Ask the Experts: Nutrition Myths Debunked

Stop yo-yo dieting and begin a lifestyle transformation using these nutrition tips!

When it comes to nutrition and eating healthy, we’ve heard this plenty of times: “You have to consume less calories than you burn.” Yes, we get it. But, it’s much easier said than done. When there are a plethora of diets and supplements out there, how do we know what to believe or do?

Laura Timmers, wellness retreat lead coach and fitness and nutrition specialist from the Grand Geneva Resort in Wisconsin, shares tips about diet misconceptions and eating healthy.

Misconceptions About Eating Healthy

“There is a difference between eating healthy and eating correctly to fuel our bodies,” Timmers says. Timmers also believes eating correctly before a workout is key to protecting and building lean muscle while losing fat. In addition, many people believe it’s not okay to eat before bed. However, Timmers says this is very important. “Your body is programmed to go with out food six to eight hours during sleep. Longer periods of fasting will put you in a calorie deficit and cause your body to hold onto stored fat. Eat before bed time to keep your metabolism running and burning fat all night long!”

Why is Protein Important?

It’s pretty obvious that protein, carbs and fats are your body’s fuel. “Protein is your muscle fuel, it is the main factor in growth, repair, and maintenance of your body’s tissue and muscle, remember your muscle is your fat burner,” Timmers says. Every person is built differently, but generally, 40 percent of your diet should be from protein sources.

Remember that no quick fix is a good long-term solution. Create a lifestyle that you can sustain for the rest of your life. “Cutting calories and carbs will result in weight loss, but you are not only losing weight you are also losing muscle,” Timmers adds. Losing muscle results in slowing your metabolism, which is your fat-burning machine.

Venice Nutrition Program

At the Wellness Retreat, Timmers implements the Venice Nutrition program to her participants. It is based on stabilizing your blood sugar by eating at consistent meal intervals. “Once your blood sugar is stable and your body is in balance it will naturally start to break down fat on a regular basis,” says Timmers.

Weight loss and healthy eating is a journey, not an overnight transformation. Shortcuts are never the best way to reach the finish line!

Legend has it that Dante’s Inferno originally mentioned a 10th circle — being on a long airplane ride with young children — but it didn’t make the final edit. Family vacations can get crazy, but we’re here to restore your faith in them. The big idea? Take a good old-fashioned road trip. Here are a few great destinations, depending on whether you’re up for a quick trip or long haul.

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
(1 1/2 hours away)

Lake Geneva was once the vacation playground of Chicago millionaires (Wrigley, Schwinn, Hefner) but it’s just as welcoming to the huddled masses. The charming little downtown is replete with family-friendly eateries and shops, and Geneva Lake is quite warm, especially by frigid Lake Michigan standards, topping out at 82 degrees in August.

Back in the sun at Riviera Beach, one of the lake’s loveliest, or rent a boat or jet ski to fully take advantage of the calm waters. There are plenty of public charters available, too, if you’d rather sit back and enjoy the ride.

Round up your little co-pilots in bikes or strollers, however you roll, to enjoy the 21-mile Geneva Lake Shore Path, which offers lakeside views and a peek into the town’s historic mansions. (Thank the early settlers who deemed the lakefront to be public domain, which means that latter-day visitors like us can glimpse how the other half lives.)

Wind down at Timber Ridge Lodge and Waterpark, an indoor/outdoor water park that is one of the few geared toward smaller kids with a lazy river, splash pad and tame waterslides alongside a few more daring ones for mom and dad. Stay on-site in family suites with fully stocked kitchens, which is part of the Grand Geneva Resort with golf courses and a spa for grownups to enjoy.

