Sean still rolling!

Sean weighed in on Monday and was down another 13lbs after a week of work! Very proud of him and his family for continuing on the mission. We'll be posting some cool videos of his workouts, at home training, progress, etc.


DETOX


If you have read all the posts you know the principles we are following with this nutrition plan. In a nutshell, drastically reducing sugar, thus reducing inflammation, thus destroying disease and FAT! As we are losing fat we do need to think about "detoxing". We hold our toxins in fat and need to be sure we are ridding the toxins as we're ridding the fat. I can only vouch for ONE detox supplement, "Daily Detox" from Maximized Living. I take it also as my daily multi-vitamin. However, there are also some great things we can and should do with some real foods that will get most "regular" toxins out.

"WLR" (Weight Loss Resistance), a topic I will be speaking on with some of the best doctors in the world on April 12th and April 14th (message me if you'd like to attend), is directly related to toxicity. Many times when we hit a "plateau", it's really because we are toxic and it is interfering with your body's ability to burn fat. First let me remind you of the daily drink you can mix up that I enjoy at least once per day:

12-16 oz water
2 Tbsp Unprocessed Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tsp of cinnamon
2 Tbsp of Lemon Juice
Dash of Cayenne pepper
packet of stevia

Cinnamon is EXTREMELY powerful, in fact it is the best antioxidant food on the planet. Get at least 1 tsp per day!

Now when you hit a plateau, and you are still needing/wanting drastic changes, block out 1-14 days of vegetable juicing. This is huge because it will restore your body from its acidic state and green leafy veggies are incredibly nutrient dense! If you're not quite ready to live on just veggies, water, and/or vegetable juice (that you must juice yourself) for a few weeks, then try going into it with eating one great meal per day and juicing the rest of the day. You will definitely get all the nutrients, vitamins, antioxidants and enzymes you could possibly need.

The caveat to this is that you can't do this and then go eat Big Macs for lunch! Or lose that final 20 lbs and then go gain it back because you aren't learning anything about how to fuel your body properly! This is an effective and healthy methodology to lose weight, but you NEED to still learn the principles of nutrition which can very simply be broken into these three points:

*Reduce SUGAR
*Eliminate processed, FAKE foods and ingredients
*Know your fats...eliminate the bad (trans, veg oils, fried foods, pasteurized dairy, grain fed beef, etc) and ADD the good (coconut, raw nuts, seeds, avocado, healthy meats)

There are a load of great veggie recipes out there. To be sure I'm getting full I will use a coconut milk base, then load up the veggies! I will also add in the contents from the detox drink above to get it all out in one shot. Today I did this one:

1/3 can coconut milk
Kale
Carrots
cinnamon
apple cider vinegar
cayenne pepper
3 ice cubes
4 oz water
packet of stevia

There was really no method to the madness, aside from cramming in the veggies. Remember 1 bowl of kale or spinach had the nutrient equivalent to 20...YES 20 bowls of oatmeal. BOOM!

Finally, berries another HUGE antioxidant SUPERFOOD....add some berries into your morning smoothie for sure!

New Meal Plan

Monday

Breakfast: Protein Shake with cocoa and Almond butter

Lunch: Taco Salad with salsa and guacamole

Snack: Granny Smith apple with Almond butter and cinnamon

Dinner: Chicken with asparagus and bell peppers

Tuesday

Breakfast: Eggs, cheese and veggies      

Lunch: Veggie Smoothie (1/3 can Coconut milk, Kale, 2 raw eggs, stevia, 2 tsp cinnamon)

Snack: Almonds and cashews

Dinner: Eggplant casserole

Wednesday

Breakfast: Protein Shake (1/3 can Coconut Milk, 1/2 cup berries, protein, packet of stevia)

Lunch: Taco Salad

Snack: greek yogurt w/vanilla, nutmeg, stevia

Dinner: Lettuce wraps (Turkey, raw cheese, tomato, cucumber, salsa)

Thursday

Breakfast: Grainless Pancakes (NEW SYRUP OPTION www.Natureshollow.com)

Lunch:  Turkey Burger with raw cheese & Organic cottage cheese

Snack: Celery with peanut butter and nature's hollow sugar free jam

Dinner: Grill out! Steak & Mashed Cauliflower 

Friday

Breakfast: 3 eggs, Turkey bacon, 1 slice Sprouted Grain toast

Lunch:  Coconut Chicken Nuggets (Bake chicken in almond flour, mix in an egg to stick)

Snack:  turkey cream cheese wraps

Dinner:  Portobello Pizza

12 minutes for the next 38 HOURS!!

