Fat 2 Fit Radio

Fat 2 Fit Radio

Russ Turley & Jeff Ainslie podcasts

genre: Health/Fitness

An Internet radio show featuring Russ Turley and Jeff Ainslie. Join them on each episode as they help you go from fat to fit.

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    Fat 2 Fit #141 – Eating Your Exercise Calories

    3/12/2012

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    Duration: 41:06

    The proliferation of apps on iPhones and Android devices has produced some great fitness apps. Tracking calories and tracking workouts becomes super easy with these apps. But each one has it’s own spin on how they track these activities. The most popular apps that listeners ask about are My Fitness Pal and Lose it!. These [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #140 – Combatting Burnout

    2/17/2012

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    Duration: 40:58

    You are doing everything right in changing your lifestyle, but despite seeing progress you’re still feeling burned out. That’s William’s problem. He’s in the gym 6 days a week and is making all his own food. He’s meeting all his daily goals, but he’s getting “tired of doing everything everyday.” Jeff has a doozy of [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #139 – Breaking Those Nasty Weight Loss Plateaus

    2/2/2012

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    Duration: 36:05

    First off, the 1 Million Kilo Challenge that we talked about in episode #138 is open to those outside of Australia.  You just have to choose the correct field when signing up. Email and comments are awesome this show.  Laura posted a link to the top 10 reasons women want to avoid lifting weights on [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #138 – Vilified for Being Fat

    1/22/2012

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    Duration: 29:58

    If we’re not talking about the weather, it just wouldn’t feel like the same podcast.  Learned this week, -40 C and -40 F are the same temperature.  In either system, it’s cold in Calgary! On the Web Report this week, Jeff talks about the stigma of being overweight.  If you’ve been overweight for a good [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Radio #137 – Recovering from an Injury

    1/12/2012

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    Duration: 35:19

    We’re back with all new shows for the new year. Look for shows to drop on Wednesdays and Saturday, three times a month. AND you can now listen to those shows on the new Fat 2 Fit iPhone app. Fred Giufridda over at Paladin Software volunteered his time and effort to make a sweet app. [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #136 – 5th Annual Goals Show

    1/1/2012

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    Duration: 19:01

    The new year is an obvious time to turn over a new leaf.  Whether it’s quitting smoking, drinking or the ever popular lose weight, there’s no denying that the resolutions are flying.  If you took a look out the window this morning you might have seen more people than normal walking or even jogging.  The [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #135 – Googling for Weight Loss

    12/9/2011

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    Duration: 27:11

    We are back with another new show. That wouldn’t be news, but considering the last few months, it definitely is. We are getting back to regular shows…slowly. In the email and comments section we tackle two questions. One that we sent in by multiple people that goes kinda like this, “I just started listening to [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #134 – Halloween All Year Round

    11/12/2011

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    Duration: 39:26

    We’re back after an extended hiatus.  Thanks for sticking around and staying subscribed. First off, Jeff has a couple things to say to all the well wishers out there, and there were a lot of you.  But, pretty quickly it is back to Fat 2 Fit business as usual. In our email and comments section, [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #133 – Crunches Not Required

    8/12/2011

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    Duration: 36:05

    We have three great emails this week that don’t have to do with calories.  Lyrissa wrote in asking about her sore tailbone.  She’s getting down on the ground and doing crunches and it’s killing her tailbone.  She wants to know how to do crunches without the pain.   Check out the links below for our [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #132 – Can You “Tone” Muscles?

    7/28/2011

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    Duration: 31:43

    Toning your muscles seems like a reasonable thing to want to do.  Except, there’s no such thing.  What most people are looking for when they want to “tone” is they want to see their muscles.  They want to know that the hard work their putting in at the gym is not going to waste.  That’s [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #131 – Secrets To Keeping The Weight Off

    7/14/2011

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    Duration: 32:54

    What do 5% of the weight losing population do that the other 95% don’t?  How about keep the weight off.  That’s right.  The statistics are staggering.  According to the article on Time.com, there are four secrets that those who’ve lost weight use to keep it off.  Those secrets are, eating a diet rich in low-fat [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #130 – Combatting Weight Creep

    6/30/2011

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    Duration: 34:30

    The Weight Creep.  It’s not a creature.  It’s what happens when you eat just a few extra calories a day that you don’t burn off.  Over many years those calories add up to more fat, more weight.  What foods help in feeding weight creep?  There’s a new study out of Harvard that tracked almost 121,000 [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #129 – The Best Meal Plan

    6/15/2011

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    Duration: 29:46

    What is the best meal plan?  We’ve received that question a lot recently.  Joanne emailed to ask this exact question. People are looking for that one food, or foods, that will help them lose weight.  We don’t recommend any certain meal plans, mostly because what we like, may not be what you like.  Plus, if [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #128 – Gain Muscle & Lose Fat

    6/2/2011

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    Duration: 37:45

    The Holy Grail of transforming your body from fat to fit is shedding your excess fat and gaining some lean muscle. It was thought that one couldn’t do it.  One requires a caloric surplus (gaining muscle) and one requires a caloric deficit (fat loss). Well a study on the Web Report says differently. Jeff reports [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #127 – Weight Loss By The Numbers

    5/22/2011

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    Duration: 37:01

    We flipped the show on it’s head this week. Instead of a bunch of emails, we instead focused on some interesting news stories. We’ve got five of them for you, but we do have one email to share, and it’s a great one from Rhonda. Rhonda’s mother and sister are all over her to try [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #126 – Following the Fat 2 Fit Philosophy

    5/11/2011

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    Duration: 31:32

    First and foremost on today’s show, we introduce you to a new Fat 2 Fit podcast.  It’s called Fat 2 Fit Power Tips.  We’ve taken what used to be the old homework section of the show and have created a new, hyper focused show just around that concept.  We offer up one tip a week [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #125 – Avoid Impromptu Cheat Days

