DENNIS AND HIS UNSTOPPABLE SPIRIT

Thousands have made life changing transformation through my book Mind Over Body: The Key To Lasting Weight Loss Is All In Your Head! But the book is far more than a fitness book or a self help tool, it's a life altering guide. A client of mine who made positively enormous changes in himself was Dennis, who came to me overweight and sadly out -of -shape. In his mid-fifties, Dennis had been leading a sedentary life for years and looked it. He had a flabby middle, no muscle tone to speak of and a sagging spirit to boot. (When we met he told me he felt quite depressed and worthless.) The one crucial advantage Dennis had going for him, however, was his spirit. The combination of soul-building and body shaping that are outlined in Mind Over Body had proven its effect once again.

Inspired to create a healthier mind and body, Dennis proved to be one of the most unstoppable people I’ve ever trained. After six months, Dennis had lost about 50 pounds; his nutritional plan was impeccably lean and healthy, and he looked years younger. What’s more, Dennis so perfected his weight training and body sculpting that he looked like a champion, and I told him so. He even considered competing as a senior body builder! Dennis has continued to stay in touch with me and he is still in superb shape, years after he made his commitment.

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OUR SOUL'S LEGACY

Our task is simply to be more fully within each thought, within each breath, within each interaction. This will grant unto us a grace that allows us not to stumble, not to get caught up in pettiness, not to be hard on ourselves when life seems over-whelming. This will be possible because we are activated from a deep place of remembrance in our being. There lies the power and opportunity of the legacy that we can embrace in order to simply be the more loving world, the more peaceful world that we long for; to be able to live in peace in every moment of our existence, to become a being of unconditional love. This is a legacy that we are uniquely qualified to create. It is a legacy of hope, of change, of validation to the hearts of humanity. It is the legacy of the soul.

We create this legacy by courting stillness, committing to being creative, evoking our courage, asking better questions, challenging our context, and remembering that it is a dream. We create it by living our values, by grounding ourselves in actions that uplift and transform, by becoming one with the systems of natural order, and by growing intimate with our souls. In this way we create an inheritance of abundance for ourselves, our planet, and our species. A process of change and inner transformation has already begun. Be still and you will feel it in every fiber of your being.

Reduce the Pressure

Stress can be an incredibly powerful drag on your fitness and health and study after study has found that when a person is stressed, the body reacts. Results of stress can lead to high blood pressure, tension headaches, upset stomachs, and many other ailments. Exercise is probably the most effective defense against stress in your life. But there’s a secret that most people don’t know, and the secret is this: It’s not the exercising part that’s hard. What’s hard is actually showing up to exercise and then keeping up the effort day in and day out. So I have one question for you: what keeps you from exercising and adhering to healthy habits so you can live the life you deserve? I can and I will help you change the things that most are not aware of, things that will transform you in mind, in body and in spirit. Just join my coaching program here.

Do you have too much belly fat?

The size of your waist is a good indicator of whether you have too much belly fat. Even thought measurements that compare your hip and waist circumference (waist-to-hip ratio) or compare your height and weight (body mass index) are more precise and can be used for research, your waist size alone can give you a good idea of how much belly fat you hold.

For most men, the risk factors for various diseases increase with a waist size over 40 inches (102 centimeters).

To accurately measure your waist:

· Place a tape measure around your bare abdomen just above your hipbone.
· The tape measure should be snug — but not so tight it pushes into your skin.
· Check to make sure the tape measure is level all the way around.
· Relax, and measure your waist after you breathe out — no sucking in your belly!

Can you reduce belly fat with sit-ups?

Sit-ups will make your abdominal muscles stronger, sure. And, you may look thinner by building your abdominal muscles because you can hold in your belly fat better. But strengthening your stomach muscles alone will not specifically reduce belly fat.
There are no particular "spot-reducing" exercises that are best at shedding belly fat. But most people do reduce belly fat before reducing fat in other parts of their body when they get more exercise of any kind. Remembering that you reduce last what you’ve gained first will help your frustration a great deal.

Is belly fat inherited?

While some men are more likely to put on extra pounds because of their genes, for the vast majority of men, the problem has a lot more to do with lifestyle than inherited traits. Our society’s demands are so great that they far exceed our ability to perform creating therefore a great amount of stress. Stress can lead to many negative results in our lives and one of them is overeating. Stress also triggers the body to release the stress hormone cortisol that facilitates fat storage around the organs and mostly around the belly. Simply put, when you are stressed out of your mind and take in more calories than you burn to make you feel better — the excess calories are stored as fat and you feel worse later. The same thing occurs in women but in more parts of the body; part such as the hips, arms and thighs.

We've had a huge change in our environment. Men — and women — used to have much more active lifestyles. But our lifestyles today allow us to live and work with virtually no opportunity for physical activity. About 65 percent of American adults get no vigorous exercise in their leisure time at all. We are also eating larger amounts of high-calorie foods than we used to, such as "fast food" that is high in fat and carbohydrates. People are responding to this change in the way you'd expect — by gaining weight. Men need to be more active — to get out and keep moving.

Can you really get a beer belly from drinking?

We do know that there is a link between drinking excess alcohol and gaining belly fat — the "beer belly." However, it isn't just beer that can increase belly fat. Drinking too much of any kind of alcohol can have that effect. We know that alcohol is high in calories and increases appetite, but still aren't exactly sure why drinking too much causes increased belly fat in particular.
If you drink, the key is to drink in moderation. While increased belly fat is most noticeable in people who drink to excess, keeping it to less than two drinks a day will reduce the amount of calories you consume and help you avoid putting on belly fat. It is also better for your overall health.