So, you’ve decided to give up.

You’re fed up of all the diets that have promised you great results yet left you hungry, tired, irritable and weak.

You’re fed up of all the ‘wonder workouts’ that have promised you amazing strength, fitness and flexibility ‘in just minutes a day’ but that have left you feeling tired, sore, stiff and, truth be told, no firmer or less flabby than you were before.

But most of all, you’re fed up of all those fitness ‘experts’ out there who tell you how easy it is, how little time it takes and how amazing you’re going to look if you follow THEIR program (ONLY theirs, mind you, no-one else’s will even come near to what they’re offering).

So you’re quitting.

You’re giving up the diet and exercise ‘thing’ and have decided that you’ll just go with the flow and see what happens to your body when the experts aren’t poking their noses into your business and ramming their idea of healthy down your throat.

What a great idea!

No more ‘eat this’ or ‘don’t eat that’, no more ‘don’t forget your cardio’ or ‘weights is better’.

In fact, no more interference of any kind from the countless do-gooders who seem to think that it’s ok for them to advise, nag and bully you into following all kinds of fat loss and fitness advice… as long as it’s theirs.

Good on you!

But before you take the quitters route that most people take, doesn’t it make sense to quit in the right way?

Sure it does!

There’s a science to quitting too y’know and I’m just the person to share it with you : )

So here’s the deal. If you want to quit and quit fast, if you want to pack on pound after pound of soft, warm, figure-blurring bodyfat then you’ve got to have a strategy.

You’ve got to have a plan.

MY plan is easy, straightforward and six-year-old-simple to follow and consists of just seven rules that, if you follow them, will guarantee you the maximum fat gain in the shortest time frame.

It consists of just 7 rules

Rule one: Only eat processed foods

If you’re truly serious about packing on some serious fat-pounds, you’ll follow this rule faithfully.

Without a doubt, processed foods are the No.1 friend to fat due to their denatured, sugar-loaded and mostly synthetic nature.

With most of the vitamins and minerals removed from processed foods, the highly calorific and mostly indigestible remain, creating a massive storehouse of both calories and toxins for you to bury deep within your already overloaded fatty tissues.

Better still, the toxic nature of most processed foods mean that you’ll gain not only fat but a whole lot of subcutaneous water too as your body tries to ‘dilute’ the impact of all the extra toxins you’re holding onto, meaning that you’ll put on extra scale weight and look soft and squidgy into the bargain.

Great stuff!

Rule two: Cram in as many starchy carbs as you can

Starchy carbs eaten in isolation or, better yet, with sugary carbs are an absolutely fantastic way to accelerate the battle of the bulge and gain both fat and body weight at a more rapid pace.

Eating carbohydrates in isolation allows your hormones to engage in a free-running form of guerrilla warfare where insulin levels raise through the roof and, in doing so, command your body to store fat.

A word of warning though; whatever you do, don’t mix your starches with fats or proteins. This reduces both the amount and the effect of all that lovely insulin and will definitely scupper your chances at serious fat gain.

Rule Three: Get to bed as late as you can

If rapid fat gain is your greatest desire, then make sure that you get to bed as late as you possibly can, with the ideal scenario being that you stay up so late every night that you fall asleep on the sofa.

Doing This will ensure a steady supply of the stress hormone cortisol into your bloodstream to help you break down all that energy-consuming lean muscle tissue that’s slowing down your fat gain.

Just don’t ruin the effect by getting to bed by 10:30 or you’ll find that the cortisol levels drop far too low to cannibalise your muscle and you may even find that you lose all your precious fat!

Rule four: Steer clear of water

Drink too much water and you’ll not only do away with your body’s false food cravings (meaning that you won’t eat unnecessarily), but you’ll also create a freer flowing route for the digestion of the foods you’ve eaten.

Obviously, this is a bad thing as it means you won’t keep undigested foods in your stomach long enough for them to go putrid and add to the overall toxic load on your system.

Remember, anything that speeds up your metabolism is bad!

Instead, use coffee, tea and soda to ‘mix up’ your metabolism and increase toxicity.

