Come on, Paula Dean just confirmed her type II diabetes ALONG with announcing an endorsement deal with a drug maker to help manage diabetes.

Notice, she didn’t confirm with integrity. She ONLY confirmed when she could make money from it at the same time.

I’ve been saying this for years. Only a FOOL would buy a cookbook from a woman who says “butter, butter and butter.” It’s killing people since obesity now kills more than smoking.

Please stop buying her magazines, books and other products and send the message “come on Paula, why not help people rather than hurt them!’

Yes, this pisses me off and, please remember, I’ve been railing on Paula for years and don’t think she’s cute, funny or helping anyone – that is, anyone except the drug company that will make billions of $$$ on drugs to help people with diabetes. If many of these people just watched their diet and exercised, they wouldn’t need the medication.

That is with the exception of people who must have the medication, in addition to the behavioral changes, to stay healthy. That I am totally cool with.

Jim

As it is the new year, this issue comes up all the time:

How important is diet to weight loss?

How important is exercise to weight loss?

The answer – Weigh loss is 75% diet and 25% exercise.

By that, I mean that 75% of your energy must be devoted to planning and executing a weigh loss eating plan.

25% of your energy must be devoted to your exercise plan.

I bring this up as this is what I hear from people all the time when I ask, “how’s your program going this year so far?”

Many respond by saying one of the following:

1. I promised myself I would get in three exercise sessions a week.

2. I love this new Zumba class.

3. I’m walking everyday with my bff, Gayle, and have only missed one day so far this year.

Here is what I NEVER hear:

1. I’m keeping a food diary for the first time in my life.

2. I’m weighing myself everyday, knowing it’s going to generally be bad news.

3. I’m committed to losing this weight and am, for the first time, truly thinking before I put anything into my mouth.

I rarely, if ever, hear people say, “I’m really trying to understand why I can’t stop eating sweets or can’t stop eating bread, etc.”

Everyone focuses on the exercise and pretty much ignores the diet.

But, remember this saying “You CAN’T out train a bad diet.”

I don’t care if you exercise 2 hours a day, 6 days a week. If you continue to make poor eating choices, or continue to be in denial that you are even making the choices, you will never lose the weight.

You must understand, you don’t really burn that many calories through exercise. Now, don’t get me wrong, the strength training is essential and necessary to maintain your muscle and your metabolism, but you could eat up the calories you burn in 30 seconds, maybe even less, by stuffing some calorie dense food – cookies, chips, candy, risotto, butter, croissant, juice, the list goes on and on – into your mouth. Some of these foods possess that many calories. Trust me.

So I’m going to challenge all of you, “are you truly looking at every calorie you put into your mouth? Are you writing it down? Are you aware of your eating episodes when you consume an enormous amount of calories in one sitting, one one standing?”

And are you looking at your emotional connection to food? What runs through your mind when I think “should I diet today?” Are you panicked? Are you depressed? Are you scared?

Please think about this as food, for many (not all), is a very powerful drug. My therapist friends tell me that, for some people, to take away their comfort foods would be like taking away their coping mechanism throughout the day. They don’t have the tools to do it without using the food for far more than satisfying hunger.

I want you to think about this and let me know your thoughts.

Jim

Check it out or set your DVR.

I have been getting a ton of emails from “The Petite Advantage Diet’ readers, asking me why I don’t recommend cardio.

Answer – You have to READ the book to understand that the exercise program has your heart rate RACING when performed according to my guidelines.

So, read the book, which is truly a fast read, and try the program and you will experience it yourself.

Jim

Check it out:

http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-01-15/hardcover-advice/list.html

http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-01-15/hardcover-advice/list.html

This is my fifth book, and I have NEVER received so many emails so quickly about progress on the “The Petite Advantage Diet” eating and exercise plan.

The book has only been out 12 days, and it seems that most of my readers flew through the book (it takes under an hour and a half to read), went out and bought the food for week 1 and also immediately got the Gravity Straps and are using them effectively.

It’s truly exciting.

Jim

Check this one out:

I bought your book The Petite Advantage Diet and have lost 8 lbs in 5 days-never in my life have I seen results like this on any weight loss plan! I am amazed at how good the food is, how healthy-no packages, no supplements! It has revolutionized the way I think about eating. Thank you so much!!! I would love to have more menus.

Check it out:

http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/06/diy-diets-the-diet-books-youll-be-reading-in-2012/#the-petite-advantage-diet

I’m a little blown away with the amount of women emailing in with immediate weight loss.

See, if you lean out with “The Petite Advantage Diet” eating plan and perform the exercises, weight just falls off, and that’s not an experience most Petite woman have had in the past on other plans.

Really excites me to hear about women following the plan and both seeing and feeling the results.

Keep it coming, ladies, as it is so inspirational to others.

Jim