My Shopping List For Fat Loss (plus my number one diet secret)

This month I'm giving up wheat, dairy processed food and alcohol for a full 30 days.

I figured over the summer hols I have been a bit lapse with my diet. Various foods that I'd given up at the start of the year have slowly crept back in to my diet. I've also been feeling a little sluggish of late so I've decided for the month of September to clean my diet up.

For the next 30 days, I'll be completely giving up:

1)All forms of wheat (so that's bread, pasta,cakes,various cereals)

2)Dairy (Just cow's milk and cheese)

3)Processed food (anything tinned, canned, boxed or packaged)

4)Alcohol & Caffeine.

And here's my number one diet secret for Fat Loss:

"Fill your shopping basket with nothing other than animal products (meat, turkey, chicken, fish), fresh fuit and vegetables."

And here's my shopping list for this week:



Animal Products

6 x chicken Drumsticks
2 x Mackeral fillets
2 x rump steaks

Fruit

6 x apples
6 x pears
6 x bananas
Tub of blueberries

Vegetables

Cherry Tomatoes
Broccoli
Celery Sticks
Mixed Peppers

Other Products

Organic rye Krisp bread
Natural Live Greek yoghurt
Organic Houmous
Almond Milk
Mixed Nuts
6 x Organic Eggs

All this cost me £40 and should last me for the week. More proof that it doesn't break the bank when you shop for organic products.

Try this number one diet secret for fat loss and let me know how you go.

Sam

PS - You'll get lots of food ideas, recipes and meal plans when you download my free fat loss report

Let me know if you have any nutrition questions in the comments section below.

Short Term Fasting For Weightloss

Just been reading an interesting piece from my good buddy and nutritional professional Brad Pilon which really got me thinking.

Here's Brad: =>

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My Secret For Weight Loss: Short Term Fasting

By line: By Brad Pilon, MS

URL: www.eatstopeat.com

If you've been searching for a diet plan that you will not only lose weight with, but have a chance at making a change that will last a lifetime, then you need to look into short term fasting as part of a sensible plan that can help you reach these goals. If you've always dismissed fasting as the domain of the religious fanatics or the political prisoners, then you are in for a surprise. There are many misconceptions surrounding fasting, and here we'll look into how it can help you not only in your weight loss program, but aid in achieving a better overall you!

In order for any diet plan to work, there is really only one “magic” secret for it to work: eat fewer calories than you burn off. That's it! Think about it - all of the current fad diets rely on teaching you to eat certain proportions of whatever they think is best. Ornish promotes low fat, Atkins low carbs, The Zone a more balanced ratio, but in reality, they all preach smaller amounts, which will lead to weight loss. The only question with them is can you sustain yourself on these diets? Not many can. I tried the Atkins plan, and even though I'm a meat lover, after a few weeks it was difficult to face all that protein. Conversely, people report similar difficulty staying with Ornish and the others, simply because of the restrictive nature of these diet plans. One thing that is interesting, however, is that any of these kinds of diets will cause you to lose weight, (by restricting caloric intake) proving that it really doesn't matter what you eat, only that you eat less of it.

I proved this to myself when I was younger by going on a cherry pie and hard-boiled egg diet for 30 days. I lost a bunch of weight, but it obviously wasn't the healthiest plan I could have undertaken. And needless to say, it was not sustainable as a lifestyle. (But it hit the spot for a time!)

I believe that short term fasting, a 24-hour fast once or twice per week, can be a great way to get you into total caloric deficit for the week. Eliminating two full days of eating helps us consume fewer calories than we use, and that in turn can help us reach our goal of weight loss. Of course, you can't eat like Michael Phelps the remaining hours of the week, (Unless you ARE Michael Phelps!) and hope to have a deficit, but in reality, I've found that you don't often have the desire to wolf down excessive amounts of food when following this plan.

Short term fasting is not only the fastest way to achieve caloric deficit, but also, contrary to popular opinion, can actually increase your metabolism during the first 24-36 hours. Short term fasting can be a great aid to helping you lose weight. Give it a try, there's nothing to buy!

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Brad Pilon is a nutrition professional with over eight years experience working in the nutritional supplement industry specializing in clinical research management and new product development. Brad has completed graduate studies in nutritional sciences specializing in the use of short term fasting for weight loss.

His trademarked book Eat Stop Eat has been featured on national television and helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat without sacrificing the foods they love. For more information on Eat Stop Eat, visit www.eatstopeat.com