WE’RE BACK! In season two, we try to maintain a healthy lifestyle even though we are pretty much trapped in our house. Our host looks at the challenges of staying healthy and ‘social distancing.’ Follow along and share what you’re doing to stay healthy during this unprecedented, bizarre time in our history. Email: [email protected], Follow me on Twitter and Instagram at @dtofig.

After weeks of talking about exercising, I finally got moving. I’ll give you the ugly details and tell you about two of the people who have been inspiring me to get fit (one real, one not). And we’ll explore a crucial question: How important is exercising in your efforts to lose weight?

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Twitter: @loseitpodcast

SOURCES

Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies, Vox.com, updated October 31, 2017: https://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11518804/weight-loss-exercise-myth-burn-calories

National Institutes of Health, Healthy Body Weight Planner: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/body-weight-planner?dkrd=hispt0903

National Weight Control Registry, Research Findings: http://www.nwcr.ws/Research/default.htm

There are lots of sugar substitutes—saccharine, sucralose, aspartame and more. We take a look at the latest surprising (to me) research on these artificial and alternative sweeteners and explore some questions about whether sugar substitutes may actually undermine your health goals. We’ll also talk about how the busyness of life can unravel the best health intentions and share the latest numbers from my health journey.

EMAIL: [email protected]

Twitter: @LoseItPodcast

Dana on Instagram: @dtofig

SOURCES:

No Evidence of Sugar Substitutes’ Health Benefits (The Guardian), January 2, 2019: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jan/02/no-evidence-of-sugar-substitutes-health-benefits-finds-study

Why Zero Calorie Sweeteners Can Still Lead to Diabetes, Obesity (Science Daily), April 23, 2018: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423085440.htm

Artificial Sweeteners: Sugar-free, But At What Cost? (Harvard Medical School blog), July 16, 2012: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/artificial-sweeteners-sugar-free-but-at-what-cost-201207165030

Inspiration and Information

‘Heart Rate’ Podcast with guest, Gabby Tofig: https://www.roadandtrailrunners.com/podcasts/2019/5/10/heart-rate-episode-5-featuring-gabby-tofig

Real People with Stan Simpson, featuring Mike Harrington: https://fox61.com/2019/05/19/real-people-with-stan-simpson-going-from-fat-to-fit/

In this episode, I get all wet trying to convince myself to break a bad habit. And an update on what the scale said this week, as well as a peek into what’s next on this journey to healthy living.

Have a question, thought, or story?

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TWITTER: @LoseItPodcast

SELECTED SOURCES:

Time.com: Drinking Water Helps You Lose More Weight, Study Finds (August 26, 2015) http://time.com/4011532/water-weight-loss/

Harvard Health Blog, How Much Water Should I Drink? (July 18, 2018) https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/how-much-water-should-you-drink

Obesity, Efficacy of water preloading before main meals as a strategy for weight loss in primary care patients with obesity: RCT (August 3, 2015) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oby.21167

National Academies (press release), Report Sets Dietary Intake Levels for Water, Salt, and Potassium

To Maintain Health and Reduce Chronic Disease Risk (February 11, 2004) https://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10925

Tracking what you eat is a powerful tool — but is it more powerful than the lure of free food and drink...and the Mets? And why losing weight feels like a visit to the Matrix.

Questions, comments, stories?

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TWITTER: https://twitter.com/loseitpodcast

SOURCES

Why Keep a Food Diary? - Harvard Medical School Health Blog (Jan. 31, 2019): https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-keep-a-food-diary-2019013115855

Weight Loss During the Intensive Intervention Phase of the Weight-Loss Maintenance Trial - Journal of Preventative Medicine (August 2009) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515566/

In this episode, we go on a little rant about research on one of our go-to foods, we talk about managing and forgiving, and thank a loyal listener for a great gadget!

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Share thoughts, ideas, and stories with us by email: [email protected]

Select Sources:

NPR: Cholesterol Redux: As Eggs Make A Comeback, New Questions About Health Risks (March 16, 2019): https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/03/16/703804493/egg-lovers-new-study-finds-eating-too-many-can-increase-risk-of-heart-disease

JAMA: Associations of Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality (March 19, 2019): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2728487?resultClick=1

U.S. Department of Agriculture: World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (Feb. 9, 2019 - chart 585-33) https://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/wasde0219.pdf

Our host asks himself "Why am I doing this?," explores whether alcohol and diets can mix, and finds out what a Virgo should eat! TWITTER: @loseitpodcast, EMAIL: [email protected]

Sources:

- Do We Need to Give Up Alcohol to Lose Weight? Not Necessarily, Jane Brody, New York Times, March 13, 2017: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/well/do-we-need-to-give-up-alcohol-to-lose-weight-not-necessarily.html

- Alcohol Consumption and Obesity: An Update, Current Obesity Report, March 2015: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13679-014-0129-4

- Findyourfate.com, Diet Astrology: https://www.findyourfate.com/astrology/diet/astro-diet.htm

The sheer number of weight loss programs out there can be intimidating and paralyzing. In this episode, our host discusses the program he chose and why, and how the first week went. Also: Did his new resolve survive a happy hour?

In this first episode, host Dana Tofig tells his health story and finally says those three magic words: I need help! (NOTE: Sorry for some long pauses between segments in the episode. Still learning!)