Monday, July 14, 2008

14 Fat Loss Experts Share Their Secrets and one other little fat loss bonus for you

I am pretty pumped at the moment!

You see, I've been selected as one of the world's premier fat loss experts and have been asked to contribute my closely guarded secrets (the same secrets that I usually only share with you, a valued friend and reader) to the rest of the world!

The Free Fat Loss Tips website is where 13 other experts from Australia, The United States, Canada and The UK, join me on this new site.

The best part, of course, is each of us has decided to give up our great secrets for free and the site is now live!

http://www.freefatlosstips.com

You will find some great information from myself, of course, and these 13 other leaders in the fat loss game:

- Daniel Munday, who specialises in short, intense workouts for
busy people who usually don't have time to exercise. He is giving away the Aussie Fatblast Secrets Revealed audio and eBook special report.

- Dave Soucy, a women's fat loss expert, who has a great Busy
Women?s Fitness Solution eBook. This 50 pages of jam packed, results producing info is aimed at women sick of trying fad diets and boring treadmill workouts.

- Mike Grafstein, is a Youth Soccer expert who has some great
interval fitness programs if you have any kids that play the world game.

- Caroline Radway, offers you her Perfect 10 tips to help you
achieve your perfect fit for life

- Stephen Cabral, a renowned media personality, who is offering
The World's Most Powerful Weight Loss Interval report

- Dan Grant, magazine contributor and body transformation coach
who will teach you his Degrees of Change system to accelerate your fat loss results

- Dr Kareem Samhouri, ground breaking, year long, Lift Hard
Play Hard program is one of the internets premier online training solutions.

- Eddie Enriquez, who has created the MyTrainer.com website to
allow users free access to some of the best fitness videos and audios on the planet. This is You Tube for fitness.

- John Fell, a Sydney based trainer to the stars who is
offering you 3 months online training with access to mp3 workouts, education, and his sought after motivation and support methods

- Ben Warstler, runs successful boot camps in small town
Vermont and is sharing with you his 4 Secret Hot Spots for fast and effective fat loss

- Susan Hill, a renowned personal trainer of the year winner,
and author of the Bikini Butt Workout for all the women wanting to look their best in their swimsuit this summer. Susan will give you the best tips for picking the right swimsuit.

- Jeremy and Alissa Nelms, creators of the revolutionary Mid
Year Resolutions Program which is a teleseminar series that addresses your fat loss, financial and relationship success. Jeremy interviews over 20 experts and you can gain access to this for free!

- BJ Gaddour, a successful real world fat loss expert who has a
revolutionary online membership site with audio workout programs to maximise your fat burn. BJ is offering a free, downloadable, cardio workout.

As you can see, it is a comprehensive list of accomplished and successful Fat Loss Experts.

Personally, I think you?d be certifiable if you miss the boat on what they are giving away for you.

Most of these trainers would charge upwards of $100 an hour for their time and you get to get inside their heads for free.

Once again, the place to get your freebies is http://www.freefatlosstips.com

Have a great day!

Ed

P.S. - Over the past two weeks I've uploaded 11 quick workout videos to YouTube. Check them out at http://www.youtube.com/user/ELSwellness

Thursday, July 10, 2008

More Fat Loss Diet Secrets and Why Traditional Diet and Exercise Fail

I started the week off by telling you my “secret” diet and how it is really a no brainer in terms of fat loss, well today I’m going to do a guest newsletter written by the author of Eat Stop Eat, Brad Pilon.

When I say that he’s a nutrition expert, that’s really putting it lightly. The guy pours over research studies like you and I may read the newspaper or a magazine. I really don’t understand how he does it because my eye lids start to get heavy a paragraph into a scientific study.

Anyway, here’s Brad…

Traditional diets and exercise plans are mediocre at best when it comes to helping us lose weight. But don't blame the diets, and don't blame the exercise either.

After all, it's our extremely poor ability to estimate how many calories we burn and how many calories we eat that is their downfall.
Take this study as an example.

Women exercised on a treadmill until they burned a set number of calories (the researchers new what the number was, but the women did not). After they were done exercising the women were asked to guess how many calories they burned during the workout.

Shockingly, the researchers found that the women overestimated how many calories they burned by 300 to 400%!

If you find this surprising, it gets better.

After exercising the women were then instructed to go into another room where there was a buffet set up. The women were instructed to try to eat the same amount of calories that they had just burned during the workout.

The subjects ate double to triple the amount of calories that they had previously burned during exercise!

And this is just one study. Research consistently shows that we are very poor at estimating calories. We constantly overestimate how many we burn working out, and underestimate how many we eat.

When left to eat as we please, our mind and body will try and convince us to overcompensate and eat more than we need.

This is why diet and exercise often fail for so many people. If we overestimate how many calories we burn during exercise, and underestimate how many calories we eat AFTER exercise, we could very easily end up in a positive calorie balance after each and every workout if we are not careful.

