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Winners of the “Body Fat Solution Essay” contest are…


10 Jan

First off, thank you everyone for writing to me and expressing how you feel.  The people who won weren’t necessarily picked because they had the “best” essay. Just as those who didn’t win lost because theirs weren’t good enough. I picked based on who, at this time, I feel would benefit most from Tom’s book and the way The Body Fat Solution was written.  With that said, the winners are…

Marcia

and

Sean

I left out your emails/last names to protect your identity, but please feel free to post comments here if you desire. You should get an email in a few minutes asking for your address. If you did not get one then PLEASE contact me through the contact form with your home or work address to receive your book.

I hope the book inspires you, and helps you make things click in way that might have not before.

Here are the winning essays.

Marcia’s Essay

In thinking about what the future means to me, I realize that it becomes a two
part question.  What has the future meant to me and what do I want the future to
mean to me?

I have spent most of my life being profoundly dissatisfied with myself.  I have
never been pretty “enough”, smart “enough”, thin “enough” or strong
“enough”.  Therefore, the future has always been the place I lump my
desires.  The present was when nothing was ever “enough” and so the future
was the time when everything would be “enough”.  The future was defined by
“after”: “after” I lose (more) weight, “after” I get my children
raised, “after” I learn to lift weights.  There was hope there and the
expectation that things would be better then.  All things would be better,
obviously, and they would be the way I imagined it.  All the things wrong with
“now” would be fixed and righted.  I thought this was the way to live—to
set goals and to improve yourself constantly.  I thought this was a good thing,
that trying to better yourself and strive for more, more, more was the answer to
leading a productive life.

However, as the years passed the future became more undefined, more gray, and
more murky.  And ironically, the future got closer.  It was no longer
“after” the children are raised;  it became “after” the holidays are
finally over, “after” the next birthday, “after” this busy week.  The
problem was that “after” was always followed closely by another “after”.
 I was struggling through event after event with the only goal being to get
things over with.  I was wasting my life in dissatisfaction waiting everything
to be over so I could make myself into who I wanted to be.  And while I made
progress towards who I wanted to be, it really was still never “enough”.

So what do I want the future to mean?  I want to consider the future
irrelevant.  I want to live in the present and learn to enjoy that, with all its
stresses and chores.  I want to be satisfied with who I am and how I am.    I do
not want to give up on goals or trying to better myself.  But I want to do it in
a way that is full of happiness and hope.  In a way marked with enthusiasm and
pride.  I want to be proud of not just where I am going, but of where I am and
of how I am getting there, and even of where I’ve been.  Most of all, I want
to better myself not because I hate where I am.  I want to better myself simply
because I can.  With that mindset, the future becomes simply a series of events.
Because my life would no longer be defined by the events, my life would be
defined by who I am.  And that would finally be “enough”.

Sean’s Essay

Future is an interesting word.  Interesting in the sense that it represents
merely a snapshot of what we hope to be, as people, given our current
circumstances.

Now (this point in time) is not the future we have predicted in days, months or
years previous.  It is not the static moment in time we usually envision it to
be.  It\'s an idea, a theory; a reflection of our true self.

Everyone wants to be better off.  That\'s a given.  However, there are plenty
of people who think the \"future\" is bleak.  Especially considering the current
economic situation or whatever it is that could be considered the \"doom and
gloom\" subject of the time.  These people view the future as a foregone
conclusion; fate.  A static moment in time.  A moment in time that fastly
approaches as each dreadful moment passes.

We all have people like this in our lives.  The subject matter of \"future\" is
subjective; it does not need to be of large scale.  

The husband who dreads returning home to his nagging wife.  The employee whom
only looks forward to that last second of work.  Only, when it arrives they
shift focus and look forward to that last moment of their commute.  When that
arrives, they look forward to the moment they can finally lay their head down.
The money-centrist who lives and dies, on a daily basis, with the swings of the
stock market.  Starting each day with an expectation.  Ending each day with
jubilation or dispair.

