I am honored to say that before we left the Metro Detroit area, I was featured on the podcast show, Voices of Detroit, where hosts Larry Henry and David Benjamin interview Anne Wilson, the co-owner of Culinary Escapes, and myself, on everything from Michigan cuisine to having a healthy mindset.

On the interview I make a special announcement, regarding the plans for the Live Well 360° brand. We have been hard at work, designing a health and fitness product line. Check out the podcast for more information.

Click here to listen to the interview.

In November of 2005, Pete Thomas walked away from the finale of NBC’s The Biggest Loser a winner - and a loser. He won $100,000 for losing 185 pounds in nine short months, which was more weight than any other contestant that season.

I decided to approach Pete for an interview, for Live Well 360°, because here we are more than 3 years later, and he is one of the few contestants on the show that has been able to maintain his weight loss completely. Pete began his journey at 400+ pounds, with a body fat percentage of 51%. These days, his body fat hovers near the single digits.

It takes more than a tv show to keep this amount of weight loss. It takes mindset, dedication, and complete life changes.

Podcast length: 26 minnutes

Pete Thomas - Before and After

Pete With the Guys on the Ranch - Episode 6

Pictures of Pete Thomas of NBC’s The Biggest Loser for TV Guide shoot in January 2009

For more information on Pete, check out WinningMan.com.

Here is part 2 of the Holiday Food Stressin podcast. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the link below…

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You can right click and save the .mp3 file to iTunes, so you can listen to it on your iPod.

Update: The Live Well 360° Podcasts have now been added to iTunes. To subscribe, so that you never miss a podcast, click here.

Note: I mention during the podcast that in the week leading up to my holiday celebrations, I bring my calories down to a 500-750 calorie deficit. I want to clarify that this is the deficit, NOT my calorie range. Big difference! In order to figure out how many calories you would need for a 500-750 calorie deficit, check out this article for the step by step process.

Welcome to my very first podcast. I am so excited for you to check this out. It is the holiday season and many of you have been asking me how I handle the temptation, which are prevelant throughout this time of year. I decided this would be the perfect opportunity to chat, rather than write. Let’s liven things up a bit, shall we?

You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the link below…

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You can right click and save the .mp3 file to iTunes, so you can listen to it on your iPod. I love this option, and use it myself for podcasts that I like to listen to because I can upload them to my iPod, and listen to them while I work out!

In the future I may get them on iTunes so that you can subscribe and get the podcasts automatically. Working on that…for now…hope you enjoy.

Update: The Live Well 360° Podcasts have now been added to iTunes. To subscribe, so that you never miss a podcast, click here.

Stay tunes for Part 2 and please let me know what you think!