'Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show' Episode 148: Week Of Weight Loss Wisdom--Micah McCain

Micah McCain shedding the pounds on BRAVO-TV's "Workout"

During this special "Week Of Weight Loss Wisdom" on my podcast "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore," we're hearing some truly remarkable low-carb weight loss turnarounds from people just like you and me. On Monday, Sue Knorr told us all how The Zone Diet has been making a positive difference in her life for the past 12 years and counting. Today we have another guest who only recently learned about the power of the healthy low-carb lifestyle.

In Episode 148 of "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore," we hear from Micah McCain who is currently a contestant on Season 3 of the hit BRAVO television weight loss reality series called Workout. When this show first came out in 2006, I blogged about it as yet another program on national television to inspire others in their own weight loss efforts and it has flourished ever since! Micah is one of the people who has experienced a tremendous turnaround and I'm pleased to share my interview with him today as part of this "Week Of Weight Loss Wisdom."

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Micah McCain discusses how his weight shocked him out of nowhere when he saw some video footage of himself. This is a subject I've blogged about before and it's true--if you wanna see what others see when they look at you, then have someone take a video or photograph of you and there it will be. It's a stark reality that hit Micah right between the eyeballs and made him want to do what he had to do to get that weight off.

Dealing with obesity his entire life, Micah needed an incremental approach to shedding the pounds. His trainer and nutrition adviser started him out eating more vegetables and fruit and then began substituting some healthy options in place of some of the junk food he was eating. The slow change in Micah's diet then took a low-carb turn when the sugar was removed first followed by flour, dairy, starchy veggies and even some fruits (because they're too high in sugar!). WOW! Pretty soon, Micah was full-fledged livin' la vida low-carb and he hasn't looked back since!

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In this second interview in the "Week Of Weight Loss Wisdom", Micah McCain was quite open and honest about how he struggled with his weight for most of his life until he became educated about what healthy living is. What do you think about his trainer's incremental approach to change? Is it better to go slow and ease somebody into the low-carb lifestyle or to switch them cold turkey to low-carb immediately? This oughta be an interesting discussion, so feel free to express yourself in the show notes section of Episode 148.

Coming up the rest of this week is:
WEDNESDAY--Kent Altena (Bowulf) who lost over 200 pounds on Atkins
THURSDAY--Rebecca Wilhoit on The Perfect Body Diet
FRIDAY--Charlie Hills who authored a book called Why Your Last Diet Failed You and How This Book Won't Help You on Your Next One

Got someone you'd like for me to interview on an upcoming episode of "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore?" I'm working on quite a few right now for the next few months, but I welcome your ideas and suggestions. Call our podcast hotline anytime at (206) 202-6516 and leave a message or you can e-mail me at livinlowcarbman@charter.net. Be sure to come back again TOMORROW for my interview with my friend and fellow Atkins diet weight loss success story and blogger Kent Altena who dropped 200 pounds on low-carb and is now running marathons! DON'T MISS IT!!!

Bravo's 'Work Out' First-Ever Fitness Reality Show

Bravo is running a special debut of their new show this Wednesday

Bravo, the cable network best known for their hit shows "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" and "Project Runway," are back with a fresh, new docu-drama called "Work Out" that is the first-ever fitness reality show on television. Unlike NBC's hit show "The Biggest Loser" which starts off with people are already overweight and need to lose weight, this show features what goes on behind-the-scenes of one of Beverly Hills' hottest fitness clubs, including trying to meet the rigorous demands of looking the part for prospective clients.


Is Jackie Warner the "Simon Cowell" of a new fitness reality show?

Featuring the owner of the Beverly Hills, CA-based Sky Sport & Spa Jackie Warner, "Work Out" follows her and seven of her trainers as they run the business and seeks to grow it into the best fitness club possible for their prestigious clients. Viewers will get an inside look at what life is like inside an impressive workout gym and will be able to see first-hand that it's not all glitz and glory.

The show will be driven by the personalities, especially Warner who could be kindly compared to "American Idol" star Simon Cowell for her crass personality and "don't-mess-with-me" attitude. She demands the best and does whatever it takes to bring that out in her trainers and clients.

There will be six one-hour episodes airing in the coming weeks with the debut episode coming on right after "Project Runway" this Wednesday, July 19, 2006 from 11pm-midnight EST. Then it will move to its regular night and time of Tuesdays at 9:00pm beginning on July 25, 2006.


These are the trainers whose lives you will learn all about

"Work Out" will delve into interpersonal relationships, politics, fitness philosophy, and the facade of trying to have the "perfect body." This soap-opera-meets-reality-show features the trainers Erika, Brian, Andre, Zen, Jesse, Rebecca, and Doug as their personal lives becomes the storyline in the dog eat dog world of physical fitness for the stars.

Wanna see a trailer for this hot new show on Bravo? Check it out:



For more information about the show, be sure to visit the official web site for "Work Out" including bios, photos, and a message board to discuss the show. If you are into fitness (and you should be if you are livin' la vida low-carb), then you won't want to miss "Work Out."

Stay tuned sometime in the next week for a chance to win some limited edition "Work Out" merchandise exclusively here at the "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" blog. Be watching the show so you can be a winner! More to come...