Weight Loss Strategies

5 Ways to Start Living Life in Your Ideal Body

By Paul

You want to be fit.You know how much you should weigh. You know your ideal pant size. You can even picture how great those skinny jeans will look. So why aren't you living life in your ideal body? There are many complex reasons that make weight loss a challenge, reasons that go deeper than simply calories-in versus calories-out. I'm talking... »

Why Most Will Fail Their Fitness Resolutions Again This Year

By Paul

I have a fact for you. 92% of people that start a fitness program this January will fail. Most of these people will quit by January 22. Some of these 92% will actually end up in worse shape (i.e. fatter and less healthy) than when they started. Yes, that's right! In only 3 weeks they will have given up on their resolution to lose... »

The Easy Way To Slim Down

By Paul

I bet you would like to be x pounds lighter 12 months from now. Am I right? How about being up to 3 pants or dress sizes smaller. Sound good? Just image how you would look 3 sizes smaller? You would probably no longer be afraid to look the the mirror now that it reflects back a whole new, sexier you. Sound like a... »

Can The “Twinkie Diet” Help You To Lose Weight

By Paul

Unless you have been living under a rock, you had to have heard about the supposed "Twinkie Diet". Please don't "taste the cream filling". For those who might have been vacationing under said rock hears the story. Mark Haub, a nutrition professor from Kansas State University, lost over 25 lbs in less than 3 month on a diet that consisted mainly of... »

Why You Should Eat Some Saturated Fat if You Want to Lose Fat and Be Healthy

By Paul

You have been misinformed, manipulated and lied to by the so called health authorities. For years they have been telling you that eating a lot of fat, especially the saturated variety will make you fat, clog your arteries and lead to heart disease. They told you that you need to eat a low fat diet and get most of your calories from... »

The Power of Suggestion

By Paul

There was a very interesting study performed a Harvard many years ago. This study followed 80 hotel cleaning workers. These workers were very active and got a lot of "exercise" from all the scrubbing, vacuuming, lifting and carrying that they did. The researchers knew (as I am sure you do) that since these workers were more active they were healthier because... »

Eating Right Can Be Easy. No Kidding

By Paul

The main reason that you're not happy with your weight is because of what you eat. It's hardly your fault. Have you ever stopped to notice how many times you're bombarded by food marketing each day? Ads come at you from magazine pages, T.V. commercials, on websites and billboards, each boasting of cheap, convenient and tasty ways to cure... »

Why You Should Cheat…Occasionally

By Paul

As most of you already know last Tuesday was my birthday. Larry Bird's jersey and I now share the same number. Even though I am not currently trying to lose weight I still eat proper portions of healthy foods 90% of the time. Notice I said 90% of the time. Yes that right, I occasionally eat something that is "bad" for me or... »

Why Cardio Should Be On The Bottom Of Your Fat Loss Strategies List

By Paul

*This post is dedicated to TJ. As most of you already know I am not a fan of long duration, sustained (i.e. boring) cardio. I keep telling people time and again that if you really want to get your dream body AND become healthier you want to focus on your diet, resistance train and do interval style cardio. But some people... »

The 7 Characteristics You Will Need to be Successful (with Your Fat Loss)

By Paul

Do you want to lose weight? Yes? Good! Have you tried to lose weight before? Yes? OK. Were you successful? No? Sorry to here that. Do you know someone that was successful? Yes? How do you think they did it? Willpower and luck. No, I don't believe that was it because one of those will help but it will only get you so far and the other one, let's just say you make your... »