by Neil Anderson
Here is the thing about working your arms:
You can nearly always hide your waist. You can usually hide your hips. You can often hide your legs, calves, shoulders and etc. without much trouble. But sooner or later...you are GOING to wear a short sleeve shirt. It will pay dividends to show-up and throw-down on days we work arms.
by Neil Anderson
Are you hungry? If you are trying to lose weight you SHOULD be. Not starving. Not hating life. But hungry or "Jones'n" pretty much, all the time.
It is our experience that those who are most successful at losing weight are they who painstakingly work through the initial stages of junk food withdrawal. Then, after 5-7 days of discipline & consistency learn to regularly tap into their fat stores.
Getting to this point means learning to listen to your body. This is hard to do when going through withdrawal. So, we suggest you not over-think it. Simply get on one of our weight loss diets or meal plans and plow!
Once you've come out of it (its rough - those who say differently are selling something) the first thing to listen for is the Jones'n. You should be Jones'n nearly constantly. You know...wandering over to the bread cupboard and back...opening the fridge...closing the fridge....opening it...closing it...then the freezer...over to the candy jar...back to the bread cupboard. THIS is Jones'n. And if you ever make it to this point DON'T BLOW IT! YOU ARE THERE! You've made it to the point where you WILL start seeing consistent progress. You are also at the point where many of the other secrets of weight loss which are specific to you will become more apparant. So, get hungry and (in the words of one of my favorite commercials, almost) "Stay hungry, my friend." (sound bite)
by Neil Anderson
Although criminalized by nutritionists and health practitioners everywhere, we believe hamburgers can be healthy. Think about it. They are mainly topped with fresh vegetables. Ketchup (although 25% sugar - used sparingly) is packed with lycopene. Lycopene is good for your heart. Cheese (if you get the real stuff) is full of calcium. It has got good macronutrient (carbs, proteins, fats) balance. As long as the buns are relatively small (preferably less processed) and the meat is of good quality (low fat), a hamburger can be a healthy meal. In fact, a weekend fitness seminar I attended once claimed that the lowly McDonald's hamburger was a "great source of nutrition, in a pinch."
I'm not sure I'd go THAT far. 90 calories ain't bad, but 60 of them are fat calories (that's two thirds if you are counting) and 520 g of sodium equals 22% of your daily recommended intake. In fairness they did say, "in a pinch." We'd prefer you grill it yourself and combine it with fresher toppings and real cheese. This would make a hamburger a better meal. But we are splitting hairs here.
Seems to me, eating a single McDonald's cheeseburger isn't the cause of America's health problem. Nor should eating it be at the root of the health establishment's ire. Instead, I would submit that the root of our problem has more to do with "supersizing" everything. Compare the simple McDonald's hamburger (nutrition profile above) to the Wendy's Triple Whopper. According to Men's Health, that monstrosity has 1250 calories. 765 of those calories are from fat. That is 85 grams. It also has an astounding 1600 mg of sodium (100 mg more than you need per day). But that's not all. The typical American will add a large fry (500 calories - 225 of them fat) and a 24 oz. soda (270 calories) to that and NOT be full. For those keeping track, that is a grand total of 1,970 calories! Criminalization for this...I might be able to get behind.
