Fast Weight Loss Diet

By Kevin Gianni

This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's The Healthiest Year of Your Life, which can be found at http://thehealthiestyearofyourlife.com. In this excerpt, Jill Fleming shares on weight loss results; how to achieve them and how to keep them.

The Healthiest Year of Your Life with Jill Fleming, a certified nutritionist and author of Thin People Don’t Clean Their Plates.

Kevin: Why don’t you tell me about results? I love hearing results. I love hearing about results. Why don’t you tell me one or two success stories that people that you’ve basically helped them change their lives?

Jill: When I teach 8 week weight loss classes, which I do in my local community, I continue to monitor people after they’ve completed the class and the time they started the class to completed the class and we did this with measuring tapes and weighing and then I continue to track them for two years after taking the classes.

Kevin: Two years? Wow!

Jill: Two years. Yes, because beyond two years people moved and it was hard to get hold of them and then they didn’t want to come in and we had 92% success rate, which is exciting, which is how I knew I needed to put the information into a book, because so many other people could benefit from this information. When I speak in settings with large audiences the funny thing is to me that I’m up there talking to them about how they can improve their health and lose weight and feel better and have more energy and usually about one or two just really intensely take the information to heart and I will get an e-mail a month later that will say I’m 56 years old -- I just got this two days ago - - 56 years old and never thought I could lose weight and gave away all of my smaller sized clothes and now lost 25 pounds and I have more energy than I ever had. Everyone’s asking how I did it and it was all because I added breakfast. It was all because I added more fruits and vegetables and had a smoothie and a salad a day. All because and they took away one or two nuggets of what we were talking about where they were weak in their Wellness Triangle and improved it to reach their ultimate goals. They’d given up. They thought they couldn’t do it.

In my local community I had a guy that when through my weight loss class and then he took it again and he took it a third time. He lost 115 pounds and just e-mailed me probably a month ago and said that he’s maintained 105 but the other 10 came back on and he’s going to get that 10 back off again and the interesting thing is he’s within about 10 pounds of his ideal body weight. He was planning to go through gastric bypass. I talked him out of it, because he loves food. He loves to eat as much as I do and I said if you love to eat, you’re really going to be giving up that choice. You’re going to be so limited in the amount and the types of things you can eat that it won’t be an enjoyable lifestyle for you. He agreed. He loves to go out and barbeque. He just has a little bit less of the fattier foods and he really went to town on the vegetables.

Kevin: Okay.

Jill: Exercises everyday and has tons of energy and he is definitely a role model that I keep coming back to him and saying how did you do that again? What are you doing?

Kevin: Yeah.

Jill: Tell me how you did that again? What was the piece of information that stuck out for you? But the interesting thing is that it’s different for every person.

Kevin: Yeah.

Jill: So what Dennis had to do versus what I had to do versus what someone else who wants to lose weight has to do, you can take all the information and see which is going to most affect your life in the positive direction.

Kevin: And how did you measure the 92% success rate? What were the criteria?

Jill: They could not gain more than 2 pounds back of what their final weight was.

Kevin: Wow.

Jill: The majority of people went on to lose even more weight, because they only had them, well we did an 8 week class with a one month follow up, so we only had these people for three months, but the changes that they made in three months were changes that they’ve kept for a life time. They said they could never go back to their old way of eating because they had too much information one and number two, they felt too good.

Kevin: Wow

Jill: And that’s the big thing. It’s not just about looking great in your skinny jeans. It’s about the energy that you have. You don’t need to fill your body with caffeine and chemicals to stay awake and alert. You can do it naturally.

Kevin: Yeah. In a world where the studies say that 98% of people who lose weight gain it back a 92% success rate is just absolutely incredible.

Jill: I think the big part of the success we had with our classes was that I was able to individualize and help people see how they could fit their lives into the plan. Not just switch from their life to the plan, but incorporate little things from the thin choices routine into what they were already doing. If they weren’t eating breakfast that was an easy one and I didn’t give everything all at once. I said lets work on breakfast and water today. Those are the only things that you’re going to work on this week and then come back and we’ll see how that feels and then start adding something else. So I think I think that’s the big part. Looking at the person and seeing where is the stress in their life and if they’re a stress eater, they’re eating for reasons other than true hunger. You’ve got to help that person realize what they can do to get the stress either out of their life or to help relieve it. Maybe they just need to do some meditation or take a yoga class. Their stress comes back under control and they’re better able to make choices in the other areas of their life.

Kevin: And it’s probably not just about -- I don’t actually know this. It’s not about what kind of stress or what they’re doing. It’s just about them recognizing it. Correct?

Jill: Yes. Yes and if you’re turning to food, because you’re depressed maybe we need to look at the depression. What is the reason? Is it you’re living in Wisconsin and you don’t have enough sunshine in the winter? Maybe you need a sun lamp as opposed to turning to the food. I went through that about two years ago. We had 25 days without sun and I was just depressed and I was just craving chocolate and I thought what is wrong with me. I gained about 7 pounds and I just couldn’t get out of it. Well, I realized that it was a lack of sun, so I went on a vacation. As soon as we got about the clouds in Minneapolis and the sun was shining in, I was just drawn to the window and I realized that sunshine is a big part of my health, so I needed it. So I regularly schedule vacations in the middle of winter to get out of out of the cold and that helps to keep my stress level down, because I turned to food when I was feeling depressed.

