Very good nutrition link:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
Red Robin's Silly Marketing
We took the 3 boys and one of their friends to Red Robin a few days ago and the kids' drinks all arrived in these nice plastic cups. It was very reassuring to see that Red Robin reminded us that they favored these earth friendly cups because these cups are made with "fewer carbon emissions"!
Now don't get me wrong. I like Red Robin and their food. The waitress noticed the thirsty boys and she gladly asked if they'd like refills, to which they all replied with a resounding YES! Instead of collecting the empty cups, she brought out the next batch of eco-friendly plastic cups!
By the time they were done eating I counted eight empty plastic cups. Eight! I was afraid to ask for a to-go container because I knew I'd receive a big tub-o-styro-foam to add to the jumble-o-permanent-waste. We tipped the waitress and left. Our hunger satisfied.
I'm not an earth-muffin. I wear Nikes and I don't know anything about Tibet. I throw my garbage in a Glad trash bag. Yet somehow I felt a sense of guilt in leaving all that plastic behind.
We had a garage sell the other day and an African man stopped by to ask if he could buy every single pair of our old shoes to bring back to the needy in Africa. My wife let him have them all for free. I thought that was very noble. I thought about these cups. Couldn't the needy re-use these cups too? The cups will just end up in the garbage where they'll sit for 500 years.
Why did these cups have to be made in the first place? Why do so many restaurants and convenience stores serve their items this way? It's cheap and easy. When our garage sell was over we collected the unsold items and I took two pickup loads to Goodwill. I'd estimate that about a half a load consisted of plastic toys that were less than a few years old. I thought back to my childhood when virtually everything was made of wood or metal. I'd challenge anyone to visit a toy store and walk the aisles to check out all the plastic toys. Now I'm not "down" on plastic. I just think that it should only be allowed to be in items with a certain life-span or in life-saving equipment. A cheap 3-foot long plastic water blaster gun that lasts half a summer shouldn't be allowed to be made from plastic (just a thought???).
It's just too bad that most of us don't challenge this way of thinking when making our purchases. I honestly think most of us (including me) are too busy at times to stop and think about the consequences of our actions and our impact, both good and bad, upon everything around us.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Best Way to Get Defined Abs
"The best exercise to develop really defined abs is walking,
walking away from the kitchen". Christine Johnson
I thought this really summed up one of my prior blogs very well! I've also attached a link from Women's Health that seems to support this statement. http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/cardio-vs-strength-training-workouts
When I drive by and see a visibly overweight person struggling to plod away on a run, I really give them kudos for their effort. Of course I don't mean to judge and I don't know their background, but if I was a bettin' man I'd guess that they're not putting the same effort into their portion control.
For me, it's a daily battle with the pooch, or pudge or whatever you want to call it. It will appear within the week if my diet gets sloppy. And "the pooch" will quickly become it's own beast. Did you know that losing 10% of your bodyweight lowers your disease risk by 50%? !!! I went from 173 lbs to 153 lbs last year when I was on the 5 & 1 meal plan with Take Shape for Life (TSFL). I had tried to lose weight before but I was not nearly as successful until I did the TSFL program.
I went to one of their free weeking trainings that is open to anyone. The woman leading the discussion was a long-haul truck driver. She seemed to be of average height/weight. Then she told her weight loss story. I don't recall her exact weight, but I think she was pushing 300 lbs.. A few doctors in private practice also identified themselves as we went around the room....sort of like, "Hi my name is Bob and I have an anger management problem". Anyhow, the 2 or 3 doctors in the small group of about 20 people stated how the TSFL program was the only tried and true program that was trusted and had proven results. I know you're hearing this second hand from me, but when I heard it directly from these doctors, it made me trust this program even more.
About 4 years ago I had paid $400 to attend a nutrition training program through a gym. I was really eager to learn and use the knowledge to really, finally get into "fightin' shape". I attended weekly classes and received all sorts of handouts. When it was all over I was a disappointed. Although the information was good and the handouts and charts looked good, the program was severely lacking one key thing: it was too difficult and timely to adapt into my everyday life. Adding calories, carbs, computing calories burned etc.. It was just too much. It worked at first and then I slowly returned to my old ways.
