Weight Loss Blog: April 2011

5 Words That Will Change Your Life

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Let go of the past.

And let those 5 words change your life.

You are not your mistakes.

Focus on your future and what you can do now.

Listen, I know it's not easy.

If you've been struggling to get started or to overcome a
fat loss plateau, then I have important news for you.

First, I want you to know the 11th Turbulence Training
Transformation Contest is the perfect solution to
your struggles. Here's why:

a) It gives you a deadline - and deadlines lead to action
b) It helps you set goals - and goals are a proven key to success
c) It gives you incentives (the $1000 grand prize given to each
winner in our 4 categories is 1000 darn good reasons, right?)
d) You'll get the social support you need and deserve - also
proven to help fat loss
e) And you'll use a proven program - Turbulence Training

If you've struggled in the past, please understand its not
your fault. You just didn't have those 5 proven factors
working for you.

BUT, you also have to realize...

If you want something in life that you aren't getting now, you have
two choices:

1) Change your ways to behaviors that will move you to that goal.

2) Accept that nothing is going to change because you refuse to
change...It's that simple. Stop dreaming and start doing.

Focus on replacing your bad habits and thought patterns,
one-by-one, over time, with good habits and thought patterns.

One step at a time, done over time, leads to powerful changes
in your life.

Get started today. There's no risk. You don't have to show anyone
any photos, all you have to do is take your before photos in the
privacy of your own home, then set your personal goals, pick your
program, and start.

You don't have to share anything publicly, although research
shows that the more often you visit a weight loss forum - like TT -
the better the results you'll get.

And here's something else very important for you to realize...

A 12-week Transformation period is only 0.3% of a 75-year
life span. That's just the blink of an eye in history.

But the changes you'll make will last a lifetime. The positive
habits you build will keep you lean and sexy forever.

So let's get started.

You're the one in charge of your life. Make the right choice.

Join the TT Transformation Contest today here:

=> http://www.TransformationContest.com

After all...

‎"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You
can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own.
And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to
go." ~Dr. Seuss

Looking forward to your success,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

PS - Let my friend Frank tell you something...

"Let me tell you something about YOU. YOU can do anything you want.
YOU are in control. YOU can achieve as much success as you want to.
YOU can and will pick yourself up when life knocks you down. I
BELIEVE IN YOU. Look ...if you're struggling, I've been there...and
I can tell you first hand that it'll get better if you keep on
trying. I believe in you. Go for it." - Frank Kern (and Craig Ballantyne)

Join the TT Transformation Contest today here:

=> http://www.TransformationContest.com

It doesn't cost anything to join.

Just check out that site. All of the details for the contest
can be found there.

But if you have any questions, just send us an email or
post a question on the Turbulence Training Facebook page.

I hope you're the winner of $1000 just for losing your belly fat.

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#1 Exercise to Prevent Sagging Breasts

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Prevent Sagging Breasts (the Solution!)

Hi ,

When you fell pregnant, did you start to hear all those horror stories about what your breasts were going to look like post-pregnancy? Sagging, stretch marks, need I go on?

Personally, I started off with small breasts so the potential for sagging and stretching was not that great (or worrisome) for me.

MY concern was just HOW MUCH smaller I was going to be? And I can tell you, although I made it through sag-free, I am DEFINITELY a lot smaller now (padded bra's here I come!).

My friend, however, had a different story. She started off BIG, grew even bigger during her pregnancy and then lost everything and ended up with smaller, less perky (to put it mildly) breasts (not to mention a stretch mark or two).

Unfortunately, in my case, there was nothing I could have done to prevent ending up with smaller breasts. For my friend however, sagging and stretch marks CAN DEFINITELY be MINIMIZED with the proper care!

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Top 5 Tips for PERKY breasts:

1. Do your pectoral (chest) exercises, such as pushups or chest press with weights or tubing.

2. Work on improving and maintaining good posture (hint: you'll NEVER see a woman with a good body, sitting or standing with poor posture - it's impossible!) (refer to my CORE book).

3. After you delivery avoid letting your baby hang or pull on your nipples while breastfeeding.

4.. Always wear a good quality bra that has lots of support.

5. And last but not least, if/when you take up running again, make sure you have excellent support - don't make the mistake of going braless or flimsy!

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See you inside!
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What's New on Diet Blog

Vegetarian Diets Reduce Cataract Risk

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:16 AM PDT

Cutting meat and eating more vegetables may help cut the risk of developing cataracts, says a new study.

According to the Mayo Clinic, cataracts develop during aging (or injury) as the eye tissue changes and becomes cloudy, causing blurred or dimmed vision, difficulty seeing at night, sensitivity to light, double vision, and other symptoms.