All of these people view the \"future\" as a static moment in time.  A moment
that one must only endure time itself to reach.  A moment that culminates and
passes.  This thoughts process speaks volumes about the individual.  It speaks
volumes about how they feel about themselves, their ambitions and others around
them.

I, however, chose to view \"future\" as an idea; a theory.  A simple
understanding that tomorrow I will be better then I am today.  Not by luck or by
fate, but by choice.  I will be better tomorrow because of the conscious
decisions I am making \"now\"; the present.  There will be challenges, obstacles
and set backs; that is a given.  But I have the utmost confidence in my ability
to grow, persevere and get \"better\".  Again, not by luck or by fate, but by
choice, because I have willed it so.

Most people view the \"future\" as simply the process of ascending the mountain
of life.  Markers along the trail.  Spots that one must reach and pass through
in order to attain the ultimate summit.  We don\'t get there \"one step at a
time\".  No.  We get there \"one correct step at a time\".  Those correct steps
must then be made with the utmost precision and dedication.  Everyday one must
make the right decisions in order to summit their own mountain.

Everyone has a different mountain to climb.  Different heights, inclines and
weather conditions.  It, however, is not a race.  Everyone summits their
personal mountain eventually.  However those who make the correct choices in the
present, instead of starring at the peak that we call \"future\", will get to
enjoy the view much longer then others.

Breaking News: America’s Next Oprah Trainer


10 Dec

Flooding an inbox near you is going to be the pleas, the cries, the challenges, the problem solvers, the blamers, and the money hungry fame wanting “gurus” that know the Willy Wonka golden ticket lies in the hands of one woman. It is sad that almost 99% of them get it wrong, and will take her down the exact same path as good ole Bob Greene.

5 Reasons why the next Oprah trainer will fail

Reason #1-The Thyroid Effect
None of the trainers understand the effects of the thyroid on metabolic behavior and how to manipulate it to burn fat. When you are metabolically challenged the game changes. That doesn’t mean you define laws, it means your speed limits are different. I see trainers and nutritionists, even good ones, work with those with thyroid problems, and they still don’t get it. You can’t do the same things, the normal tricks don’t work. You have to play a different game. You aren’t just dealing with the physical either, it is also the mental that comes along side of it.

Reason #2-The Apathy Effect
They don’t really care. All they want is the fame and money, which isn’t even that intense. There are actually easier ways to make money than to toy with the hearts and minds of a talk show host and not to mention leagues of women who watch it all across America.

Reason #3-They Don’t Get Fat Loss
Even if you look beyond the thyroid issue, there is still the issue of the fact that the majority of trainers don’t understand the first thing about training and nutrition for normal fat loss. They ignore the science because it doesn’t help their sales, they ignore their clients because people leaving hurts their pockets, and they teach the “do as I say, not as I teach” principle making the ones who do succeed, feel tied and trapped to them, for life.

Reason #4-They Don’t Get Women
Sorry, hate to break it to you, but they are a different creature to train. The average women is different than the average man. Sure there are exceptions, but Oprah is very much your average woman. You can’t train them the same and anyone who says otherwise only works with athlete women or never trains them. That doesn’t mean they are bad or better, they are just different.

Reason # 5-She will not trust you
Your fault or not she, like many other women, don’t have much more trust left to give. They have been duped, toyed with, and tricked for so long that everything, even the good is just another scam. The only way that you will get through, the only way to stand apart is to be the one that really does. If you are any of the reasons 1-4, then you will not win because she will not trust you.

I for one am not entering the race, I am merely just a spectator. At the end of the day if the “winner” happens to catch this blog post then I have a message for you.

Do your homework, because the weight of millions of women could rest in your hands.

Big Meal Challenge: The Results and The Winner


16 Nov

I can’t believe it is over already! Man how time does fly when you are having fun and really this was a great time for me because I got to torture them.

