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Top 9 Foods for Fat Loss 

by Leigh Peele

So often we are told "You need to change your diet and eat healthier foods". Whether it is to lose weight or to live a healthier life we are always looking for the "right" foods to eat. The problem is, we don't know what the right foods are. Should we be eating lean cuisine meals, do weight watchers, or just depress our taste buds and just eat tofu and sprouts.
Well now I have the answer. Here are my top 9 foods you need for fat loss, and to just live a healthier life in general.

Number 1 Water


Okay fine so water isn't "food" but it is the most important substance you can take into your body. 70% of people are walking around at least partially dehydrated in this country and they don't even know it. How could they? This makes me think of so many movies where they show a person peeing in the snow and it's yellow. We don't want yellow snow, that isn't healthy.

The goal is to have very light off yellow, almost clear, urine. This is a sign of good hydration. The more yellow, the more dehydrated. Water is 100% essential need to the body, and 100% essential for fat loss. If nothing else, remember this the next time you chug down. How do you think that fat leaves the body? I will give you a hint%u2026it doesn't just magically disappear into nothing.

Number 2 Eggs

My next choice is eggs, especially egg whites and omega 3 eggs. You know there is just nothing you can't do with these guys. Scrambled, hard boiled, baking, pancakes, added protein to smoothies (egg whites only for that one guys okay). They have the greatest Biological Value of protein you can ask for, and the omega 3 has good fats. Not only is it an easy food, it is a cheap food. So yeah, number 2 on the list, eggs.

Number 3 EFA's (Essential Fatty Acids)

Next up is EFA's or essential fatty acids. Whatever source you choose to get this from is yours. I personally, and I will try not to advertise or name drop here, but go with a supplement oil blend. We not only want good fats, we want a balance of good fats. Now this doesn't mean not to get any fats from whole foods. Fish, nuts, oils, are all great, but somewhere in the diet getting a pure and solid form of supplemented oil blend is something that I think is key, not only for fat loss, but for health.

Number 4 Oatmeal

Now oatmeal is a personal obsession, it is hard not to put it at one because of my pure love for it. A lot of people get very confused about oatmeal, how to cook it, which brand to buy. Do I get instant, steel cut, rolled? My advice, cost wise and ease wise is to go with the Old Fashion Rolled Oats. Now, do steel oats have a higher fiber source and better process? Of course, but they aren't as cheap, not as easy to find, and take longer to cook. I find in some areas if you ask too much of people they end up giving up all together. So go into the store, get the old fashion rolled oats, still lower GI than instant, a great source of fiber, and great for the heart. Best of all they are easy to work with and cheap to buy.

Number 5 Berries

Berries, particularly I would choose wild blueberries, raspberries, and cranberries. Some of the best sources of anti-oxidants, fiber, low calories, easy to make anything taste good with. Also if you buy frozen you can save some cash, if you buy frozen and in bulk you can save a bundle.

Number 6 Greens

Greens is classified as turnips, spinach, collard, kale, I would even throw in broccoli into that mix. These are the true super foods. Vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, low calorie, the list goes on and on.

You know a lot of people fight me on the vegetables, I wasn't a fan of veggies myself, but let me tell you that you can sneak these suckers in so much you won't even know they are there. Then one day you wake up and not only have you developed a taste for them, but you actually like them and want to have them in your meals. Put them in an omelet, vegetable lasagna, or toss into a shake with berries and protein and BAM you have one heck of a power combo. Don't neglect your veggies!

Number 7 Whey

Okay now that I am finished with my "eat your veggies" talk we are going to get to Whey Protein. If you are whey intolerant you can go with egg, but basically what I am speaking of is whey protein supplement powder. In general I am really pro whole foods, but in certain times, a protein supplement has its place. Especially post workout, and if choosing a protein powder, whey is number one. If you use it right, and time it right in your diet, but still provide yourself with whole foods, it can be one heck of a protein source and save you some time as well.

Number 8 Fish

Next up is fish, I think that fish is%u2026you know really I don't like it. I still haven't come to enjoy any fish that wasn't a childhood fish stick, but I eat it! I eat it because it is a source of good fats and amazing source of protein. So maybe you are in the same boat as me, and you don't like getting it down, do it anyway.

Number 9 Sweet Potato

Alright, last one, Sweet Potatoes. Sweet potatoes deemed the "anti-diabetic" food are filled with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and of all starch foods are the easiest to digest. Did I mention they are really yummy?

So with this list realize that if you ate nothing but what is on this list that you have a complete balanced diet right here. Complete amino acids, good fats, vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, all right here in these 9 foods. Mix them up even and have real power meals, put the berries in the oatmeal, put the spinach in the omelets, it is endless. Some people might say "hey you didn't list this or that", don't get me wrong there are definitely some other great foods out there, but as far as I what I feel the average person can easily and should keep in their daily diet, these are my top nine.


