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Hi Cheryl
I just purchased your book "The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start”. One of the items it mentions is "California brown rice sushi roll". Can you tell me what that is? I’ve searched the Internet and can’t find a description. I’m not sure I’ll find it, but if I know what it is, I can try to get a substitute.
Any information you provide will be very appreciated.
Thanks! Linda
Each week, I receive so many emails, unfortunately, I don't have time to answer them all. I will be posting questions from my mailbag, in hopes that my answers can help more people! Here is a question I received yesterday.
Hello Cheryl -
I am 5'7" and weigh 319 lbs. at 52 years old. I am already on a blood pressure medication and a cholesterol medication. Both my parents were diabetic and my father died of a heart attack at age 61. Can you give me some advice?
Fad diets come and go. The fat-free craze introduced us to hundreds of fat-free food products that flooded the market because so many people became fat-phobic.
There's no doubt, fat is rich in calories. Gram for gram, fat has more than twice as many calories as carbohydrates and protein. And it's true - some fats simply aren't good for you.
After seven seasons as the Nutritionist for The Biggest Loser, I've learned the causes of obesity firsthand. Many of the contestants have found themselves on the Ranch, in part, due to their love of fast food. Many, have spent years indulging themselves at their favorite drive-thrus, with cheeseburgers, fries, chocolate shakes, fried chicken and gallons of soft drinks.
Each week, I speak with the contestants at home who have been eliminated from The Biggest Loser. I answer nutrition questions and share cooking and shopping tips to help them adjust to The Biggest Loser lifestyle at home.
Yesterday, one of the contestants asked me for guidance in sticking with the Biggest Loser eating plan, while dining out. Afterall, it's a real challenge to record your meal in a food journal when you're not sure how to measure the portion size on your plate AND when you have no idea which ingredients (and how much of them) are in your meal.
Just when you think you’ve got a handle on those New Years resolutions
If you tuned in last night, you know the theme was the notorious plateau. After experiencing stunning results in week one, most everyone noticed a significantly lower weight loss in week two, which has been typical in past seasons as well. Whether it's week two or week twenty, it's always frustrating if you're working out REALLY hard, and sticking to a healthy eating plan, only to find that there's little movement when you step on the scale. This is one of the many unpredictable facets of weight loss.
For those of you who missed the Season Six Finale on Tuesday night, Michelle Aguilar took home the prize as the new Biggest Loser.
I had the opportunity to visit the contestants in their dressing rooms before the show with Melissa Roberson, co-author of The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook and the Editor of BiggestLoserClub.com.
Here are a few tips to keep in mind for indulging without guilt:
The December issue of Men's Health magazine has a great article by Jeff Csatari called "How Big Losers Burn Fat". Through his recent interviews with Biggest Loser Cast and Experts, Jeff highlighted the secrets that help the show's contestants shed the pounds and rediscover their waistlines (and muscles!).
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Cheryl Forberg, RD, is a James Beard award-winning chef, a bestselling author and the former nutritionist for NBC's "The Biggest Loser." 
