Dr. Charlie Seltzer’s Blog
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The Ultimate Guide to At-Home Workouts During Quarantine (6 Workouts You Can Do Today)
COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have made normal life feel like a thing of the distant past. Many people’s routines have been derailed, causing them to neglect their exercise routines. With gyms closed, switching to an at-home workout routine is the only option.
Volume Eating for Weight Loss
Many of my weight loss patients are interested in volume eating, which I think is a great option to incorporate into a sustainable weight loss plan. I happen to do it myself. Why do you ask? It allows me to eat a higher volume of food, keep me satisfied, and lose weight. This blog post will cover what high volume foods you can incorporate into recipes to give them bulk.
How Many Carbs Should You Eat to Lose Weight?
Low car diets often promise rapid, significant fat loss without much of the work associated…
How to Lose Weight While Working Night Shift
If you are one of the millions of Americans who work night shifts, you are probably sleep-deprived. When you don’t get enough quality shut-eye, your health begins to suffer, and losing weight can seem impossible.
How Sleep Affects Weight Loss More Than You Think
According to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, dieters that were getting adequate sleep (7+hours per night) were losing body fat, not muscle mass. Dieters that were not getting adequate sleep experienced 55% less fat loss than dieters getting adequate sleep.
Should you weigh yourself on vacation?
To weigh yourself on vacation, or not to weigh yourself on vacation, that is the question. Get my thoughts here: How Using a Scale May Help You Avoid Weight Gain During Vacation published in Healthline.
If you don't know where you are, you'll likely never get to where you want to go.
Everywhere I turn I see weight loss ads promising that on their diet, you will lose 5 pounds in two days, or 10 pounds in two weeks or 30 pounds in 30 days. Sounds great, right? Especially if you have a wedding or vacation in your future and want to look and feel your best in a short time frame.
Stephen Fulton Jr., Best Kept Secret
Wishing Stephen Coolboysteph Fulton Jr @coolboysteph all the luck as he faces Paulus Ambunda for the IBO super-bantamweight championship tonight.
Summer is coming...
Summer is almost upon us, and with it, the slew of magazines chock full of pre-summer workouts and diets promising the “perfect beach body in 6 weeks or less” are everywhere I look. Per usual the models used to tout these diets etc. are ALREADY perfectly lean, tanned and muscled.
Detox Drinks for Weight Loss – Do They Work?
TGIF… just got an email telling me I could “Lose 5 Pounds with a 5 Day Cleanse.” Who sends a weight loss doctor, advertisements for weight loss? Insert head into hands.
They say a picture’s worth 1,000 words.
They say a picture’s worth 1,000 words, so on this Motivation Monday I give you before and after shots of my patient Marnie Bejarano taken exactly 1 year apart. WOW! Marnie has been so dedicated and looks FABULOUS – she certainly deserves a shout out and then some.
What's the secret to weight loss success?
Check out the before and afters of this dynamic duo. Combined they’ve lost 100 lbs. People ask me, “what the secret to weight loss success?” I tell them honestly: there is no secret.
Built Bar Video Review Contest - DABOM
Don’t hate me because I’m surrounded by a sea of Built Bars. I can’t help it that I WON the Built Bar Video Review Contest.
Happy New Year
Well, it’s almost 2019. On the brink of a brand new year, I want to share an experience I’ve been dealing with for the majority of 2018.
Here's Why Your Favorite Celeb's Diet Might Not Work for You
Chances are, at some point, you’ve read a celebrity’s diet tips or food diary and wondered whether you’d look and feel as good if you began your days with a green smoothie, ate a kale salad for lunch, filled your dinner plate with grilled fish and steamed veggies, and topped it all off with a small piece of dark chocolate. Sounds like a good path to health and weight loss, right?
The Most Effective Ways to Lose Weight After 50
As people age, if they do not do something to stop it, there is a loss of muscle mass.
Should You Count Calories or Carbs to Lose Weight?
6 years ago, the NY Times published an article titled,”In Dieting, Magic Isn’t a Substitute for Science.” I thought then it raised interesting points, and they are still just as relevant today as they were in 2012.
Different Types of Belly Fat & How to Get Rid of Them
This article discusses different kinds of belly fat and how to get rid of it.
Ketogenic Diets and Gut Health- Featured on Insider
I am not a fan of the ketogenic diets for many reasons, and its impact on the GI tract is certainly one of them.
Patient Story
I saw a patient yesterday who started with us last June at 172 pounds. By February (8 months/32 weeks), she was below 130 (42+ pounds) and has steadily continued to drop.