First for those of you new to the game let me remind you how it started. You can find the first challenge post here.

http://avidityfitness.net/2008/10/17/action-assignments-for-new-life-and-body-the-challenge/

Caught up? Great!

I have a video coming up but wanted to get the Midnight results in. I had to wait on a last min check in so the video is coming and should be up by morning. Without further ado here are the final results of the challenge and my crew!

Holy Crap you are not going to believe these results.

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Nope, you can’t handle it yet….

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Okay okay fine….

Aleks

Was 233 Now 222.4

Total Weight Loss- 11.4
Bf% Lost-4.1%

Pauline Stats

Was 108.5 Now 104.5

Total Weight Loss-4 pounds
Total Inches Lost-5 inches
Bf% lost-1.5-2.0%
Push up Increase-From 3 to 16

Mike

Was 224 Now 220

Total Weight Loss-4 pounds
Total Inches Lost-9 inches
BF% Lost-4.5%

Karen

Was 129  Now 124.8

Total Weight Loss-4.2 pounds
Total Inches Lost-7 inches
Bf% lost-2.0%

Annelle

Was 151 Now 139.8

Total Weight lost-11.2
Total Inches Lost-8
BF% Lost-3.8%

AND THE WINNER WITH 22 POUNDS LOST IN 30 DAYS?!!

JIM!

Jim Stats

Was 241 Now 219

Total Weight Loss-22 pounds
Total Inches Lost-16 inches
BF% lost-5.5% body fat

I can’t believe it, more to come!

Edit: Here is the You Tube dedication Video!

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PS-Still more to come, I am off to bed!

Not One, Not Two, but Three Fat Loss Audios!


23 Oct

Update is a little bit later than I wanted it to be today. I don’t want to talk about routers ever again. Good things come to those who wait however, so without further ado…

Audio #1

Me and Scott Tousignant/ are going to be doing a weekly like Q&A every Wednesday at 2pm. You can get on the live call and chat with us or just leave a question for us to answer on the main page. If we don’t get to it on the show then you can send it through my contact form and I will try and get to it during my weekly podcast.  Here is the info for this weeks call.
EVENT:  Fat Loss Rapidfire Reader Request
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, October 29th at 2:00pm Eastern
FORMAT: Simulcast! (Attend via Phone or Webcast — it’s your choice)
TO ATTEND THIS EVENT, CLICK THIS LINK NOW…
http://instantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=4780344

To listen to the old one you can go here.

Audio #2

Been running some regular spots on the Fitcast. Kevin is really putting together some good stuff, getting in tons of interesting guests, and I pretty much behaved myself this week. Check it out. The Great Soy Debate.

Audio #3

I got a brand new podcast up! Questions I answered below.

Fat Loss Troubleshooter Speaks-Emails Round 5
(To Stream Click + ; To Download “Right Click and Save Link As”)

1-From Mike

Leigh,
I know that you have done extensive work with eating disorders.  I am an avid listener of your podcast and The Fitcast and find you very smart and insightful.

I am a licensed clinical social worker and I currently run several group homes for juvenile males in the Phoenix area.  I want to be smarter about the diet that the boys eat, especially in regard to how diet affects mood and behavior.

Can you give me any insight if there certain foods could be useful in helping to calm behavior or foods that should be avoided?  I currently try to ensure that the boys are eating a healthy diet, but beyond that are there steps I could be taking that could be beneficial to their treatment?

2-From Melvyn

Hi Leigh,

I would like to know about how you got started in this industry, I will be starting my studies in human nutrition in 2010, and I would like to know what I can do while studying or after finishing the degree.

Thanks
Melvyn

3-From Jen

Hey Leigh,

I just want to say first off that I think what you are doing is a fabulous thing and I am very impressed with your knowledge and tenacity with which you project your messages regarding weight loss.

