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I Got Grilled by Nick Nilsson

March 10th, 2010

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

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

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“Cead Mile Failte” WINNER!

March 2nd, 2010

Congratulations to Shawn!

Shawn is the winner of our “Cead Mile Failte” contest within a contest (Fat Loss Super Shake and Smoothie Contest).  He correctly identified the saying as “a hundred thousand welcomes” for a Personalized Nutrition Program… must be the “luck’o'th’irish”

Slainte Shawn

This is often a saying when leaving good company.  It may have originated when long journeys or treks and pilgrimages were common ground. It more accurately reflects a desire to see one again and again, essentially wishing that no harm come to the individuals and a safe return.

Shawn you are the winner.  Shawn if you know this is you please comment since I do NOT want to post your emial in full and do NOT have your last name.

I will email you your link to a FREE Personalized Nutrition Program.

This is a professionally crafted and completed Personalized Nutrition Program complete with your Username and Password to our Empowered Members Area.  Full of recipes that will enhance your fat loss and muscle building goals fast and includes weekly grocery lists and a full color information manual with motivation, education and substitution lists.

Congratulations Shawn.
Look for your email from me
as soon as you read this.

Learn How You Can Get A Personalized Nutrition Program


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Fat Loss Super Shake Contest

February 25th, 2010

Hey its time to fire up some spring season fat loss shakes.  

Yeah I’m nuts, and its still cold but I’m trying to get you all ready for what is just a few days to weeks away depending on where you live (assuming you live in the northern hemisphere.  Sorry my friends in Oz and all the lands down under, but you too will benefit from this challenge.

I’m going to do something exciting.  This is something I wanted to do for a long time.  I have been working offline as a supplier of Personalized Nutrition Programs, Supplements and other goods to the fitness industry for many years now and we have done this contest a few times fitness club by fitness club, but this is a GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION!

I really enjoy this contest to be honest.  I see lots of creative, amazing, taste tantalizing and teasing flavors come to the table.  In the past the companies we worked with produced a small members only bonus product that was many times good enough to be published globally and shared with the world.

I love to give credit where credit is due and that is what we are going to do with this contest.  I want to make sure you include your name and email (actually its required to comment) where you will be submitting your entry into the contest for a chance to WIN!  I suggest you post your website as well if you have one so I can credit you and give you some link juice.

I will not share the WINNING PRIZE PACKAGE at this point, but let’s just say its gonna be something we can all benefit from and appreciate and it will go a long way to achieving your Ultimate Transformation and trying out all the new smoothie recipes.

Patrick, what’s the contest?

The contest is… drum roll please…

FAT LOSS SUPER
SHAKE & SMOOTHIE
Contest – Spring 2010


This is your chance to post (as a comment) your favorite fat loss (low carb) protein shake or smoothie for a chance to win.

EVERYBODY WINS!

Patrick you’re a crack pot… what will I win?

Well quite simple I want to make you a globally published author.  My slick graphics guys will make a  rock solid looking smoothie book and send you a copy.  You name and your smoothie will be featured in the book, no matter how disgusting it is.  Many will get made and get their pictures added to the book as well.  I will send you and everyone that submits a Fat Loss Shake/Smoothie Recipe a secret link to download advance copies of your Fat Loss Super Shakes/Smoothie Recipe Book.  Yeah, that’s right its YOUR book, not mine, not some corporate crap put out by a ghost writer, but YOUR smoothie book.

I will take every submission into the Fat Loss Protein Shake/Smoothie Contest and review each of them myself along with my team.

I will taste each one myself… be gentle on me… and if necessary force everyone on our team to force down a few gulps too.

I will then assign a points system for each one (Great Taste, Ease of Creation, Unique Ingredients, Texture, Clean Up)

I will break out the Top 10 recipes and let them do battle to be judged by you and your peers simply by commenting on each of the recipes.  [Click on the comment recipe you like and comment a reply... let us know if you made it, liked it, hated it or hated it so much you just want to see me drink it]

The Top 5 move onto the LIVE Video Taste Round.  This is like Canada going to the semi finals in Men’s Hockey.  I will shop, share, blend and post the video’s raw and live for your fun times

Of the Top 5 (determined by the most reply comments) we will have 5 winners clearly defined.

The 5 Winners up will receive $300 in Grocery Gift Cards*

If the demand is there, I will get copies printed and made available at cost for you.  That’s right I don’t need to gouge you for the book.  After all you are writing it, I am adding some valuable content and making it all sexy with some pictures and images of your creations.  As long as we cover the printing costs and shipping its all yours, just let me know if you are interested in your own bound hardcover fat loss smoothie book and I will take care of the rest.

