OK so today’s post was not starting out this way.. but I sure am glad it ended up this way…

Mix It Up – Fruits and Veggies

Yeah, oddly enough I was not going to talk about nutrition, I was doing some research today on the link between obesity and cancer. Then in a sidebar I saw this ad and its link. It was dancing fruit it was cool… it caught my eye.

I clicked on the ad and got to a pretty cool sight. I think you will agree its pretty cool and provides lots of killer free simple ways to incorporate more fruits and veggies into your life. If you already have our “Done-For-You Fat Loss Meal Plans” or one of our Personalized Nutrition Programs, then you know we LOVE Fruits and Veggies.

Most people (including lay nutritionists) will avoid fruits like the plague for weight loss, but in reality they are very powerful fat loss tools when combined with the right foods in the right ratios and at the right times. Eating a fruit rich diet increases long term success of any program.

Performance athletes are cringing at these words right now. Especially the body builders since they run the opposite direction when they hear the word fruit. However when you use fruit to your advantage during a cutting or fat loss cycle, when it comes time to shred it up, it is easy and fast.

Replace your “Wet” Fruits Carbs with “Dry” Grain Carbs…

This will expedite the rapid fat loss and water loss that is so typically hard to shed at the end of a contest or fat loss strategy.

Now I wanted to highlight something amazing about this site I am pumped up about… oh yeah there is no “kick back” or commission for this blantant site promotion… they don’t even sell anything its all FREE!

Visit www.FruitsAndVeggies.ca

The site is super cool, looks great and has tons of free fruit and veggie tools that work wonders for you and your family. Cool Tools include…

Fruit of the Month
Veggie of the Month
Meal Planner
Top 10 Reasons
Fruits A to Z
Veggies A to Z
and a whole lot more…

Really this is cool and it looks cool too. Go check it out and get some even more creative nutrition ideas from FruitsAndVeggies.ca, and remember to eat your proteins and fats too.

I mean really check out this bit I grabbed from one of thier pages (http://fruitsandveggies.ca/en/fruits-veggies-primer/variety-colours).

VARIETY

Eating a serving of fruits and veggies from each colour group is one way to add variety to your diet. Each colour group represents a different combination of nutrients. So, the more colours you can put on your plate, the better.

COLOURS

Fruits and vegetables can be divided into five colour groups:

[veggie color chart image: Red, Yellow/Orange, Green, Blue/Purple, White/Tan/Brown]

Try to include at least 1 serving from each colour group every day.
Try new fruits and veggies! Choose a variety of colours!
Keep a copy of the Colour Tracking Chart on the fridge, at work or in your grocery bag.
Write down what you eat and add up the number of colours each week.
Download Your Colour Chart

We really need more of these types of resources out there. Many of you already know that we recommend compliance charts like the one you can download above and if you are in our Empowered Coaching (we are about to open another round of Transformation Coaching and Contest Coaching Slots shortly) programs you already have several that you are already putting to work in your daily routine.

I think this is an awesome site and since it is a government initiative I hope they keep funding it many years to come and save people from boredom with fruits and veggies and serious long term health issues.

Thanks FruitsAndVeggies.ca

Today is a great day for fitness, fat loss and fight fans. Well really Saturday was, but I was without internet access all weekend.

GSP, UFC, Empowered and TACFIT!

I have to say it was a great day as my fellow Canadian Georges St. Pierre won his title defense against Dan Hardy from the UK.

Why is it a great day for Empowered Nutrition?

Well Georges clearly showed up, bigger, faster, stronger and leaner than ever before, but still made the same weight. This is significant as he made it public that he hired a personal chef to take care of his food prep for 12 weeks leading to the contest.

What!?! Israeli Special Forces?

No GSP did not get attacked (who in thier right mid would try and mug this guy) but he did incorporate every bit of traning he could to be the most rounded performance athlete in the world and it showed on Saturday night when he won his title defense.

I want you to take the same approach as Georges and his fellow UFC athletes and focus on nutrition and incorporate many aspects of training into your fat loss, muscle building and performance programs.

I got one way to help you to do exactly that and it is free for another 12 hours, then its gone. Scott Sonnen has given access to Empowered Nutrition Insiders to get a FREE TACFIT Israeli Special Forces Challenge Video and Workout, but at midnight its gone.

I personally cannot think of a time when I was in better shape then when I was coming off of a power lifting / body building phase and in the military with the Royal Canadian Armored Corps. I could do it all. I could run, swim, fight and do it for 18 hours a day at full speed.

Now that said I was also in the best shape of my life 2 other times… during my years as a hockey player and body building and during my years with the NFC Champion football team as a middle linebacker just after getting ready for a bodybuilding competition.

