Obliterate Obesity

Hi everyone, I have just read an article in the U.S. Today that concluded your risk of dementia is 3. 6 times higher if you carry excess body fat around your waist. Researchers have already proven that excess weight in belly area will increase your risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. However, this is the first study to reveal that it also increases your chances of getting dementia. This includes Alzheimer’s Disease- an incurable brain disease.

” But even people who’d kept close tabs on overall body weight were at risk if they sported a spare tire: They were 1.8 times more likely to develop dementia compared with people who were lean all over. The study appears in today’s online edition of Neurology.”

You can read more about this is at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-03-26-belly-dementia_n.htm

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A couple months ago I mentioned that Angie and I booked a photo shoot for April 2nd to hold ourselves accountable to our fat loss goals and to provide extra motivation to get in the best shape of our lives. We actually did our photo shoot on Friday which was 5 days ahead of schedule and the results are in and the pictures can be found below. You may be wondering how I achieved 6% body fat and how Angie achieved 14% body fat. Well I can’t wait to share our journey with you.

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Hello everyone…I was just reading an article about the unhealthy foods served to our children in the school cafeterias.

The local farmers in New York are trying to get the school system to hop on board and buy their fresh fruits and vegetables to sell in the school cafeteria. The article states that,

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After lunch, my remaining 3 meals consist of a lean protein and lots and lots of vegetables. The easiest way for me to prepare these types of meals are through some large salads. Below you will see an example of one of my favorite and most satisfying ways to prepare a nutritious and filling salad…

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Mike Geary the creator of The Truth About 6 Pack Abs wrote a great article on the health benefits of eating whole eggs rather than just the egg whites. Most fat loss programs will tell you to just eat the egg whites, but as Mike explains, you lose out on much of the nutritional benefit when you go that route. I’ve also included a video of one of my whole egg breakfasts…

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Do you believe that because diet soda has zero calories it’s a wiser option for you when you are trying to lose weight? Do you think that because diet soda has zero calories it won’t make you fat? Recent research would argue against that. In this week’s Great Fat Loss Debate we cover the topic of the link between diet soda and obesity…

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