This contest Starts Today… NOW! Friday February 26th 2010 at 12:00:01am

Contest Closes in 9 days on Sunday March 7th 2010 at 11:59:59pm.

Top 10 get voted on by our office.

Top 5… I will buy the ingredients, make and drink all 5 on video for your enjoyment.

Top 5 win $300 in grocery gift cards

It’s gonna be awesome… I’m slightly scared of the concoctions I am going to be drinking.

So let me throw my hat in the ring with the first smoothie recipe and get your juices flowing.

Incredible Shredded Healthy Hulk

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup ice
  • 21 grams vanilla protein smoothie powder
  • 1 scoop greens drink
  • 1 tablespoon real lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
  • 1 teaspoon flax seed oil or coconut oil

Directions: Open blender lid, plug in the blender, add the ingredients, close the lid, blend for 30-90 seconds and enjoy.  [I like simple and fast and healthy].  It’s that easy and there are many more amazing more detailed smoothie recipes in your Personalized Nutrition Program or Empowered Nutrition Meal Plans.

Now its Your Turn!

Add your smoothie and test your creative juices.

Just post your recipes as comments below, make them fast and easy or totally intense and detailed and let’s ahve some fun with this one.

Remember the Top 5 recipes with the most comments will be made and drank LIVE on Video.

Top 5 Winners get $300 in Grocery Gift Certificates

Everyone that participates gets a copy of the Social Proof Project: Fat Loss Super Shakes and Smoothies

What are you waiting for?!
Post Your Recipes as Comments Below NOW!

Hey if you need some fat loss ideas to get your juices flowing, then check out 101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips from Jeff Anderson.

HECK don’t even bother with the Product Review… just go Get 101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips NOW!

Ok so Start Posting your Recipes as Comments.

Post early and post often to increase your odds of winning.  Dare I suggest you tell all your friends to comment like demons and make things happen for you.  C’mon we’re talking about $300 in grocery gift cards.

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101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips

February 23rd, 2010

…that actually work!

I was working on something like this a few years back.  I started working on it again last fall and to be honest it just got pushed aside.  I am almost glad to say it got put off simply for the fact that my friend Jeff Anderson got it done and by done I mean done right.  Just look at the information package he is putting out there for us to critique and criticise… and I just can’t fault the information at all.

So if you are looking for every trick you can get your hands on to melt off that last bit of fat or to just make it easier to lose weight and feel great then this is the piece of information that can make a huge impact in your fat loss goals.

A lot of these tips and tricks are absolute fat annihilators and others are just way to simple to call good when in fact they are great… the problem is most of us forget to implement them.

I went thru the entire manual and think this is a big time success program for fat loss.

Now if you are already following an Empowered Nutrition Meal Plan or Personalized Nutrition Program then you are inherently following several of these tips at any point in your day, you may not even realize it and that is were the power of the 101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips comes in.  When the tip is pointed out to you point blank it sticks in your head, it gets burned into your retina and imprinted into your brain and that is exactly what 101Sneaky Weight Loss Tips will do for you.

Do NOT think of this as another book to read and remember.  Think of this as a MANUAL or GUIDE.  If you really work at it and try to implement each of these tips it will take you 100 days and at that point you will already be in fantastic shape with no need to follow tip #101.

I mentioned some of the tips are intense and rare while others are pretty basic but often overlooked… here’s a few tips you might find interesting… note how these tips gel with everything I or my team are teaching at EmpoweredNutrition.com… Jeff’s done a great job with this one.

“Thanks Jeff, these are 101+++, awesome information,
books and audios, amazing!” – Patrick

Here are just some of
the 101 AMAZING
Weight Loss Tips
you will get.


TRICK #5: Drink your coffee. Not many people know that coffee actually provides more antioxidants to the American diet than any other food or beverage. That doesn’t mean you should hook up an intravenous drip of caffeine throughout the day (you shouldn’t have any more than 500 milligrams a day) but just know that coffee in moderation not only provides a pick-me-up, but is also helping you to burn more fat and increase your lifespan. For best results without the added calories, drink it black. But here are some other coffee tricks to help you lose more weight…

TRICK #1: Drink ice water. Yes, you know that you need to drink about 8 glasses of water per day for your body to burn fat and flush toxins out of your system. But a study from Germany revealed that ice water is more rapidly absorbed by the body and increases your metabolic rate by as much as 30% for 2-3 hours. Have a large glass of ice water as soon as you get out of bed in the morning and it will fight your body’s dehydrated state from the last 6-8 hours and jolt your metabolism out of its slumber to get a fat-dissolving start on your day!

