The long-lost secret to losing weight and being healthy is about to be revealed - it may surprise you!


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Keep it Simple!

Keep it simple! Get ready, you are about to be given the LONG LOST SECRET to weight loss!

Exercise at least 30 minutes each day - preferably 45-60 minutes - and take in fewer calories than you expend each day.

There, don't you feel enlightened now? The irony of the situation is that it really IS just that simple! Skip the latest diet, turn off the infommercials, and change your radio dial when the "best new product" spot comes on.

If you really want to lose weight, keep it simple. Get enough exercise, and stop eating excess amounts of unhealthy calories!

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Site Updates!

There have been MANY changes to the site lately, and although most people are keeping up to date by tuning in to the Fitness Tips Podcast, for anyone who hasn't seen the latest, here is a brief rundown:

 

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That's it for now! Happy New Year, and Best Wishes for a Prosperous and Healthy 2006!

 

-- Aaron

 

Aaron's Weight Loss Blog, Week 7

Wow, I feel like I've been rode hard, and put away wet! It has been a roller coaster 2 weeks since my last post, and things are going to start to get interesting now!

I took 3 scheduled days off from the program to celebrate Christmas. We ate crap, drank too much, and generally abused our bodies. That was in the plan. What WASN'T in the plan was waking up after the holiday weekend with a cold that has kept me out of the gym SINCE then!

I ran this morning before breakfast for an hour, but other than that, I haven't gotten any real exercise since Thursday, December 22nd! Although I did clean up my nutrition most of last week after the holiday weekend, and although I did work my butt off at work, I didn't step foot into a gym all week.

So, all of that being said, the damage wasn't as bad as I expected. My bodyfat only crept up 2/10 of a percent, to 14.3%. That means that I still get to wear my 25% pin. I would have been MOST irate if I had to take that off!!

Now, though, it is crunch time. The final weigh in/bodyfat check is Saturday, January 14th - my birthday. We are planning a big birthday/house warming party for that night, and I have to be the consumate picture of perfection by the time that evening rolls around.

I have already started the crunch time workout program, beginning with my run this morning. I will also be running again this afternoon with one of my clients, and I will be doing cardio again tonight after dinner.

Carbohydrates will be on an "as needed" basis between now and Saturday the 14th, and resistance and cardio training will both be at intense levels. Although I have seen this type of program in action before, I have personally never done it.

I will either lose a bunch of bodyfat, or I will die trying! Either way, Saturday night at the party, I am burying my head in a bowl full of pasta, washing it down with some Jack Daniels, and will then proceed to try and get a full-on game of Spin the Bottle going with the party guests.... ;)

Wish me luck, all - although I intend to create my own anyway!

-- AP <~~~~ Thinks that I subconciously put my back against a wall so I would HAVE to do this. I'm just a self-defeating person that way.... :)

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My Weight Loss Blog, Week 5

Woohoo - halfway to the finish line! Today is the official start of Week Number 5 out of 8, so 4 weeks are down, with 4 left to finish.

This morning's weight was 169.5, with a bodyfat percentage of 14.1%! Yay! That is down a total of 5 1/2 pounds since I started, and 2 complete percentage points of bodyfat! I look and feel better than I have in a very long time, and this effort has SO been worth it!

I also start getting to wear my 25% pin since I am over 25% towards my long-term goal!

However, all of that being said, now that we are in the 2nd half of the goal setting time period, I need to crank everything up for the next 4 weeks. Despite my good progress so far, I haven't really been "putting the pedal to the metal" as far as exercise goes, and I need to do that for these last 4 weeks.

I have been exercising regularly, although not as intensely as possible, and I took this past Saturday off completely. I am still cross training, which I'm sure is one of the reasons for my success. Every single day is something new on the exercise schedule, and I have been making great use of the EyeToy:Kinetic workout game that I bought as well.

This coming up week will not entail any additional exercise, but the exercise sessions themselves will all be ramped up a notch. I am also going to throttle back a point or two on carbohydrate intake in the evenings, although nothing major there. I need my carbs for energy! :)

Okay, that's it for your halftime update. Stand by for the 2nd half of this broadcast as people continue to see less and less of me.... :)

-- Aaron

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My Weight Loss Blog, Week 4

Yay, I've made it to week 4 without falling off the wagon! :)

Okay, okay, I never really thought that I would fall off the wagon, but I do want to impart upon the faithful readers of this blog that minding every single calorie in and every single ounce of energy expended each day is not as easy as it might seem!