    4/30/2011

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    Duration: 32:33

    Cheat days. Many diet plans tell you to take a day off a week and eat anything you want. The idea is that you minimize your calories during the week to an unhealthy level and with one day of binge eating you make up the difference, but not completely. By the end of the week [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #124 – Raised To Be Overweight

    4/20/2011

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    Duration: 44:54

    Joell’s old basketball coach used to say, “The biggest room in a person’s house is the room for improvement” and that was the case for Joell.  She was not losing weight despite training and completing a half marathon.  Three months ago she started listening to the podcast and decided to take some of our advice. [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #123 – Dr. Oz Jumps the Shark

    4/9/2011

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    Duration: 34:13

    On the Web Report, we discuss a recent Dr. Oz show that has Russ convinced the good doctor has “jumped the shark”. This term, of course, refers to the moment on the popular TV show Happy Days. Fonzie actually jumps a shark on water skis and marked the down turn of that show. The episode [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #122 – Overcoming Temptations at Work

    3/31/2011

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    Duration: 28:18

    What if you’re around junk food all day long at the office? That’s the problem Cookie is having. He works at a baseball stadium and the lure of hot dogs, peanuts, chips and the like, are on his mind. How does he keep them away from his lips? We share our tips for overcoming temptations [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #121 – Running and Weight Loss Plateaus

    3/19/2011

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    Duration: 28:05

    This week we had a bunch of running questions and running advice sent in.  Erin wrote in to tell her story.  She hit a weight loss plateau while running and went to see a nutritionist to find out why.  Ended up, surprise surprise, that she was under eating.  She shares some great advice about calories [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #120 – Excess Skin After Weight Loss

    3/10/2011

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    Duration: 41:45

    Today on the show we do the rare Fat 2 Fit interview. This time it’s with an individual, Jonathan Karpetz, that lost an immense amount of weight. Unfortunately for Jonathan, his skin did not bounce back. A few years ago, he went on a crash diet and lost weight fast and that may have had [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #119 – Question-palooza

    2/23/2011

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    Duration: 27:48

    Every now and then, when the backlog of questions from listeners gets too large, we do an all question and answer show.  This is that show.  We answer 10 questions from 10 listeners.  Some you’ll know the answer to, awesome, and others are unique. Here’s the rundown of question topics and asker: Activity levels – [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #118 – The Evils of Starvation Diets

    2/16/2011

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    Duration: 32:09

    We’ve answered a lot of questions recently about these starvation diets.  Last time it was Dr. Bernstein and this time it’ s the HCG diet.  This beaut of a diet has you getting injections with hormones found in a pregnant woman.  Oh, and you also eat only 500 calories a day.  Jessica wrote us on [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #117 – Listener Statistics & Jack LaLanne

    2/5/2011

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    Duration: 33:56

    Over that last several months, we’ve been collecting anonymous data about the visitors to fat2fitradio.com who use our calculators.  We’ve looked at the data and found some interesting information about our “average listener”. Carol wrote in about a new book that offers a new body in 4 hours.  While that’s an exaggeration, to say the [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #116 – The Real Skinny on Weight Loss Centers

    1/27/2011

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    Duration: 42:36

    We’re a few weeks into the New Year and the weight loss clinics are in full rush mode.  Both Jeff and Russ have noticed an increase in the number of commercials  pushing their programs.  Don’t be fooled!  Stick with your goals and stick to your plan! Jana wrote in asking if it’s okay to fast [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #115 – Food Journaling Tips & Tricks

    1/15/2011

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    Duration: 36:44

    We got some great feedback on our list of fitness devices that will “put your money where you mouth is” this week. Multiple listeners sent in their picks. Included in the picks were measuring spoons. We also discussed an email from Dan about his pants. Apparently when he measured his pants, he found that they [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #114 – Fitness Products That Can Make A Difference

    1/5/2011

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    Duration: 44:03

    We did a show a few months back about how to confront a loved one about their out of control weight.  But, we received an email from a listener that was just the opposite.  Robyn’s mother is out of control pestering her about her weight.  She even goes as far as to call her mother [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #113 – Achieving Your Goals in the New Year

    12/29/2010

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    Duration: 25:31

    Are you planning to fail on your New Years resolutions? Well, if you’re like most, you’ve failed to plan, so that old adage will come to fruition. Without planning out your goals with specificity and deliberateness your resolution will fall by the wayside part way through the year. This is our 4th annual goals show [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #112 – Sleep and Weight Loss

    12/22/2010

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    Duration: 32:18

    Martine wrote in with another question about sleeping and eating when doing shift work. A lot of people end up eating during these odd hour shifts and end up gaining weight. We share our tips for three basic situations you may find yourself in when working the night shift. Rich wrote in about his experiences [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #111 – Getting Fit Over 40

    12/8/2010

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    Duration: 32:10

    We’ve had a lot of great emails come in from listeners who are over 40 years old. So, on this show we chose 3 emails to answer that those individuals sent in. The advice doesn’t just apply to those who have hit this milestone. No matter what your age, the advice still holds true. We [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #110 – All Hail the Twinkie Diet

    11/24/2010

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    Duration: 37:16

    The Twinkie diet has gotten a lot of press recently.  A professor at Kansas State University lost 27 lbs. on a diet consisting of snack cakes of all kinds.  He did that in 10 weeks.  While that seems like an awesome way to lose weight, there was some damage done to the professor’s metabolism because [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #109 – Your Own Operation Hot Bod

    11/11/2010

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    Duration: 31:24

    The title of today’s show was inspired by one of our emails.  Michelle’s husband is deployed overseas and while he’s away she is embarking on what she has named Operation Hot Bod.  The best part of the operation is that she’s set a completely reasonable goal and when her husband gets back Michelle will be [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #108 – Secrets of Fat Loss

