Erin's Diet

HOW TO LOSE 20 POUNDS IN 30 DAYS Believe it or not it is possible to lose 20 Pounds in 30 Days! You can do this by optimizing any of the three factors: exercise, diet, and supplementation. Twenty pounds for most people means moving down at least two clothing sizes, whether thats going from a size 14 dress to a 10 or from XXL shirt to L.

Dr. Jason Maggio has been working with me to improve my diet for a couple of years now and he offers advice on ways you can make lasting changes to your diet. His plan "Lose 20 Pounds in 30 Days" is one of the best ways to begin to make lifelong adjustments to your eating habits.

Now that you've gotten the kids back to school, why not think about doing a little better on planning for yourself?

Each Monday, Wednesday and Friday we meet at 5pm at Mall St. Vincent in front of Dillards for our walk. Some days we have 9 or 10 ladies and some days it's just a few. But you won't be alone. There will always be a member of the CIA (Chicks in Action) ready to walk ...

I've made lots of changes to my diet over the past few months. One of my main rules is to be sure to eat breakfast and I try to make protein a part of that meal.

I'm battling a bit of a muscle strain after a few weeks on the walking trail. I guess that's to be expected if you don't get much exercise.

My ventures in the world of regular exercise took a detour on Friday. The whole group shows up to walk with me at Mall St. Vincent and I'm ready to go. But after only 1 lap around the mall, my left calf starts to seize up. It felt like I had a big knot in the muscle ...

If you are like me, you need motivation to do any kind of exercise. I really need motivation. Dr. Jason Maggio and Robert J. Wright promised to get me a Dillards gift card if I would walk 30 minutes 3X a week. I failed after day 2. So I tried to think of another motivation and DAY 1 Dr ...

I've made it through 5 days of walking without coming up with some sort of lame excuse for not going. Here's the day-to-day breakdown that shows my steady improvement.

Day 3 of my walking is over and I really do feel better.

I have a long history of putting off exercise. It often gets so bad, that I will look for and find any excuse to skip it. Well, Dr. Jason Maggio who is a nutrition specialist and trainer for Olympic Athletes has been trying to motivate me for several months. He says people only get started exercising for two reasons: inspiration or desperation.

We talked about what you can do to live longer on the show this morning with Dr. Jason Maggio, such as eating better and exercising. But one question gave me pause: what can you do to make sure you live to be 85 years old? I decided to take a pledge to do three simple things to improve my odds of living longer.