My Top 50 Tips on Nutrition, Fitness and Motivation

What are my best tips for fitness, nutrition and motivation?  Here they are! 50 of the best tips to make sure you eat right, train right and stay motivated!

Often when I meet someone at the gym, a reunion or on any other occasion, and we start to talk about fitness and health, this is always the question they ask me: what are my best tips for weight loss, nutrition, motivation, training, cardio and the list goes on.

So what I decided is to do is give you a quick list of my best 50 tips on different topics.

Nutrition:

1. Drink Green tea for its health and antioxidant properties.
2. Pre-cook meals, split them into small portions and freeze them for a quick meal or snack ready to go.
3. Eat your vegetables.
4. Avoid refined sugar. - To read more
5. Do a cleansing regime once a year. Isagenix Cleanse
6. Eat a good source of protein during meals or snack (Fish, seafood, turkey, soya bean etc.).
7. Don’t go overboard on your cheat day. Try to not fall too far from the track.
8. Eat 5 to 6 meals/snacks a day, 3 hours apart.
9. Use meal replacement shakes on busy day. Isagenix Meal Replacement
10. Use a smaller plate for your meals. It will look full with less food.
11. Drink water during the day.
12. Eat complex carbohydrates.
13. Don’t do your grocery shopping on an empty stomach. You will spend way more and make some bad food choices.
14. Keep a nutrition log to record your food intake. I’m sure you will be surprised at the amount of calories or simple sugars you can eat during a day.
15. Opt for organic and unprocessed foods.
16. 1 pound of fat = 3500 calories. This is why your nutrition is such an important factor on a weight loss program.
17. Cook with extra virgin coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil.
18. Eat breakfast every day.
19. Never skip a meal to lose weight. By eating more often your keep your metabolism active.
20. Take a multi-vitamin. Multi-Vitamin for men or Multi-Vitamin for women
21. Eat fruits.
22. Include foods with fiber in your nutrition.
23. Carry a snack with you (baby carrots, fruits, shakes, protein bar).
24. Eat whole grain.
25. Take fish oil supplements.

Workout:

1. Train with free weights.
2. Doing strength training first and cardio Second.
3. Keep intensity high during your workout.
4. Try circuit training like Small Group Personal Training.
5. Challenge your muscles by increasing the weight or the reps.
6. Keep a training log.
7. Change your program every 4 to 6 weeks.
8. Buy the Express Fat Loss book. BUY NOW
9. Drink water before, during and after your workout.
10. Warm-up before you workout.
11. Stretch after you workout.
12. Work on compound movements like squat, bench press, military press or deadlift,  instead of isolation movements.
13. Measure yourself with a tape instead of just looking at your weight.
14. Do cardio with HIIT. Link to Article
15. Don’t waste money on magic pills like Fat Burner.
16. Keep your workout short but intense.
17. Take a post workout shake after each workout.
18. Have fun during your workout.
19. Be consistent with your workouts.
20. Do not read during your cardio session.

Motivation:

1. Visualize yourself how you want to be.
2. Believe in yourself.
3. Be proud of what you have accomplished.
4. Set realistic goals to keep you on track.
5. If you fall, get up even faster.

All those tips are more in details in my E-Book The Ultimate Guide to Express Fat Loss.  www.ExpressFatLoss.com

7 Tips to Reduce fat in your nutrition

When you are trying to lose weight, eating anything with fat in it is bad right?  Wrong! Fat contains vital vitamins and nutrients that your body needs to function properly.  Here are 7 great tips on how to reduce fats in your diet, while consuming the right amount of good fats that your body needs.

By now you know that too much fat- especially saturated fat- is not good for you. Your body can easily store excess calories ingested from fat as body fat. Plus, saturated fats can clog your arteries and contribute to heart disease.

But be careful. Although reducing dietary fat is important, eliminating all fat from your diet is not at all healthy. Fat is an essential nutrient that produces energy for daily activities and supplies the body with vitamins A, D and E, which are needed for healthy skin and optimal growth. The body cannot produce fat on its own; it must be provided through dietary intake.  For these reasons you should enjoy some fats in your diet, especially monounsaturated fats like olive oil. The key is moderation.

