Yippee!
It's so exciting, I can't wait!
I have a group of really motivated, positive people who really want to transform their lives and bodies forever and that makes my job worthwhile! I count myself really lucky that I'm able to do what I do and I just love coming to work every day, it's so rewarding!
So tommorrow is the big kick off and will lay the foundations for the rest of the course and is essential knowledge for permanent fat loss.
Tommorow we cover nutrition in depth and start with the exercise basics for all the training that will follow. These movement patterns will take the body through 360 degree movements in all dimensions and follow our 600 principle...each exercise will use all 600(ish) muscles in the body. The exercises cover basic movements that we should all be able to perform with ease, but sadly due to modern day living we no longer use our bodies properly, so although they will be challenging at first after daily repetition the body will adapt quickly, (= results fast).
If you still haven't signed up and you want in, you need to contact me QUICK! If you don't start tommorow you'll have to wait for the next camp starting in May.
You can contact the studio on 0207 354 3550.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Almost there!
We're almost there!
Bootcamp starts on Tuesday and everyone seems really up for it, which is great!
It's going to be a great start to the year and the programme this year is even better than last year. We're in a brand new studio, purpose made for bootcamp which means we've got loads of room to run around in and generally make as much noise as we want to!
If you haven't signed up yet you'd better get your skates on as you've nnot long left and once we've started that's it, we're closed to new starters until May. So if you want to get beach beautiful in time for summer then what are you waiting for?
Bootcamp starts on Tuesday and everyone seems really up for it, which is great!
It's going to be a great start to the year and the programme this year is even better than last year. We're in a brand new studio, purpose made for bootcamp which means we've got loads of room to run around in and generally make as much noise as we want to!
If you haven't signed up yet you'd better get your skates on as you've nnot long left and once we've started that's it, we're closed to new starters until May. So if you want to get beach beautiful in time for summer then what are you waiting for?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Isn't that fattening?
This is a great article by my good friend Paul Mort of Precision Fitness in North Shields. I couldn't have said it better myself so I thought why bother, I'll let Paul do the talking!
Fatty or Not?
So you thought it was fattening huh?
Aren't (insert food here) fattening?
I get asked this question by 99.9% of my clients and friends/relatives/random people and it REALLY irritates me!
It happened just the other day, I was snacking on some almonds and cashew nuts with a few goji berries and my housemates partner said to me ' aren't nuts fattening?, my diet club says they are!'
Needless to say my response is unprintable , so I want to clarify a few food myths here about so called 'fatty foods'.
Here are the foods that are given a rough deal...
Eggs - Poor eggs have been given an awful hard time. Eggs, and I am talking about whole eggs here, are great for you. In fact, eggs whites are for dorks!
Most of the nutrition in eggs is found in the yolk!
The cholesterol in eggs is good (HDL) cholesterol which will protect you from heart disease.
Eggs contain omega 3 fatty acids. Again these will not only protect you from disease but will also help you burn body fat while raising your metabolism.
Each egg you eat contains about 6grms of protein. In order to consume enough protein you should consume at least 25grms per sitting so 4 eggs will get you close to that mark.
I'm actually about to go get my lunch - scrambled eggs with 6 whole eggs, a chopped tomato and a few jalapenos to give it some kick.
I'm certainly not overweight and I eat 20+ eggs a week.
Eggs are not fattening and will help you in your quest to drop body fat. Make sure you buy organic eggs as they are much higher in nutrients than factory farrmed ones.
Nuts, Avocados and Coconuts are usually placed in the same boat as Eggs. But again all of these foods contain good fats or essential fatty acids that will help increase your health and get rid of your unwanted wobbly bits!
So what are the real fatty foods? Anything that contains trans fats, hydrogenated fat and vegetable oils. All of these are man made fats or are processed so heavily that they become rancid and toxic to our bodies.
These are found in most processed foods such as bread, ready meals (yes, including weight watchers!) margarines and low fat spreads, and your usual sweets, crisps etc.
In fact, take a look at the ingredients in your 'healthy' spread, you'll find at least 5 or 6 you cant pronounce, whereas butter has just 2 ingredients.
Beware of low fat products because they normally contain these bad fats instead of the good fats.
Forget the calories and get your nutrients in: Eating Protein, Veg and Good Fats in every meal will ignite your fat burning hormones.
