Logical Weight Loss Podcast

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

A no nonsense approach to weight loss. This down to earth delivery from the "Average Joe" trying to lose weight like you. The community around this show is awesome as we share insights into what is working in fitness, diet, and nutrition. You can lose weight, and we can help.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

A no nonsense approach to weight loss. This down to earth delivery from the "Average Joe" trying to lose weight like you. The community around this show is awesome as we share insights into what is working in fitness, diet, and nutrition. You can lose weight, and we can help.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

After missing a week because of Hurricane Sandy (who took out my electricity and Internet here in Cleveland, Oh ) I'm back with some news on new gadgets, and some Exercise Excuse Busing Truths. First Impressions of Leanness Lifestyle University I got to spend a while five minutes with Leanness Lifestyle this week (thanks hurricane Sandy) but from what I saw its pretty cool. Here is a quick analysis of my progress. Your Fat Mass (total fat on your body) is:         27.56 pounds Your Fat Free Mass (everything other than fat) is:          184.44 pounds Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is:          28.0 Your disease risk is:      Medium/High - Unless thickly muscled Your "Ideal" Weight Range is:   158 - 210 / (184 lbs.) Projected Weight at Goal Body Fat:      209.6 pounds Your RMR by Body Surface Area Method is:   1978 kcal/day Your RMR by Fat Free Mass Method is:          2181 kcal/day Your RMR by Total Body Weight is:    2756 kcal/day Your RMR by Harrison/Benedict method is:      1994 kcal/day Your Average RMR of all 4 Methods is:           2227 kcal/day I Do Not Recommend You Average in any 7 Day Period Less than:      1559 kcals/day I Do Not Recommend You Eat Less Than This More Than a Few Days a Month:         1114 kcals/day Keep in mind you can get FREE access to Leanness Lifestyle Univiersty by using this special link at www.logicalloss.com/llu Striiv Introduces Play - SparkPeople and Fitbit Join Forces [easyazon-image-link asin="B009SEEK3C" alt="Striiv Play Wireless Smart Pedometer" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41jGz1KFP0L.jpg" align="left" width="272" height="500"] The new "Play" from Striiv syncs with your iPhone/iPad and does everything their previous unit does - and you can see your progress on your phone (or not). It's also cheaper than their previous version (I don't think it has the game like the previous version which made it cool for kids). This is sleek looking, and it more like a fitbit. Speaking of Fitbits. SparkPeople (a great weight loss website) now makes it easy to track your fitness as it synchronizes with your fitbit, fitbit zip, etc. Both the Fitbit Zip, and the new Stiiv Play are under $100 (around $60). Why I Had Three Days of Consistent Weight Loss This past couple of weeks I've put together some consistently positive results. At one point I had three days in a row when the scale was moving in the right direction. The great thing about tracking your food and your exercise is you can go back and "Armchair quarterback" the results to see what the difference is between a good day and a bad day. Here are some of the things I found I Switched Up My Breakfast I have said before that there really isn't anything fast about fast food. By the time you drive there, wait in the drive through line, pay and get your food. You could've easily cooked yourself something at home. For me, I was doing Egg McMuffins. I had read books that said this was one of the more healthier options on the McDonald's breakfast menu. Notice the don't say it's a healthy option. It's one of the better options on the breakfast menu. This is kind of like saying, "He's one of the better US Congressmen (we all know they are snakes). My Egg McMuffin 370 is roughly Calories with 850 mg of sodium. I tried drinking Carnation Instant Breakfast (with Skim Milk is around 250 calories). However, this always had me starving by 10:30. I had heard how Cheerios is not a bad option for breakfast. I found some apple cinnamon, and went to town. The good news is one cup of this is with skim milk is 280 calories. Wait, 90 calories made a difference? How is that? I believe that because I was not starting my day under the Golden Arches it started my day in a positive direction. I Switched Up My Lunch I was eating salads on my lunch that often topped the calorie charts at 520+ calories. These were premade and often I had a very small selection and ended up with a cob salad which has bacon in it.

Join Dave Jackson and he shares insights into geeky weight loss gadgets, insightful articles, and success stories on losing weight, feeling better, and living healthier. He's also pretty darn funny.

David Greenwalt (leannesslifestyle.com) has helped over 170,000 people lose - and keep off - those unwanted pounds. I met David when he had some podcasting questions and I checked out his site. I saw all the before and after pictures of his client on his website and was impressed. I've been one who has always thought that weight loss is just a simple math problem. It's just calories in vs calories out. In today's conversation with David I learned that there is more to weight loss than the five word diet (eat less and exercise more). Weight loss is inside out and we need motivation, nutrition, and the tools to track your visible progress. David has a natural passion for helping people lose weight. He has been doing it since 1999, and he started with a book called "The Leanness Lifestyle" and this later turned into his website Leanness Lifestyle University. Much like you and Me, Dave had a time in his life when his body fat got out of control. (see the picture here). He had an "aha" moment one night trying to watch television over his gut. With this in mind, he knows the dedication needed to lose weight. He has been there, and done that, and knows how to help you achieve your goals. Common Weight Loss Mistakes When we boil weight loss down to "calories in vs calories out" we can "trick" ourselves into thinking its going to be easy. It's not. When we feel it's easy and we struggle then we feel defeated. When we approach the weight loss process with a "I can do it on my own" we are coming to a gun fight with a knife. It's a complex process, that needs to have its complexity acknowledged. We all know a little about nutrition and exercise, but there is more to it than just pushing away from the table. When we try to boil it down to something simple, we insult the person who is honestly trying to lose weight along.   "For every complex problem there is a simple solution -  and that solution is wrong. " - H.L. Mencken   What is Leanness Lifestyle University? Evidence based Lifestyle education For permanent weight control 80-95% of dieters do not keep the weight off. Leanness Lifestyle works on how people feel about themselves and how they think. Once you can improve how they think and feel the behaviors will follows. From the start you are focused not on just losing the weight, but developing a lifestyle that keeps it up. Leanness Lifestyle has tools to help you with your nutrition (for tracking and evaluating), your exercise, motivational tools (including text messaging features to have motivation delivered to your phone). There are time management tools and goal setting tools as well. What makes Leanness Lifestyle University different is that through instant messaging you have access to Dave or 10 other Graduate Assistants to help you when you need it. For me this is HUGE. While it's nice to have a support community, but in reality these people are in the same boat as me. I need an expert. Don't Make it Too Complex While over-simplifying weight lose can cause problems, you don't need to follow the regiment of a body builder to achieve your goals. You don't need an elephant gun to squirrel go hunting. Example of a Leanness Lifestyle Tool One tool that Dave talks about is the ABC tool. This gets you thinking about your food to help you reduce following your emotions. The ABC stands for Antecedent - What triggered this? Where were you? What was going on? Behavior - What were the beliefs and behaviors? Consequence - What were the consequences? The letter you want to dive into is "Y" (as in Why). When you discover why you are doing certain actions then you can address the root of the problem and not the symptom (which is overeating). You need to realize that you're not just losing weight. You are gaining freedom to shop where you want to shop, and to do those things you want to do. You are improving self-esteem and self-confidence. You can improve your relationships, and feel better.