Get Your Diet in Order / by Stephen Cooper

From my daughter's recent trip to the Amazon in Ecuador

From my daughter's recent trip to the Amazon in Ecuador

A boot camper was having me take a look at her eating/sleeping/training log and here's what I wrote to her...it will apply to you too.

"There's kind of a general "secret" amongst those looking to shed body fat.  Those who are professionals like body builders and fitness competitors stick to a very bland and predictable menu.

Magazines and websites need to publish articles to keep our attention drawn to them, and to keep us hoping that there is some new formula to "lose weight in 7 days", or "slim that tummy now".  You know how the headlines go.  But there is a more simple path.

Here's a great summary of what it really takes, via well known celebrity trainer, Chad Waterbury.

•  To burn fat, you of course need to get your diet in order, so eat animal protein and cruciferous vegetables with avocado or olive oil whenever you're hungry, use workout nutrition, and drink only water and green tea.

1. Get your diet in order.

2. Get your diet in order.

When you're hungry, eat animal protein and cruciferous vegetables with avocado or olive oil, use workout nutrition, drink only water and green tea, and don't eat unless you're hungry.