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Thank you for asking about Your Weight Loss For Life. We are the only program that is truly medically managed because a doctor or nurse practitioner is present for every clinic visit. We are also the only program that has a Certified Professional Coach led coaching program that assists you in achieving and maintaining your new healthy weight. Our weekly fee is $25 per week. Your individualized healthy weight program dictates any additional costs. Your first visit is FREE to meet our staff and receive an evaluation that identifies your muscle and fat percentage as well as your REAL AGE.
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Why Weight Loss For Your Company

Why Your Company Should Support Weight Loss
1. Only disease that returns monetary investment in < 3 months
2. As little as 10 pound loss will increase human capital engagement
3. Reduces DM type 2 and its complications
4. Slows progression of all chronic diseases
5. Decreases use of prescriptions
6. Increases activity level
7. Increases work productivity and engagement
8. Decreases accidents
9. Decreases cancer incidence and enhances treatments of cancer

Additional Hints to lose and maintain weight loss!!

               Additional Hints to lose and maintain weight loss!!

1.     Avoid multi-tasking ( one thing at a time ) – increases stress and causes abdominal obesity

2.     Recognize when you need a break – take time to listen to your body

3.     Schedule time off and be silent

4.     Short 5-10 minute walks every hour – equals 3-4 miles per day

5.     Fix your water in the refrigerator with lemons/oranges or cucumbers – 8 glasses per day

6.     Learn to appreciate hunger from boredom, stress and thirst

7.     Never say I can’t

8.     Work on muscle while you watch TV – 1-2 minutes during commercials

9.  . Become physically flexible

1. After healthy weight achieved, remember to keep protein high

1. Beware of alcohol, tobacco and artificial sweeteners

1. What are your goals and life intentions – REALLY

1. 4Ps = power, passion, playfulness, purpose

4 4Ls = live, laugh, learn, listen

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS ARE AS BAD AS SUGAR

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS ARE AS BAD AS SUGAR

            The fat free craze in the 1990s coincided with a massive uptick in artificial sweetener use. There is a direct association between artificial sweeteners and obesity and type 2 diabetes. Artificial sweeteners are just another part of our fascination with overly sweet foods.

            Because there are no calories it seems artificial sweeteners would help with weight loss. Studies repeatedly find that guzzling diet sodas is actually associated with an elevated risk of obesity (especially abdominally) and type 2 diabetes. The July 2013 journal Trends in Endocrinology did an analytical review and confirmed the correctness of these previous studies.

            The artificial sweetener tricks your body. The sweet taste tells your brain you consumed sugar. The brain tells the pancreas to make insulin but there is no sugar consumed. The excess insulin removes existing sugar from your blood making cravings for carbohydrates rise and deposits the available sugar into belly fat. When the artificial sweetener is consumed in a caffeinated beverage the caffeine further increases cravings and appetite in general.

            Artificial sweeteners help reset your palate (taste buds) to look for hyper sweet sugar laden foods. This does not have to be cookies and pastry but fatty foods can be substituted by the body to accomplish this craving satisfaction.

            When you limit or eliminate artificial sweeteners you reset your palate to a normal level. To distract from these cravings that you experience increase your protein intake, especially breakfast (30 grams of protein), drink water, and distract yourself with GUMA (Get Up and Move Around)

            It is truly amazing how quickly the cravings will disappear and you will want less sweet and fatty foods and your appetite will decrease.

                                    Doctor’s Diet by Travis Stork, MD

Holiday Season for You

Holiday Season for You

Tis the time to pay attention to your weight this holiday season. Your goal is to be happy and have a good time but not get caught in the carbohydrate loading phenomenon over the holiday. Water is your friend and make sure you drink 8 glasses a day and certainly one before going out to parties. Move your body around and remember a taste is good but loading up serves no purpose. Call us for maintenance of weight during the holidays. 402-812-8400. Next class is Thursday night at 5:30 to 6:30 on November 20 to get ready for  Thanksgiving
Dr. B is ready to help you

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

To keep off unhealthy weight for the holidays takes a plan. At Your Weight Loss for life we can help you make that plan with our biometric measurements and multiple diet plans and suggestions.

Come see us and plan for the holidays and then consider entering a weight loss program designed for you to begin after January 1st.

Call us at 402-812-8400 and visit our website www.yourweightlossforlife.com

This picture  is what 5 pounds of fat looks like!!!!

Carbohydrates are nasty

Carbohydrates – sugars – that little white powder

            Obesity is TOO much weight for height and BMI is a substitute/surrogate measurement for obesity. Bio-impedance testing is better than BMI for it calculates % fat, %muscle, and biological age, not calendar age.

            For now we are going to address carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and are found as simple sugars or complex starches.

