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		<title>Are You Aiming Too Low With Your Fat Loss Goals?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 17:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are your current fat loss or body sculpting goals? I&#8217;d love to know what you are aiming to achieve during the next three to six months so I can provide you with relevant advice to help you achieve those goals. I also want to make sure that the goals that you have set are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fare-you-aiming-too-low-with-your-fat-loss-goals%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fare-you-aiming-too-low-with-your-fat-loss-goals%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>What are your current fat loss or body sculpting goals? I&#8217;d love to know what you are aiming to achieve during the next three to six months so I can provide you with relevant advice to help you achieve those goals. I also want to make sure that the goals that you have set are challenging enough that when you achieve them, you will feel incredible joy. Achieving your goal should be <strong>life changing</strong>!</p>
<p>For some people, life changing may be releasing fifty pounds of unwanted fat from their body. For others it may be that last ten pounds of <strong>stubborn fat</strong> that has been hanging around for years.<br />
<span id="more-1373"></span><br />
You may not realize that releasing just five to ten pounds of fat can be absolutely life changing. Believe me, it can be just as life changing as releasing fifty pounds.</p>
<p>To illustrate this point, take a look at a comparison of what I look like today versus what I looked like 70 days ago&#8230;<br />
<center><img src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/Body-Sculpting-Day70.jpg" alt="Body Scultping motivation" /></center><br />
This difference over the past 70 days is just over five pounds. Visually, that five pounds is a significant difference. But what you don&#8217;t see in these pictures is the difference that it has made psychologically and how these mindset changes have impacted my overall life. </p>
<p>The great news is that I <strong>didn&#8217;t have to do anything extreme</strong>, starve myself, or make outrageous sacrifices in order to experience these changes. Yes, it&#8217;s been a lot of hard work and dedication, but it&#8217;s the small, gradual changes over time that have produced these results and made this journey <strong>incredibly enjoyable</strong>!</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s where this topic begins to get interesting&#8230;</p>
<p>On Day 1 of this body sculpting journey, I had many people tell me that I looked really good where I was at. They told me that most guys would die to look the way that I did. I guess I could see where they were coming from. Compared to the average guy I did look pretty good.</p>
<p>But the thing is&#8230; I don&#8217;t want to be average. I don&#8217;t want to settle for mediocrity. I want to <strong>live to my potential</strong> and be the best that I can be. I DESERVE to live life to the fullest!</p>
<p>I could have easily allowed these people to persuade me into being average. I could have listened to their pleads to <strong><em>&#8220;Live a little&#8221;</em></strong>. But if I would have allowed that to happen, I wouldn&#8217;t be happy.</p>
<p>There were things that really bothered me 70 days ago. I wasn&#8217;t <strong>comfortable in a bathing suit</strong>. In fact, during that first week I was on vacation at a waterpark and did not like the way that I looked at all. I wasn&#8217;t confident. Actually, I was a bit embarrassed.</p>
<p>Before I get into more detail about how I felt and how those extra five pounds impacted my life, it&#8217;s important to note that <strong>everyone&#8217;s goals and standards are different</strong>. Obviously, being a fitness professional, I should look better than the average guy. But it goes way beyond maintaining a respectable image of a fitness professional. It&#8217;s got more to do with my values, beliefs, and the standards that I hold for myself.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t need to achieve six pack abs in order to live to your potential and feel confident in your appearance and health. But, I believe that it&#8217;s very important that you ask yourself if you are &#8220;TRULY HAPPY&#8221; with the standards that you set for yourself.</p>
<p>As a Certified Fitness Consultant the most common goal that I heard from new clients was, &#8220;<em><strong>I want to get fit</strong></em>&#8221; &#8230;Well, what does &#8220;<em>Fit</em>&#8221; mean to you? For many of them, they wanted to feel comfortable in their cloths and lose some unwanted fat&#8230; But what exactly does &#8220;<em>Some</em>&#8221; mean? Is it five pounds of fat, ten pounds of fat, or twenty-five pounds of fat? The more important question is, &#8220;<em>How do you want to look and feel when you achieve your goal?</em>&#8221;</p>
