Mary’s OBB Success Story: “Your Dreams Can Come True”

Mary’s OBB Success Story: “Your Dreams Can Come True”

by | Oct 8, 2010 | Uncategorized

Mary’s Story
28 pounds with 24 pounds of body fat and 27 inches in 13 weeks!

“First hand, I know how difficult it is to lose weight I am a firm believer in exercise and wanted to encourage women to give themselves that gift.  So about 9 years ago I had taken a job to encourage women to stay healthy, exercise, and eat well.  Ironically, myself in the last 5 years found my own health and waistline falling apart, had food cravings, fatigue, sleepless nights, hot flashes, just to name a few, taking a toll on me.  My physicals came back normal I kept on doing what I needed to do to stay healthy, eat well, and exercise, but still battling the bulge, fatigue and sleep. I was beginning to believe that this is middle age and had to live with it along with a dream of being the size of good health. But your dreams can come true.

You see I was doing the right things but still having issues until a friend referred me to Dr. Chad Oler and Sheila Robertson.  Four words come to mind truly amazing and thank you. Optimal Body Balance was a gift that will always be part of my life. I encourage anyone that is in a rut like I was to try it. I noticed the flavor of food never tasted so good. I am a reborn again “food addict”.

Sheila is so easy to work with and keeps you on track, I have to admit it is not easy to change and the cravings for feel good not so good foods will surface, well we are human and after all grandma’s fresh baked goods want attention but this program helps. Keep with it and in a short time the cravings are held at bay and the good food wins and your taste buds thank you.  Learn why this may be happening to you.

Having a solution to a cause is worth its weight in gold as in my case with the neurotransmitter imbalances, lack of sleep, and insulin resistance restored helped the quality of my life.

I am enjoying a more vibrant, happy, and healthy life.  I have noticed a change in my body and outlook overall as well as others noticing it in me and it feels so good.

In thirteen weeks I feel Grrrreat, sleeping better, fatigue has lessened, no more hot flashes and an added bonus in a loss of 28 lbs with 24 lbs of body fat and 27 inches.

Dream it: Then live it.”

-Mary

Mary before the OBB program

And Mary after the 13 weeks!
Mary’s OBB Success Story: “Your Dreams Can Come True”

Is Your Diet Killing You?

by | Oct 7, 2010 | Areas of Weight Loss Resistance, Natural Weight Loss, Uncategorized

 It’s murder trying to follow many of today’s popular diets. From pills to calorie counting, it takes all your willpower to stick to a diet. You may feel like following the diet could kill you. With many potentially toxic elements and health-damaging behaviors involved with diets on the market today, the latest and greatest weight loss program might actually be extremely harmful to your health – potentially even deadly. You can learn more on October 7th at 6:00 PM central, when Optimal Body Balance Director Sheila Robertson and Dr. Chad Oler of the Natural Path Health Center present the teleseminar “Is Your Diet Killing You?” Dr. Chad and Sheila will discuss many of the potentially dangerous elements in popular diet plans. You’ll learn about: A hot new diet that contains a hormone produced by women during pregnancy, which can lead to headaches, mood swings, blood clots and confusion. The artificial sweeteners in many of the most popular diets, and their potential toxic chemicals. The alluring crash diets that can throw off your hormone balance and cause permanent damage. The severe calorie reductions, which won’t support normal brain function and lower your resting metabolism. We’ll also talk about how the most effective – and infinitely more healthy – method for losing weight is to overcome weight loss resistance. You’ll learn the basics of weight loss resistance, and how we’ve helped even the toughest weight loss cases where other diets have failed. Sign up Now! Speaking at the Teleseminar You’re going to learn from two of the brightest minds in the field of effective weight control and proper nutrition. Sheila Robertson Optimal Body Balance Program Director, Nutrition Coach Sheila recently received her Nutrition Coach certification, adding onto her extensive skills and expertise. As the Optimal Body Balance director, she’s helped some of the most difficult weight loss cases triumph where other diets or weight management programs have failed. Dr. Chad Oler Director of the Natural Path Health Center Dr. Chad is the creator of the Optimal Body Balance program, and the owner of the Natural Path Health Center. He’s been using sound nutritional guidance and metabolism monitoring to help his clients achieve healthier lifestyles and more productive lives. Ask Questions, Gain Insight Not only will you hear from both Dr. Chad and Sheila throughout the teleseminar, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session. You’ll be able to ask questions anonymously about diets, your own struggles, or anything that’s on your mind. Gain the Knowledge to Make Healthy Choices It’s hard to resist the tempting offers thrown at you by popular diets. This teleseminar will help you look before you leap, understanding all the potentially deadly side effects of many of these diets. Not all of the issues we’ll discuss will be life-threatening, but they all lead to unhealthy side effects and long-term problems. Best of all, you’ll learn about the blueprint for beating weight loss resistance, the true cause to weight problems and the key for you achieving your optimal body balance! Sign up Now! Click to the left to sign in!

Mary’s OBB Success Story: “Your Dreams Can Come True”

What those beer commercials don’t tell us about alcohol

by | Sep 27, 2010 | Areas of Weight Loss Resistance, Uncategorized | 1 comment

To quote the old honkey tonk favorite…”I like beer…it makes me a jolly ol’ fellow…”
Here is a great article from Dr. Chad that I had to re-post.

According to conventional wisdom, the infamous “beer belly” is caused by excess alcohol calories being stored as fat. Yet, less than five percent of the alcohol calories you drink are turned into fat.

Rather, the main effect of alcohol is to reduce the amount of fat or carbohydrate your body burns for energy, along with increasing your appetite and dramatically decreasing your testosterone levels.

