“Survival Mode”

Whenever you eat, your digestive system converts most of your food…(especially large amounts of carbohydrates) to glucose (blood sugar). It’s a very complicated process but I’ll do my best to sum it up in a nutshell…

Anytime we eat while were in “survival mode,” because of molasses-pace metabolism is at, body converts most of glucose…in conjunction with hormone insulin…to fat.

This is why people who constantly starve themselves can gain weight while eating only once a day!

We’d like to speed up our metabolism, but unfortunately over thousands and thousands of years our bodies haven’t changed much from days of cave man.

Every time we eat, our bodies are already automatically going to convert it to fat…even if it’s fat free! Where’s justice???

So how do we change our body from fat storer to fat burner? We have to learn to use proper nutrition.

So question is…what is proper nutrition? OK… in a nutshell, my idea of proper nutrition is 4 to 5 portion-controlled, balanced meals about every 3 hours throughout day.

By eating this way throughout day, you’ll effortlessly speed up your metabolism.

Think of it this way. If you have a campfire burning and you don’t add wood to fire, eventually campfire will burn out.

But if you add a little wood every few hours, campfire will continue to burn, and burn nice and hot! So you see, human metabolism is like fire…never or rarely feed it, and it will slow down.

Feed it every few hours and it has no choice but to speed up.

What Is A Portion-Controlled Meal You Ask?

A portion-controlled meal is sensible portion of a lean protein, a sensible portion of a starchy carbohydrate, and a sensible portion of a fibrous carbohydrate.

Lean protein foods: - Skinless chicken breast - Skinless turkey breast - Tuna fish - Most fish in general - Egg whites - Protein powder

Starchy carbohydrates: - Sweet potato - Potato - Rice - Pasta - Oatmeal - Whole grain wheat bread

Fibrous Carbohydrates: - Corn - Broccoli - Cauliflower - Asparagus - Peppers

Here are a few examples of a portion-controlled meal:

Chicken breast with corn & rice Lean steak with potato & broccoli Fish with rice & salad Chicken pita sandwich Egg white omelet with mushrooms & oatmeal or farina

A "typical" day of eating on Bare Minimum Training might be :

7:00am: egg white omelet and oatmeal 10:00am: yogurt with cottage cheese 1:00 pm: tuna pita sandwich 4:00 pm: mushroom turkey burger on a whole grain bun 7:00 pm: Salmon with rice 8 8-ounce glasses of spring water (throughout entire day)

So you see if Anna Nicole Smith does not start to implement Proper Nutrition and a sound fitness program like Bare Minimum Training…

She’s setting yourself up for Failure…sure she has short term success but eventually she’ll gain all weight back!!!

I hope she doesn’t gain weight back…but she must change her ways if there’s any hope for long term success.

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TIP #4: AVOID FRIED FOODS While fast food restaurants are definitely convenient, with their low prices and quick service, this convenience is not worth inevitable weight gain brought on by burgers and fries. When you travel, keep this in mind: avoid fried foods. While this is always good advice to follow, it is even more important to abide by while traveling. While traveling you are most likely to be burning less calories each day than you would normally burn at home, and you are consuming more calories due to your schedule of eating out. You are walking a fine line, and eating fried foods would throw you right over edge of weight gain. A gram of fat contains 9 calories as compared to 4 calories that proteins and carbohydrates carry, so you can see that consuming fried foods will drastically increase your calorie intake. If I still haven’t convinced you to pass on French fries, keep in mind that heartburn and indigestion are never fun, but how about experiencing them on an airplane, bus, or train ride!

TIP #5: BODY WEIGHT ROUTINE When your hotel doesn’t have an exercise room, and you still want to get in some type of workout, try this body weight routine right in your hotel room:

·20 Jumping Jacks: you remember these from grade school! Start jumping! ·20 Push Ups: Get on floor, keep your back flat, and push! ·20 Jumping Jacks ·20 Crunches: Keep your hands behind your head and breathe out as you crunch up. ·20 Jumping Jacks ·20 Triceps Dip: Place your palms on edge of a chair, bend at your elbows and push yourself back up! ·20 Squats: Stand in place, with your knees shoulder width apart, squat down! ·20 Jumping Jacks ·20 Lunges: Keep your hands on your waist, step forward keeping a 90degree bend in your knee, and press yourself back up!

Next time your work or pleasure takes you away from home, keep these tips in mind and be pleasantly surprised with your results! Have a great trip!