<p>There was a common problem with many of these clients. They would achieve their goal, look better than the average woman or man, but they weren&#8217;t truly happy. I could see it on their faces as they shared their daily experiences. There was this battle going on in their mind. </p>
<p>On one side they could hear their friends saying, &#8220;<em>Come on, live a little. Why are you eating that rabbit food. Just have a drink with us it won&#8217;t kill you.</em>&#8221; Listening to this voice would make them think, &#8220;<em>I don&#8217;t want to get extreme. I&#8217;ve progressed enough. I look pretty good. I&#8217;m happy with my accomplishments. I don&#8217;t want to look anorexic. I don&#8217;t want my face to sink in. I don&#8217;t want to become obsessed&#8230;</em>&#8221;</p>
<p>When they listened to this voice and listened to their friends, they would request to just aim to maintain what they had. Yet at the same time they would cover themselves up when they were around a pool. The women didn&#8217;t want anyone to see the <strong>fat on their thighs</strong>. They were embarrassed about their butt. They weren&#8217;t confident at all. Yes they looked better than they did before and they looked better than their friends, but they weren&#8217;t entirely happy. They weren&#8217;t living life to the fullest. They were still hiding in a shell.</p>
<p>The guys weren&#8217;t quite as bad in public. A beer gut isn&#8217;t something that you typically console your buddies about and you never let on that it bothers you. But in the privacy of their home and in their mind, they did not like the way they looked at all. They really wanted a flatter stomach and even dreamed of having abs, but for some reason they thought that it was wrong to think that they should have a goal to get six pack abs. They thought it would be frowned upon. They could hear their friends criticize them for being extreme and taking it too far.</p>
<p>If your standards are to look fit, have a fairly flat tummy, and a moderately firm body and you are totally happy with those results, that&#8217;s exactly what you should aim for and be incredibly proud of your achievements. <strong>Take pride in showing your body off</strong> even if you don&#8217;t have a six pack. Soak up the confidence that you experience and allow it to impact all areas of your life.</p>
<p>But&#8230;</p>
<p>If you achieve your goal of a flat tummy and you still lack confidence, you&#8217;re still embarrassed to show off your body, you are still upset when you see a roll of fat hang over your pants when you bend over to tie your shoes, or you look in the mirror and wish that you looked better&#8230; I ask you to re-evaluate your goals and not settle for your current achievements. Celebrate them, but recognize that you deserve better, and go after it&#8230; get what you deserve!</p>
<p>Back to my inner thoughts about my physique 70 days ago&#8230;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s true, I definitely was not happy with the state of my body. I was disgusted when I tied my shoes and saw the fat. I <strong>wasn&#8217;t confident with my shirt off.</strong> I didn&#8217;t like what I saw looking back at me in the mirror when I stepped out of the shower.</p>
<p>What upset me the most was that I knew that I was capable of so much better. <strong>I knew that my body was not a reflection of my values, beliefs, and standards</strong>. I knew that I had the ability to sculpt something truly remarkable. I knew that I wasn&#8217;t living to my potential. I knew that I deserved so much more.</p>
<p>Today, when I look in the mirror I&#8217;m definitely happy. My confidence is through the roof. I find myself walking around the house with my shirt off, way more than I ever did. I&#8217;m proud of my achievements. I love the way I feel in my cloths. <strong>I feel sexy. I feel ALIVE! I feel passionate</strong>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s night and day how I feel now compared to 70 days ago, which makes what I&#8217;m about to say come as a shock to some people&#8230;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not the happiest that I could be with my body. I&#8217;m happy, but I could be happier. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m continuing on with this journey. I really want to see my lower abs popping out. I desire more muscle. I&#8217;m aiming for great symmetry.</p>
<p>Again, this all has to do with my own personal standards, values, and beliefs. I may look at myself with a critical eye, but I certainly don&#8217;t beat myself up over it. In fact, it&#8217;s the complete opposite. I <strong>embrace and celebrate my ability to continue sculpting my body</strong>. I enjoy this journey more and more each day. I have become more fascinated with my body than ever before. <strong>I crave MORE!</strong> I crave the feeling of performing a workout to the greatest of my abilities. I crave the feeling of going through an entire day fueling my body with only healthy and natural foods. I crave the feeling of opening my mind to new possibilities. I crave this body sculpting lifestyle.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m like a <strong>curious</strong> child. Each day I become more curious. I can&#8217;t wait to take it to the next level. And here&#8217;s another kicker&#8230; when I achieve my current goal I will be very happy, but I won&#8217;t be my happiest. </p>