I am writing this just as an FYI,I am looking for nothing more but…I just want you to be aware of how hard it is for some people (like me) who have an eating disorder and came to your site as a result of the metabolic recovery manual.  The difficulty (and why I just removed myself from your subscription) is that the emails I keep receiving only talk about losing weight, getting started, getting motivated, don’t give up, this is why you should lose weight, etc.  Then you have someone like me who is desperate to lose weight, but can’t, and shouldn’t and then I receive the above mentioned emails.

Like I said, I value what you say so very much and I have read both of your books, I have even asked for your personal help, so this is not a critique but rather a head’s up to make you aware that your audience is more diverse than other run of the mill weight loss sites.  So, thank you for your continued efforts in this field and I will from time to time check out your blog.  Right now I think it is too much for me to keep receiving your motivational emails as I am trying to moderate my time on this (seemingly) never ending weigh loss roller coaster.

Keep Smiling, Jen

4- Lori

Dear Leigh,

I am at the tail end of a severe respiratory infection which has kept me from training for the past 3 weeks, and will most likely keep me out for another week (dr’s orders).  I was wondering if you could advise me how best to get back into the swing of things.  I want to regain my stamina as quickly as possible without making my body want to revolt  .
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Lori

P.S. Any updates on when the cookbook will be available?

5- Anonymous

I’m on week 4 of your Metabolic Repair program (as of today) and my birthday is In four days. I’m wondering if it’s okay to have some champagne or wine to celebrate or will it stuff my progress? What about a piece of cake???

Also, I’m terrified of loose skin. I’ve gained 50kg in the course of a year. I tried fasting to get my weight down but I couldn’t control my eating and I just kept ballooning. I’ve gained stretch marks on 3 parts of my body that never had stretch marks before and I’m extremely scared of ending up with loose skin. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening? I’m only 22 and don’t want to have loose skin on my body for the rest of my life.

Would greatly appreciate your reply, and if you would like to use this question on your site you’re welcome to, but please just blot my name out.

Thanks!! I look forward to your response.

So how are you guys hanging in there? Check in is coming up and look for updates on my crew on Sat. I have a sneak peak for you…

They are kicking some SERIOUS fat loss tail!

Breaking the Dogma of Meal Timing: The Quiz


21 Oct

In yesterdays post “Breaking the Dogma of Meal Timing” I touched on the brief history behind meal timing.  Before I jump into helping you determine what might be a better fit for you, it should be clear that there isn’t evidence to support for everyone eating in a specific way. If you were to ask me what I support, I would say it depends. I happen to lean a little bit more towards multiple meals when dealing with dieting down. That being said, there are so many cases I can make against it for certain groups of people that I seldom feel comfortable providing that as a guideline. Alternative fasting methods or the good ole fashion “3 squares a day” have their place. When it is all said and done, as far as science and the field is concerned there still isn’t a clear winner for everyone. I will say though that stuffing yourself silly seems to fit with yours truly but enough about me, on with the quiz.

1. When younger you ate (    ) meals a day?

a) 1 big meal/maybe a snack
b) 2 meals/maybe a snack
c) 3 meals/maybe a snack
d) 4 or more meals/snacks

2. When younger your parents ate (    ) meals a day?

a) 1 big meal/maybe a snack
b) 2 meals/maybe a snack
c) 3 meals/maybe a snack
d) 4 or more meals/snacks

3. In the morning time you are hungry…

a)never
b)rarely
c)often
d)always

4. You naturally/intuitively will or would start eating…

a) many hours after awake, maybe 7-8.
b) a while after I am awake, maybe 4-5
c) a litte time after awake, maybe 2-3
d) as soon as possible when I wake up

5. You seem to train best…

a) at night
b) in the late afternoon
c) few hours after I am awake
d) first thing in the morning

6. You feel hunger the most at…

a) at night
b) in the late afternoon
c) few hours after I am awake
d) first thing in the morning

7. When you exercise you could eat…

a) a house filled with oatmeal pies
b) just the house
c) hungry, but not starving
d) not hungry at all, even sometime loss of appetite

