For 2012, the Zazzle Bay to Breakers is providing the most interactive experience to date. Participants who download the iPhone app ‘Mobile Adventure Walks’, which DIAKADI Trainer Aaron Dence helped create, will be able to interact with the course by solving clues written by the ‘Pink Gorilla’. Registered participants will also have the option to have their times posted automatically to their Facebook wall. Become a part of the most tech friendly Bay to Breakers ever!

This year at the Zazzle Bay to Breakers, runners and walkers will experience the footrace in a new way, noticing the world full of fun, bizarre and hidden objects – and even ordinary objects that we mostly ignore while using the Mobile Adventure Walks iPhone app.As participants navigate the course this

year, they’ll be able to see more than just the other runners and walkers and their crazy costumes. The free iPhone app, Mobile Adventure Walks, will make sure they take in all that’s interesting in their surroundings, adding another layer to the experience.  Runners and walkers will interact with the course by solving clues written by the Pink Gorilla.

With so much competing for their attention, it’s harder than you’d think to take in all there is to see!  It’ll be easier with the Pink Gorilla asking questions about interesting sites, landmarks, and all that’s visually unique along the course.The experience ends as finishers receive their medals and go on to explore the post-race festival on their own.

Eating Free: The Carb Friendly Way to Lose Inches, Embrace Your Hunger, and Keep the Weight off for Good, reveals why the prevailing wisdom on weight loss—low-calorie, no carbs, high-intensity exercise—sharply clashes with the facts of human biology and human nature, setting dieters up for failure, again and again. The book offers a welcome alternative: a scientifically sound, sensible, effective, and truly pleasurable way of eating.

Award-winning and nationally recognized registered dietitian with more than 16 years of experience, Manuel Villacorta is a media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, an on-air contributor for Univision television, a health and lifestyle contributor for Fox News Latino, and a health blogger for Huffington Post. He is a charismatic, compelling bilingual authority on weight loss and nutrition. Manuel lives in San Francisco.

You and anyone else who buys the book will receive a free gift:

At the book signing you will receive a “Free Book Gift Package” code OR

When you order the book online through AMAZON, you and anyone that buys my book will receive a package valued at $69.80.

Once you order the book, please email a receipt of sale to customerservice@eatingfree.com and we will send you a promo code to download your free gift package.

The “Free Book Gift Package” will enhance your Eating Free experience, including:

· A vast collection of over 100 meal ideas (breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner).

· Two learning and informative 30-minute videos “Outsmart Your Hunger Hormone” and “De-Stress to Weigh Less”, a great supplement for the book

· A holiday cheat sheet including most foods eaten through the holidays that can help you navigate the holiday season.

· Eating Free Recipes Booklet.  Twenty delicious recipes from soups, entrees to desserts, vegetarian and gluten free options for everyone by Chef Traci Higgins named “Top 5 Personal Chefs” by San Francisco Magazine.

Author | DIAKADI Trainer Polina Smith

Tiffany started training in 2005. A lifelong athlete, her interest in fitness and nutrition has evolved over time and continues to grow.

For Tiffany, the best part about training is being a part of the change her clients want to see in themselves whether that be a healthier diet, a more challenging exercise routine, or a first foray into fitness. Over the years, she has worked with competitive athletes; people struggling with obesity; women who want to stay healthy before, during and after their pregnancies; and individuals who simply want to incorporate exercise into their daily lives.

AREAS OF SPECIALTY

1. Sport Specific Strength and Conditioning
2. Female Specific Strength and Conditioning
3. Functional Movement Training
4. Pre and Post Natal Training
5. Holistic Nutritional Counseling
6. Lifestyle and Stress Management Coaching

Tiffany knows that one size does not fit all when it comes to fitness. As a college soccer player, she was sidelined with 2 torn ACL’s and spent a great majority of her time rehabbing, learning what the human body is capable of. She draws on that experience with each of her clients: nothing is impossible.

Since she began training, Tiffany has sought to further her education in both exercise science and nutrition, sharing what she learns with clients. A graduate of Boston University, she is a National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer and a CHEK certified holistic lifestyle coach. She is currently working toward becoming a clinical nutritionist.

