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Level Up Your Burger and Fruit Salad!

February 10, 2015UncategorizedBio Hack, Building, coach, coaching, diet, dieting, exercise, Fitness, food, health, healthy eating, Inches, inspiration, Keto, Ketogenic, lose weight, Low Carb, Mental Strength, Motivation, NLP for weight loss, paleo, shred, success, take action, Weight Loss, workoutadvancedweightlossresources

Admittedly, this dinner is more of a maintenance meal. By that I mean it is a meal that is low-carb and Paleo ( that is Paleo depending on who you ask). It is a high fat diet that can be made with all organic ingredients. That said, it does contain some fruit and some veggies that are higher in carbs than others. However, there are no starches or carbs form refined or artificial sources.

It starts with making a hamburger. But this hamburger is going to be kicked up a notch or two by adding these supper tasty toppings.

These toppings start by sauteing onions and bacon. Once those are mostly done, then add to the pan red peppers and mushrooms. Once it is all done, melt your favorite cheese over the top and place on your hamburger. Or you can have it as a side-dish

Now for the fruit salad. In this salad, I have blackberries, pineapple, 1/2 of an apple, strawberries, and one mandarin orange. But use whatever fruit you like. What makes this dish special is that I have added crushed pecans and a generous amount of cinnamon. This will take any fruit salad to the next level!

If you try these recipes, or better yet, if you change these recipes in your own unique way, let me know how it turned out. And please do not forget to share this blog on your favorite social media.

Getting Yourself Off Sugar The Right Way (Podcast)

January 27, 2015UncategorizedBio Hack, Building, coach, coaching, diet, dieting, exercise, Fitness, food, health, healthy eating, Inches, Ketogenic, lose weight, Mental Strength, Motivation, Muscle, NLP for weight loss, paleo, Weight Lossadvancedweightlossresources

A new episode of a Mind For Fitness Podcast is now available. In this episode, Ean discusses if it is best to get off of sugar by going cold turkey, or by decreasing gradually.

Five Reasons Your Low-Carb Diet is Failing (AMFF, Podcast)

January 21, 2015UncategorizedBio Hack, Building, coach, exercise, Fitness, food, Inches, inspiration, Keto, Ketogenic, Motivation, NLP for weight loss, Pounds, psychological, success, take action, workoutadvancedweightlossresources

A new episode of A Mind For Fitness is now here. In this episode, Ean gives the top five reasons why your low-carb diet may not be working.

Will I Get Fat Again?

January 16, 2015Low Carb Meals, NLP, weight losscoaching, diet, dieting, exercise, Fitness, Inches, lose weight, Motivation, Muscle, NLP for weight loss, Pounds, shred, Supplement, take action, Weight, Weight Loss, workoutadvancedweightlossresources

I ran across this old picture of myself. Upon looking at it, a fearful thought came to my mind–will I get fat again?

My whole life I have yo-yo dieted. I have had times that could be considered a successes in weight loss. That is to say, I would lose weight and sometimes a lot of weight. However, those successes were always short lived. I would eventually and inevitably regaining the weight I had lost plus a few more pounds.

What brings this up now is that this photo was taken at a time when I was loosing weight. But, like I said, the weight I lost was not permanent. This thought caused me to think about my current weight loss status. Or to put it another way, what makes me think I have lost the weight for good this time?

This is not the first time I have had this thought. During the first year of my serious weight-loss journey, I was constantly wondering how long I was really going work out and stay on the diet. But then the first year passed, and I continued to do well.

The second year was also stressful.But I was always asking myself: Was this going to be the year I gave it all up and went back to being overweight? But the second year passed and I did not go back to being overweight.

This third year has been less fearful. I have only worried about relapsing occasionally. And my thought is: A little fear is a good thing. It reminds me that I need to keep looking a head and that I can gain weight again if I do not keep myself in check. Seeing this picture did scare me. But that fear made me remember all the reasons I lost weight in the first place. Fear can be a good thing.

This is me looking a head

A Mind For Fitness podcast My Concerns With Paleo

January 13, 2015Uncategorizedhealthy eating, inspiration, Keto, Ketogenic, lose weight, Low Carb, Mental Strength, Motivation, Muscle, NLP, NLP for weight loss, paleo, Plateau, Pounds, take action, workoutadvancedweightlossresources

In this episode, Ean talks about a new years mentality that could be keeping you overweight. Plus some of the concerns he has with Paleo.

I Was A Teenage Sugar Addict

January 8, 2015UncategorizedBio Hack, Building, coach, diet, dieting, exercise, Fitness, food, healthy eating, inspiration, Keto, Ketogenic, Low Carb, Mental Strength, Motivation, Muscle, N. L. P., NLP, NLP for weight loss, paleo, Pounds, psychological, shred, success, take action, Weight Loss, workoutadvancedweightlossresources

I love sugar. In fact, some might consider me a recovering sugar addict. While I have overcome my addiction though mental effort and proper diet, I still have quite a sweet tooth.

Was I Really An Addict?

I’m not really sure I could classify myself as an “addict.” However, I did eat a lot of sugar. This consumption was particularly pronounced during my teenage and young adult years. While I do not know how much sugar I consumed on a daily basis, I have an interesting story from my past that will help illustrate just how much sugar I would use.

I think I was about thirteen years of age at the time. During this period of my life, I would often have two bowls of cereal for breakfast. One bowl would be a sugar cereal. Some thing like Captain Crunch or Cinnamon Toast Crunch. The other bowl would be a “non”-sugar choice. Something like Wheaties or Cheerios. I would add sugar to these latter choices because I just could stand the taste of them with just milk.

