pete thomas' biggest loser team
You probably know me as the guy who won $100K on NBC?s The Biggest Loser by shedding 185 pounds in nine months. As awesome as that was, I'm even more excited by the fact that I've kept the weight off for several years now, and I feel GREAT! I?d love for you to join my strategy discussion and support team here on HealthyWage (it's free). I believe the secret to losing weight FAST and keeping it off FOREVER lies in focusing on three critical areas: Mastering your Mind, Managing your Mouth and Multiplying your Muscles. What are you waiting for? Let's do it!
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Fast Food Is My Favorite Food – February 1, 2010
I was recently talking with a Casting Director for The Biggest Loser about this. It's amazing how many of us potential contestants use the price argument as an excuse to eat fast food, and how easy it is to rebut with simple facts. We big folk like our lies!
No one I know likes a plain baked potato without something on it. Who likes a patty of ground beef without the bun, ketchup, mustard, onions etc.? We all modify our foods to make them tastier. Similar tastes can be obtained at home with a little experimentation. For example, a baked potato tastes great with butter spray and salsa. Why not eat your potato with 96% lean ground beef in a low carb/low cal wrap (I like La Tortilla Factory Tortillas) with low-carb ketchup and chopped onions. This stuff tastes great! Good tasting food is possible, and fast food is not exactly gourmet anyway!
Side-dishes take almost no prep time when you consider frozen or canned vegetables and the like. So I spend a couple of hours on the weekend preparing the meats for my week and then I store them in baggies and prep my salads and sides each day. It really can be "fast food."
The other night, while on the way to Starbucks, I had a serious hunger craving. Instead of hitting the drive-through, I stopped in the local grocery store and bought a couple pints of Strawberries and some baked chicken from the deli. At other times, I have bought a couple of huge apples and some chicken, turkey or corn beef slices at ninety calories per package. It is always cheaper than Fast Food and almost as quick.
To be honest, I still go to a fast food restaurant a couple times per week when I have not done my grocery shopping---but now I simply make better choices. At McDonald’s, I like to get the Grilled Chicken Asian Salad with Low-Fat Balsamic dressing and a large Diet Coke or water. I love the McDonald's nutritional website since it allows me to adjust individual parts of my meal.
This article was re-printed from a blog post over at www.WinningMan.com.
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time2doit!, 1 month ago
It's too, too tempting...I know that there are healthy options at FF places; however, those options just don't come out of my mouth when I am ordering at the drive-thru.
SnowFlake, 1 month ago
I do not eat fast food..........it is something my dh and I do not eat. Plus the meat at any place does not fall into the "permisable" category for us. My biggest down fall is the sweet stuff...cakes, cookies, pies, all that stuff
BigJim, 1 month ago
Pete, Wendy's Chili is also a smart food option. My wife lost a lot of weight doing WW and eating Wendy's Chili
Diana, 1 month ago
Pete you can go one step further in fast food pricing is sneaky, they have the $1.00 leader item, but try to order separate things and you will be looking at an $8.00 lunch
time2doit!, 1 month ago
I've purchased the 30 Jump Start -Biggest Loser. Now, I ready to make out my grocery list for week1. I would like it if the book included such lists it would really help make the process even more idiot proof! 80 lbs. to lose and it's time to do it!
Diana, 1 month ago
Pete,I love the line you have Mastering your Mind, Managing your Mouth and Multiplying your Muscles. It is so true. Hopefully your weight lose success will motivate lots of people on this site.
BG, 1 month ago
Hi Group, just joined today and looking for others in Northern Calif. This group looks great. I lost a LOT of weight two years ago, but regained it when my child had a life threatening illness. If there are other stress eatters I would love to hear tips to change that behavior!
stasia1982, 1 month ago
Hi BG! I am from Southern OR - there are not many people from around here on the site, but I love it! I hope your child is healthy now. I am a stress eater like you and have the hardest time when I try to stop... I am really trying to loose weight so I can run and play with my kids- and just to show them how to be healthy... Good luck to you!
Diana, 1 month ago
Hi Pete, This sounds corny but, when I put ham in a sandwich, I always use deli style 99% fat free, but the kicker is that when I put it on the sandwich I don't lay it on I put it on like in a deli, sort of a pile. I know it sounds dumb, but it looks like I have a bigger sandwich.
PeteThomas, 1 month ago
Like a dagwood! YEAH!
jrflemingj, 1 month ago
I substitute extra onions and peppers for cheese on my salads and sandwiches...WAY fewer calories!
PeteThomas, 1 month ago
Exactly - I make similar substitutions myself.
travel, 1 month ago
Friday, jan 15, I gave up putting salt on my food after I watched the harm it does to the body on Dr. Oz.
BigJim, 1 month ago
Pete Do you have to workout as hard as you did on the show to maintain your weight?
MrsMc2010, 1 month ago
Hi Pete. I've lost 40 - 60lbs in the past but can never stay motivated to take all of the weight off. I always end up gaining all of the weight back and then some. Any advice on how to stay motivated once I hit the 40lb weght loss mark?
stasia1982, 1 month ago
I am no expert... I think if you can find some activities in your life that you enjoy. If you have a weekly raquetball game you enjoy you will be more motivated to exercise. If you have a friend to golf (or walk or whatever...) with you are much more likley to go and have a good time.
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