On the flip-side, when I stumbled on TSFL I found success! For those of you in my "Take Shape for Lifer" group, please know that you've made a good decision. It can be tempting and easy at times to fall off program. That's why it's so important to build a support system. My support system was my wife. We did the program together. I was way less tempted to sneak junk food or to order the french fries instead of a salad when she was sitting there next to me. This program really emphasises a host of strategies to overcome obesity. It's not just about the Medifast meal replacements. Anyone can buy it. It's about the free support network from me (your Health Coach), from the huge wealth of knowledge in the TSFL support material, the phone support with doctor and nurse's info calls, the science-backed John Hopkins research etc. etc.. It goes on and on.
Anyhow, I'll quit my Sunday morning ramble. Hope some of this helps!
Don't Eat Like a Goldfish
Joe
http://www.mojoefitness.com/
walking away from the kitchen". Christine Johnson
I thought this really summed up one of my prior blogs very well! I've also attached a link from Women's Health that seems to support this statement. http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/cardio-vs-strength-training-workouts
When I drive by and see a visibly overweight person struggling to plod away on a run, I really give them kudos for their effort. Of course I don't mean to judge and I don't know their background, but if I was a bettin' man I'd guess that they're not putting the same effort into their portion control.
For me, it's a daily battle with the pooch, or pudge or whatever you want to call it. It will appear within the week if my diet gets sloppy. And "the pooch" will quickly become it's own beast. Did you know that losing 10% of your bodyweight lowers your disease risk by 50%? !!! I went from 173 lbs to 153 lbs last year when I was on the 5 & 1 meal plan with Take Shape for Life (TSFL). I had tried to lose weight before but I was not nearly as successful until I did the TSFL program.
I went to one of their free weeking trainings that is open to anyone. The woman leading the discussion was a long-haul truck driver. She seemed to be of average height/weight. Then she told her weight loss story. I don't recall her exact weight, but I think she was pushing 300 lbs.. A few doctors in private practice also identified themselves as we went around the room....sort of like, "Hi my name is Bob and I have an anger management problem". Anyhow, the 2 or 3 doctors in the small group of about 20 people stated how the TSFL program was the only tried and true program that was trusted and had proven results. I know you're hearing this second hand from me, but when I heard it directly from these doctors, it made me trust this program even more.
About 4 years ago I had paid $400 to attend a nutrition training program through a gym. I was really eager to learn and use the knowledge to really, finally get into "fightin' shape". I attended weekly classes and received all sorts of handouts. When it was all over I was a disappointed. Although the information was good and the handouts and charts looked good, the program was severely lacking one key thing: it was too difficult and timely to adapt into my everyday life. Adding calories, carbs, computing calories burned etc.. It was just too much. It worked at first and then I slowly returned to my old ways.
On the flip-side, when I stumbled on TSFL I found success! For those of you in my "Take Shape for Lifer" group, please know that you've made a good decision. It can be tempting and easy at times to fall off program. That's why it's so important to build a support system. My support system was my wife. We did the program together. I was way less tempted to sneak junk food or to order the french fries instead of a salad when she was sitting there next to me. This program really emphasises a host of strategies to overcome obesity. It's not just about the Medifast meal replacements. Anyone can buy it. It's about the free support network from me (your Health Coach), from the huge wealth of knowledge in the TSFL support material, the phone support with doctor and nurse's info calls, the science-backed John Hopkins research etc. etc.. It goes on and on.
Anyhow, I'll quit my Sunday morning ramble. Hope some of this helps!
Don't Eat Like a Goldfish
Joe
http://www.mojoefitness.com/
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Why I Won't Buy Knock-Offs (anymore)!
I went to a training class at work last week regarding the huge increase in “Trademark, Counterfeiting and Piracy”. In the past I didn’t think it was a big deal to buy a cheap knock-off because I didn’t feel like it was harming anyone; especially big corporations that already had a boat-load of $$. After hearing the below facts, I now feel much differently. The below facts were provided by Investigative Consultants®:
· 10% of all U.S. consumer spending is for counterfeit goods
· Many drug dealers and gang members are focusing on selling counterfeit goods because it produces more $$ for their criminal activities and it’s less dangerous than the drug trade
· $312 billion in the drug trade VERSUS $500 billion in selling bogus goods!
