Page 12 - Boca Exposure - January '22

Page 12, Boca Exposure
Healthy Answers – A Guide To Healthy Living:

‘Why Diets Don’t Always Work!’

By Dale Brown, B.S., wedding, or some other big occasion? Okay, you want to lose but it has to be nutritious. Eating several small meals a day
M.A., C.E.C. Dale is a 50 pounds by whatever the date may be. A healthy weight is more likely to control hunger and keep your metabolism
motivational speaker who loss is 1 to 2 pounds per week, so if you have two months in high gear. Nuts are a good choice, but consider apples,
has spent many years as a before the big day, the goal may be impossible to reach. trail mixes, carrots and celery, need I say more?
Certified Life Coach and has The Diet Crasher – Does a steady diet of cabbage soup The Low-Fat Expert – “I only buy low-fat items, which
written numerous articles sound good to you? Maybe not, but if it helps you lose those helps keep my fat content down.” Whoops! Low-fat does not
and e-books relating to self- 50 pounds you might. This type of diet promises you’ll lose translate to low-calorie. Check your carbs, fat, sugar, and
improvement and ways to weight by reducing your calories to 1,000 a day. This slows calories on the nutritional label for a real eye opener.
build a high-performance your metabolism down to a crawl and teaches your body to The Drinker – Did you know that some shakes, coffee
team. She is the author burn calories at a slower pace. So, once you’ve had your fill drinks and alcoholic beverages contain more than 500
of the recently published of cabbage soup, you’ll likely gain back the weight once you calories? Not only that; liquid calories don’t fill you up, so
book, Small Steps...Big get back to normal eating. you won’t eat any less after a high-calorie drink.
Changes:The Personal Stories of a Life Coach. Her education The Meal Skipper – “I haven’t eaten a thing all day Dieting is hard, eating and drinking is easy. Don’t blame
and years of experience in physical fitness and training of so I can afford to chow down on chicken nachos and a the diet on your inability to lose weight. For best results,
elite athletes has enabled her to sharpen her knowledge couple beers. It all evens out at the end of the day!” Wrong. finding a healthy way of eating that you enjoy and can follow
in many health-related areas. The following introduces Don’t skip meals unless you’re following a specific fasting for life is the answer to a healthy lifestyle. Combine good
a new approach to Brown’s series of columns devoted to program. Your body stores fat, holds out for the next meal nutrition with daily exercise along with a diet that works
many topics that deal with the mind/body connection and and that is counterproductive to losing weight. best for you. Always check in with your health professional
the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Dale, a Bocaire The Snacker – Snacking isn’t always a bad thing to do, before starting any diet; your health depends on it.
resident, can be reached at dalebrown@lovingmondays.com.
Are you one of the millions of Americans looking to the
it’s about losing weight, exercising more, or simply trying Council Corner: Happy New Year!
new year to make changes in your life for the better? Whether

to live a healthier lifestyle, it’s the time of year when gym
Throughout my life I have seen diets come and go, each Welcome To 2022!
memberships soar and new diets emerge on the scene.

claiming to be the perfect solution to quickly shed unwanted
pounds. There are many “fad” diets you may remember or By Monica Mayotte, who our most recent concern. Please take the time to get your
maybe you’ve tried, such as Atkins, South Beach, Paleo, was re-elected to another vaccines and boosters, if you haven’t done so already. If
Cabbage or Ketogenic, to name only a few. Maybe you’ve term on the Boca Raton you have, your community thanks you. It is truly the only
subscribed to one of the flexible food plans with fresh City Council, and who path to take to put the pandemic in our rear-view mirror.
ingredients delivered to your door, or followed already is CRA Chair. Mayotte Please continue to wear a mask when you are indoors. I
prepared meals from Jenny Craig or Nutrisystems. Take your has been a resident of am just as tired of wearing my mask as you are, but it’s
pick, the offerings are endless! Boca Raton for more than the right thing to do to protect our community.
One of the most popular diets high on the leader board 20 years, active in the Fortunately, winter in Boca Raton means there are
these days is the concept of intermittent fasting. While other community both in our many fun and safe things to do outside.
diets outline what foods to eat, this type of diet prescribes local schools and as a city Food Truck Fridays are taking place on the first Friday
when. Fasting has been found to be effective for losing weight advisory board member. of the month around town. The first one is on Feb. 4 in
while protecting against muscle loss. There are several I hope everyone Sanborn Square. Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market in Mizner
different ways fasting might be beneficial for weight loss. enjoyed the holiday season. I was able to take some time Park is every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Here are two of the most common. off to rest and reflect on 2021. I hope you were able to Check out the following websites for all the details on
The first is the 16/8 method, which suggests you restrict do the same. I can say with confidence that I am looking the activities going on around town. There is so much to
eating to an 8-hour window. This can easily be done by not forward to what 2022 has in store for the City of Boca do. I hope you take advantage of all the festivities.
eating anything after dinner and eating a late breakfast. This Raton. - DowntownBoca.org
is not for everyone, but I for one find it easy to do because I am most excited to have our own Brightline station - MyBoca.us
I’m not a morning person. If I finish dinner by 8 p.m. and opening in 2022. It is currently scheduled to open later in As always, please continue to be kind and considerate
eat by 11 a.m. the next day, I’ve easily met the requirement. the fall/winter. We all know that unforeseen circumstances to one another. Feel free to contact me with any city
The second concept is the 5/2 diet, which involves can change this, but the fact that construction is beginning concerns you may have. I can be reached at my email
breaking up the week between eating normally and eating is encouraging. address, mmayotte@myboca.us or my city cell phone:
fewer calories two days a week. For example, you may Unfortunately, we are still dealing with the effects of (561) 212-5543.
choose to eat small meals on Monday and Thursday (250 the COVID-19 pandemic. The new Omicron variant is Take care … be well.
calories for women and 600 for men) and eat as usual the
rest of the time. This type of fasting seems to work better
for those whose main meal of the day is a hearty breakfast.
While coaching athletes and counseling them on proper Everyone deserves a doctor who they
nutrition, my mantra was always and still is: “Calories in,
calories out!” It’s as simple as that. If you eat more than your trust and like. One who listens and
body burns, it ends up as fat somewhere on your body. You
hear people say, “Oh, I tried that diet, but it didn’t work for takes their time to answer questions
me.” I’ve noticed some people seem to always be on some
sort of diet, but end up right back where they started. and address concerns. A doctor who is
Why don’t diets work?
This is the 64-thousand-dollar question. The answer is that available when you need them most.
most diets do work if you make the commitment to practice
the designated regimen. Diets don’t work when you sabotage
your own efforts to succeed and blame it on the diet. In my
coaching practice I have identified types of behavior that are I provide proactive, preventive, wellness & sick care to
responsible for failing to reach a desired weight loss goal. adult patients at my concierge medical practice.
The Procrastinator – This person is good at telling you
what they’re going to do, load the weight watchers app to
keep track of calories, join a fitness class, walk 10,000 steps To discuss your health needs, and my care model, you
every day. Sounds like a plan, but six months later you find
them still sitting on the couch, explaining that their busy are invited to a complimentary meet and greet with
schedule got in the way. me - by video, phone or, when the pandemic permits,
The Overachiever – These folks set goals way beyond
what’s realistic. Have a class reunion coming up, a child’s in-person at my practice.

Please call 561.368.0191 to schedule your meet and
greet with me. I look forward to meeting you.

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