If you’ve been struggling to lose weight I can assure you that it’s not because you haven’t discovered the greatest fat burning exercise of all time or because you are eating the top five forbidden foods that cause weight gain. The real reason why you are struggling to lose weight is because you’re overeating. Simple as that. Complicating matters any further than this will only place unnecessary stress on yourself and your body and that’s the last thing that I want for you. What I do wish for you is that you discover the joy in this process of transforming your body and embrace your new fun and healthy lifestyle.

The best advice that I’ve heard when it comes to fat loss, came from my friend Brad Pilion, author of Eat Stop Eat. Brad’s advice… “Eat less, stress less; move more, lift more and get a good night’s sleep. For physical health, that’s pretty much as good as it gets.”

Putting an end to overeating and discovering the pleasure in eating less, begins by examining your “relationship” with food…

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Angie and I were recently asked a great question from one of our valued readers, Esther. She asked, “I would like to know when, if ever, you eat for just ‘pleasure’, rather than always being aware and focused on health and fitness issues? Or are the two intertwined for you by now?” Here’s our response…

Of course we eat for pleasure and we receive a lot more pleasure than you may think from the foods that we eat.

First of all, we do indulge in ‘treats’ or junk food. As you may know, Angie enjoys a small treat every day. This practice actually helps her stay on track with her healthy eating habits. In the video above Angie was eating a very small bowl of ice cream. Because she has a small treat every day she never feels the desire to binge or overeat junk food. Plus, she never experiences feelings of guilt.

I personally enjoy more structure with my nutrition. For the past 7 years the structured plan that I have followed is

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Eating healthy is an incredibly pleasurable experience. You won’t find any bland and boring meals in our house. Every healthy meal that we prepare, has our taste buds dancing! That’s what makes it so easy to stick to a healthy lifestyle.

Here’s a behind the scenes look at another one of our favorite healthy dinner recipes. It’s the main course plus a side dish. By the way, in this video you will see Noelle (7) randomly eating broccoli as a snack. How awesome is that?

Cooking Directions for the Fish:

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How many times have you found yourself sitting in front of the television thinking about what kind of food you could quickly grab before the commercial break ends? And how often is the food of choice something that comes from a bag or box? Has a bowl of ice cream, bag of chips, or a few cookies been your snack of choice more often than not? Today you are going to take some steps toward choosing healthier options when these situations arise.

Fat Loss Quickie Nutrition Tip

Do you find yourself reaching for junk food out of convenience, boredom, habit, or other emotional reasons. Here’s one simple way that you can set yourself on the path to a healthier lifestyle and eliminating this sabotaging behavior…

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When you work from home it’s very easy to become absorbed in your work and go hours without eating or drinking. Then when you finally realize that you are ’starving’ due to the loud rumbling noises coming from your belly, you frantically run to the fridge or cupboard in search of the quickest and easiest thing to satisfy your hunger pangs. Unfortunately the choices that you make in these moments are not always the healthiest of choices.

When you want something that’s convenient, what usually comes to mind is a food that packaged in a wrapper or box. This is the last thing that you should be fueling your body with if you want to be super-focused, energized, and high productive. So what’s the solution?

Make Healthy Foods Convenient In Your Home Office

Convenience stores have glorified junk food as being convenience food. But the truth is

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After boosting your metabolism with a 10 minute quickie home office workout you will want to fuel your body with a healthy nutritious meal. Of course you’re busy so you don’t want to take up a lot of time preparing your meal. In the video below, “The 10 Minute Man” will show you a tasty meal that takes less than 3 minutes to make.

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Are you struggling to understand what foods you should eat, how much of each food you should eat, and when to eat those foods? If that’s the case you will be happy to know that your diet solution has just arrived. It’s safe for me to bet that you are over complicating your fat loss nutrition plan. And it’s safe to say that worrying about what you should be eating can stress you out. It doesn’t have to be that way.

In this video, my friend Isabel De Los Rios shares the fundamental principles of diet and fat loss. Before you ever go looking for some advanced fat loss technique it’s crucially important that you master these nutrition principles.

Fat Loss Diet Fundamentals

Download Your FREE meal plan by visiting The Diet Solution Program Six Week Fat Loss Jump Start

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With Halloween coming soon, I thought it would be fun to pull out a video that @FitChic and I did with our kids. It was mocking the media reports about chocolate being good for your health.

Do You Trust Mass Media?

The point that we are trying to get across is that mass media is misleading the public with their headlines and articles when it comes to fat loss.

I’ve got to tell ya,

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One of the common complaints that I hear when it comes to eating healthy to achieve fat loss is that it takes too long to prepare each meal. That couldn’t be further from the truth. The majority of the meals that I eat take less than 10 minutes to prepare and I cook enough to last through several meals. Here is one of my favorite meals. It’s kind of a scrambled egg white and veggie concoction.

Check it out:

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Sweet Potatoes are one of my favorite foods to eat. I pretty much eat them daily. Combined with a lean protein they make a perfect pre and post workout meal. It’s a myth that potatoes will make you fat. I’ve shed a lot of fat while eating many-a-sweet potato. Because I eat them so much I need a lot of variety in how I prepare them. Today I would like to show you 2 ways that I prepare sweet potatoes and turn them into a yummy healthy meal…

First let me show you the sweet potato French Fries. This puppies are deeeelicious. Actually, they taste like candy so you have to be careful not to eat too many. They are very calorie dense so a serving the size of your hand is more than enough.

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