Episode 43: How to Prevent Muscle Loss During Weight Loss

In order to successfully lose weight for good, we must be able to send signals to the body that food and nutrition is plentiful, while simultaneously convincing it that metabolism and energy is needed in order to gather and catch that food. If we succeed in this goal then we should be able to achieve lasting weight loss while simultaneously protecting our vital muscle mass.

In today’s weight loss podcast, we cover the topic of keeping the body out of starvation mode because when the body enters into such a state, weight loss becomes virtually impossible!

Fri, Jul 23, 2010 By Blythe

Ricotta and Grape (or any fruit) snack… YUM!

Makes 1 snack Ingredients: 1 Wasa Crispbread Cracker 6 grapes, sliced in half 1/2 cup nonfat ricotta cheese 1 tsp almond butter (optional)* *could also sub this for almond extract and sugar substitute, PB2, CB2, or other sweetener. Directions: Mix cheese and almond butter. Smear on cracker and top with grapes. Nutrition: Calories: 182 Protein: [...]

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Wed, Jan 06, 2010 By Blythe

Low Fat, High Protein Turkey Chili *spicy*

This is a high protein, low fat YUMMY recipe. Perfect for Fall/Winter weather! On top of that… its EASY and QUICK to prepare, it can be done in the Crock Pot!

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Episode 3b: Part 2 – Everything You Need to Know About Carbohydrates & Proteins

In this episode we continue the discussion on how carbohydrates impact your weight loss efforts. We start with a discussion about insulin; what its primary role is in the body and how to use that knowledge to improve your weight loss. Low-carbohydrate eating is not an easy task, we will talk about our experience as well as what the research has to say on the subject of low-carb diets. This podcast is full of useful tips and tricks that we feel are new to many of our listeners. Once you have an understanding of how insulin works in the body and how to control it, you will be much better prepared to lose the weight!