fat loss strategies – Attainable Growth

Just Do It!

Let’s face it… for most people, getting back in shape is not easy, no matter who tells you it is. You can count on: -things getting tough, – muscle soreness – general discomfort as your body adapts to the new stresses you are placing on it. While pain is a subjective term for another blog…

Believe, Passion, Success.

Three powerful words indeed. For most people, the only thing that stands between a person and their goals is the will to try it and the faith to believe it can happen. Belief will fuel enthusiasm and enthusiasm ignites passion. Perseverance means showing up again and again, even if the distance between where you are…

Weight Management, Part V: If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail (part B)

Back on track with our weight management series. In case you missed out, here are the previous four parts of our series: Part 1: “If You Do What You Always Did, You’ll Get What You Always Got” Part 2: Setting Emotional Goals Part 3: Start Easy, Build on Success Part 4: Mastering the “Basics” Part…

Weight Management Part V: If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail! (part A)

Continuing our series today, we’ll talk about how to appropriately plan for goal achievement. In case you missed out, here are the previous four parts of our series: Part 1: “If You Do What You Always Did, You’ll Get What You Always Got” Part 2: Setting Emotional Goals Part 3: Start Easy, Build on Success…

Weight Mangement Part III: Start Easy, Build on Success

Anyway, today we’re gonna continue our post series on Weight Management, and in case you missed out, here’s part 1 and part 2. So here’s a question. How many of you have a friend** that, in a conscious effort to lose weight, decides to: – Cut dietary carbohydrate consumption in half – Immediately cut total caloric consumption to…

Weight Management, Part II – Setting Emotional Goals

We’ll continue our series on weight management today (last time we talked about recognizing health behaviors that lead to less than stellar outcomes). Just think for a second about the last time you accomplished a significant goal that really meant something to you. What were your driving factors? Chances are, you had a lot more motivation…

Weight Management, Part 1: “If You Do What You Always Did, You’ll Get What You Always Got”

I think a series on weight management is in store for today and the next few blog posts. Today’s topic revolves around a simple, effective, yet often forgotten quote; “If you do what you always did, you’ll get what you always got.” Obviously, a statement that can be applied across multiple areas of life, but…

Cardio vs. Weights part II – The Efficacy of Research in Program Design

I came across an older but still extremely valid article the other day. Alwyn Cosgrove, owner of Results Fitness, had a great article a while back discussing research and program design. There was a quote that stood out in particular: “First – we see what works in the gym – in reality. Then we talk to fellow…

Cardio vs. Weights…who wins?

Cardio vs. Weights…Two Fitness Leaders Weighing In Anyone who has been reading my blog for some period of time knows its no secret: when it comes to fat loss, Resistance training is superior to Cardio. I’ve touched upon this subject before comparing cardio with interval training here and here, but it’s always a topic that is worth rehashing…

Does Alcohol make you Gain Weight?

Hey all! Hope the day is going well. We touched last time upon alcohol and calories. Today, I wanted to go into a little more detail with that, as research shows that at least almost 60% of American adults consumed alcohol in the last month (https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-facts-and-statistics). We all have been told that alcohol has carbohydrates in it,…