8. When stressed out you could eat…

a) a house filled with oatmeal pies
b) just the house
c) hungry, but not starving
d) not hungry at all, even sometime loss of appetite

9. You sleep best on a…

a) Thanksgiving full stomach
b) full but not stuffed
c) maybe light hunger or fullness
d) hungry

10. You are currently eating…

a) 1 big meal/snack
b) 2 meals/snack
c) 3 meals/2snacks
4) 5 or more meals/snack

Yout Score:

Mostly A’s-MT1-Meal Type 1

You are the “feels so good but it is so wrong” type of eater. You are easily worked up or stressed. This can be both a good thing and a bad thing. If you are a hardcore trainee then you likely have one of the best bodies of everyone you know because you naturally load your body at its highest point of stress, recovery with sleep, and start the day all over again. However, if you aren’t an aggressive trainee, then you likely have the hardest time out of everyone you know because you load up on a bunch of food, didn’t do anything with it, and just let the sleep store it away. Sure, eating before bed isn’t going to get you fat, but eating everything for your whole day before bed isn’t exactly good for your nutrient partitioning. If not doing anything with that energy internally then also look out for insomnia and general restless sleep. This will cause worse sleep, more stress, and the cycle repeats. You also are likely to have sensitive blood sugar levels and respond to the highs and lows from the food loads.

What to do? If you are an aggressive trainee and your body is coming out the way you want then no need to worry about it right now. If you don’t need to drop a lot of body fat and/or have good discipline with the little you need to then enjoy your stuff.

If you are try to lose fat, and usually it is a good amount of it, then you need to a) train to help with partitioning and b) eat 2 meals a day instead of one huge one and a solid Post WO shake. Too small of meals for you might not be enough to keep you on track due to the signals of “full” you are use to receiving. While you are a prime physical candidate for small multiple meals, your mental will likely never survive. Split the difference at 2 meals and a huge PWO shake.

Mostly B’s-MT2-Meal Type 2

By nature you are likely a eat for pleasure and have in the past, or present, enjoyed restaurant eating and getting a nice big meal in at night with perhaps a small lunch and snacking during the day.  You don’t over do it on a massive scale, but you still over do it. You likely creep and crawled your way up to being overweight (or muscled if you train) rather than just “woke” up in a bad state 50 pounds heavier (or stacked). You are the average overweight or obese in the country in which that slowly bad caloric intake over time built the fat up. If you train you likely have a great muscle base but still have a harder time with lower body fat. You  might have some general stress and blood sugar problems but nothing that finding that right motivation tape can’t fix, the bookstores just seem to be out.

What to do? You are the perfect candidate for 2 meals/2 shakes.  What this means is you have two larger meals in your day, perhaps around lunch and dinner time. However the catch is to make sure that you place a proper Pre and Post workout shake around your training to aid in recovery and love the stress on the body and the feeling of blood sugar crashed that could lead to more eating at night time.  At the same time you will still have the room and enjoy have a few more calories to have a larger meal that you are primarily used to and your body enjoys.

Mostly C’s-MT3-Meal Type 3

Generally you always just fall in the middle. Not really that fat, not really that buff. Average is what you feel and to some degree you are right. You likely don’t get big hunger spikes. You aren’t that likely to crash, burn, and binge. You are not usually the one has to back up from the table to unbutton that top button. So what is the problem? Why can’t you hit your goals? Because you are likely a nibbler. Just as the deficit is about to take its hold you naturally kick into its defense and provide your body with what it needs to keep where it is at. Your set point is a bitch to fight because in truth you are likely pretty healthy and strong you just can’t shake that last bit of fat. The worry is that your stress and frustration about it will drive you to moving to a different category.

What to do? You need to back off on the snacking and stick to just meals. Let the hunger hit you a little, don’t fear it, just don’t make it be to aggressive. Try 3 meals a day and no snacks but on lifting days a Post WO shake. So for the boring and average answer.