<p>&#8230;That may leave you thinking that I&#8217;m crazy and I&#8217;ll never be happy or satisfied. My response&#8230; happiness is not a moment.</p>
<p>&#8230;What I learned 16 years ago in Philosophy 101 is that <strong>Happiness is a journey</strong>. That has stuck with me ever since. It&#8217;s why I crave more. It&#8217;s why I get excited about the next step. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s so important to find the joy in your body sculpting journey. <strong>Soak up the process</strong>. Take it all in. Be aware of the end goal, but celebrate every day, every workout, and every rep.</p>
<p>The thought of craving continuous improvement may be difficult to comprehend until you experience it. I&#8217;m at a stage right now that I never could have comprehended last year. I&#8217;ve never felt this level of passion and excitement. It builds up each and every day.</p>
<p>I attribute this shift in mindset to my choice of <strong>easing into this recent transformation</strong>. To enjoying the process. To celebrating the mini victories and making the choice to challenge myself a little more each week.</p>
<p>I also attribute this mindset shift to my <strong>level of focus and awareness</strong> that I have put toward my body&#8230; not just on the outside, but inside as well. This focus and awareness turned into an incredible fascination that is in full bloom right now. It&#8217;s pretty darn awesome!</p>
<p>This progression has led me to hold an even higher standard for myself, because I know that I am capable of so much more. With each passing day I am <strong>reinforced with the belief that I deserve to live the best life possible</strong>. I owe that to myself. I need to continue exploring my potential. I need to show myself and the world what I&#8217;m made of.</p>
<p>This post isn&#8217;t about judging what&#8217;s the ideal body weight or body fat percentage that people should aim for. It&#8217;s about <strong>being the happiest that you could be and living your life to the fullest</strong>. Six pack abs don&#8217;t make you happy. It&#8217;s knowing that you are making the most out of your abilities and creating <strong>the life that you deserve</strong> that makes you happy and will continue to make you even happier each day.</p>
<p>So now it&#8217;s your turn. I would love to hear what your goals are. Take a moment to share them in the comment box below. How do you think you will feel once you achieve this goal?</p>
<p>&#8230;Remember, we all have varying standards, so you do not necessarily need to have a goal of six pack abs.</p>
<p>How committed are you to achieving this goal? Are you finally sick and tired enough to take consistent action toward achieving your goal? What has caused you to settle for where you are at right now?</p>
<p>Asking questions is a powerful goal achieving tool. I recommend that you pull out a journal and write your answers to these questions down. Some of the answers may be a little too personal to share with us here, but please do not be afraid to share what you can with us. Like I said, I&#8217;m not here to judge, I&#8217;m just here to encourage.</p>
<p>I believe in you and I know that you totally ROCK!</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p>Scott Tousignant</p>
<p><strong>About The Authors</strong></p>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/scottangie200.jpg" alt="Fat Loss Experts Scott and Angie Tousignant" />Scott and Angie Tousignant have been helping busy men and women, just like you, transform their body and life for over a decade. This dynamic duo prides themselves on providing a balanced and practical approach that will motivate and inspire you to become the best YOU that you can be.</p>
<p>Scott and Angie have dedicated themselves to sharing their exact workouts, what they eat, and how they stay motivated to continue transforming their body&#8217;s and life. </p>
<p>Their line up of body transforming programs includes, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Rock-That-Body.php" target="_blank">ROCK That Body</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Sizzlin-Circuits.php" target="_blank">Sizzlin&#8217; Circuits</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Core-Plus-More.php" target="_blank">Core Plus More</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Girl-Empowered.php" target="_blank">Girl Empowered</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a>, and <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/more-love-less-fat.php" target="_blank">More Love Less Fat</a>. </p>
