According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, weight loss supplements make up a $2.4 billion industry in the United States – and yet not a single one of those supplements has been proven effective. A lot of people are looking for a magic pill that results in fat loss and muscle [...]

Dear Davey, I’m trying to lose weight and get in shape. So far, I’ve lost a few pounds and some of my friends think that I look great. Even so, I still overhear strangers snickering at my weight and kids pointing me out to their parents. I try to laugh it off but it kills me inside. When I look [...]

A lot of people are surprised the hear that I was once overweight. I casually mentioned my own fitness transformation in a recent post, and a number of people expressed interest in knowing more – and learning how I released my excess weight. So here it goes. As I very young child, I was healthy and active. But somewhere around [...]

In a few hours, I’m heading out on a week-long pilates adventure in the south of France. My summer reading is (finally getting through) Marianne Williamson’s A Course in Weight Loss. It’s a spiritual approach to weight loss, and one that resonates with me as someone that was once overweight. If losing weight was just a matter of nutrition and [...]

Dear Davey, I’m 14, and bassically obese. What can I do to inspire myself to lose weight? From, Todd Todd, Thank you for the email. I, too, was overweight growing up – and so I understand what it takes to transform one’s body and one’s life. First things first, it’s great that you recognize the importance of self-motivation. While many [...]

We’ve all seen the advertisements telling us we can lose 10 pounds in ten days! Or a dress size overnight. In fact, according to WebMD, Americans spend $33 billion a year on on fad diets like these. However, unless your doctor tells you otherwise, most physicians and dieticians will recommend a target weight loss of .5 to 1 or 2 [...]

Losing body fat – and keeping it off long term – is about more than just nutrition and aerobic exercise. As any trainer will tell you, strength training is absolutely crucial is sustained fat loss. Muscles are like fat-burning incinerators, and the more muscle you add – the more calories your body will burn each day. Adding muscle is one [...]

This exercise is a powerful and effective way to help you release weight. It’s simple, easy and doesn’t even require that you leave your computer check. Click below to watch the video. A huge thank you to my friend and spiritual weight loss coach, Diane Petrella, for sharing this exercise with us.

Hi Davey, I have a lot of body fat and know that cardio is the only way to lose it. I spend 45 minutes 5 days a week doing interval training on the elliptical. I also want to appear toned and know that I need to add weights to my routine. I only have an hour a day to spend [...]

I get a lot of questions about weight loss – and more specifically, about how much weight a person can (safely) lose per week. The general recommendation is that you can lose up to 1% of your weight per week. So, if you’re 200 lbs, then that’s 2 pounds the first week. Note that as you release weight, the per [...]