Happy Can-Am Weekend!

I hope you enjoyed the weekend. As a Canadian who carries his Irish passport and his American green card I take the liberty to thoroughly enjoy every festive holiday I can.

This weekend was no exception as we are enjoying July 1st Canada day and July 4, Independence Day in the US. It’s truly great as my mom and step father are up from Naples Florida and they joined me, my wife and 3 kids at the Canada Day fireworks display at Spencer Smith Park in Burlington ON. But Not before I got some park time with the kids and my wife. After the park we did lunch, and then I hit a killer ride in Kelso, where I met two other riders that were out for some fun as well. Then we had a nice family dinner, kept the kids up late and went to the fireworks, it was a great day. I captured most of the day on my Hero Cam for you.

To celebrate Independence Day on July 4, we had a great big BBQ at my mom’s apartment (albeit here in Burlington ON) and ate a lot of whole beef hotdogs and sliders. (For anyone who does not know what a slider is, think mini hamburgers or just go to White Castle and order a sleeve). It was great; we swam, played and ate. Starting with veggies and lots of water; going heavy on the veggies first prepped us for all the other food to come. Of course after all the veggies, and eating more than my share of meat, I washed it down with a pop and chased it with a cappuccino ice cream drumstick. I got a lot of this day on video too, including… YUP! Another mountain bike ride at Kelso.

Well, I hope you enjoyed your Can Am Weekend as much as I did and I hope you let loose on a day or two having your cheat, treat and reward meals. If for any reason you feel you over did it and are feeling guilty, then there is a quick easy fix to get you back on track with your calorie plan. You can always include a STOP day this week. I am having a STOP day today. Seriously I am STOPPING all food consumption for 24 hours. Just liquids with ZERO calories, starting with an ice cold glass of water with lemon juice followed by black coffee lots of water, green tea (hot and cold) and more water and black coffee.

BEFORE you scream at me, you better do some research on the subject like I have. Stopping is NOT Starving. You WONT lose muscle. You will NOT be lethargic and tired. You will NOT feel empty and starve. In fact the opposite of all those will occur. You WILL be more focused. You WILL get more done. You WILL burn more body fat today and you WILL keep all the muscle mass you started the STOP day with. Just as my friend Brad Pilon, he wrote the book on Intermittent Fasting and called it Eat STOP Eat.

I am going on a STOP for 24 hours from dinner to dinner as I choose that to eat the main meal with my family as it could be difficult to explain to 6 and 4 year old girls why daddy is not eating dinner with them.

So if you have not yet enjoyed a good cheat, treat and reward meal for a job well done this past week, or celebrated the Canadian and American Holidays, then today is the day to do that. Have a HUGE BBQ dinner tonight, have a glass of wine or a pop and have that ice cream treat when you are done. Trust me your body will thank you for it, especially after a week of staying focused on your nutrition game plan.

If you already did over indulge, then get back on your Empowered Nutrition Meal Plans and consider adding a STOP day to your schedule and surprise yourself just how easy it is and how much work you get done today.

Need a meal plan package that works CLICK HERE >> www.empowerednutritionmealplans.com

Need something more personal? Get a Personalized Nutrition Program CLICK HERE >> www.empowerednutrition.com/personalized-nutrition-programs

Have the urge to try a STOP day? Learn more CLICK HERE >> www.whatiseatstopeat.com

Inspiration and YOUR Challenge

I have to admit, this is going to be tough to admit… but the truth is out. I don`t know if I will ever be able to do this.

Can you do or even imagine doing what this guy is doing… its crazy and you need killer skill, strength, and balance and muscle control to pull this one off.

Enough hype and awestruck babbling, just watch the video and you will know what I mean. Then read the rest of the post and find out how you can issue your own challenge and get 1 Night Hotel Stay for your challenge efforts.

================================================
Watch the Planche Push Up and Inspiration Video on the Blog
>> www.EmpoweredNutrition.com
================================================

WOW! Enough said. I am literally awestruck and amazed!

So if that doesn’t inspire you to think of something crazy, or get you to try it yourself, then I don’t know what will. No like I said, I am not really sure if I can even do some of the training push ups let alone the full Planche Push Up, but you have to know that I have tried (and failed) and will continue to challenge myself and try it again every few months. When I finally do a full planche push up I will be sure to post the video. I may even be obliged to add my failures for fun video viewing pleasure.

Now here is the cool, fun and rewarding part of this blog post and how you can have 1 Night Hotel Stay Certificate.

Get ALL the Details on the BLOG
>> www.EmpoweredNutrition.com

I want to encourage you to be creative in your training and inspire others to try something new too. I want to hear what crazy exercise or personal challenge you set for yourself either now or in the past. All you need to do is make it short and sweet and post a comment on the blog below for others to read and try.

If you DO try someone else’s crazy challenge exercise or activity, then post a reply on their comment and let them know how you appreciate the challenge and just how well you did.

For every Challenge Exercise or Activity posted I will issue each person 1 Night Hotel Stay Certificate on Sunday night by email.

If you have the chance and ability to put it on video and post a link to EmpoweredNutrition.com from or in your video and post link to your video in your comments, I will make a blog post featuring your video and you and I will give you 2 Night Hotel Stay Certificate just for going that extra step to be different and inspire and challenge others.

You will have to hurry as the CHALLENGE for YOUR CHALLENGE is over Sunday June 20, 2010 at 9pm. After that you can still post your own challenges, but I won’t be able to give away any more 1 or 2 Night Hotel Stays. Sorry.

So WHATS YOUR CHALLENGE?
>> www.EmpoweredNutrition.com

Laugh to Lose Fat and Feel Great!

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!!!

Tips For A Great After Shot

A quick snap shot of tips to your best after photos. There are 14 posted here, but the list could be longer or shorter depending how good you want your after shot to be. Make it your best, enter the transformation challenge, have fun and win.