Update
November 21, 2001
 OK,
we're here. The Holiday Season. Here's the choice you have
to make:
Is it time to let
go of your common sense and embark upon an insane eating and
drinking binge . . . or . . .
. . . Would you rather
enjoy the Holidays, the Holiday parties, and lots of food
. . . and get into better shape while the rest of America
gets fatter?
Of course you'll choose the latter,
but the secret to making the pre-New Years Resolution stick
lies in applying a sound technology of change. Just this morning
I visited with my friends Paul and Ron, the morning show hosts
on South Florida's #1 morning show, ZETA. After a recommendation
from his doctor, Ron had started the Atkins Diet. He was thrilled
because he lost 20 pounds eating steaks and bacon. He went
on to explain to me that he has given up alcohol and sweets,
but of course, as most Atkins dieters, he's also sworn off
potatoes, corn, rice, and other carbs that have important
nutrient value, especially to someone involved in an exercise
regimen. I've known Ron for five years. I've been a guest
dozens of times, not only on the morning show, but also on
the public affairs shows Ron hosts. He's listened, he's read
my material, and still . . . there's this resistance posted
against applying the type of regimen I've been helping people
all over the world apply to reshape their bodies.
 As
my conversation with Ron continued, he told me he's going
to stay on the diet he's on until he gets down to about 180,
and then, he'll maintain it. I can't even count the number
of times I've told callers on the air on ZETA to stay off
of the scale! Calorie deprivation, in any form, is going to
result in a rapid water loss, perhaps some fat loss, but in
all likelihood, muscle loss, and that slows metabolism! The
scale is very deceptive. I'm writing this not because I fault
Ron in any way. He's a great guy and I want to see him get
into optimal health. It's just that until someone is open
to understanding the true technology of change, they're destined
to find frustration in expecting long term solutions from
quick temporary "fixes."
So, getting back to the topic at
hand "the Holiday Season" is here, and you want
to avoid gaining fat, or even better . . . you want to begin
shedding fat. The solution lies in recognizing that food is,
at some level, fuel, and in order to boost metabolism, you
have to pump food through the food burning machine with some
consistency. When you get into the habit of putting supportive
meals into your body frequently, your body becomes more "thermic,"
more heat producing. Since a calorie is a unit of heat, that
means you burn more calories . . . metabolism speeds up. Tie
in the aerobic movement and resistance exercise and you are
in control.
 Are
there things you shouldn't eat! Well, there are things that
will limit your ability to burn fat if consumed regularly.
Simple sugar is an example. Cookies, cakes, pastries, ice
cream, sugared colas, candy bars, many "health"
bars, fat-free snacks, and most breakfast cereals are loaded
with sugar which will absolutely restrict you from attaining
a point of consistently optimal fat release. Hydrogenated
fats such as margarines, or the butter substitutes, are another
example. Foods very high in saturated fats will also potentially
limit your improvement. Does that mean never eat fat and sugar?
No. It simply means, train the body to get good at burning
through food. Once you do that, your body learns to burn through
even the less supportive foods. The Cheat Day has been a mainstay
of my programs for 20 years because it helps people avoid
binging on the less supportive foods. The Holiday Season isn't
any different. If you take out a calendar, and mark off the
days during which you'll have one or two festive meals, and
then you mark off the other invitations for gluttony such
as Holiday parties, you'll realize that we're talking about
maybe 10 or 12 meals between Thanksgiving and New Years that
might be considered "unsupportive." In the next
five weeks, if you're eating supportively, six times per day,
that means you'd normally consume 210 meals! That gives you
an opportunity to get 200 meals into your body that aid your
metabolism, better stoking the food burning furnace (your
body) for those less supportive meals.
 My
new book, The Best You've Ever Been, will be released
in 2002, but I anticipate having the first promotional copies
delivered to my offices by Christmas if all goes well. I've
already made advance copies available at a discount
to the first 100 people who register for my February 7 seminar.
Many of you from other parts of the country have called and
asked, "what about us?" Here's what I've done. I've
upped the initial delivery to 300 copies, and if you order
one of the initial 300, while I can't offer a discount, I
can promise you'll be one of the first to receive the new
book and the 8-Week Physical Excellence program contained
inside. I'll personally sign the first 300 copies and . .
.
 Last
week I went to visit my buddy Frank Loconto (Loconto Studios)
to record an audio CD that will act as a preparation seminar
for the Physical Excellence program. Order
your first run book, the Best You've Ever Been, for
the regular price of $44.99 (as with everything I do, it's
with a money back guarantee) and you'll also receive the audio
CD.
 I
even got myself motivated enough to break out the old guitar
and record a song I've written called . . . what else . .
. The Best You've Ever Been (will NOT be on the audio CD,
but it might show up as the background for a future introductory
video at a seminar).
Additional News:
My friend Jim Sayih, the 911 Fitness
founder, is conducting another "Cop's Fitness Challenge."
He's helping police officers all over the country find physical
excellence. If you're a police officer, or if you want to
check out some of the impressive results Jim's previous challenge
participants, click on the 911 Fitness Banner and visit Jim's
site!
And Don't Forget:
If you've gotten closed out of
my 2001 seminars, or if you just weren't ready to make the
change but you want 2002 to be the year you're at your absolute
best, I will be conducting only 2 seminars in South Florida
in 2002. The first is being held February 7 at the Wyndham
Resort in Bonaventure. We've already sold a significant
number of tickets, so I can assure you, it will sell out
well in advance. The second seminar will not be until May
. . . so don't wait. Get
your February 7 Best You've Ever Been seminar tickets now.
You can call Holly at 1 800 552-1998 or you can register
at the on-line
Superstore. Remember, the advance copy of the Best
You've Ever Been first release book is only $20 if you purchase
a seminar ticket!
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