12 Min BLAST Video!!

What's important is the scheme (30 sec as FAST as possible of the 2 exercises...then 30 sec rest). This blast concept will maximize heart rate, let you recover, and max out again...SKYROCKETING metabolism! Enjoy. (Hold your cursor over "12 Min BLAST" and click on link)

From Crystal

We will still show the workout video, but want to put Crystal's diary in here as I KNOW many people can relate to this. Perfect example of needing to go back to the "5 Steps" post and be sure you do each of those steps before doing anything else! Thanks for sharing Crystal.

Day 1     191.5

Like reading the number wasn't bad enough, the pictures are horrible. Five pounds can creep on easily but 18??? I can actually feel every one of these 18 pounds. I feel disgusting. I don't even want to go out in public because I feel so awful. My energy level, self esteem, and sex drive have dropped significantly. I don't want my own husband to see me because I'm so ashamed of how I've let myself go.  No more pity parties, excuses, or procrastinating...it starts now. I'm so ready. I WILL weigh 155 by July 15th.  I'll will weigh in every 2 weeks and blog every week. See you next Sunday skinny!!

3/7/12

Ten pounds lighter I am extremely excited and proud of myself for sticking it out through this tough week.  It hasn't been easy. I started the challenge on my period. Ladies out there can relate to the bloated feeling followed my cramps and cravings.  I was so over the weight that getting through that week was not too bad.  Last weekend the detox off the sugar really effected my mood. I realized how unhealthly my emotional attachment was to food. If I wasn't eating bread or sugar what was there to look forward too? How sad.  I soon noticed my link to food and pleasure was gone but so was my negative self talk that use to follow my binges of bad food. Now that was freeing!  I no longer would obsess about what I had just eaten and how bad I felt for doing it.  I still look forward to yummy treats, but they're treats I've made with good ingredients. Food ruled my world a lot more than I care to admit.  Now I'm taking control, and most of all, responsibility for what I'm putting in my body. I use to wait for people around me to order, if they were good than so was I.  That's in the past. Now, I order first and do it because I have goals I'm trying to meet no matter how delicious that bad food looks.  I cannot keep blaming the environment and people around me for my bad food choices.  I'm feeling great and ready to make this a life change not a 60 day change.

You can still join us! If you want to take the 60 day Prove it Challenge...send me your current weight and goals. If you want to be PAID for those transformations, send me your before pics. In the end of 60 days, I will give you CASH for those pics and testimonials! Pretty easy...follow the blog, get in the best shape of your life and get paid to do it! Boom

Meal Plan for the week (Lindsay)

Monday 3.5	Tuesday 3.6	Wed 3.7	Thursday 3.8	Friday 3.9	Saturday 3.10	Sunday 3.11
scrambled eggs w/Turkey Bacn	Grain-free pancakes w/blueberries	Omelet (raw cheese, peppers, Turkey sausage)	cream cakes	egg sandwich on grain-less Hamburger Bun(see recipe)	Grain-less pancakes	Quiche
Organic cream cheese rolled in Deli Turkey	Taco Salad w/black beans	zucchini slices with cheese	cottage cheese with blueberries	Chicken salad	Super Human Shake	Meatballs with low sugar marinara sauce (7g or less)
Grilled Chicken and Veggie Kabobs Root Beer Float!	Fish Fry (can bread fish in coconut flour and use coconut oil)	Tex-Mex Skillet Lava Cake!	Turkey sandwich on grain-free hamburger bun	Chicken Savoy Choc Pudding	Steak & Asparagus	Chicken with salsa and cheese

You can add in some 100% Organic Grass fed Whey Protein for snacks. Also, Lindsay has provided us with some AWESOME recipes, including two of my FAVORITE desserts...Chocolate Lava Cake and Root beer Float! BOOM.