TRICK #10: If you drink alcohol, opt for dry red wine. Dry red wine is better than your sweet wines, because sweet wines have more sugar! Dry wines have sugar, but most of it has been fermented away into alcohol and from a weight gaining perspective, dry is better. Plus, dry red wines contain certain antioxidants that are beneficial to your health. My recommendation is a California Pinot Noir. Not a wine drinker? Then…

TRICK # 11: Drink beer. I know that the words “beer” and “belly” don’t exactly make a great combination but animal studies have shown that the bitter compounds from the hops in beer have an anti-inflammatory effect on the…..

GET ALL THE TIPS CLICK HERE

SUPER SUPPORT ITEMS…

Yeah I am equally impressed with the support materials Jeff has included.  I like the audios, the eBooks and am a BIG fan of giving more.

You simply will love the audios on Nutrition, Exercise and Motivation.  They will work for anyone and increase results beyond what you read in the 101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips.

“Sneaky Food Tricks” That Will Make You
Feel Like You’re CHEATING When
You’re Actually Melting Through Fat
Like A Hot Knife Through Butter!

(Downloadable mp3 file)

This is an awesome audio I love it and anytime you put it into an audio it seems to sink in deeper than if I read it or heard it alone.  Simply fantastic.

If Exercise is an issue and you have no idea where to turn then you MUST listen to this audio…

“Sneaky Exercise Tricks” That
Put An End To Gut-Wrenching Workouts
And Reveal How To Burn MORE Fat
With LESS Effort Than Ever Before!

(Downloadable mp3 file)

Finally Jeff supports this with one more audio that can change the way you lose fat and possible even the way you use your Empowered Nutrition Program…

“Sneaky Motivation Tricks” That
Empower You With White Hot Enthusiasm
While Your Friends & Co-Workers Wonder
What “Secrets” You’re Keeping From Them!
(And Why You Can’t Stop Smiling!)

(Downloadable mp3 file)

Let’s just say Jeff is good.  Real good and I am embarrassed that I did not get a product of this caliber completed sooner… quite frankly I may not have ever been able to get a package like this completed.  Jeff really nailed it with these 101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips.

Hey before I forget in the review I even got a chance to grab a copy of the Food Label Secrets Revealed Report and an audio with Cory and Tracy Holly talking about the “Fit Family” Concepts.  I have to say, meeting Cory many years ago at a private event in Mississauga and I was impressed.  Now this audio takes it over the top and I am once again impressed by Jeff, Cory and Tracey.

FREE eBook: Food Label Secrets…Revealed!
(Downloadable .PDF file)

VALUE: $17…YOURS FREE!

Discover what food manufacturers are praying you NEVER find out!

Food labels are written in a “secret code” and regulatory loopholes allow greedy, unscrupulous suppliers to trick you into buying their products!

The result? They’re making your FATTER……without you even knowing it!

This industry bombshell breaks through all the confusion and misleading information so you’ll NEVER have to fall prey to deceptive marketing tactics that pose a danger to the your health!

FREE Audio Program:
“Fit Family Confessions”
with Dr. Cory & Tracy Holly
(Downloadable .mp3 file)

VALUE: $47…YOURS FREE!

Listen in on this incredible 1-HOUR INTEVIEW as this “Fit Family” shares their very best secrets for supporting your family’s health & fitness!

Dr. Cory Holly and his wife Tracy have helped thousands of men and women take charge of their health and the health of their family…and they LIVE what they teach!

We cover everything from “healthy snacking” to “getting your kid to be more active”…and everything in between!

If you care at all about establishing a healthy environment for your family, you’re gonna LOVE this program!

I spend a lot of time talking with Jeff and every time we talk something new and great comes around.  Jeff has a real exercise and nutrition brain and passion in him, but still he promotes Empowered Nutrition Meal Plans in many of his product bundles.  That alone should help you see how well our products lend and enhance each other.

As always I will NOT suggest you even look at anything unless it is realistic, effective and intelligent or just plain and simple will improve the quality of your life and deliver powerful proven results.  101 Sneaky Weight Los Tips fits my criteria.  Get more information on 101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips

Hey here are some more tips right from the pages inside 101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips…

TRICK # 57: Watch more comedies. Japanese researchers found that when test subjects watched a 40 minute comedy show while others watched a 40 minute boring lecture, the comedy watchers’ blood glucose levels were much lower. The researchers theorized that laughter alters brain chemistry in such a way that either slows down glucose entering the blood or increases the muscles’ assimilation of extra glucose.