· The majority of this $$ funds criminal/ gangster and terrorist activity
· Counterfeiting has cost LA County $460 million is lost taxes and 106,000 lost (legitimate) jobs
· Counterfeit goods are not isolated to CDs and DVDs. Dish soap, shaving razors, shampoo, clothing, computer components, Viagra, diapers, ball bearings etc. are among the many counterfeited goods. Pretty much anything! And yes, I mistakenly bought P90X via the internet and found that it was a knock-off.
· Major U.S. companies are now employing full-time employees to help protect their intellectual property and to prevent counterfeiting.
· Terrorists know that the U.S. economy is a soft-target and they will milk it for everything they can.
· Counterfeit Spiderman baby blankets netted Hezbollah $100,000.
· LA and Mexican gangs (MS13, Crips, Mexican Mafia, Florencia13 etc.) have all had huge ties in “controlling the strings” behind the store front.
· China produces 80% of the counterfeit goods.
· I purchased a P90x workout video from a discount website, thinking that it was used or in a damaged package. It was $75 versus the $150 from the direct website. When it arrived it was packaged nicely, however I found that the print quality in the booklet was faint and I determined that it was counterfeit. I entered in the company website into a domain name search and found that the company domain holder was in China.
· One elderly store owner balked after receiving multiple warnings to cease selling counterfeit CDs at her small “mom and pop shop”. After a search warrant was issued, it was determined that she had $1,000,000 in liquid assets tied to the sales of her counterfeit goods. Some stores have had actual duplication and packaging machines in the store and/or at a family member’s residence.
· The majority of products are sold via the internet. Mom and pop shops, flea markets and street vendors are also a big problem. Items sold as “replicas” such as police badges are counterfeits.
· Ebay, Craigslist and other websites that aren’t controlled by the actual company can sell knock-offs (i.e. Tide detergent) for a huge discount to vendors or consumers that want a good deal.
· A police officer unknowingly bought a counterfeit lithium battery from a discount website. The battery did not have proper venting and it exploded. The officer’s handgun and clothing were burned. Another man unknowingly bought counterfeit Gillette Fusion razors. The blade was tweaked at it cut his face open from his upper jaw to his chin. He sued Gillette but lost after the razor was found to be a knock-off. Do you think a terrorist organization would mind if a successful American company was shut-down overnight? (Think, "U.S. Economy = Soft Target).
· When we visit New York City, Cancun or other places and buy those $5 Oakley Sunglasses or the $20 Gucci purse, ask yourself, “What gang is profiting from this?” Remember, it’s all black-market. That $$ can be funneled to a shady gangster or terrorist organization for drugs, weapons and the promotion of their cause.
· When we visit New York City, Cancun or other places and buy those $5 Oakley Sunglasses or the $20 Gucci purse, ask yourself, “What gang is profiting from this?” Remember, it’s all black-market. That $$ can be funneled to a shady gangster or terrorist organization for drugs, weapons and the promotion of their cause.
· Oregon has successfully prosecuted suspects under ORS 164.865/ 858 (pertaining to unlawful sound and labeling recording) and ORS 647.135 (Trademark Counterfeiting).
Hope this helps you re-think buying knock-off products. It sure changed my mind!
Joe
Saturday, April 23, 2011
9 Miles!
My lovely wife after running 9 miles. This is the fartherst she has ever ran in preparation for a half-marathon on Mother's Day. She's smiling in the photo but she has battled a few demons in preparation for the big day.
Imagine how you'll feel when you think of a goal, take a series of step to get you there, suceed and fail along the way, and then ultimately reach your goal. And to think that about one year ago she was over 40 lbs. heavier and unable to run a half mile! Her first step in losing the weight was the Take Shape for Life Program's "5 & 1" eating plan where average typical weight loss is 2-5 lbs/week. When her weight loss started to kick-in, she incorporated exercise into her life. At first she couldn't even run a half mile and yesterday she ran nine. It's all about baby steps! I'm very proud of her.
If you need some sample workout ideas visit: http://www.mojoefitness.com/. There's also a "122+ At-Home Exercises" DVD that I have available that will definitely give tons of workout ideas.
If you need some sample workout ideas visit: http://www.mojoefitness.com/. There's also a "122+ At-Home Exercises" DVD that I have available that will definitely give tons of workout ideas.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
1957 Portland Nuclear Attack- City Wide Evacuation Drill
This is a neat video filmed in Portland at the height of the Cold War. Actual city officials took part in the film. It shows the city's evacuation plan in the event of a nuclear attack. The Command Center shown in the film was our 911 Dispatch Center up until the mid-90s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueEl7A7KaHA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueEl7A7KaHA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
My Cousin's New Book!