Fatty or Not?
So you thought it was fattening huh?
Aren't (insert food here) fattening?
I get asked this question by 99.9% of my clients and friends/relatives/random people and it REALLY irritates me!
It happened just the other day, I was snacking on some almonds and cashew nuts with a few goji berries and my housemates partner said to me ' aren't nuts fattening?, my diet club says they are!'
Needless to say my response is unprintable , so I want to clarify a few food myths here about so called 'fatty foods'.
Here are the foods that are given a rough deal...
Eggs - Poor eggs have been given an awful hard time. Eggs, and I am talking about whole eggs here, are great for you. In fact, eggs whites are for dorks!
Most of the nutrition in eggs is found in the yolk!
The cholesterol in eggs is good (HDL) cholesterol which will protect you from heart disease.
Eggs contain omega 3 fatty acids. Again these will not only protect you from disease but will also help you burn body fat while raising your metabolism.
Each egg you eat contains about 6grms of protein. In order to consume enough protein you should consume at least 25grms per sitting so 4 eggs will get you close to that mark.
I'm actually about to go get my lunch - scrambled eggs with 6 whole eggs, a chopped tomato and a few jalapenos to give it some kick.
I'm certainly not overweight and I eat 20+ eggs a week.
Eggs are not fattening and will help you in your quest to drop body fat. Make sure you buy organic eggs as they are much higher in nutrients than factory farrmed ones.
Nuts, Avocados and Coconuts are usually placed in the same boat as Eggs. But again all of these foods contain good fats or essential fatty acids that will help increase your health and get rid of your unwanted wobbly bits!
So what are the real fatty foods? Anything that contains trans fats, hydrogenated fat and vegetable oils. All of these are man made fats or are processed so heavily that they become rancid and toxic to our bodies.
These are found in most processed foods such as bread, ready meals (yes, including weight watchers!) margarines and low fat spreads, and your usual sweets, crisps etc.
In fact, take a look at the ingredients in your 'healthy' spread, you'll find at least 5 or 6 you cant pronounce, whereas butter has just 2 ingredients.
Beware of low fat products because they normally contain these bad fats instead of the good fats.
Forget the calories and get your nutrients in: Eating Protein, Veg and Good Fats in every meal will ignite your fat burning hormones.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
“XL Factor”
London’s Fat Loss Expert, opens competition to find 8 morbidly obese people to lose 16 stone in 8 weeks. To highlight how simple it is to halt this global epidemic, the free fat fighting bootcamp will show that you can get radical results fast.
Obesity has become a major epidemic. The latest figures from the Department of Health survey , reveal 67% of men and 56% women are overweight or obese. For the first time in human history, the number of overweight people rivals the number of underweight people .
When you consider being overweight is linked to such diseases as coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, osteoarthritis and some cancers; you wonder why we are so carelessly signing our own death warrant with the junk food we throw into our bodies on a daily basis.
In an effort to stem this fatal disease, fat loss experts are asking Brits to consider what sacrifices they’ll make to their health in the name of convenience. In this busy modern life the convenience and appeal of ready meals, take-aways and eating on the fly means that we don’t always care what’s in it, as long as it looks ok, tastes nice and is quick and easy.
Unfortunately most don’t think about what’s going on inside and tend to concentrate on what they look like. So in an effort to make the outer beauty more appealing Brits are turning in their droves to magic miracle cures, diet pills and potions which promise to burn fat, increase your muscle tone and transform your figure in days.
Now, alarmingly, more hardcore methods are becoming widely accepted; botox in your break, filler in your free 5 minutes and lipo in your lunch hour. Over 16,000 cosmetic procedures were carried out in 2004 with the astounding year on year increase of 18% .
Nisha Obaidullah, a fat loss expert at Dax Moy Personal Training Studios, said, “Quick fix methods don’t solve epidemics. We need a societal approach rather than individual action and it requires change on a massive scale. Rather like global warming, it requires politics, science, business and civil partnership to attack such a global giant.”
In an attempt to start the ball rolling, Nisha is inviting applications from obese individuals who are seriously at risk of obesity related disease, to attend a 12 week course of fat fighting strategies, psychology and motivation tools, nutrition and exercise, designed specifically to help break habits, re-educate on a conscious and sub-conscious level and most importantly, get results fast!