When compared to meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans had up to 40% lower risk of developing cataracts.

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What's New on Diet Blog

BMI on Children's Report Cards

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:01 AM PDT

Most parents believe their child is at a healthy weight, but more than likely the child is overweight.

Arkansas has been giving kids a BMI score since 2004 and now some other US States have recently begun to consider following suit. They may be adding a BMI score to student's report cards along with diet and exercise tips. After all, obesity rates continue to soar in America.

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Weight Loss Help and Tips

How can I lose the weight I have gained quickly?

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Question:

Hi My name is Kaila,

I am from the U.S. and am currently living in Spain for 10 months on an exchange program.

I am 17 years old and weight 56 kg, 5 foot 1.

Before leaving I weighted 48 kg 5 foot 1.

I don’t want to come back being like 20 pounds heavier. I don’t know if it’s normal or not to gain that much weight and not grow.

How can I lose that weight that I have gained quickly? I am self-cautious of returning and having my friends see me because I feel i look really heavy and am not happy with how much I weigh now. What can I do to lose it QUICKLY? I only have 2 months left.

I never gained weight so fast before and here I have put it on so quickly. It’s really weird for me. I am eating normal and not terribly. I am not sure what the problem is.

Thank you for your help

Kaila

Answer: (by our weight loss expert, Hara Hagikalfa – View Author Bio)

Dear Kaila thank you for your question.

Firstly I will answer your question about putting on weight so fast. There can be many absolutely normal reasons why that happened. Change of environment and climate could be one of them, you said you have been in Spain for about 10 months, and it may sound like a long time, however, our body can take time to acclimatised completely and go back to its usual rhythms. I would assume that also a lot of daily habits may have changed that could influence your metabolism or your eating habits. Sometimes accumulation of a lot of small changes can make a big difference. An average of 8 kilos gained in 10months is not a massive amount and it could have happened easily. I must note that your BMI (body mass index) is within normal range and you wouldn't be considered overweight. I understand that it is important to feel comfortable in yourself; however, I would suggest that 5 to 8 kilos max weight loss should be enough and I would not suggest any more as you would be running the risk of becoming underweight.

Before you start any kind of diet I would suggest that you keep a diary of the food you eat for a couple of days. A week would be best as it can give you a fuller picture but I sense that you are eager to start losing weight as soon as you can. The diary will give a picture of what you eat, what time, how much etc. From that you can compare what you used to eat before you went to Spain and also find things which you may not realised were there. You can see my article Weight loss: An introduction to a healthier life style for more information about it.

In addition, you may want to make a note of when did you start to put on weight. Was it gradually through the 10 months, was it sudden, was it after a specific time, i.e. exams and so on. By finding the route it will help you to deal with the problem easier. For example things such as stress, feeling low, increasing alcohol intake, and starting oral contraception, not sleeping well can all affect weight gain. It could well be having too much fun with your friends and sleeping late or studying too much and being stressed that have increased your weight gain. Think of your everyday habits as well and what may be different now. Could it be that you used to walk 30min to school every day, or that you were more active and had higher energy expenditure? If you have any concerns at any point about putting on too much weight unexplained always consult a medical professional. You should also consult a medical professional if you have any medical conditions, before taking on any diet or exercise.

In terms of losing weight I can suggest the following tips:

1. Have a delayed protein breakfast. Carbohydrates can make you feel hungry and tend to lead to snacking in between meals or a large meal for lunch. See also some tips I have provided in What should I eat to get rid of love handles?

2. Lower your carbohydrate intake through the day. If you want to lose weight quite fast it may mean that you may be strict with your diet in some respects. You can still have balanced meals which contain all the nutrients and you don't feel hungry. For example try to limit the sugar in coffees, and teas, avoid sugary drinks such as juices, milkshakes, coke etc. Have a large salad with chicken, fish, tuna (protein) and only one slice of bread. In general have loads of vegetables and salads with meats which are grilled instead of fried. Have some carbohydrates in the form of bread or potatoes but limit the amounts.

3. Avoid takeaways, fast food, fried foods, and rich sandwiches with sauces such as mayonnaise (avoid sandwiches all together if possible). Alcohol can also add to calories.

4. Exercise will increase energy expenditure (calorie burning in simple terms) so if you can take on some exercise or even just being more active such as walk instead of taking a bus, swim or cycle, whatever is best suited for you. Even just 30min a day can help in increasing weight loss. It is best to combine resistance with aerobic exercise (resistance –i.e. weights, aerobic – i.e. running). Also for aerobic exercise you will need to make sure that you are eating enough carbs which is the main fuel during aerobic exercise.

5. Keep well hydrated. At the beginning what is lost is mainly water so make sure you keep hydrated. Especially if the Spanish weather is hot.

