The Biggest Loser Debut, Food Quiz Time. Notes from the Jillian Michaels Podcast

Podcast posted on December 28, 2012

Biggest Loser Debut

Get excited!  The Biggest Loser Debut is going to be a two-night premiere.  Compelling studies of people overcoming their demons.

Talk of lawsuits and fighting impulsivity.  If you have a chicken little in your life, how is it affecting you?  If it's taxing on you, you might need to detox your life from that.  Put yourself in a supportive environment, and you will make new friends.

Food Quiz

1. How many calories in a pound?  3500 calories per pound
2. Some red food dye is made from bugs.  True.  Labeled as carmine.
3. Pink slime is...beef treated with ammonia.
4. Which has the most salt?  Raisin Bran has 300-some mg of salt.  More than potato chips or a piece of American cheese.  Yikes!
5. Which cocktail contains something that treats malaria?  Gin and Tonic.  The tonic does it.
6. What is trans fat?  Fat that has a hydrogen atom added to it.
7. What is xantham gum?  It's a binder.  Made from bacteria that feed on corn and soy.  They "think" that it's non toxic.
8. Propelyne glycol is a food additive. You can also find it in antifreeze.  It's in your toothpaste.  It keeps things from drying out.
9. What's better?  Multi-grain, whole grain, or enriched grain?  Whole grain.  It needs to say 100 percent whole grain.
10. All processed food is bad.  False.  Frozen vegetables are good.
11. What is the ideal ratio of protein, carbs, and fat you should be eating?  Protein - 40 percent, Carbs  30 percent, Fat 30 percent.
12. How much water should you drink?  Drink enough until your pee looks like lemonade.  If it looks like apple juice, keep drinking.

We have no idea what we're eating.

Callers

Beth - Has a 14 month old.  Needs recipe ideas for toddlers.  Fresh Start by Tyler Florence is a good resource.  Baeba Cook baby food maker.  Mix organic vanilla yogurt with fruit puree.  Jillian also recommends bribing.  Offer a cookie if the child eats all of the chicken or whatever.  Kale chips.  Barlene's lemon merengue fish oil. 

Caller doing Body Revolution.  Wanted to know about timing workouts and eating.  Really, there's no effect.  You don't want a lot of starch right before you go to sleep.  About two hours before you go to bed, you want to avoid starchy carbs.  Whenever you can fit it in is the best time to fit it in.  In a perfect world, you should do the workout at the same time every day.

I did my best to compile these notes from the show.  If there are any errors, please send me an email, and I'll try to correct it as soon as possible.  I am not a doctor, personal trainer, dietician, or anything that would remotely qualify me to give advice about health, medicine, or anything else.  Please consult a professional before following any advice.  This site is a summary of information provided on the Jillian Michaels Podcast that was compiled to the best of my ability.  I am not responsible for any inaccuracies or errors.

Photo from Empowered Media/ITunes.

Finding the human connection - Notes from the Jillian Michaels Show - 8/18/12

Importance of being compassionate and seeing the world through someone else's eyes.  Sometimes its best to sacrifice a little to put others at ease.  You're not compromising your own happiness.

Caffeine As A Fitness Performance Enhancer

• Counteracts the effect of adenosine, which relaxes the nervous system.  
• Makes your nervous system more sensitive.  You have more speed, agility, alertness.
• Takes 30-60 minutes for it to enter your system and take an effect
• Half of the caffeine in your system is gone in 4-6 hours.
• 75% of the caffeine is gone in 6-7 hours.
• Go up to 200 mg.  Over 200 mg will make you overstimulated.
• Get the caffeine in 40-60 minutes before your workout.
• Take the least amount you can and still notice a difference.
• If using coffee, make sure it's organic.  A strong, tall cup of coffee is about 200 mg.  A shot of espresso is about 80 mg.
• If you're competing in an endurance race, you could take more caffeine about an hour into the event.  ONLY for endurance sports.
• EBoost - Jillian is amazed with it.  All natural.  Has electrolytes, so it's a recovery drink too, along with the caffeine.  Flavored with Stevia.  Clean energy.  Has vitamins and immunity boosters.  160 mg of caffeine per packet.

Deciphering Food Labels

• "Local" - Doesn't mean it's healthy.  It means you're saving the environment because it doesn't take as much in fossil fuels to make it to your grocery store.  Don't presume it's organic -  ask.
• Organic - no preservatives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics.  It costs a lot to get organically certified
• Gluten Free - Gluten affects people with celiac disease.  If you don't have celiac disease, you don't need to buy gluten free food.   They are higher in calories, have less fiber, and are more expensive.
• Trans-Fat-Free - Food could still have trans fat in it, but if there's not enough, it could be labeled as trans-fat-free.  If it says 0 grams trans fats.  If you see hydrogenated anything on the label, don't buy it!  They can round down on the serving sizes.  
• Whole Grain - It has to say 100 percent whole grain.  If not, they could just put a little bit of whole grain in the food and label it as whole grain.
• Good source of _____.  - Could just be ten to twenty percent of the recommended daily allowance.

Good Way to Get into the Fitness Industry

• AFFA is straightforward.  It doesn't make you miserable.  It's manageable, and the courses are great.  NASM, ACE, ACSM are all good.
• Do you want to get a personal training certification, group exercise certification, or both?
• Go to some fitness expos.  You will find all of the different group exercise people there.  What group exercise do you want to teach?  Sign up for that course.
• Jillian is coming up with a group exercise class called Body Shred.  If you take that class, it will count toward recertification.
• Read the trade magazines - Shape, Women's Health, Men's Health.  Men's Health is really good. The trade magazines are an easy read.
• PubMed - Read the latest studies on exercise and diet.  When you like something, study it and read it all the way through.  Find out who funded the studies.
• Pick a gym in your area that you like.  Start working your way into working at the gym freelance.
• Get insurance.  Make every person that you train sign a waiver.

When Your Partner Doesn't Want You To Lose Weight

• Try to get him/her to open up about why
• Ask for partner's support - don't bring bad foods in house
• Communicate very clearly, directly about what you want and what you need
• Reassure and validate him/her
• If after several attempts this doesn't work, you have a very serious decision to make.  

Ended the show with a short discussion about bras.  :-)

I did my best to compile these notes from the show.  If there are any errors, please send me an email, and I'll try to correct it as soon as possible.  I am not a doctor, personal trainer, dietician, or anything that would remotely qualify me to give advice about health, medicine, or anything else.  Please consult a professional before following any advice.  This site is a summary of information provided on the Jillian Michaels Podcast that was compiled to the best of my ability.  I am not responsible for any inaccuracies or errors.

Photo from Empowered Media/ITunes.