    10/27/2010

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    Duration: 35:32

    When people succeed in fat loss and keep it off for the long haul, they leave clues to their success.  Listener Charity has lost 100 lbs. and uses an article she read to remind her of what it takes to have permanent fat loss.  It’s a great list of clues from DietChannel.com of what worked [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #107 – Corn Sugar and Kitchen Fresh Chicken

    10/14/2010

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    Duration: 31:12

    You may have heard about the Corn Refiners Association floating the idea of changing the name of high fructose corn syrup to the more palatable and less stigmatic, corn sugar.  KFC, Kentucky Fried Chicken, tried to do this in the past and rebrand themselves Kitchen Fresh Chicken.  It didn’t work.  They’re not fooling us and [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #106 – Faster vs. Better Weight Loss

    9/30/2010

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    Duration: 29:36

    What’s possible when you lose weight? Climbing a mountain?  That’s exactly Randy’s plan.  Over the last year he’s lost 80 lbs and is now living life to it’s fullest.  He’s planning on climbing Mt. St. Helens.  Check out Randy’s before and after picture. Terry wrote in as well asking about better versus faster results.  She [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #105 – Reversing Osteopenia

    9/17/2010

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    Duration: 35:15

    Rachel wrote in asking about losing muscle and losing bone.  You’ve all heard, probably from us, that as we get older we lose muscle.   But did you also know that we use bone? It’s called osteopenia.  It’s a natural part of aging, but it doesn’t have to be.  You can stop and even reverse that [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #104 – Diet Coke: Good or Bad

    9/1/2010

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    Duration: 32:04

    Debbie is drinking 48 ounces of Diet Mountain Dew a day.  Her husband is concerned that the diet soda is making her eat more, rather than less as she claims.  We go around and around on this subject, but what is the latest and greatest information on diet soda and it’s effects on the body? [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #103 – Body Fat Calculation

    8/20/2010

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    Duration: 26:15

    How should you determine your body fat percentage? Do you take you own measurements and use a calculator? How about body fat scales, are they accurate? Do you need to get pinched in a skin caliper test? How about the “Cadillac” methods, the Bod Pod or hydrostatic testing? That’s a lot of questions. Listener Lisa [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #102 – Curing Disease with Weight Loss

    8/5/2010

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    Duration: 30:51

    Every once in a while we get these great emails from listeners. They’re success stories that show what good old exercise and eating healthy and moderately can do. Today’s show is one such show. Listener Jeff wrote a great email that recounted his weight loss journey including the myriad diseases that were cured by losing [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #101 – Losing Weight Too Quickly

    7/22/2010

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    Duration: 29:35

    What do you say to someone that tells you you’re losing weight too slowly?  You are in fact losing weight, just not at the pace that they would like.  Listener Robin has just such a problem.  Even her doctor wants her to use very low calorie  diet and her friends are pushing her to run [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #100 – Reminiscing and Announcements

    7/8/2010

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    Duration: 27:43

    We’ve been at this for 100 shows now. We’re changing things up a little bit. We go through those changes here on the show. Jeff also put together two clips. The first clip contains parts of our first show way back in Oct. ’07. It’s a little painful to hear those early shows, the pauses [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #99 – Being a Vegetarian

    6/23/2010

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    Duration: 42:11

    Being a vegetarian or vegan is not the general focus of Fat 2 Fit Radio. But, we still get many emails asking about losing weight and being a vegetarian. What are some good sources of vegetarian protein? Will I lose weight if I’m a vegan? We could just do the research ourselves but instead we [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #98 – Starting a Healthy Lifestyle

    6/10/2010

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    Duration: 34:44

    You’ve been living the lifestyle of a man or woman that is overweight obese or worse, morbidly obese. But you’re sick of it and want to change for the better. You want to live a healthy lifestyle from this day forward. How do you go about it? Join a gym? Start running or lifting weights? [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #97 – Orthorexia

    5/27/2010

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    Duration: 34:34

    If the term orthorexia is new to you, you’re not alone. Orthorexia is an eating disorder characterized by excessive focus on eating healthy foods. That doesn’t sound so bad, does it. But, orthorexics takes the idea to an extreme.  They have such a fixation on eating perfectly that they cause themselves problems.  That extreme fixation [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #96 – Healthy for a Lifetime

    5/12/2010

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    Duration: 39:56

    Last show we shared 125 reasons to exercise. Today on the feature section of the show, you’ll see what happens when you put that information to work. We talk to 64 year old body builder Russ Young. He’s been working out and living a body builder type lifestyle for 35 years. Find out what benefits [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #95 – Why Exercise?

    4/29/2010

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    Duration: 42:05

    There have been multiple articles in the news lately that said that exercise is not necessary for weight loss. We even dedicated a show to an article that ran in Time magazine. While exercise is a component of successful wieght loss, there are more reasons than just weight loss to exercise. In our Feature Section [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #94 – Weight Loss Hormones

    4/15/2010

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    Duration: 37:37

    There are thousands of hormones in the human body. Which of these hormones can we manipulate to help us lose weight? Russ’ wife asked about a couple of hormones that she read about in YOU: On a Diet. The hormones, leptin and ghrelin, as well as the hormones secreted by the thyroid can have an [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #93 – I Want to Look Like That Guy

    4/3/2010

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    Duration: 42:29

    In this episode, we are going to be talking about a documentary called I Want to Look Like That Guy.  This documentary was brought to our attention in the Fat 2 Fit Support group from one of our long term listeners and it looked very interesting.  Jeff purchased it, and found it very compelling. The [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #92 – Politics of Obesity

    3/24/2010

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    Duration: 36:16

    Government is injecting itself into our lives more and more. One of those areas is our waistlines. Governments around the world understand that obesity is a major problem that is not going away by itself. They are combatting it in a few ways like education and imposing sin taxes on high fat/calorie foods. These programs [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #91 – Confronting Loved Ones About Weight Problems

