Long term weight loss with cycling

[KnottedYet]

Big breakfasts.

When things are good, I eat huge gigantic breakfasts and the rest of my meals tend to be smaller. I feel great, my weight goes down to the 145 zone.

I started a new job a few months ago, which requires me to leave my house earlier. I've not been eating my normal huge breakfasts. I've gained weight around my middle (scarey for the heart health) and my butt (not scarey, but not pretty).

Even though I've been eating a lot more fruits and veges than before, I've missed the jumpstart my metabolism seems to like from the big breakfasts.

When you talk to your nutritionist, ask her if the timing of your meals can be tweaked for greater efficiency.

[knapplaura]

Michelem,
I live in Montgomery, Alabama right now.

thanks,
Laura

[michelem]

Laura,

I apologize for the delay in my response. Darn, I was hoping you were still in AZ as I have several recommendations there. However, one of them, Monika Woolsey does phone consults and I hear she is starting to do webcam consults as well. I used to see her when I lived in AZ, and she has done phone consults with me since I've moved. I pay out of pocket as my insurance does not cover nutritional consult unless it is accomanied by a medical diagnosis and referral. She may know of someone in Alabama to whom she could refer you - you never know!

Here's her bio:

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD, is a registered dietitian and exercise physiologist with 25 years of experience in nutrition and exercise counseling. She received her bachelor's degree in Nutrition from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and her master's degree in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Monika has provided project development and counseling services to a variety of organizations, including:
American Diabetes Association
Apple Computer
Arizona State University
CEU4U
Chicago Cubs
Green Mountain at Fox Run
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Centers
Honeywell Corporation
HUGS International, Inc.
Human Kinetics Publishing
IBM Corporation
Indian Health Service
Nordic Naturals
Omega 3 Brain Booster™
The Organic Bistro™
Samaritan Regional Transplant Center
Stanford University

She has also been a popular invited speaker. The organizations she has spoken to include:

Alaska Dietetic Association
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Albuquerque Dietetic Association
Arizona Dietetic Association
California Dietetic Association
Cedars-Sinai Health System
Central American Dietetic Association
Connecticut Dietetic Association
Florida Dietetic Association
Flying Samaritans International
Georgia Dietetic Association
Harding University
Illinois Dietetic Association
International. Association of Eating Disorder Professionals
Latino Health Access
Los Angeles Task Force on Eating Disorders
Louisiana Dietetic Association
National Kidney Foundation
Nebraska Dietetic Association
New Mexico Dietetic Association
Northern Arizona Dietetic Association
Oklahoma Dietetic Association
Oregon Dietetic Association
Richmond Dietetic Association
Sierra Tucson Alumni Reunion
Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists
Sutter Eating Disorder Program
Texas Mental Health Association
Texas Dietetic Association
University of Alabama, Birmingham
University of California, Los Angeles Extension
University of Wyoming

Volunteer Activities Have Included:
American Diabetes Association Summer Camp Program
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program
Arizona Animal Welfare League
Arizona League of Conservation Voters Earth Day Event Committee
Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network
Eating Disorders Anonymous
First Press Arizona (Wine Auction Fundraiser for National Public Radio)
Flying Samaritans International
www.projectpcos.org
Villa Green Homeowners Association

In addition, Monika has worked in 4 different eating disorder treatment centers, providing counseling and developing nutrition protocols. She wrote/edited the American Dietetic Association's first book on eating disorders, entitled, "Eating Disorders: A Clinical Guide to Counseling and Treatment". Her business base is the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area.

Special Honors

***Based on her 7 summers of volunteer work at the American Diabetes Association Camp, Monika was invited in 1989 to join a delegation of medical professionals who traveled to Lithuania to conduct a conference on diabetes management. This was the first delegation of American professionals who had traveled to Lithuania from the United States since World War II.

***Monika was the 2004 invited speaker for the Cornell University Dorothy Proud Lecture series, an endowed lecture series that annually invites a Cornell alumnus back to Ithaca to share their career history with students and faculty.



And, here's her phone number: 623-486-0737