Rule five: Don’t forget the alcohol!

Alcohol is just about as pure a sugar source as you can get and is absolutely jam-packed with calories that contribute nothing to the function of your body.

Better still, alcohol adds to your toxic load meaning that you’ll hold a large amount of water too!

Rule Six Use the microwave for all of your cooking

Microwave’s are great!

During the heating process they vibrate the molecules of your food so fast that they actually change their structure, meaning that when you eat nuked food, your body has no idea about how to cope with them, let alone extract nutrition from them.

This is fantastic for your fat gain quest because you’ll be adding to your toxic load AND creating a surplus of non-nutritional calories, meaning that you’ll get hungry again very soon after eating and have another opportunity to stock up on calories.

Rule Seven: Avoid all unnecessary movement

There’s no getting away from it, movement of any kind costs you valuable calorie-energy and robs you of the vital fat building stores that’ll be necessary for your quest.

Stay as still as you can to conserve as much energy as possible and commit to using as many labour-saving devices as you can find. Things like remote controls, stair lifts, escalators etc all serve a valuable role in the creation of your fat stores, so use them.

If you are forced to move, then whatever you do, don’t engage in any form of activity that might lead to an increase in strength or muscle mass as this’ll speed up your metabolism and rob you of calories. Instead, engage in steady-state, slow aerobic activities as these are energy efficient and have the added benefit of increasing cortisol and, in doing so, breaking down that calorie-robbing muscle tissue.

So that’s it!

Your seven rules that, if followed, will absolutely guarantee that you pack on fat faster than you’d ever believe possible and allow you to thumb your nose and poke your tongue out at every personal trainer or diet guru who ever promised you a rapid result from following their plans.

Follow just one or two of them for even a short time and you’ll see a rapid softening of the waistline and an appreciable gain in scale-weight. Follow them all and you’ll gain so much weight that you’ll be stunned by the reflection staring back at you within a month.

Give it a go!

Note: If you’re one of those wierdo’s who feel that you’d like to take the extreme approach of actually losing bodyfat then just reverse the rules above to see equally rapid fat loss… I don’t know why you’d want to though!

Dax Moy
www.daxmoy-pts.co.uk

We’re getting tons of enquiries about Meltdown Training right now so I thought I’d put together a little intro for you…

Look at this!

Then pop over to my website at www.daxmoy-pts.co.uk/meltdown.htm and find out how you can book a free class.

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Fast Fat Loss Workout!

Still on the subject of the cookbook, as I was making the sales of the book this week, I was getting quite a few emails (well over 200 in fact) from people who were asking me for a workout that would work to shift fat fast before the office part silly-season kicks in (seems that many people are worried about fitting into the little black dress or looking good in those tight-fitting dress pants).

Well, I’m not big on ‘quick-fix’ type of workouts as my systems are really about making lasting change, but so many of you asked and, seeing as you were also the people who’d just bought the cookbook, it seems rude not to oblige.

So here it is. I call it my 4×4 Workout (Actually, I’m just putting the finishing touches on my 4×4 DVD series) and it burns fat like nothing you’ve ever tried before.
Beware though… it’s tough, so don’t say I didn’t warn you!
It works this way…

Performing 20 seconds of exercise 1
Rest 10 seconds
Performing 20 seconds of exercise 2
Rest 10 seconds
Performing 20 seconds of exercise 1
Rest 10 seconds
Performing 20 seconds of exercise 2
Rest 10 seconds
Performing 20 seconds of exercise 1
Rest 10 seconds
Performing 20 seconds of exercise 2
Rest 10 seconds
Performing 20 seconds of exercise 1
Rest 10 seconds
Performing 20 seconds of exercise 2
Rest 10 seconds

If your math is a little weak, that’s just 4 minutes of exercise but boy will you feel it (and boy, will it burn some fat too!).

So here’s how you use it and here’s how you make it the most effective fat burning routine you’ve ever used.

Simply put together 4 of these 4 minute workouts a day for a total of 16 minutes of daily exercise.

That’s it, you won’t need more.

