Special Announcement! The Cause of All Cancers Found? Now, ask yourself… …do you know at least one person that has cancer right now, or has had cancer? …or is someone dear to you, family, or friend, currently suffering with any type of cancer? …are you concerned about getting cancer, or possibly dying from cancer? …are you concerned about receiving the wrong treatment? …are you possibly concerned about not recovering? …are you concerned your are getting nowhere with your current... Read Full Story

Last week I shared some of my travel secrets on how I manage to eat healthy when traveling. This week I’m going to focus on eating away from home again - but this time more in the dining out arena. So this applies whether you are traveling as last week, or just going out for dinner in your own home town. Restaurant Selection The first and most important thing to me when dining out is restaurant selection. Whether or not you will be successful at eating healthy while out on the town is... Read Full Story

Eating healthy while traveling can be a daunting task for anyone beginning a transition to a healthier diet. Some may decide to put good choices aside when they take a trip, fly, or go camping for a week. Because I have two trips in July where I’ll be traveling in a car for 2 days to attend a personal development course in BC, and then to New Zealand for work, I thought I would take the opportunity to share how I manage eating healthy while traveling and staying on track. Travel Food... Read Full Story

We eat a lot of steamed and cooked dark leafy greens and are always looking for and coming up with new ways to dress them up with different flavors. I love figs and a little crunch adds texture - so this recipe works great. You can never have too much garlic, ever! If you aren’t familiar with dark green vegetables make this your first try and you’ll be amazed how much energy and nutrition these leafy plants pack! For more info on them, read Rob’s article about the Top 10 Foods. Dark... Read Full Story

Rob loves lentil burgers! We’ve made several different varieties now, I had no idea there were so many options. This one caught my eye because we love Indian food and anything with curry in it. Lentils have so many benefits including: low-fat, high fiber, fill you up so you eat less, taste great! If you like Indian food and flavors try these lentil burgers and increase the spices to your own tastes. Indian Spiced Lentil Burgers 3 Tbsp coconut oil 1/2 cup mince onion 1 cup cooked... Read Full Story

If you are a beginner like myself or a seasoned gym rat, choosing a gym is an important decision to be made and there are lots of things to consider. As the saying goes, “location, location, location”, but it’s more than just that. There are costs involved, contacts to be signed, hours of operation and if you’ve a mom, what about the child care options. There are a lot of things to consider when choosing a gym, and it should be done only after careful consideration. I’m on a journey... Read Full Story

As promised, this chicken dijon marinade is our second week of recipes for the BBQ or grill. We put this one in the fridge overnight to marinate, along with last week’s Garlic Herb Marinated Vegetables. The dijon flavor totally permeated the chicken and the flavor was amazing, the chicken very tender and juicy. We found this recipe in Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s “Eat Right America - Food Scoring Guide”. You can find it on the Eat Right America web site. Chicken Dijon Marinade 4 boneless... Read Full Story

Well I figured it is almost summer here - knock on wood - so best time to have some BBQ or grilling type recipes, with a healthy twist. So here is the first of a couple, let’s start with marinated vegetables. You can eat them as a salad, or put them on skewers and grill them on the BBQ like we did. Either way - they were yummy! Garlic Herb Marinated Vegetables 3 large cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup Braggs seasoning 1/4 cup organic, extra virgin olive oil 1/4 Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar... Read Full Story

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno had this balloon popping dog on his show. They had a contest to see if the dog could break all the balloons in under 30 seconds. Have a look at this video and see if he can do it. YouTube DirektLink --- Related Articles at Former Fat Guy Blog:No related posts Read Full Story

Diesel Crew does some great chain training here. Chains provide an unstable environment for lifting as well as changing the resistance by putting more load on your muscles when they’re in their strongest part of the movement. Jim Smith is the author of Combat Core Conditioning, the most advanced torso strength training manual I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. YouTube DirektLink Jim “Smitty” Smith is a strength coach and cofounder of the Diesel Crew. Jim dedicates himself to studying... Read Full Story