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When you have made the decision to get serious and lose that belly fat once and for all there are a few specific things you can do to guarantee your success.

Follow these 11 tips daily and you will soon have the body you always wanted. Be sure to check out below how to turn this list into your own powerful weight loss story.

1. Plan your meals, snacks, supplements and drinks in advance. Waiting until your blood sugar has crashed will sabotage your ability to stay on track with the program.

2. Preparation starts with having everything you need (and not tempting yourself with foods you don’t need) to carry out your week. Spend some time cleaning out the cupboards of foods not on the acceptable list. Schedule your eating times the same way you schedule appointments in your day planner.

3. When shopping, choose the best organically grown fruits and vegetables from a natural foods market. Always choose produce that are a bright and vibrant color; signifying an abundance of vitamins and minerals. Buy almonds that are raw and organically grown. Roasted, salted nuts are high in sodium and hydrogenated oils from the processing.

4. Stay away from canned, processed, refined or enriched foods. These foods are loaded with sodium, preservatives, high glycemic sugars, hydrogenated oils, and many “empty” calories. These foods give the body a false sense of satisfaction without much nourishment.

5. When eating out, always order beans and/or vegetables or a small potato or serving of rice. If they have pasta be sure to keep your portions small. Although most pastas are considered low glycemic, the amount of calories by weight still makes pasta a carbohydrate dense food. So limit your serving size. Turn away the bread served before the meal. Bread when eaten before meal can cause your body to go quickly into a fat storage mode.

6. Carry a water bottle with filtered water or bottled water with you during the day to assure consistent hydration at all times. Small sips of water consumed between meals keep the body running at optimal levels. Remember your goal is to consume one half your body weight in ounces of water daily.

7. Vegetables that are steamed or eaten raw contain a much higher percentage of nutrients than prepared in any other form. Raw vegetables contain many enzymes that can assist your body with digestion. Boiling vegetables causes most of the nutrients to be lost in the water. Sprouted vegetables contain the highest amounts of enzymes of any food.

8. Learn what your individual meal portions are and stay focused on not over or under eating each meal. Small balanced meal eaten every 3-4 hours will help you master this plan.

9. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and will help set your body’s energy levels for the day. Choose either a shake that is in balance for what you need or design a food meal that will give your body a boost to start the day. Skipping breakfast or replacing breakfast with coffee is one of the most destructive habits to form. Make sure you eat breakfast; this will get the day off to a good start.

10. An essential oil blend can be a simple way to get your essential fatty acids on a daily basis. Most people need only one teaspoon daily to feed the cells what they need to put the body into hormonal balance. Fish oil capsules, evening primrose oil and borage oil are other essential oil supplements that can help.

11. Create a list of your 5 favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner combinations. Start by listing out the best choices of proteins and the portions you need. (Example: 3 ounce chicken breast = 20 grams of protein). Then go to carbohydrates (use the glycemic foods book) and finally list the fats you need to bring the meal into balance. This is a good exercise to see where you are with your basic nutrition knowledge.

Easy Weight Loss

What is the date 90 days out from today? Write down the date along with the amount of fat (in pounds) you pledge to losing on a small card that you can fit in your pocket. This is your pocket promise to yourself and will need to be reviewed (along with these 11 tips) at least a couple times each day. Make a commitment to KEEP YOUR PROMISE and you will be successful. Be sure to choose a weight that is believable to you. You must see yourself doing this first and then just review your pocket promise daily and watch the 90 day disappearing trick. You can do this!

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Scott Magers

Scott Magers is a leading educator, formulator, and motivator in the field of nutrition and fitness. With over 32 years of experience in nutritional science, Scott has worked with many of the top professional and Olympic athletes, business leaders, sports teams, youth groups, and celebrities outlining detailed programs emphasizing a low glycemic, nutrient-dense, balanced approach to nourishing the body.

Rule #7

It is important to understand what benefits are gained from taking each of the NutriSource weight loss products so I will cover them in detail. First, as I mentioned earlier, with the challenge of eating every three or four hours you are faced with finding the most effective ways to put together healthy foods that stabilize your blood sugar and help you achieve balance.

NutriSource has created the world’s first 50-25-25, low glycemic, nutrient dense meal replacement shake. With taste as a major factor, each of these products was designed around achieving the best in taste without sacrificing quality or effectiveness. The NutriSource International meal replacement shake is formulated with the highest quality proteins in a synergistic combination including all twenty-two amino acids. Proteins include ion exchanged whey protein concentrate, known for having the highest biological value of any protein on the market, due to the fact that you body can assimilate it completely. Complete assimilation enhances the building of lean muscle while increasing your t-cell count which helps keep the immune system healthy.