Smashwords - Critical Mass - A book by Gunnar C. Garisson It's finally here! Available as an e-book for $9.99. It'll likely be in paperpack by the summer. Hopefully he'll be able to schedule a weekend book tour this summer and I can chauffeur him around to some local book stores!
Below is a description from the "Smashwords" website:
Critical Mass
Ebook By Gunnar C. Garisson
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Mar. 24, 2011
Extended Description
There has been much speculation and controversy as to what point it is that it will become irreversible, but the hard fact is that humans will overpopulate the planet to the point of sociological and economic critical mass. Somewhere around 2048, less than 40 years from now, mankind will reach a global population of nearly 11.5 billion people before things get so bad that the growth is predicted by sociologists to actually flat-line; the mortality rate finally equaling the birth rate.
The ensuing depression will give birth to the rampant practice of every desperate act man is capable of. While some innovative solutions had been found to address the environmental holocaust that is staring us in the face, the sociological condition is already nearly irreparable. With the middle class nearing extinction, the rich will need to find new ways to protect themselves from the poor, and a new kind of segregation will take place in most of the major cities of the world.
Below is a description from the "Smashwords" website:
Critical Mass
Ebook By Gunnar C. Garisson
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Mar. 24, 2011
This highly descriptive, character driven epic spans 93 light years, detailing the plight of a nomadic remnant human race, leaving a now uninhabitable Earth and colliding with an alien race in the binary system of the "Demon Sun," Algol. The future of their world is unravelling, and it will fall on one who has seen the past to keep them from repeating it as a 2000 year old Viking prophecy unfolds.
Extended Description
There has been much speculation and controversy as to what point it is that it will become irreversible, but the hard fact is that humans will overpopulate the planet to the point of sociological and economic critical mass. Somewhere around 2048, less than 40 years from now, mankind will reach a global population of nearly 11.5 billion people before things get so bad that the growth is predicted by sociologists to actually flat-line; the mortality rate finally equaling the birth rate.
The ensuing depression will give birth to the rampant practice of every desperate act man is capable of. While some innovative solutions had been found to address the environmental holocaust that is staring us in the face, the sociological condition is already nearly irreparable. With the middle class nearing extinction, the rich will need to find new ways to protect themselves from the poor, and a new kind of segregation will take place in most of the major cities of the world.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Plastic Oceans & Filling Your Stomach
Ok, I know that's a strange blog title. It'll make sense as you read further!
When a young girl eating potato chips tells her mom, "I'm still hungry even after eating all these chips", maybe that's a hint that some thing's not right with those chips! For those of you that live near coastal waters like I do in Oregon, I'd recommend that you look down at the sandy beaches and notice that on many beaches, there are colored granules mixed in with the sand. These are actually bits of broken-down plastic! Now that I pay attention, I see it on nearly every beach I visit (mainly in Yachats, Oregon). I've found plastic toothbrushes, bottle caps, tubes, lids etc.. I've even found some little toy doll parts with Asian clothing. Our plastic oceans are becoming a new problem. To read more about the problem click here for Wikipedia or here for an informativeYouTube video.
The point of this is that wildlife eats these plastic bits as food. Of course there's no nutritional value and when their stomachs becomes engorged, they die.
Graphic image below:
The young girl eating chips brought me to this similar conclusion. For us humans, eating junk food is killing us. It's gorging us slowly and not providing adequate nutrition. The timeline for this occurrence unfolds for each of us at different rates. We can speed or slow up this process by what we eat and how we use our bodies. If you're eating junk, or even too much good quality food, your going to reach the same result.
There are many ways to reduce weight and get healthy. As a personal trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and in studying numerous weight loss methods, I believe that I stumbled across the best weight loss method with the Take Shape for Life (TSFL) program (you can go to my main website and click the Take Shape for Life link for more info).
Here are some tips that I recently received from my own Health Coach to help those of you on the program have a fuller feeling in your stomach without packing in a lot of bad calories:
Soups
Add hot boiling water to them instead of microwaving them.
Add 2 cups of hot water instead of one and then add some bouillon make it a
larger portion.
