We are all trying to find the perfect balance between our families, our fitness, and our work.
This biggest excuse people have when they are not happy in one of these areas of life is “I don’t have the time!”
But time management is a myth, you can’t really “manage” time, you can only control what you do with your time, which is the same 24 hours a day that EVERYBODY has on this planet, despite how time-crunched you might feel.
So take the time to watch this short video on how this busy dad shares how he makes work-life balance WORK…and how you can too.
I was recently talking to my buddy and fitness expert Craig Ballantyne as he was asked by Men’s Health magazine for his 10 best weight loss tips…
So I asked him to share them with you before it appears in the magazine;-)
The 10 Best Weight Loss Tips
by Craig Ballantyne
You’re about to discover the most important weight loss and body transformation tips I’ve ever put together.
Over the holidays I spent 16 hours reviewing every article I’d ever written
and I’ve extracted these tips as the best ones to help you lose fat and get lean in 2011.
10 Weight Loss Tips for Success
1. Sit down and plan out your complete body transformation.
Plan everything from end goals, to getting started with nutrition changes, to overcoming all of the obstacles in your way. Sit and daydream about this for 15-30 minutes.
2. Clean out your pantry.
Listen, one of the best fat loss tips is simply, “If you don’t have it in the house, you won’t eat it!”
So get rid of as much junk food as you can – and avoid bringing more into the house. Simply cutting back on junk can help you lose fat fast.
3. Get social support in-person and online (research proven to help)
Surround yourself with people who are smarter and fitter than you. Talk to them EVERY day – both in person and online.
Scientific research proves that you will lose more fat if you have social support, both in “real life” and on the internet. So hook up with friends who are going to help you reach your goal.
I recommend getting started with Turbulence Training here and using the Turbulence Training forum to connect with people just like you who also want to lose fat.
4. Use a food journal.
Write down what you eat. This is another research proven tip to help you lose fat faster. Write down everything you eat. It will help you eat better.
5. Use a professionally designed workout program.
With a program from a pro – like Turbulence Training – you’ll save time when you do fat burning exercises. One of the biggest mistakes people make is not having a plan and that wastes time and you won’t get the results you deserve.
6. Change Your Mind.
No matter what you struggle with, you must change your mindset to be a successful transformation. You must go from a person who “can’t resist cookies” to the type of person that “doesn’t eat cookies unless they are part of a planned reward meal”. That is how you win transformation contests!
7. Stop doing slow boring cardio and switch to interval training.
Research shows that it takes up to 50 hours of cardio just to lose one pound of bodyweight. Who has that kind of time? No one!
Additional research studies show that interval training burns belly fat while slow cardio doesn’t. So skip the insanely boring cardio and start getting results with interval training (as you’ll find in the Turbulence Training workouts).
Research shows that resistance training and interval training can help you gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. Plus, you can burn belly fat AND boost your post-exercise metabolism. You MUST use this type of workout for guaranteed results.
8. You must be in the correct state of change.
The truth is that even the best transformation contest winners don’t lose 30 pounds of fat on their first try. They start, they stop. They begin, they give up. It happens. And it’s okay.
But when they get in the right state of change, that is when they finally breakthrough and transform! And that’s where you have to be.
9. Plan, shop, and prepare your food.
Take an hour or two on the weekend to go to the grocery store and buy all the whole, natural foods you need for the week ahead. Go home and prepare as many lunches and snacks as possible so you have the right food to eat while at work. This is a proven strategy to help you lose fat and avoid temptation!
10. Join a Transformation Contest
The deadline, social support, proven training program, and goal setting that go along with a Transformation Contest are all proven to help you lose weight.
If you want to lose fat and gain lean, sculpted muscle at the same time, there is nothing better to get you motivated and committed than a 12-week Body Transformation Contest.
But this week is the LAST CALL for you to enter the 10th Turbulence Training Transformation Contest. The last day to begin is Saturday, January 15th.
Not only can you dramatically change your body, but you can also win $1000 just for losing belly fat. At least, you can when you join the Turbulence Training Transformation Contest.
All you have to do is take your before photo, and start using Turbulence Training today.
