Archive for October, 2009
Summer Fat Loss Survival Kit: Stay Fit Tip #1
Summer time brings warmth and fun but can completely throw our schedules and routines off making it super hard to find the time to stay fit. This is the 1st in a series of summer fat loss survival video tips Fit Yummy Mummy is hosting to coach you step by step, keep you fit and prevent summer from derailing your best efforts!
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5 Surprising Things That Make You Leaner
[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. I will be featuring his articles as a contributor on Fit Fat Loss. ]
Want to be leaner?
Good deal… here’s 5 tips that will help you along…
TIP 1
Ditch The Starch
Starches, such as rice, potatoes, some veggies, oats, etc. are often considered “health foods.”
While they can be healthy, they can also pack on stomach bodyfat like crazy if you overdo them.
As you may know, my “Every Other Day Diet” System (EODD) actually encourages you to eat starches and even sweets several days a week to get rid of excess weight:
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( Some of you may see a survey here on how best to help with your bodyweight goals. )
Well… how does THAT work?
Simple: Timing is everything.
And we take a “weekly” approach to foods rather than a daily approach. This keeps your metabolism guessing. If your body cannot figure out what you’re up to, fatburning is that much more powerful. And you can get by with eating starches… at least a specific times on specific days.
But if you’re not going to do EODD, then you’ll have to wing it. And the best way to wing it is to simply cut starches out entirely for 4-8 weeks. Then slowly add them back a few days per week.
This is no where near as effective (or as fun) as the EODD method, but it will get you pointed in the right direction.
TIP 2
Can The Sodas
This one is really hard for me. I’ve been hooked on diet-soda on and off for years. When I go to get into top shape (like I am now) I have to get rid of the diet-sodas… yes, DIET-sodas. Need I say “real” sodas too? They are loaded with sugar.
Why diet-sodas? A recent study revealed that people who drank diet-sodas actually increased bodyfat when compared to those who drank sugar-sodas. What the… ??
Yep. Your body cannot be fooled by aspartame and chemicals. Sorry, but that’s the truth.
Here’s a personal story: When I cut out the diet-sodas my bodyfat drops like a rock in a pond of clear water.
And that’s what you need to be drinking: A quart of pure water per 50 lbs of bodyweight a day.
I mix it with lemon and a bit of Stevia (an herbal sweetener) and make lemonade. It’s wonderful!
TIP 3
Stay Hungry
Arnold’s first movie was “Stay Hungry” (well, after “Pumping Iron” that is). You cannot rest on your butt and stay hungry. You cannot think you’ve “arrived” and stay hungry.
It takes a special person to be hungry… and an even greater one to stay that way.
I want you to stay hungry in two ways: In how you workout and literally… stay a bit hungry before you go to bed. Not “starving”… just a bit hungry.
For your workouts, I have a great solution. If you pick up EODD you’ll get a limited shot at “7 Minute Body”… my combination of “7 Minute Muscle” and “The 7 Minute In-Home Workout” in one book… and for more than half off… but that’s a very limited deal. Gotta have EODD… you’ll need them both…
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( Some of you may see a survey here on how best to help with your bodyweight goals. )
You see, progression — “forced” progression — is the best way to stay hungry. 7 Minute Body forces you to progress without thinking about it. Progression is built into the System.
As far as staying hungry at night? Check with your doctor and if he/she okays it take 500mg of potassium and 1000mg of magnesium/calcium a few hours prior to bed. This helps with the hunger pangs. Also, keep hard-boiled eggs in the fridge. If you get really hungry, eat one with half the yolk (toss the other half.) It keeps me full for an hour at least.
TIP 4
Cardio Clarity
Hours and hours of cardio a day is not the answer. However, you can do “light” cardio (i.e. brisk walking, or riding the bike at 60% of your max) just to burn off calories. That’s okay… and personally I don’t find it that boring if I’m watching a TV show. It does not interfere with my main fatloss exercise (weight training… YES!) and it burns off about 400 calories an hour.
What does work is early morning fasting cardio… but you only need 9-15 minutes. I explain the GXP Protocol (Modified) in the 7 Minute Body book, available only if you pick up EODD, and you can get it at more than half off:
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( Some of you may see a survey here on how best to help with your bodyweight goals. )
TIP 5
Get Raw At Night
Raw veggies with your last meal and as a snack will really help your fatburning along. I started with red peppers because they’re sweet. Now I eat virtually every veggie raw at night without thinking about it. Give this a shot. The fatloss is well worth it.
4 Fatloss Tricks No One Tells You About
[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. I will be featuring his articles as a contributor on Fit Fat Loss. ]
There’s a club you should join. It’s called The Insider’s Club.
It is that club whose membership is based only on what secret goodies the members possess.
