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		<title>Speaking Engagements &amp; Website Construction</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2010/03/03/speaking-engagements-website-construction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Chopin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi its Erik&#8217;s wife Michele its been some time since our last update. If you want to book Erik for your next speaking engagement or company event the email address is contact@erikchopin.com. We are also in the process of re-designing the website, and will send a note when we are up and running at 110%!
Keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Loser Resort @ Fitness Ridge, Utah</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2010/01/22/the-biggest-loser-resort-fitness-ridge-utah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Chopin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am currently at the Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge in Utah.  I will blog when I get back, the days here are really packed with many things that keep me busy.  We begin the day at 6am and by the time we are finished with all of the workouts I am beat.   I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confessions of a Reality Show Loser</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2010/01/03/confessions-of-a-reality-show-loser-various-press/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Chopin</dc:creator>
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Happy New Year!
2010 is sort of futurastic isn&#8217;t it?!
I figured I would update everyone as we have more info on where to read and see Erik this week&#8230;.as it stands now, &#8220;Confessions of a Reality Show Loser&#8221;  is premiering on The Discovery Health Network on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 9:00 pm.  It will air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discovery Health Show &amp; Motivational Speaking Dates</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2009/12/16/discovery-health-show-motivational-speaking-2010-dates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Chopin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Confessions of a Reality Star Loser"]]></description>
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		<title>WOW! What a Biggest Loser Season 8 Finale!</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2009/12/09/wow-what-a-biggest-loser-season-finale/</link>
		<comments>http://erikchopin.com/2009/12/09/wow-what-a-biggest-loser-season-finale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Chopin</dc:creator>
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 I have to admit, I didn&#8217;t think that Erik&#8217;s 214lbs weight loss would be broken, 5 seasons later, and it was shattered.  Both Rudy and Danny lost more than that in less time.  It took Erik 8 months to lose 214 lbs and acoording to Danny on The Today Show this morning the entire process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Day&#8230;to do something&#8230;or nothing with.   The choice is yours!</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2009/11/17/another-day-to-do-something-or-nothing-with-the-choice-is-yours/</link>
		<comments>http://erikchopin.com/2009/11/17/another-day-to-do-something-or-nothing-with-the-choice-is-yours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Chopin</dc:creator>
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		<title>Moderation: It&#8217;s not a shotgun approach</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2009/11/05/moderation-its-not-a-shotgun-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://erikchopin.com/2009/11/05/moderation-its-not-a-shotgun-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Chopin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crazy fad diets are all the rage, right? People fall for them like a largemouth bass. They&#8217;re easy. They&#8217;re easy to track, and easy to execute (in theory). But do they really work?
If anything, people who go on these crash diets are probably more likely to wind up gaining weight. Why? They get frustrated when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy Fad Diets &#8211; These are sad&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2009/11/03/crazy-fad-diets-these-are-sad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Chopin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfing around today, I found a list of some of the craziest and useless fad diets ever. Here&#8217;s just a sample:
2- The Air Diet: The Air Diet of the Institute for Psychoactive Research doesn&#8217;t require you to avoid any foods or change your current diet or exercise habits-you just breathe. Instead of focusing on what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just in case we needed any more proof&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2009/10/29/just-in-case-we-needed-any-more-proof/</link>
		<comments>http://erikchopin.com/2009/10/29/just-in-case-we-needed-any-more-proof/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Chopin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss In The News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study just came out that proves weight loss is better than drugs for diabetes prevention. 
One-third of the subjects were placed on a low-fat diet and prescribed 30 minutes of exercise per day.&#160; Another third were placed on the diabetes drug, Metformin.&#160; The final third had no intervention whatsoever &#8211; diet or exercise.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The biggest weight-loss hurdle</title>
		<link>http://erikchopin.com/2009/10/13/the-biggest-weight-loss-hurdle/</link>
		<comments>http://erikchopin.com/2009/10/13/the-biggest-weight-loss-hurdle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Chopin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was very happy and excited to read this story about a local group that had a weight-loss challenge similar to The Biggest Loser. The best piece of advice I saw was said by the winner and quoted in the article:
&#34;I told people from the beginning that &#8216;If I&#8217;m doing this, I&#8217;m going to win,&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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