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What's New on Diet Blog

Red Pepper Helps Cut Appetite

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:20 AM PDT

Eating red pepper may help curb your appetite, claims a new study, especially if you don't normally eat it.

Researchers tested the effects of ordinary dried (ground) cayenne red pepper. Cayenne red pepper is a chili pepper and is one of the most commonly used spices in the world.

Previous studies have shown that capsaicin, the active component that gives hot peppers their heat, can reduce hunger and help burn calories.

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5 Tweaks to Build More Muscle

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I'm doing the "road warrior" thing this weekend and I just finished up Workout D from my
current personal 4-week program. Now it's time to finish the rest of that rib-eye steak
I ordered from room service last night :)

My workout went like this:

Big Shoulder Warm-up (I have a video on my youtube channel showing what I do)

1A) DB 1-Arm Shoulder Press - 3x6
1B) Chin-up - 3x8-12 with a 4 second eccentric (lowering phase)

2A) Seated Row - 3x12
2B) DB Rear-Deltoid Raise - 3x15

This gives your upper back a pump, which is weird if you've never had one before.

3A) DB Triceps Extensions - 4x8
3B) Supersetted with stretching and more shoulder mobility exercises like stick-ups.

That was it. Nothing too crazy, because it was a hotel gym. I always plan my Workout D
to be light and "portable", because I never know where I'm going to be at the end of the
week, but I'm almost never in a gym with barbells.

Obviously that program focuses on building upper body muscle.

And building muscle has been a big topic on the TT Member's forum lately, from both
men AND women.

I recently answered a member's question and gave him 5 ways to tweak a traditional
Turbulence Training workout to get more muscle building from it.

Here's what I said...

1. Stop doing interval training.

Listen, you're not going to lose your fitness or cardiovascular health benefits if you stop
interval training for 4 weeks. It's not a big deal.

If you want to build muscle, intervals will not be a big help.

So stop intervals, or at the very least cut the interval workouts in half, or even better,
just do 1 interval training session per week.

2. Add 200-300 calories to your post workout meal.

You know the drill here. Your muscles are hungry to replace the carbohydrates burned
during the training session, and your muscles need some - not 50grams - but some
protein - 20 grams is enough.

3. Add 200 calories to breakfast.

If you are coming off a low-calorie fat loss diet - let's say 1800 calories - then adding
500 total (split between after your workout and at breakfast) will be a good place to start
your "muscle building while keeping fat off" efforts.

4. Keep off-day activity light. I recommend doing extra foam rolling, mobility moves,
light bodyweight training, stretching and just walking around. The great thing is that
you can split this up, so you don't have to do it all in one session. You can do a morning
walk, some stretches before work, some shoulder mobility exercises at lunch or breaktime,
and a little bodyweight circuit before or after dinner. Again, check out my youtube
channel for over 200 exercise videos - lots of ideas at www.youtube.com/cbathletics

5. Finally, the extreme tweak - Do resistance training up to 4 days per week.

Stop all intervals. Switch to an A-B-Off-A-B-Off-Off routine, doing only resistance training.

Use TT2K4 for this, from the main Turbulence Training manual here:

=> http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com/trial-offer.shtml

The first thing to note about this program is that it is an Upper-Lower split.

So you can adapt it to a muscle building program by using it on an A-B-Off-A-B-Off-Off
type schedule and by removing the interval training.

BUT only follow this for 3 weeks because you would be doing the workouts 6 times each.

Also, if you do that, take OUT the shoulder press from one of the Workout B sessions to
cut back on shoulder training a little.

Here's workout A from TT2K4

1A) DB Incline Press - 6 repetitions
No rest.
1B) DB Rear-Deltoid Raise - 10 repetitions
Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

2A) DB Row - 6 repetitions per side
No rest.
2B) DB Floor Press - 8 repetitions
Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

3A) DB Triceps Extension - 8 repetitions
No rest.
3B) DB Incline Curl - 8 repetitions
Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.

Bam.

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Five simple tweaks to a proven workout system that will help you build muscle,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

PS - This would be a perfect program to use in the 11th TT Transformation Contest.

The contest starts on Sunday, and you can win $1000 in one of these 4 categories for
your transformation:

1) Men Over 40
2) Men Under 40
3) Women Over 40
4) Women Under 40

Find out all the details here:

=> http://www.TransformationContest.com

Looking forward to your success.

Alright, breakfast time.

Have a great day.

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Weight Loss Help and Tips

5 Weight loss tips to boost your metabolism

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:05 AM PDT

Metabolism is a term used very often in weight loss and many people fail to understand what is metabolism and the role it plays in losing weight. In plain English metabolism is a term used to...

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Poll: Dr. Sears' or Gary Taubes' Obesity Theory?