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Author | Commit to Fit 2012 Winner, Karl Mason

I am surrounded by people who offer support and encouragement to me on a regular basis regarding my workout program and nutrition. I value and appreciate it all but I have begun to notice a couple of behavioral changes emerging from those around me. First of all, whenever food is involved in any activity I am involved in, the situation turns slightly tense (for lack of better word) or a bit contemplative for a few minutes. It usually involves a few darting eyes or glances being exchanged as the others in my immediate circle look for confirmation that it was ok to ask if that food is ok to eat or if it would be appropriate for us to eat at a certain restaurant or eatery; and nine times out of ten involves me having to make a final decision on what and where to eat vs the group making the decision as a whole.

There have been instances where a suggestion was not made at all because someone, out of respect for my new found healthiness, will not suggest something or may forego what he/she wants or craves in order not to make me feel uncomfortable about eating. Instantly, I become and feel uncomfortable. I do not want to hold anyone back from what they want. If you want it, suggest it.

For example, while making dinner plans the other day with some super close friends, we had a 25 min discussion/debate on what to have for dinner. After much back and forth and not arriving at any decision, I said that while I appreciated my friends’ efforts and concern for me and for the process of making healthier decisions, I needed each of them to really KNOW – and understand – that no matter the restaurant, destination or cuisine chosen, I was absolutely capable of navigating and handling the situation and making the best decision for ME from any given menu when the time came. No suggestion and/or decision would render me helpless or reduce me to panic or tears. I save my tears for Mike’s workouts! I am sure each and every place that serves food can accommodate the request for a healthy meal…even McDonalds has salad! My favorite Chinese take-out restaurant even recently added a “Health Food Entrees” section which consists of white or brown rice, a protein, steamed vegetables and a sauce on the side. To say the least, I love take-out and am very thankful for these options. It may not be Sesame Chicken in all of its fried-gooiness-glory but it is quick and most importantly, tasty!  Options do exist! Knowing what the options are and the questions to ask and how to communicate with the staff at any restaurant are keys, lessons I learned growing up and working in the food industry. In most instances when going out, I now explain that I may be looking for a healthier option to something on the menu and want to see what the chef/place can accommodate. I choose a grilled protein and steamed veggies or side salad with dressing on the side, if nothing is available.

When stripped down to the bare bones, the nugget of truth I hoped my friends realized about food and eating out is that it is NOT really about the food or the restaurant experience ultimately. It is about sharing time and energy with people you care about and love. It is about being together. Being together is the most valuable experience. Food and the establishment are only vehicles to make that happen. I don’t expect people to change their habits or adopt my new found routine. I do, however, expect them to respect my choices as my own and to be able to make decisions and stand by their own personal choices.

The second behavior I am noticing is that if someone around me is eating something that may not be the wisest choice in the grand scheme of health, the person immediately offers some excuse to me about why he/she is eating it, basically apologizing because they are about to eat it. Why are people doing this? I wish they would stop. I do not need and am definitely not looking for an apology for anything. In the past, that person would have offered me some of whatever he/she was having or may have gone on about how much he/she loved what he/she was about to eat. If someone is feeling guilty about eating something because I am around or I see something in a lunch or fast food bag or on his/her plate, maybe that person has a real reason to feel guilty! LOL I am chalking it up to maybe that person realizes what choices he/she is making may be questionable from a nutritional perspective but are unable at that specific time and place to make a different decision. Secretly I am thinking…Shame is an ugly beast – and so is that plate full of fresh out of the fryer onion rings with a side of ranch for dippin’! But who I am to judge?  When the above happens, I sometimes am made to feel I am the food police or a nutrition judge. Getting healthy does not afford me judgments about other’s choices. I have enough issues policing my own choices and daily calories that I don’t have the time or energy to police someone else’s. I have learned I needed to look realistically how I was eating in order to change it. I am my own judge, jury and often times prosecutor – more so than ever now. Old themes recycled and updated. I wish everyone else had the capability to be or would be his/her own judge too! The next time this happens, I have decided I am going to ask: Is my healthiness making you uncomfortable? Yes the person answers. Excellent I think and will say really think about why and draw your own conclusions…