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Dropping the Excess Fat for Good – Part 5

Here we are in second month of this project – Achieving and Maintaining Lifelong Leanness. You are now getting enough sleep to wake up without the alarm and not feel the late day drag. Your food choices have minimized or … Continue reading

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Dropping the Excess Fat for Good – Part 4

You know you need to drink more water. I know you know you need to drink more water. Why? Because: 1. Water allows us to metabolize protein and fat much more effectively. 2. We often crave moist or greasy foods … Continue reading

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Dropping the Excess Fat for Good – Part 3

Ok, Here we are in week three. You’re getting to bed earlier most nights and you’re stepping up the vegetable intake so that it’s at least 25% of your daily food volume and more than half of what you eat … Continue reading

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Dropping the Excess Fat for Good – Part 2

Your first week struggling with your schedule is in the books; hopefully you’re feeling more energetic and alert due to the additional sleep you’re getting based on adopting last week’s tip. So now it’s time to address the most influential … Continue reading

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Dropping the Excess Fat for Good – Part 1

This is the first in a series that will, if you follow it, allow you to shed your extra cargo, finally, for good. My approach will be targeting the most common habits NOT currently followed by the overwhelming majority of … Continue reading

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How to Make your Kids Exercise and Eat Well

Ok, you’re going to hate me for this response. And you may even decide not to read the rest of this post because the last thing you need is someone who already has this stuff down telling you what you … Continue reading

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Don’t and Do

Don’t skip your workout because you’re “too busy”. Do work out to push aside less satisfying, constructive “busy work” or mindless distractions. Don’t grab something convenient to eat because you’re hungry. Do take or plan to get healthy food to … Continue reading

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Unload the Guilt

Within about 24 hours of each other, both Melissa and I had exchanges with people regarding guilt over not being more conscientious recently regarding their fitness programs. Let it go. Guilt is poison, masquerading as elixir. It claims to be … Continue reading

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Five Weird Habits that Help Keep Me Fit

1. I like to start my weekdays with water, then vegetable juice, then a hard boiled egg, then a banana, then a whole milk decaf latte. 2. I do almost all the formats I plan for my fittest clients before … Continue reading

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Strength Balance Benchmarks (part 3)

It’s good to be strong. But most of us don’t think about or make a special effort to ensure that muscles that perform opposing functions are comparably strong. Why is that important? Because every joint and your spine are constructed … Continue reading

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