I really hate the taste of regular yogurt. There was only one low fat vanilla yogurt that I really loved. I later learned that it contained a lot of high fructose corn syrup which isn’t good for losing my belly fat. I started to hunt around for other alternatives. Greek yogurt was the top alternative.  I noticed that regular yogurts are still high in sugar and fats but I noticed less in Greek yogurt.

Benefits of Greek Yogurt

• It is higher in protein than regular yogurt

• It is lower in carbohydrates than regular yogurt

• It is thicker and creamier than regular yogurt

• It has less sodium than regular yogurt

Greek yogurt does have more of a tart taste, but the different flavors offset the sour taste. One brand that I really enjoy is Voskos Greek Yogurt. My favorite flavor is Honey Vanilla Bean. I have found these in Ralph’s grocery stores so far in my neighborhood.

There are other flavors but so far I’ve only seen the fig newton flavor and I haven’t been brave enough to try that flavor yet. It just sounds so disgusting! Although I did have a woman tell me that it tastes great. I didn’t take her up on that tidbit of information.

Voskos Greek Yogurt is a non-fat yogurt that is gluten free, all natural with live and active probiotic cultures and helps to regulate digestion. If you are wondering where you can buy Voskos Greek Yogurt in your neighborhood, you can find out at the link above. You can also check out the other flavors as well.

I also found another greek yogurt that is less tart and has more protein. Chobani is a great alternative to the tart taste of Voskos.

Strawberry Chobani ingredients

The vanilla flavor has less sugar and more protein

Vanilla Chobani ingredients

Let me know in the comments below if you are aware of any other great brands of greek yogurt as I’m always on the hunt for yummy, healthy foods.

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If you’ve ever wondered EXACTLY what you should eat on a day-to-day basis to blast off your fat, well, look no further.

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Eucerin is partnering with LIVE! Regis And Kelly’s Run Across America with Ultramarathon Man Dean Karnazes! The Eucerin Skin First Express is traveling alongside to promote a skin savvy nation and the importance of overall skin health.  The Eucerin Skin First Express includes stations to take the Skin FIRST Pledge, FREE samples, full product displays, a dermatologist and a video station to record skin wisdoms and tips.

Daily Skin Balance Lotion is designed to enhance skin’s health with a unique, patent-pending technology with provitamin B5, glycerin and pH buffer. It helps to strengthen the skin’s protective barrier and natural defenses, while providing 24 hour moisturization, and helps balance the skin’s natural pH level. It is lightly fragranced and has a non-greasy, lightweight, fast absorbing formula intended for daily use.

The suggested retail price is $9.99 for the 13.5 fl oz body lotion and $5.59 for the 2.7 fl oz hand crème.

For more information, please visit Eucerin’s Facebook page where you can obtain free samples and keep up with the Skin First Express as it travels across America! I’m enjoying my free sample so grab yours…

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Suffering from Belly Fat?
By John Romaniello

Like many people, you probably suffer from regional fat storage issues. That is, while you store fat over your entire body, it’s probably most noticeable in certain areas, and it’s from these areas in which we struggle most to lose fat. You know–the problem areas.

These problem areas are influenced heavily by your hormonal environment, and where you store that last bit of fat is determined by which of your hormones are most out of whack (and yes, sometimes it’s quite a few of them).

Today I’m going to talk to you about belly fat specifically.

One of the things that has been talked about quite a bit in fitness media lately is the relationship between belly fat and a hormone called “cortisol.” To put it simply, the higher your cortisol levels, the more belly fat you’re likely to have.

By the same token, if you have a good deal of belly fat, it’s reasonable to assume that you have high cortisol.

Having high cortisol is detrimental for other reasons, but for our purposes, let’s focus on the fact that cortisol is keeping you not-so-little in the middle.

Rather than just suffer through this, the obvious solution is to try to lower cortisol levels and resultantly lower belly fat. And I’ll tell you, lowering cortisol is a LOT trickier than you might think.

