Lose Weight, Stop Smoking and Start Exercising. The New Years Resolution Show 2007 With Dr. Melina, Dr. Varada And Dr. Fitness

Published: Jan. 8, 2007, 10:22 a.m.

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On tonight\'s show,\\xa0Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about how to stick to your Top\\xa0New Year\'s resolutions from Discovery Network\'s Fit TV\'s "Diet Doctor" Dr. Melina Jampolis and Atlanta\'s top Stop Smoking expert Dr. Varada Divgi.

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Dr. Melina took time out from promoting her brand new book "The No Time To Lose Diet" to share some of her top weight loss tips. Be sure to check her out this Friday, January 12 on the Regis and Kelly show. She is also a regular contributor to www.vivmag.com, the first digital only, interactive women\'s lifestyle magazine. Dr. Melina is one of only 200 physician nutrition specialist, so she knows what she talking about when it comes to losing weight. She said her said her top tip for our listeners who want to lose weight would be to never have an all or nothing mentality when it comes to your diet. Avoid super restrictive diets that require you to radically change how you normally eat. She said that just sets you up to fail. Be sure to check out her website www.drmelina.com to learn more about her book, her nutritional products and her blog.

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We also had on Dr. Varada who passionately spoke about the importance of quitting smoking. Dr. Varada has seen first hand the damaging effects from smoking during her decades working as a pulmonologist. She was the first pediatric pulmonologist in Atlanta in 1981. Now she runs the Smoking and Tobacco Addiction Relief Center in Atlanta. She uses a low level laser therapy to help people quit smoking. To get more information about her program go to her website www.quitsmoke.us

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Dr. Fitness had some really good tips about how to get the most out of your workout in 2007.\\xa0Here are a\\xa0few of Dr. Fitness\' tips...Number 1, get your workout done early in the day. Number 2, pick an activity that you love to do.\\xa0And Number 3, get a partner...you will slip up, lose interest and have setbacks...a partner watches your back to get you back on track. There was\\xa0a lot more from Dr. Fitness, so you will have to listen to the show to find out\\xa0all the rest of these\\xa0great\\xa0tips. And I\'m sure he\'ll post all the tips on his blog.

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Don\'t forget to check out the\\xa0Fat Guy\'s new website www.GymsAreARipOff.com the Fat Guy thinks that gyms prey upon sedentary people and basically take their money knowing full well that they will stop going to the gym in a matter of weeks. So check out the Fat Guys "Gyms Are A Rip Off" blog and submit your gym horror story. It seems that people are frustrated by the broken promises their gym gave them when they joined and also they are usually disappointed when their hometown gym gets bought out by a large national corporate chain. Service usually goes downhill fast.

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Also don\'t forget to check out Dr. Fitness on\\xa0Huntsville, AL\\xa0TV. He has a segment every Tuesday on the ABC affiliate there WAAY where he answers viewers weight loss questions. Their website is www.waaytv.com

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As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there.\\xa0Click the podcast button and check\\xa0out the entire show right now. Don\'t forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran\'s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one.

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