Kevin: It’s amazing how the health clues kind of unveil themselves as you continue on.

Jill: Yeah and it was so interesting to me that no one else was impacted by this lack of sun in my house. I was the only one, so I just thought that I was crazy. I thought do I need drugs? What do I need? Do I need more chocolate? All I could think was that I needed chocolate, because I couldn’t think clearly.

Kevin: Right.

Jill: But it’s amazing, that sun. I thought, okay. That’s what I needed and I’m learning and you learn more about yourself everyday I think. You just have to be open to it and listen to what your body’s telling you.

Kevin: Yeah. That’s incredible advice. Why don’t you --

Jill: It could just have been the vitamin D that I needed, but I’d rather lie on a beach and think about it.

Kevin: Yeah. Get your 15 minutes in.

Jill: Exactly.

Kevin: Where can someone go to find some more information about you and what you – why don’t you tell them what you have to offer?

Jill: Okay. I have a website called simplelifestylechoices.com. You can also get there through thinchoices.com and you can get the book, Thin People Don’t Clean Their Plates, there and it doesn’t say this on the website, but anyone who ever orders a Thin People Don’t Clean Their Plates book, it’s been instructed that they will also get a Lifestyle Diary sent out with that.

Kevin: Oh, cool.

Jill: The Lifestyle Diary is so important and it’s just a small, probably 5 inches by 4 inch book that you can stick in your purse or carry in your back pocket and you just write down what you’re doing. For people who that just want to go to the website and get the free download, it will come out on a full size 8x11 paper but just start writing down what you’re doing, keeping track of it. Track it for a month. You’ll probably after three or four days of tracking see where you can make improvements and once you start doing that it will almost seem too easy and then please do e-mail me at jill@thinchoices.com, because I love the success stories. They just keep me motivated and that’s why I continue to do what I do.

Kevin: Great. Well, Jill, thank you so much for that information. I know how valuable your time is and I want to thank you for sharing this information with us.

Jill: You’re welcome. It’s very its fun. It’s always fun sharing your passion with others that it can help.

Kevin: Yeah and I think what you’ve talked about really seems so easy and I think really it kind of is.

Jill: It actually is so easy. I think we’ve made weight loss much more difficult than it needs to be. Stop dieting. Start listening to your body. It’s truly all about your choices.

About the Author: To read the rest of this transcript as well as access The Healthiest Year of Life experts just like Jill Fleming please click here! Kevin Gianni is an internationally recognized health advocate, author & film consultant. He has helped thousands of people take control of their own health naturally. For more information visit raw food diets and holistic nutrition.

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How I Lost 2 Inches From My Waist In 1 Month - 2 Quick Exercises To Reduce Waist Size
By Jennifer Jolan

Here's how I lost 2 inches from my waist in 1 month using 2 simple exercises at home in just 5-10 minutes a day. It's quick, it's simple, and it works great to reduce your waist size.

Exercises to Reduce your Waist Size

1. Vacuum Pose

This was my main exercise that I did to lose 2 inches from my waist. It's similar to sucking in your belly, but with 1 key distinction. You need to suck in your lower belly, your belly button area. So suck it in as much as possible. Then hold that position for as long as you can. Ideally, hold for 15-60 seconds each time you do it.

Rest 15-20 seconds and repeat. Although, you don't have to do them 1 after another. I did these anywhere from 5-10 minutes a day.

2. Belly Rubs

Belly rubs are great to reduce your waist size because of the way it attacks your belly fat. First, rub your hands together for 15 seconds to create heat. Then lie down and rub small circles around your belly button with 1 hand. Do this for about 30-45 seconds each time.

I do this for 2-4 minutes each day.

Why this works?

Belly rubs work because the heat from your hand penetrates through your skin and into the fat cells. The fat cells either disintegrate or loosen up and get flushed out of your body. Now, you won't get rid of all fat cells since some are more stubborn than others, but you'll get rid of a lot of them.

I did those 2 exercises for 5-10 minutes a day for 1 month and reduced my waist size by 2 inches.

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By Steve Hochman

Women have dreams of svelte abs dancing in their head, unfortunately the sugar plums moved out of the dreams and in around the mid section and brought a few extra pounds with them. Forget about getting the navel pierced, who would you show it off to anyway?

Men on the other hand don't want to admit that they want to have the coveted six pack abs. However, every time a cute girl walks by, just watch how they suck in that gut trying to hide the fact that they have a few extra pounds of belly fat themselves..

Doesn't it just drive you nuts to constantly work doing crunches just to get that flat tummy, only to fail miserably. We are bombarded with temptations that we give into and then before our very eyes the belly fat takes on another pound.