Here are 7 tips to reduce the unhealthy-Saturated- Fat:

1.    Use evaporated skimmed milk instead of cream when preparing sauces or desserts.
2.    Create your own nonfat salad dressing by mixing balsamic vinegar, mustard and herbs. If you really prefer an oil-based dressing, try using three parts vinegar to one part oil.

3.    Sauté foods in chicken broth, vegetable stock or tomato juice  instead of frying them in oil or butter.
4.    You can make your own taco shells. Hang soft corn tortillas directly over the oven rack (with the sides of the tortilla hanging down) and bake at 400 degrees until they’re crisp. (Taco shells sold in supermarkets are usually fried.)
5.    Sweet potato fries. Place 1/4-inch-thick potato slices on a nonstick baking pan, and coat with a light spray of olive oil. Sprinkle with paprika or salt, and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Turn once during baking.
6.    Substitute six egg whites plus one whole egg for every three eggs in your favorite recipes.
7.    Substitute applesauce or any baby-food fruits for up to half of the total oil in your favorite dessert recipes

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How Much Sugar do You Eat?

I receive a lot of emails asking me about different types of food or drink. They ask me why I don’t like certain products. It’s simple – they are packed with a lot of sugar.

 You eat some snacks, and you think they are not too bad for you. It doesn’t matter – it’s only a little snack. And just 1 pop a day can’t make a big difference.

 This is what you think, right??

 I have some pictures that show the amount of sugar – in cubes – these foods or beverages contain.

Look how much sugar is hidden in some foods and drinks! Read the rest of this entry »

Fitness People with a Bucket of Crabs

Have you ever seen a bucket full of crabs? They pinch and pull as they struggle to climb over one another to reach the top of the bucket – to freedom.

 Ask any fisherman and they’ll tell you that a bucket full of crabs doesn’t need a lid – they simply won’t escape.

 Why? Well, it’s not impossible for a crab to climb to the top, and really if they worked together it would be quite easy. But crabs don’t work together…

 Instinctively crabs pull each other down-literally.

 When one crab breaks away from the pack, reaching its pinchers toward the top of the bucket, the others promptly grab onto the escapee’s leg, pulling him back down. That crab is then pushed to the bottom of the pile and his dream of freedom is crushed.

 People have a way of acting just like a bucket of crabs. Have you ever decided on a personal goal only to have someone in your life talk you out of it?

 Do you have crabs in your life? A crab is… Read the rest of this entry »

Your Natural Way To Lose Belly Fat

Do you want to know the natural way to lose belly fat?  Do you dream of washboard abs or a flat stomach but don’t want to take pills, potions, or shakes?  Do you long for an exercise program that doesn’t depend on complicated abdominal crunches that take and trained athlete to actually pull off? Well I have a solution for you.  There is a natural way to lose belly fat.  It’s called proper nutrition and exercise.

First of all, you want to have a balanced low calorie nutrition.  One suggestion is to plan your shopping in advance and map your supermarket.  That is, don’t go into the aisles where all the processed food is.  Instead, eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as a moderate amount of lean meat and low fat dairy products.  Bulk up with natural foods like whole grains and legumes. And chances are, you’ll find most of these foods around the edges of the supermarket! Read the rest of this entry »

Lose Weight Happily By Eating Delicious Foods

Just because you want to lose weight doesn’t mean that you have to have a bland and boring diet. You can spice up your life by adding some delicious foods to your diet, and best of all, none of these foods are high in calories or fat. Eat these foods and lose weight happily!

Breakfast:

First of all, let me tell you that where you eat at is as important as what you eat. Your food will taste even better if you take your time, and eat in a beautiful setting.  Make your dining areas look and feel nice, so you want to spend time over your food, and really enjoy it.  That is really a great way of kicking out the boredom out of your life!

Okay, what would you eat for breakfast? Read the rest of this entry »