For information, call the Lake Geneva Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-345-1020 or go to www.lakegenevawi.com

The 19th hole with Jason Boaz

June 5, 2013 | Lodging Magazine

Checking in: Kirk Rose

Since becoming president at the Milwaukee-based Marcus Hotels and Resorts in January, Kirk Rose has been engulfed in a whirlwind of activity. Aside from learning the ins and outs of the company, Rose has been saddled with a 90-mile commute from his home in the Chicago suburbs. Until he relocates, you can find Rose living in the company-owned Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee three nights a week. Not too shabby. As a former partner in the private equity group Salt Creek Hospitality LLC, Rose plans to leverage his development and financial asset management expertise to supercharge growth of the Marcus portfolio.

LODGING: You have a graduate degree in law but went on to work for Hyatt for nine years. What led to your transition into the hospitality industry?

ROSE: It was a little by accident. I worked as a lawyer for 15 years. When the Pritzker family first hired me, Hyatt was one asset within the number of companies they owned. I was brought in to be their internal lawyer with some additional responsibilities. As the family decided to break up the empire and distribute their assets, the liquidity and the investment strategy changed overnight. So my job changed from being one that was less Hyatt-centric to one that was completely Hyatt-centric. It was almost like I was auditioning for the CFO job. I arranged months of financing, then I got the CFO job in 2002, and I was in charge of getting the company ready to go public in 2006.

LODGING: With the addition of the Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln, Neb., and the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North last year, Marcus now owns or manages 20 properties. What is the company’s growth plan for 2013?

ROSE: The Cornhusker was 100 percent invested by Marcus Corp., and we own half the portfolio today. I think our goal would be to grow more through management with the expectation that we can use our great balance sheet to invest alongside with the primary equity investor. We’re certainly more than willing to put sliver equity in so we can grow in a variety of different ways, including acquisitions if we saw the right one come along. We would not be averse to acquiring portfolios or partnering with somebody to acquire a portfolio.

LODGING: In what markets do you see development opportunities?

ROSE: Our reputation is based in the Midwest and it seems like many of the opportunities come to us because we’re here. Our pipeline appears to be doing fairly well because of that—we’ll see in the next few years. I would like to see us focus on the Southeast and the East Coast. There are plenty of opportunities in submarkets of the larger cities that would be perfect for us.

LODGING: Is the company interested in exploring a particular segment?

ROSE: We’re watching the uptick in limited service with interest. We have a couple of limited-service products and, if we could get some scale, we would be interested in doing more, especially in the upscale limited-service area. I was with Hyatt when we acquired AmeriSuites, which we converted into the Hyatt Place brand. I’m a big fan of that segment—Courtyard, Hilton Garden Inn—I think they offer a very competitive product to the full-service hotels in the submarkets. In fact, they compete better. And then in downtown urban areas, they’re really coming on strong.

View original article at OnMilwaukee.com

The second annual Milwaukee IndyFest is taking place June 14 -15 at the Milwaukee Mile at the Wisconsin State Fair Park and once again Marcus Hotels & Resorts is hosting a variety of activities in preparation for this year’s IZOD IndyCar Series race.

The Milwaukee IndyFest Street Party will be held on June 13 adjacent to the Hilton Milwaukee at the Miller Time Pub & Grill. There will be a vintage car show, House of Harley Davidson parade and more exciting entertainment options.

The street party will run from 5-10 p.m. in the parking lot located on 5th and Wisconsin streets across from the Hilton Milwaukee hotel. The street party is free to all attendees and is open to the public. After the street party ends the celebration continues in the Miller Time Pub & Grill.

• Live music beginning at 5 p.m. with Uprising, a local pop/rock band and finishing with Milwaukee favorite, The Eddie Butts Band.
• Food and beer from Miller Time Pub & Grill, highlighting its new beer-inspired menu including a selection of craft burgers ,Wisconsin cheese curds.
• IZOD IndyCar Series race driver appearances and autograph session; special appearance by Michael Andretti.
• Second annual car show with prizes. Registration is $10 per car before June 8 and includes two Marcus Theatres movie passes. Day-of registration is $15 per car. Best of Show winner receives two access passes to the Marcus Club for June 15 and an overnight stay at the winner’s choice of The Pfister Hotel, Hilton Milwaukee or the InterContinental Milwaukee.
• House of Harley-Davidson parade as well as their “JumpStart” simulator.
• Kids Zone with face painting, a giant slide, fun racing events and a bounce house.
• Milwaukee food trucks.

