I'm making the assumption that everybody has either watched, read or heard of NBC's reality T.V. show "The Biggest Loser". The show utilizes extreme training methods from celebrity trainers such as Kim Lyons, Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels.

Now in the hit shows fourth season, it's helped motivate dozens of contestants and thousands of in-home viewers to lose weight. Last seasons winner dropped over two hundred pounds over the course of 6 months. This dramatic weight loss is almost unheard of in this given amount of time.

I take my hat off to those who achieved so much with so little time. But by now, for those of you reading this probably know me well enough to assume I've got another opinion about this show.

In the last three years I've heard more and more people talk(complain) about not losing weight fast enough. They think "if the contestants on the Biggest Loser can do it, then why can't they?"

Think about how many years an obese person suffered mentally with their weight loss battle. How many times did they start an exercise program, diet and then fail. Clearly the answer to losing the weight and keeping the weight off lies in a psychological paradigm shift.

For example, the start of this years season of The Biggest Loser brought back the familiar faces of last years contestants. Many of these contestants shown only 6 months after last years grand finale, came back 25-50 pounds heavier.

I think that the reality to instant weight loss is: it doesn't work! Focus on one day at a time, doing all the little things that help you get closer to your desired end result.

Instant gratification gets you no where!

Category: Diet/Nutrition

Recently I witnessed something that I couldn't comment on at the time, but had to rant and rave about to somebody. At the studio I work at I saw an individual (no names mentioned), warming up for their workout on an elyptical, drinking a diet coke.

A couple things came to mind: When did this person ever hear that drinking caffeine before an intense workout is a good thing to do, and why hasn't this person ever been told not to drink caffeine before a workout!

In today's society soda and energy drink companies have created a billion-dollar industry by advertising good looking men and women working out while consuming caffeinated beverages. This gives us, the consumers the assumption that this is good for us, only enhancing one's performance.

This is not the case. It's true that caffeine and the mass amounts of sugar dumped into these products does increase an individuals energy level. However, it's a fact that caffeine is a diuretic, which increases urine production and causes dehydration.

Does anybody remember the death of Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Corey Stringer? I don't think I need to say anything more.

O.K. I will.....hydrate your body with water and/or gatorade before a sporting event or working out. If it's energy you need before a workout then consume something natural!