One morning I decided to eat the “non”-sugar cereal first. And of course I added my regular amount of sugar to the bowl. I ate the cereal and drank the milk. I was ready for my second bowl. It would be the sweet cereal this time. I did not need to add sugar because they were sweet enough on their own.

Upon taking my first bite, I realized that the milk was rotten! I had eaten an entire bowl of cereal and sour milk without even realizing it. How could I have not noticed? I had added so much sugar to my cereal that it covered the taste of rotten milk! That is a lot of sugar.

In a Better Place

Reflecting back on how much sugar I use to eat makes me appreciate how much healthier I am now. I still love the taste of sweet things. But now my cravings are under control and the future is looking good. I never want to go back to being a sugar addict.

A Mind For Fitness, Post Holiday Report

January 6, 2015UncategorizedBuilding, coach, coaching, diet, Fitness, food, Mental Strength, Motivation, NLP, NLP for weight loss, paleo, psychological, Supplement, Weight Loss, workoutadvancedweightlossresources

A new episode of A Mind For Fitness is available. In this Episode I talk about how much weight I gained during the holiday season and what I’m doing about it. Also, my new motivation for the new year. Hope you enjoy!

Cheating During the Holidays

December 12, 2014Uncategorizeddieting, exercise, Fitness, food, healthy eating, lose weight, Low Carb, Motivation, NLP for weight loss, psychological, shred, success, Weight Loss, workoutadvancedweightlossresources

A new episode of A Mind For Fitness Podcast is now up. In this episode, Ean Carlin gives you six ways to minimize the effects of all that cheating you are going to do!

Ultra Successful Weight Loss

December 9, 2014UncategorizedBuilding, coach, diet, exercise, healthy eating, lose weight, Motivation, NLP for weight loss, paleo, Pounds, psychological, shred, success, take action, Weight Lossadvancedweightlossresources

There are four keys that help open up the door to ultra successful at weight loss.

Key One

The first key is to pick a plan or program. Of course you want to pick a program that is reasonable. You cannot pick the “I eat jelly donuts all day long” plan. Unless your goal is to put on massive amounts of fat. That said, there are many good programs out there that will help you lose weight. Check the link below to get the program I used to lose 64 pounds!

Key Two

The second key Is to follow that plan. Follow it as closely as you possibly can. Don’t cheat. If the program is 25 carbs a day, then consume only 25 carbs a day. You cannot blame the diet if you do not follow it.

Key Three

Monitor to see if what you are doing is working. This is where one has to be honest with him or her self. If what you are doing is working then keep going. However, if the plan is not working, then stop and implement the fourth and final key.

Key Four

The fourth key is change. That is to say do not be afraid to change if what you are doing is not working. Out of the four, this last one seems to trouble people the most. People just do not want to change plans.

There are two reasons for this. The first is due to the fact that changing plans (in the minds of many) is an like an admission of defeat. However, that is not true.Changing plans does not mean that a person has lost. Instead it means that a person is strong. It means that a person is flexible in their approach. It mans that a person is on the track to being successful.

The second reason is change for many means complete abandonment. But like the above misconception this is also not true. Adjusting a plan slightly is also a change.

For example, let’s say you were on a diet that allowed 40 carbs a day. You do not have to drop the whole plan. Just drop your carbs a bit and see what happens. But always remember to monitor your weight and don’t be afraid to readjust again.

Follow these four steps and pretty soon you will go from this

To this

Hey! I’m On a Diet!

December 2, 2014UncategorizedBuilding, dieting, exercise, Fitness, health, healthy eating, lose weight, Low Carb, Motivation, NLP, NLP for weight loss, take action, Weight Loss, workoutadvancedweightlossresources

Letting others know that you are attempting to change your eating habits can be challenging. This is particularly true for those who have extensively yo-yo dieted. Speaking from personal experience, I would often keep my diet a secret from my family and friends. Why? Because I did not want to publicly fail–again. It is embarrassing to let everyone know you are trying to lose weight only to have it not workout. However, letting people know you are changing your eating habits is a great technique that will help you make a permanent change. Here are two reason why:

Getting Help

If you do not let others know that you are on a diet, there is no way they can help you. In fact, not letting others know can lead to some unavoidable compromises. For example, a client of mine neglected to tell anyone that he was going on a low-carb diet. when he went over to his mothers house for his regular Saturday-family meal, he found himself with no low-carb options.

Of course, his family may not have adjusted their eating plan according to my client’s needs. But it does give them the option to help rather than hinder.

Gives You an Out

Letting others know about your dietary changes gives you the upper hand in case you find yourself presented with high-carb temptation. What do I mean by this? Let’s say a friend invites you out to lunch, and he offers to pay. But he wants to go to a place where there are not a lot of low-carb options. If you have not told him about your dietary change, then asking to go to a different restaurant could seem a bit rude. However, if you have told your friend, then you can say something like, “That sounds great, but remember I had mentioned that I’m on a low-carb diet. I’m really serious about being healthy. Could you help me out by going to a restaurant with more low-carb options?”

In Closing

There will always be people who want to see you fail. That is to say, there will be people who do not want to help you even if you have told them about your dietary changes. For example, your friend might be inviting you to lunch because he wants to insure your failure. However, those who want to see others fail normally act indirectly. Letting others know about your dietary needs puts the responsibility on them. They either have to be honest with their desire to see you fail, or they have to acquiesce to your dietary needs.

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