You can build your routine as you like. 2x 4 minutes in the morning and 2×4 in the evening.
All four workouts together (with rest between each 4 minute period) or 4 seperate 4 minute workouts throughout the day.

Put it together however you like.

The beauty of this is that you’ll only ever be working out for 16 minutes a day, yet getting all the benefits of going to the gym for a full hour or more.

Don’t believe me?

Give it a try for 1 week and use it alongside the elimination diet and I guarantee you’ll see the fat start to melt off.

What exercises?

Any really, exercises that use more muscle work best for example…
I’ll be sending you some more workout samples later in the week.

(Note: The 4×4 workout is just one part of the Look Great Naked Challenge )

During my career I have helped literally thousands of people to lose weight and keep it off. Often, against all the odds and in spite of politically correct nutritional dictates that would counter my recommendations, my clients have successfully reached their weight goals and lost bodyfat by following some simple yet powerful principles.

Foremost among these has been this one indisputable fact; We are all biochemically different beings, therefore there is no ONE dietary style that will work for everyone.

Therefore EVERY food that we eat will create a different reaction in EVERY one of us. For some people fruit lifts them up and makes them feel great, for others they feel dull and sluggish. Some are allergic to nuts whilst others aren’t.

No one food, no one diet can possibly meet the needs of all of us. In fact, it’s ridiculous to try!

Therefore, this article does not attempt to tell you what you should eat. Instead we’ll be focusing on 10 simple rules that apply across the board to all of us and, when followed, will virtually guarantee your success whether you are on a high protein, low fat or detox diet.

Without further ado;

Dax’s Rule Number 1:

If you own it, you’ll eat it.

Forget about putting all of the ‘bad’ food in the house out of sight; get it out of mind too by binning the lot! I know this may seem a little extreme but the truth is that anything that you have in your fridge or food cupboard WILL eventually find its way into your mouth.

If it’s tinned, processed, has ‘e’ numbers or unpronounceable words on it, it goes into the bin. Full stop, no ifs or buts!

Any and all processed foods fit this category. The simple rule is that anything that will last for more than 4 days without going bad should be avoided as ‘non-foods’ that will harm your health.

Dax’s Rule Number 2:

If it has wheat or gluten in it then it doesn’t go into you.

The plain and simple fact is that most of us have a hard time digesting wheat and gluten. The knock-on effect of this poor digestion is that we often inhibit the uptake of other important nutrients thus leaving us poorly nourished and often allergic or intolerant too.

The difficult thing about ridding wheat and gluten from your diet is that it is used in everything from bread, pasta, biscuits, cakes, breakfast cereals, sauces, the list goes on… Just make sure that you read the labels on the foods you are buying.

Dax’s Rule Number 3:

At least one third of your food should be uncooked.

Many, in fact nearly all, of the vital micronutrients found in our foods are destroyed by excessive exposure to heat during our cooking processes. This renders these foods calorie dense yet nutrient deficient which can lead to food cravings, eating binges and excessive weight gain along with numerous conditions associated with malnutrition.

Ensure that fresh, raw fruit and vegetables form a large part of your diet. This can be made easier by juicing.

Dax’s Rule Number 4:

Eat More Vegetables.

Unlike many fruits that are known to cause allergic responses or contribute to weight gain through their insulin-provoking effects, virtually ALL vegetables are good for you. (If you know that you are allergic to a certain vegetable OR that excessive intestinal gas is created by ingestion then obviously avoid them!)

Vegetables contain phytochemicals, which are powerful natural agents that promote health. They will also help to alkalinize your system, as most of us are far too acidic. Most people benefit more from increased vegetables than from extra vitamins. You will normally need a large amount of vegetables to optimize your body’s pH acid/alkaline balance.

The recommendation is that you should try to consume 1lb of vegetables for every 50lbs of body weight. This will probably sound excessive in comparison to your current eating habits, but give it a try, you can always tailor it up or down!

Ideally raw, juiced or lightly steamed is best.

