Five reasons why you should feel guilty about over-eating during the holiday weekend and indulging in chocolate bunnies…

5) You believe in striving for perfection

4) You love to verbally abuse yourself with phrases such as, “You’re such a failure. I hate myself for always sabotaging my goals.”

3) You believe that chocolate is evil and will go directly to your hips the second it touches your lips.

2) You get a high from the self torture that you go through as you watch everyone else eat desert while you refuse.

1) You believe that you must never eat junk food as a punishment for bad behavior
in a previous lifetime.

I hope that you realized I was joking before you got to #1.

Bottom line, you should never

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Have you thought about your New Year’s Resolutions yet? Most people have some intention of trying to get healthier in the next year. The problem is that their plan is not very specific and it lacks the compelling reasons WHY they want to be in better shape. If you fall into the category of going all out come Jan 1 – working out 5 days/week, eating well, feeling great, only to wake up one morning with enough motivation to shut off the alarm clock, you definitely need to dig deeper into why you want to lose the weight and come up with a long term plan.

Do you find you are mostly on your own when it comes to eating healthy and having intentions of losing weight? Is your partner overweight, yet doing nothing about it? Are you the only one in your household enjoying large salads, nuts, and fresh fruit and berries?

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If you are like the majority of people in this world, you often complain that you have ‘NO TIME!‘ Between your career, spending time with your kids, housework, and extra-curricular activities…this leaves you little time to just sit and ‘vegge out’ with your partner or just relax by yourself!

Then there is your health. You know that you should be exercising. You know that it will make you feel better. You know that you’ve put on some extra pounds and with the holidays fast approaching, you don’t want to put on any more weight. You’re stress out because you feel you cannot meet all of the above demands…so how can you ever find the time to workout?

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When it comes to dieting and exercise, the key is to always take consistent action. Even better – planned, focused, and committed consistent action. Once you begin to live your life with your health as a top priority, nothing can get in your way. Yes, I said NOTHING. That’s right, not even the fast approaching holidays.

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Did you know that creating a strong ‘CORE’ will alleviate lower back pain and reduce injury? These exercises are a killer and will totally fatigue those core muscles. I suggest that you go through this routine 2X and peform this 2X/week. This is about a 6 minute workout.

I perform 6 different core exercises in the video that target your obliques (side of abdominal muscles), external and internal obliques, transverse abdominis muscle, and many other smaller muscles that support your spine.

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Do you want to speed up your fat loss results?! Well you can!

Quick, fast movements or High Intensity Training (H.I.T.) will increase your metabolism to accelerate your fat loss during and long after your workout.

Here’s a great question for you: “Who’s generally leaner and reaches lower body fat %, sprinters or distance runners?”

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Are you a GRATEFUL person or do you tend to focus on the things that you don’t have? Do your thoughts often reflect a stream of negative, incessant thought all day that keeps repeating itself over and over again?

You may want to listen to what I have to say here because your thoughts may be having a direct effect on just how much exercise you engage in each week!

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There really is an intelligent way to lose weight and as you can probably guess it doesn’t involve going on a crash diet or spending countless hours in the gym. The intelligent approach to fat loss is to skyrocket your motivation by focusing just as much effort on strengthening your mental muscle as you do the other muscles in your body.

The holiday season has arrived, which means that you will be surrounded with tempting foods, alcoholic beverages, and be presented with many opportunities to bail out on your workouts. Lucky for you, the Unstoppable Fat Loss mindset that you are developing will help you blast through any obstacle or barrier that you are faced with during this festive time of year.

If you have been thinking of starting a weight loss routine and are beginning to debate whether or not to put it off until the New Year, it’s time to take action. There’s no better time than now.

If you have been following an exercise and diet program for a little while and you are getting a little nervous about how you will handle the holiday temptations, it’s time to begin thinking of how great it’s going to feel as you continue to make progress during these challenging times.

I have a great audio for you today that will help skyrocket your fat loss motivation.

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I’ve read a very intriguing article today that I wanted to summarize for you. Basically people need to expand their thoughts surrounding exercise to include the tasks that involve movement on a daily basis. Exercise should not be narrowly viewed as that ‘time slot’ at the gym or your early walk in the morning. People really need to look at ways to incorporate more ‘movement’ into their everyday routines. Did you know that in the last 150 years the average amount of calories burned on a daily basis from walking, working, playing, and fidgeting is down by 2,000? This is a staggering number! Why do you think this is?

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Widely available right now are scrumptious, tiny clementines. They are available from November – March. To pick them fresh…look for: shiny, bright, and orange features. They should be firm, yet leave a slight indentation when squeezed.

Clementines are an awesome source of vitamin C, fiber, folate, and potassium. A medium size fruit is only 50 calories and they are the perfect size for little hands!

Excellent as a light snack, very easy to peel…and can also be used up in salads or desserts.

I suggest you put them in a bowl so that they are VISIBLE and easy to grab!

Cheers to health,

Angie
ISSA – C.P.T., B.Ed.

This is the time of year when people want to get serious about their weight/fat loss. Let me give you some facts to remember so that you are prepared ahead of time for your fitness journey…

Soon, the gourmet feasts will be here…and so is that snazzy dress that you plan to fit into! Here is the TRUTH to your concerns:

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I thought this was an interesting study to report from Boston College: “60% of the successful dieters had strong beliefs that they could handle uncomfortable situations. Their thoughts reflect a very positive and firm belief that they are in control of their eating.”
Whereas, two-thirds of the unsuccessful dieters reported worries about what other people were thinking of them.

You, too, can be a very successful eater. Work on these stategies:

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Hello all,

I’ve been hearing lately from family and friends about how many books they have on weight loss. They have so many books on their shelves and are trying to organize them. Complaining that they have not even opened some of them. Or, that the book was not what they had expected…or that they liked the book, but it is flawed because they are not getting the results they anticipated.

Does this sound familiar to you? Do you tend to jump from one program to the other, hoping for some kind of a miracle? Do you truly think that you will find that one unique book and/or program that will solve all of your weight loss problems? Well, if you do, I’m sorry to tell you this, but you are going to be greatly disappointed. Why? Because there is only one true answer to lifetime weight loss success and that is:

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When does your body store fat, how do you know the number of calories you burn during the day, and why do people get fat and chubby when they stop working out? These are all questions that were answered during today’s Fat Loss Rapid fire Reader Request podcats.

Press play on the audio above, or download the podcast to your mp3 player and hear the fat loss advice that my co-host Leigh Peele “The Fat Loss Troubleshooter” and I share with you to help you achieve the body that you deserve.

Here are the exact fat loss questions asked during the call in detail…

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If you have been looking for a sample meal plan that will help you burn fat and lose weight you’ll love what I have to share with you today. My friend and Registered Dietitian, Isabel De Los Rios is providing the readers of my blog with a 6 week meal plan to follow so you can jump start your fat loss.

Download your free meal plan by visiting The Diet Solution Program Six Week Fat Loss Jump Start

Diet and nutrition does not have to be as complicated as you may think. I was hanging out with Isabel recently and pulled out my video camera to capture her #1 recommendation to lose weight through diet.

Diet Made Easy

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