Mostly D’s-MT4-Meal Type 4

You are likely the “skinny fat” and have a hard timing achieving fat loss because it isn’t fat loss you really need but Body Recomposition. You likely are pretty lean as it is, fear getting fat, and are more likely to not eat when depressed rather than let Ben and Jerry ease your pain. Catabolic is more the name of your game. While you have low hunger spikes this isn’t always a good thing and could be from undereating do to too much stress in the body that has shut down certain signals in the body. You will carry higher levels of body fat even at lower weights and are set up for just as many health issues as the A’s.

What to do? Eat! Since eating and hunger might be a problem for you though you would best be served by giving your body time to process everything. Try all day snacking but don’t avoid protein. Turkey and cheese can be a snack and you need the protein. Basically get in as many meals and snack as you can through out the say, keep caloric dense items with you, and make your training more strength based than aerobic.

Pass it around and Break the Dogma of Meal Timing and remember, your body is ruler and usually knows more than you think.

Action Assignments For New Life and Body: The Challenge


17 Oct

We have covered the importance of setting a goal and asking yourself important questions. We then covered that the act of that is pointless, that the act of trying to change your life and achieve goals are pointless if you don’t to one thing – change. Now we have come to the point where goal setting and the call for change meets with action in form of – The Challenge.

Challenges are an extremely important aspect in changing your life. People, by large, lack inspiration in their lives towards physical change. This isn’t about family or religion either. Your spiritual adviser loves you regardless of your excess body fat, and hopefully so does your children, spouse, and friends. People also do not like to be reminded that they are lazy or unoriginal so stepping outside the activity or lifestyle box is often looked down upon. However, when faced with a challenge, to be forced and rewarded specifically to conquer fears and hardships, we as people will gather and cheer for you.

A fantastic example of this is the Biggest Loser. Granted, I do not necessarily agree with the method of the show, but that isn’t what this discussion is about. All these people have gathered for a specific challenge during a specific period of time. It is a nationally known challenge. To compete in this challenge is seen as noble, brave, and demanding of character. These people put their bodies and their lives in front of millions of people to make their declaration of change. We, the viewers, support and cheer them on. We see who we want to be, never want to be, hope to be, long for others to become, and in some way find a way to relate these strangers lives to our own world.

Now, fast forward to the time in between seasons of the shows and take a look in offices and households around the country.

Mom is trying to lose 35 pounds. She has been dying to get off for years. She sets her goals, she makes her call to change, she starts putting into actions her goals. A few weeks down the road though she is beaten and bombarded with the insecurities and the complaints of other annoying people in her life, Yes your children and spouse can be these people too.  To them it isn’t as if you are doing this for a real purpose or challenge. It isn’t as if there is a real and justified reason that Linda Lou has to feel insecure about her big ass or that Frank, your dear husband, has to make his own dinner because you really are trying hard to not be tempted by the fact that he is still eating globs of pasta and pizza. How dare you try and change without a challenge? How dare you not try to change your life and happiness without a specific meaning or purpose.

Well, readers, I am going to make the next 30 Days for you an easy win in that aspect. I am assigning you a challenge.

Starting tomorrow, on a Friday not a Monday, you have 30 Days to make the biggest transformation that you can. That is 4 weeks, that is it. Don’t think that I don’t expect big things in 30 days. In fact, I am expecting some of the most dramatic changes that have ever been seen online in 30 days.

The one thing we left out about the Biggest Loser, and why it works so well though is perhaps the most important thing. Reward. Prize.

FREE STUFF. We LOVE free stuff. We LOVE prizes.

I am going to get to the prizes.

For now I want you to meet your running mates. These are your 6 running mates. 3 Guys and 3 Gals. Say hello, but don’t get used to their mugs, they will be changing. I do want to note that apparently some of them “prepped” for the event by packing it in so already they are going to be nothing but trouble!

