Sarah-Jane Bedwell: Schedule Me Skinny

Incredible Nutrition Interview

I’m totally a fitness guy but when it comes to the nutritional aspects of living healthy, I’m constantly researching and educating myself. Although I’ve come a long way, I still have a lot of work to do! So when Sarah-Jane Bedwell, a registered dietitian and nutrition blogger for Self Magazine, agreed to do an interview with me to discuss nutrition and her book – Schedule Me Skinny – I knew this would be a great learning opportunity!

Within the first minute of our phone conversation, I knew three things: this lady was amazingly nice and a pleasure to talk to, she was incredibly intelligent, and she had a lot of great nutritional knowledge to share! Here is a summary of our conversation. I hope you enjoy it!

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10 Simple Ways to Burn Calories at Home

Nothing Better Than Burning Calories at Home

Losing weight can be simple and it can happen at home. Educating yourself allows you to understand the appropriate lifestyle changes that need to happen to lose weight. You can make small changes to eventually get the results you want and the results you deserve! We will run through 10 simple steps that you can implement in your life to start your own lifestyle change!

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Oregano Chicken Recipe: My Go-To Protein

Oregano Chicken Recipe

I cook a lot and every time I cook I want it to be easy enough for a third grader to do – minus the inherent risk of burns, cuts, pepper in the eye…etc, you get the picture (think sweet potato fries)! This is one of those recipes.

I’ve been making chicken since my undergraduate days and it is still one of my favorite meals. I think I like it so much because when you buy frozen chicken it doesn’t go bad, is relatively cheap for the nutrient content you are purchasing, tastes delicious, is loaded with nutrients like protein, and you basically throw it in the oven and forget about it for 35+ minutes! Who can complain about that?

This recipe is called oregano chicken but you can spice the chicken breast up with any type of seasoning you have at the house!

Oregano Chicken Ingredients

2 – 6-8oz boneless chicken breast
Oregano
Black Pepper
Minced Onion
Minced Garlic
Salt to taste

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Overcoming Setbacks

It’s Time to Get Back Up

They come in many forms; emotional, physical, or financial. Each is as devastating as the other. Setbacks can completely derail your health and fitness regime (not to mention your life, but that’s for more intelligent writers to discuss).

Trust me, I know. Up until last June, I was in the best shape of my life; I had a single-digit body fat percentage, I was lifting the most weight I’ve ever lifted, and I was feeling fantastic.

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Garcinia Cambogia Extract: Incredible Weightloss or All Hype?

Garcinia Cambogia

Ever heard of Garcinia cambogia? I hadn’t until I came across it while researching an upcoming article. A supplement that helps you lose weight without exercising; to say I was interested is an understatement. I’ve even heard they have Dr. Oz endorsing it and I’ve never even heard of it, what the heck is this stuff?

I read through a couple of articles and it simply seemed too good to be true. The only thing you do differently in your lifestyle is taking a pill and you lose weight? Sounds fishy. I had to take a deeper look.

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Jonathan Bailor: The Calorie Myth

Jonathan Bailor: Dealing with calories

Anytime I get a chance to discuss fitness and nutrition with a guy like Jonathan Bailor, it always turns out to be a great experience. This guy has made quite a name for himself, first as the host of the Smarter Science of Slim, and now with his book: The Calorie Myth. This interview was an absolute delight! The following is the summary of our conversation that I hope you enjoy!

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Recipe: Leftover Turkey Salad

Leftover Turkey Salad Recipe

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and if you are like me you are still stuffed! I’m also sure if you are like me, you have a TON of leftovers! One super-easy way to get rid of that turkey (besides smothering it with gravy and stuffing) is to turn it into turkey salad! This turkey salad recipe is really easy and fast, you can do it with chicken or tuna as well!

Turkey Salad Ingredients

3 cups cooked turkey
5 hard-boiled eggs
1/2 cup onion
2 tbsp relish
2 tbsp mayonnaise (not Miracle Whip)
Salt
Pepper
Celery salt (optional)

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Dustin Maher: Fit Moms For Life

Helping One Mom at a Time

I finally caught up with Dustin Maher on a cold autumn afternoon to discuss his views on the fitness industry, how he is building his fitness empire, and one of my favorite fitness programs: Fit Moms For Life. I was lucky to get a hold of him – this guy is busy, super busy. How could he not be; he’s a published author, appears regularly on TV, owns ten fitness locations…etc. The following is our conversation which was an awesome experience.

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Does Protein Make You Gain Weight? Here Is Why

How much protein are you consuming?

You’re doing all the right things; exercising, proper nutrition, supplementing with three protein shakes a day, but you aren’t losing weight.

Well one of the culprits could be you are consuming an excessive amount of protein. Let’s dive into this topic.

I love supplementing protein into my diet, I do it daily. Not only is it an essential building block of muscle, it repairs muscle after strenuous workouts, and it’s also essential for manufacturing hormones (AFAA PFT: Theory and Practice 2010).

We definitely need the stuff, some more than others, depending on your activity level. But can we get too much of a good thing? Why don’t we take a look at the health effects of consuming too much?

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Recipe: Simply Sweet Potato Fries

Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

Who doesn’t like things to be easy? I’m a guy, I like my cooking to be easy. This sweet potato fries recipe is about as easy as it gets. By combining four ingredients, throwing them in the oven, and forgetting about them for 20 minutes, you get a healthy, delicious snack.

Sweet Potato Fries Ingredients

1 large sweet potato
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)

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