Add some seasonings like Mrs. Dash or taco seasoning.
Add some leftover cooked broccoli or cauliflower to the soups to give them
some substance.
Add some protein, a couple of ounces of lean ground chicken or taco meat.
Shakes
Add some sugar free (no carb) syrups to them. Cash n Carry has the best
prices on Torini syrups
Magic Bullets are the best invention for shakes (Costco or Bi Mart have the
best prices and sales on them)
Mix the choc or vanilla shakes with coffee.
Oatmeal
Try mixing some sugar free syrups with the oatmeal's for different flavors.
Brownie
Try adding 1 teaspoon of Sugar Free syrup on the brownie after you cook it.
Eggs
Mix Medifast eggs with some seasonings like bouillon and Mrs. Dash and bake
them in a (Pam sprayed) small oven safe baking dish at 425 for 15 min.
I have attached the condiment list that is recommended by TSFL. When buying
sugar free syrups etc, make sure they don't have carbs in them. Adding too
many carbs (more then 6) in your plan will put you out of the fat burning
state and it will take you 3 days to get back on the program.
Also, here are some things I keep in my refrigerator:
Broccoli - cooked and uncooked
Cauliflower - cooked and uncooked
Chopped Salad - with TSFL friendly veggies already cut up and made, so I
don't have to make it when I am hungry.
Celery
Pickles
Picked peppers, asparagus, green beans,
Ground chicken, some of it I use for taco meat
Grilled Chicken
Cold cuts (low fat and low sodium)
Sugar Free Jell-O
Use the condiments and snacks sparingly! I know of a couple of coaches who
do not coach using the snacks, condiments or the maintenance bars. They do
not give their clients this option. These have to be used sparingly or your
weight loss will stall. The maintenance bars can get you into trouble.
Save those for a very special occasion or for maintenance!
Joe Graziano
"Don't Eat Like a Goldfish"
Clinical studies demonstrate an average weight loss of 2-5 pounds per week;
however there is no guarantee that everyone will experience the same
results. Always consult your physician before starting any weight loss program.
When a young girl eating potato chips tells her mom, "I'm still hungry even after eating all these chips", maybe that's a hint that some thing's not right with those chips! For those of you that live near coastal waters like I do in Oregon, I'd recommend that you look down at the sandy beaches and notice that on many beaches, there are colored granules mixed in with the sand. These are actually bits of broken-down plastic! Now that I pay attention, I see it on nearly every beach I visit (mainly in Yachats, Oregon). I've found plastic toothbrushes, bottle caps, tubes, lids etc.. I've even found some little toy doll parts with Asian clothing. Our plastic oceans are becoming a new problem. To read more about the problem click here for Wikipedia or here for an informativeYouTube video.
The point of this is that wildlife eats these plastic bits as food. Of course there's no nutritional value and when their stomachs becomes engorged, they die.
Graphic image below:
The young girl eating chips brought me to this similar conclusion. For us humans, eating junk food is killing us. It's gorging us slowly and not providing adequate nutrition. The timeline for this occurrence unfolds for each of us at different rates. We can speed or slow up this process by what we eat and how we use our bodies. If you're eating junk, or even too much good quality food, your going to reach the same result.
There are many ways to reduce weight and get healthy. As a personal trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and in studying numerous weight loss methods, I believe that I stumbled across the best weight loss method with the Take Shape for Life (TSFL) program (you can go to my main website and click the Take Shape for Life link for more info).
Here are some tips that I recently received from my own Health Coach to help those of you on the program have a fuller feeling in your stomach without packing in a lot of bad calories:
Soups
Add hot boiling water to them instead of microwaving them.
Add 2 cups of hot water instead of one and then add some bouillon make it a
larger portion.
Add some seasonings like Mrs. Dash or taco seasoning.
Add some leftover cooked broccoli or cauliflower to the soups to give them
some substance.
Add some protein, a couple of ounces of lean ground chicken or taco meat.
Shakes
Add some sugar free (no carb) syrups to them. Cash n Carry has the best
prices on Torini syrups
Magic Bullets are the best invention for shakes (Costco or Bi Mart have the
best prices and sales on them)
Mix the choc or vanilla shakes with coffee.
Oatmeal
Try mixing some sugar free syrups with the oatmeal's for different flavors.