This is why I like the Eat Stop Eat method of fasting for weight loss so much. Simply, you don't need to count ANYTHING. This means you have absolutely no chance of messing up your diet with faulty calorie counting.

BP

Awesome article Brad, thanks for sharing that with everybody.

I hope you have an awesome weekend!

Ed

P.S. – If you really want to step up your fast loss I suggest you give Brad’s no brainer, anti-diet a try. Check it out at www.EatStopEat.com

Monday, July 7, 2008

I Decided To Spill The Beans On The Easiest "Diet" I Have Ever Tried

Given that last weekend was a holiday for us in America, that meant that more than likely you ate and drank far too much (I know I did). That also means that you’re having another “I won’t do this again” or “I can’t eat and drink like that and plan to lose weight” conversation.

Well I decided to spill the beans on one of my “diet” secrets and let you in on quite possibly the easiest diet (that’s not a diet) in the world.

Last November, while I was in Florida for a seminar, I was able to meet very interesting guy. His name is Brad Pilon. In case you’ve never heard of Brad, he wrote quite possibly the easiest to stick to “diet book” I have ever read.

If you know me, then you know that I’m not a “diet” guy. I despise fad diets because they don’t work.

But Brad’s concept is totally different and it’s quite controversial at the same time. It’s really not a diet at all, it’s more like a non-diet or a diet for anti-dieters if that makes any sense.

His non-diet diet is called Eat Stop Eat and it’s about intermittent fasting and how that one little thing can help you lose lots of fat.

To put it bluntly, all you do is not eat anything over a 24 hour period. Simple concept and Brad’s got the science to back it up.

You’re allowed to drink calorie-free drinks like water, teas or flavored water. It also helps to have some breath mints or sugarless gum to keep your mouth busy.

I thought it was a very interesting concept. Not only that, but it’s a highly controversial concept because it goes against everything you (and I) have been told about how to eat when it comes to losing fat.

Anyway, we got to talking and he explained the science to me but then we had to finish up our seminar. After his explanations and showing me some science, he convinced me that I have really been brainwashed by the food and supplement industry, even though I don’t take supplements (other than vitamins) and am pretty good at getting past deceptive advertising.

I’ll leave his book to convince you on the science and rationale behind his anti-diet, and I’ll just get into my personal experiences.

Anyway, I was able to meet up with him again a few months ago and he finally convinced me to give it a try and I was floored with the results!

I got home from my meeting and my wife and I decided we’d try fasting for a day a week like he suggested. I was worried about not eating and how it might affect me mentally and in my workouts, but I knew one day wouldn’t be a big deal.

So we didn’t eat anything after dinner Sunday and didn’t eat again until dinner Monday. All I had was lots of water and breath mints.

I got up Monday morning and was able to get to my training studio earlier than normal because I didn’t have to prepare my morning smoothie. Bonus points to intermittent fasting for saving time.

I filled my water bottle and began my busy day training clients.

Anytime I felt I was getting hungry I took a big drink of cool water, popped a breath mint and focused on something else and that seemed to do the trick. I knew I could make it through the morning just fine, but was worried about lunch and after lunch.

Much to my surprise, lunch time went right on by and I felt fine. To be totally honest, I was a little hungry, but nothing major.

Actually, I felt more alert than usual and was getting more done in less time. Bonus points to intermittent fasting when it comes to saving time.

I didn’t have any training clients in the afternoon, so it meant more desk time. Again, whenever I got a little hungry I took a big drink of cool water and popped a breath mint. That really seemed to help.

Pretty soon my day was over and I was ready to head home. I felt fantastic!

I wasn’t tired or run down like I thought I might feel, even though Brad assured me this wouldn’t happen.

I’ve since done this for the last 7 or 8 Mondays (the first time or two were kind of tough, but it’s much easier now) and I’ve noticed that I’ve lost fat from my stomach. That may not seem like that big of a deal to you, but considering that I’m a pretty fit personal trainer who didn’t have much fat to lose, I think it’s saying a lot.

I only lost a couple pounds off the scale, but my clothes are fitting better than ever and I’m more defined, which tells me that every pound lost was pure fat! There was this fear I had about losing muscle mass. Brad assured me this wouldn’t happen in just 1 day per week, but if I tried to do more than that, I would lose muscle in addition to fat.

I didn’t follow Brad’s Eat Stop Eat plan to lose fat. I was more curious than anything. I wanted to experiment on myself and I am very glad I did. It is without a doubt, the easiest “diet” I have ever read or tried.

I lost fat and inches off my stomach. I didn’t have much to lose, but I lost it…more bonus points to intermittent fasting.

My energy levels are better on my fasting days.

My concentration levels are better on my fasting days.

I feel awesome on my fasting days.

