5 Eating Habits of the Super Slim

Columbus, OH, 1/21/09 – You may be surprised to find out that to be super slim, you do not have to diet, in fact in many cases it’s the opposite… You might need to eat more!

Columbus health & fitness expert Adam Kessler explains, “Most people are not overweight because they eat too much food, believe it or not, many heavier people aren’t even eating 3 meals a day. Generally it’s what they eat that’s the problem, not how much they eat.”

Adam offers up these 5 nutrition tips you can use right now to fix your diet and halt the weight gain:

1. Don’t be afraid to snack. “You should eat veggies, nuts rich in Omega-3’s like almonds and walnuts, or high-fiber/high-protein snack bars/shakes (just be sure you choose the ones with low sugar) between meals because they keep your appetite at bay, stopping you from overloading at your main meal. Plus, a snack in the afternoon can help prevent that dreaded 3PM energy crash.”

2. Create a meal plan. “It’s important to keep your food intake regular, so your body gets into a nice pattern and knows exactly when food is coming in and how much. If you eat irregularly, your body goes into fat storage mode and that doesn’t help with weight loss.”

3. Drink more water. “Oftentimes when you feel hungry, you might actually just be slightly dehydrated. Put that Twinkie down and have a glass of water instead.”

4. Take your vitamins. “Stocking up on the right vitamins is important too, a deficiency in Vitamin B5 for example affects our body’s ability to utilize fat. You’ll usually find multi-vitamins in the pantry of the super slim.”

5. Become food smart. “Finally and most importantly, educate yourself and be nutrition savvy. Know exactly what you are putting into your body, and what it will do to you”

Kessler concludes “It’s funny because most people already know all this and yet never get started. I urge them to because if you can keep healthy eating up for just one month it becomes a habit, and then it’s no longer a chore, it’s instinctual and pounds will be shed because of it.”

If you would like to find out more about developing health eating habits for weight loss, Adam is holding a Nutrition Workshop right here in Columbus very shortly. All are welcome. For more information visit http://fitnessplanning.com/ybf.htm.

Awesome Testimonial

Here is a short video of Michelle Lyons, who participated in our 14 Week Fitness Program. She had an awesome change for her and made some great points in the video about how she felt, a HAPPIER attitude, and how great the boot camp classes were.



Here were Michelle's measurements:

The dates we did them were
9-8-08, 10-14-08, 11-13-08, and 12-23-08

Weight: 316, 309, 299, 294 - 22 lbs. difference

Bodyfat: 48% 151.7 lbs. of fat, 47.5% 147 lbs. of fat, 47.3% 141 lbs. of fat, 47.3% 139 lbs. of fat - .7% change, 12.7 lbs. of fat lost

Shoulders: 56 3/4", 55 1/4", 53", 51 3/4" - 5" difference

Chest: 56 1/4", 55 1/4", 54", 54" - 2 1/4" difference

Waist: 58 1/8", 54 1/2", 54 1/4", 53 1/2" - 4 5/8" difference

Hips: 60 1/4", 60", 58 1/4", 57 7/16" - 2 13/16" difference

Arm: 15 3/4", 15 3/4", 15 1/2", 14 7/8" - 7/8" difference

Thigh: 28 5/8", 29 1/2", 28 3/4", 27 3/4" - 7/8" difference

Calf: 19 1/2", 19 3/4", 19 1/2", 19 1/2" - 0" difference

Michelle made great strides and we'll keep it off. Please post any comments that you have on the blog.