Lots of activity this week!

Over the weekend, we had a nice time at the beach and sampling cuban and Indian cuisine. I kicked off my "10 Fat Mistakes" project to bring the report that has been downloaded by literally thousands to audio. It will be about an hour long and will expand greatly upon the topics covered in the original report.

I am also looking at possibly updating the Healthy for the Holidays audio seminar. Whether or not we update the audio and packaging, I will relaunch this as we get closer to the season that challenges many people's healthy lifestyles.

I'm also wrapping up the Fat Loss teleseminar series and record the last audio this week. This will be released as a 4-CD set. That will expand our offering to half a dozen products dedicated to your improved health and wellness.

There is a lot of talk questioning whether resistance training is really necessary. I can think of a few good reasons you'll want to keep it in the mix ... the fact that it can help defy stereotypes of age and gender is a definite bonus!

Last week, the hype was that Yoga can help you shed unwanted pounds. This week, they're telling us it doesn't burn much fat.

Feel like it's harder to lose weight? Welcome to the joys of midlife metabolism (but don't get caught up in using this as an excuse, it's just another reason to work harder and be more consistent!)

Diets and vitamins important as we age. What I enjoyed about this article is that they didn't say "avoid fats" but instead were more specific about having a diet low in "saturated fat" and instead of foucsing on the waistline gave more attention to quality of life. We're also asked to put more berries in our diet and to stop eating so much on the go. Why all the fuss over nutrition? It's powerful ... even what you eat in preschool may affect your chances of cancer in adulthood.

This week's least recommended method for losing fat: The Baghdad Diet.

So enough of the trends and fads ... what do the "real-life experts" have to say about eating right? You'll find important points include discipline, long-term planning, and of the course the old "cut back on unhealthy foods" without really going into what they are (don't worry, we cover it in Lose Fat, Not Faith).

So moving from the experts to those who practice living healthy in the field, what can we learn from America's thinnest state? In Colorado, only 3 in 20 can claim to be obese. The article claims sunshine, altitude, and attitude have everything to do with it.

The Fat Man Walking is, well, still walking.

Could dropping weight be as simple as slowing down when and how we eat? If this is true, then we have 119 millions to share the good news with.

Having trouble grasping such a large number? Our mission is to share health and wellness with everyone who may benefit around the world. That's a lot more than just people who are obese, and it's in a lot more countries than the United States. But let's say we were to only focus on the United States. Let's assume no one becomes obese during our project, so the only people we have to worry about are the 119 million. So, how do we tackle this?

Let's assume we give ourselves 10 years to reach every one of the 119 million who are currently obese. That breaks down to just 11.9 million per year. So how many do we need to reach per month? Just about 1 million per month. Not bad. How many per week? 228,846. If we lecture 6 days out of the week, we would need to speak in front of an audience of 38,141 every one of those days.

There you have it. To reach every one of the 119 million obese Americans, we would need to address almost 40,000 people every day except Sunday for the next ten years.

This is why I love the Internet. Top Internet sites serve millions of visitors daily, allowing the message to reach a broader audience in a shorter period of time, and we don't have to find a venue that holds 40,000!

By the way, Moms, if you are obese and/or suffer from diabetes, consider this: your condition can impact your unborn child — just one more reason why staying healthy is about more than just you.

Blessed be,