Every night when we hit the sack, I first have to get Bally, my puppy dog, off the bed so I can get in.

Once settled in, he jumps back on the bed, circles around 3-4 times and then flops down in the cutest little curled up position. And he always lets out a big sigh when he does.

As if it was a big chore.

Once he's done his little bedtime song and dance, I sometimes read for a few minutes.

Sticking to your diet and exercise program is tough when you travel. From airports to airplanes, hotel meals to inadequate hotel gyms, you might just want to skip fat burning altogether.

But here are 3 diet tips taken from my recent trip to Vancouver for a seminar that will help you stay motivated and stop you from cheating on your diet.

1) Make NO Excuses at the Buffet Dinners.

I'm not a huge fan of cardio, spinning, or aerobics in terms of people looking to lose body fat obviously in short time periods. I mean if somebody likes doing it; if somebody wants to be the triathlete, you know what, go ahead and do it and love what you do.

But I'm not a big fan of it for those people I see who are running on the sidewalk and look like they despise every single minute they are doing it.

A new low-carb vs. low-fat diet has come out, and the Dr. Atkins camp is claiming victory, although the low-fat camp of Dr. Dean Ornish is crying foul. But I'll show you the truth about the results below...it isn't what you expect!

According to the NY Times "In a tightly controlled dieting experiment, obese people lost an average of just 6 to 10 pounds over two years.

You can't boost your metabolism with supplements. Or at least not enough to cause weight loss and your body to burn fat. This is hope in a bottle, but this hope doesn't stand a chance. It doesn't work.

One misconception is that caffeine supplements boost your metabolism, but I've also heard that fish oil, protein, CLA, and green tea will do it, too.

Long, slow cardio is not the fastest way to burn fat. Research shows that short interval training workouts burn belly fat faster.

I was one of the first trainers to question long, slow cardio for fat loss back in the late 1990's and I believe that traditional cardio is over-rated.

Interval training, or interval "cardio" if you want to call it that, is much, much better for fat loss.

I recently got stuck in an airport due a delayed flight. But I didn't end up eating junk food. In fact, I have a SECRET that can help you avoid cheating on your diet.

First, you have to be prepared. In fact, here are my meals from that day. My brunch included an omelet with vegetables, some grilled fish & peppers, fruit (pineapple, raspberries, blueberries, watermelon), and a V8.

Everything you know about cardio is about to change. You're about to discover the truth about 5 cardio workouts to burn fat and lose more belly fat in less workout time. Let's start by looking at the old, outdated way of burning fat.

For years, we've been fooled into thinking that we need long, slow, boring cardio workouts to burn fat. However, too many men and women slave away on the cardio machines for 40, 60 and even 90 minutes per workout without burning fat.

You don't need expensive cardio machines to lose fat. Instead, you can do fast workouts full of fun exercises for fat burning at home with hundreds of simple moves.

In fact, there are 5 simple categories of fat burning exercises. If you put at least one of each fat burning exercise into your workout routine, you'll lose fat at home in short workouts of 30 minutes or less, only 3 times per week.

The elliptical machine is a popular piece of equipment, but is it really the best for helping you burn calories and lose fat? I don't think so, here's why.

The latest Men's Health magazine comes down on elliptical machines hard. Now I know elliptical machines are often the only option for people with bad knees, but if your knees are healthy, think twice before using the elliptical machine for these three reasons.