Weight Loss Contest!! Lose Weight Brooklyn, Nutritional Counseling Brooklyn

Do you need extra motivation to lose those extra pounds you’ve put on over the last year? Are you frustrated that the weight just doesn’t seem to come off like it used to?

Start your weight-loss program off right! Not only lose weight but LEARN why you lost the weight so you never have to pay for a “FAD Diet” again… correct knowledge is power, internet sites are NOT references and most contain misinformation. This quarterly contest I oversee is a doctor run, scientifically based, program that measures overall percentage of body fat lost over a 3 month time period to decide the winner. The winner receives a “Spa day and complete makeover to show off the new and improved you!”

The NEXT CONTEST STARTS SEPTEMBER 15th 2010 (OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN) – goto livinglifelighter to find out the lecture schedule and specific information for this par

In the past, the winners have lost from 10-11.5% of total body weight in 3 months which translated to between 18-28 pounds!! This contest is perfect for those people that need an extra bit of motivation to push them over the top to lose those extra pounds they promised themselves they would lose. For more in depth details and how to sign up, go to the Living Life Lighter website focused on WEIGHT LOSS BROOKLYN Or call 800.980.9172

Let Dr. Gordon teach you how to eat out properly, shop for food, meal plan, start a basic exercise program, pick the right foods, and much more! Learn more about your body composition, click on CHECK YOUR BMI to enter your vitals to calculate your BMI. Remember, 25 or less is normal, 25-30 is overweight, 30-35 is obese, and 35+ is morbidly obese. Then make an appointment to get your body fat tested in the office, you’re only responsible for your copay! Get an individualized NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM or combination of nutrition and an exercise protocol; which could be completely covered by your insurance. Just follow the MEDICAL INSURANCE CHECK link to see if you qualify, and get started on your goals right away!

Dr. Gordon Kuang C.S.C.S.

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Burn Fat Effectively Brooklyn, Weightloss Brooklyn, Nutrition Programs Brooklyn

So what’s the most effective way to burn fat during exercise? Some say to do cardio before lifting weights others, say the opposite. Ask many “weight-lifters” in the gym what kind of work out schedule they have, and many will answer one body part per day. This can be a very effective workout for a male looking to compete in bodybuilding but not necessarily so for a female looking to lose a few pounds and add some extra tone to the body. Obviously this type of regimen is also not geared for sports specific performance enhancement. What does this mean? Workouts are specific to the individual and their goals, but there are helpful guidelines to reach these goals.

As a general rule for beginners or someone who is looking to maximize weight loss, strength requiring exercises should ALWAYS be done before cardiovascular and aerobic activity. The reason behind this is quite simple. Carbohydrates are stored in your muscles in the form of glycogen (long chains of carbohydrates) and are used for energy first when exercising. If you start your workout with long aerobic activity you must burn off this muscle glycogen first before reaching your fat storage’s. When you start to strength train your body moves to an anaerobic state of exercise (little or no oxygen), therefore limiting the total amount of fat you burn. Remember, to burn fat optimally you need oxygen! Your intensity level will also naturally be decreased because you have used up energy during aerobic activity, which will affect how quickly you gain strength and produce Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption E.P.O.C. (E.P.O.C. is what makes weight bearing exercises a great fat burner, studies show you continue to burn calories after you lift weights for up to 72 hours). See how Resting Metabolic Rate testing and VO2 Max testing can help optimize your workouts

If you perform strength training before aerobic activity you burn off all the muscle glycogen stores and circulating carb’s in your blood during training. This sets your body up to be a strictly fat burning machine during the time you devote to aerobic exercise (oxygen required activity) because there is nothing left to burn except fat. This is taking into account you know what heart rate zone you should be exercising in to optimize fat loss. In addition, your workouts will be more intense because your energy levels are higher creating even greater E.P.O.C.

Once you have the basics mastered you can learn about high interval intensity training, plyometrics, and other advanced multi-functional exercises… The important point in all of this is that even though there are a plethora of different ways to burn calories while exercising, none of the methods will be effective without implementing proper nutrition. If I placed a random percentage on importance of nutrition versus exercise I would say eating right is 70% of your ability to effectively lose weight. A person can exercise very little but if they follow sensible eating patterns they will lose weight, while someone can exercise vigorously everyday but if they don’t watch what they eat its possible they won’t lose a pound. There is a reason why there is always fine print on any supplement and exercise equipment that says “with proper diet and exercise.”

Learn not to eat less but to eat smarter! Learn that food does not have to elicit a negative reaction when trying to lose weight! Most importantly, the word “diet” is a horrible word, it indicates a beginning and an end. Whenever someone says “diet” most people cringe because it already has a negative connotation to it. Losing weight is about permanent lifestyle changes, not brief 3 month crash dieting. If you crash diet you will probably gain the lost weight back (yo-yo’ing) which is much worse then just staying overweight. I set the goal to be 2 pounds a week, its steady, its safe, and the weight will stay off because you are losing fat mass not water. If your interested in learning more contact my office to make an appointment and learn the tools to educate yourself on how to lose weight effectively and permanently!

Dr. Gordon

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