Meet Pauline

Stats:
Age: 49

Height: 5’2”
Weight: 108.25 lbs

Measurements
Neck: 11.5”
Arm: 9”
Chest: 27” under bust, 32” bust
Waist: 27”
Stomach: 30”
Hip: 36”
Thigh: 21”
Calf: 12.5”

Pauline is a wife, a mother, a worker for her local church, and a teacher to her kids. That isn’t a resume of work, that is a resume of love.

Pauline comes to me after already losing some weight and working on gaining some mass utilizing the NROL program. She has a nice set up already and we are going to go in and tweak things a little. Pauline is going to shed that last layer of fat she has while doing some corrective muscle work. There should also be small levels of strength and LBM gains. One of Pauline’s special assignments is Push Ups. Pauline has just completed her first 3 ever, and we are going to up that anty.

Grow old along with me!”-Robert Browning

Meet Karen

Stats:

Age: 33
Height: 64 in
Weight: 129.0

Measurements
Neck: 14”
Arm: 10.5” (L) 11.0” (R )
Chest: 33” under bust, 37” bust
Waist: 32” at belly button
Stomach:
Hip: top of hipbone 34”, widest part at top of thighs 36”
Thigh: 21” (L) 21.5” (R )
Calf: 13” (L) 13.5” (R )

Karen has already shown fantastic results with the OPT program. Losing lots of fat already, Karen is now moving into that next phase. She is taking it to that level that few ever go. The majority women see her as an “after” already. For Karen this just isn’t good enough. She wants it all, so we are going to give it all.

Karen’s program is going to be largely base on body recomp with fat loss and slight corrections of muscle imbalances in the body. Rest and relaxation are going to be tough for Karen, so this will be a tough focus.

“As a former P.E. almost-flunkee, I just want to show that I CAN be athletic and be the best me I can be.”-Karen

Meet Jim

Stats:

Age: 45
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 241

Measurements
Neck: 17.5”
Arm: 15.5” resting
Chest: 47.5 “
Waist: 40”
Stomach: 41”
Hip: 44”
Thigh: 22.5”
Calf: 15.75”

Jim is the husband any woman would want to have. His reason for the challenge are built out of being around and being there for a family that is obviously the world to him. Jim has a league of people from co-workers to family and friends cheering him on right now. How about that for accountability!

The goal with Jim is to take fat loss to that next level and really see what we can do in the next 30 days to get him as close to that goal as possible. 30 days is a long time, I plan on putting some lean meat on this boys bones, and chopping some fat off. It will be tough, but he is a tough guy and can take it.

Jim wanted Pipes, he is going to get him.
Jim hates a leg day, likely because of the kind he was doing wasn’t right for his body and balance needs. He had the passion, now we are just going to give him those tools.
Meet Mike

Stats:

Age: 32
Height: 5′-10”
Weight: 224

Measurements
Neck: 14.5”
Arm: 15”
Chest: 44”
Waist: 41”
Stomach: 46”
Hip: 45”
Thigh: 27”
Calf: 17”

Mike is a biggest loser already, no really check this out!

Mike decided to make a change in his life after being inspired by a close friend. It is funny how one person’s step in the right direction can send another running isn’t it?

Mike runs into a few problems because of the fact that he works out of home and his job requires him to sit a lot. However, when he hits the gym, he hits it hard. What does a guy do who wants out of the chair and into the gym? He gets a CPT certification that is what! That is Mikes, dream, that is apart of his goals, to help others. He says “I dream of an elite level of fitness and looking smokin’ hot while doing it! :)

Mike has such a fantastic attitude towards life, and already is awesome to work with.