<p>We&#8217;re excited to share in you successful body transformation!</p>
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		<title>Motivation To Kick Fat Loss Into High Gear</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it&#8217;s time to take your fat loss to the next level you need to skyrocket your motivation in order to help you overcome any obstacles, challenges or setbacks that you may face along the way. If you have been following my current body transformation and mission to lose fat and gain muscle, you already [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fmotivation-to-kick-fat-loss-into-high-gear%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fmotivation-to-kick-fat-loss-into-high-gear%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>When it&#8217;s time to take your fat loss to the next level you need to skyrocket your motivation in order to help you overcome any obstacles, challenges or setbacks that you may face along the way. If you have been following my current body transformation and mission to <strong>lose fat and gain muscle</strong>, you already know that this has been a very amazing experience for me where it has felt effortless for me to put forth great effort. I still feel this way after 35 days, but I know that I can dig even deeper and find even greater motivation that will drive me toward achieving my very best.</p>
<p>I have been incredibly happy with my fat loss progress and muscle gains during the first 35 days, especially considering all the junk food that I have indulged in, including the 8 slices of pizza, chips, cookies, kielbasa, and boxed cereal that I ate this weekend.</p>
<p>Despite being far from perfect, here is what I look like after 35 days of my body transformation journey&#8230;<br />
<center><img src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/losefatgainmuscleday35.jpg" alt="Lose Fat and Gain Muscle Day 35" /></center><br />
This week I have realized that it&#8217;s time for me to <strong>kick my fat loss into high gear</strong>. I knew that in order to take my body transformation to the next level I would need <span id="more-1346"></span>a little more external motivation, so I went ahead and <strong>scheduled a photo shoot</strong>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s been 3 years since my last photo shoot and it&#8217;s definitely time to have some new pictures to share on my website. The pictures in my bathroom may be great for keeping me on track, but, I feel that if I&#8217;m willing to put the effort and time into sculpting my body, I deserve to see what it looks like in a professional setting.</p>
<p>The photo shoot is scheduled for May 29th. This gives me a solid and concrete goal date. I have the <strong>accountability</strong> of paying for this photo shoot and having it scheduled, as well as the accountability of telling you about the photo shoot. I&#8217;m sure that you will be expecting to see my pictures after the photo shoot, and I&#8217;ll be having a lot of people calling upon me and asking how it turned out.</p>
<p><strong>The photo shoot is also a part of my reward</strong>. It&#8217;s a way to celebrate my accomplishments. It&#8217;s a way of capturing the moment of success.</p>
<p>I want to look my absolute best in these photos. I want to <strong>look hot and sexy</strong>. I want to compare them to my last photo shoot and see how much better I look. I want to feel incredibly proud of my accomplishments and I want to use these pictures as encouragement to continue improving my physique.</p>
<p>I have one more bit of motivation to achieve my very best during the next 49 days. I have witnessed the incredible results that the members of Tom Venuto&#8217;s <a href="http://www.burn-the-fat-innercircle.com" target="_blank">Burn The Fat Inner Circle</a> have achieved while following his <a href="http://www.burnoffthefat.com" target="_blank">Burn The Fat</a> program during his 49 Day Holiday Burn Transformation Contest. It&#8217;s mind-blowing to see what they accomplished in just 49 days, which inspires me to see just what&#8217;s possible. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been spending much more time in Tom&#8217;s Burn The Fat Inner Circle interacting with like-minded people who have experienced incredible transformations and others who are on a similar journey as myself. This has given a tremendous boost to my motivation and as a result, I have developed a &#8220;<strong>Swagger</strong>&#8220;. Special thanks to a very inspiring Burn The Fat Inner Circle member who helped me label the confidence that I have been experiencing.</p>
<p>I know that I can&#8217;t coast along for the next few weeks and hope to achieve ridiculous results in the last week. In order to experience amazing results I need to kick my fat loss into high gear right now. The way that I&#8217;m looking at it is, if I happen to achieve my fat loss goal before the photo shoot, I could always spend a week or two adding a little bit of muscle to my body.</p>