    3/13/2010

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    Duration: 35:48

    Today’s feature is about confronting those that you love about their weight problems. Besides money issues, taking to someone about their weight has to be the most awkward subject to breach. Listener Rachel wrote in that she was worried about her parents. They are both overweight. She was wondering about how best to talk to [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #90 – Business Plan for Weight Loss

    3/4/2010

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    Duration: 35:47

    On today’s feature section Jeff talks about creating and then maintaining your new healthy lifestyle just like you would a new business. In fact, you can think of your new lifestyle as being a new business. When a company is focused on what they do, everything that they do is for the purpose of being [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #89 – Your Questions, Our Answers

    2/20/2010

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    Duration: 38:32

    It’s that time again when the email and comment coffers are overflowing and it’s time to do another question and answer show. This time we’ve got some great questions that, while it might not be your exact question, you’ll find the answer beneficial. If we don’t hit your exact question, please send it to us. [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #88 – Yoga for Weight Loss

    2/11/2010

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    Duration: 30:27

    Numerous listeners have wondered about doing yoga to lose weight. Jeff and Russ are unfamiliar with yoga so they turned to Lisa Brooks, a yoga instructor in Southern California. She gives us the strait scoop on the origins and the basics of yoga. If you’ve ever been interested in trying yoga and were afraid to [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #87 – Fat Enablers

    1/31/2010

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    Duration: 29:27

    In the days after the new year, Jeff was inspired by the shows “Half Ton Teen”, “Half Ton Mom”, and of course “Half Ton Dad” to talk about fat enablers. It’s all about the people who help you to be fat, and the people who you help to be fat as well. An enabler can’t [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #86 – Weight Gain During Pregnancy

    1/20/2010

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    Duration: 34:53

    Pregnancy is one of the times in a woman’s life that gaining weight is not only encouraged, it’s required.  But, how much weight should a woman gain during pregnancy?  How much is too much and what are the complications that can accompany that extra weight? In the Feature we go over the major complications you, [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #85 – Losing Weight on the Internet

    1/10/2010

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    Duration: 34:26

    Trying to wade through all the hype of Internet advertised weight loss programs can be daunting.  You get emails, are bombarded by ads on web sites, most of which have nothing to do with weight loss.  You are being targeted with these ads because of affiliate marketing.  One the feature section this week, Jeff talks [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #84 – Declarations of Purposeful Objectives

    12/30/2009

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    Duration: 24:46

    It’s another New Year and so it’s time for another opportunity to learn how to set goals and achieve those goals. You may call them resolutions, but so often we use that term with huge lofty goals in mind.  Instead of making that unachievable resolution that will just leave you feeling like a failure at [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #83 – Eat More, Weigh Less

    12/19/2009

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    Duration: 34:40

    For over two years, we’ve been producing Fat 2 Fit Radio and for that time we’ve been never changing on our dislike for the 1000-1200 calorie diets that are so prevalent today. Unless you weight 100 pounds there is no way on Earth that is the amount of calories that you should eat in a [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #82 – Born to Run

    12/10/2009

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    On Thanksgiving day, Russ completed his first 5K race in the Turkey Trot. He did so by training and using a running technique called forefoot running. This happens to be the running style talked about in the Christopher McDougall book, Born to Run. It has interesting characters, Caballo Blanco and the Tarahumara, and wonderful stories [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #81 – Medications That Make You Fat

    11/29/2009

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    In today’s world where we pop a pill for this, take some medicine for that, we are introduced to all sorts of side effects. How about this side effect…weight gain. Today, in the Feature Section, Jeff has a report on medications that could be making you fat. The good news is that if you are [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #80 – Eat to Save Your Life

    11/19/2009

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    Kevin, over at the Fat 2 Fit suport group, posted a link to a series of videos on Youtube. It was a show that ran on the BBC with chef Jamie Oliver. It was called Eat to Save Your Life. Jamie and a couple experts talk about how bad the food we eat everyday actually [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #79 – Staying Motivated

    11/8/2009

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    Lots of heavy people know everything about how to lose weight safely and effectively, but get nowhere. The reason is they lost their motivation. we are going to tell you how to get it back on this week’s Feature. In the email and comments, listener Marian has shared with us, and you, her spreadsheet to [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #78 – Lose Belly Fat Now!

    10/28/2009

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    Lose Belly Fat Now! You’ve seen that slogan or similar on magazines and on book covers.  Can any of them deliver on their promises? You’re going to have to listen and find out.  We go over the different types of body fat and the best techniques to shedding it. In the email and comments this [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #77 – The Biggest Loser

    10/17/2009

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    Duration: 35:25

    The Biggest Loser is watched by millions of people every week. We’ve mentioned previously on the show that The Biggest Loser creates unrealistic expectations for those starting a weight loss program. Despite that, people find the show motivating. But has that show helped or hurt the obesity epidemic? Jeff has an in depth review of [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #76 – Your Ideal Weight

    10/2/2009

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    Duration: 31:07

    The words “goal weight” are thrown around on the show very casually. With 66% of Americans in the obese or overweight category, I don’t think the average person knows what a reasonable goal weight should be. Is that goal weight ideal for you? What is the weight you should strive for and maintain for the [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #75 – Travelers of Size

    9/26/2009

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    If you’re a large person, whether or not you’re losing weight, have you been scared when getting onto an commercial airliner.  In the pit of your stomach you’re worried that you might take up more than one seat.  In today’s feature section we talk to Steve Klassen.  He had a situation recently where his size [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #74 – Exercise and Weight Loss

    9/16/2009

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    On this show, today’s feature is all about exercise and weight loss. In the August 17 edition of Time Magazine the cover article was entitled Why Exercise Won’t make you thin. Jeff weighs in on this topic and references an article by Tom Venuto and a podcast called Fitness Rocks. In the podcast, the host [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #73 – Dubious Diets in History