Its all about mixing it up and being able to use ALL the tools you have been given and developing over the years. So I want you to mix it up a bit more by adding this free TACFIT Isreali Special Forces Challenge to your program.

Here’s how you can mix it up and still stay on track for your primary goals.

Get TACFIT Free >> www.GetTACFIT.info

I got 2 ways to make TACFIT work for you

1. Train as normal and add a 20 minute TACFIT sequence at the end of your regular training program
2. Train as normal and on your training days add the 20 minute TACFIT program as an active rest day

I can tell you this TACFIT is not easy and its ONLY 4 unique moves to get started with that will leave you feeling tired and energized at the same time. Its great and works on total bodyweight movements that include the explosive dynamic actions and short rest training.

Best of all TACFIT can be done in your hotel room, office or gym in the space of a large beach towel and will increase your fat loss nutrition program results.

I accepted the TACFIT mission and le tme tell you the first day (Friday… TACFIT CRUSHED ME) and I fully intend to send you a message saying I CRUSHED TACFIT real soon.

Get TACFIT Workout and Video Today Free >> www.GetTACFIT.info

If you choose to accept the mission, report in and see what your team mates are saying and let us know your mission details >> http://EmpoweredNutrition.com/I-Crushed-TACFIT

Hey, I want to have some fun with my friends over at TACFIT.

I need your help on this mission.

I have personally been pretty lax these days when it comes to actually training. Some of you know I am in the midst of re-writing my own fatness fitness program.

Let’s just say with 3 kids (all under 6), a growing online and very established offline nutrition business, consulting to many organizations and sitting on several boards of directors all the while over the last 12 years sorting my way in and out and through partners that lack the long term vision and the pain threshold I put myself thru has needless to say wreaked havoc on my body and fitness.

Sure I am more fit than most, but reality is I am totally unfit and nowhere near where I want to be, let alone mention it to you… but I am NOT fit, just OK.

Why do I tell you all this?

I am going to grab the free TACFIT Israeli Special Forces Workout and put it to the test tonight myself.

I encourage you to do the same.

Your Mission if you choose to accept it:

Grab Your FREE TACFIT Video and Workout

>> www.GetTACFIT.info

Watch the Israeli TACFIT Video and Read the Workout

Attack the Israeli Special Forces Workout Tonight and Report Back with a Comment Below.

I am going to do the same and report back to you. The mission is mine…

Do you accept this Mission to CRUSH the TACFIT Workout?

www.GetTACFIT.info before the FREE Video and Workout are gone!

Get 3 Crazy Freebies from 3 of My Close (but CRAZY) Friends… FREE

So this is pretty crazy that I got all three of these guys to give up a bunch of freebies for you and I really can’t believe it all happened in the same week!

I hate to give you more than one thing to think about but when its 3 time sensitive loaded freebies, that I have personally checked out and am really impressed I just have to get it over to you.

I have never before suggested more than one link, but I really want you to get all the free videos, workouts, books, reports and even a webinar before its too late.

Here they are… 3 freebies that are going to blow your mind. Put your wallet away, this is all free, enjoy these…

>> www.EmpoweredNutrition.com

Well I am sure you have all been waiting on this…

Finally the Fat Loss Super Shakes Are Being Made!

I have to admit this was and is a daunting task. I am floored.. blown away at the amount of amazing Fat Loss Super Shakes and even some Lean Builder and a few Muscle and MASS building shakes and smoothie recipes that have poured in. Seriously you are all amazing, very creative and I am personally going to reward each one of you.

BUT… Before I send out the top 5 picks from our office or even before I shoot the grocery video, the shake making videos or the highly anticipated taste testing I still have to compile a list of all the ingredients we are going to need.

I apologize for the delay, but I promise to pick the Top 5 and announce it here on the blog EmpoweredNutrition.com

As soon as we have all the recipes, we are going shopping, firing up the blender and getting on the freeze brain for some fun.

I think we should have this all wrapped up this week and will be sure to send out the Winners $300 Grocery Gift Card Registration Forms.

Then we will get to work shooting photos of each shake, put them into the recipe ebook and send you all a copy to download.

Thank you for all your submissions and even those still pouring in everyday.

Submit Your Favorite Fat Loss Super Shake Today!

>> http://EmpoweredNutrition.com/fat-loss-super-shake-contest/ << Click This Link

OK so laughter may or may not MAKE you Lose Weight or even more desireable LOSE FAT, but it just might and if its that 0.3% difference to a successful transformation, then you have to at least try it.

Laughter is fun. Its contagious, its powerful, its effective, and its just better than crying.

There are millions of cells in you body. Think of them as soldiers. Now if I was going to war I would like to have 1 million positive minded and relatively happy soldiers going to war with me.