Meet Annelle

Stats:

Age: 34
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 151.0

Measurements
Neck: 12 3/8
Arm: 12 ½ not flexed, 12 5/8 flexed
Chest: 34 ½
Waist: 30
Stomach: 34 ¾
Hip: 40 ½
Thigh: 25 ¾
Calf: 15 1/8

This girl makes me laugh. She is a mother with the spirit of Youth, it is such a beautiful combination. A former model, Annelle popped out those kids without a 2nd thought to that figure but now, she wants it back. How could you say no to a declaration to change like this…

With tears rolling down my cheeks, my stomach turns as I realize just how desperate I am! Wow, reading that post was difficult for me because I am at a point in my life where I am desperate for some major change! So desperate I found myself in a plastic surgeon’s office getting an estimate of the cost to “fix” my problems. I decided against the lipo and decided to give this a go the healthy way with diet and exercise. I am not obese, at least not for the past 4 years, I have dropped 16 sizes… but for 4 years I have been stuck and I still need to loose more fat, it is so frustrating!

Meet Aleksandar

Stats:

Age:      39
Height: 5’ 11.5”
Weight:    230lbs

Neck: 16 ¾ “
Arm: 12 ¾ “
Chest: 44 ¾ “
Waist: 44”
Stomach: 46.5”
Hip: 43 ¾ “
Thigh: 44
Calf: 17 ¼ “

Aleksandar came to me a bit ago for training during a time when I could not take anyone on.  I told myself that the moment I could take someone else on that he was my guy. He has enough heart and courage in his pinky to walk all over this. I asked everyone for a dream statement, I think this says it all…

“On a winding road to Greatness, to truly master your own physique is just but one of life skills you need to learn. Just one big rock. A darn hard one though…
…Being brought to this most wonderful and most horrible part of Universe, I am finding my purpose to realize myself as best, be the sense Physical, Intellectual, Spiritual or Mental. My call is to offer my shoulders to ones I touch the same way I was offered to stand on shoulders of my Giants. All are invited, only few join.”

These are your new inspirations.

For the next 30 days they will be following a training and nutrition program laid out by me. Not only that I will be holding them accountable every week via phone call, picture check-ins, the works. It doesn’t stop there either. There is going to be questions, quizzes, assignments, and things that even they have no idea about. I bet you they are getting nervous now.

Prizes, what about the prizes!

First, for every pound lost by the whole group 1 dollar will be donated to St Jude’s Charity Fund.

Now that may not seem like much, but how big will this group get by the end is the question…

All of them will also receive all products, ever, released by me for free. Any teleseminar, any whatever, you will have VIP access too. If you don’t need it anymore then you can gift it to someone who might. Basically you can pay it forward.

At the end of the program, the person with the most progress and change will receive the following…

The Winner:

Collection of Great Works: The Best of Training and Nutrition on the Net (Value:$490!)

Gift Certificate to Vitamin Shoppe for $50

Myself to continue to guide and give them phone consults for the next 3 months or the person of their choice. (Um..priceless)

No gimmicks, nothing to buy, and no catch.

This is not supposed to be some huge, grand challenge of tons of money. It isn’t about that. This is about 30 days to a new life. The goal of this is not just to get these people to lose fat, no. The goal is much bigger than that. The goal is to help change these peoples lives by helping them help YOU change your life. What these people didn’t realize when they agreed to this is that they were going to be leading a pack of inspiration. Jim has no idea how much he is going to help some lucky bastard out there who is in his exact same position. Annelle doesn’t realize that somewhere in a state far away she was that final click in making someones thoughts come together for a new life.

I am not just giving them fat loss, I am giving them power. Now, I need you to continue to pay that power forward. You the readers who weren’t chosen need to show that the challenge doesn’t stop there. I need to see what you can achieve in 30 days. Don’t worry, I will be helping along the way, but only if you tell me it is worth doing.

So, tell me, is it worth my effort? Do you want to play? Or do I just help these lucky bastards out only? Are you, the watchers, the readers, up for the challenge?

Stay Tuned and Let the Games Begin!

EDIT: Response is getting crazy, I love it! Guess what, Midnight tonight I am going to post you, the readers, challenge details. You will have a day to make up!

The Fat Loss Troubleshooter – Leigh Peele

Common Sense Meets Advanced Knowledge