Brownie
Try adding 1 teaspoon of Sugar Free syrup on the brownie after you cook it.
Eggs
Mix Medifast eggs with some seasonings like bouillon and Mrs. Dash and bake
them in a (Pam sprayed) small oven safe baking dish at 425 for 15 min.
I have attached the condiment list that is recommended by TSFL. When buying
sugar free syrups etc, make sure they don't have carbs in them. Adding too
many carbs (more then 6) in your plan will put you out of the fat burning
state and it will take you 3 days to get back on the program.
Also, here are some things I keep in my refrigerator:
Broccoli - cooked and uncooked
Cauliflower - cooked and uncooked
Chopped Salad - with TSFL friendly veggies already cut up and made, so I
don't have to make it when I am hungry.
Celery
Pickles
Picked peppers, asparagus, green beans,
Ground chicken, some of it I use for taco meat
Grilled Chicken
Cold cuts (low fat and low sodium)
Sugar Free Jell-O
Use the condiments and snacks sparingly! I know of a couple of coaches who
do not coach using the snacks, condiments or the maintenance bars. They do
not give their clients this option. These have to be used sparingly or your
weight loss will stall. The maintenance bars can get you into trouble.
Save those for a very special occasion or for maintenance!
Joe Graziano
"Don't Eat Like a Goldfish"
Clinical studies demonstrate an average weight loss of 2-5 pounds per week;
however there is no guarantee that everyone will experience the same
results. Always consult your physician before starting any weight loss program.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
1st Annual MoJoe Home Film Festival!
This is the winning entry for the 1st annual MoJoe Film Festival held last weekend. Trevor walked away with the coveted MoJoe Award and $25! To view the other 4 short films, click here: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mojoefilmfestival&aq=f
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Additional Stress When Obese
http://www.foxnews.mobi/#r_http%3A//health.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html%3Fpage%3D31737%26content%3D48976058%26pageNum%3D-1
This is an interesting article I read at the Fox News website.
"Don't Eat Like a Goldfish"
This is an interesting article I read at the Fox News website.
"Don't Eat Like a Goldfish"
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Police Duty Belt
Hello Take Shape for Lifers,
I wear a duty belt to work. I wear it for 40 hours per week and on busy weeks I may wear it for 60 or more hours. The duty belt and my bullet-almost-proof vest weighs a total of 22 lbs. which is carried all day, every day. The belt has tools just like the tools of a construction worker. We are trained to use the right tool for the job. If we use the wrong tool it may cost us our life or our job. Our tools must work properly and we must be proficient at using them. If we aren't, the consequence is the same. Life or job.
I don't mean to sound dire is drawing a comparison between an officer's job and your health, but when people use exercise as their tool to lose weight, they are using the wrong tool. Saying that it may cost a person their life may seem extreme, but it is a plausible consideration for those of us that are excessively overweight or struggling with ailments brought on by our poor eating and lifestyle choices.
Exercise IS an excellent tool for building strength, cardio endurance, toning, agility etc., but it is not the tool of choice for losing weight. In some of my prior blog entries I discussed the shear volume of exercise that is required to burn small amounts of calories, such as what's in a Frappucino. Last week a client and I ran for nearly an hour. Our estimated caloric burn....400 calories. "Whoo Hoo", I said. "You just earned yourself a Frapuccino!" Is it really worth all the effort?
If you answer, "no", I'm with you! If your focus is losing weight and keeping it off, then you must use the right tool. The tool is healthy eating and habits of health.
Habits of Health Blog for Take Shape for Lifers!...http://www.drwayneandersen.com/blog/
Joe Graziano
Take Shape for Life Health Coach, ID# 30174810
Certified Personal Trainer, Natl. Academy of Sports Medicine
503-887-2939
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins Study of Take Shape for Life (TSFL) and your TSFL Nurse/Doctor Support #s
I've listed some free phone#s below that are pre-recorded client call-ins to the Doctors and Nurses with Take Shape for Life (TSFL). For those of you that are TSFL clients, I've emailed you the Quick-Start Guide that has PIN#s so you can also call-in live. A Health Coach (me) is not a substitute for a physician or qualified medical practitioner but I can help you with the Take Shape for Life program. Clinical studies with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine demonstrate an average weight loss of 2-5 pounds per week with this program (you can Google to verify this or click http://www.pph.org/PPHContentPage.aspx?nd=773 and scroll halfway down) however there is no guarantee that everyone will experience the same results. Even if you're not on the "full-blown" TSFL program, the Medifast meals are pharmaceutical grade meals that have been prescribed by over 20,000 doctors, and they're great for healthy snacks or meals on-the-go.