The candidates will be chosen via a selection day held at the Islington studios on Tuesday 1st April. Those interested in applying should call the studios on 0207 354 3550, or email: info@daxmoy.co.uk. There are only 8 free places available so if you think it sounds right for you then be quick!
Nisha Obaidullah is a performance and lifestyle coach at DaxMoy Personal Training Studios, London, specialising in weight management and fat loss. Nisha runs Dax’s Look Great Naked Challenge Bootcamps for people who want to lose fat fast. For more information please visit www.lookgreatnakedbootcamp.blogspot.com
Obesity has become a major epidemic. The latest figures from the Department of Health survey , reveal 67% of men and 56% women are overweight or obese. For the first time in human history, the number of overweight people rivals the number of underweight people .
When you consider being overweight is linked to such diseases as coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, osteoarthritis and some cancers; you wonder why we are so carelessly signing our own death warrant with the junk food we throw into our bodies on a daily basis.
In an effort to stem this fatal disease, fat loss experts are asking Brits to consider what sacrifices they’ll make to their health in the name of convenience. In this busy modern life the convenience and appeal of ready meals, take-aways and eating on the fly means that we don’t always care what’s in it, as long as it looks ok, tastes nice and is quick and easy.
Unfortunately most don’t think about what’s going on inside and tend to concentrate on what they look like. So in an effort to make the outer beauty more appealing Brits are turning in their droves to magic miracle cures, diet pills and potions which promise to burn fat, increase your muscle tone and transform your figure in days.
Now, alarmingly, more hardcore methods are becoming widely accepted; botox in your break, filler in your free 5 minutes and lipo in your lunch hour. Over 16,000 cosmetic procedures were carried out in 2004 with the astounding year on year increase of 18% .
Nisha Obaidullah, a fat loss expert at Dax Moy Personal Training Studios, said, “Quick fix methods don’t solve epidemics. We need a societal approach rather than individual action and it requires change on a massive scale. Rather like global warming, it requires politics, science, business and civil partnership to attack such a global giant.”
In an attempt to start the ball rolling, Nisha is inviting applications from obese individuals who are seriously at risk of obesity related disease, to attend a 12 week course of fat fighting strategies, psychology and motivation tools, nutrition and exercise, designed specifically to help break habits, re-educate on a conscious and sub-conscious level and most importantly, get results fast!
The candidates will be chosen via a selection day held at the Islington studios on Tuesday 1st April. Those interested in applying should call the studios on 0207 354 3550, or email: info@daxmoy.co.uk. There are only 8 free places available so if you think it sounds right for you then be quick!
Nisha Obaidullah is a performance and lifestyle coach at DaxMoy Personal Training Studios, London, specialising in weight management and fat loss. Nisha runs Dax’s Look Great Naked Challenge Bootcamps for people who want to lose fat fast. For more information please visit www.lookgreatnakedbootcamp.blogspot.com
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
8 Steps to better Sleep....zzzzzzzzz
Sleep....zzzzzzzzz, we all love it, never get enough of it apart from on a Sunday when we try and make up for the 10 hours we've lost in the week. But does this work?
How do you feel when you wake up?
Bright, alert, full of energy?
Do you wake up before your alarm?
Are you filled with enthusiasm for the day?
Or is it more like this:
ALARM goes off, you hit snoooooze. You get up 15 minutes late. You rush to get ready for work. You leave the house, forgetting your mobile. You go back in and now you’re pushing 25 minutes late for work. The rest of your day is stressful and rushed just because you couldn’t get out of bed.
It doesn’t have to be like this. There is another way!
We need 8 hours sleep a night. There’s a good reason. Between 10pm and 2am your body produces the greatest concentration of melatonin, the hormone that makes you drowsy and is used in body repair. After this time melatonin decreases. If you cut into this time you reduce the time that melatonin has to repair the stresses and strains placed on your body through the day.
Prolactin is produced in the latter part of your sleep, and peaks during REM sleep and in the early morning. If however by going to bed late you push prolactin production into the waking part of your day it will stimulate your cravings for carbs. Eat more carbs, gain more fat.
Not only will you be craving more but as Prolactin suppresses Leptin, the hormone which makes you feel full, you won’t know when to stop!
So are you starting to see why we need 8 hours sleep?
