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Happy Friday to everyone! I was searching the web and magazines for a compelling topic to share today and was coming up empty until I flipped to almost the last page of my wife's US Weekly magazine. Maybe you've seen this too but I kid you not, there was a full page ad for an energy drink claiming to burn calories. Are you kidding me?!? The claim was 100 calories over 3 hours and candidly their site is pretty darn convincing. The reality is that I burn 67 calories per hour sleeping or doing nothing so why is 100 over 3 hours so great? I'm not in the mood to get tough today so let's keep it light.
Actually, I want to share a cool new site that's totally unrelated to health and fitness that a friend of mine turned me on to. It's called Blastoff and the concept is pretty unique. It's basically a personalized home page or dashboard minimizing the need to open up a bunch of individual windows. It connects to a lot of the mainstream sites like CNN, ESPN, FOX News, USA Today, NPR, MTV, SHAPE, and Men's Health just to name a few. It also has a media section with HULU, You Tube and several radio stations along with a Games section which isn't really my thing, but the titles seem robust. |
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It's the new exerspy powered by dotFIT. Huh? Sorry, of course you wouldn't know what it is since it just came out on the market two weeks ago. That's how the discussion started over a beer at my neighbor's house the other day while the girls were playing dress up in the background.
I went on to explain that my new exerspy provides me with a near 100% accurate count of my calorie expenditure as long as I'm wearing it. I completed a short questionnaire with my height, weight, age, gender, etc. which works in conjunction with my activity. My neighbor replied with "COOL" followed by "I want one." I told her I was including them at no charge to all my members of the new Guaranteed Weight Loss Program. The highlight of the discussion is what she said next, "...because with that device you'll know exactly how many calories you burn so you can control your results". BINGO! And that's exactly why I had to include it in my coaching program. |
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Fat Acceptance and Second-hand Smoke |
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What do these two things have in common? They are both bad for you. I saw an interview about a week ago on The Today Show with a woman who was promoting the "Fat Acceptance Movement". I seriously had to do a double take thinking to myself this couldn't possibly be true. There she was saying things like, "We're be blamed for rising costs in health care". Right, and since $150 billion dollars annually is spent directly on obesity related disease, it sounds like the shoe fits.
I think it is safe to say that none of us think it is okay to be insensitive or down right mean to obese individuals. However, promoting acceptance is just irresponsible. I'm 40 years old, and I would have to guess that the debate over second-hand smoke went on for a good 20 years and perhaps even longer. We all knew smoking caused cancer and could kill you, but the debate continued to drag on, often disguised as a discussion about freedom. This movement sounds eerily similar to me when an obese person says something like, "I'm overweight but healthy". The two concepts just don't go together and medical study after medical study supports that. Sure someone could say, "I'm overweight and don't have any medical issues right now" but that's the same as a smoker saying, "I've been smoking for 10 years and don't have lung cancer". Maybe they don't have immediate medical issues related to smoking now, but they will and they will likely be costly to treat and life-threatening, just like obesity-related diseases. |
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Now Accepting LIVE Coaching Applications |
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It's here! For years I've been asked about my weight loss success which usually results in a new product or service to better share with people who are ready to take on the challenge. Over the last three years, I've created the patented JumpSnap, wrote about my journey in The Ah Ha's of Weight Loss and created JumpSnapNation.com as one of the most respected health and wellness portals to support those that want to pursue healthy living. All of these products originated from my loyal customers' suggestions.
The one thing that seemed to be missing for some folks who had all the pieces to succeed but still needed the extra push was the coaching piece. I'm proud to say that I am now accepting applications for the opening session starting the week of October 5th. If you have interest in learning more about the details of the program, please click here Guaranteed Weight Loss System. As you will learn by reviewing the program and all that's included, it's based on three principles to achieve results: - Knowledge: Without it you’ll never understand the levers to pull to achieve successful weight loss and maintain it.
- Tools: These are critical to track your progress and put you on the path to success. You’ll never reach a goal tomorrow if you don’t know where you are today.
- Coaching: Even if you have the Knowledge and Tools, most people need a Coach to hold them accountable and act as a sounding board along the journey. Remember, the best athletes in the world rely on coaches so why not you?
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Let Your Inner Kid Shine! |
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What a week last week spending time with all my girls at the beach in Ocean City, MD. The weather was perfect as we were sandwiched between two storms, so we took full advantage at the beach and in the pool. The girls are at a fun age with my oldest daughter Cate who turned 4 earlier in the month and her 2 1/2 year old sister Emmy who sometimes thinks they are the same age. Although they are only 17 months apart, they are so different in many ways.
I love to observe. To me it's one of life's great gifts as a parent is to just watch and observe them grow. Listen, I know sometimes it's hard to observe when they have tested your last nerve, but when we're at the beach and having fun, it puts everyone at ease. It's funny, when I talk to my parents or friends that ask the standard, "what's going on?" I find myself a little stumped. I'm at the stage in my life where what is really enjoyable for me doesn't mean that much to other people because it has to do with new things my kids are doing. Whether it's a new phrase Cate came up with which makes her sound a lot older than 4, or my little Emmy super proud of herself because she went poops in the potty or all of us are huddled around baby Anna because she just had a huge blowout requiring us to toss out her outfit, it's really only exciting for me. Why? I think because I'm passionate about growth, and at this age they are able to do things on a Friday they couldn't do on a Monday. Maybe we all need to be like kids and forget a little easier. Sure they moan when they can't achieve something the first time but we have a house rule (well I'm trying to implement it anyway!) that you are not allowed to say the phrase "I can't do it". It's funny, when a toddler gets frustrated because they can't do something, they often want to quit. When they succeed however at the same task they couldn't do previously, wow are they excited. |
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