Hey everyone!

I hope you’re doing amazingly well and that you had a fantastic holiday and New Year’s break!

Check out the video below to discover:

• The best new fat loss and fitness book that you MUST read (it only just got published and you may not have heard of it yet),

• One of the best non-fitness related books you’ll ever read (if you need encouragement to look deep inside and pursue your dreams, you’ll love this!)

• And my favorite fat loss nutrition tip for the new year (this one tip will take you less than a minute per day to do but could result in HUGE fat loss results!).

(Note: If you’re looking to download your FREE copy of the Slow Carb Cookbook then scroll down to the paragraph entitled The BEST New Fitness and Health Book That You Must Read Immediately (Slow Carb Cookbook download!) below to find out how to do that)

But first, it’s been a whirlwind year with tons going on for me, and so I feel it’s only fair to update you as to where I’ve been for the last little while and why it’s taken so long between this post and the last one.

For the most part, I haven’t had much time to update the blog because I have been training like a maniac! A little while back I thought to myself that I was perhaps spending too much time reading, writing and learning about training as opposed to implementing those methods and using them to help real people in real life get real results, so I decided to take a little bit of a break from blogging and instead go all out to train as much as possible and see how much of the ‘theory’ panned out in the real world (as it turns out, some of it was true and some of it is better left in the textbooks – stay tuned for a future blog post that talks about this in more detail).

Anyhow, after many months of 12-16 hour days of nonstop training together with many conversations and observations of other coaches putting in their time on the gym floor I feel as though my knowledge of training has improved 1000% from where it was before and I’m ready to share it all with you loyal readers!

I also put in a lot of thought this year about my future path and where I want to go in life and after putting it off for years decided to finally take the plunge and head back to school to get my pre-requisites done so that I can attend medical school. As much as I love training, I feel as though I can help and affect so many more people improve their health and fitness on a larger scale by improving my educational credentials and dedicating myself to a life of practicing and researching the deeper aspects of health and wellbeing and hopefully spreading that message to other fitness professionals in the future. So this fall, my wife and I moved up to Philadelphia where I am now taking my post-baccalaureate pre-medical certificate so that I can get all the science credits I need to enter medical school. Thankfully, personal training is a profession that allows me to continue working full time even while at school full time and though it definitely makes for a hectic schedule, I am really loving life right now and everything is going great on both fronts!

On another, more personal note, my wife and I found out that we are hopefully going to have our first child in April of next year which is absolutely mind blowing! So my little remaining time has been spent with my wonderful wife who is getting more pregnant by the day. Overall, it’s been a wonderful year full of tremendous blessing and I am super excited about where everything is going. The only thing that’s missing is more posts on this blog, and I aim to rectify that starting now!

So, now that we’ve got all that out the way, let’s get to the juicy stuff!

The BEST New Fitness and Health Book That You Must Read Immediately (Slow Carb Cookbook download!)

Most of the health and fitness books that come out are either full of junk or just reiterating the same old tired fitness clichés that we’ve all heard before. However, just last week, Tim Ferriss published one of the most eye-opening books on fat loss and fitness that I’ve ever read.

The Four Hour Body is a journey of exploration into ‘body hacking’ – the art of finding the easiest possible way to change your body for the better and finally lose that fat for good. In it, Ferriss challenges some fat loss concepts that we’ve all been led to believe our whole lives (you can only lose 2 lbs a week, you should be eating whole grains, the only thing that matters is calories in vs calories out) and basically exposes them for what they really are – untrue (for the most part)! It has already immensely affected the way I design fat loss programs for my clients and I guarantee you will take away something useful from it – aside from an immensely entertaining read. I highly recommend that you go immediately and purchase a copy and in fact I feel it is so important for you to do so that I’m going to offer you an incentive to take action and do it right now!

Here’s what I’m going to do: if you go right now via the link below and buy a copy of the Four Hour Body and then mail me a copy of your receipt to losefatatwork@gmail.com I will email you right back with a FREE copy of The Slow Carb Cookbook that is FILLED with tons of amazing recipes that are the exact same ones Tim Ferriss talks about in the amazing diet mentioned in this book! Honestly, this is one of the best healthy cookbooks I have ever seen, and I know you will absolutely love it! To get your hands on a FREE copy simply click this link (note: you MUST click this link and then add it to your cart) and purchase it right now and then email me your receipt:

The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman

Searching Deep Inside And Pursuing Your Dreams – Do You Need Motivation To Take The Next Step?

