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  1. Fresh newspaper clippings on weight issues

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: February 24, 2010 8:20 am | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    I’m a big fan of printed media and I generally extract relevant news so I can update my blog with fresh information. I decided to post some of the clippings here.
    Daily Mirror: Fat epidemic as NHS obesity cases rise 60% in past 12 months
    Hospitals saw a hefty rise in the number of people [...]

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  2. Alleged “Natural” Appetite Suppresant Ruins Mutu’s Soccer Career

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: February 12, 2010 7:21 am | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    An anti-doping authority in Italy announced that traces of a banned substance was found in Adrian Mutu after he tested positive for it a second time. This could very well end the career of the 31 yr old Fiorentina striker.
    A four year suspension is also possible.
    His agent Victor Becali said that Mutu was “worried but [...]

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  3. Health Tracking Devices: A Rising Trend in 2010

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: January 30, 2010 1:28 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    Do you want to lose weight, but just can’t seem to keep track of everything you do?
    Do you often wonder if the things you’re doing are making a difference at all with your fitness? If so, then you can now breathe a sigh of relief.
    Thanks to the wonders of technology, health tracking devices are starting [...]

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  4. The 2010 (short) Fitness Guide

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: January 24, 2010 4:14 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    2010 is your year. It’s a new year with new challenges, opportunities, and changes. But there’s one thing that hasn’t changed:
    You still want to lose weight, get into shape, and look great. Everyone is watching the big names in fitness for the latest solution.  You included?
    Here are a few ideas that we think will be [...]

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  5. New Year? New You!

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: January 6, 2010 10:47 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    Here it is another January. The year’s keep flying by and what did you accomplish last year?
    Did you make those little changes you kept talking about, or did you watch time slip away, all the while wishing and hoping something, somehow would change, if only…
    If only you’d get up a half hour earlier, think [...]

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  6. Why wait until the New Year for a new you?

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: November 4, 2009 6:24 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    Ask any woman what their New Year resolution is and they will instantly tell you that it is to ‘lose weight’.
    But why wait until the New Year to begin your ambitions of reaching your ideal weight?
    Despite many misconceptions that everyone puts on weight during Christmas – making diet plans useless – there is no [...]

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  7. Waking up hungry?

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: October 22, 2009 9:49 am | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    I’m hungry. It’s 6:16 AM and my stomach is grumbling. Do I really want my breakfast now? I usually eat around 7:00 AM. This sure feels like hunger to me, but is it real hunger, or something else?
    And now it’s 10 minutes later and that grumbling is gone – funny.  Sometimes that occurs during [...]

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  8. How NOT to become a sumo wrestler

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: October 8, 2009 8:11 am | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle, Nutrition

    We can all agree that nobody knows more about how to gain lots of weight than these guys. What they primarily employ is the  “meal patterning” technique.
    The sumo wrestler diet is based on this:
    1. Skip breakfast. By depriving their bodies of food after eight hours of sleep, their metabolic rates stay low.

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  9. Weight loss… is a ritual!

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: September 30, 2009 4:48 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle, Weight loss

    Jake, my training partner  and I were wondering why some people have more success than other even when they’re using the same diets and exercises.
    Clearly the problem isn’t the routines, and it most likely isn’t anything to do with each person’s body as many people succeed and many people fail.
    So there must be something [...]

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  10. Whoever serves your food… controls your diet!

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: September 15, 2009 11:27 am | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    How many meals in your daily and weekly eating routine get served by someone else?
    When you go to a restaurant you are clearly being served by someone else.When you got to dinner parties you most likely aren’t serving yourself.
    In some cases you might not even be the person who serves the food in your own [...]

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  11. Diet versus exercises – which is better?

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: September 2, 2009 7:45 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle, Weight loss

    I just got back from the gym this morning and while I was there I saw a few things that I just had to tell someone about.
    So I’m just doing my thing, lifting some weights and watching the sports highlights between my sets and I notice a few personal trainers in the gym with [...]

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  12. How do busy mom’s lose weight?

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: August 3, 2009 8:48 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    Listen up Ladies– Just like the popular fashion show on TLC ” What NOT to Wear’” you are about to  busy mom weight loss dietget a large dose of “What NOT to Do” if your goal is to boost your metabolism, shed fat and achieve results in the shortest time possible.
    Is this you? Get ready, [...]

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  13. The sugar challenge: How to reduce sugar from your diet.

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: July 27, 2009 9:41 pm | Permalink | Category: Diet, Lifestyle

    When I’m working with a new client one of the first things I do is challenge them to do a week of grocery shopping without buying any item that has ’sugar’ as an ingredient.
    This is a much tougher task than most people think. Sugar is added to all kinds of items, even ones that don’t [...]

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  14. Army weight loss: How do soldiers stay in shape?

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: July 15, 2009 7:38 am | Permalink | Category: Exercise, Lifestyle

    I just conducted a great interview for you that I think you’ll find interesting. Think about this for a minute… When it comes to maintaining a lean, strong, and healthy physique, who better to model after than the U.S. Military?
    I mean, the armed forces has to address the exercise and dietary needs of over 1.5 [...]

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  15. Eat the foods you like in order to lose weight!

    Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: June 26, 2009 8:58 am | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle

    I just finished a huge meal with my family today — ham, yams, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and ice cream & cake as dessert…
    Yeah, I know… how could a fitness professional like myself ever consider gorging on such a huge calorie-dense meal?
    What if I told you that you can still eat your favorite foods [...]

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