Slim People in Progress

From Fat to Fit - Turn Yourself into a Weapon of Mass Reduction

Following is a guest post, actually a guest book review, by Sandi Lee...

Fat Facts:

• Nearly two-thirds of adult Americans are overweight
• Obese adults have a 50 to 100 percent increased risk of premature death
• 17 percent of adolescents and 19 percent of children age six to eleven are overweight.  (From Fat to Fit-Foreward)

It's bad enough having to go on a diet.  Most of us are faced with this dilemma at least once in our lives.  We quietly vow to watch our caloric intake as we "try" to exercise more.  Now imagine, if you can, making this decision and having an entire front page of your local newspaper cover your diet story, including reporting on all those personal, secretive details - like your current weight and measurements.  Plus, this same newspaper would also do a weekly feature tracking your progress.  YIKES!!  

Carole Carson knows exactly how this feels: she was the dieter being tracked.  "I tried to grasp the implications.  Everyone - my neighbours, my friends downtown, everyone!  - would know my measurements and weight…"

However, the publicity didn't stop Carole.  In fact she embraced the challenge to loose 40 pounds before her 60th birthday (16 weeks away).  Carole said, "I would expose my ups and downs, my progress and lapses, my measurements and weight and even my thoughts as I reinvented myself…" (excerpt From Fat to Fit).

Twitter for Weight Loss

Are you one of 18 million Americans who is on twitter? I am. It's an integral part of my marketing strategy for my business.

However, not everyone uses twitter for business and when I ran across an article on how to use twitter for weight loss, I just had to share. 

Dr. Kalvin C. Chinyere has posted 10 Ways to Use Twitter for Weight Loss and listed scores of great people to follow on twitter who can assist you, support you, and inspire you to follow your weight loss program.

I like Tip #7 - Plan

Weight loss does not happen by accident. You must plan all aspects of your weight loss from grocery shopping to working out. Use @RememberTheMilk to plan your days and your weight loss.

Do you have a tip on how to use twitter for weight loss? Share it here in the comments.

And, follow me on twitter if you want to learn more about using blogs and social media for your business.

Women's Total Body Workout by Personal Trainer Marci Lall

One my blogging students, Marci Lall, approached me a couple of weeks ago to see if he could share a workout video with you. Of course I said Yes!

Marci Lall is a personal trainer in Toronto, ON, Canada and is author of The Rebound Workout. He has created a 6 part workout that you can do virtually anywhere. [If you cannot see the video in your blog reader, click here.]

Below are the workout guidelines as directed by Marci Lall based on where you are in your workout life: beginner, intermediate or advanced.

 

If you have questions for Marci, please click the comment link, post your question and I'll let Marci know. From experience, I know the Mountain Climber exercise is a killer and it's a great workout!