I spent the other day reading one of the most incredible books I’ve ever encountered – The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It has nothing to do with fitness or fat loss but it does have a profoundly deep and meaningful message about finding your purpose in life and pursuing it with relentless and undying passion.

If you feel as though you are not living up to your potential right now or there’s something you’ve always wanted to do but have never had the courage to make happen, read this book and prepare to be ready to achieve anything you want. Profound and life changing in every way. It’s only 6 bucks on Amazon, which is ridiculous. Go get it now!

The Fat Loss Nutrition Tip That Will Take You Less Than a Minute A Day To Do But Will Result In HUGE Results!

And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for. I picked up this tip in Tim Ferriss’s new book (the same one mentioned above) and have been using to great success with my clients. We all know how keeping a food journal sucks and is almost impossible to keep up, right? Well, this tip will help you reap all the benefits of keeping a photo journal with about 1/100th of the time investment.

It’s simple – every time you are about to eat something simply whip out your camera phone and snap a picture of it.

Not only does this create a vivid photo diary for you to track exactly what you ate, it also acts as a great deterrent when you’re about to slam that pop tart into your mouth. Having to take that moment to whip your camera out gives you just enough time to ask yourself “do I REALLY need to eat this right now”? Try doing this for a day or two and then look back at your photos to get an idea of how you REALLY eat. The results are likely to be quite shocking.

Well, that’s about it for this mammoth New Year’s post! Hopefully you’ve gained some new tips and insights that will help you have a more successful year than ever when it comes to your fat loss. As always, if you have any questions please post them in the comments below and if you haven’t already, make sure to join our Lose Fat At Work mailing list so that you get all kinds of cool tips and tricks sent directly to your email (without the annoying junk mail). To sign up, all you need to do is put your name and email address in the box below on our home page.

Take care and happy New Year!

Yudi

P.S. Have you read these books? I’d love to hear your thoughts on them! Please post them in the comments section.

Hey! I hope you’re having a great time getting in shape, burning away that body fat and generally living life to it’s fullest. Today I want to share with you another video that I recently recorded that busts a commonly accepted diet myth way out of the water. It’s one of those widely accepted ‘truths’ that really are just complete nonsense, and as you know, I’m on a mission to read the world of all of the lies and untruths that we are fed about fat loss. So without further ado, here is my take on one of the biggest myths around – the idea that you have to eat a low fat diet if you don’t want to be fat, which is simply not true! As you can see from my argument in the video, you do NOT have to avoid dietary fat if you are trying to lose fat. It’s an unfortunate thing that a valuable macronutrient and an undesirable body state, have the same name, but that’s about all they have to do with each other. Yes, it’s true that dietary fat has more calories, but it’s also tremendously beneficial for your body to function and more importantly, it has not been shown that eating fat makes you fat! Honestly, take a look at our society today. We have more people than ever eating low fat diets and yet we are fatter than we have ever been! The real enemy when it comes to weight gain is starchy, processed carbs. Cut those out and leave the healthy fats in. You’ll be glad you did! Oh, and here’s a list of healthy fats for you to incorporate into your diet:

• Nuts
• Seeds
• Saturated fats in lean meat such as beef and chicken
• Avocados
• Olive, peanut, coconut and macadamia nut oils
• Fish oil

Start getting those into your diet today! And if you’re looking for a great diet and exercise plan that gives you EXACT directions that you need to follow to lose fat quickly, I highly recommend that you check out Warp Speed Fat Loss. Not only do you get a complete meal plan, so that you know exactly what to buy, cook, and eat for every single meal for an entire month, but you also get all your fat loss workout plans written for you by the world’s top fat loss expert. If you want to lose weight quickly and you hate all the gimmicky fads that just don’t work, you need to get this program – it’s the real deal. Alright, I’m gonna get back to making more videos and blog posts for you. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments below. Take care, Yudi P.S. If you enjoyed this blog post, please help spread the word by clicking the Share/Save button below and adding it to your favorite social bookmarking site. Also, if you want to get regular email updates every time I make a new post, as well as getting exclusive access to lots of goodies like ebooks, videos, audios and other bonus material that I send out only to my newsletter subscribers, make sure you put your name and email in the box below:

One of the trickiest aspects of losing fat is knowing how to manipulate carbs the RIGHT way in your diet.