    9/5/2009

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    We are now off of the summer schedule and back to our regular schedule and release shows every 10 or 11 days. Shows are released on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Russ has a new long term goal! Russ will lose a total of 100 lbs at the same time we release show #100. On July 7, 2010, [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #72 – Advanced Electronic Motion Trainers

    8/19/2009

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    You may have heard of these little electronic devices that you wear on your body or clothing, that magically figure out how many calories you are burning through-out the day. These Electronic Motion Trainers are packed with sensors such as motion, temperature and moisture to try and guess what you are doing during the day. [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #71 – Tips and Tricks from the Forums

    8/5/2009

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    Summer schedule continues this week with a show founded in the forums over at Fat2FitSupport.com. This week we talk about the tips and tricks the listeners and forum goers find helpful. If you contributed to this thread, then you might hear your tip in this episode. In the e-mail and comments section, Tom wrote in [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #70 – Lifestyle Caused Diabetes

    7/22/2009

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    Of the 20.8 million Americans with diabetes, 90 to 95 percent have type 2 Diabetes. Of these, half are unaware they have the disease. People with type 2 Diabetes, often develop the disease after age 45, but are not aware they have Diabetes until severe symptoms occur, or they are treated for one of its [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #69 – Take Off Pounds Sensibly

    7/8/2009

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    Have you heard of a program called “Take off Pounds Sensibly“? Its been around for more than 60 years and has more than 10,000 chapters worldwide. Most likely, you have a chapter right where you live. TOPS is a nonprofit, non-commercial weight-loss support organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, with chapters located worldwide. Its two-fold [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #68 – Question, Question, Questions

    6/24/2009

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    Every once in while we get a backlog of questions and do an all question and answer show. That’s what we’re doing this week and here are the questions that were asked and the listeners that asked them: Bill asked about cheat days, do they hurt more than they help fat loss? Linda wrote in [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #67 – Bowflex

    6/13/2009

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    Jeff has quit the gym. Spurred on by his wife, he has taken the workout from the gym he’s belonged to for 10 years, into the basement. He purchased two pieces of fitness equipment, a treadmill and a Bowflex. We’re all a little bit surprised. Can the Bowflex give the average user a gym worthy [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #66 – Nutritional Labels

    6/3/2009

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    How many times have you eaten what you thought was a portion of a food, only to find out it was actually more.  Sometimes a lot more. Reading the nutritional label attached to all processed foods is extremely important, yet so many of us neglect to read exactly what we’re putting in our bodies. Hopefully [...]

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    The ’09 Fat 2 Fit Radio Social Event

    5/29/2009

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    We started creating the show in the summer of 2007, and now 2 years later, we are announcing the first Fat 2 Fit Social. This is a chance for our listeners to meet us and get to know the real us in a casual setting. We already feel like we know hundreds of our listeners [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #65 – Advanced Weight Loss Techniques

    5/24/2009

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    Today we are covering advanced weight loss techniques that really work, not the crap that you read everyday in magazines, but safe and effective strategies that can give you a boost in your fat loss without sacrificing muscle or your metabolism. The ultimate goal of a diet is to lose fat, not to lose just [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #64 – Eating Healthy on a Budget

    5/14/2009

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    The average cost of food in the world has drastically gone up in the last year. To make matters worse, the economy is struggling and more and more people are losing jobs or just seeing a slowdown in their business. How do you manage not to succumb to the temptation of cheap, unhealthy processed foods [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #63 – Navy Fitness

    5/2/2009

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    This week for our feature section, Jeff found a weight loss/fitness program that is published by the US Navy. It’s a no nonsense approach to getting and staying in shape. What were you expecting from the military, shakes, bars and pills to get in shape? In the e-mail and comments portion of the show, we [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #62 – Why Can’t I Lose Weight?

    4/22/2009

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    How many excuses have you used explaining why you can’t lose weight? This time, we put to rest any excuse you’re using because you haven’t lost the weight you know should to become that healthier, thinner you.  See if your excuse fits into one of these 8 categories: Nutritional education Food Exercise Damage from previous [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #61 – Health PSAs of the Past

    4/11/2009

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    For our Feature Topic this week, we found some wonderful public service announcements from our youth.  Do you remember Time for Timer?  How about The Chopper?  We play 13 of the most memorable health PSAs and give you our take on why they were important or how they went wrong. This week on the email [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #60 – The Glycemic Index of Foods

    4/1/2009

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    The term Glycemic Index has been around since 1980. Many diet books have been written since then offering special Glycemic Index Diets. So what is the Glycemic Index, and is it something that the average person should be worried about? We go through the science and list foods that are either high glycemic or low [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #59 – Weight Loss Support

    3/21/2009

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    In the feature section this week, we take a look at support and weight loss. This topic was chosen because of an e-mail from listener Karen. The support group comes in many different shapes and forms. With the Internet, you could be a part of a support group and never meet the people you are [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit #58 – Eat This Not That

    3/11/2009

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    How about another book review? This show in the feature section, we talk about the book Eat This Not That. It’s premise is simple. Eat the foods on the left hand side of the book, and avoid the foods on the right hand side of the book. But, there’s more to the book than just [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #57 – Keeping It Off with Tom Venuto

    2/28/2009

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    We don’t have a weight loss problem here in America. We know that millions of people are successful in losing weight every year.  The problem is that people can’t keep it off.  More than 90% of all people who lose weight end up gaining it all back. Today we have part two of our interview with [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #56 – Personal Training With Tom Venuto

    2/18/2009

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    Tom Venuto joins us today to discuss Personal Trainers and Personal Training in general. What can you expect out of a personal trainer and how do you find a good one for yourself? Tom Venuto might be the most recognized name on the internet right now as a fitness and weight loss expert. For the [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #55 – Crossfit

