by Jeff Spitzer | Mar 19, 2024 | Weight Loss, Nutritional Clarity
Have you ever tried counting calories? Do you even NEED to count calories? If you’ve tried, perhaps you went the whole way and bought a food scale, weighed and measured every single thing that touched your lips, diligently logging into MyFitnessPal or some other...
by Jeff Spitzer | Mar 14, 2024 | Weight Loss, Nutritional Clarity
Okay not the guy in the photo… well, yes, him too, but that’s not what I mean by “creep” in this case. I’m referring to the creep in your diet. It happens to the best of us, yours truly included! In fact, it’s something I just dealt with again recently. My weight...
by Jeff Spitzer | Jan 16, 2024 | Nutritional Clarity, general, Weight Loss
Beware of “foods” marketed as “healthy” that aren’t. Today’s example: Welch’s Fruit Snacks (as can be found at Target) Don’t get me wrong, these are a tasty treat… But despite what the label may lead you to believe, they are not a health food. They barely...
by Jeff Spitzer | Nov 22, 2023 | Nutritional Clarity, Weight Loss
How to Survive Thanksgiving My Favorite Tips For Navigating The Holidays We all joke about overeating on Thanksgiving, but it really stresses out a lot of people. Many of us who are trying to lead a healthier lifestyle, find food-centric holidays a real challenge. I...
by Jeff Spitzer | Oct 27, 2023 | general, Weight Loss
Halloween… full of ghosts, goblins, witches, monsters, and the scariest of them all: CANDY How to survive this nightmare??? Worst yet, Halloween marks the unofficial start of the diet-busting holiday season for those trying to eat healthier. The first of three...
by Jeff Spitzer | Oct 12, 2023 | general
I’ve been an (American) football fan since childhood. It used to be just watching my favorite team on Sundays (the Raiders, unfortunately). Now there are NFL games ALL DAY on Sundays, plus Monday and Thursday nights. Plus college football on Saturdays, and sometimes...
by Jeff Spitzer | Sep 14, 2022 | general, Motivation, Weight Loss
Summer – the most awesomeness time of the year! BBQs, gatherings, vacations, it’s the best is it not?? Summer = vacation mode… not just for summer fun, but many of us give ourselves a pass on what we eat and drink as well. ‘Vacation diet mode’! Then comes September…...
by Jeff Spitzer | Aug 17, 2022 | general, Motivation, Weight Loss
Confession: I love baked goods. Worse: I love SWEET baked goods! Pies, cakes, donuts, cookies, you name it, I dig it. So much so, that I can’t have them around me. It would be torturous to have to flex that much self-control on a daily basis, so we generally don’t...
by Jeff Spitzer | Aug 7, 2022 | general, Weight Loss
When embarking on a new behavior change, the biggest mistake I see is when people try to make too big of a change too quickly, rather than focusing on small steps. Think New Years Resolutions, most of us have some experience with that. Too often people start with a...
by Jeff Spitzer | Jul 18, 2022 | general, Motivation
Okay I don’t take a full-on cold shower, at least not yet! What I do is force myself to end my showers with cold water. There are many reported benefits to exposing ourselves to cold water in the shower, bath or even that crazy polar plunge. Improved metabolism,...
