Can I eat after 6pm and still lose weight? personal trainer Santa Monica

Monika Tarkowska-Carter, personal trainer, (Santa Monica) with Fitness Science, Inc. gives the real skinny on the importance of what times of day you eat and don't eat. 
Eating at the right times will help your metabolism function optimally, giving you good energy and assisting you in losing weight. There are a number of misconceptions about how to do this. Monika sets the record straight in this video, giving details about when to eat and how much, and how to avoid stressing your body into a slower metabolism that will cause weight gain by allowing yourself to get too hungry.

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As your personal trainer in Los Angeles at Fitness Science Inc. we believe you are unique. 

Your biochemistry is unique to you and you alone. Your genes, your heritage, the climate where you live, as well as your current age, activity levels, health, and degree of stress will predetermine how your body will react to certain kinds and ratios of foods. All of us have very unique nutritional needs. The Metabolic Typing Assessment we utilize helps to determine what kind of “diet” your body will respond to the best, considering all the above factors and your current state of health. Although not the “be all end all” method we use to help you achieve your desired goals, it is extremely helpful in designing a program that will make you feel your very best.

Some problems we see in people's diets:

• Starving or not eating enough. This causes loss of muscle tissue. Due to inadequate calorie intake your body goes into starvation, or in other words, survival mode. This, in turn, slows down your metabolism, causing you to burn fewer calories per day than before, and making you tired, lethargic and grumpy. 
• Toxicity from diet or medications stresses the body, slowing down weight loss.
• The wrong diet for your own body type can be harmful, even a diet you were told is "healthy".

Our assessment can identify these and other nutrition factors that may be keeping you from losing weight or achieving optimal health.

Call 310-471-6786 to set up a consultation.

Nutrition myth quiz: do you pass?

As a Santa Monica personal trainer, I talk to many people who say they eat healthy, but are unable to lose weight, or have other health problems. Upon asking some questions, I find they have misconceptions about what healthy eating is.
Do you:

Avoid animal fats and saturated fats of any kind? Think that tropical oils are bad? Eat a lot of vegetable oils because you think they are heart-healthy? Eat nuts, seeds, avocados and vegetable oils as your only sources of fat? Try to follow a low fat diet because you think it will help you lose weight? Drink a lot of fruit juices because you think they are full of vitamins?

Eat huge amounts of fruit because you were told they are good for you? Think that crispy cereal with non-fat milk is a health food?

If you answered YES to any of the above questions and are having problems with your weight OR your health, you need nutrition re-education.

At Fitness Science Inc. we believe you are unique. Your biochemistry is unique to you and you alone. Your genes, your heritage, the climate where you live, as well as your current age, activity levels, health and degree of stress, will predetermine how your body will react to certain kinds and ratios of foods. All of us have very unique nutritional needs. The Metabolic Typing Assessment we utilize helps to determine what kind of “diet” your body will respond to the best, considering all the above factors and your current state of health. Although not the “be all end all” method we use to help you achieve your desired goals, it is extremely helpful in designing a program that will make you feel your very best.

So, you think you're eating healthy? Los Angeles personal trainer busts nutrition myths

What do you really know about nutrition?


Many people think they know what healthy nutrition is yet after our Los Angeles personal trainer's deeper inquiry it turns out they were all wrong. Others are simply confused. This is mostly because the nutrition information we see in the media has been politicized. Most research studies are funded by the food and drug industry, and consequently, the results of the research are twisted and presented in a way that plays to the above industries’ agendas. 

This sad reality has created the ever increasing rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and other related problems. We are overweight, our kids are overweight, and things seem to only be getting worse.


Many outspoken researchers are finally starting to speak up. Change is gradually starting to happen but it is still slow- very slow! We've been brainwashed to think that saturated fat is the source of all evil, that we don’t really need much protein, that our diets should be based on huge amounts of grains, that vegetable oils are good for us, and so on, and so on. The examples are endless…..and the public is more frustrated and confused than ever. 

If you are having problems with your weight OR your health, you may, like many people, need nutrition re-education.

Secrets to Real Weight Loss: Personal Trainer Santa Monica describes why we get stuck

Monika Tarkowska-Carter, Santa Monica personal trainer, describes some of the most common reasons people do not lose weight, which can be different for everybody. 
How well are you eating? How many times a day? How many times do you cheat?
Are you working out enough? Too much? Is it the right exercise? Do you allow enough rest in between workout sessions?
Do you have toxicity in your body from diet, environment, or medications?
Are you sleeping well? Are you under stress? Do you have unresolved emotional issues causing stuck energy? Monika explains how all these factors, and more, affect the body's ability or inability to lose weight.

Total Renewal Approach from Personal Trainer Los Angeles

Monika Tarkowska-Carter, personal trainer in Los Angeles, CA, owner of Fitness Science, Inc describes her philosophy.
There is more to health than the absence of disease!
Some components of health:
*Energy: do you have enough energy?
*Exercise
*Healthy eating: Are you eating healthy but not eating for weight loss? Is your diet right for you?
*Optimal weight
*Sleep
*Detoxification: Are you struggling to lose weight because of toxins in your body?
*Stress: Stress affects your ability to lose weight.
People are not the same. One of the biggest sins of the nutrition industry today is that we treat everyone as if they were the same.  Monika looks at a person's biochemical individuality through extensive questionnaires to develop the right approach for them.
This holistic approach to fitness, nutrition, and weight loss will look at all aspects of your life and health for total renewal.

Best Personal Trainer Videos from Monika - Biceps and Butt Workouts

Fitness-Scince, Inc. has now created 24 Personal training and holistic health videos to help you get fit, firm, lean, mean, and healthy. Below is a list of the most popular. You can view these and all the rest by visiting our channel at http://youtube.com/user/PersonalTrainer90049

If you live or work in the West Los Angeles area and need a personal trainer, look no further.  Give Monika a call and discuss how you can attain a great look and excellent health through her unique methods. 

1. West Los Angeles Personal Trainer Biceps Toning Exercise Series 
2. West Los Angeles Personal Trainer Glute (Butt) Toning Exercise Series Part 1 
3. West Los Angeles Personal Trainer Glute (Butt) Toning Exercise Series Part 2 
4. West Los Angeles Personal Trainer Abdominal Exercise Series Part 1 
5. West Los Angeles Personal Trainer Presents Chest/Total Core Workout 
6. West Los Angeles Personal Trainer Triceps Toning Exercise Series Part 1 
7. West Los Angeles Personal Trainer Shoulder Toning Exercise Series 
8. West Los Angeles Personal Trainer Back Toning Exercise Series 
9. Why Can't I Lose Weight? Learn the Secrets from Monika Tarkowska-Carter 
10. West Los Angeles Personal Trainer Triceps Toning Exercise Series Part 2

For your convenience, here is an embed of the number 1 personal trainer video for 2012.

Picking a Personal Trainer in West LA - Lots of Choices. Not All Good!

You've decided to live healthier and better, lose some fat and finally get washboard abs while you're at it. You have also decided that you need one-on-one help from a qualified personal trainer.  How do you select a great personal trainer in West LA.  No doubt there are hundreds of people holding themselves out as personal trainers from the beaches of Santa Monica to the Hills of Beverly. What are the most important criteria that separate the amazing from the average or the downright bad?

In an earlier blog post I gave a detailed advice for getting it right the first time. 

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING – EDUCATION and CREDENTIALS

Read the rest of the story about choosing a great personal trainer here