By changing just this one factor, (nothing else), in a client’s programme last week, saw my client start to lose weight again after hitting a plateau. So give yourself a break, get to bed before 10:30pm, sleep through till 6am and see the difference it makes to your week.
How do you feel when you wake up?
Bright, alert, full of energy?
Do you wake up before your alarm?
Are you filled with enthusiasm for the day?
Or is it more like this:
ALARM goes off, you hit snoooooze. You get up 15 minutes late. You rush to get ready for work. You leave the house, forgetting your mobile. You go back in and now you’re pushing 25 minutes late for work. The rest of your day is stressful and rushed just because you couldn’t get out of bed.
It doesn’t have to be like this. There is another way!
We need 8 hours sleep a night. There’s a good reason. Between 10pm and 2am your body produces the greatest concentration of melatonin, the hormone that makes you drowsy and is used in body repair. After this time melatonin decreases. If you cut into this time you reduce the time that melatonin has to repair the stresses and strains placed on your body through the day.
Prolactin is produced in the latter part of your sleep, and peaks during REM sleep and in the early morning. If however by going to bed late you push prolactin production into the waking part of your day it will stimulate your cravings for carbs. Eat more carbs, gain more fat.
Not only will you be craving more but as Prolactin suppresses Leptin, the hormone which makes you feel full, you won’t know when to stop!
So are you starting to see why we need 8 hours sleep?
By changing just this one factor, (nothing else), in a client’s programme last week, saw my client start to lose weight again after hitting a plateau. So give yourself a break, get to bed before 10:30pm, sleep through till 6am and see the difference it makes to your week.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Elimination - Cut the cr*p, lose the fat!
OK, so everybody's been asking about elimination and why it's the best thing for fat loss you'll ever come across!
Elimination is basically a detox diet without the faddy attributes of just drinking soup for 10 days or cutting out every single food group imaginable!
Elimination doesn't cut food groups, count calories or have you drinking some awful tasting concoction. In fact you get to eat as much as you want (need), and more often. Who wouldn't want a diet where you eat more and weigh less?!
So how does it work?
Elimination works on the principle of clean wholesome food. The body doesn't like "artificial". In fact it hates it; it means loads of extra work trying to cope with all the cr*p we're dumping in it's nice efficient system. Now all the workers (cells) in that system are distracted from doing their jobs in the liver, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, etc, and have to fight all the alien toxins trying to infiltrate the base camp. They have jobs to do, but right at this moment they're under threat, so it's all cells to arms!
Cut to 3 days later.
The alien toxins are still flooding in and the worker cells are now on red alert. If they don't get back to work soon, the body will start to break down. The immune system is shot, the liver and kidneys are working overtime trying to flush toxins, but it's no good because whatever they get rid of is replaced with more than they can deal with.
So what do they do?
They surrender.
Instead of fighting a losing battle the cells now mutate to alllow themselves to bind with the toxins. They accept the infiltration and the body is now under occupation. The toxins take up residence in the nice comfy adipose tissue (FAT STORES). Trouble is these toxins are still causing damage to the system. They are still poisonous, after all. So in order for them to remain there comfortably without disrupting the lovely new home they've taken over they then start to steal water from the cells. They need to dilute their effect to the point where they can remain there indefinitely without breaking down the body. So now the body is holding excess fat and water just to deal with the toxins that are now permanent residents.
So, it makes sense, if we get rid of the toxins, we get rid of the fat. Once we clean up and banish the toxins there's no reason to hold onto excess body fat or the water that goes alongside it. Even better news, the water that was being stolen by the toxins can now hydrate our poor thirsty overworked cells and they can do their job properly. So now the body is performing at an excellent standard; the organs are working efficiently, the digestive system is at an optimal level, your metabolism is faster, you are burning more fat and you are storing less. Agreed?
OK, so what is a toxin?
Alcohol (yes even organic wine - sorry guys!)
Caffeine
Stimulates adrenal glands to release cortisol - hormone responsible for storing fat
Processed foods
if there's anything you can't pronounce on the label, or it has numbers in it you can bet your bottom dollar it's not natural!
Microwaves
They change the structure of chemical compounds so that microwaved food is unrecognisable to the body; last year a lady died from a blood transfusion because the nurse was in a rush and warmed the blood in the microwave.
