Daryl Laws - Body Unlimited, Inc.
Personal Training and Sports Performance Excellence
Question: I just have not been committed to the weight loss plan I made as a New Year’s resolution. How can I stay on track when it seems everyone around me isn’t ? Answer: The short answer is change the people you’re around. It’s true that spending time with people who are overweight, or drink, […]
Question: I need to drop a few pounds this month but have decreased my calories to a point I don’t want to eat any less. I also train 4-5 days a week and don’t know if I can add any thing else there. I have lost 40 pounds this year so what I’ve done has […]
Question: I seem to have hit a long term plateau. My job has me getting in late and subsequently eating late. What should I do now to get leaner? Answer: If you have lost ground and have hit the doldrums then you need to reintroduce yourself to the goals you set. It’s time to shake […]
Question: As I prepare to go away to school I am concerned about the ” freshmen 15″ that so many of my friends came back carrying after they went to school. Any advice to avoid that? Answer: As young men and women leave their homes and venture into various schools to further their education they […]
Question: I play basketball and need to loose weight. You would think I could lose weight with all the running but that hasn’t happened. My mom has decided for us to try a weight loss plan that uses a meal replacement drink for two meals and you actually eat food for one meal. What is […]
Question: I am going to the beach in a month and I need to drop a few pounds. How much could I lose in that time? What do I need to do to get it off as quickly as possible? Answer: Getting fat off is simpler than most people make it out to be, but […]
Question: I cut my carbs in an attempt to lose weight before the summer. I lost 5 pounds last week but I can’t get a pump when I train. Is that because I cut carbs? Answer: Cutting carbs to lose weight is common but consider what weight you lost. A low percentage of it is […]
Question: I recently heard on the radio that eating a cheat meal once a week would help me to lose weight. How is that possible? Answer: For at least 20 years we have been informing clients that taking a cheat meal every seven to nine days makes a difference when you’re maintaining a disciplined diet […]
Question: A trainer at my gym told me the way to lose weight was to load carbs at night instead of restricting them. I have read that restricting carbs at night is better. What do you think? Answer: Strength athletes use post-training carbohydrate loading to fill glycogen storage. They also load carbs in the […]
Question: I really need to lose weight, again. I lost weight the first time, over 50 pounds, five years ago and slowly have been adding it all back on. I recently started doing cardio in the morning, in addition to my two nights a week of weight training, but stopped because of work and dread […]
