HOW THE CELEB DIETITIAN, TANYA ZUCKERBROT, LOOKS AND FEELS HER BEST

08.18.2019

GUYS… Today I’m bringing the fiber guru, Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RDN on AHTK!

Last summer, I interned at F-Factor and learned SO MUCH from Tanya.

Tanya is the woman who does it ALL! She is a celeb dietitian and the CEO and founder of F-Factor, the most LIBERATING and sustainable approach to weight loss and optimal health. F-Factor intrigued me because they share my enthusiasm for health and wellness with social media. Also, F-Factor is legit… it’s based on SCIENCE ! The F-Factor community is so passionate, educated, and smart and I was beyond excited to intern there and help spread the word about fiber’s magic.

Interning for Tanya was an unforgettable experience. I left the familiarity of Chicago to intern at F-Factor in New York and Tanya and the F-Factor team made me feel comfortable and at home.

During my first week interning at F-Factor, the interns and I were scheduled to have a F-Factor education session with Tanya for 2 hours… We had so many questions that she cleared her calendar and spent an additional 2 hours educating us and asking about our previous experience with F-Factor.

I’m SO excited to have her on the blog because she has had such a great impact on my life… I learned about portion control, how to not rely on exercise for weight loss & maintenance, and how to live the F-Factor way! She has been such a great mentor and is a hustler. She always says, “Don’t be afraid to work twice as hard as anyone else. Do more than what is expected of you; come in early, stay late and never compare yourself to others. It doesn’t happen overnight, but hard work does pay off”. She truly practices what she preaches.

I highly recommend taking notes because Tanya is a wealth of knowledge… With that, let’s get into it!

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Q+A with Tanya:

Tell us what F-Factor is and how it was founded!

F-Factor is the most liberating and sustainable approach to weight loss and optimal health. What started out as a nutrition counseling private practice, F-Factor is now the fastest growing wellness brand featuring its best-selling 20/20 FIBER/PROTEIN powders and the popular 20/20 recipes behind them. F-Factor is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, where my staff of Registered Dietitians and corporate team work closely together.

The F-Factor Diet was a byproduct of my early work as a Registered Dietitian, when I acted as an extension of the medical team of clinical patients with conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. My job was to create meal plans that would lower the cholesterol of cardiovascular patients or, in the case of the diabetics, help to manage their blood sugar levels. Both patient populations received versions of a high fiber diets because of fiber’s ability to lower cholesterol and manage blood sugar levels. The patients got healthier: cholesterol improved, sugars were better managed, and unexpectedly, across the board, all of these patients lost weight. The clients were living their lives normally, enjoying meals at their favorite restaurants, drinking alcohol, and getting healthier in the process. What I had not anticipated was that by prescribing so much fiber for the clinical benefits, these patients were simply feeling fuller throughout the day on fewer calories, which led to weight loss without hunger. Friends and colleagues of theirs noticed too and began to call in, requesting diets for themselves, but purely for the weight loss benefits, not to manage their sugars or cholesterol. This was the birth of the F-Factor Diet and the practice continued to grow from there.

What role does fiber have on our health and why is it so important?

When it comes to health and overall wellbeing, fiber is everything; it has the most incredible weight management and health benefits.

When it comes to weight management, fiber fills you up and keeps you feeling full for hours but is low in calories. It also revs metabolism and binds with fat and calories and ushers them out of the body. It’s really the secret to weight loss without hunger and it’s what allows you to eat carbs and still lose weight.

Because fiber aids in weight management it helps reduce risk for obesity, and the resultant health implications being obese puts you at risk for. Fiber also improves gut health, supports healthy cholesterol levels and healthy blood sugar regulation, alleviates periodic and temporary constipation, improves sleep habits and promotes overall wellness. Everyone can benefit from adding fiber to their diets.

Both the keto diet and intermittent fasting are trending in the health and wellness space. Why is F-Factor the best diet?

F-Factor is the best diet because is both liberating and sustainable. I’ve been eating this way for over 20 years now. F-Factor truly lets you live your life. You can travel all over the world, dine out, drink alcohol, attend social functions, order in, cook. Whatever your preferences are, you can follow F-Factor to look and feel your best.

Most importantly, F-Factor works. After one week of following the program, people see and feel results. Not only does weight loss occur in the very first week, many clients report improved sleep and energy, laxation, and feel empowered to stick to the plan. The average weight loss after one month on the program is 8-10 pounds for women and 10-15 pounds for men—and weight loss continues from there. This is another area in which F-Factor differs from other diets. With most weight loss plans, weight loss slows and becomes more difficult as the weight comes off, because metabolism slows. On F-Factor, the weight loss continues because the fiber continues to rev the metabolism. People on other diet plans tend to get discouraged and give up when their progress slows, on F-Factor there is no need to feel discouraged, because the weight loss continues.

F-Factor is changing what it means “to be on a diet,” it’s setting a new precedent for healthy living. On F-Factor, you can eat carbs, dine out, drink alcohol and spend less time at the gym and eat regular meals – and still lose weight! Since most diets are not sustainable, it should come as no surprise that any weight loss which may occur won’t be sustainable either. Yet because the public is so hungry for a magic bullet, they’re willing to try almost anything. In reality, temporary solutions equal temporary results, and only permanent changes can lead to permanent weight loss. F-Factor is designed to create permanent changes, and thereby permanent weight loss.

Can you take us through a day of eating?

For me, a perfect F-Factor Approved Step 1 Day of eating and drinking for me begins with a F-Factor latte and berries first thing in the morning, followed by F-Factor 20/20 waffles. Lunch is a huge salad of nonstarchy vegetables and lean protein (usually egg whites and grilled chicken), and for snack I will either do a 20/20 smoothie, 20/20 muffins (I love the blueberry muffins with the crumb topping!) or a F-Factor Fiber/Protein Bar with cup of chai tea. Dinner is a small salad, protein (3-4 oz), vegetables, and a glass of wine.

What are your favorite skin care and beauty items/brands?!

I love products from Rodan and Fields, SkinCeuticals and Oribe, especially their Texturizing Spray. I also love Dr. Devgan’s Platinum Serum and night cream.

Specifics:

Fave mindful indulgence?

I love chips.

Fave #FFactorApproved recipe?

I love my 20/20 waffles, F-Factor Caesar Salad and F-Factor Truffle Mac & Cheese. These are foods that were so taboo for people trying to manage their weight for so many years, so to have options that taste identical to their fattening counterparts, and are healthy is just a game changer.

How can an AHTK reader learn more about F-Factor?

Visit www.FFactor.com, check out The F-Factor Diet Book and follow F-Factor on social media (@F_Factor).

Where can we find you and F-Factor?

You can follow me on Instagram @tanyazuckerbrot and F-Factor at @F_Factor.

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Thank you SO MUCH Tanya!!

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xx hails

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