Wheat
Wheat as we know it is a highly refined and processed grain. Even wholegrain. So you may think you're trying to be healthy reaching for the fruit 'n' fibre but actually your body can't tell the difference between wheat and simple sugar. Hence, eat wheat, get fat.
In addition wheat protein is the cause of many digestive disorders: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, coeliac disease, general bloating, wind and irregular bowel movements.
Pasteurised and Homogenised dairy
This is too big a subject to go into on a blog but if you want to find out exactly why pasteurised dairy is such a bad thing go to:
http://www.seedsofhealth.co.uk/articles/index_dairy.shtml
Basically flash heating at 500 degrees celcius kills all enzymes. We need enzymes to be able to digest so pasteurisation makes dairy a problem for our digestive system.
Sugar
The biggest culprit of them all.
Sugar causes an insulin response. The bigger the hit the bigger our response. Insulin will command your body to store fat. Hence sugar=insulin=fat. Don't do it. In any form.
So no glucose, dextrose, maltodextrin, corn syrup, fructose, beet sugar, honey, molasses...NOTHING!
So what can you have?
All fresh and organic fruit and vegetables (if you can't get organic wash thouroughly and peel to get rid of pesticides)
Herbs and spices (organic)
Fresh organic, (preferably grass fed) meat
Fresh organic poultry
Fresh organic fish (avoid tuna and shellfish because of the mercury levels)
Rice
Quinoa
Millet
Buckwheat
Rye
Corn
Oats.......
Live natural yoghurt
Real organic butter from grass fed cows
Organic Eggs
Raw milk and whole cheese made from raw milk
Anything else you can think of as long as it's not banned!! This list is not exhaustive, it just gives you ideas on what you can eat. Please add to it!
Combine the diet with 30 mins resistance exercise a day (2 x 15 minute sessions is fine) and you'll see things happen that you never thought possible!
For a copy of the elimination diet visit:
http://www.lookgreatnakedbootcamp.ning.com/
Good Luck!
Elimination is basically a detox diet without the faddy attributes of just drinking soup for 10 days or cutting out every single food group imaginable!
Elimination doesn't cut food groups, count calories or have you drinking some awful tasting concoction. In fact you get to eat as much as you want (need), and more often. Who wouldn't want a diet where you eat more and weigh less?!
So how does it work?
Elimination works on the principle of clean wholesome food. The body doesn't like "artificial". In fact it hates it; it means loads of extra work trying to cope with all the cr*p we're dumping in it's nice efficient system. Now all the workers (cells) in that system are distracted from doing their jobs in the liver, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, etc, and have to fight all the alien toxins trying to infiltrate the base camp. They have jobs to do, but right at this moment they're under threat, so it's all cells to arms!
Cut to 3 days later.
The alien toxins are still flooding in and the worker cells are now on red alert. If they don't get back to work soon, the body will start to break down. The immune system is shot, the liver and kidneys are working overtime trying to flush toxins, but it's no good because whatever they get rid of is replaced with more than they can deal with.
So what do they do?
They surrender.
Instead of fighting a losing battle the cells now mutate to alllow themselves to bind with the toxins. They accept the infiltration and the body is now under occupation. The toxins take up residence in the nice comfy adipose tissue (FAT STORES). Trouble is these toxins are still causing damage to the system. They are still poisonous, after all. So in order for them to remain there comfortably without disrupting the lovely new home they've taken over they then start to steal water from the cells. They need to dilute their effect to the point where they can remain there indefinitely without breaking down the body. So now the body is holding excess fat and water just to deal with the toxins that are now permanent residents.
So, it makes sense, if we get rid of the toxins, we get rid of the fat. Once we clean up and banish the toxins there's no reason to hold onto excess body fat or the water that goes alongside it. Even better news, the water that was being stolen by the toxins can now hydrate our poor thirsty overworked cells and they can do their job properly. So now the body is performing at an excellent standard; the organs are working efficiently, the digestive system is at an optimal level, your metabolism is faster, you are burning more fat and you are storing less. Agreed?
OK, so what is a toxin?
Alcohol (yes even organic wine - sorry guys!)
Caffeine
Stimulates adrenal glands to release cortisol - hormone responsible for storing fat
Processed foods
if there's anything you can't pronounce on the label, or it has numbers in it you can bet your bottom dollar it's not natural!