And that means that not only do you need to know the right kind of carbs to eat, but you also need to know the right time to eat them.

Last week we talked about the right kind of carbs, so this week I want to talk more about when to eat them – otherwise known as nutrient timing.

Check out the video below where I spill the beans about it all:

So there you go.

If you want to lose fat, you must restrict carbs to ONLY those two times during the day:

• First thing in the morning
• Immediately after a workout

Give this a try in your diet and watch how great the results are.

This is a huge secret to fat loss that very few people know, yet it is devastatingly effective. I hope you enjoy it!

Feel free to leave your comments and questions below.

Take care,

Yudi

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Here’s The Biggest Mistake That People Make When It Comes To Losing Fat…

They don’t turn their fat loss journey into an exploration of how they can improve themselves and their lifestyle all at once.

Most people approach fat loss with the mindset that they have x amount of weight to lose in y amount of time and that’s all they care about.

They have a narrow minded focus on simply losing weight, usually with the idea that they’ll have to slave and struggle and go through hell to make it happen.

And by doing that, they’re missing the point entirely!

One of the biggest reasons why I’m so passionate about fat loss is because I think that embarking on a fat loss journey offers you the opportunity to change just about every aspect of your lifestyle that you’re not happy with.

Take fat loss expert Scott Tousignant. A couple years ago, Scott made the transition from being a full time personal trainer into only training part time while spending the rest of his hours creating online fat loss programs for people who needed to lose weight.

Becoming a Work At Home Dad (WAHD) was not an easy transition, however. Soon, Scott found himself spending way too much time in front of his computer each junk food and getting out of shape, and he resolved that he had to turn his life around by creating a fat loss system that worked even for a busy lifestyle like his own.

So Scott came up with the Fat Loss Quickie system and in the process changed not only his own life, but the life of hundreds of people all over the world.

And it wasn’t just about losing weight. Scott’s transformation system helped him and others:

• Improve their health and vitality
• Feel more motivated and inspired to succeed
• Find more wellbeing in all aspects of their lives
• Improve their time management and productivity
• Make more money and be more successful in their careers
• Beat stress and be happy with their lives

I recently had the great fortune to interview Scott about his philosophies on fat loss, health and life and recorded it all into a great FREE mp3 download where you will discover:

The damaging situations and habits that can sabotage your weight loss results

Healthy and convenient snack foods you can keep at your desk

The most important ingredient for fat loss success that just about everyone is neglecting

The biggest mistakes you’re making in your fat loss plan

How to easily and effectively beat stress for good

Maintaining balance in your life while trying to lose fat

How to constantly stay motivated and inspired, even when you’re struggling to see results

And much more!

I have to tell you, this interview was one of the most incredible discussions about health, wellness and happiness that I’ve ever heard.

Just listening to Scott talk is an incredible experience as his voice positively drips with enthusiasm and passion for what he does. It’s no wonder that people all over the world say that he has changed their lives with his home office workouts.

If you’re tired of listening to the same old rehashed tips about how to lose fat and regain control of your health and your life, then you absolutely MUST listen to this interview. Scott will completely change your whole approach to fitness and will inspire you to believe that any goal is possible.

To get FREE access to this mp3 audio interview and download it immediately to your iPod or computer, all you need to do is enter your name and email in the box below:

Sign up now, and you’ll be listening to your fat loss secrets audio track within 2 minutes.

Hurry and do it now, before I take the audio track down!

After listening to this audio, you’ll feel energized and ready to succeed in getting the body you’ve always wanted. You’ll know the inside secrets about how some people manage to always stay in great shape, effortlessly (hint: mindset is a huge part of it!)

I hope you enjoy it!

As always, if you have any questions or input, feel free to drop me a comment below (I always reply).

Take care,

Yudi

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Everyone knows that you need to cut those refined and processed white carbs out of your die if you want to lose fat.

But one problem that many people have is that they don’t know what foods to eat instead.

If you want to lose fat but you love eating bread, pasta and rice and can’t imagine not having them in your diet then you need to check out this video.

In this video I share:

• What exactly  ‘refined’ carbs are and why they are so bad for you
• A healthier (and tastier) alternative to regular bread that is also packed with protein
• The BEST substitute for white rice (this one’s hard to pronounce though!)
• TWO amazing alternatives for regular pasta (very different from each other but both scrumptious!)
• And more!

Check it right here:

See? Healthy eating can be both easy and delicious!