I will be glad when I get to my goal so I can go back to just "generally" tracking this sort of stuff, instead of keeping a daily log like I do right now.

In this particular time frame, that daily log included dinner and drinks with the lovely and talented Ms. Amy last Friday night, and brunch (which always TURNS into drinks!) with Amy, Patrick, Polegirl, and Mishel on Sunday. We watched the Jags lose to the Colts, but it was still a good day, and much fun was had by all. I also did not workout at all on Sunday, giving my legs (and my head!) a much needed rest.

Neither of those instances are what I would call "ideal" for weight loss, but I still managed to drop another .3 percent off of the total bodyfat level this week, which puts me at 14.8% right now, with my bodyweight holding steady at 172.

Still a far cry from my goal, but I am not worried. Despite my truncated timeline, I still haven't busted out all of the tricks that I have up my sleeve, and I will likely save them until crunch time, if they end up being needed at all.

In the meantime, I DID get my Playstation 2 set up, and the EyeToy:Kinetic game is SO much fun, and it is SO hard! I expected it to be a bit difficult, but it went way beyond that. I've only played it a few times so far, but I plan to hit it several times this week and see if I can manage to NOT kick the coffee table or knock over the bookshelf in the living room....

As far as changes to the program this week: nothing major. I will not be taking Sunday off as I did yesterday, and I plan to spend more time with the EyeToy, and I'll do cardio one more time than I did last week. Otherwise, it's back to minding calories, shaking hands, and kissing babies....

Stay Tuned!

-- Aaron <~~~~ Sucked down a pumpkin spice latte on Sunday with no guilt whatsoever! ;)~

My Weight Loss Program, Week 3

Well, here we are at the beginning of week 3, and all is well! The official weight on the scale this morning was 172 lbs, and my bodyfat is 15.1%. That is a loss of 2 1/2 lbs since last week, with a bodyfat loss of another .4 %.

That is a total of 3 pounds in 2 week, and 1 full percentage point of bodyfat! Now, as excited as I am about that, I need my bodyfat to go down more quickly in order to reach my goal of 9.1% by January 14th, so I am going to make some modifications to the program this week.

Last week I did really well on nutrition, and even the Christmas party Friday night didn't cause too much damage. Also, I have to give props out to Amy's boss who gave us free reign to use his tab at the bar! Nonetheless, we kept things fairly under control. Only 1 small plate of food, and a nice slice of turkey breast. We had several drinks, which were obviously not in the nutrition program, but let's see YOU go to a party with a bunch of doctors and see how interested you are in drinking nothing but coffee and water... :)

Last week's exercise included some kind of activity every single day, some of it moderate intensity, some of it more than that. I did my first high intensity cardio session on Friday for 25 minutes, and I ran at a moderate level on Sunday for 55 minutes. Most days also included some type of resistance training as well.

This week will be more of the same, although I am going to add in 2 or more days of pre-breakfast cardiovascular training, since that is a solid way to melt of bodyfat, but not muscle, and I am going to crank up resistance training intensity as well. Now that I have 2 full weeks of conditioning under my belt, I can take off the kid gloves when I hit the weights.

Also, I am going to add in a second dose of Tahitian Noni's Soy Protein, and another shot of Tahitian Noni Juice as well. I drank soy protein once a day last week, and took 2 shots of juice each da, but since my resistance training is going up a notch, I am going to crank up my protein and antioxidant intake as well.

So, that's it for this week! There are no baby quiche parties on the upcoming agenda, and I am *remotely* caught up on work obligations, so I should be able to be a good little boy and carry my butt to the gym on a frequent basis, and my PlayStation 2 is scheduled to be delivered any day now, so I should be able to start beating the crap out of stuff here at home, too.

However, on that note, we also put up the Christmas lights on Saturday night, and Amy was a good sport about me going for the "Griswald" effect, so hopefully I don't end up knocking over the tree, or getting electrocuted! ;)~

Happy December, y'all! <~~~~ I just luv saying "y'all"!

-- Aaron

My Weight Loss Program, Week 2

On Monday morning, November 28, 2005, I weighed in at 174.5 lbs, with a bodyfat percentage of 15.5%. The difference between this week and last week is a loss of 1/2 a pound, and a bodyfat loss of .6%.