Riding the Alcohol Train

The nutrients protein, carbohydrates, and fat can be stored in our bodies, but alcohol cannot. For this reason, it takes priority over everything else in order to be metabolized.  It also means that all of the other processes that should be taking place in your body are being interrupted.

Rather than getting stored as fat, the main fate of alcohol is conversion into a substance called acetate. It is this sharp rise in acetate that puts the brakes on fat loss.

A car engine typically uses only one source of fuel. Your body, on the other hand, draws from a number of different energy sources, such as carbohydrate, fat, and protein. To a certain extent, the source of fuel your body uses is dictated by its availability.

In other words, your body tends to use whatever you feed it. Consequently, when acetate levels rise, your body simply burns more acetate, and less of everything else, including fat.

In essence, acetate pushes fat and carbohydrate to the back of the line. Said more simply, when you have alcohol in your system, your body will use almost nothing (no fat, no carbohydrate) for fuel except acetate (alcohol); therefore, anything you eat during the time you have alcohol in your system will almost certainly be converted into body fat.

Increased Appetite and Tumbling Testosterone

And it doesn’t stop there – not only does alcohol reduce the number of fat and carbohydrate calories you burn, alcohol can increase your appetite and lower your testosterone levels for up to 24 hours after you finish drinking.

Studies have shown that in the short term, alcohol stimulates food intake and can also increase subjective feelings of hunger. Why do you think you are ALWAYS asked if you’d like a drink before you eat at a restaurant? One study showed a 20% increase in calories consumed at a meal when alcohol was consumed before the meal. There was a total caloric increase of 33% when the calories from the alcohol were added. These additional calories can quickly contribute to weight gain and/or put the kibosh on weight loss.

Not only does too much alcohol put the brakes on fat loss, increase your appetite and cause you to stuff yourself, it’s also one of the most effective ways to slash your testosterone levels. Just a single bout of heavy drinking raises levels of the muscle-wasting hormone cortisol and increases the breakdown of testosterone for up to 24 hours.

The damaging effects of alcohol on testosterone are made even worse when you exercise before drinking – bad news for those of you that workout before a night on the town. This drop in testosterone will decrease muscle repair and muscle building, lowering your metabolism even further.

A bad mixer:  Alcohol and a leaner body

Your waistline isn’t going to balloon overnight after a few drinks. However, alcohol will cause you to burn less fat, eat more and decrease your testosterone and metabolism. Over time, this will lead to detrimental changes in your health, including (most likely) packing on a few pounds – or making those pounds harder to lose.

While the odd drink now and again isn’t going to hurt, the bottom line is that alcohol and a leaner, stronger body just doesn’t mix.

Posted September 7th, 2010 by naturopathic doctor and filed in Alcohol

Mary’s OBB Success Story: “Your Dreams Can Come True”

First Lunch, Second Lunch Cooking Class

by | Sep 20, 2010 | Areas of Weight Loss Resistance, Uncategorized

Here are some of the recipes from our latest cooking class….First Lunch & Second Lunch. Some are old standards for me – but the gingery pork wrap was new (AND Yummy!)

Cashew Chicken Salad  – from the Ultra Metabolism Cookbook

Dressing:

1 Tablespoon cashew butter

1 Tablespoon plain unseasoned rice vinegar

2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon lime zest

Salad:

1 cup cooked diced chicken

2 cups shredded napa cabbage

2 sliced scallions

1 cup sliced carots

½ cup sliced red bell pepper

1 fresh orange, cut into chuncks

Garnish:

1 Tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

3 Tablespoons chopped cashews

Stir the dressing until smooth, set aside. Prepare the salad fixin’s and top with the dressing

 

Gingery Pork and Cucumber lettuce wraps

1/4 cup rice vinegar

½ teaspoon of agave nectar

Sea salt

2 Kirby cucumbers, thinly sliced

1 red or green jalapeno, thinly sliced

1 Tablespoon of olive oil

1 pound of ground pork

¼ cup apricot preserve

½ cup spicy salsa

1 Tablespoon fresh gingers

Lettuce leaves for the ‘wrap’

Combine the vinegar, agave, salt and stir. Add the cucumbers and jalapeno and let sit, tossing occasionally for 5 minutes.

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook the pork, breaking up with a spoon until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes, stir in the preserves, salsa and ginger and stir. Fill each lettuce wrap with the pork and cucumber. You can substitute turkey or chicken for the pork.

Tomato Soup from Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

2 carrots

2 celery stalks

2 med. Onions

2 cloves of garlic

1 ¾ quarts of veggie or chicken broth

Olive oil

12 large ripe tomatoes

A small bunch of basil

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Peel and roughly slice the carrots, dice the celery, peel and roughly chop the onions, peel and slice the garlic, put the broth in a sauce pan and heat until boiling. Put a large saucepan on med heat and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add all your chopped and sliced ingredients and mix together with a wooden spoon, cook for about 10 minutes. Add the boiling broth to the pan with your tomatoes.  Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on. Remove the pan from the heat, add basil, salt and pepper and then puree your soup until smooth. Add in a poached tomato, sliced HB eggs, chicken, turkey or beans for protein. Other mix in ideas; mascarpone, creme fraiche or sour cream.

Egg Salad Dip and veggies with French Dressing

Dressing:

Peel and finely chop ¼ of a clove of garlic

1 teaspoon of Dijon Mustard

2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar

6 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

Pinch of sea salt

Fresh ground black pepper

Add all of the above into a jar and give it a good shake

Add the dressing to mashed up hard boiled eggs and serve with veggie ‘chips’