I had been working out for a year at the gym - building a habit, building
some endurance, and still not unbuilding  much in the way of size. I was
getting pretty discouraged as people all around me were losing enormous
amounts of weight, but doing it in ways that I just couldn't bring myself to do
as they were not founded on healthy principles. Some key things to look for
as warning signs are:

  • Are you limited to under 1000 calories per day?
  • Are you told not to exercise? (even for a short period of time)
  • Are you limited to eating only their food items?
  • Are you told to eliminate whole food groups, or types of foods?
  • Does it feel like they just want to sell you something?

Some things that are important to look for are sound nutritional advice, and
encouragement to exercise. If products are suggested, is there a good
reason for the suggestion, or does it seem like they are just suggesting
because someone told them to. Do they know why they make the
suggestion, and do they accept that your body might be in need of
something else, as not every person's body will respond the same way to
everything. Generally, most people do better having a good quality daily
multiple vitamin, and some basic supplements that help most human
bodies. But, the exercise is extremely important - just what kind you do will
determine how fast you will see results.

That being said: this is working for me. I had a hard time getting to the gym
the last few months of my membership and I didn't want to lose what
progress I had made. So I started Slim in 6 at the beginning of December
2009.  It takes discipline and hard work. But, what I love is there is
accountability built in to the program. You can go directly to the team
beachbody website (click either link to the right) and look around a bit - you
can be a free member and log in your workouts every day for a chance to
win $1000 - yeah , ok, I'll workout! I love the Slim in 6 series - in a matter of
3 days I lost 1 inch from my hips! Another 3 days later I lost 3/4 of an inch
off of my waist! As for meal plans, I really looked at a lot of meal plans, and
was really working at the Fat Belly Diet put out by Prevention, but, I like the
meal planning feature of the team beachbody website - so , sometimes I
use the plug in meals from the website, and other times I put in my own
from the Flat Belly Diet. The important thing is to be certain that you are
getting complete healthy nutrition, and getting the calories to support the
lifestyle, but not so many that you can't burn them off. It is a fine line - if your
body thinks that you are starving it will store up everything that you put in
(like a camel). If you eat more than you burn off, you will store them too.
That is where exercise comes in. Muscle burns fat! Not only that, your body
continues to burn fat even after you exercise when you combine different
activities into one workout. It confuses the muscle, therefore burning more
calories - like when you get confused and run around like a chicken with it's
head cut off. The muscle actually does this on a very small scale. This is
the theory behind pretty much every workout series that you can get from
team beachbody. I was so surprised and amazed at the fast results that I
started getting! I will be posting pictures on the website link at the right as I
progress to show the kind of changes you can expect.  check out my before
and after pics on my beachbody website .
Weight Loss that Works
Rev Abs coach, Brett Hoebel is
now joining the team at The
Biggest Loser! You can get his Rev
Abs program for use at home! Just
click on the above link, hit shop,
fitness programs, then RevAbs-
the link is under construction to
see the video.
P90X is , of course, the star of the Beachbody Line up, and it is
because of the results that you get, and the customizable
options within the program. It may look undoable, but people
of all shapes and sizes are doing this in the comfort of their
own home. No Gym, just you getting in the best shape of your
life in 90 days. (It is not recommended to start at this level if
you have been sedentary.) see below
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