My Philosophy

You can eat well at every meal, enjoy your food, enjoy your

life, and not have to sacrifice anything and still be slim

and healthy.

I do this, and my job puts me in a position where food is always there right in front of me.  If I didn't exercise and watch what I eat and drink, I guarantee I would weigh at least 300 lbs. Actually almost all of the cooks and chefs I have worked with have been overweight and/or obese.  The chefs you see on TV are usually chosen because they are attractive more often than because they

are talented. They are definitely the exception to the rule.

I have read several books, read countless magazine articles and searched the web for years, looking for the answer to this question. How can you really enjoy what you eat without getting fat?  I do and know I can share my methods with anyone.

It all comes down to two basic principles. One. In order to maintain a healthy weight, you must burn the same number of calories through exercise as you take in . Two. Throughout your lifespan, you must maintain the same hormone balance.  This is true for both women and men.  As you age your body naturally slows down its production of progesterone (and testosterone in men). This problem leads to estrogen imbalance which in men causes the body to add fat around the waist, decrease libido, put fat on the breasts, cause depression,   increase urinary urge, disrupt sleep,and  causes prostate problems. Estrogen imbalance also causes severe problems for women. This has sparked the contoversial hormone replacement therapy that is popular today.

I haven't read much about the effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy, but I know that few people talk about it as an alternative for men. For men it is like an increasing  cycle.  You can diet and exercise yourself to death and you will never lose that spare tire. You have to eat the right things and not eat (and drink) the wrong things . And exercise . It's as simple as that.

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