PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF WEIGHT LOSS

Early in my career in the heatlh club industry I was very "one dimensional".  I thought if I educated my clients on nutrition, personally trained them and asked them to fill out a food journal that they would be successful in their weight loss efforts. In a laboratory/research setting this may work, but not necessarily in the real world. This may not be surprising, but there are many other factors that dictate the success or failure of a weight loss program. Clinicians need to take a multi-disciplinary approach when dealing with weight control. There are many factors associated with weight loss--hormonal imbalances, certain medications and  psychological factors, just to name a few.

This video depicts the psychological aspects regarding weight loss and weight control. This was a show I did with my good friend Jim Carew, LICSW. I asked Jim to share his psychological insights on weight loss which goes beyond diet and exercise. Jim, along with myself also share success stories of clients we've worked with. For additional info on this subject, visit http://www.coreessentials.biz/ and go to the products page. Once there, you will see videos (which is in a "QVC" type format). I talk more about this topic and my book, "Getting to the Bottom of It."

Reebok Gets Sued

Reebok to Pay Settlement
Over Health Claims




By ANDREW MARTIN

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a $25 million settlement with Reebok International, arguing that the sportswear maker’s claims about the benefits of wearing EasyTone and RunTone shoes were not supported by scientific evidence.
The shoes were introduced in 2009 and used “balance ball inspired technology” that, according to Reebok advertising, strengthened hamstring and calf muscles 11 percent more than other walking shoes. Reebok also asserted that the shoes toned a user’s bottom 28 percent better than other shoes. The shoes cost about $100 a pair.

But in a news conference Wednesday morning, David Vladek, director of the F.T.C.’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said Reebok’s evidence to support those assertions was “wholly insufficient.”

“Consumers expected to get a workout, not to get worked over,” he said.

The market for toning shoes in the United States increased to close to $1 billion in 2010 from $17 million in 2008, the F.T.C. said.

Mr. Vladek would not say whether his agency was pursuing investigations against other makers of toning shoes.

Reebok stood by its shoes, saying that despite the settlement the company did not agree with the FTC’s allegations. “We have received overwhelmingly enthusiastic feedback from thousands of EasyTone customers, and we remain committed to the further development of our EasyTone line of products,” the company said in a statement.

Under the settlement, Reebok is barred from making fitness claims about its shoes unless it provides more substantial scientific evidence.

Thank God someone "stepped" up to the plate against these ridiculous claims. Next stop: Sketchers

I love Dr. Oz, but his advice on Exercising in the morning is inaccurate!!

On a recent Dr. Oz Telecast, he emphatically recommended that individuals (who want to lose weight) should exercise first thing in the morning. His rationale was too simplistic. Here is the link to his TV show that featured him talking about it. I think it was around the 4 minute mark on the video that he talks about it.

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/best-time-lose-weight-pt-1

Listen to what the authors of  "Nutrient Timing for Peak Performance" (Copyright 2010) have to say about this, and I quote:

"The stored energy in your liver is mostly used up while you are sleeping to fuel breathing, your heart, liver, and kidneys. If you exercise in the morning without fueling first, glucagon will be sending signals to get energy. Since liver stores of energy are low, your body's next stop is to burn PROTEIN and fat. Eating even 25 grams of carbohydrate can help you fuel your morning training without breaking down muscle mass to get it done."

Source: Skolnik, H, & Chernus, A. (2010). Nutrient Timing for Peak Performance, The right food, the right time, the right results, Human Kinetics, pp. 19.

NOTE: For a more elaborate discussion on this topic (which is a little scaled down), I also quoted these authors on my February 1, 2011 blog post.
http://fit-guy-with-education.blogspot.com/2011/02/best-time-to-exercise-to-burn-fat-dr-oz.html