Whey protein is often referred to as an anabolic or body regeneration protein and is rated at the top of its class. Soy protein is next on the list due to the many positive metabolic and disease fighting properties recently discovered. Egg white protein is third and brings with it the highest amino acid balance of all proteins. Last but not least is casein, known for its ability to feed the cells over a longer period of time than the other proteins making it anti-catabolic or in other words keeping your body from tearing itself down. On to carbohydrates, an area that most companies compromise on quality and elect to go for the cheap high glycemic corn syrups, refined sugars and other unhealthful choices. At NutriSource, low glycemic sugars such as fructose, from natural fruit sugar, FOS (highly beneficial for intestinal cleansing) and maltodextrin (the best carbohydrate to restore muscle and liver glycogen, the stored sugar your body draws upon for energy.)

For fats, high oleic sunflower oil and lecithin are added to assure the right foundation of the essential fatty acids and high energy mono-unsaturated fats. These are the main healthy fats that most of us are missing in our current diets. To top off the list the NutriSource shake includes, digestive enzymes for complete assimilation, fat burning metabolism, fiber for intestinal health and blood sugar stabilization, (also very important for appetite control and weight loss), vitamins, minerals and with all nutrients in a perfect balance. The NutriSource shake can be used anytime day or night to replace a meal and is ideal before a workout. One half serving of the shake can be taken before going to sleep at night to assist your body in reaching a deep restoring sleep.

Late night’s junk food snacks can ruin your sleep and interfere with the body’s recovery process. Its not unusual to see a 2-3% drop in body fat over a one month period when using the shake and food in the combination described in the NutriSource Weight Loss Program. Great energy, mental clarity, controlled appetite, blood sugar balance and better recovery are several benefits of using the NutriSource shake on a regular basis. The shake comes in three delicious flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry.

These shakes have also won awards for the best tasting shakes in the industry at the NNFA (National Nutrition Foods Association) Conference. The shakes come in convenient foil pouches that you can take anywhere, as well as a 14 serving tub container. Add 8 oz. of water and mix and you have a perfect meal consisting of 20 grams of protein, 40 grams of low glycemic carbohydrates and 8 grams of essential fats. No blender is required.

Also available is our Pure Protein formula, which comes in two flavors (chocolate and vanilla) and can help to add the right amount of protein to any meal. These are available in economical 4-pound containers. You may want to try our Carbo Fighter, which helps the body control excess carbohydrates. This helps you to minimize the over consumption of the high glycemic carbs as you are learning how to eat in better balance. Next, I would suggest our Super EFA formula to improve your cells ability to burn fat and improve your overall metabolism. And finally, getting the best digestive Enzymes can send a “fat burning” message to the cells and help to break down the foods you are eating. Without the right enzymes (lipase) you may be sending the wrong message and wind up storing more fat. Find out why so many people use the NutriSource Weight Loss System religiously.

Rule #8

Take the strain out of your diet by controlling stress levels permanently. With a two- phase product line called AdaptaMax Phase 1 and Phase 2 you will breeze through even the most stressful days. These two formulas help to reduce the cravings for sugary and fatty type foods. These special herbs protect your immune system from stress, re-energize your cells, keep your body in a fine tuned balance and maximize your body’s ability to recover from physical training or injury. About 90% of all illnesses are stress related. Imagine having a front line defense against the very thing that causes us to break down. Out of over 20,000 plants in nature there are only about 12 that are classified as an adaptogen. Physical, mental, emotional and environmental stresses are kept in control by using these amazing products. Try the set for a month and discover how truly effective these products are.

Rule #9

With modern technology we can isolate the very substances in fruits and vegetables that enrich our body’s with all the key essential nutrients. Our Super Green Foods product is designed for someone that wants to maintain superior health but doesn’t have the time to eat the 4-6 servings of fruits and vegetables it takes to keep us healthy. One full tablespoon of this powder mixed with your favorite shake or beverage can deliver a complete spectrum of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, trace elements and more. Feel your body come alive again when it is fed the proper amounts of green foods. Build a habit that is easy to maintain but pays dividends for a lifetime.

Rule #10

What if we had a way to make the body more efficient in burning fat without using stimulants? Acetyl L-Carnitine has been found to improve the body’s ability to burn fat, improve memory, energy, metabolism, and overall quality of life. You owe to your self to take a closer look at getting back to your ideal weight with a little help from Acetyl L-Carnitine.

I hope you enjoyed the 3 part series. Please visit Action Fitness Training for more great health and fitness information.

Scott Magers