TSFL recommends all clients consult a physician before starting as well as for monitoring progress while on the program.
Take Shape for Life wants you to have all the support that you need. They have lots of information if you are willing to spend the time and learn about how to create optimal health. Besides the TSFL website and my website, http://www.mojoefitness.com/, Dr. A, a co-founder of Take Shape for Life has a book https://shop.tsfl.com/proddetails.aspx?pid=1010 This is very informative and I would recommend it. You can order it on your next order.
Webinars - You can listen to the latest webinar at
http://thetrilogynetwork.com/resources/webinars/
They have some really good questions on the recorded weekly calls and the webinars.
Also, don't forget your support numbers. If I am not able to help you out, or if you are unhappy with the changes they made to the products, call the client service number below. Take Shape For Life is committed to providing you with the very best support from our Virtual Support Team. Led by top-notch physicians and nurses, our medical staff helps you optimize your health through education and weekly support calls. We also have specially trained representatives to answer any questions you may have - and 24-hour online Support in Motion.
Support in Motion24-hour online support
http://www.tsflsupportinmotion.com/
Nurse's CallPlayback for the week
(212)461-8672
(Current Clients can enter in a PIN# in their Quick-Start Guide to call-in live)
Doctor's CallPlayback for the week
(212)461-8671
(Current Clients can enter in a PIN# in their Quick-Start Guide to call-in live)
Maintenance CallPlayback for the week
(512)505-6863
(Current Clients can enter in a PIN# in their Quick-Start Guide to call-in live)
Nutrition SupportMonday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm ET
nutritionsupport@tsfl.com
1-877-270-5704
Client Contact CenterPhone: 800-572-4417 option 1
Monday-Friday 8:00am-10:00pm ET
Saturday 8:00am-6:00pm ET
Sunday 12:00pm-6:00pm ET
Fax: 410-581-2137
TSFL Returns866- 451-9265
Working with a Health Coach as a mentor is the first step in helping you optimize your health for the rest of your life. Don't forget that referrals that bring orders pay off in credit to your account. If 2 of your friends/family sign up, that would mean $20 to your account that is deposited by Take Shape for Life ($10 each). People are worth it. Life is worth it!
Don't Eat Like a Goldfish!
Joe Graziano, TSFL Health Coach, ID# 30174810
Personal Trainer, National Academy of Sports Medicine
http://www.mojoefitness.com/
503-887-2939
TSFL recommends all clients consult a physician before starting as well as for monitoring progress while on the program.
Take Shape for Life wants you to have all the support that you need. They have lots of information if you are willing to spend the time and learn about how to create optimal health. Besides the TSFL website and my website, http://www.mojoefitness.com/, Dr. A, a co-founder of Take Shape for Life has a book https://shop.tsfl.com/proddetails.aspx?pid=1010 This is very informative and I would recommend it. You can order it on your next order.
Webinars - You can listen to the latest webinar at
http://thetrilogynetwork.com/resources/webinars/
They have some really good questions on the recorded weekly calls and the webinars.
Also, don't forget your support numbers. If I am not able to help you out, or if you are unhappy with the changes they made to the products, call the client service number below. Take Shape For Life is committed to providing you with the very best support from our Virtual Support Team. Led by top-notch physicians and nurses, our medical staff helps you optimize your health through education and weekly support calls. We also have specially trained representatives to answer any questions you may have - and 24-hour online Support in Motion.
