“I was a late-night eater,” confessed Villanueva. “I’d go to fast-food places and get a burger and fries. Now when I eat a snack, I make sure it’s healthy.
“I went to a sports nutritionist back home. I started eating on a schedule. I tried to have less carbs as the day goes on. It was hard the first couple of weeks, but now it’s constant every day.” -jsonline
MY COMMENT: I am still in shock that professional athletes have 20 pounds to spare! What are they thinking? Better yet, for what they pay these guys, what is the team thinking?
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“I followed the Weight Watchers plan,” she said. Breakfast is a veggie omelet and fruit. Lunch is raw veggies, yogurt, fruit and lean meat. Dinner is grilled vegetables and salad with lean meat.
Exercise routine: “I walk 45 to 60 minutes seven days a week,” she said. “I work out on a circuit three times a week for 30 to 45 minutes at Curves.”
-Tammy Todd of Taccoa Loses 132 Pounds
MY COMMENT: Not many people can do this. Congratulations Tammy!
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Hart embarked on a program of physical betterment over the off-season. Wanting to drop some pounds after his weight crept up to a career-high 246, thanks mostly to being idle in August, he saw a television ad for the “Insanity” workout program and immediately went online to order it.
By the time Hart reported to spring training, he was down 22 pounds.
“It kills you so you almost have to drink water,” he said. “I didn’t want to die during my workout. It was terrible.
MY COMMENT: Sound a little like Rocky! Hopefully it pays off for Hart this season.
Check out this YouTube clip on Insanity!
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Corey Hart, Insanity Workouts
The 27-year-old, 6-foot-3-inch tall Gilbert resident once hated running. At 275 pounds during high school and 305 pounds as a young adult, near-obesity had been a challenge for most of his life. Gilbert Man Loses 100 Pounds, completes half marathon
MY COMMENT: Plus the guy has MS! And your excuse was??
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I co-founded the National Weight Control Registry, which tracks about 6,000 people who have, on average, lost 70 pounds and kept it off for seven years. What we’re doing is trying to learn how these people manage to do it. What strategies really work? We’ve found some common factors. People in the Registry tend to do a lot of physical activity. They tend to eat a low-fat diet and pay attention to overall calories. They self-monitor: they weigh themselves and keep periodic food diaries. And they eat breakfast every day. -James O. Hill, Ph D. webmd
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National Weight Control Registry
Almost six out of 10 people who reported losing substantial amounts of weight successfully kept most of the weight off over a year’s time in the study -WebMD
MY COMMENT: If this were true (60% of those who attempt weight loss keep it off at 1 year) the obesity problem in our country would be solved! I have a hunch this population sample is somehow skewed.
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Active Living By Design has the right idea for promoting healthy communities. Their mission is to create community-led change by working with local and national partners to build a culture of active living and healthy eating. Their vision is that all communities are healthy communities where routine physical activity and healthy eating are accessible, easy and affordable to everyone.
Check out their website Activelivingbydesign.org for resources and ideas you can implement to improve the quality of life in your own community.
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This 61 year old guy, Richard Waddell, seems to have discovered his passion for fitness, and it works! questforendorphins.com
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Fielder said he didn’t make drastic changes to his diet or lifestyle. He just stepped up his cardio and workout routines in the off-season. Despite shedding pounds, he insisted that he didn’t know his current weight and hadn’t stepped on a scale because he “hates” them. Milwaukee Journal
MY COMMENT: I guess the 18 million dollar contract Prince signed in the off season had something to do with this. Last season, Fielder “got noticeably bigger from start to finish. Some wondered if that was a factor in his decreased offensive production (34 homers, 102 RBI after 50 and 119 the previous season) and increased error total (17).” YOU THINK? It doesn’t matter that Prince does not like getting on the scale, for that kind of money he needs to be weighed on a weekly basis. By the way, he’s supposedly a vegetarian!
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Prince Fielder, weight loss
It was extremely hard, I’m not gonna lie,” said Daniel. “I couldn’t count down the minutes fast enough. It was something I did not enjoy — I was so out of breath. I was sweaty, hot. But as soon as I stepped out that door, it was so worth it to me because I felt so much better about what I had accomplished. I knew I made it through one more workout. I knew it was getting me closer to where I wanted to be.”
In addition to the one-on-one training sessions, Daniel modified her diet, eating more proteins and complex carbohydrates. She also eliminated bread and pasta and reduced her intake of sugar, salt and processed foods. If she craved something sweet, she ate a piece of fruit. She cooked with olive oil instead of butter – Karen Daniel -cnn.com
MY COMMENTS: Contratulations Karen! Exercise is tough when you are overweight and out of shape. If that is your case, start slow and do not overdo it. I am not sure it has to be as painful as Karen describes here. I am always skeptical of trainers that have a tendency to push to hard- that being said you can’t argue with the success achieved here.
One more point- it does get easier! Once you are “over the hump”, moderate exercise is actually comfortable.
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