Addicted to sugar? Knees bothering you? Want to know why breakfast is so important?  Read on!

PS> Hope to see some of you at the Open House tonight! NW Women's Fitness Club 6:30 - 8:30pm. (We can drink wine at the gym. Finally!)

We are all emotional eaters. We know that. But does it go deeper? There are all sorts of reasons why we eat and hunger is only one of them.  Addiction can come in many forms.  When Eric Clapton was asked what his first addivtion was, he answered, "sugar." Read on to find out more about food addiction and what you can do to treat it.

Am I an Addict?

If you've taking my Fat Loss Class, or worked with me personally you know one of my favorite sayings is "eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper". Many of us grew up thinking that if we were on a diet, or trying to lsoe weight, the less we eat the better.  So, we'd skip breakfast, skimp on lunch and have no choice but to pig out a dinner - no kidding, we are starving! Recent research suggests this is the very opposite of an effective eating plan for fat loss.  Truth is, I think this this is fairly obvious, at least in my own life, as well as, many of my clients.  Reving up our metabolism and setting our blood sugar levels right by having something to eat soon after waking really can kick start our fat burning machine. Like many of us, dinner is the only time we get to sit down with our families and relax over a meal. This leds to overeating at a time when our bodies are slowing down for the evening.  Read on for more information and a link to the study below.  If dinner is your biggest meal make it a good on -- load up on fresh in-season veggies, a small portion of lean protein and keep the servings to just one.

Does Timing Matter? 

Many of my friends and clients complain of sore knees. Sometimes injury is to blame, sometimes it's just our bodies asking for attention. After making sure your knee pain isn't a sign of something more involved, this article confirms what we as trainers have always believed. Got a problem?? Squats will cure it! Of course, every individual and her knees are different -- personal training is meant to help YOU find out how best to get YOUR body feeling and working its best. Getting to a healthy weight, eating a nutritious diet, keeping strong and limber will help us all feel better and live longer. 

 Knees Ache?

Love to hear what you think!
Warmly,

Remy