After receiving well over 700 comments, texts and Facebook messages from everyone helping me get through the lowest point of my life.

I also received a comment that really bothered me. But before I respond to this comment I wanted to ask for your opinion.

Was I wrong to reach out to my subscribers asking for advice/prayers?

Should I just kept it in and not shared my tragedy with anyone?

Does anyone else think that I used my worst tragedy to help my name and business?

Below is the comment that was made:

From Isiah B,

"I'm very sorry for your loss. However, I'm more sorry that you'd blog about tragedy and send mass emails to people you don't even know like me. Why the hell do you need to let the world know about your unborn son? How the hell are blog posts going to help you deal with something like this? Only family and god can be of use here, isn't that obvious? I can't help but feel like by doing this you're helping your business and your name. Good god some people. Look! Now your making yourself vulnerable to people like me. I'm not heartless I'm just not fucking buying it."

Please leave me a comment below and let me know if you agree with Isiah. Do you think that I shouldn't ask for help and prayers in time of need? Do you think I used this tragedy for personal gain?

I would love to know your thoughts and comments below.

Today at 11am we went for a routine ultra sound and found out that our unborn son didn't have a heart beat. I am just devastated at this point. I know God always has a plan but this is very hard to swallow. I need some time to reflect and recover from this.

Please leave me a comment below and help me deal with this

Question:

Hi Dr. Sam,

I am emailing you because I am concerned with my weigh in today.

I am doing a three-month program through you guys.

Here were my past weigh in results:

1) 7/2/10: This was my first weigh in. I was 144lbs and had 29% body fat.
2) 7/9/10: This was my second weigh in. I was 144lbs and had 27.7% body fat. (same weight, but lost body fat) GREAT JOB
3) 7/16/10: Today was my third weigh in. I was 141.6lbs and had 31% body fat. (lost weight, but gained body fat)

I am concerned because I felt like I was making progress. My diet has been really good so far. I have been following your recommendations for nutrition. I am confused as to why I gained so much body fat in one week. My diet did not change from last week. The only difference this week was that I had the flu since Monday evening. My last workout with Alejandra was Monday morning. I had to cancel our session for today due to my illness. I also had to cancel my Turbo Kickboxing class this week. So, could the body fat increase be due to the fact that I miss two workouts? I find that hard to believe since I have been eating right (actually less than usual due to my flu). I just got really discouraged this morning to find out that I gained so much body fat in a week. What did I do wrong? Do you have any recommendations? I am really please with my progress thus far, and I would love to see more great results. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Thank you in advance,

Kristine

Answer:

KRISTINE YOUR BODY FAT HAS NOT INCREASED BECAUSE YOU MISSED 2 WORKOUTS!!!! LOL. YOU SEE THE ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE BODY FAT TEST ACTUALLY TESTS WATER IN YOUR MUSCLES TO CALCULATE BODY FAT. SO WHEN YOU ARE DEHYDRATED BECAUSE YOU ARE SICK YOU HAVE LESS WATER, WHICH IT FALSELY MAKES THE MACHINE THINK THAT YOU HAVE LESS MUSCLE THEREFORE MORE BODY FAT.

ONLY THING YOU SHOULD DO IS REST REHYDRATE YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM THE HEAT TODAY. I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD MULTIVITAMIN MINERAL SUPPLEMENT LIKE PROGRADE AND DRINK GATORADE ZERO(THE ONE WITHOUT CALORIES)

KRISTINE GET WELL AND DON'T WORRY YOU WILL NEVER GAIN THAT MUCH FAT IN A WEEK. YOU ARE JUST DEHYDRATED AS YOU CAN SEE BY YOUR SUDDEN WEIGHT REDUCTION.

LET ME KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTION

Reply:

Hi Dr. Sam,
Thank you so much for you reply! I was starting to get upset at myself for my weigh in today. Thanks for reassuring me that I am on track! I really appreciate everything you guys have done for me. I am very happy with my results thus far and cannot wait to see what I will have accomplish at the end of this program. Thanks again!

Kristine "I am on my way to my pre-pregnancy weight!"

On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Sam Bakhtiar <sam@corp.fitconcepts.com<mailto:sam@corp.fitconcepts.com>> wrote:
Great question Kristine. You answered the question yourself.

Kristine
"If you can DREAM it, you can DO it"

Kristine

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This is  a guest blog from my colleague Isabel De Los Rios.

The Best Diet Plan is NO Diet at all as a nutritionist, the most common question I get daily is "What is the Best Diet to follow?" My answer is always the same and one that shocks many people.

"The best diet to follow is to follow NO diet at all."

