Next Wednesday (1/13/2010) I’ll be on a call with celebrity trainer Bob Harper from “The Biggest Loser!”
Bob Harper and Extra Gum have teamed up to create the “3pm Snackdown Challenge.”
For those of you who work in Corporate America, you’re probably familiar with the typical 3pm slump: sugar cravings, lethargy and perhaps even a little boredom-snacking to get you through to the end of the day.
I love the tag line for the 3pm Snackdown, “pick up a pack, put down that snack!” According to the snackdown site, “experts say that even small decreases in calories can have a big impact in the long term. Chewing Extra® gum, at only 5 calories per piece, can be a useful behavior modification tool to help manage calorie intake.” Sounds good to me!
The site has a cool little calculator which shows common fatty snacks that some of us reach for while at the office. I picked my personal favorite- a chocolate chip cookie- and learned that a cooke is about 190 calories. If I ate one per work day for a year, that is 9,620 calories. This habit would add up to an extra 2.8lbs.
So, now what I need from YOU!
Wrigley has offered mscareergirl.com readers tons of free Extra gum just for asking Bob Harper your questions about fitness and weight loss. Please put your questions for Bob in the comments section below. I will report back with his answers to your questions after the call.
I will randomly select winners in the follow up post after our call!
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If anyone can relate to where you're at in your career, it's Nicole Crimaldi: Nicole spent 5 years in corporate America, switched career paths, worked at a start-up, survived a layoff and is now self-employed. Nicole believes that career satisfaction is a huge part of overall happiness. Therefore, she started Ms. Career Girl to help other women get off the treadmill and onto a more fulfilling path.
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When beginning to exercise how many calories should the average individual take in on a daily basis?
I love this. Can you ask him the best exercises to get arms like Jenifer Annison?
I remember reading somewhere that chewing gum can actually make you feel hungrier. Is that true? …Although I do NOT want to upset Extra, because I love freebies, so let’s instead ask:
What is your number one motivation to stay in shape?
Thanks, Nicole!
Hi Bob,
If I could only buy 3 pieces of exercise equipment for my home, which 3 would you recommend and why?
-Kieley
I am 34, stay at home mom, and have rhumatoid arthritis. On your show running and high impact exercises are a big part of the weight loss. I can only do low impact exercises. How can I lost weight when I do not have hours to walk on the treadmill each day? What do you suggest?
I beat my mid-afternoon slump with a sublingual liquid B complex it’s AMAZING!!
Bob,
After having a hysterectomy I am packing on the pounds, how do I beat this?
Hi, I am a 71 year old grandma. I watch and enjoy your show every week, and you have inspired me to do something besides sit on the couch and watch TV.
I bought a 3 wheeled bike about a month ago. I am now up to 6 1/2 miles at one time, and I have never enjoyed anything so much as I do riding. I have lost weight, with cutting down on everything I eat, and still have 50 pounds to go. my question to you is, is riding my “trike”, as good of exercise as a regular bike ?
thanking you in advance, Carol
PS…. you sholud have a show for just old, fat folks like me. We can all use it.
hi, what would be a healthy meal if i don’t eat any vegetables , only a types of fruit and only a types of meat . i’m really fussy too.
plz reply !
Bob always has completely bad-ass wrist wear… What are his 5 favorite time pieces? I know it’s not fitness related but I spent a little time each show trying to see what he’s wearing. I’M JEALOUS!!
How do contestants get rid of the extra skin after losing so much weight? Exercise won’t do it but they all look very trim. My friend lost 125 pounds under a supervised program and she has tons of loose skin in her abdominal area.
Why is it that they weigh the contestants in at night. When should you weigh yourself in the morning or at night.
BOB, I HAVE WATCHED EVERY SEASON & WAS WONDERING… I KNOW THE CONTESTANTS ARE VERY UNHEALTHY & HAVE MAJOR OBSTACLES BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONES WITH PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS….
I HAVE HAD HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT HAVE LED TO A WEIGHT GAIN AND WAS TOLD I COULDN’T PUSH, PULL, or LIFT OVER 5 POUNDS…
WHEN STARTING TO LOOSE SOME WEIGHT AFTER DOCTORS TOLD ME TO BE “FIT & FAT” THEY WERE AFRAIS I HAD CANCER??? LOL SO NOW NOT TRUSTING WHAT I HAVE HEARD BEFORE I TRUDGE ON BUT AM STILL AFRAID TO DO ANY ISOMETRICS OVER 5 POUNDS… WAS THERE EVER A THOUGHT TO DO A SEASON WITH PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CONTESTANTS???
Bob,
I was really puzzled by something I saw on the show last week and wonder if you can explain it to me.
The last two contestants were getting to the end of the 5K treadmill contest. The man was ahead and seemed to be moving faster. The young woman came from behind and beat him in the 5K but she appeared to be taking slower strides. Some of the other contestants were standing at her side cheering for her and one commented that she would pull ahead because of how she was moving on the treadmill compared to the other contestant. Can you help me understand what was happening there? Thanks!
I am 52, but feel in my mind 30, BUT! This is a question that no one ever addresses on any diet, weight loss or exercise show, ad or magazine. I have had surgery on both knees and both shoulders, an elbow and the nerves in my back burned, what are some exercises that I can do at home and also at the gym. I know walking is good. I want to loose 50 lbs. HELP PLEASE, MAKE MY DREAM COME TRUE!!!!
DREAMING OF WHAT I CAN BE
I had an unsuccessful surgery on my leg in 2008 and now can not bend my right leg. I have some difficulty walking and must use a cane. I know that there must be some exercise that I can do that will strenghthen my core and stamina but don’t know where to start. Can you give me some advice?