In our case, this is the Fatloss Insider’s Club. Only those in the know can join…. free to them of course… : )
So, if you want to get rid of some lbs…
FATLOSS TRICK 1
Eat Pizza?
Today I went for some New York-style pizza here in Austin, Texas.
Do I feel ‘guilty’? No way… in fact tomorrow I will feel LEANER.
What the what?
I had to set up my body for this bit of metabolic trickery of course. You cannot just “eat pizza” and shed the pounds… I wish you could!
But my personal System for fatloss not only “allows” pizza (and all my other favorite foods)… it DEMANDS that I eat it.
Here’s another true story: I blew off my “feed meal” (that’s what it is called in my System) four days ago. I have been on a massive fatloss roll for weeks now and frankly I just did not feel like eating a lot.
That’s another benefit of my System… it really cuts your appetite and food-cravings down.
Anyway, the next day in the gym I fell on my face! I was weaker and not any leaner. I went home, ate literally about 6000 cals and presto: Leaner than ‘ever’ the next day and ready to train hard.
Learn how to use this System here:
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FATLOSS TRICK 2
The 10-Minute Cardio Trick
If you want to just get into good heart health, you only need GXP Cardio (covered in the System mentioned above) 2-3 days per week for 9-15 minutes. That’s it.
However if you want to use “smart cardio” (not long, boring cardio) then you need a bit more. Just a bit.
It’s my 10-minute trick.
Start with just every other day. Then move to 4 days… and then 5.
If you are pressed for time, this is ideal. Even if you are not, it works like magic.
10 minutes in the morning ‘before’ you eat. Just make sure your heart rate is only about 65% of your max… in other words, you are not breathing super-heavy at all, but you are working up a sweat. That’s it.
10 minutes ‘before’ lunch. Just cut your lunch hour short by 10 minutes… that’s all. You don’t sweat enough to need a shower… don’t worry. Walking stairs works great, or walking outside… be creative!
Then 10 ‘harder’ minutes about 2 hours before you go to sleep. Get your heart rate up to where you are breathing a little harder.
That’s it.
You can even start with just two sessions of 10 minutes (morning and night) if lunch is out.
FATLOSS TRICK 3
Increase Your Fat?
Yep. I want you to eat more dietary-fat…. but I want you to replace some of your carbohydrates (starch like rice, potatoes, etc.) with healthy fats like olive oil, coconut oil and almonds.
Fat dulls the appetite and all three of the fats above actually help your body get rid of its fat-stores if you decrease carbs.
I have the plan laid out for you. More here:
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FATLOSS TRICK 4
Think Resistance
Far better than cardio will ever be. That would be resistance training.
Either weight training or in-home resistance training using bands and bodyweight. Studies confirm what we fitness pros already know: Resistance training not only sculpts the body (cardio cannot) but it also burns 9-12x more bodyfat over the long-term than cardio.
But you need both. And both cardio and resistance training (in-home or in the gym) is worked into my book “7 Minute Body.”
You can get it when you pick up “Every Other Day Diet” for 75% off-retail… it is all detailed here…
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Welcome to the Club!
Yours In Fitness,
J O N B E N S O N
P.S. I’m still giving away “Radical Fatloss Blueprint” along with EODD for a few more days. And I’m giving a lucky few the chance to pick up the Supplement-Kit that comes with Radical Fatloss for almost 100 bucks off… the video and details are here:
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Sorry… EODD Readers Only…. so pick it up today.
Is whole oatmeal with fruit a healthy weight loss breakfast?
i am on a diet n started excercising but found out eggs arent that great in diets so i switched to 1/2 cup of whole oatmeal w fruit for breakfast after my morning jogs. is that healthy for weight loss or is it too much? <3 thanks a mil!
Whole oatmeal is great for a healthy breakfast. Try adding a handful of almonds or walnuts to the oatmeal. The extra fiber and protein will help you feel fuller all morning long. Also, a 1/2 a cup of low fat or fat free milk gives you protein and calcium, both necessary after a morning workout. Having a good breakfast revs up your metabolism for the entire day, helping you burn more calories during the day. Try some of these healthy oatmeal recipes to start your day. http://www.healthy-diet-mom.com/healthy-oatmeal-recipes.html Good luck and keep up the exercising and healthy eating! Mary
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What is the best fat burning exercise to do without using your legs?
I am a 28 year old guy. I had a serious knee operation 4 weeks ago and I will be on crutches for another 4-5 weeks as I can’t put any weight on my left leg. I can’t run properly or ride a bike for a few months either. I have noticed that I am putting on weight (I have started to have excess body fat on my waist, chest and face for a few months but I have never been fat). What are the best fat burning exercises to do at home without using my knee?
How about swimming – it’s a very gentle excercise – so might not harm your knee?