Dax’s Rule Number 5:

Limit or Stop ALL Sugar Intake

Gram per gram, sugar is probably one of the most dangerous substances on earth. Seriously! Sugar has been linked directly to many forms of cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, eczema, immune system suppression, alcoholism, premature ageing, multiple sclerosis, obesity, osteoporosis, parkinsons disease…the list goes on!

Sugar in all of its forms creates havoc with your sensitivity to insulin and has a knock on effect throughout the entire endocrine (hormonal) system.

Avoid all White sugar, brown sugar, dextrose, maltose, fructose, glucose or in fact ANY ingredients that end in ‘ose’. They are all sugar.

You will also need to be careful with high glycemic index (GI) carbohydrates like:

White Rice
Pasta
Potatoes
Flour Products
Corn
Oats

Which are quickly converted into sugar in your body. Instead, opt for fibrous, starchy vegetables as your primary carbohydrate sources.
Note: If you DO consume high GI foodstuffs, ensure that you ALWAYS keep the portion sizes small and that they are ALWAYS accompanied by fat and protein. This will reduce the insulin provoking effects.

Dax’s Rule Number 6:

Consume only Organic and Free-range produce and meat products

From seed to storage our fruits and vegetables are sprayed with pesticides more than 10 times rendering them highly toxic anti-nutrients that have been identified as PROVEN carcinogenic agents of the highest order.

Think about it; insects are the hardiest species on the planet, capable of withstanding extremes of environment, toxicity and bacteria yet our chemicals are still strong enough to kill them off. Those chemicals are within our foods and eventually within us. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out the threat that this represents to us, the very END of the food chain.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS all non-organic agricultural produce, opting instead for organic and bio-dynamic food sources. These foods not only lack the toxic chemicals, they are also far higher in nutrients and taste fantastic too!

Similarly, avoid all non-organic meat, dairy and egg products as these foodstuffs are loaded with hormones and pro-hormones that effect the way our own bodies produce hormones. This results in endocrine imbalances, adrenal fatigue and myriad medical problems including MS, Parkinsons disease, ME, Diabetes and Cancer to name a few.

Eat only from free-range, organic and bio-dynamic meat and dairy which yield a far better nutrient profile yet minimise the hormonal imbalances caused by their non-organic counterparts.

Often, people complain about the prohibitive cost of eating organic and free-range produce. They’re right, it IS a more expensive way of eating… at first!

Yet, after just a short time of eating the nutrient-dense foodstuffs from the organic and free-range group, you’ll find that your food cravings reduce as your body starts to receive what it needs.

In fact, in just a short time, eating organic proves to be no more expensive than non-organic… you eat LESS food because it’s better quality!

And besides…

Even if it is a bit more expensive to eat organic, at least you won’t be consuming all of those chemicals that are PROVEN to make you ill!

Dax’s Rule Number 7:

Eat again no sooner than two hours and no longer than four hours

This is CRITICAL in supplying a steady flow of nutrients to your body in order maintain the balance of your internal environment. Eating regularly reduces the glucose and insulin fluctuations that lead to overeating and eventual fat gain. In addition, a steady supply of the right nutrients for your unique biochemistry will ensure that you not only maintain optimal weight but also optimal wellness and health too.

Dax’s Rule Number 8:

Drink plenty of clean, filtered water

With over 80% of the human body being made of water, it should come as no surprise to find that we need to maintain a good level of hydration in order to maintain optimal health.

Yet, if you closely examine the fluid intake of most individuals, you’ll find that most of us go through life severely dehydrated. We’ll drink tea, coffee, fizzy drinks and alcohol, but rarely will we take on clean, purified water!

The trouble is, all of these other drinks do not help with the hydration process. In fact, they serve as diuretics, causes us to process our precious internal water supplies even further.

When we become even 2-3% dehydrated we can suffer decreased health and performance. Stay dehydrated for long periods of time and you invite all types of medical problems including:

- Low back pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Ulcers
- Chronic fatigue
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Obesity

And other conditions too numerous to mention.

The key to staying healthy, fit and well is to ensure that adequate water enters our bodies on a regular basis. A good guide for how much you should drink is 1 litre for every 50lbs of bodyweight, so if you weigh 140lbs we’re talking 3litres. If you’re in hot climates or exercise a lot you’ll need to drink more.