Not too bad for my first week out, although I am nowhere NEAR satisfied with that! I did have to take it somewhat easy my first week because I previously hadn't been exercising very regularly, and the increase in resistance training as well as cardio made me fairly sore. Following the same advice that I give to my clients, I didn't try to push it to the limit the first week out.

However, Week #1 is over now, and all bets are off! My body is almost completely recovered from the resistance and cardiovascular training that I did last week, and today is a fresh start to the week, as well as my capacity for exercise.

Last week I stuck with the basics, doing abdominal exercises, squatting, lunging, and pushing exercises, as well as some shoulder and back specific movements. For cardio, I got in 2 good runs of 38 minutes and 40 minutes respectively, I hit a treadmill and a crosstrainer at the gym, I practiced flexibility and core stabilization movements, and I beat the crap out of a kickbag for about 20 minutes one day with kickboxing moves.

Again, not too bad for Week #1, but I am not happy with my bodyfat percentage this morning, so Week #2 needs to be more on task. I have ordered and received my OWN kickbag for my house, so I can practice the excellent art of kickboxing more than just one time this week. In addition, I ordered a WAY cool PlayStation2 game called EyeToy: Kinetic. It is basically an interactive workout that you do in front of your TV that appears to be an incredibly intense workout. That should be arriving towards the end of this week. Check out http://www.eyetoykinetic.com/language.html if you want to see it for yourself.

I am also going to ramp up the cardio that I do at the gym for longer sessions, and more intensity as well. EVERY day will be a cardio day this week, and I will utilize cross-training techniques to keep from overtraining any particular joint or muscle structure.

I ate fairly well last week, so I don't see any major changes needed in that area. However, I have started to plan my meals better, since I have recently picked up some new clients, so I will be spending more time than usual away from home.

So, that is it for this week! I am okay with the progress that I have made so far, but I am not ECSTATIC about it, so stay tuned to see what happens next week after I turn up the volume on this program!

-- Aaron <~~~~ A little thinner, a little wiser, and A LOT more motivated!

My Weight Loss Program, Week 1

Well, as ironic as it may seem coming from a personal trainer, I've decided that it's time for me to lose some weight! Although I have remained in "decent" shape just due to the activity level of my job, and a reasonable nutrition program, I am not happy with where my bodyfat level is.

So, in practicing the eternal art of leading by example, and also to prove the effectiveness of the Tahitian Noni supplements that I am using and endorsing, I have put myself on a short track to success!

I say short track because one of the things that I have learned about goals is that they have to be measurable and timed, and I know if I give myself TOO much time, that I will slack off and let work responsibilities get in the way of my daily workouts.

However, as I preach to my clients, it doesn't really matter how much you weigh, it matters what your bodyfat level is. Last Monday when Amy and I returned from the Tahiti Trim Plan 40 training conference, I weighed myself and took my bodyfat percentage.

On Monday, November 21st, I weighed 175 lbs, and my bodyfat percentage was 16.1%. My goal is to get down to 9.1% percent by my birthday on January 14, 2006.

In order to keep a public record of this journey (you know, so people can cheer for me -- LOL), I am going to make a weekly weight loss entry into this blog. Every Monday I will record my weight and my bodyfat level.

In order to reach my goal, I need to lose almost 1% of bodyfat every SINGLE week, and I have Percentage Pins that I will be wearing to work every day that will say how far along on my goal I am. The total bodyfat percentage that I will lose is 7%, and I have a pin for when I am 10%, 25%, 50%, and 75% towards my goal.

Since today is Sunday (and I just started last Monday), there will be another entry tomorrow morning with an update, and a plan for the upcoming week. This past week I have gotten back on track with my exercise program, although nothing too drastic as I had to take it somewhat easy my first week back on the program. I also managed to eat pretty well this past week, even though Thanksgiving was on Thursday.

Weigh-in and bodyfat analysis on Monday morning. Stay tuned!!

-- Aaron <~~~~ Will invoke ALL manner of bragging rights when I pull this off by my birthday!!!

One Step Closer to the Matrix!

Do you think that human beings don't generate their own energy? Science disagrees! They have found a way to harness the energy created from common walking and hiking in such a way that it can power portable electronic devices such as MP3 players. This is some very cool stuff, and the applications are endless!

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20050909/D8CGDU100.html

-- Aaron <~~~~ Techno geek at heart!