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Stop Blaming Genetics




I am inspired by this picture as it really speaks to me about the fact that we all blame one thing or another for why we are sad, fat, not as good as, lazy, or any of 1 million other reasons.

Really all we need to do is center on where we are now and what we need to do to be happier and move forward resolutely towards OUR goals.

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Stop Blaming Genetics

What do you think? What do you struggle with? What do you want to stop blaming so that you can move forward yourself?


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Meal Sizes and Frequency


Meal sizes and frequency are very important. Over the years people are amazed by how much food I eat at work in a day and part of this can probably be explained by decent genetics but more importantly I make sure that I have a higher metabolism by eating more smaller meals.

Most people will eat Breakfast lunch and dinner or even less often as in the case of my parents where the only real meals are breakfast and dinner. I on the other hand eat at 7:30, 10:00 12:00 3:00 5:30 and 8:00. I have been eating six times a day for years. My only large meal is dinner the other feedings are smaller snacks even lunch and breakfast.

There are a few reasons to eat small meals often:

  • One reason to eat a smaller meal is that your body can not metabolize as much food as the average North American eats so some is wasted and some is stored as fat.
  • Secondly, if you go a long time between meals your body stores food as fat to get you between meals when your blood sugar drops.
  • Thirdly, you blood sugar will fluctuate a lot during the day if you have a big meal then a long break and then another meal and you will feel your energy constantly going up and down.
  • Fourthly, you can really vary what you eat and enjoy food more when you do not have four or five things to eat at a time.

Here is a sample of what my day will have for food:

7:30 Bagel and Natural Peanut Butter
10:00 Apple, protein bar, coke
12:00 Frozen lunch entrée or leftovers from last nights dinner
3:00 banana, chocolate bar and a granola bar
5:30 a regular dinner, Meat, vegetables and maybe desert
8:00 popcorn or fruit

You will notice that this is not the best diet, I really have some work to do still but the meals are spaced and the sizes are smaller.

One of the most important ways to look at food and meals is that you should eat six meals a day and each of these meals should have about 30 grams of protein and 50 grams of carbohydrates. This kind of meal is important as it will give you the energy you need to get through a great day including a hard workout. With a meal this size as well you should not gain weight and you should not waste any protein, your body can assimilate this much protein every three hours or so.

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Fat Loss 4 Idiots – The Truth About targeted exercise

Fat loss for you? Well, you may be considering purchasing the latest gadget Buster ab on the market just to get rid of that belly fat. Before you do, you may want to read this information. The truth is that these machines will not bust the fat from your waist, hips or thighs, as they claim.
  How you weight gain;
  The idea that you can lose fat from a particular body part targeting this game with intense exercise is not news. Someone always claims to have miracle movement that will leave you with six-pack abs. That, my friends, is simply not true.
  We gain weight depending on body type, age, sex and genetics. The basic reason, we gain fat reserves is that we consume more than we burn, however, when the fat is stored is affected by the reasons mentioned above.
  We all have a different body type, some are heavier on the bottom, some in the middle and others on top, and others through the weight gain also. Such localized weight is determined at least in part by genetics. If your mother made a lot of weight on the hips, the chances are good that you will do the same.
  Other things as childbearing may also affect where the weight is stored. Needless to say, the fat settles where it will be based on factors that you have little control.
  How Exercise Works
  Exercise works by increasing your metabolism, which in turn creates increased calorie burn. When you've burned all the calories consumed in one day this will then burn stores of fat on your body. However, they turn to specific areas only because it is the work area.
  Machines abdominal, thigh masters, and all the other gadgets you can buy a single thing to strengthen the muscle under the fat reserves. Also, guess what, you're not likely to be able to see the difference until the fat over falsehood is deleted.
  To remove it, you have to make outs of intensive work and watch what you eat. That secrecy pure and simple. The machines can you help? To a limited extent only when you strengthen all muscle groups it is a good start, but you have to couple it with other measures to see the fantastic result that you expected.
  Conclusion
  When you want to lose weight look at this as a process. We must eat less, exercise more and increase lean body mass. All these things are accomplished by a balanced diet that includes all major food groups, increased activity and weight training.
  There is no quick fix to weight loss, no pill or gadget that will make it easy for you. It will take work and dedication to a change of lifestyle. When you do this, you will feel and look amazing. A healthy diet fat loss balances your mood and gives you the energy to exercise.