It’s not just about quantity though. Another thing to take into account is the quality of the water you drink. Due to high levels of chemical pollutants within our water supply, you should ALWAYS filter your water prior to drinking it. A simple Brita type of filter does the job quite well, though if you want to go a step further you can filter straight off the tap.

If you’re drinking water on the go the try to buy your water in glass bottles. There is increasing evidence that plastic bottles begin to ‘leak’ their chemicals into their water after a while, especially if it’s been exposed to heat.

Dax’s Rule Number 9: Avoid or minimise alcohol

There’s no getting away from it alcohol is a toxin! Sure, it may provide a short-term lift or a high that we grow accustomed to but nevertheless, it damages your health just the same.

As a powerful sugar, alcohol encourages rapid fat gain through excessive insulin reactions as well as more directly as an appetite stimulant.

Why else do you think we’re offered our drinks when we first enter a restaurant? Because by the time we come to order we’ll be starving and order more!

If you must drink, do so occasionally, with moderation and NEVER on an empty stomach. ALWAYS consume fats and protein with alcohol and minimise carbohydrates.

Dax’s Rule Number 10: Get out and about!

We all know that we need to get off of our fat in order to get our fat off but how many of us realise that it’s VITAL to get ourselves outdoors too?

Even if we’re eating healthily, drinking fresh water and being active by regularly exercising at the gym we still need sunlight in order to stay healthy.

In fact, lack of full spectrum light had been implicated as a major contributing factor in many chronic problems such as:

- Chronic fatigue
- Depression
- Tooth decay
- Hair loss
- Stroke
- Alcoholism

As the major provider of vitamin D, natural light is Essential to many of our biochemical reactions. Without it, many of those reactions will simply not take place, or else their effects will be greatly reduced.

The answer?

Get outdoors at least 30-40 minutes a day. Take your lunch outside, read a book or go for a walk, just get out!

So there you have it. 10 simple steps that you can take today to make your diet more effective and your life more healthy.

Now, I’m not saying they’re all easy. As creatures of habit, it’ll take many of you every last ounce of discipline to establish these new rules into your life, but make no mistake, when you do you’ll be astounded at the results!

Dax

P.S – You can download my free elimination diet at www.daxmoy-pts.co.uk/elimination.asp and join my elimination diet community at http://www.eliminationdiet.ning.com/ if you want a little helping hand getting into shape.

Both are free!

With summer here in the UK now officially over , I’m reminded
that winter is well and truly on the way and that the annual mad
rush to get into little black dress shape is about to begin in earnest.

Other than the first craziness of January or early summer
when everyone rushes to take out gym memberships
(and quits them within 6 weeks!), these
next 2-3 months are, without a doubt, the busiest time of the year
for my team of London-based personal trainers.

Yet, just like with the January crowd, it doesn’t take too long
before the reasons, justifications and downright excuses kick in
and people start seeking reasons to quit.

Now, there are tons and tons of reasons but, by far, the most
‘popular’ one is time.

It seems that people simply cannot fit everything they need to do
in life into a 24 hour period AND still find time to work out.

I sympathise. I really do.

I run 5 businesses and have a large family and, despite the fact
that I work in a fitness environment and it’s my profession, I
still struggle to find time too.

That’s why I’m always creating workout systems that can be done
fast (normally in less than 20 minutes) so that people can get in,
get out and still get results without having their programs take
over their lives.

The Look Great Naked Challenge is a great example of that. All the
workouts are 30 minutes or less with many being much, much faster.

And my soon to be released ‘MELTDOWN’ program is even faster!

Just 16 minutes a day will provide all the fat burning and
body-sculpting results of the traditional hour-long workouts you’ve
become accustomed to.

In fact, you may have already tried some of them.(If not, look at previous posts on this blog and get to it!)

If not, here’s another chance to experience another one of my new 4 minute
workouts for yourself.

You can get more workouts just like this as part of my Look Great Naked Challenge for just £10 a week.

To your success

Dax Moy
www.LookGreatNakedChallenge.com