TRICK # 58: For your comedy shows, choose a situation comedy with a laugh track. Clear a spot in the living room for your body and every time you hear the background laugh track triggered, do a single pushup or crunch. Over the course of the show you will…

TRICK #77: Sex burns fat. On average you can burn about 150 to 300 calories during sexual intercourse. But different positions can actually increase the number of calories burned.

TRICK # 89: Chew gum between meals. A Scottish University study found that subjects who chewed sugar free gum between their meals ate much less food than those who didn’t chew gum. Participants noted that chewing gum increases the feeling of fullness and therefore they were able to reduce food intake throughout the day.

Read More About 101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips
Today and Start Losing More Fat Tonight!

Click Here for 101 Sneaky Weight Loss Tips

And I am even more impressed as Jeff backs everything with a 100% Money Back Guarantee, so if for any reason you are not satisfied with this information package he will refund you right on the spot.  Man I like Jeff, he is one straight forward guy with great information for us all.

Get all the tips, tricks and bonus audios and books, >> Click Here <<

*If you purchase any of the products on EmpoweredNutrition.com or links within the site to other sites I will be remunerated.  I just wanted to disclose that and keep the FTC happy without hiding anything from my trusted friends as your purchases allow me to do what I love and that is research and help others accomplish great things with nutrition.
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Anyone up for some Transformation Coaching?

February 17th, 2010

This is a short and pointed email. Sure you might decide this is shameless self promotion… well it is… for your benefit.

I wanted to let you know a few things of excitement around here.

The blog is taking on a new life and will undergo some VISUAL CHANGES in the next few weeks, some changes have already taken place, check out the new side bar images to your right ==>> over there ==>>

Changes 2 & 3+ are all about programs that are for you and your results. For years we have been teaching gyms and fitness professionals how to operate full blown transformation programs, even giving them manuals and guides to run the programs for the most efficiency and success for members. We even provided the prizes and support packages for the programs. Well the time has come to provide those very same services and personal touches you have been patiently waiting for, scouring the internet and attacking your trainers for. Very soon we will be announcing to a very private and limited group of our Empowered Insiders the live release of a scarce but much needed program and members area. We will be announcing the release of our Empowered Premium Membership Area and Transformation Coaching Program.

PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM is all about a protected community of enhanced knowledge. This is NOT for everyone as there will be content that you may not want to hear but need to. There will be audio and videos you will NOT find anywhere on the internet as well as training programs, super bonuses, monthly freebies and more… I even have one more super surprise for you that is so over the top I can’t tell you about it here for fear of the volume of emails we will be getting prior to the announcement.

TRANSFORMATION COACHING is a 12 week total body transformation and make over program, actually it is 14 weeks. Transformation Coaching INCLUDES an Ultimate Transformation Personalized Nutrition Program printed bound and delivered to your door with weekly coaching calls, weekly conference calls, podcasts and more as well as even more rare nutrition and exercise coaching programs. This is the coaching you have been waiting for. This is NOT for everyone. This is NOT for you if you do NOT want to be told exactly what to do to accomplish your body transformation, fat loss or muscle building goals. Transformation Coaching will include everything from the Premium Membership Program and have the real deal, live weekly coaching for a truly unique transformation experience. [Learn More about Personalized Nutrition Programs >> CLICK HERE <<]

I have much more to tell you and am excited to release it all. But for now its just a teaser as I am working out the kinks and making sure all the content is “clicking” just right for you and the videos are all streaming just fine, fast and clean.

Cheers to you all, I will have new and unique post about the brain of a champion shortly… I think you are going to love this one and it will shed some light on why your brain is fighting your transformation fat loss and muscle building goals and how you can fight that with nutrition.

Your Transformation Coach,

Just to be sure you are ready for it and the new programs are right for you, I thought I would let you know in advance, you will be protected by my money back guarantee.

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Supplements for Fat Loss

February 3rd, 2010

I have to admit I am not easily surprised but I am often shocked by some of the questions I am asked.  They come almost as statements not even questions.

I get a lot of clients and even complete strangers asking me point blank without hesitation what are the “best supplements for fat loss”.

Why should this surprise you and even shock me? Well quite simply its not about the “magic” pills and powders.  Its not about counting on one more product to make your life all fat into a skinny little box, size 0 jeans or XS bikini.