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:28 AM PDT

I think Dr. Barry Sears was feeling a little bit left out of the diet wars lately.

With all the press, Dr. Oz, Gary Taubes, and now Pierre Dukan are getting, it's only fair that Sears, founder of The Zone Diet, would want a piece of the action.

He recently did an interview for NBC's Daytime and said the nation's obesity problem is due to omega-6 rich fats in the diet.

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Is Cheese SAFE to eat?

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Is cheese SAFE to eat?

Hi ,

Are you confused about WHICH cheese is SAFE to eat during pregnancy?

Cheese is one of the most common cravings women have during pregnancy. Cheese can be an important source of protein and calcium for pregnant women, but certain kinds DO need to be avoided.

It is best NOT to eat soft, mould-ripened cheeses that are made from un-pasteurized milk, for example, feta, brie, camembert, and blue-veined cheeses, such as Danish blue and stilton.

WHY?

Un-pasteurized cheeses are more inclined to allow growth of bacteria, such as Listeria, which can harm your baby. In healthy adults, infection with Listeria can cause a short-lived flu-like illness. But when pregnant you can be hit a lot harder because your immune system isn't working as well.

Thankfully, you don’t have to skip cheese altogether, just ensure the cheese you eat is pasteurized first. Hard cheeses like hard cheddar, jack or mozzarella are good options. If you crave the softer cheeses, thry something like cream cheese or Havarti. Other dairy products like sour cream and yogurt ARE safe to eat, as long as they have been pasteurized.

One important consideration, hard cheeses tend to be high in unhealthy saturated fat and calories. Choose skim and lighter versions of your favorite cheeses to satisfy your cravings and give you the good nutrients your body needs.

Here’s a great snack to satisfy those cheese cravings…

Skim Mozzarella (about an ounce per serving) and ½ cup of seedless grapes will satisfy your cheese and sweet cravings!

To learn MUCH MORE information on Pregnancy Topics like how to Minimize your Weight Gain, Eliminate your Food Cravings and Prepare your Body for a Quick and Easy Delivery, secure a copy of my book Pregnancy Without Pounds^(TM). Give it a try, just click here to get your copy.

And to learn exactly HOW to Melt your pounds Quickly and Easily AFTER Delivery (without having to starve yourself or run miles a day), make sure to check out my Very Popular Weight-Loss Program designed Specifically for New Moms. Click here to secure your copy.

See you inside!
Michelle

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- Emotional Triggers

Hi ,

Quote: Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
- English Proverb

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There are many different reasons why people become overweight.

It is not as simple as saying that overweight people just eat
too much because there can be any number of psychological reasons
that make people want to eat more.

Emotional triggers such as stress, sadness, depression and so on
can all make a person want to eat more food. This is due to the
fact that there are certain chemicals in the brain that are linked
to both mood and hunger.

Many people associate eating with various different emotions and
for this reason they choose to eat more food to make themselves
feel better, or happier, or more comforted.

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If you feel that this is the reason for your weight problem then
it is probably better to get those issues resolved first by seeing
a specialist rather than trying to attack the food problem first.

For a lot of people it is habit to over eat and behavioral
modification will be the key to weight loss success in these cases.

One of the easiest ways to change your eating behavior is to
eliminate any temptations. This is best done at the supermarket
by not actually buying foods that are going to cause you a problem.

By not having these low value foods in the house you won't be
tempted to eat them because they won't be there and this will
encourage you to eat better foods and in doing so change your
behavior patterns.

This process is made considerably easier if all members of the
household will help towards achieving the goal of better eating.

If you do the shopping then you will be able to determine what
food is purchased and this will help to make your weight loss
easier, and in doing so it will help the nutrition of all members
of the household.

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5 Strategies to Cut Healthy Food Costs

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:28 AM PDT

Have you noticed prices have jumped up since last year?

Not only is how milk and bread gas more expensive, but food prices are steadily on the rise. Instead of paying $2 or $3 for a gallon of milk, expect to pay up to $5 for some brands.

There are ways to still eat healthy while on a budget. Here are my top 5 ways to outsmart the rising cost of food.

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Active Pregnancy Benefits Baby's Heart

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:00 AM PDT

It's been known for a long time that exercising during pregnancy is beneficial for moms.

It prevents excessive weight gain, wards off gestational diabetes, reduces the need for instrument interventions during delivery, makes it easier to return to pre-pregnancy weight and reduces back pain, leg cramps, hemorrhoids... the list goes on.

And while fit mom = fit baby may seem logical, and has scientific validity in the first trimester - not much research has been done into long-term benefits for the babies' cardiovascular health.

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Weight Loss Guru

The best fitness workout

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

This could be the best fitness workout you will ever see