RECIPES:

Super Human Shake
1/3 can of full fat coconut milk
1/2-3/4 cup frozen berries
1 cup of fresh spinach (Kale is even better!)
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 packet or tsp of Stevia (Optional)
1/4 cup of water to make it more liquidy or...
4 ice cubes to make it thicker

Root beer Float
Use the ice cream recipe for the "Goodies" post and add some Zevia Root Beer!!

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

• 4 oz sugar free Hershey’s chocolate chips
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil (plus a little more for greasing the ramekins)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons xylitol
• 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder (add a few pinches of truvia so it isn’t so bitter

  1 teaspoon coconut flour

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Grease four 6oz ramekins with coconut oil. If you wish to serve these cakes on a plate, you will need to flour as well (use coconut flour, blanched almond flour, or cocoa powder).

-I used bigger containers to bake in so the baking time took a lot longer (probably 20 minutes or so-but continue to check- the middle will be runny)

2. Melt chocolate and coconut oil over low heat or a double boiler. Stir until smooth and let cool.

3. In a small bowl, beat eggs, vanilla, salt and sugar with a hand mixer until light and frothy, about five minutes (this can seem like an eternity with a hand mixer, but hang in there because it's worth it!).

4. Pour egg mixture over chocolate. Sift cocoa and coconut flour over the top. Then gently fold all the ingredients together.

5. Pour batter into prepared ramekins (they should be filled to within 1/2" of the top). Place the ramekins on a baking sheet and place in the oven (you can chill the ramekins for a few hours if you want to make them ahead of time, just make sure you bring them back to room temperature before baking). Bake for 11-12 minutes. (longer if you are using bigger containers-I think I did 20 probably)

6. Remove from oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!

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• • Hamburger Bun

• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon coconut flour
• 1 tablespoon blanched almond flour
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil (olive oil or melted butter)
• Pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• You could add sesame or sunflower seeds on top

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Add all ingredients and blend together using a hand blender or small food processor. Let the batter settle for a few minutes to thicken.

Split the mixture into two and spoon onto oiled parchment paper to make two 3-inch diameter pools of batter. Top with additional seeds if desired.

Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.

Use each piece as top and bottom of a burger bun.

While it is baking you can throw your burger on the grill. If you're lucky the burger will be done by the time the bun is cooked!

Check out tomorrow's post for WORKOUTS!

PROGRESS UPDATE!

I'm not on "Sean Status" yet, however, Crystal and I both are down 7 lbs each! 3 days and going strong. The coolest part about this is that we are EATING! In fact I'm finding myself forcing myself to eat something (spoon of almond butter), just because I know I need to get something to metabolize even though I'm not hungry. Eating good fats keep you fuller longer!! I'm not counting calories, just staying below 15 grams of sugar per day and making foods that I am LOVING! Excited to see where Sean is on Monday. His goal is to be down a total of 35 lbs after 2 weeks. Post your progress!!


SHOULD I DO THIS "PROVE IT CHALLENGE"? 


Let me clear this up real quick...the "Prove it Challenge" is for ANYONE and EVERYONE. Not only if you are trying to lose 20, 30, 50, 100 lbs...but if you are trying "cut up" your midsections, also to prepare for an event, a sport, a tri, a marathon, a fight and so on. This is THE healthiest and most EFFECTIVE way to fuel your body.

Again, this is the information that you would be paying hundreds of dollars for...for FREE! Tell anyone and everyone you know.

HOW LONG IS THE CHALLENGE?


Honestly...the challenge is for life! But there is power in setting a date (see "goals" from last post). My goal is "360 degrees in 60 days" ("Full circle", "coming all the way around").  I suggest the same for you. My first 30 days is focused around getting my body back to FAT BURNING! Again, this is done by drastically reducing sugar (less than 15g of sugar/day). By that point I should be exactly where I want to be with my weight  (Under 200, solid) and body fat (>12%). The next 30 are going to be focused on "sculpting" and "performance", along with creating the "Lifetime Habit". I will get below 10% bodyfat, I will be performing at my absolute peak in workouts, events and so on. The side effect of this is creating a lifetime habit!


Want some more accountability and make $$$ while getting in the absolute best health and shape in your life? Send me your goal, before/after pics. That's all I need. I'll assume you are starting that day. Check back in on day 30 and on day 60! When you make your 360 degrees...I will pay for your  testimonials to inspire a nation!!