Fat Loss is more about using supplements wisely to enhance your fat loss, not to be the answer to fat loss.

You must first get your diet in order.  Only good nutrition will set you on your way to true fat loss.  The “magic” pills, powders and potions are there for 1 of two reasons and both will work for you.

Supplements are designed to do two key things for fat loss:

  1. Kick Start Your Fat Loss Program to Move You Toward Your Fat Loss Goal
  2. Burn Down the Last Few Pounds or Percent Body Fat to Accomplish Your Goal

OK so I have avoided the question for now, and I am going to avoid it a bit more.  Now I want you to think about when you should take your supplements.

You will want to take any supplements (in this case, multivitamins and fat burners) 2-3 times per day for best results.

WHAT?! Take how many pills how many times a day you say!

I know this is against the “once a day” multi vitamin marketing you are reading about, but would you rather hear pie in the sky or hear the truth no matter how ugly it sounds from someone you can trust.

Once a day multi’s fat burners, joint formulas, whatever the supplement may be are a load of crap.  They don’t exist.  All that is happeining is you are getting more stuff crammed into a tighter bundle with more fillers, glues and binding agents that take longer to break down.  Reality is half the time if you just turn around and look in the toilette there goes your “one-a-day” and your hard earned cash.

To avoid flushing your multi down the drain, you need to take a pill, powder or liquid 2-3 times per day.


Think of it this way, you feed yourself several times a day right.  Well supplements are no different than food… 1, 2, 3 plus times per day.

I recommend taking your supplements with or near food.  Most products are absorbed better with food.  Others are designed to reduce hunger and cravings etc… to create a response in the body as is the case with fat burners, taken on empty stomach can be a bit trying on your system, but 30 minutes before a meal or workout will reduce cravings and hunger and increase fat burning.  Taking a Multi Vitamin with food is essential since it is better absorbed by the body with the presence of food and other natural vitamins, which reminds me… buy natural version supplements, not tiny pills from pharmaceutical manufacturing companies.  The body knows the difference and assimilates natural versions better.

I want you to take your supplements first thing in the morning and again mid afternoon for best results.  Everyone can tailor their supplement schedule to their needs, but this is optimal for assimilation, energy and keeping it simple.

OK so here we go.  Now you know when to take your supplements for fat loss, how about what to take. Here’s my no nonsense approach to fat loss supplements…

MUST HAVE SUPPLEMENTS:

  1. Protein Powders – 2 to  times per day – Whey protein is the safe choice for all your needs, but I would even step up and recommend a full spectrum blending protein as a solid back up.
  2. Multi Vitamin and Mineral Formula – It is essential to get a good multi.  Of course I can recommend many products, I can support only a few and I can take even fewer myself and if I won’t take it, then you shouldn’t either.  Without a doubt I am going to shamelessly self promote here, but try our Essential Multi’s as they are powders in an instant desolving capsule.
     >> Vital Force – Essential Multi for Men <<
         >> Slim Appeal Essential Multi for Women <<
  3. Thermogenics / Fat Burners – Well this one is the easiest to answer.  Get one. They are great aids in fat loss.  Remember this is not a “magic” pill, but rather a supplement or aid in your fat loss goals.  Note: there are burners for guys and weight loss products or women.  There is a BIG difference!  Some formulas for guys are too darn strong and all about the BUZZ for girls and it can leave you (women) felling wired and wigged out.  Again a powder in a capsule is the ticket, take it 2+ times per day and don’t waste your money.
    >> Burner – Advanced Fat Loss Formula for Men – Click Here <<
    >>     Slim Appeal Advanced Weight Loss Formula for Women <<

SUPPLEMENTS OF BENEFIT:

  • Creatine – yeah that sounds odd, but if you are into extreme dieting you need muscle retention to keep the metabolism pumping
  • Flax Seed Oils
  • Fish Oils
  • L-Carnitine
  • Coffee, coffee, coffee, buzz, buzz, buzz
  • Green tea
  • Green tea extract
  • Yohimbine
  • 5-HTP
  • Synephrine
  • HCA
  • ALA

This list can honestly be exhaustive and go on and on, but you get the idea.  Designer blends are your best bet for fat loss supplements.  The reason, they have done all their research and bring pretty potent fat burners to market to save you time and money searching for the right ingredients, blends and bottles so you don’t have to.

You can get great products all over the place online, offline, from a buddy or MLM program, but I recommend this.  Don’t buy the cheapest product, don’t buy the most expensive product you will be “ripped off” (not ripped) at both ends,  But middle of the bunch in terms of brand and price and you tend to be getting exactly what you are paying for.

