I just had a talk with 2 of my girlfriends that have serious food issues. They tend to eat when stressed, upset or angry. I told both of them that they need to replace the food with something more productive and

CHANGE THEIR MINDSET!

It will take some soul searching and journalling to find the source of their addictive behavior. What I’ve seen that helps to break this bad pattern is to write down when these feelings happen and/or call a close friend to make sure you do something else other than eating non-supportive meals.

I thought this was great material for my next blog post so here it goes…

Top 5 Reasons You Aren’t Losing Weight

1. Your Mindset – This is a major factor to whether you win or lose the battle with your weight loss. You will have good and bad days. As long as you get back up and keep pushing on in the right direction, you will see results. DO NOT rely on food as an escape from your problems.

2. Bad Habits – instead of eating when stressed, angry or upset start making positive changes like working out instead. Even if it is in the comfort of your own home. Here are some examples of exercises that I do at home. You can also check out the May sample workout that is on the sidebar of this blog provided by my fitness trainer.

3. Your Workouts – I have been guilty of doing the same workout over and over again. Changing your workout every month is the one of the best things you can do to break through your weight loss plateau. I have seen more results in 3 months than I have in 7 years just by implementing this change to my plan.

4. Random Eating Pattern – your body tends to hold on to more fat if you are not fueling your body properly throughout the day. It is important to eat every 3 – 4 hours to boost your metabolism and provide the fuel that you need to get through your day.

5. Stress – I have a friend that said she’s doing everything right: eating supportively, exercising regularly..she’s majorly stressed out but she can’t figure out why she isn’t losing weight.  Stress is a major weight loss inhibitor. Take the time to de-stress yourself on a daily basis if you need to. You need to make time for you!

So what about you? What has been your biggest struggle?

Naomi Trower AKA
FatLossMama
QuickMomWorkouts

Ok guys, I have been giving the females and moms a whole lotta love lately. Now it is your turn! What is your biggest complaint? Man boobs and a beer belly, you say? Well we’ve got the answer for you too here at www.fatlossbyeatingwhatuwant.com.

I’ve been doing my research (one of my favorite things to do) and I’ve found some of the best resources and information out there for ya. Ok first let’s look at man boobs. Here is some great
info that I found:

The best way to lose man boobs is made up of 4 major parts:

1. Balancing Hormones
2. ________ Diet
3. Chest Focused Muscle Sculpting
4. Chest Fat Burning Cardio

Balancing Hormones

Balancing hormones is really linked to the other three parts as eliminating man boobs is not just about weight loss. That’s why some guys who are quite slim do have man boobs. If you’re approaching it purely from a weight loss stand point, you’re not seeing the big picture and your results will be limited.

Balancing Hormones is all about stimulating the production of hormones we want such as testosterone and reducing destructive hormones.

A tip on balancing hormones:

•Turmeric, commonly found Indian spice can have amazing effects on guys looking to eliminate chest fat. The active ingredient in turmeric is known for its antitumor, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. But it’s also been reported to help guys eliminate man boobs by simply just adding it to their diet.

A________ Diet

It’s got nothing to do with high protein or high carbohydrate intake. It’s focused on hormone balancing rather than losing weight, but it will help you shed fat if you need to.

Tips for your diet:

•Generally avoid simple carbohydrates such as white rice, white sugar and white bread.
•Plan 3 meals and 3 snacks a day so you can stimulate your metabolism and helps reduce muscle catabolism, which can affect your hormones.
•Have 1 day off each week, where you can eat whatever you want. (It sounds crazy, but this helps to speed up your progress)

Chest Focused Muscle Sculpting

The exercises in the Chest Coach System are probably not what you’re looking for to build big muscles. That’s because it focused on exactly what we want, heightened testosterone levels and muscle sculpting. These exercises maximize the anabolic effect so that it stimulates the production of the right hormone in the body such as tetosterone.

Chest Burning Fat Cardio

Tips for chest fat burning cardio:

•Avoid long cardio sessions – Try shorter with more intensity.
•Take up a sport – the stop/start nature is more intensive so you can have shorter cardio sessions.

This is just a quick summary so for more detailed info, be sure to check out LoseManBoobs.com by Cliff Manchaster.

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Naomi Trower AKA
FatLossMama

As you know by now, I love to research things to find answers for myself and my friends. I have naturally been thin most of my life and haven’t had a need to look into fitness questions until after I had my two kids. It’s been fun to see rapid results in losing my belly fat, losing weight and watching my once athletic, muscled body return the past few months.

I have found some great info on how to gain muscle from Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS and I have featured his secret formula to gain muscle here in this article.

Are you ready for his famous “gain muscle or lose fat” chart?

I know this is going to make a few people mad, but it’s the truth about whether a guy should lose fat or gain muscle. If he doesn’t stick to Craig’s recommendations, he won’t get the ripped abs and muscles that he wants.

Scrawny guys have asked Craig how to lose fat, when they have no muscle underneath the fat…they think they will look good if they “get ripped”, but in reality, will look like they are starving. They should focus on gaining muscle instead.

This is a harsh lesson in reality, but too many guys are trying to lose weight when the focus should be on gaining muscle.

In fact, Craig has found in working with athletes and dozens of men in the gym trying to lose fat and gain muscle, a height-weight chart that determines whether or not you should lose weight.

Here’s the chart identifying the cut-off weight for muscle building, and the rule below.

5’6″ – 140 pounds
5’7″ – 145 pounds
5’8″ – 150 pounds
5’9″ – 155 pounds
5’10 – 160 pounds

And so on. For every inch taller, add 5 pounds. For every inch shorter, subtract 5 pounds.

For example, if you are 5’8″, 150 pounds, you should NOT be focusing on losing weight. You need to gain muscle if you are in this range. Focusing on weight loss would be the worst thing you could do. If you do, you’ll look practically anorexic, to be blunt.

Instead, you must focus on gaining muscle. This will improve the appearance of your body, and take you from a stick-figure to a lean, muscular physique with a better chance of seeing your abs.

And don’t worry, you’re not going to look huge. At 5’8″, a guy would have to be at least 180 in order to be considered “jacked” or “huge”.

And the best news of all? Because skinny guys are untrained, simply starting a muscle building program will give them maximum fat loss and muscle gain at the same time. They are going to get the best of both worlds.

To use Turbulence Training to gain muscle and lose fat, simply stick to the weight training workouts only. Avoid the hard interval cardio for at least 4 weeks as you gain muscle, and eat extra calories right after your workout (as well as having a bigger breakfast than normal). These two changes will allow you to gain muscle and lose fat.


Naomi Trower AKA
FatLossMama