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    By Rich Weil, M.Ed., CDETransformation Weight Controlwww.transformationweightcontrol.com For some individuals, sore muscles are a reward after a hard workout. In fact, some people aren’t happy unless they’re sore after their workout, while others could live without it. Either way, all of us have probably experienced muscle soreness at one time or another. In […]

Food Addiction By Rich Weil M.Ed., CDE Transformation Weight Control transformationweightcontrol.com “Any one of us could be an addict at any time.  Addiction is not fundamentally a moral failing — it’s not a disease of weak-willed losers. When you look at the biology, the only model of addiction that makes sense is a disease-based model,

By Rich Weil M.Ed., CDE Transformation Weight Control transformationweightcontrol.com   I’ll cut right to the chase. If you want to develop your muscular strength, power, or endurance more than your aerobic fitness (cardio, short for cardiorespiratory), then do resistance exercise first (machines, free weights, Pilates, or calisthenics – burpees, pushups, planks, etc.). If you prefer

by Rich Weil, M.Ed., CDETransformation Weight Controlwww.transformationweightcontrol.com I was reading an article in the New York Times in 2023 about the problems and downside of having to take a weight loss medication for life – if in fact you do[1]. My thought was, “How much longer must we endure the never-ending onslaught of negative weight-loss

By Rich Weil, M.Ed., CDE Transformation Weight Control www.transformationweightcontrol.com   It’s well known that exercise does not cause very much weight loss. This graph tells the story best. If you have three groups of individuals, and they are assigned to one of three groups, 1) Diet-only, 2) Exercise-only, and 3) Diet and exercise, the diet

By Rich Weil, M.Ed., CDE Transformation Weight Control transformationweightcontrol.com   Whenever you lose weight you lose weight from muscle, fat, and lean tissue (bones and organ tissue). These losses occur whether you’re taking a weight loss medication such as a GLP-1 receptor agonist or not. Preserving muscle during weight is important because: 1.      Muscle mass

By Rich Weil, M.Ed., CDETransformation Weight Controltransformationweightcontrol.com In this blog post I am going to speak about the medications approved for weight loss called GLP-1s and GIP and how they help you lose weight. Appetite regulation in the human body is extraordinarily complex; I am going to make it as simple as possible in this

By Rich Weil, M.Ed., CDETransformation Weight Controlwww.transformationweightcontrol.comrich@transformationweightcontrol.com I like to show the following slide when discussing side effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists. It shows the potential side effects of 12 of the most common prescription and over-the-counter medications in the U.S. The point is not that you should necessarily be able to read all the

By Rich Weil, M.Ed., CDETransformation Weight Controltransformationweightcontrol.com As safe and effective as the new GLP-1 Receptor Agonists are at helping people lose weight, and they are indeed effective, it’s important to include lifestyle changes to complement the effects of the meds. That is, focusing on your diet/nutrition and physical activity/exercise. You will be well served

By Rich Weil, M.Ed., CDE Transformation Weight Control transformationweightcontrol.com   Here’s what to consider. Your weight will fluctuate from morning to night, and from day to day. This is a given. In our program, the fluctuation from morning to night was an average of 4.7 pounds. Weight fluctuates for many reasons from day to day.