For more information on products you can trust to deliver results and the exact formulas I personally support and take >>CLICK HERE<<

While you are there… save a few bucks with this web code: 10suppostx1

Let me hear all about your favorite fat loss products, formulas and tricks.  Just add your comment below.

Patrick.

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Best and Worst Nutrition News of 2009: 10 Highlights and Lowlights in Healthy Eating

January 26th, 2010

Best and Worst Nutrition News of 2009: 10 Highlights and Lowlights in Healthy Eating

Well I was reading and scouring the net for great new nutrition news.  I came across an article from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.  Dietician Susan Levin originally posted this in its entirety, but I pulled some more bits and bites for us to think about.

I included a link to the full article and site at the end of the post.

Enjoy these odd balls of nutrition success from 2009 and fire up some comments to get some bickering and bantering going on the state of our current “healthy eating” lifestyles and new directions both personal and corporate.

My personal favorite worst offender the Fifth Third Burger >>

Patrick.


Tomorrow another monkey recipe… this one is more of a sweet dessert you will love… it’s almost like cheating.

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***Best and Worst Nutrition News***

President Obama, Sarah Palin among Worst Health Offenders

WASHINGTON—The year 2009 saw America reaching new nutrition lows with the release of a 4,800-calorie burger, the discovery of carcinogens in KFC’s new and “healthier” grilled chicken, and images of a president and his vice president chomping down on cholesterol-dripping cheeseburgers. But this was also the year first lady Michelle Obama sowed the seeds of healthy eating by planting the White House’s first vegetable garden in decades—a move that inspired thousands of Americans to follow suit.

Here are the highlights and lowlights of healthy eating in the year that was:

Most Unsurprisingly Unhealthy Product
The West Michigan Whitecaps of Grand Rapids, Mich., unveiled its Fifth Third Burger, which holds five one-third pound hamburger patties, chilli, nacho cheese, Fritos, salsa, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream on an 8-inch sesame seed bun, packing more than 4,800 calories, nearly 300 grams of fat, 744 milligrams of cholesterol, and more than 10,000 milligrams of sodium.

Most Paradoxically Unhealthy New Product
KFC’s Kentucky Grilled Chicken aimed to be a healthier version of its signature fatty fried chicken, but turned out to harbour the chemical carcinogen PhIP.

Worst Health Quote
“If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?”—Sarah Palin

Actually, This Might Be the Worst Quote
“I love meat. I eat pork chops, thick bacon burgers, and the seared fatty edges of a medium-well-done steak. But I especially love moose and caribou. I always remind people from outside our state that there’s plenty of room for all Alaska’s animals—right next to the mashed potatoes.”—Sarah Palin

Worst Lunch Choice
On May 5, the president and vice president dropped in—as much as a presidential motorcade can “drop in”—at Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington, Va. They ordered big, greasy, high-cholesterol cheeseburgers and soda and downed them while cameras whirred all around.

Most Health-Conscious City in Europe
The city of Ghent, Belgium, announced in May that it would go meat-free every Thursday, in a move aimed to fight obesity, global warming, and cruelty to animals, and to show people that meatless food can be totally delicious.

Most Health-Conscious City in America
The Baltimore, Md., public schools announced Meatless Mondays, giving all school children in the city their weekly dose of healthy nutrition.

Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.

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Frozen Chunky Monkey Protein Smoothie Recipe

January 25th, 2010

Frozen Chunky Monkey Protein Smoothie 

OK so this is going to be more of a freebie and a suggestion than it is going to be an informative blog post.  I want to give you one of my favourite protein shake recipes.  I use it to grow and build muscle and cut for fat loss or weight loss.

I use it to replace a meal when late for a meeting and sometimes when I know I am on the road all day with little time to stop for food and don’t want to feel heavy and bloated in the gut while driving; I fire up one of these bad boys and load it up with ice.  (I make it a bit thinker than normal so by the time the ice melts its perfect).

So I am going to give you my standard recipe and some tips, then I add in some suggestions to help make it a MASS shake or use it for cutting up the fat.

