I was appalled and disgusted by last night’s Biggest Loser Season 14 show. I stopped watching this show a long time ago because of the abuse the trainers lay on the show’s contestants.  I have never pushed a client so far as to sustain an injury and I have never dropped an F bomb in their presence. [...]

My plus community is AMAZING! I was thrilled to be part of an event hosted by Khaliah Alia, “My Program for Life,” held in Morristown, NJ.  My dear friend, Michele Weston, formerly of MODE magazine and author of Learning Curves (Crown Publishers, 2000) referred me to Khaliah and I knew once we spoke, Khaliah and I [...]

I was drawn to the Biggest Loser last night while flipping to watch Luke propose to Tali.  What a night!  Both Malissa and Tali are beautiful and it was refreshing to see healthy, vibrant, curvy, feminine women. Switch back to Biggest Loser – the heaviest female they have ever had on the show @ 476 lbs.  (I remember standing in line here [...]

Wow!  It’s incredible to see the new shows on television!  I guess you could say Biggest Loser may have paved the way, the arrival of Oxygen’s Dance Your A** Off and Fox’s More to Love signal the arrival of more real sizes on TV!  Now what you think of these shows is another story… I [...]

After standing in line for 4+ hours at the Biggest Loser Audition for Trainers, here is what I learned (or was reminded of) by observing people’s behavior… Top 3 Secrets for Weight Management: 1 – Eat Breakfast!  Ladies…this is a MUST!  No matter how stressed, excited, or forgetful you may be, this secret must be [...]

Wow! What a day! Started in line @ 6am for this open call and met Stefan Aschan, President of Strength 123 here in NYC. We stood in line until 10am making this video of our time in line! It was fantastic to meet the “twins” as well – Jim and Bill!