I couldn’t recommend Brad’s Eat Stop Eat diet more and I really think you should check it out. If you want to learn more about the easiest diet in the world and how it can help you lose fat too, click here.

Or go to www.EatStopEat.com

Have an awesome day!

Ed

P.S. – A very important thing to remember when trying Eat Stop Eat for yourself is to not take the mentality of “more is better”. Brad recommends fasting 1 day a week with a maximum of 2. Brad also goes over many of the myths and lies associated with meal timing and frequency in his book and he really helps take what he calls our “obsessive-compulsive eating” habits out of the picture. So be sure to check his Eat Stop Eat program out by clicking here => www.EatStopEat.com

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Here's The Ladies Fat Loss Trouble Spot Workouts I Promised

Sorry guys, it's another one for the ladies only.

By the way guys, I hope you took my advice to heart and didn't forward yesterday's email on to your wife/girlfriend...and if you did, I hope you're OK.

Anyway...

Here's those videos I promised ladies.

Both of these mini-workouts are designed to be done after your regular workout and really hit those trouble spots hard.

They work the butt, legs, arms and abs and if you do one of them after your regular workout for a month or two, you'll definitely see a difference in your muscle tone and the way your body looks in, and out or your clothes.

So check the videos out below.









To all of my American friends, have a happy and safe 4th of July holiday and don't ruin everything you've worked so hard for by indulging in nothing but hot dogs, hamburgers and beer all weekend.

If you do, make sure you throw in some extra push-ups and lunges for me.

Have a good day!

Ed

P.S. - Don't forget ladies that if you liked these mini-circuit workouts, I've got a ton of them that come with my Fat Loss To Go program. One of the bonuses is devoted entirely to women's trouble spots. Check it out at www.fatlosstogo.com/ladies.html

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Attention Ladies: How To Lose Butt Fat

Sorry guys, but this one is for the ladies only.

Also, if you are a guy and you're reading this, I don't recommend forwarding it on to your wife or girlfriend unless you want to become single or any less of a man. Just a cautionary warning.

Anyway...

I haven't come across too many ladies who are totally pleased with their butt and didn't want to lose butt fat.

Actually I can't remember meeting one woman who, when it got down to what they wanted, was totally satisfied with the size, or "roundness" of her butt.

Some have wanted a bigger, rounder butt, but most women I meet want their butt to be smaller, yet round...or "A butt that stops traffic" as one former client put it.

So what does it take to lose inches off your butt? Is it all about some "sculpting" exercise you learned about in some women's magazine?

Or maybe you need to use the latest gadget found on late night infomercials or some magic lotion that you slather on your booty.

All of those things are wrong, and you should never, ever buy those gizmos off the late night infomercials. Not when you can get better exercises done without spending anything.

The first thing you need to fix is your nutrition. Are you eating for a nice butt? A butt worthy of a bikini, or tight jeans?

That doesn't mean you have to go on some crazy crash diet. Quite the opposite. You need to eat enough to maintain your muscle, because muscle is what gives you a nice butt.

You need to make sure you eat lots of fruits and vegetables throughout the day and that could be by eating whole, raw fruits and vegetables, or by preparing your own smoothies made with real fruits and veggies, not juices.

You also need to make sure you're getting enough protein and fat. Yes I said fat. You need to consume fat if you really want to lose inches off your butt. However the fat should come from healthy nuts like almonds, or cold water fish like salmon and albacore tuna. Eating those will also ensure you get your protein and fiber.

But what exercises should you do to lose butt fat?

Forget about those "sculpting" moves found in the latest women's magazine from the checkout line at the grocery store.

You need to do exercises that use a lot of muscle and thus burn a lot more fat.

You need to do exercises like squats and lunges. You need to do them with your own bodyweight and/or you need to add some resistance in the form of dumbbells

You should also do your exercises in the form of supersets or circuits.

Try this mini-circuit the next time you're at the gym or in your home gym.

1A) Dumbbell Reverse Lunge - 8 reps per leg
1B) Bodyweight Squat - 15 reps
1C) Hip Extension - 15 reps

Perform those 3 exercises as a circuit moving from one to the next with little to no rest and repeat the circuit 3-4 times.

That circuit, if done properly, will work the butt muscles hard. Add that circuit to the beginning of your workout, when you're still fresh and do it 2-3 times per week for 4 weeks and you will have a smaller, firmer, rounder butt by the end of that month.

Stay tuned to your inbox tomorrow ladies where I'll give you a couple videos that work those trouble spots you have come to love to hate.

Have a good day!

Ed

P.S. - If you liked that mini-circuit for the booty, one of the f.ree b.onuses that comes with my Fat Loss To Go program totally revolves around mini-workouts for women's trouble spots. The butt, legs, flabby arms, etc. The workouts are designed to be done after or before your regular workout and only add about 5 minutes to your regular workout and they work those trouble spots hard. Check it out at www.fatlosstogo.com/ladies.html