In every person I have ever worked with regarding fat loss, the problem has been with the “fork in the road” approach to weight loss compared to a single path approach. The single path or “prong” approach is balance, what you’re really striving for. The “fork in the road” represents the continual diversion we present ourselves after those many failed attempts. It’s so much easier to believe in an infomercial plying supplements (these will NEVER help you lose or maintain weight, I promise you this is not the answer), trying a popular or celebrity diet, or joining a national weight loss program that has you buy their food.

Most of these approaches will do nothing in the long run as the initial results stall, frustration sets in, and the goal that seemed promising becomes the story of the diet that didn’t work. Then you choose another fork that may present starvation or shakes only, anything to lose the weight fast. Because ultimately, all you want to do is fit in your clothes again. It’s not even to be a body builder or fitness cover model, people don’t want that, that would be great, but its not reality for most. This artificial application is always temporary and produces imbalance. And yes, the ten people on TV who look fabulous and did make it through that particular diet or program, I congratulate them. It’s the determination and focus of real individuals changing their lives that makes them a champion. It will work for those few outliers, companies count on it. We are not all homogeneous however.

So what does work? Read my next Denver Personal Trainer Blog post where I share with you my approach, and it works for anyone.

FAT LOSS SCIENCE: What’s the largest size a fat cell can attain? The size of a period at the end of this sentence. You can actually see a single cell in your body when it gets that stuffed. Think about that one!



First, you must understand that anyone can put down 500 calories within 5 minutes without much effort. It takes most of us an hour to burn off that same five hundred calories. This is a battle you will never win, you will always consume  calories faster than you are able  to burn them off. For weight loss to happen effectively and consistently, you must understand and control your environment. Have you ever walked by the refrigeratror or kitchen cabinet and opened the door to look in, regardless of hunger? Why do we do this? The reason is simple, dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain associated with pleasure and reward. In caveman days, dopamine served us well. Dopamine was produced in the brain to search for food, and forage for the sake of locating calories of any type. If you saw a birds nest in a tree from a distance, it didn’t matter whether you were hungry or not, only that the possibility exists that the birds nest may contain eggs. The possibility of reward.

Dopamine is a very effective survival mechanism that propels our continual drive for food in locations that we have either found food before or show promise based on simmilar searches for food. Dopamine excites us about the potential for reward based on past experiences. So the next time you walk by your refrigerator or kitchen cabinets and look in, ask yourself, are you really hungry? Probably not.

An 8 oz glass of orange juice takes about 4 oranges to make when a portion size is 1 orange. Have you ever seen anyone pour just 2 oz of orange juice? It never happens. The real problem with orange juice is the sugar content of four portions, that same glass has 24 grams worth of sugar, about half of a soft drink. Orange juice is obviously the better choice than a soda, but here’s the take home; Regardless of the phytonutrients, flavonoids, antioxidants, or vitamins & minerals, a glass of orange juice is not the best choice if you’re trying to lose fat. Once the fiber has been removed it becomes a sugar bomb. Yes, it’s no longer healthy. All the vitamin C you need durning weight loss can be attained by green vegetables, without the sugar. You have to give your body a purpose, not send mixed signals. Guess what? It’s still healthy. Remember, the goal is weight loss.

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