Support in Motion24-hour online support
http://www.tsflsupportinmotion.com/
Nurse's CallPlayback for the week
(212)461-8672
(Current Clients can enter in a PIN# in their Quick-Start Guide to call-in live)
Doctor's CallPlayback for the week
(212)461-8671
(Current Clients can enter in a PIN# in their Quick-Start Guide to call-in live)
Maintenance CallPlayback for the week
(512)505-6863
(Current Clients can enter in a PIN# in their Quick-Start Guide to call-in live)
Nutrition SupportMonday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm ET
nutritionsupport@tsfl.com
1-877-270-5704
Client Contact CenterPhone: 800-572-4417 option 1
Monday-Friday 8:00am-10:00pm ET
Saturday 8:00am-6:00pm ET
Sunday 12:00pm-6:00pm ET
Fax: 410-581-2137
TSFL Returns866- 451-9265
Working with a Health Coach as a mentor is the first step in helping you optimize your health for the rest of your life. Don't forget that referrals that bring orders pay off in credit to your account. If 2 of your friends/family sign up, that would mean $20 to your account that is deposited by Take Shape for Life ($10 each). People are worth it. Life is worth it!
Don't Eat Like a Goldfish!
Joe Graziano, TSFL Health Coach, ID# 30174810
Personal Trainer, National Academy of Sports Medicine
http://www.mojoefitness.com/
503-887-2939
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Your 10,000 Year Old Instinct
Hello Everyone! As many of you know, I've done personal training since 2006. While going through the course offered by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, which I believe is the most comprehensive personal training program currently offered, I was a bit disheartened to see that only 65 pages out of the 728 pages of text was focused on nutrition. This past summer I discovered Take Shape for Life (TSFL) after my wife began the program. I didn't know a thing about it, other than the fact that my wife was melting away before my eyes and she was really looking good! I thought that I wanted to lose some of my flubber too. The summer was quickly approaching and I wanted to lose it fast and safely. She referred me to this book (shown above) that her TSFL Health Coach had loaned her. I began to read it and the first thing that caught my attention was Chapter One. The doctor basically said it's not your fault that you're fat. "Yeah right", I thought. Nice gimmick. But as I read, I realized that this doctor was on to something....of course we crave fattening foods, sweets and anything else that tastes good, no matter how unhealthy it is. It's our instinct. Dr. Anderson goes on to explain that 10,000 years ago no one was obese or had heart disease. The mere act of getting food was a struggle. So when we found a batch of wild grapes or vegetables, we ate it on the spot. We ate all of it. As much as our stomach could bear. We never knew when we'd eat again. We were programmed to preserve every calorie we could ingest.
This instinct is still with us. Dr. Andersen wrote that he once heard someone say that they were watching TV and ate a whole pint of ice cream, to which he thinks, "Well, of course you did". Our bodies are programmed to eat as much as we can and the fat cells are likewise programmed to squeeze out and store every calorie possible. I think he's right when he says, "It's not your fault".
Today I attended a Take Shape for Life (TSFL) conference in Portland and the main speaker was Dr. Wayne Andersen (shown on the book cover). After years of being a heart surgeon and making good money, he grew weary of seeing unhealthy patients come in, only to return to their old unhealthy lifestyles. After a lot of heartache, he realized that he needed to see these patients before they got to the operating room. He quoted Thomas Edison in saying, "The doctor of the future will use no medicine". He eventually quit the life of a heart surgeon and he started TSFL where he authored the Habits of Health book. This book is full of life-changing information that will help you to lose weight and not gain it back!
Here are just a a few of his tidbits that I remember him mentioning at today's conference:
Don't wear elastic pants. A study showed that people who wear pants with an elastic waistband are more likely to gain weight.
After completing medical school and working as a heart surgeon, he believes that he is now more effective and life-changing with the TSFL program than he ever was as a surgeon.
As a surgeon, he felt that he was merely prolonging the dying process. With TSFL he hopes to reach these people before their body hits the operating table.
After reading this book and getting certified as a TSFL Health Coach, I realized that I had a powerful tool to use along with my personal training background. Two powerful tools in the quest for optimal health. You don't have to be a personal trainer or TSFL Health Coach to have this awesome information at your fingertips. This book is sold at Borders, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com or via my website http://www.mojoefitness.com/ (and then click Take Shape for Life to get to the store).
I don't make any $$ from your order. I'm sure the doctor does, but this doesn't trickle down to me! Know my words are true...I'm just sharing some good information that I think can greatly benefit anyone who cares about their health. For those of you that live nearby, I have an extra copy of the book that I'd be glad to loan out.
Don't Eat Like a Goldfish!
Joe
TSFL Health Coach, ID# 30174810
National Academy of Sports Medicine,
Certified Personal Trainer
Sunday, January 2, 2011
1st Annual MoJoe Home Film Festival!
Thanku, Joe
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