Next week I plan on sharing some amazing healthy recipes that my wife and I have been trying out lately. As always, my newsletter subscribers will be the first to know about them, so if you want to be notified when I put those posts up the blog then make sure to put your name and email address into the signup box in the top right of this page.

I’d also love to hear your input about what healthy recipes and foods you incorporate into your diet on a regular basis. Leave your tips in the comments below – I can’t wait to read them!

Take care,

Yudi

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Sometimes the truth can be SHOCKING…

And fat loss is no exception to that rule.

The more we learn about fat loss, the more it becomes obvious that the majority of the urban legends and ‘accepted dogmas’ about losing weight are not only misleading, they’re PLAIN WRONG!

The idea that you need to do situps to lose belly fat? WRONG!

The idea that long, slow cardio is the best way to shed weight? WRONG!

The idea that you should eat according to the food pyramid if you want to lose weight? VERY WRONG!

The list could go on and on. There is just a TON of misinformation being spread out there and it’s time we cleared it up and gave YOU – the person who wants to lose fat quickly and easily – the true answers about what you should and shouldn’t be doing.

The good news is that I have a special treat for you today that does exactly that.

I recently got world renowned fat loss expert Craig Ballantyne on the phone and spent 30 minutes GRILLING him about all of the facts and fallacies of fat loss, including:

The 3 biggest success tips that beginners must follow at the start of their fat loss plan if they want to see results right away

Why you should NOT do regular cardio if you want to lose fat

Why you should NEVER do situps or crunches if you want to get in shape (and what you should be doing instead)

Why protein shakes are just a big marketing gimmick

How you can spend way LESS time working out and yet get MUCH better and faster results

The one secret ingredient that most people forget about entirely in their fat loss plan

And much more!

Seriously, this call was absolutely jam-packed with incredibly valuable tips that will help you lose fat faster than ever before!

To get FREE access to this call and download it immediately to your iPod or computer, all you need to do is enter your name and email in the box below:

Once you sign up, you’ll get an email sent to your inbox asking you to confirm your subscription – it’s subject line will say: “click the link in this email to get your fat loss interview with Craig Ballantyne”.

All you have to do is simply click the link in that email (we do this to make ABSOLUTELY sure you want our emails, because like we said, you’ll NEVER get any spam from us!) and you’ll get another email delivered to your inbox with the download link for your audio.

Sign up now, and you’ll be listening to your fat loss secrets audio track within 2 minutes.

Hurry and do it now, before I take the audio track down!

After listening to this audio, you’ll never fall for the gimmicks and lies of the weight loss industry again. You’ll just know the TRUTH about fat loss and how easy it can be when you follow sound advice instead of lies.

I hope you enjoy it!

As always, if you have any questions or input, feel free to drop me a comment below (I always reply).

Take care,

Yudi

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I always tell people that one of the most important aspects of your fat loss success is ‘the inner game’.

What do I mean by the inner game? Simple. I mean your mindset.

Sure, you have to do the right stuff when it comes to exercise and nutrition, but if you don’t have the mental tenacity to keep on going when the going gets rough (and believe me, it will) then you’ll never get anywhere.

And I find that to be a huge problem with many of my personal training clients. They keep on beating themselves up every time they make a mistake and end up falling off the wagon time and again.

ENOUGH!

If you’re struggling with keeping yourself upbeat, motivated and believing in your success, you need to watch this video RIGHT NOW:

You CAN succeed and you WILL succeed!

I believe in you. Your friends and family believe in you. All that’s left is for you to BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!

Today is a brand new day. Get your mind feeling positive, upbeat and ready to rock.

Because today is the first day of the new you, and damn does it feel GOOD!

Take care,

Yudi

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Ok, so you’ve been spending a bunch of time in the gym busting your butt working out.

You’ve been working out like an animal, and you feel like you’re really putting some hard work into getting the body you want.

And yet, you’re just NOT seeing the changes you want in your body. ARGH! SO FRUSTRATING!!!

If that describes how you feel, it’s VERY important that you check out this post and video, because they will show you the secret that you’re missing that’s stopping you from getting results.

In fact, it’s so important that I managed to get everybody’s favorite internet fitness dog Tali to get on camera with me to talk to you about it.

And you should know that Tali is VERY busy, she usually can’t fit activities like this into her schedule. She’s far too busy sleeping, chewing on her bone and trying to steal human food. So this info MUST be good!

