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Monday, February 26, 2007
Cydnee D.: All about me
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wouldn’t you want to make the world a prettier place? Well, help discover the gorgeous body that lurks underneath my 65 pounds of fat and make Midtown that much more attractive!
Some people are world class artists, some are natural born singers. I can gain wait without the slightest bit of effort. Unfortunately, this talent is not particularly fruitful or healthful. But I’m working on discovering new skills (walking, yoga, eating conscientiously, taking the fork OUT of my mouth) and would love the help of a professional in this quest. (Since October I’ve dropped 30 lbs.) I currently weight 209 and would like to see what I look like at 150. I’m 5’6” tall.
I’m larger than my boyfriend. Can you help me get smaller than he? I really don’t want to have to shop for a larger man!
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Move over Kirstie …
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There is a new fat girl in town! People have frequently said that I look like Kirstie Alley. Now that she has taken off a lot of weight, I don’t want them to say I look like the FAT Kirstie. So, tomorrow I start working out with Tina G. Thanks to the AJC, I get four months of FREE (!) personal training three times a week. I’m sure Tina will make me work out at a far more demanding pace than anything I’ve done on my own. I don’t know which is more intimidating, working out with a trainer or publicizing my starting weight. Ayyy.
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9 Red Flags to Look for before Going on a Diet
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
You already know that I am no fan of any diet, in the “four” letter sense of the word. If diets worked, then there would be no reason to have to invent a new diet it seems like every year. The other day on my show Fitness Mythbuster (at RadioSandySprings.com), I interviewed Ilana Katz, R.D., L.D. She is one of few R.D.’s that I have met that understands the role of supportive nutrition and implementing a sound exercise regime (not just walking) of resistance training and progressive cardiovascular exercise.
During the interview, she gave me a list of 9 Red Flags to look for before going on to any diet. Funny thing is, every diet imaginable has one or more of these red flags.
- If the recommendations promises a quick fix.
- Dire warnings of danger from a single product.
- Claims that sounds too good to be true.
- Simplistic conclusions drawn from complex studies.
- Recommendations based on a single study.
- Dramatic statements that are refuted by reputable organizations.
- Recommendations made to help sell the product. (Did you see the recent expose about LA Weight Loss recently? They’re all about upselling products that include food, pills, and powders).
- Recommendations based on studies published without peer reviews (in other words: appealing testimonials of few people’s success, appearing in “trendy” magazines rather than scientific journals)
- Recommendations from studies that ignore differences in individual groups .
Once again, what I want you take from this is not to go on a search to see if there is a diet that doesn’t have any of these red flags. As I said, most “diets” will have these red flags and none of them are for everlasting change. If I were to make any recommendation it would be to follow Eating for Life (which is a spin-off from Body for Life). Though it could be portrayed as a diet, Eating for Life is about how you’re suppose to be eating and it is something you can stick to.