Leigh Peele is a professional author and trainer who specializes in fat loss and metabolism damage. You can find out more information on how to advance your fat loss by going to http://youruserid.leighp0224.hop.clickbank.net/

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5 Tips I Know For Fat Loss

1-You can't overtrain a bad diet

Go ahead and bust your butt in that gym all you want but if you are still eating in an excess of calories then you aren't going to lose the excess bulge.

2- Sample day at the stores might get you after all.

Nibbles can ruin your fat loss. Do me a favor and take the next week, just one week and write down every single thing you put in to your mouth. Not the calories, just the food. Then write down what you 'think' all that was calorie wise. Now I want you to look it up.  Yeah I know, sucks.

If you want to have a cookie, have a cookie! Just count the damn thing.

3-'Magic Muscle Growth' only counts if your body is actually changing.

Quick tip, if you really are putting on all that muscle that you are using to explain stalled scale weight, then your body would be changing as well.  Muscle does hide scale weight, but it also shows a hot body. If you aren't getting the hot body then re-check your efforts.

4-You will be hungry, tired, and angry.

I am one of the few trainers, in fact I don't see this much of anywhere, that admits that this process should be hard. I don't lie, it is the lying and the 'happy diet' approach that is getting people in so much trouble. This process sucks, I am honest about that. HOWEVER, you can do it and are awesome to even try.  Remember love needs to follow tough.

5-You are not alone.

Right now I can easily give you a list of 50,000 thousand people, at the snap of my fingers, their contact info, who have cried this week because they are scared, frustrated, tired, hungry, happy, sad, proud, about to kill a loved o...all because of fat loss.

You are not in this alone. The education will guide you to getting this done faster, but the belief in yourself to do it is even more important. If you are finding you are failing yourself sometimes then do whatever it takes to find more support and take it home!

Leigh Peele is a professional author and trainer who specializes in fat loss and metabolism damage. You can find out more information on how to advance your fat loss by going to http://youruserid.leighp0224.hop.clickbank.net/

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Top 3 Reasons Your Fat Loss Still Isn't Working

Why do I say still?

Recently there has been a lot of talk of the importance of counting calories and measuring your intake. Who thinks though that it could possibly be that simple? If it were REALLY that simple what am I doing selling not one but two books on the subject?

These are the reasons it isn't that simple.

Reason #1-Your Calories are Right, But Your Burn Isn't

You may be counting your calories right but your idea of what your burn is can be so off that you are just spinning your wheels. Did you know that your burn can range from 60 calories an hr to 500 calories an hr depending on factors beyond just that of weight and gender? In my book the Fat Loss Troubleshoot I help explain how to really gauge your activity and not only that but make the best of it.

Reason #2-You Have Been Doing This Too Long.

You CAN diet too much. You CAN train to hard.  No you CAN'T defy the laws of energy, but, that doesn't mean you can't screw up your laws of energy.  If you find yourself in the position of trying to lose 10 pounds for 3 years, then it might be time to look into some real metabolism boosting. In the Metabolic Repair Manual you can see step by step how a metabolism works, how a slow down really happens, and what to do to reverse it if need.

Reason #3-All Glory, No Guts.

It is 100% acceptable that you don't want to do this. It is reasonable that you do not want to physically burn layers of your body off from the inside. I mean when you think about that it is pretty wicked! Who wants to do that?! However, when it is all said and done you either do this or you don't. You either want it or you don't. Don't fear jumping in, just don't dive in head first into shallow water.

We aren't owed glory. Luck happens, glory is earned.

Leigh Peele is a professional author and trainer who specializes in fat loss and metabolism damage. You can find out more information on how to advance your fat loss by going to http://youruserid.leighp0224.hop.clickbank.net/

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Write For Fat Loss

1.Grab a pen and paper.

2.Write down goals that you have achieved in the past towards your fitness and body comp. Not what you are trying to achieve but what you already have achieved.

Need some ideas?

-Stuck to a pre-made meal plan the whole day

-Did every workout I planned to the whole week

-Finished reading a great book on fitness and health

-Came up with a healthy and fast meal

-Help educate others on proper nutrition

3. Write underneath the goal how achieving that made you feel and what you learned.

Example:

Goal Achieved-I created 1 weeks worth of meals plans for my fat loss goal and stuck to it the whole week without failure.

Feeling about goal-I felt great! I not only stuck to my set goal and felt accomplished in that, but I lost 1lb of fat that week and made good strength increases.

Lesson Learned-That I can stick to a plan, it was really hard some of the time, but I did do it and I am a little proud of myself.

4. For the next week repeat as many of those goals as possible.

Sometimes we get so caught up in achieving a goal that we see completing that goal as the end, when really it should be the start to doing it all over again. For example, Fat loss is just achieving one good day over and over again.

A do over is just another chance to do it..

Leigh Peele is a professional author and trainer who specializes in fat loss and metabolism damage. You can find out more information on how to advance your fat loss by going to http://youruserid.leighp0224.hop.clickbank.net/

Contact me if you have any questions about the Fat Loss Troubleshoot affiliate marketing system.