Ever since I can remember I have never been a morning person. You know when you wake up, feel fuzzy, puffy eye’d and brain is dead?? Well that’s me. It usually takes me till about midday to find any sort of actual motivation to do anything that I feel is productive.
True story…
Eventually I thought this is who I am, so I thought just ‘get on with it’, as you do. Then when I see others feeling all sprightly and bright, as a bloody light bulb and I wondered, why am I not like this? Why do I feel so crap half way through my day and why can’t I wake up quickly enough to actually enjoy my day??
I put it down to my diet and sleeping patterns. After all, most things can be solved if your body has the proper nutrition. So I decided to tweak a few things and see how I’d progress and I was quite surprised with the results. So…
I cut out coffee. I know full well coffee over excites the adrenal glands but I never realized the impact it had on the energy producing gland until I actually cut it out completely. The thing is I didn’t have a problem with it when I had coffee, it was the next morning that it really affected me. I cut it out completely for 4 weeks and I noticed a huge difference. Even with little sleep I woke up feeling clear and literally full of life. No joke!
I’m not completely coffee free though. I’ve given myself an allowance to have one when I have big meetings, which tends to be once a week.
I’ve also started taking magnesium, which I’ve had a tremendous benefit from. Not only my sleep but recovery time after training and stress levels. Given the lifestyle most of us lead now, it’s fast paced and stressful, which then puts our bodies under a lot of pressure and the need for magnesium.
We can find it in our diets but compared to the consumption of calcium, not enough of us get enough magnesium, even me! Supplementing it has made a massive difference because I have less stress, sleep better and wake up feeling refreshed and energized!
If you’re a regular reader of my blogs you’ll know that a toxic liver is bad news when it concerns weight loss and good health. Infact a toxic liver is bad news, end of!
Before I started my 6 week body transformation 5 weeks ago, I knew I’d wake up every night without fail for a damn piss at 3-4 in the morning. Think that’s normal? HELL NO! I’m quite a healthy dude but a toxic liver is a toxic liver I’m afraid whether you’re skinny as posh spice or as big as the nutty professer.
Once you sleep you shouldn’t be getting up 1 or 2 times a night for piss. When you’ve got toxins in your body all your liver is trying to do is get rid of them so it doesn’t cause you any harm. So it wakes you in the middle of the night, breaks your beauty sleep, messes up your circadium rhythm and puts you in a bad mood when you wake up. The solution was quite simple. I cut out sugar, dairy, wheat, gluten, alcohol and coffee from my diet and now I sleep through the night without waking up. BINGO! I suggest you do the same so you sleep better and drop body fat. 
Talking about fat, to lose it you need to eat fat. Simple but so many people don’t do this often enough. It’s mind blowing when I hear people scared of eating fat because they think fat will make them fat. This is what clever marketing has done. It has scared people into thinking fat is the enemy when it should be our best friend because without it you’ll have no chance to be happy in your own skin.
Without healthy fats in your diet (I’ll explain why fats are great in Part 1) don’t expect to get a slim waistline, so start eating these badass fats to start dropping some ungly belly fat!
1. Fish oil, is THE BEST fat loss supplement out there today. Apart from helping every disease known to man. Its main role in fat loss is to help control blood sugar levels (THE key to fat loss - from the love handles especially), is to turn OFF fat storage enzymes and turn ON fat burning enzymes. Simplified, if you’re not taking at least 5- 6g of fish oils a day you’re missing out on some tremendous benefits. 2 in the morning, 2 at lunch and 2 in the evening after meals.
2. Coconut oil is one of the healthiest super foods on this planet. The benefits are SO big that it’s really becoming a stable dietary requirement of many people lives. To name a few, the health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, maintaining cholesterol levels, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and cancer, dental care, and bone strength.
It’s particularly great for cooking with because it has a high smoke point and a low degree of ‘oxidation’ (which is what happens when good fats turn bad and become unhealthy) PLUS it’s delicious.
Coconut oil is one of the secret fat loss weapons that I use with all of my training clients who continue to see awesome results using it.
3. Olive oil - It’s full of antioxidants, extremely heart healthy and help reduce blood pressure. Unfortunately, once heated olive oil loses it’s goodness and can become toxic at high temperatures, so its best to use olive oil to dress your salads instead. Don’t go crazy, about 2tbsp should be plenty.
Always buy extra virgin olive oil because the oil is separated from the olive without the use of heat, hot water, or solvents and is unfiltered.
4. I get asked this quite a lot. How many avocados can I eat?? Since the fat phobia years in the 1980’s, avocados have had a tough ride through the dieting department as people were too scared to eat them because of their high fat content. After reading this you should never worry about it again because they are really good for you.
They are great for your eyes, skin, heart and great for your waist. You wouldn’t be doing a bad thing by eating 1 avocado a day
If you’re skeptical about these tips you’ve just read, that’s cool. You have every right to be. But I know without a single doubt that if you start applying these tips daily, you will not complain with the results and their benefits!
It wasn’t easy to start with but these guys faced their fears and have done it. So can you!
Part 3 coming up next week…
Eat fat stay slim
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