great tips but you'll have to listen to get the rest.

No Rachael the Intern's hot internet finds this week.

Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought? Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy

Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms. Real Savvy Moms is a great show for hot moms, fat moms, all kinds of moms and is available on most PBS' around the US and online and now on in Atlanta. So be sure to look out for that. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model's out there... she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!!

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

Motivation Tips From Donna Krech. Eating Well Magazine Update. Potatoes For Pounds. Ellen Barrett and The Funeral Lady

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 03:13:00 GMT

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA. To download the show on iTunes please click on this link

On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn how to stay motivated in order to lose weight and achieve all of your goals. Donna Krech, creator of the Donna Krech Connection shared her 7 reasons people lose their motivation and what they can do to get back on track. The number one reason was that people get distracted, they lose focus. And in order to stay focused you have to figure out your "Big Why" Why are you really trying to lose weight - she says it's probably not what you think. It's not to fit into your college clothes or get to your high school weight. You're going to have to dig deeper than that.

Donna is a successful entrepreneur, speaker and published author with over 25 years in the weight loss and fitness industries. She truly has lived the American Dream AND is an expert in teaching others to do the same. She has shared the stage with motivational speakers like Jim Rohn, Brian Tracyâetc. These are people she looked up to and admired when she was struggling and no she shares the stage with them at events.

Sheâs taught her proven methods to 1500 audiences in 26 countries. As a media personality, she hosts Fitness Insider (Oprahâs Oxygen network); dedicated to illustrating that fitness can be fun! Observing a 97% re-gain of weight in commercial weight loss organizations, Donnaâs cutting edge, ahead-of-the-trend companies are changing statistics. She gets her audience enthusiastically involved as they come to understand the REAL solution to permanent and profitable weight loss. Because of her systems, her 71 Thin&Healthy locations are seeing dreams come true and millions of pounds lost. Learn more about Donna, and get a ton of great information at her website www.donnakrechconnection.com

We also had on regular contributor and Senior Editor of Eating Well Magazine Nicci Micco. Nicci explained to us the difference between farm raised Atlantic salmon and wild salmon. She said that health-wise eating most fish and especially salmon is good for you. But from an environmental perspective eating wild salmon is probably the way to go. To learn more about this issue please go to Dr Fitness' favorite food magazine's website www.eatingwell.com Remember pick up this months Avocado issue at Whole Foods or subscribe online.

We also had on Susan Bellone and Matt Jones. These two inspirational people have teamed up to help feed the hungry. Susan started Potatoes for Pounds where she has donated 10 pounds of potatoes for every pound she has lost. And she is encouraging others to follow her lead. Matt is a gallery owner who does events and encourages his patrons to donate potatoes and other food as their ticket into his events. He has been doing this for years and has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds of food to food banks. These two are encouraging everyone to get involved start a challenge in your community. For more information go to their websites www.mashedpotatoes.org www.myspace.com/potatoesforpounds and their new www.paintdancing.com

Ellen Barrett also joined us to discuss her new exercise dvd project. Ellen has been called the country's best fitness instructor by Self magazine. She encourages women to Sweat Glamorously. She has targetted modern workouts for modern women. In additon to working with Hollywood's hottest stars like Christina Ricci, Ellen has carved out a huge following of exercise dvd lovers with an impressive library of her work. Check out her The Studio series: Yogini Workout, Fat Burning Fusion and Slim Sculpt. For more about Ellen please go to her website www.ellenbarrett.com

And we closed the show with Pam Vetter, a celebrant from Los Angeles. For those not in the know a celebrant helps families heal with uplifting funerals. PAm has done celebrity funerals like Richard Pryor's but spends most of her time helping regular folks go out in a way that really celebrates their life instead of a typical sad preachy service from a religious leader who in some cases barely knows the departed. Funeral's don't have to be a buzz kill they can really be meaningful, fun and inspirational. Visit Pam online at www.thefunerallady.com or www.celebrantpam.com

No Dr Fitness Fitness Tips and no Rachael the Intern's hot internet finds this week.

Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought? Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy

Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was nowhere to be found. she's usually in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms. Real Savvy Moms is a great show for hot moms, fat moms, all kinds of moms and is available on most PBS' around the US and online and now on in Atlanta. So be sure to look out for that. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model's out there... she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated. Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!!

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Interview Author of The Art of Fun and The Power of Play Workbook, Minda Burr.

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:50:00 GMT

Weâre trying something new. First we will podcast our show in itâs entirety then weâll release just the guest interviews during the week. So please click POD to listen to Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about how to add more fun to your life from Minda Burr, author of The Art of Fun and The Power of Play Workbook. Minda shared her experiences helping people regain their sense of fun. She does exciting workshops on the Art of Fun and uses her background as a drama coach to get her clients to loosen up, let their hair down and wake up their inner child. Please check out her website www.mindaburr.com for more information about her book and to see if there is a workshop coming to your city. BTW she designs the most amazing jewelry, you can see some of it on her website as well.