All registration fees for the car show and 5 percent of food and beverage purchases will be donated to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, the official charity of Milwaukee IndyFest.

Click here for more information on the Milwaukee IndyFest Street Party.

About Milwaukee IndyFest
Milwaukee IndyFest will take place June 14-15 at the Milwaukee Mile, the longest continually operating speedway in the world to celebrate it’s 110th Anniversary. The IZOD IndyCar Series race will begin on June 14 at 3 p.m. and at 4 p.m. on June 15.

Click here to purchase your tickets or call the Wisconsin State Fair Park box office at 4144-266-7100.

May 24, 2013 | OnMilwaukee.com

The second annual Milwaukee IndyFest is taking place June 14 -15 at the Milwaukee Mile at the Wisconsin State Fair Park and once again Marcus Hotels & Resorts is hosting a variety of activities in preparation for this year’s IZOD IndyCar Series race.

The Milwaukee IndyFest Street Party will be held on June 13 adjacent to the Hilton Milwaukee at the Miller Time Pub & Grill. There will be a vintage car show, House of Harley Davidson parade and more exciting entertainment options.

The Milwakuee IndyFest Street Party returns on June 13 in advance of the races on June 14-15. (PHOTO: john j. klaiber jr / Shutterstock.com )

The street party will run from 5-10 p.m. in the parking lot located on 5th and Wisconsin streets across from the Hilton Milwaukee hotel. The street party is free to all attendees and is open to the public. After the street party ends the celebration continues in the Miller Time Pub & Grill.

• Live music beginning at 5 p.m. with Uprising, a local pop/rock band and finishing with Milwaukee favorite, The Eddie Butts Band.
• Food and beer from Miller Time Pub & Grill, highlighting its new beer-inspired menu including a selection of craft burgers ,Wisconsin cheese curds.
• IZOD IndyCar Series race driver appearances and autograph session; special appearance by Michael Andretti.
• Second annual car show with prizes. Registration is $10 per car before June 8 and includes two Marcus Theatres movie passes. Day-of registration is $15 per car. Best of Show winner receives two access passes to the Marcus Club for June 15 and an overnight stay at the winner’s choice of The Pfister Hotel, Hilton Milwaukee or the InterContinental Milwaukee.
• House of Harley-Davidson parade as well as their “JumpStart” simulator.
• Kids Zone with face painting, a giant slide, fun racing events and a bounce house.
• Milwaukee food trucks.

All registration fees for the car show and 5 percent of food and beverage purchases will be donated to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, the official charity of Milwaukee IndyFest.

Click here for more information on the Milwaukee IndyFest Street Party.

About Milwaukee IndyFest
Milwaukee IndyFest will take place June 14-15 at the Milwaukee Mile, the longest continually operating speedway in the world to celebrate it’s 110th Anniversary. The IZOD IndyCar Series race will begin on June 14 at 3 p.m. and at 4 p.m. on June 15.

Click here to purchase your tickets or call the Wisconsin State Fair Park box office at 4144-266-7100.

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MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (WOOD) – Just across Lake Michigan, is a great city to explore and the perfect place for your summer vacation; Milwaukee! With great restaurants, cultural institutions, events and more, it’s a city that offers something for everyone. Jeannine Sherman of  Visit Milwaukee stopped by eightWest to talk about some of the new things visitors will want to check out.

Brewhouse Inn & Suites The Brew House of the historic Pabst Brewery is now home to Milwaukee’s newest boutique hotel, the Brewhouse Inn & Suites. Highlights of this 90-room, all-suite hotel include five original giant copper brew kettles in the second floor lobby and a stained glass window of King Gambrinus, the patron saint of beer. The property will also be home to a full-service restaurant, Jackson’s Blue Ribbon Pub, and an outdoor beer garden. Braise Braise made the list of Bon Appetit’s 50 Best New Restaurants of 2012. Housed in a former corner tavern and bowling alley, this farm-to-table favorite showcases the culinary creativity of Chef Dave Swanson.