I’m sure you’ve seen the late night TV ads trying to sell you anti-cortisol pills. Even if they worked (they don’t), it’s a hormone like cortisol can’t be fooled by a little pill.

Besides, wouldn’t it be much more effective to find a solution without taking expensive pills? Something that is also going to help you burn fat overall?

Well, that’s actually possible.

You see, I’m big on using certain hormones to tame other hormones. Essentially, you CAN actually fight hormones WITH hormones. Clever, I know. It’s just a matter of finding which hormones work well against one another. When it comes to cortisol (and belly fat), you need look no further than Growth Hormone.

Also known as Human Growth Hormone or simply GH, growth hormones is produced in the pituitary gland and is responsible for growth (obviously) among other things. More specific to this writing, growth hormones is actually one of the most effective things in the world to offset cortisol.

Put simply, if you want less cortisol, just make more growth hormone.

Just tell your body to do it. Make a few calls.

Okay okay, it’s not that simple…but I have some really good news.

Did you know that there are certain types of training that are actually exceedingly effective at producing growth hormone?

It’s true–indirectly.

You see, growth hormone is normally produced and released in response to something, and in the case of training, GH is released as a response to the production of something called lactic acid. Lactic acid is a waste byproduct of some of the chemical and metabolic processes that happen during exercise.

So, if you do exercise in a specific way, you can produce MORE lactic acid, which will then produce tremendous amounts of growth hormone as a result. That growth hormone surge will also help to work against your high cortisol levels. And as we’ve established, that will absolutely assist you in getting rid of your stubborn belly fat.

Of course, you’re wondering: how to I do it!? It’s easy. While lactic acid is produced in most forms of intense exercise, there is an unusual style of exercise that can actually produce even MORE lactic acid than is generally possible with other types of exericse. Appropriately (and not-so-cleverly) called “lactic acid training,” this type of training uses slow lifting speeds and fast lowering speeds.

The reason for the structure is that lactic acid is primarily produced during the “concentric” or positive/lifting phase of an exercise, and not so much during the “eccentric” or negative/lowering phase. To take advantage of this and produce more lactic acid, we simply–with apologies to Bing Crosby–accentuate the positive and (almost but not quite) eliminate the negative of each rep on all of our exercises.

To quantify it a bit, for each rep, you’d lift it over a period of about 4 seconds, and lower the weight extremely quickly, but safely.

If you were squatting, you’d drop down to the bottom position relatively quickly, and push slowly back to the top. In an overhead press, you’d lower the dumbbells quickly but safely, and press them back over your head over a period of 4-6 seconds.

Performing exercises with these extended concentric movements is going to create a tremendous amount of lactic acid, which in turn is going to prompt your body to produce fantastic amounts of growth hormone. And that growth hormone is going to help you manage cortisol and fight belly fat.

And if all THAT wasn’t enough, lactic acid training is also just a great fat loss training methods, so you’ll lose fat overall.

If you want to fight your cortisol issues, you need growth hormone. And for that you need lactic acid training. Utilizing this method, you’re one step closer to fighting off your belly fat for good.

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I entered a community chili cookoff this past weekend in my beautiful city of Santa Clarita, CA. I have been perfecting this chili for the past year anticipating this contest so I could enter and WIN. It was my 1st time entering and I was hoping to possibly even win for the name of my chili.

I have even better news… I won for MOST ZESTIEST Chili! I was so thrilled to win and decided to share my healthy, zesty chili recipe with you.  Drum roll please…. My award winning zesty chili recipe:

Mouth- Watering Citrus Explosion Chili

2 lbs Lean Ground Turkey
2 packets Lawry’s Chili Seasoning
2 cans Diced Tomatoes seasoned w/garlic, oregano, basil
1 cup of water
1 can Kidney Beans (50% less sodium)
Tone’s Citrus Grill Seasoning (I have only found this at Sam’s Club)

Cook Ground Turkey & Drain excess grease
Rinse off kidney beans in a strainer for less sodium (more healthy)
Mix all ingredients and add citrus grill seasoning to your liking.