    2/8/2009

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    An encounter on a golf weekend, watching a buddy do burpees caused Jeff to check into the fitness craze called Crossfit.  It’s  a stripped down way of exercising that uses simple exercises but they’re done in an uber intense fashion.  We give you the skinny on this new workout technique.  Be sure to check out [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #54 – Defending Your Food

    1/30/2009

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    The book, In Defense of Food, has been on the New York Time’s bestseller list for quite a while.  Jeff has heard quite a lot of good things about it, so over the last few weeks he gave it a thorough read.  Its not really a diet book, its a book that really describes how [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #53 – The Skinny on Artificial Sweeteners

    1/19/2009

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    What is the difference between Equal, Splenda, Sweet and Low, and Stevia? There’s a lot of marketing hype behind these products so it’s understandable that there could be some misconceptions about theses products. We go over the differences between them, how much you can safely consume, and offer suggestions as to how you should really [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #52 – More Question and Answers

    1/8/2009

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    Another non-standard show this time.  We received a lot of questions over the last few weeks.  We’ve hand picked a few that represent a large portion of them. Maybe you had one of the same questions.  Here’s a rundown of the questions: James has lost 45 pounds but his weight loss has stalled.  He wants [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #51 – The Most Important Show of the Year

    12/30/2008

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    Are you making another New Year’s Resolution for 2009?  Could it be you’re resolving to lose weight?  If you’re one of approximately 90% of Americans making some sort of resolution, then you’ve come to the right place.  We called this show The Most Important Show of the Year because making goals and resolutions without the [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #50 – 10 Fitness Gifts to Avoid

    12/18/2008

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    One year ago we talked about 10 fitness gifts that you could give yourself.  Perhaps that loved one in your life just didn’t know what to give you.  You got slippers instead of running shoes.  Or a Hickory Farms Beef Stick instead of a set of weights.  This time we recommend 10 things that it [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #49 – Obesity System Influences

    12/8/2008

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    After 48 shows of weight loss advice and information, we decided to clearly lay out our top 5 core beliefs about successful weight loss and living a healthy lifestyle.  When we offer advice or answer listener questions, we always fall back to these core beliefs.  Many times we are tempted to give the quick solutions [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #48 – Season 2 Finale: Listener Profiles

    11/14/2008

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    Back in December 2007, Jeff made a post asking listeners and members of the Fat 2 Fit Radio group on Traineo to  introduce themselves  to the group.  This show, the finale for Season 2, is the result. Instead of a regular show, we spotlight members of the group.  There are some amazing stories that you [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #47 – Heart Attack Grill

    11/7/2008

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    How does a nice big juicy hamburger sound right now?  How about a double? Triple? Could you eat a quadruple burger right now?  That burger has a name; it’s called a Quadruple Bypass and it’s served by the focus of this week’s show.  The Heart Attack Grill is a restaurant that dares you to eat [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #46 – Cooking for Weight Loss

    10/31/2008

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    When you cook a meal at home, what do you do to ensure that it’s a healthy meal? How do you make sure that it’s low calorie? On this episode, we discuss cooking with weight loss in mind. The topics include what types of foods to choose, how to cook your food, what kitchen equipment [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #45 – Breaking Weight Loss Plateaus

    10/26/2008

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    You could call it a weight loss intervention. You may call it helpful advice. Either way, in this week’s show Jeff grills Russ on why his weight loss has come to an almost screeching halt. After many months of successful weight loss, the pounds have stopped coming off. They talk about what causes weight loss [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #44 – Calories In/Calories Out

    10/15/2008

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    In this show, we do a quick review of the actual amount of calories that you need to be eating to maintain or lose weight.  To figure that out, you need to know your Basal Metabolic Rate and then increase those calories by an Activity Factor.  It isn’t too complicated, but most people have no [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #43 – Walk to Weight Loss Success

    10/9/2008

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    Our feature topic this week is one of the simplest and easiest ways to lose some of those extra pounds. Most people don’t realize that mile per mile, you actually burn the same calories walking as you would running. We cover some of the basic things that you need to know to get started in [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #42 – Unusual Ways to Motivate Dieters

    10/1/2008

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    Sometimes motivating yourself to keep on that healthy lifestyle and lose weight is tough.  Trying to motivate someone else to do the same is even tougher.   If I gave you a dollar for every pound you lost, would that motivate you?  That’s what one doctor is doing for his patients.  But be careful, if you [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #41 – The Best Homeopathic Weight Loss Options

    9/24/2008

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    There seems to be more and more homeopathic weight loss products mixed in with the diet supplements these days. According to a 2007 survey, 3 percent of Americans have used knowingly or unknowingly homeopathic remedies. It has also been estimated that less than 1 percent of Americans know anything about them. The big question about [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #40 – Let’s lose 100 lbs and go running!

    9/17/2008

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    In today’s show, we profile the success story of John Sanderson. John has been a listener of the show since the start and has been active in the Fat2Fit Support forums as well. In two and a half years, he went from an out-of shape 300 lb guy watching life pass him by, to a [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #39 – Death and Diseases Caused by Obesity

    9/3/2008

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    People often want to lose weight because they feel fat and they are embarrassed about the way they look. Other people start to lose weight because they have been told by their doctor that they will surely die if they don’t. We discuss common diseases and ailments that are related to obesity, and we hope [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #38 – Surviving a Cruise or All-Inclusive Resort

    8/21/2008

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    People tend to destroy their diets when they go on vacation. Not only do they not lose or maintain their current weight, but most actually gain weight! Russ and Jeff historically have always gained a few pounds while on vacation, but in the last few years they have managed to limit the damage. From our [...]