Microwaves
They change the structure of chemical compounds so that microwaved food is unrecognisable to the body; last year a lady died from a blood transfusion because the nurse was in a rush and warmed the blood in the microwave.
Wheat
Wheat as we know it is a highly refined and processed grain. Even wholegrain. So you may think you're trying to be healthy reaching for the fruit 'n' fibre but actually your body can't tell the difference between wheat and simple sugar. Hence, eat wheat, get fat.
In addition wheat protein is the cause of many digestive disorders: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, coeliac disease, general bloating, wind and irregular bowel movements.
Pasteurised and Homogenised dairy
This is too big a subject to go into on a blog but if you want to find out exactly why pasteurised dairy is such a bad thing go to:
http://www.seedsofhealth.co.uk/articles/index_dairy.shtml
Basically flash heating at 500 degrees celcius kills all enzymes. We need enzymes to be able to digest so pasteurisation makes dairy a problem for our digestive system.
Sugar
The biggest culprit of them all.
Sugar causes an insulin response. The bigger the hit the bigger our response. Insulin will command your body to store fat. Hence sugar=insulin=fat. Don't do it. In any form.
So no glucose, dextrose, maltodextrin, corn syrup, fructose, beet sugar, honey, molasses...NOTHING!
So what can you have?
All fresh and organic fruit and vegetables (if you can't get organic wash thouroughly and peel to get rid of pesticides)
Herbs and spices (organic)
Fresh organic, (preferably grass fed) meat
Fresh organic poultry
Fresh organic fish (avoid tuna and shellfish because of the mercury levels)
Rice
Quinoa
Millet
Buckwheat
Rye
Corn
Oats.......
Live natural yoghurt
Real organic butter from grass fed cows
Organic Eggs
Raw milk and whole cheese made from raw milk
Anything else you can think of as long as it's not banned!! This list is not exhaustive, it just gives you ideas on what you can eat. Please add to it!
Combine the diet with 30 mins resistance exercise a day (2 x 15 minute sessions is fine) and you'll see things happen that you never thought possible!
For a copy of the elimination diet visit:
http://www.lookgreatnakedbootcamp.ning.com/
Good Luck!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Is your diet working for you?
Seems like this time of year everyone is on a diet, be it the South Beach diet, Low Carb, Cambridge, the Zone, (the list goes on), trying to lose the fat before spring hits . The weather is getting warmer and soon enough it’ll be time to show all the bits that you could so easily cover up with this year’s oversize jumper dress, black leggings and ugg boots.
So you started your diet a few weeks ago , you were really good for the first couple of weeks and you lost a couple of pounds. Then came the odd slip-up, but it was only a couple of times. Now, even though you’re being good most of the time and getting some exercise to boot, the scales seem to be stuck.
So what do you do?
Well if you’re anything like the general population you’ll just keep on struggling with it, regardless if you are consistently losing weight or not! Sound like madness? You’re damnright it does! But this is human nature. We are after all, creatures of habit and we get stuck in a kind of loop, reverting to the same behaviours because that’s what we’ve always done.
If you’re reading this and you’re nodding in agreement, don’t you think it’s time to make a change?
I’m in the business of results. I work in the only personal training studio in the world that guarantees you will get results in 21 days or we pay DOUBLE your money back!
So how can we be this cocksure? Easy! We plan for it. There is zero guesswork involved. I know exactly what I need to do for a client to get them that result and fast. If I fail, guess what? I go bankrupt! If that’s not motivation, I don’t know what is!
How do we plan? Well it’s not just about looking at exercise or nutrition. Although these are the major components of successful fat loss you can’t lose weight just by eating less and moving more. There are other factors that come into play.
1. Are you eating the right foods?
This is of MAJOR importance in any fat loss nutrition plan! Counting calories just won’t get you there. You need to forget about the calories and focus on the source. If you are eating highly processed foods, drinking caffeinated beverages and not getting a balance of nutrients for your body, you will put on body fat. There’s no way around it, your body MUST retain water in the adipose tissue just to dilute all the toxins in your system!
Make sure your food is fresh, preferably organic, hormone free and non-processed.
