Playground Workout Challenge
It is HOT in Toronto this week. Actually, I hear that it is pretty hot everywhere this week. I’ve been teaching our outdoor Belly Bootcamp classes and trying to stay as cool as possible, but I am on a weight loss mission and lolling around in front of the air conditioner is not exactly a workout. One of the ways I am meeting my fitness goals and keeping my metabolism high is by hitting the local playgrounds for my kids as many days per week as possible. I recently wrote a blog about the...
Read MoreThe Eat-What-You-Love Diet
Last week I talked about the dangers of yo yo dieting and up-&-down weight fluctuations, specifically how they ravage the metabolism, leave you deprived of nutrients and energy, and are likely to lead to the dreaded “skinnyfat” syndrome. Yikes! One of the challenges I encounter with clients – particularly, female clients – is disordered eating. There are the “eating disorders” we associate with extreme eating challenges and mental illness: anorexia,...
Read MoreThe Danger of Yo Yo Dieting
When I hear that 62% of Canadians have lost weight over the previous 5 years but failed to keep it off, I realize I’ve been lucky in my life. I’ve had to lose weight after both babies, but I’ve never experienced wild fluctuations in my weight. I credit this largely to my very active lifestyle, which keeps my muscles primed to suck up the carbohydrates I eat, and stabilizes my blood sugar. Of course, I also eat healthily. I follow some pretty reasonable dietary rules and strive...
Read MoreTweak Your Breakfast to Lose Weight
One of the greatest ways people set themselves up to fail in their diets is by skipping or skimping on breakfast and lunch. I’ve covered the importance of a healthy, protein-rich lunch before. As for breakfast: why does a proper breakfast make a difference? Can’t you just eat your calories later in the day? Can’t you just eat smaller, snack-sized items like S instead of sitting down to an actual meal? Yesterday I met with a new client, S, who is 6 months pregnant. Before you...
Read More10 Minute Workouts
For the past 4 months I’ve been using the Heart & Stroke Foundation’s Healthy Weight Action Plan to track my current fitness goals, eating habits and behaviours in my quest to blast off these last 5 pregnancy pounds. These “vanity” pounds are the toughest to lose but whether you’ve got a weight loss goal of 100 pounds or 10 pounds, keeping yourself accountable by tracking your food and measuring your progress is the only way to ensure you are actually working...
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