How to Make Your Transformation Photos Outstanding

I have to apologize as things around here are crazier than ever and my blogging has taken a bit of a hit and so have my email updates to everyone. I am sorry and will do my best to do better.

I want to help everyone get ready for their after pictures; we are closing on 1 week from now. WOW! That has flown by.

I want to help you get that tight, dry look and show a nice trim and toned body.

To do that I am going to have to post a new tip each day for the next few days leading up to the final “P-day” (Picture Day). Here are the topics I am going to cover to get you completely ready for the AFTER PICTURES AND PARTY!

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Some of these techniques are pretty advanced and NOT to be attempted by everyone. Following these tips will not guarantee you as a winner, but can help. Consult your physician before following any nutrition, exercise or supplement program. Use of these techniques are at the sole discretion and risk of the individual, Empowered Nutrition Products Inc., its partners and employees are not liable for any injuries or illnesses experienced due to any of the tips provided on this site, podcasts, books, ebooks or associated publications.

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1. How to cut water safely and effectively
2. How to increase the tight lean look
3. How to increase your color and skin tone
4. How to get a super lean pump without carb loading
5. What to do the day before

To start, last week I said in a blog post and email to double your water intake of what you normally drink in a day. Hopefully you have done that. If not do not worry, everything will work just fine. Follow these instructions.

Keep the same level of black coffee, tea to the same level as always. No milk, no dairy, no sugar.
Swap all fruits, dairy and simple sugars to more complex ones, like mixed veg… my favourite is mixed beans, warm or cold in olive oil with spices and dry herbs at every meal for the best and most enjoyable flavors.

(Dry herbs do not have an abundance of calories to require caloric adjustments, enjoy)

• Double your water starting Friday December 4th, 2009 – that is 10 days out, Monday the 14th does not count as you should take your photos in the morning
• Drink double your water for 6 days to next Thursday evening
• Return water intake to normal Friday
• Reduce Water by half of normal on Saturday
• Half that on Sunday by noon; with zero water after noon on Sunday until after your photo shoot, just enough to wet your lips and brush your teeth, that’s it…I even went so far as to chew ice and spit it out just to satisfy the wet lip needs when needed, but that is a bit extreme

Rememeber you will not be dehydrating yourself. You are super compensating for over a week. You are forcing the body to get used to a new level of hydration for a week. Then just as your body thinks its got it figured out and ready to go back a normal level of bathroom breaks, you cut it in half (or back to regular intake). This causes your body to release more than it takes in, but in reality you are still taking in plenty of liquids.

• Cutting your water in half for a day is no big deal.
• Cutting your water in half again is fine, still healthy functions will remain.
• Going zero water for the next 12-24 hours is a mental challenge, but easily overcome.

To aid in your fat loss, you will want to consider the use of an extra cup of coffee in the last few days. I like to have 1-2 extra coffees hot or cold over ice to help in the “drying” results.

You can also swap carbs for things like asparagus, lemon and cucumber to increase the mild diuretic results. Some people like to drink lemon grass green tea as it has superior detox and drying results than black coffee.

If you have some cool tips and tricks you like to use, please comment and share with others. I know you want to keep it a guarded secret, but come on, who cares, this is all for fun and the love of the Transformation Contest, after all its really You Vs. You.

Tomorrow I will talk about “How to increase that tight and lean look”.

Your Empowered Transformation Coach,

Patrick.

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