I mean the alternative is 1 million grumpy bummed out soldiers being forced to fight for your cause… hmm, lots of lost battles in history can be tied to this type of army. the victors aren’t always the best equipped but those that are positive in vision and ultimately outcome.

I want you to go into battle with a great vision (the ultimate you, ultimate transformation), a great leader (you) and a million happy little trigger happy fat annihilating soldiers (your cells).

And to help you out, I got a little added not so nutrition or exercise related video for you…

[great video inserted into the post, you are going to love this one - http://empowerednutrition.com/laugh-to-lose-fat-and-feel-great]

Hey if Robin Williams can do it as “Patch” (a real life depressive turned fit and healthy doctor of laughter not medicine), then you can to!

Be positive, be focused, have fun and have a laugh.

Oh yeah… did a mention that some studies have tracked a good laugh to burn 20-50 calories!? That is 50 calories I don’t need to cut out of the diet or stand on a treadmill for. So LAUGH it Up and LOSE!

If you haven’t already started your fat loss battle plan I encourage you to make Personalized Nutrition Program the first wave of attacks on fat. Don’t sit back idly and defend, you will never win the war on fat that way. ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK!!!

I Got Grilled By Nick Nilsson!

Yeah you read it…

I GOT GRILLED!

Nick Nilsson, and I have been bashing it back and forth, nutrition versus exercise and its all good.

In fact we both agree that they are both integral to a successful fat loss and muscle building program.

Nick fully supports the Nutrition side of things. I completely believe that if you are going to train you might as well get the best [Check out Metabolic Surge Program Click Here]. Like me, Nick believes you need to turn to a coach to maximize your results. I mean for example the Olympics recently happened and some of the athletes had as many as 6 coaches… just for one sport… and guess what. Some of them won medals!

We had a few glitches at the start (my call dropped) but definitely listen in…we covered a LOT of good stuff.

- the ins and outs of how his personalized nutrition programs work and what they can do for you
- should you eat first thing in the morning before training
- what’s the best snack for on-the-go fat loss eating
- can specific foods be used to target specific bodyparts?
- do you HAVE to eat first thing in the morning in order to lose fat effectively?
- is “afterburn” fat-loss real and does it stop if you eat after training?
- Get all the info here!

Listen to Nick Grill me (Patrick) CLICK the LINK >> http://attendthisevent.com/?eventID=11814357

If you are here to read or listen in to this interview where Nick Nilsson grills me about my Personalized Nutrition Programs and Nutrition Strategies. I suggest that you add a solid workout program to your Empowered Nutrition and if you want to maximize fat burning and muscle building then you should check out Nick’s program Metabolic Surge Program >> www.MetabolicSurgeProgram.com

WOW! Amazing, tasty, tantalizing recipes my friends, thank you very much.

I have seen some shakes and smoothies, had several more and yet you still deliver many more recipes I have not experimented with. Simply amazing, I love it.

If you are NEW or new to the blog I suggest you check out these amazing recipes and try some for yourself, just use this link>> http://empowerednutrition.com/fat-loss-super-shake-contest/

I have to say, I am a little concerned with a few of them. But none the less I made a commitment to pick the top 5 and shop for, make and drink them.

Some of these awesome recipes fall right into line with one or several of our fat loss meal plans. Others… not so quite, but I can modify them so they make the final tasty cut into the Social Proof Project – Fat Loss Super Shake Recipe Book and get you all a copy. I have to say I am proud of the efforts many of you put into these crazy recipes, some of you posting several recipes. Thank you.

I can’t wait to try these… well most of them.

I will have our team read through, organize and pick out some favorites and we will start making and tasting them this week. Its gona be cool and I look forward to giving away the FIVE x $300 Grocery Gift Card Forms to our Top 5 picks.
I am going to test you real soon with another contest promotion I think you are going to love and best of all its gonna be FREE!

That’s right, more of… SOMETHING FOR NOTHING Coming Your Way! Check out the great Fat Loss Super Shakes and Smoothies >> http://empowerednutrition.com/fat-loss-super-shake-contest/

Congratulations to our “Cead Mile Failte” Winner – Shawn.

Shawn correctly identified what “Cead Mile Failte” means and was the first to do so. We had dozens of responses on “Cead Mile Failte” but Shawn was the first to win himself a Personalized Nutrition Program to accomplish his fat loss and muscle building goals.

Shawn check your emails for one from me with your link to PERSONALIZE your Personalized Nutrition Program with your information, your goals, your schedule and your foods.

Get your Personalized Nutrition Program Here
>> http://empowerednutrition.com/personalized-nutrition-programs/

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