I add A LOT!  I should measure it out one day.

My family likes a lot of citrus seasoning so I tend to add a lot until it’s really flavorful.

ENJOY!

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Do you want to survive the holiday pounds that greet you every morning at the office or at holiday parties? I received this great holiday survival checklist with a point system to maintain your weight or to even lose weight during the holidays.

This webinar video from Prograde Nutrition shares great ideas to help you with your weight goals. You will be surprised at what you should really stay away from during the holiday season. Be sure to print out THE CHECKLIST and watch the video below.

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I ran across this great report from Prograde Nutrition and I thought I would add their resource.  Their report is 39 pages but I will share the highlights and give you the option to download their free nutrition report.

• Avoid eating excessive fat in your post-workout meal – this will slow carbohydrate and protein absorption and minimize the anabolic effects of insulin.

• Avoid consuming alcohol – it stops your body from being able to replenish muscle glycogenstores and reduces the muscle protein repair process.

• Avoid waiting too long to eat – you will miss your “recovery window” if you wait longer than 60 minutes to eat. Plus, your blood sugars will likely drop leaving you starving for food.

• Avoid consuming slow-digesting, high-fiber carbs with incomplete protein. Your carbs should be quick-digesting and your protein should contain all the essential amino acids.

• Avoid junk food, empty calories and processed fats in the several hours following your workout – You need quality food all day long to help you build a better body.

• Drink plenty of water and be well hydrated before, during, and after each exercise bout to maximize performance and ensure an optimal hormonal response.

• Most importantly, never eat nothing after your workout. You’re better off eating something rather than skipping a meal for several hours after your exercise session is over.

Grab your FREE Report What To NEVER Eat After Your Workout

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I just had a conversation with my mother-in-law last week about bread making her fat. She decided to cut bread out of her diet. I wondered to myself, “Does she really need to do that?” A few days later, I received an article in my email on this very subject from a top nutritionist at Prograde.

The simple response is it depends on which type of bread.

Avoid the breads that contain white flour, refined flour, enriched flour, enriched wheat flour, enriched bleached flour and wheat flour. There are more, but these are the big ones you need to look out for.

Why do you need to avoid these?

Read here for the rest of the story…

As I strolled through the grocery store in the bread aisle, I was shocked that so many different kinds breads have high fructose corn syrup! This is a high contributor to belly fat!! I have always looked at labels for all types of foods but have rarely looked at bread labels.

I also noticed that many breads are labeled “high in fiber” with only 2 g of fiber so I continued my search until I found a bread that had no high fructose corn syrup (that took a while) and a higher fiber count. The breads that have double fiber are better since fiber is what gives you satiety, the feeling of being full.

Have you looked at bread labels lately? Have you been making extra effort to stay away from foods that have high fructose corn syrup? Let us know in the comments. That has certainly been my goal the past 2 years.

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First off, I want to say WELCOME BACK!! Sheesh, it’s almost been 2 months since I’ve posted here on Fat Loss By Eating What You Want! An imbecile hacked into this blog and it took me a little while to get it fixed. Thanks so much to my wordpress guru Ronald Vanweerd and Tony Newton for helping me to restore my blog design. I appreciate you guys soo much! Ok on to the article..

What is Capsaicin?

Capsaicin is the major heat-producing component in hot red peppers.

The amount of capsaicin, or spicy heat, delivered in a pepper is rated within a unit of measure called the Scoville scale. The number of Scoville Heat Units (SHU) in this scale tells you how much capsaicin is present.  The chart above shows you Scoville ratings of different peppers with pure capsaicin (also spelled capsaician) having the highest ranking and bell peppers having the least.

How Does Capsaicin Help You Get Rid of Body Fat?

There are three main mechanisms by which capsaicin can help you fight the battle of the bulge:

1.    Increases energy expenditure
2.    Deters fat cell growth
3.    Reduces food intake

Read on for the rest of the story…

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