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nisha · 03-18-08, 07:50 AM

Hey Jesse,

Well done on deciding to do something! You sound like you've made a great start. I'm a fat loss expert from London and I specialise in rapid weight loss. Can I ask you is that all you're eating? Your breakfast is great. Your lunch is not! Your evening meal is great. You also need to add in 2 snacks on top of what you're eating.

Some easy tips for you to follow:

1) Have protein with every meal (so add a small portion of hemp or sesame seeds to your yoghurt or have 5 almonds/brazil nuts with it)

2) Eat every 3 hours. Your metabolism needs fuel to burn fat at it's optimal level. If you go over 4 hours without food your body will go into shutdown and STOP BURNING FAT. So snack lighltly but do snack.

3) Don't completely cut out complex carbs, (brown rice, quinoa, millet, buckwheat...), as they provide nutrients you won't get elsewhere, but do limit them. As a rule of thumb women should eat carbs before 1pm and men before 3pm, (bodybuilders stick to this without deviation in order to stay lean). Also watch your portion size - 2 dessert spoonfuls should be plenty.

4)Up your water. You should be drinking 1 ltr per 50lbs of bodyweight. If you find this means you're constantly on the loo then add the tiniest pinch of organic sea salt to a ltr bottle. This will add electrolytes to the water meaning that your body will absorb it easier, (you shouldn't be able to taste it).

5) Get to bed before 10:30pm. Your body produces a hormone called melatonin between 10pm and 2am. You need this for body repair and to get a good night's sleep, (it makes you drowsy). If you get to bed late you push prolactin production into waking hours which will make you crave carbs. Prolactin suppresses Leptin - the hormone which makes you feel full so not only will you now crave carbs but you also won't know when your full!

6) Try to stick to good wholesome food that is natural in source. Avoid frozen, additives, preservatives, anything you can't pronounce on the label, sugar in any form (dextrose, maltodextrin, high-fructose corn syrup, refined white sugar, sugar beet, molasses, honey). If you want a sweet substitute use organic agave syrup - it's low gi and tastes like maple syrup - yum!

7) Avoid wheat like the plague. Your body treats it like sugar - nuff said.

Does this help?

03-18-08, 07:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
nisha Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 14	Re: My routine Hey Jesse, Well done on deciding to do something! You sound like you've made a great start. I'm a fat loss expert from London and I specialise in rapid weight loss. Can I ask you is that all you're eating? Your breakfast is great. Your lunch is not! Your evening meal is great. You also need to add in 2 snacks on top of what you're eating. Some easy tips for you to follow: 1) Have protein with every meal (so add a small portion of hemp or sesame seeds to your yoghurt or have 5 almonds/brazil nuts with it) 2) Eat every 3 hours. Your metabolism needs fuel to burn fat at it's optimal level. If you go over 4 hours without food your body will go into shutdown and STOP BURNING FAT. So snack lighltly but do snack. 3) Don't completely cut out complex carbs, (brown rice, quinoa, millet, buckwheat...), as they provide nutrients you won't get elsewhere, but do limit them. As a rule of thumb women should eat carbs before 1pm and men before 3pm, (bodybuilders stick to this without deviation in order to stay lean). Also watch your portion size - 2 dessert spoonfuls should be plenty. 4)Up your water. You should be drinking 1 ltr per 50lbs of bodyweight. If you find this means you're constantly on the loo then add the tiniest pinch of organic sea salt to a ltr bottle. This will add electrolytes to the water meaning that your body will absorb it easier, (you shouldn't be able to taste it). 5) Get to bed before 10:30pm. Your body produces a hormone called melatonin between 10pm and 2am. You need this for body repair and to get a good night's sleep, (it makes you drowsy). If you get to bed late you push prolactin production into waking hours which will make you crave carbs. Prolactin suppresses Leptin - the hormone which makes you feel full so not only will you now crave carbs but you also won't know when your full! 6) Try to stick to good wholesome food that is natural in source. Avoid frozen, additives, preservatives, anything you can't pronounce on the label, sugar in any form (dextrose, maltodextrin, high-fructose corn syrup, refined white sugar, sugar beet, molasses, honey). If you want a sweet substitute use organic agave syrup - it's low gi and tastes like maple syrup - yum! 7) Avoid wheat like the plague. Your body treats it like sugar - nuff said. Does this help?