Things to avoid like the plague:
Sugar (in any form)
Refined / processed foods (so if you can’t pronounce what’s on the label or it has numbers in it you can bet it’s chemical in nature)
Caffeine
Alcohol (sugar)
Wheat gluten (body treats this as sugar)
Pasteurised and non-homegenised dairy (raw dairy is fine, as is real butter, eggs and live yoghurt)
2. Are you drinking enough water?
You need to be drinking around 1 litre per 50lbs body weight. In my experience that’s about double what most people drink. Without enough water your metabolism will slow down, burning less fat, your skin will become problematic as toxins that should be flushed out are instead dumped in your fat stores, your muscles will become dehydrated, performing at a less than optimal level, burning less fat, you will even get less quality sleep, which means cortisol increases, which means it tells your body to store fat!
Guess what? Drink more water, burn more fat!
3. Are getting enough sleep?
During the hours of 10pm and 2am we have the greatest secretion of melatonin which is needed for body repair. Prolactin is also produced during this time and through to 6am. By getting to bed late you miss out on essential meltonin production and push the prolactin through to waking hours. Prolactin in the day suppresses leptin which basically tells your body when it is full. Hence, by missing out on your sleep you will tend to overeat in the day due to the decreased leptin in your system.
So take a look at your diet. If it’s flouting any one of these essential rules for fast effective fat loss, you need to make a change and do it now! Isn’t it about time your diet worked for you rather than the other way round?
So you started your diet a few weeks ago , you were really good for the first couple of weeks and you lost a couple of pounds. Then came the odd slip-up, but it was only a couple of times. Now, even though you’re being good most of the time and getting some exercise to boot, the scales seem to be stuck.
So what do you do?
Well if you’re anything like the general population you’ll just keep on struggling with it, regardless if you are consistently losing weight or not! Sound like madness? You’re damnright it does! But this is human nature. We are after all, creatures of habit and we get stuck in a kind of loop, reverting to the same behaviours because that’s what we’ve always done.
If you’re reading this and you’re nodding in agreement, don’t you think it’s time to make a change?
I’m in the business of results. I work in the only personal training studio in the world that guarantees you will get results in 21 days or we pay DOUBLE your money back!
So how can we be this cocksure? Easy! We plan for it. There is zero guesswork involved. I know exactly what I need to do for a client to get them that result and fast. If I fail, guess what? I go bankrupt! If that’s not motivation, I don’t know what is!
How do we plan? Well it’s not just about looking at exercise or nutrition. Although these are the major components of successful fat loss you can’t lose weight just by eating less and moving more. There are other factors that come into play.
1. Are you eating the right foods?
This is of MAJOR importance in any fat loss nutrition plan! Counting calories just won’t get you there. You need to forget about the calories and focus on the source. If you are eating highly processed foods, drinking caffeinated beverages and not getting a balance of nutrients for your body, you will put on body fat. There’s no way around it, your body MUST retain water in the adipose tissue just to dilute all the toxins in your system!
Make sure your food is fresh, preferably organic, hormone free and non-processed.
Things to avoid like the plague:
Sugar (in any form)
Refined / processed foods (so if you can’t pronounce what’s on the label or it has numbers in it you can bet it’s chemical in nature)
Caffeine
Alcohol (sugar)
Wheat gluten (body treats this as sugar)
Pasteurised and non-homegenised dairy (raw dairy is fine, as is real butter, eggs and live yoghurt)
2. Are you drinking enough water?
You need to be drinking around 1 litre per 50lbs body weight. In my experience that’s about double what most people drink. Without enough water your metabolism will slow down, burning less fat, your skin will become problematic as toxins that should be flushed out are instead dumped in your fat stores, your muscles will become dehydrated, performing at a less than optimal level, burning less fat, you will even get less quality sleep, which means cortisol increases, which means it tells your body to store fat!
Guess what? Drink more water, burn more fat!
3. Are getting enough sleep?
During the hours of 10pm and 2am we have the greatest secretion of melatonin which is needed for body repair. Prolactin is also produced during this time and through to 6am. By getting to bed late you miss out on essential meltonin production and push the prolactin through to waking hours. Prolactin in the day suppresses leptin which basically tells your body when it is full. Hence, by missing out on your sleep you will tend to overeat in the day due to the decreased leptin in your system.
So take a look at your diet. If it’s flouting any one of these essential rules for fast effective fat loss, you need to make a change and do it now! Isn’t it about time your diet worked for you rather than the other way round?
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