Slim People in Progress

Ten Strategies for Portion Control - Video Series by Jill Rodriguez

Portion control is something I'm forever struggling with. It's not that I don't understand it...when I pay attention, weigh, measure and read labels, I do lose weight. It's more that I don't practice it consistently.

My friend and colleague, Jill Rodriguez has impressive credentials. She's a certified personal trainer as well as a certified sports nutritionist. I stumbled on her recent series of videos on Ten Strategies for Portion Control and want to share them with you. They've been a great reminder and motivation for me to stay on track. My food scale is always on my counter, not tucked away in a cupboard!

Watch video #1, then watch videos 2 - 10.

 

What's your favorite strategy for portion control? Be sure to follow Jill on twitter so you don't miss any of her weight loss tips!

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13 Inspirational Blogs about Weight Loss, Fitness and Sports

Over on my business blog, Build a Better Blog, I've been featuring blogs in various niches that people shared with me during my January Brag About Your Blog Day event on Facebook. Recently I featured blogs about weight loss, fitness and sports and realized you may be interested in knowing about these blogs too.

I figure you hava a personal or professional interest, so take some time to click through and explore the diverse  blogs listed below.

Beyond Prescriptions     http://www.beyondprescriptions.org
Kathryn Merrow    http://www.KathrynMerrow.com
Fitegic Planner blog     www.fitegicplanners.wordpress.com
Naturally Unbridled    http://www.NaturallyUnbridled.com/blog
Ladies Living Large and Healthy    http://karenjmiller.info/
Get Wellness Solutions    http://getrealwellnesssolutions.com/getrealguru/lisas-blog
The Nite Hawk    www.TheNiteHwk.wordpress.com
Grow Old Better    http://growolderbetter.com
Jill Trains    http://jilltrains.com/blog
Fab 50 Forward    www.fab50forward.com
Fun and Fit     http://funandfit.org/
Reasonable Diet    http://www.reasonablediet.com/wordpress/
Golf...Success is NOT an oxymoron    http://www.joelsuggs.com

Weightloss and fitness is a huge niche for bloggers. If you're passionate about the subject and are considering a weightloss and/or fitness blog, check out a free report my colleagues Nicole Dean and Susanne Myers have put together. They give you a step by step blueprint for getting your site up and running...

Download your free report: Start A Thriving Weightloss and Fitness Site.

Grade Your Food with the Fooducate iPhone App

Does your favorite cereal get an A or a C-? Now you can find out with a new iPhone app called Fooducate.  Scan the barcode on a packaged food and based on the ingredients you'll get back a grade on how good that food is for you, as well as suggestions for better products.

Here's the article in the L.A. Times that was brought to my attention by Pilates Studio City (my fave Pilates studio for the past 7 years!) Be sure to watch the video on the Fooducate blog - it's cute.

Not that you can't read the label for yourself, but it is a fast way to get an analysis of what all that gobbledygook means on the label. Wish they had an app for Android phones.

Costco Interview with Biggest Loser Show Creators

I was sent a link to the January issue of Costco Connection which features an interview with JD Roth and Todd Nelson, the brains behind The Biggest Loser.

This team has produced numerous reality TV shows and the overriding theme in all their shows is Transformation.

Roth and Nelson share 6 lessons they've learned from their work with contestants on The Biggest Loser. It's a good read.

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Can Being Organized Help You Lose Weight?

Recently I read a truly inspiring blog post by Stephanie Calahan, one of my former clients who is a professional organizer. I asked her permission to share it with you as it may motivate you to start or continue your journey to better health, fitness and weight loss (and don't miss the before and after picture near the end!)...

Getting Organized Helped Me Find Health and Lose 65+ Pounds
A guest post from Stephanie Calahan

Back in 2008 I was miserable.  I suffered from migraine attacks as well as asthma attacks that would frequently land me in the hospital, not to mention numerous other health issues.  It seemed that no matter what I did, my weight continued to skyrocket up the scale.  I was doing exactly as the doctors instructed and nothing was working.  In fact, I had spent the last 7 years doing the same things and getting no where.

I Decided to Change

Wait…. Isn’t there a famous phrase that says something like “if you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always gotten?”  That was me when it came to my health.  I was able to help my clients through major change, but could not figure it out for myself.  I decided it was time for something new.  I decided to hold myself accountable to the change that I wanted to see.  I wanted to live not just merely exist!

Organizing the Metamorphosis

 In order to make this change happen, I had to get my mind and my space organized.  It was time to de-clutter my health and mind!  Here is the short list of what I did.