Saccharide is a Greek word used in science for sugar. Carbohydrates (saccharides) are in groups called mono(1),  di (2),  and poly (>or= 3) meaning how many saccharides/carbohydrates are connected.  Mono and di are commonly called sugars. Formaldehyde is the simplest sugar/carbohydrate.

            Simple di-saccharides are sugar and lactose found in candy, jams, bakery and processed foods. Sugar is composed of 2 mono-saccharides (glucose+fructose). Glucose we need and fructose we do not need.  In 1900 we consumed approximately 16 pounds of sugar per person per year. ( Go to the grocery store and put #16 sugar in your shopping cart) Today we consume 120 pounds of sugar per year per person. Half is fructose and it is processed through the liver directly into fat. Fructose is 70 times more sweet than glucose. (We like it more each year)

            One 12 ounce can of coke has 40 grams of sugar. 20 grams is glucose that we use for energy but 20 grams is fructose that we do not want. Current recommendations limit fructose to 25 grams per day. ) Ooops! Our current fruits are much more lush and juicy than 20 years ago and the primary sugar is the unuseable fructose that grows as we let the fruit ripen.

            Fructose is a mono-saccharide, simple sugar that increases insulin resistance ( makes you put on fat). It increases secretion of ILGF-1 ( Insulin Like Growth Factor-1) that is associated with increase cancers, decreased response to cancer treatment and increased aging. Fructose increases biologic aging, increases fat deposition, activates the “Grim Reaper Gene”, deactivates the “Sweet Sixteen Gene”, changes hormone function, and increases nervous system irritability.

            Because of fructose ingestion there is a joining of fructose with our body’s proteins. This produces ( AGEs) advanced glycation end products. These toxic molecules in your body combine with collagen to increase skin deterioration and wrinkles. They also increase lipids, Cerebrovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease,  Cancer, Gout and the general inflammatory response. The inflammatory response is directly related to Coronary Artery Disease and arthritis.

            An additional disaster is AGE products decrease telomere length and cause our individual body cells to die earlier. The longer the telomere the longer is cell life and the telomere is in the DNA genes of our cells. The shorter the telomere the shorter is cell life.

            Polysaccharides and complex carbohydrates are starches. Starches are found in vegetables, cereals, bread, pastry, bagels and doughnuts (My old favorite food). Fiber is a complex carbohydrate as well.

            No carbohydrate is an essential nutrient. Protein and fat ARE essential nutrients. Nutrients in food are directly related to digestion speed, cooking methodology, soil content, and age of the item.  Bananas are an example of a food that increases fructose contents as it ripens (yellows) and thus one of the highest fructose foods.

            Our fast food industry uses processed food, high in salt and sugar to increase shelf life. A Twinkie from 1964 tastes the same as one from 2014. Try it. An adage to remember is “never eat at a restaurant in town when there is more than one of them present – McDonalds, Arby’s, Popeyes etc.”

            What should we do? Become the CEO of your life style!  Do not remain an unconscious eater.

1.     Decrease carbohydrate intake to < 150 grams/day and limit fructose to 25 grams/day

2.     Increase protein to >100 grams/day

3.     Consume 64 ounces of water / day

4.     Sleep 7-8 hours per night

5.     Limit stress by the best way for yourself – we can  help you find that

6.     Exercise moderately unless you make a living from sports

7.     Space your meals – no skipping meals

8.     Start the day at breakfast with 30 grams of protein

9.     Eat protein supplements of high quality at 10 am, 3 pm and bedtime

10. Avoid fructose foods such as candy and condiments (ketchup)

11. Limit alcohol to 1 drink / day – 100 calories of alcohol carbs.

12. Limit artificial sweeteners

13. No tobacco

14. Eat with you non dominant hand – slows intake

So, if you want to live an active full life to avoid unwanted illnesses, start consciously eating. Nursing Homes, wheelchairs, joint replacements and inactivity in retirement are not our goals.

            We have all been taught wrongly about food and nutrition. Now is the time to become the CEO of your life style. Do not be the first generation to live a shorter life span than their parents did.

            For you reading this, think also about the money you will save. If you make changes for self, family and business, the cost of health insurance will not be $16,000 per year for a young family of four. If you have a BMI of >30 you are adding $3000 per year for out of pocket expenses plus 3 prescriptions and if you have a BMI of >35 you are adding $6000 per year for out of pocket expenses plus 5-6 prescriptions.

            Eating out consciously will save money. Grocery shopping with a plan will save money.  Eating high quality protein supplements will save you money and increase your life span. Avoid the “7-11 type” food stores, and all fast food establishments. Understanding food labels will allow you to eat better and lose weight. Medication usage will be less and accidents will be less likely.

            Make food your medicine starting now. Make health a priority. Make quality longevity your goal, not eating. You can do it! We all can do it!, Your family can do it! Your business can do it! Help each other. Look great in your new clothes. Move freely.

          Dr.B