<p>This photo shoot will not be the end of my journey. It will mark a <strong>new starting point</strong> from where I begin my next journey to achieve my new body transformation goals. I plan on continuing to improve my physique for as long as I can. <strong>I enjoy the process much more than achieving a single goal</strong>.</p>
<p>I highly recommend that you schedule a photo shoot for yourself. It <strong>makes your goal date even more concrete</strong>. It creates an event around your goal date, and it&#8217;s a reward for achieving your goal.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not one to prance around on stage in a speedo and compete for any kind of bodybuilding contest, but I do love the idea of stripping down to my boxer-briefs and capturing my physique in still image.</p>
<p>Best of all, I have always thought of this process of <strong>burning fat and building muscle as an art form</strong>. I consider myself a <strong>physique artist</strong> with a specialty in sculpting. My body is a sculpture. It&#8217;s a masterpiece. Capturing it in a professional photo is like giving the proper respect to my craft that it deserves.</p>
<p>You too, are an artist. Continue to work on your masterpiece and be sure to capture it in a photo to share with the world.</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p>Scott Tousignant</p>
<p><strong>PS</strong> You can download the most updated version of my Transformation Fascination report here: <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/Transformation-Fascination-April11.pdf" target="_blank">Scott&#8217;s Lose Fat and Gain Muscle Log Book</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>About The Authors</strong></p>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/scottangie200.jpg" alt="Fat Loss Experts Scott and Angie Tousignant" />Scott and Angie Tousignant have been helping busy men and women, just like you, transform their body and life for over a decade. This dynamic duo prides themselves on providing a balanced and practical approach that will motivate and inspire you to become the best YOU that you can be.</p>
<p>Scott and Angie have dedicated themselves to sharing their exact workouts, what they eat, and how they stay motivated to continue transforming their body&#8217;s and life. </p>
<p>Their line up of body transforming programs includes, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Rock-That-Body.php" target="_blank">ROCK That Body</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Sizzlin-Circuits.php" target="_blank">Sizzlin&#8217; Circuits</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Core-Plus-More.php" target="_blank">Core Plus More</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Girl-Empowered.php" target="_blank">Girl Empowered</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a>, and <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/more-love-less-fat.php" target="_blank">More Love Less Fat</a>. </p>
<p>We&#8217;re excited to share in you successful body transformation!</p>
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		<title>When You Are Honestly READY, Fat Loss Can Feel Effortless</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have all said it before, &#8220;I&#8217;m finally ready to make a change and whip my body into much better shape&#8221;. It all sounds good, but just a day or two later you end up right back to your old bad habits. This has certainly happened to me. I went into some detail about this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fwhen-you-are-honestly-ready-fat-loss-can-feel-effortless%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fwhen-you-are-honestly-ready-fat-loss-can-feel-effortless%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>We have all said it before, <em>&#8220;I&#8217;m finally ready to make a change and whip my body into much better shape&#8221;</em>. It all sounds good, but just a day or two later you end up right back to your old bad habits. This has certainly happened to me. I went into some detail about this in the <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/Transformation-Fascination-March28.pdf" target="_blank">Transformation Fascination</a></strong> report about how I went through this same drill for six to seven months, reliving the same scenario, just like the movie ground hog day. My workouts were great and I was gaining some muscle, but my nutrition was far from up to par, which resulted in some fat gain.</p>
<p>But 4 weeks ago this all changed. Frankly, it changed in an instant. This has completely intrigued me and has sent me into deep thought and reflection as to how this instantaneous mental shift took place.<span id="more-1326"></span></p>