How could any nutritionist wanting to promote health tell you not to follow a diet?"

Easy. I'm here to tell you that diets do not work.

They are one of the most common reasons people have such a hard time losing weight.

People are making the mistake of following a diet instead of following a delicious way of eating that will satisfy their hunger, their taste buds and help them reach and maintain an optimum weight and optimum health.

With all of the junk food, false advertising, and false information out in the world today, how is this even possible?

A delicious way of eating healthy that will help me lose weight at the same time?

Yes, this is possible for you once you are armed with the correct information.

The best diet is going to be one that you can stick to (for more than just a week), one that includes delicious food and one you are happy with, not to mention one that you can maintain for a lifetime.

Here are a few tips that will help you develop the Best Diet for you:

1. Only eat food you enjoy. Well Isabel, that would be just great, but I enjoy pizza and donuts and that sure doesn't seem to be helping me lose weight. Yes, I agree. What I mean here is don't establish a crash diet of cottage cheese and grapefruit if you absolutely hate those 2 foods. Healthy food does not have to be akin to bird seed. How about scrambled whole eggs in butter with your favorite vegetables and 2 slices of sprouted grain toast? French toast made from healthy bread, and eggs? A juicy hamburger or steak for lunch or dinner? How about making your own pizza from healthy ingredients? I could go on and on with a long list of delicious foods. The point is you do not have to eat like a bird or eat tasteless food to be healthy and lose weight. Find the healthy foods you enjoy and get creative with those. You will find you will have an incredible amount of delicious food options.

2. Do not go cold turkey. Rome wasn't built in a day right? You do not have to change every single one of your habits overnight. Establishing one healthy eating habit each week or eliminate one "not so good" food every week. This will prove to be life changing in just 1-2 months. Not to mention it will eliminate any stress or anxiety you may have over changing all of your habits overnight. Start with the easiest one for you. How about drinking water? Can you replace your sugar drinks with water and just do that for one week? How about just cutting down on a few sodas and replacing them with water? One small step each week will make your transition simple and easy.

3. Do not go hungry. Another very common mistake I see is people starving themselves in an effort to lose weight quickly. The truth is you do not need to feel hunger in order to effectively lose weight. Actually, the contrary is true. You must give your body enough nourishment (good nourishment, that is) in order to see weight loss results. Make sure to feed your body consistently throughout the day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all important but so are snacks in between. Munching on things like raw nuts, fresh fruits and healthy trail mixes can really keep you from experiencing any hunger throughout the day and help control any cravings that may come up. Remember that the Best Diet you can begin today is an eating plan that does NOT resemble a diet at all. Tell people you had French toast for breakfast, chicken stir fry for lunch and a juicy steak with potatoes for dinner and they will wonder how in the world you are losing weight and looking great. Easy, I stopped dieting and found the Best Diet for me!

Love him or hate him, you can't deny Arnold Schwarzenegger's accomplishments. In this must see video he talks about keys to his success.

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Dear Sam and Trainer Rudy.

On 7/9/2010, at the age of 56 and after training with Rudy for 5 months, I walked 10 miles to three thousand feet of the Grand Canyon West Rim to Supai and on to the Havasupai Falls I was carrying a 24 pound backpack for a 2 night stay in a tent.

Two days later I walked out of the canyon, in four hours I walked 8.5 miles and the last 1.5 miles, a thousand feet steep climb I accomplished in one hour.

I passed people in their 20's, 30's and was passed by young people on horseback.

I was able to accomplish this without pain and with speed (2 miles/hour) because of the strength training I experienced with my trainer at Fitness Concepts.

Thank you for the strength I feel both physically and emotionally!

Georgette is one of our Super Stars at Fitness Concepts.  She has really enjoyed our program and we really enjoy having her here at the gym!

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Check  her Out!!  This is her after picture from our 6 Week Total Body Transformation Backin January 2010.  Georgette has continued her strength training with us since and her results are amazing!!  As she said back at the Grand Canyon she was passing up 20 & 30 year old!!  YOU GO GEORGETTE!!!

We definately want to keep Georgette around FOREVER!!  She is an active part of our community making it a more fun and colorful place to live!  I have sneaked a peek on her singing with children on television &  seen her amazing performances around town.  She is a bilingual teacher/singer/storyteller/author.

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This is the last and final video of Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is another must watch video.

If you haven't commented on the blog please comment below and let me know what you think of Arnold as a bodybuilder? How about as an actor? As a politician?

If you haven't commented on the blog please comment below and let me know what you think of Arnold as a bodybuilder? How about as an actor? As a politician?