Clock Shadow Creamery Clock Shadow specializes in Wisconsin Cheese Curds and Quark, a creamy, white cheese. Next door, Purple Door Ice Cream churns up handmade, artisan flavors such as Chai with Pink Peppercorn and Whiskey Bacon!

Splash Studio Painting Bar Come on in, grab a beer or wine, and sit down in front of a canvas. At its core, Splash offers a three-hour experience with a local artist who guides you in creating an original painting. IZOD IndyCar Series Race fans will love getting up close with drivers as they work on their cars pre-race, families will enjoy the free Ferris wheel and game area and the beer garden with local bands will rock the grounds under the checkered flag is waved. The event takes place June 14-15, 2013.

Harley-Davidson Anniversary Celebration The Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Celebration rolls into Milwaukee Labor Day Weekend! Activities include the World’s Largest Bike Night at the Harley-Davidson Museum, custom bike shows, organized rides, street parties around the city and concerts by dozens of artists including Kid Rock, Lupe Fiasco, ZZ Top and many more.

Summerfest The world’s largest music festival hits Milwaukee, June 26-30 and July 2-7. For 11 days and nights, you can party with the best in regional and national music entertainment on 10 ground stages, including a new $13 million dollar stage with breathtaking views of Lake Michigan.

Festa Italiana Romance, nostalgia and rich Italian delicacies fill the air at Festa Italiana, America’s premier Italian cultural event. Enjoy the pomp and circumstance of the Sicilian brass marching band, browse the cultural exhibits or be a part of the colorful religious procession following Sunday mass. Events take place July 19-21, 2013.

German Fest North America’s largest annually-held German festival, German Fest takes place July 25-28, 2013. Indulge in German cuisine from bratwurst and knockwurst to potato pancakes and sauerkraut. Join in on a game of Sheepshead or watch the parade of Dachshunds dressed in lederhosen.

Irish Fest North America’s largest Irish cultural festival, brings the Emerald Isle to Milwaukee’s lakefront. The music line up is filled with fiddles and bagpipes and the Celtic dancers keep toes tapping along. Get a taste of Ireland at the Jameson Lounge or the marketplace with more than 90 Irish craft vendors. Events take place August 15-18, 2013.

It’s not hard to find beauty at the Brute golf course at Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva

by Mike Bailey

Considered one of the toughest golf courses in the Midwest, The Brute at Grand Geneva Resort is arguably one of the prettiest as well with elevated tees, large greens, 68 bunkers and impeccable playing conditions.

The course, which was designed by Robert Bruce Harris, plays to nearly 7,100 yards from the tips. It features a nice combination of long and short holes, including a couple of par 4s that may be drivable by long hitters. Renovated several times over its 45-year history, its most predominant feature might be the large greens, which average more than 8,000 square feet with deceiving slopes.

One of two championship layouts at the Grand Geneva Resort (the other is the Bob Cupp-designed Highlands Course), The Brute Course also has three more sets of tees, playing as short as 5,244 yards.

TOP 20 FAMILY RESORTS

1. Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa,  Lake Buena Vista, Florida
2. Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
3. The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
4. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge,
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
5. Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas
6. Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa, Hawaii
7. Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
8. Fontainebleau Miami Beach
9. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka’upulehu, Hawaii
10. The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, Florida
11. Paradise Point Resort & Spa, San Diego
12. El Conquistador Resort, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, Puerto Rico
13. Disneyland Hotel, Paris
14. Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Wisconsin
15. Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island, Hawaii
16. (tie) The Cloister at Sea Island, Georgia
16. (tie) JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa
18. JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
19. The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Alberta, Canada
20. Casa de Campo, La Romana, Dominican Republic

Original Article by Fox 6 WakeUp

Andrew Miller and Chef Bill Doyle join FOX6 WakeUp to the about the reopening of Miller Time Pub & Grill.