  • Listener Profile: John Sanderson

    8/18/2008

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    Anyone who’s struggled with their weight has a story. For many, it’s been a story of yo-yo dieting, fad diets and regaining weight. For others, the story has a happy ending. Weight loss, lifestyle change and body transformation are part of those happy endings. We’d like to hear how you lost weight, how you did [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #37 – Celebrity Diet Secrets

    8/7/2008

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    So how do you get that hot celebrity body? We take a look at what Kelly Ripa, Kate Hudson, Elizabeth Mitchell, Monica Seles, and Pamela Anderson do to stay fit and in shape. They all seem to have some common eating and exercising habits that obviously works for them. Kelly Ripa eats super healthy and [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #36 – Weight Loss Questions and Answers

    7/25/2008

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    Weight loss questions, diet questions, exercise questions and even a question on diabetes – yes its the email question and answer show! Jeff gives a little report on his trip to Mexico and saw first hand how the obesity epidemic has even reached the small rural towns there. Not only have we exported obesity there, [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #35 – Fast Food Diets

    7/10/2008

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    Recently news of a man that lost 80 pounds eating only McDonald’s surfaced.  That statement is a little disingenuous and you’ll hear why on the show.  The man, Chris Coleson of Virginia, told his wife he was going to eat nothing but McDonald’s and lose weight. He did lose weight, but is that weight going [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #34 – Circuit Training

    6/26/2008

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    We always talk about how everyone needs to do cardio as well as resistance training. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do both at the same time? Your gym might already have a circuit training section ready for you to use. This week we define what circuit training is, the advantages and disadvantages and [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #33 – Losing Weight With Your Mind

    6/13/2008

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    This week’s show focuses on an e-mail from listener Debbie. She asks whether she should spend money on another hypnosis program. You might guess what our opinion is, but you might be surprised. Fortunately, as part of the Fat Guy Radio show, Russ did an interview with a Certified Hypnotherapist, Michael Almarez. Michael makes some [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #32 – Geocaching

    6/1/2008

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    The ultimate goal of losing weight is to eat all that you want of the best tasting food and still lose weight. In the same sense, the ultimate goal of exercise should be doing something that you really enjoy and accidentally exercising. In this show, we introduce the global sport called Geocaching. It is basically [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #31 – Stealth Calorie Burners

    5/17/2008

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    Believe it or not, by changing small things in your daily routine can net you big losses in weight. How would you like to lose 24 lbs. by this time next year? How about 30 lbs? It’s possible by just modifying the things you already do to make them more active. In the feature section [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #30 – Tips on Cycling

    5/9/2008

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    With soaring gasoline prices, you may be looking for an alternative mode of transportation. Bicycling may just fit that bill. Listener JC sent us his bicycling tips and we share that information with all of you. We cover safety, tires, gears, routes, maintenance and clothing/gear. We also add our own two cents on the topic. [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #29 – Interval Training

    5/2/2008

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    Today’s feature topic was interval training. There are many possible varieties of interval training programs, but they all can have a huge impact on your cardiovascular fitness. It is the fastest way to improve your cardio – hands down. It is a very intense way to train, but it really does delivers the goods. We [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #28 – Detoxing Your Body

    4/26/2008

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    Do you Detox or go through cleanses, should you, and what is the point anyway? It seems that there is so much advertising from companies that want to sell you detox products, that people start to wonder how countless generations of people have survived without them. Health food stores have large sections dedicated to a [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #27 – The Phenomenom of Weight Loss Blogs

    4/18/2008

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    There are countless blogs out there on the web. Finding some good, quality blogs that are dedicated to weight loss can really help people out. The ideal weight loss blog to read is from someone who you can relate to. As you share their weight loss journey, you can see what has been working for [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #26 – Internet Resources

    4/11/2008

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    It turns out that Jeff isn’t the only person in the world who makes his morning oatmeal ahead of time. Believe it or not, in this show we read listener feedback about their ways of preparing oatmeal in advance. Here is a link to their suggestions and recipes. Russ is back on his goal of [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #25 – Choosing A Great Gym

    4/5/2008

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    Welcome to Season Two of Fat 2 Fit Radio. You might notice a few changes to our format, and we hope that you approve! Choosing a great gym or fitness facility can be just like getting married. You need to make sure that you don’t just commit to the first one you come across. In [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #24 – Season 1 Finale

    3/21/2008

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    This is the wrap-up show for season 1. This season is entitled “Weight Loss 101″ because we covered all of the basics of how anyone can be successful in weight loss and fitness. Our primary goal was not to give advice on how to lose weight fast, it was how to change your life to [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #23 – Childhood Obesity

    3/15/2008

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    Childhood obesity is quickly becoming an international problem. Speculation on the causes for the widening of our children’s waists are numerous. Does the responsibility of a child’s weight rest solely on the shoulders of the parent? At what age should a child take responsibility for their health? We start the discussion by talking about some [...]

  • Love Won’t Add Weight

    3/11/2008

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    Getting ready for this week’s show on childhood obesity, I was reminded of the great public service announcements that ran when I was a kid.  There was one in particular that was most relevant to this week’s podcast topic.  What ever happened to these types of great public service announcements?   I learned about the [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #22 – Zelma Lost Almost 200 lbs.

