Eating Free Blog

Eat Chocolate! But not just any kind of chocolate. The darker the better- dark chocolate (at least 72% cocoa) contains more flavanols than its sweeter counterpart – milk.  The low-down: cocoa beans contain flavonoids which reduce cell damage, lower blood pressure, and improve vascular function all for a better functioning cardiovascular system. But don’t trade…

I’m nearly 48 pounds down now.  A few people have commented that I’m “swimming” in some of my clothes.  This is because I have so few clothes that are the right size, that I still wear items (shirts, in particular) that are too large for me.  And while this is not a problem amongst friends…

I’m 6′ 3″ and I’ve always been pretty tall, with a really big bone structure, and overweight.  I don’t remember how old I was when my mom would take me shopping for clothes and we had to start shopping in the Men’s department instead of the Boy’s department, but I was fairly young and I…

Bite into this sweet, luscious, piece of goodness and savor its sugary red juice as it dribbles down your chin…AND load up on nutrients all at the same time?! Yup – the superstar of berries- the strawberry- does it all. Full of surprises – with three times as much health optimizing Vitamin C per 1…

I closed out the first third of my Commit-To-Fit (CTF) year with some great news.  Friday’s weigh-in revealed that I’ve lost 42.3 pounds in four months.  That averages out to nearly 2.5 pounds per week.  A body fat test administered at MV Nutrition revealed that my body fat percentage had decreased by 5 percentage points over…

Snap! Pop! Fizz! Pour! These are the typical sounds we hear when we open up that can of diet soda. Yes: the calorie-free drink with a fizzle. How healthy are these carbonated flavored drinks for us? And can these drinks contribute to our waistline even though they have zero calories? Let’s take a look at…

  Today was the Gay Pride Festival here in San Francisco.  I have a long history with Pride here in SF because before I moved here almost 11 years ago, I vacationed here four years in a row during Pride Week.  So this was my 15th San Francisco Pride.   It dawned on me recently…

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Eating Free’s success is based on the emphasis of behavior change and lifestyle modification to truly keep the weight off when you lose it. What makes me proud to help people with Eating Free is due to its 84% success rate with weight maintenance. Even after a year, people still keep the weight…

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          On the nutrition and food front, I am continuing to be fascinated by my changing palette.  Heavy foods now feel ingloriously heavy, I am finding that when I “save” some allocations for a special dessert (or a dessert I previously felt to be special), I am simply not enjoying it as much as I…