We all want to get rid of excess belly fat especially when summer is around the corner however it's not enough to just want to lose it, you have to actually do something to lose it. Dieting is not the way to do it because diets do not work. You get tired of the restrictions placed on you by diets so you end up going back to the way you were eating and the same bad habits and generally put on more weight than you lost. Like a yoyo, constantly going up and down. Well it's time to break that bad habit for good.

We allow habits to control our lives. Smoking, nail biting, cracking our knuckles, overeating or even eating the wrong foods are all habits we have learned. Well here you can learn a good habit and lose stubborn belly fat for good in 21 days with these 6 fat melting habits.

1. This is the hardest part, but you will definitely feel better for it once you do it. For 21 days avoid eating any refined foods such as white rice, sugars, enriched white flour, milled corn, white bread and pasta anything made from any of these products. Make sure you don't cheat.

2. Now, get a piece of paper and write down every morsel of food that you eat. No cheating here, even if you slip up, you need to write down every thing that you eat. Don't worry you only have to do this for 2 days, this will help you to acknowledge what you are eating and be aware. Even better write it down for a week to see what you are really doing.

3. Make some time in your busy schedule to exercise. At least 3 times per week you need do some planned exercises, such as a 30-minute walk, if you can't spare the 30 minutes all at once then take a 15 minute walk twice a day. Set a schedule and stick to it for 21 days.

4. Make a habit of eating breakfast every morning. Make it a healthy breakfast such as oatmeal, eggs, whole wheat toast, fresh fruit.

5. Take a healthy lunch with you to work or ff you do go out then you should make sure that you plan where you will eat and what you will have and just so you are prepared make sure that you take a healthy snack with you, such as some carrot sticks or an apple.

6. A positive attitude is your key to success. Keep a positive attitude, avoid negativity and stress because they can cause you body to produce fat storing hormones

So how realistic is it to lose belly fat in 21 days? It takes 21 days to make or break a habit because it takes that long for your brain to form a powerful neuro connection to the new habit. Losing belly fat and keeping it off permanently is definitely a realistic goal to almost everyone if it's done in the right way. Practice these 6 fat melting habits for 21 days and lose your fat and be lean and healthy forever with the svelt abs you have only dreamed of.

About the Author: Steve Hochman is the founder of Next Level Fitness, Irvine. We specialize in using our exclusive 3-in-1 Personal Training system to melt fat fast and build healthy toned bodies. Personal Trainer Orange County, Irvine Personal Training, Weight loss - Next Level Fitness

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By Abayomi Aje

Obesity has in the recent year prove to be very serious epidemic and major cause of heart disease, Cancer, stroke, diabetes and a shortened life expectancy.

Obesity is an abnormally high proportion of body fat.

Major Causes

A person becomes obese when calorie intake is consistently greater than the number of calories burned through activity and basic metabolic processes.

Several factors can influence obesity, including:

though there are so many factors that leads to one being obese but I will only discuss 3 read on :

Over-consumption - A Possible Root Cause

Eating too many calories for our Energy needs must be a major candidate for the main cause of the modern obesity epidemic. According to Dr. Marion Nestle, Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University, US agribusiness now produces 3,800 calories of food a day for every American, 500 calories more than 30 years ago - but at much lower per-calorie costs. Increases in consumption of calorie-dense foods, as evidenced by the growth of fast-food chains and higher soft drink consumption, also point to a higher energy-intake.

Genetic Factors

Genes play a great part in how our bodies balances calories and energy. study shows that who have obese parents also have a great chance of being overweight. Heredity does not put you at a risk of being overweight but it influences the amount of body fat and body fat distribution which means your genes can make you more susceptible to gaining weight.You cannot change your genetic makeup by willpower any more than you can make yourself taller or shorter by wishing. But you can still achieve your weight loss goals even with a family history of obesity.

Lifestyle

If you spend most of your time at a desk or on a sofa, your risk for obesity is higher. Likewise, the risk is higher for people whose fat intake makes up more than 30 percent of their daily calories. Studies show people who get 20 to 30 minutes of exercise most days are less likely to be obese. Your obesity risk is even lower if you combine an active lifestyle with a low-calorie diet.

Preventing Obesity

1. Good Quality Exercise. Exercise has a lot of benefits. It burns those extra calories and prevents different health problems from occurring. Thus, exercise is vital if you wish to lose weight. People are often too lazy to engage in exercise. However, there are numerous alternatives to the usual exercise routine. These include kickboxing, belly dancing, taebo, and many more. If you want things to be plain, walking or biking is a good exercise. Engaging in a cardiovascular exercise plan that raises the heart rate for at least half hour can be very beneficial if done regularly.

It is important that you stick to your exercise plan so that you would achieve your desired results. However, you must set realistic goals so as not to be disappointed.

2. Only eat when you are hungry. Studies have shown that those who are naturally thin only eat when they are hungry. Only eating when your body signals you to eat can be a great way to prevent obesity.

3. Watch your weight. You should weigh yourself once a week to monitor your health. If you notice that you are starting to gain some weight, you should take appropriate measures to lose that weight. Investing in a scale for the home is recommended.

My Name is Abayomi Aje, I have written many articles concerning weight loss and other health related articles some of which can be found on my blog at http://yourhealthdoctor.blogspot.com/

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