My Frozen Chunky Monkey Protein Smothie

Ingredients:

  • Chocolate Protein Powder 28 grams = 28 grams protein (I count protein not weight)
  • Vanilla Yogurt  1 cup (8 oz)/226g = 10 grams protein, 38 grams carbs, 4 grams fat and lots of good bacterial cultures
  • Frozen banana ½ (half) = (approximately) 15 grams carbohydrates
  • Ice Cubes as many as you want… I like lots.. freeze brain is fun
  • Water, about 4-8ounces is all you really need, but I like mine thick and cold
  • Flax Seed Oil 1 tea spoon = 5 grams long chain triglycerides and lots of omega fats
  • Coconut Oil 1 tea spoon = 5 grams medium chain triglycerides and lots of omega fats
  • Peanut Butter 1 teaspoon natural organic = 5 grams fats

Portions and Grams:

  • 38 grams proteins / 5.4 portions protein = 152 calories
  • 53 grams carbs / 5.8 portions = 212 calories
  • 15 grams fats / 5 portions = 135 calories

Total (approx) Calories: 499 calories

As you can see I would easily drink my lunch in about 60 seconds.  So to make it a snack I cut it in half to a 2-3 portion shake or snack.  I like to make this and drink half at my mid morning shake and half as my afternoon or post workout shake.

[clearly that one to the right is a few more than 499 calories, but I thought it would get your juices flowing... like it did mine]

Now for the directions: Prep a clean blender, throw in ice cubes, add frozen banana (in chunks), yogurt, and peanut butter.  Cover and start blender.  Add in protein powder, then flax seed oil, coconut oil and finally water to desired consistency.  Serve and enjoy… that’s it, rather simple and simply satisfying.

To make this a bigger shake don’t cut it in half for two shakes, but drink it all for lunch or if you are on a balanced (zone like) eating plan increase or decrease the portion sizes.

Sometimes I like to add oatmeal raw just at the tail end of the blend cycle to give it added slow release carbs and longer energy or just to pump it up and make it a really think and chewy shake (as is the case when I do it for some lunches).

Now to make this a mass shake, well that is obvious and easy.  Add oatmeal to give you a higher percentage ratio of carbs and cut the flax seed oil to reduce the fats… like this -

MacroMASS Ratios: 35% protein, 45% carbs and 20% fats.

It’s still a very healthy mass gaining shake by all means.

Now to make a cutting Frozen Monkey Protein Smoothie is quite simple.

Cut the yogurt and DO NOT add Oatmeal.  It can’t get any easier than that.  When I am in real deal fat loss mode I even bring the banana down to 1/3 instead of half, just for flavour.  You can see now that the ratios are more in line with a restricted calorie and reduced carbohydrate program –

Advanced Fat Loss Ratios: 40% protein, 20-30% carbs and the balance being healthy fats and oils.

Sometimes I even opt out the peanut butter for the real thing and less calories.  This requires chewing your shake, but that increase digestion and personal satisfaction.

What is Protein Smoothie?

Enjoy.  Tomorrow I got a real eye opener on the state of a “healthy” 2009.  This is crazy it almost reads like a fiction story, but they are all real.  Its inspired by an article I recently read in the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Stay Empowered and Stay Focused on Your Goals.

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MOTIVATED & EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED (part 1)

January 18th, 2010

MOTIVATED & EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED

This is a short and easy post for you to work from and help fast track your results.  This is part 1 in a 3 part series.

Let’s establish two simple things: first, the reason you are doing this, and second, what the end results will mean to you. To answer those questions, go grab a pen, because you’re going to write your answers down right here in this book. After all, “a book not written in is a book not read”. Don’t think too much, just write down the first thing that pops into your head. This is your emotional reason and the true reason why you’re doing something to change your life.

1. Why are you embarking on a life changing and empowering nutrition and health program?

2. How will you feel when you achieve your Best Lean Body ever, the Ultimate You?

To understand your answers to these questions, we’re going to analyze them a little bit. The reasons for embarking on a journey to create Your Best Lean Body can generally be broken down into three main categories.

They are:

Personal – I want to feel better, be stronger, be leaner and have more endurance (self-enhancement).

Medical – I want to be healthier and live longer (self-preservation).

Cosmetic – I want to look better (self-esteem).

Notice that all of these reasons have one thing in common – they can be summed up with a “self” word – self-enhancement, self-preservation, self-esteem. These reasons are about you. That doesn’t mean you’re being selfish. You probably already spend most of your time doing things for other people, and that means you’ve had to make sacrifices. But those sacrifices shouldn’t have to include your health, self-esteem, well-being, or the opportunity to reach a new level of athletic achievement. After all, if you’re healthier, happier, fit and more energetic you will also be a benefit to everybody around you!

To get you to where you want to be, you’re going to set yourself some goals. That’s what we’re going to tackle in the next section.