    3/6/2008

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    Zelma Knobbe tipped the scales at over 350 lbs. in 2004. Fearing premature death due to her weight, she decided to make a change in her life. She changed what she ate, and in the first year lost 66 lbs. Then with the help of a dietitian and an increasing workout schedule, Zelma lost that [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #21 – Dealing With Injuries

    2/29/2008

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    Every person who has an active lifestyle will at some point get sidelined from an injury. We discuss training injuries and try to offer some good general advice and tips on the subject. We cover the types of training injuries, the causes, the treatments, how long it takes to heal, when to return to exercise, [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #20 – Gastric Bypass Surgery

    2/23/2008

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    Have you ever thought that gastric bypass surgery might be the solution to all your weight problems? Is it a cure all for the overweight and obese? On this week’s show, we diverge from the norm with an interview with Victor Cajiao who is a Podcaster from California. Victor was the recipient of gastric bypass [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #19 – Emotional Eating

    2/15/2008

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    Emotional Eating – we all do it. We eat when we are happy at weddings, we eat when we are excited at sporting events, and we even eat when we are sad at funerals. Most of us have learned to associate any emotional feelings with eating. The problem with keeping our weight down is that [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #18 – Weight Loss Pills and Supplements

    2/8/2008

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    Do all of these weight loss pills and potions actually work? There are so many choices out there and they all have a huge list of ingredients. Should you try out a couple of them to see how they work for you, or should you just save your money? There are two sides to this [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #17 – Fitness Scams Prey on Desperate Dieters

    2/1/2008

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    If you have ever wondered which fitness product scam or diet scam is the best – they are all equally full of crap and a waste of money. We discuss all of the worthless items that seem to be advertised everywhere. They all seem to offer quick weight loss and incredible results. How is it [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #16 – Body Image and Self Esteem

    1/25/2008

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    In the movie “The Matrix”, your “real body” is somewhere else and you live your life in a computer simulation. The way that your body appears in the Matrix is your “residual self-image”, or in other words, your brain makes your Body Image into reality. We discuss Body Image and the implications of having a [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #15 – Fast Food and Dieting Detours

    1/18/2008

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    In this show, we cover how to survive in a Fast Food world. In a perfect world, everyone would always have nutritious meals handy and would never need to eat Fast Food. In reality, there will always be times when you will have no choice but to eat at these restaurants. We discuss how to [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show # 14 – Running for Fat Loss

    1/11/2008

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    How do you effectively use running for weight loss? How do you even get started if you haven’t run farther than the distance from your couch to your fridge in years? How do you make sure that you will progress but not get injured along the way? We cover all of the basics and give [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #13 – New Years Resolutions & Goal Setting

    1/4/2008

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    This may be the most important show of the entire year. Everyone sets New Years Resolutions and almost everyone gives up within the first few months. We cover the strategies that you need to make all of your New Years Goals a reality. Just to prove how powerful goal setting can be, we talk about [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #12 – Buy Yourself A Fitness Gift

    12/27/2007

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    This is the Special Holiday Show! Christmas is now past, and perhaps you didn’t get all the fitness products you had hoped for. Here is our top 12 list of gifts that you could buy for yourself. 1. Podrunner Podcast – it’s free, hour long music mixes. Each one is designed to match a certain [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #11 – Our Support Community is Now Here

    12/21/2007

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    We did a post about a month ago entitled “Support in Weight Loss” which dealt with places where people can get some support and motivation in their fitness goals. In response to a couple of e-mails and a comment from a listener looking for other “F2F listeners” who use the free site “Traineo”, we decided [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #10 – Do All Diet Books Actually Work?

    12/14/2007

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    It is pretty hard to find a diet program or book that doesn’t work if you follow their suggested plan exactly step by step. Everybody will lose at least some weight. So… if every program out there works, why are there any overweight people left, or for that matter why do we need more than [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #9 – Some Weighty Issues

    12/7/2007

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    Weight lifting to lose weight? We discuss the benefits of weight lifting in losing weight and it’s benefits in your overall appearance. We were not too concerned in looking like bodybuilders, but adults lose over half a pound of muscle every year as they age, so just maintaining your muscles takes work! We cover some [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #8 – Don’t be a Skinny Fattie!

    11/29/2007

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    The main topic of this week’s show was how to find out how much you should weigh, what your Body Mass Index should be, and what body fat percentage you should aim for. The problem is, all of these indicators of health seem to contradict each other. Is it even possible for everyone to be [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #7 – The World is Fat – Really, Really Fat

    11/22/2007

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    We start off the show discussing a “60 Minutes” segment about forcing fast food restaurants in New York to list the calories of all of their foods right on their menu boards. Will this encourage people to eat healthier, or will they just ignore the extra info? Jeff’s news stories dealt with a study showing [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #6 – You Are What You Eat

    11/16/2007

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    This really was the food show. Last week we talked about the macronutrients of foods and this week we focused on what to actually eat. We found a great website that has a huge list of food choices grouped into 5 tiers. If you really want to know what to eat, choose your foods from [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #5 – Susan Powter Made Me Fat

    11/9/2007

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    We start this week’s show off with our first Fat 2 Fit undercover investigation of a “Whole Body Vibration” clinic where they claim to help you lose weight. Jeff the Jock went in and stood on a vibrating machine and jiggled all over for 6 minutes. He was then told that he just did the [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Show #4 – Weight Loss Scams or Hard Work?

    11/3/2007

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    Why do people have different metabolisms? We talk about some of the differences including genetics, sex and muscle mass. We respond to three listener responses that dealt with goal setting, a 540 lb man who can’t seem to lose any weight, and the evils of hiding vegetables in your children’s food. Jeff’s news stories both [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Radio #3 – Do Your Genetics Control What You Eat?

    10/27/2007

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    We start the show off with a quick review of goal setting from the previous show and discuss what your weekly weight loss goals should be for permanent weight loss. Our news stories today dealt with the genetic factors of over-eating and the food choices that you make. Is there such a thing as a [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Radio #2 – Realistic Expectations

    10/19/2007

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    This was a jammed packed show full of content. We discussed several news stories including the negative side of NBC’s Biggest Loser, obesity being caused as a result of our modern lifestyles and some common nutrition and diet myths. Are you an ectomorph, endomorph or mesomorph and does that affect the shape of your body? [...]

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    Fat 2 Fit Radio #1 – Introductions

    10/12/2007

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    The introductory show of Fat 2 Fit Radio spills all the beans on its two hosts as introductions are made from Jeff Ainslie and Russ Turley. Find out why these two guys are perfect for giving you inspiration and advice for all of your weight loss and fitness goals. The main topic of the day [...]

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