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Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Interview Author of Emotional Abundance Michelle Bersell

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:57:00 GMT

Weâre trying something new. First we will podcast our show in itâs entirety then weâll release just the guest interviews during the week. So please click POD to listen to Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about how to use your emotions to help you make the changes in your life that need to be made.

Michelle Bersell, author of the book Emotional Abundance: Become Empowered. This book has been called an owners manual to your emotions. Michelle is a psychotherapist and life coach who teaches us how to honor our authentic selves and utilize our emotional process to reveal the direction that will support us to live our best life.

She believes that most of us have been going about our lives getting by with what we feel we can handle. Our lives do not feel balanced because they are so full. There is so much that we must be responsible for that our days feel dictated by those demands. When we are living like this, she call it âsurvival mode.â

Survival mode is living our life based on what we need to do to get by each day and fulfilling the demands placed on us.

Unfortunately, when we are in survival mode, we feel depleted and run down, which means we are not truly living. this is where we are susceptible to being overweight. If you are struggling with your weight Michelle says "Don't be a victim to your weight" Instead of "shoulding" yourself with put downs try focusing on what is going to best serve you. Are you really willing to honor yourself? For more information please go to Michelle's website www.michellebersell.com or www.emotionalabundance.com. You can order her book, see when she is doing one of her retreats and sign up for her newsletter.

As always, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show has more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and join our site in order to enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one.

Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Interview Danielle Tiano and Karen Child Who Protect Children From Internet Porn

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:11:00 GMT

Weâre trying something new. First we will podcast our show in itâs entirety then weâll release just the guest interviews during the week. So please click POD to listen to Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about how to protect your children from internet porn.

We were so fortunate to have Danielle Tiano and Karen Child in the studio this evening. They flew all the way from California to meet with us. They are the creators of the Temptation of a Generation series of books. While this may seem off topic for us, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy are both parents who care deeply about protecting children from unnecessary harm and that's exactly what these brilliant ladies do.

The Temptation of a Generation series is the first children's series to tackle the tough issues today's kids face in the information age. The series addresses pre-teen and adolescent issues such as self-image, technology addiction, relationships and more. With beautifully detailed illustrations, the books create a visual experience and teach important life lessons that will serve children well into adulthood.

Both Danielle and Karen have a passion to protect, educate and entertain children and they believe that the best way to do that is through the parents.

Their books begin by encouraging young readers to think about what effect technology has on their lives, specifically the activities and relationships they miss out on by focusing on the Internet and other electronics. The first in the series, Temptation of a Generation, explains the stages of Internet addiction and how the pornographic industry targets children as young as 8-years old.

Many families do not know how to open the forbidden lines of communication regarding sex and pornography, yet it needs to be addressed in every homeâtheir books are the tool to do so. Some parents want to have âthe talkâ but donât know how; others are too busy or naive thinking that problems will never find their child. After introducing the tough topic to your child, Danielle and Karen provide questions to facilitate a discussion and a worksheet to help develop Internet boundaries for your home. This series of books is a must have for every parent of kids who are online. Please go to their websites and get more information and buy their books. www.temptationofageneration.com, www.beyondyourwords.com, www.karenchildmft.com and www.lifestarsocal.com. They have a newsletter and they are available to help you and help your kids.

As always, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show has more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and join our site in order to enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one.

Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Interview Author of Never Be Sick Again (or Fat) Raymond Francis

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Weâre trying something new. First we will podcast our show in itâs entirety then weâll release just the guest interviews during the week. So please click POD to listen to Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about how to Never Be Fat Again and Never Be Sick Again from Raymond Francis, founder of Beyond Health. Raymond is an M.I.T.-trained scientist and an expert in supplement chemistry. He has been called "one the few scientists to achieve a breakthrough understanding of health and disease." And that endorsement wasn't given to him by his good friend actor, Rob Schneider.

Forced to save his own life over two decades ago, Raymond has created a revolutionary model of health. His model addresses the causes of disease rather than treating its symptoms. When you address the causes, problems disappear. He believes there is only ONE DISEASE and only TWO CAUSES of disease.

He wouldn't tell us what that was but he said his website could give us a lot of good information about it. The health information on his website and in his books Never Be Sick Again and Never Be Fat Again as well as his newsletter Beyond Health News is designed to inform you of health choices that will empower you to choose health, helping you to get well, stay well and never be sick again.

During the interview he gave us great tips like eat fresh fruits and veggies, don't eat processed foods, use high quality supplementation and make sure you get enough calcium. He also mentioned that because the soil contains much less minerals and nutrients you have to eat a lot more vegetables and fruits to get the same level of nutrition as you would have 50 years ago. So he thinks supplements are the way to go. Please check out his website www.beyondhealth.com for more information.