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11 Do’s, 1 Don’t and a STOP for Fat Loss Success

January 18th, 2010

Top Tips To Implement A Successful Weight Loss Strategy

I got 11 Do’s, 1 Don’t and a STOP tip to make your weight loss and lean muscle body a success.

Ok so some of these are going to be simple, some obvious, some said before, some new and some just plain blunt and painful.  You don’t have to implement all the tips on this check list at once, but you do need to take action and implement a few to achieve your weight loss goals before your resolutions are wasted on yet another diet claim.

1. “DO “- Eat breakfast – this sets you up for the day and is all powerful in terms of weight loss and lean muscle building, especially over the holidays

2. “DO “- Eat smaller meals more often – Try to eat 5-6 times a day.  Eat the same calories, just more frequently in smaller portions; call it grazing if you like.  I bet you already eat 4-6 times a day, you just don’t count the coke and chocolate bar as a meal

3. “DO “- Eat Fresh – The fresher the better.  Fresh fish, meat, fruits and vegetables are best.  Get them at their freshest as often as you can.  Sometimes shopping at smaller market places are best for this as they get local farmers supporting them with fresh products often times daily

4. “DO “- Eat Treats – yeah you heard it here.  Eat treats, but keep it in check.  I have worked with some clients that just needed a treat daily, so we counted 31 pieces of chocolate and put them in a box for a daily treat.  They had the choice to eat 1 daily or all in one sitting, but that would be it for the month.  I think if you are 90-100% compliant to your game plan then a small daily reward can be factored in.

5. “DO “- Eat Fruits and Vegetables – they are packed with nutrients.  There is this cool school of thought coming back into research and it is a pretty valid point.  Eating lots of variety may be more beneficial in small amounts than eating lots of the same fruit or veggie.  It’s sort of like the theories of homeopathy or hormesis, it’s quite compelling.

6. “DO “- Drink plenty of water – increase hydration, fat loss, energy, mental alertness, satiation, digestion

7. “DO “- Portion Control – watch how big your portions can get.  Especially at restaurants, bigger plates, mean more foods and bigger bellies

8. “DO “- Reduce Liquid Calories – these are pops, sodas, fruity beverages, beer, wine and spirits.  I am not saying cut them out, but control them and limit them so on the occasions you are going to indulge, then you can without hesitation as you will already be ahead of your holiday weight loss strategy

9. “DO “- Keep a Journal – Food Journaling is a huge business.  You can get them online, offline, printed, digital, and many more.  Hey they even have cool little iPhone and Mobile Apps for this to make it easier.  Food Journals, help you track and create a more consistent eating pattern and change the way you think about food.  Sure it looks a little OCD but its all about you and your goals, not the weirdo watching you journal your foods

10. “DO “- Read Labels – this is more on the OCD side, but it helps too.  If you read a label of two similar soups, cookies, crackers or meals, you will be able to quickly choose the one that has fewer calories and better percentages or ratios of nutrients to support your fat loss goals.  Reading = Learning = Result

11. “DO “- Be Active – sure this is obvious, but I don’t just mean go to the gym.  Try to go for a walk 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 times a week.  Park far and use the stairs to the office.  Sure it will take more time, but worth it.  Try walking the stairs to and from or during lunch break.  Do a simple stretching routine at your desk 2-3 times a day, just 2 minutes will change the way your body looks and feels and your performance at work will benefit too

“DON’T” - Don’t Go Out on Empty – yeah all this positive stuff had to get ruined by one DON’T.  Sorry.  Don’t go shopping or out to a party on an empty stomach.  Eat a balanced nutritious meal pre event and fight off the cravings and subsequent binge eating of junk, sweats and treats.

STOP – There is a rather powerful technique you can use and that is the power of a STOP day.  Brad Pilon author of Eat STOP Eat (I have linked to an overview on this site for you) has a powerful theory that I use from time to time, especially before a big EAT day and that is a STOP day.  It’s that simple, just Eat STOP Eat for 24 hours and reap the amazing benefits of all the hormones and fat loss induced results of a STOP day.  Think of it this way, the average male eats 3700 calories a day.  A brick of butter is 1 pound of fat and a pound of fat is roughly 3500 calories.  So if you don’t take in 3700 calories for a day and do burn 3700 calories from exercise that day or week, then you have a sure fire way to lose 1-2 pounds of fat a week.

A great way to ensure fat loss success is by having a nutritional game plan and following a meal plan, check out this link to get 2 free sample meal plans
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That’s it, that is a simple steps for successful weight loss and lean body check list you won’t have to make this year.

Patrick McGuire
President, Empowered Nutrition Products Inc.

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