But how do you enter?
After 12 weeks, simply email us your before and after photos along with a 300-word essay about your transformation and tell us your results and the programs you used. That’s all you have to do to enter.
It’s that simple.
Now let’s get started,
=> Start with the TT for Fat Loss program here.
PS. This is the final week for you to enter the 10th TT Transformation Contest,where you can win $1000 prize just for losing belly fat.
=> See $1000 Transformation Winners here
I am here looking at the left over turkey and veggies left over in our fridge from Canadian Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, (which was even better finished off with a small slice of my wife’s Pumpkin Cheesecake;-)
It got me thinking of how many guys will feel guilty after eating a big dinner of their favorite foods…not a fun way to live!
I also just finished reading an awesome book that follows the same guidelines as my #1 diet tip for getting lean while still eating REAL tasty food.
The Future of Food is The Past
The more I read up and research the ideas behind the Paleo way of eating the more I believe the future of food is in the past. After seeing how fast I could lean out this summer by adopting a more primal or paleo way of eating which includes lean meats, natural healthy fats, (including saturated fats), fruits and veggies, and no grains such as breads and pastas I know I am not the only one who feels better and looks better by eating the foods we were designed to eat by evolution…
I read the Paleo Diet this summer and now just finished reading the Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf, a super smart dude who was a vegan as well as a scientist who turned his lab coat in for lifting heavy weights and eating meat as well as turning his health around and thousands of others by running one of the top 30 gyms in the US according to Men’s Health.
In the Paleo Solution Robb breaks down the science and the reason’s why eating the way humans ALWAYS ate before processed food and known diseases is still the way to eat to perform better and look good in the process. Robb also does it with humor and wit which makes anyone not interested in the science keep reading until the meat of the book…no pun intended.
Rob also has an AWESOME podcast called The Paleo Solution on iTunes which I highly recommend you load up on your ipod to listen to him answer questions from the many readers and listeners which he helps with almost magical results.
To make The Paleo Diet not a diet just make it super simple and eat lean grass fed meats, chicken, wild seafood, organic fruits and veggies and ditch the man made breads, grains and pastas for 30 days and see how much better you FEEL and how LOOK. Add in some heavy lifting with some Dad Fitness workouts a few times a week and stay active with your family and you will be the fittest caveman…I mean dad on the block!
Keep the cheats and treats for a special dinner or occasion and you don’t have to worry about perfection just progress…
I am writing this to you from Quebec City airport while I wait for my connecting flight to Montreal… then on to Saint John, New Brunswick.
(I have some HUGE life changes coming up which I can’t reveal quite yet;-)
While I enjoyed some vegetable tortellini with fresh peppers and olives while many travelers around me wolf down poutine and soda, I thought it would be a fitting time to give you this FREE report from my buddy and fitness author Craig Ballantyne.
Craig travels the world more than anyone I know and he documented all his trips this summer detailing all of his fat loss and workout tips to staying lean on the road…plus some funny stories as well!
This FREE 46 page report is jam packed with some great info…
Click below to download The Top 10 Secrets to Lose Fat While Traveling
==> http://www.dadfitness.com/TT-Travel-Report.pdf
Hope this helps you in your travels…
I hope you had a good Father’s Day weekend!
Mine started off at 6:30am when our 2 year old daughter Matea jumped in the bed with her Barbie and starts combing the dolls hair.
…Now this particular Barbie has some hair missing, thanks to my my sister’s new cat!
So Matea then climbs on top of me in the bed and begins to comb my “hair” or what’s left of it anyway;-)
She then looks at me with a sad face and says…
“Daddy, the kitty cat ate your hair too!”
Ahh, the joys of Fatherhood…
She then presented me with a big wrapped Father’s Day gift and sang Happy Birthday!
(Thanks for the laughs and the new pressure washer, I will try not to take the paint off the car)
Anyway, lets go from fatherhood to fitness…
I have a favorite NEW fat burning workout that I have been doing this summer that takes less than 10 minutes, requires NO equipment,
and has got me down TWO belt notches without any diet changes!
My Favorite NEW Fat Burning Workout
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