We need your help! Do you know any brides in the Dallas Fort Worth area who would like to participate in this year’s PTF Altered! challenge to win up to $10,000 in cash and prizes while losing weight? You may have heard about our 2014 Altered Challenge in which we helped 6 brides-to-be lose weight to look great for their big day. Their results were nothing short of … [Read more...]
Spring Break Survival Strategies
Spring break season is here! Are you getting ready for fun in the sun, time with friends, and sipping cool refreshing drinks with little umbrellas? Personal Trainer Food wants you to know that there are healthy ways to enjoy spring break without causing a diet disaster. When you’re on your way to relax, whether it be Miami or Cancun, keep these healthy tips in mind and stay … [Read more...]
We Hate to Say We Told You So!
Every cell in your body needs cholesterol. You cannot function without it. But cholesterol is bad because high levels of cholesterol cause heart attacks, right? The truth is that cholesterol in food makes little difference in the cholesterol in your blood. Cholesterol in food gets broken down and discarded or used by your body. The cholesterol in your blood is made by your … [Read more...]
Insulin Injustice
It’s pretty common knowledge that eating sugar will spike your blood sugar levels. As you probably know, when your blood sugar goes up your body releases insulin--a hormone released by the pancreas--to help bring it back down. But let’s get to the important and hidden question behind this: HOW does insulin get all of that excess glucose out of your blood supply? Most of us … [Read more...]
How To Measure Your Success
Why is it when we start our journey toward a new, healthier lifestyle, we always start by stepping on that dusty, dreaded scale? Though the scale can be a useful tool to measure numeric success, it often becomes our worst enemy. We naturally start our journey with a positive attitude, and tons of motivation. We fantasize about that perfect number on the scale, the number that … [Read more...]