Check out the video below to find out:

• Why you have the wrong approach to fat loss if you’re trying to burn calories during your workouts
• Why you MUST always think about the OTHER 23 hours of the day
• Why you shouldn’t hop on the treadmill when you’re trying to lose fat
• The key components to keeping your metabolism high all day long
• What it sounds like when Tali yawns (listen closely at 1:44 in the video)

It’s as simple as that guys.

All of the progress you make in your fat loss journey comes from keeping your metabolism high around the clock, not just for 30 minutes while you’re working out.

I’ll be back soon with more videos about different strategies you can use to keep that metabolism revving all day and all night long. Until then, leave me a comment to let me know what you think. Or if you don’t want to leave ME a comment, at least leave one for Tali. She reads and replies to every single one.

Take care,

Yudi

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Unless you’ve been stuck under a rock for the last couple of weeks, you’ve no doubt been bombarded by hype for the new G.I. Joe movie.

I haven’t seen the movie yet (I’ll wait ’til the DVD comes out and my wife and I can get it on Netflix) but there is one HUGE lesson that I’ve taken from the movie already, before I’ve even seen it that is massively important for fat loss and healthy living.

This lesson is actually something I learned a while back about how Navy SEALS operate, and ever since I heard it it has profoundly affected the way I live my life.

It’s not about the hardcore methods of exercise that they use or anything like that. But it is something that you have NEVER thought of before and yet it vitally important if you are to be successful in changing your body and getting the physique that you want.

Want to find out what the secret fat loss tip from the G.I. Joe movie is? Watch the video below and all will become clear.

This is a massively important concept that you need to put into action if you want to lose fat successfully.

Make sure that you are always in the red zone where possible, and at the very least in the yellow zone. And most importantly, never let yourself be a white zone fat loss zombie!

Always stay mindful of what your goals are and the actions you are taking to get there, and success will come to you sooner than you think.

Take care,

Yudi

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A merry Friday to you all!

As of late, I’ve been somewhat busy with my offline business which has caused me to post far more infrequently than I should be. This will be ending soon, I promise you. In fact, I’ll shortly be posting more content than ever before, and it will be filled with great interactive multimedia like video and audio for you all to consume to your heart’s content.

You see, as of a couple of weeks ago, I took the huge step of leaving my job and pursuing personal training FULL TIME instead. I tried the corporate thing for a couple years – and it just wasn’t for me.

I get much more of a kick out of helping people achieve their fitness and health goals, and now instead of spending a couple hours in the evening doing that, I get to do it all day long – yay!

So to celebrate my newfound pursuit of my passion, I’ve decided to share a special gift with you.

I get a lot of questions about nutrition and diet, and as you all know that side of things is even more important than the exercise part of the equation in some ways.

So figured that instead of restricting my answers to private emails and messages, I’d take a whole series of the most frequently asked questions and topics that I get asked about and give you the full, unrestricted truth about them.

I originally thought of doing it in e-book format, but decided that often people learn better in little chunks, so instead I made it into a full-blown 7 day e-course that will delivered direct to your inbox.

In this e-course we’ll cover:

• Do carbs make you fat?
• The ONLY time to eat starchy carbs if you want to get a great body
• The one rule you MUST follow at every meal for maximum fat loss
• Why low fat foods are actually a big, fat LIE
• The dangers of hidden calories
• Why I completely DISAGREE with Oprah about low calorie diets (VERY controversial!)
• How to live the ultimate fat loss lifestyle
• And much, much more!

The best part is that you’ll get all of this absolutely FREE and delivered over 7 daily installments direct to your inbox. I wanted to give this to you as a thank you for being a loyal reader of my blog – I really appreciate you so much.

But before you sign up, FAIR WARNING: Some of this stuff is going to be a little controversial and is going to be totally different from the things you’re reading in the mainstream media all the time.

I’m not afraid to tell it like it is, and I’ll tell you everything you need to know in this series – no politically correct crap from me. So if you don’t want to have your ideas about fat loss challenged, this course is not for you. If, however, you want to learn the REAL way to lose fat effectively, then you need to sign up today because this stuff is really, really valuable information.

To get on board, all you need to is put your name and email address in the box below, and you’ll get a confirmation email sent to your inbox. Click the link in that email and then you’ll get your bonus welcome installment in your inbox within minutes.

(Note that signing up in this box won’t get you access to the e-course. You’ll need to sign up nutrition box in the post above as well to get that)