<p>As I&#8217;ve been reflecting on this shift in mindset I was reminded about something that one of my mentors, Tom Beal mentioned in the Change Series motivational movie. You can listen to it as you watch this clip. He says it at the 4:30 mark&#8230;</p>
<h3>Tom Beal Speaks About Embracing Change</h3>
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<p>Tom said, <em>&#8220;Once they are ready for a change it happens in an instant.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Wow! I recorded that video over three years ago, and now, as I sit back and watch it I get chills running down my spine.</p>
<p>These words are so very true, yet at the same time, it can be difficult to explain. There certainly are moments where we can get all fired up and we say, and to a degree, feel that we are ready to change, but for some reason the circumstances are just not right. It may not be the moment when you are meant to go through this change. Maybe it&#8217;s because you don&#8217;t yet have all the necessary tools to help you make the change, maybe your life is a little too unpredictable to go through this change, or maybe you just don&#8217;t want to experience this change bad enough in order to put in the necessary work that it will take to achieve your goal.</p>
<p>Although the CHANGE that I am currently experiencing with my body transformation did indeed happen in an instant, I do believe that there were specific events that helped lead me up to this moment.</p>
<p>It really did begin way back seven months ago when I said that I was finally ready to change. Although I wasn&#8217;t quite ready to make a complete change I did <strong>increase the intensity of my weight training sessions</strong>. I also began to add more <strong>strength training</strong> into my workouts, which I hadn&#8217;t done for years. The feelings that I experienced from increasing the weight and reducing the reps during some of my workouts was absolutely incredible. It brought back emotions that I experienced back in the day when I was really serious about weight training (not that I haven&#8217;t been serious about weight training. It&#8217;s just that I&#8217;ve taken that level of seriousness above and beyond where I&#8217;ve ever been.) I felt like a MAN! I was feeling stronger. <strong>I was feeling confident</strong>. This increase in strength motivated me to push myself a little harder&#8230; Step outside of my comfort zone&#8230; Test my limits.</p>
<p>As I progressed through my workouts I began to add muscle. Just seeing a little more muscle on my chest, shoulders, and legs motivated me to push even harder. My workouts were going incredibly well and <strong>I had ignited a flame within me that was firing brighter and hotter than ever before</strong>.</p>
<p>But I still couldn&#8217;t get myself to improve upon my nutrition, so I was still adding on a bit of fat.</p>
<p>All this while I was listening to audios from people who had gone through amazing body transformation. I was also becoming more aware of before and after photos or magazine covers with &#8216;ripped&#8217; fitness models. In the moment I was very inspired to up my game, but still had a difficult time acting upon it.</p>
<p>Then I read Brad Pilon&#8217;s book <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Eat-Stop-Eat.php" target="_blank">Eat Stop Eat</a> and my motivation received another boost. I began following Brad&#8217;s work more and more and really enjoyed his philosophies, which included getting more quality sleep and reducing your stress.</p>
<p>Then Brad began a website called <a href="http://www.inflammationtheory.com" target="_blank">Inflammation Theory</a>, which offers free videos about the research that he is currently focused on. I became even more intrigued with my physique and began simplifying the process of shaping my body.</p>
<p><img align="right" hspace="10" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/brad_pitt_abs.jpg" alt="Brad Pitt's abs" />Then I watched the movie &#8220;Snatch&#8221;, starring Brad Pitt. Throughout the movie I was thinking, <strong>I want to get as ripped as Brad Pitt</strong> in this movie. Then I began thinking that he looked even better in the movie &#8220;Troy&#8221;. He had more muscle in that movie. So immediately I began looking for photos of Brad&#8217;s physique in the movie &#8220;Troy&#8221;.</p>
<p>Then the moment happened in an instant. I made the conscious choice to commit myself to documenting my transformation and sharing it all here on my blog and with my Fat Loss Quickie subscribers. I made my goals public and I committed myself to taking a daily picture of my physique so I could monitor the changes that were taking place.</p>
<p>At that moment there was no turning back. I said, <strong><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m READY!&#8221;</em></strong> This time, speaking those words felt different and it&#8217;s very difficult for me to explain. I just REALLY felt READY! I knew with <strong>100% certainty</strong> that I was about to begin an amazing journey that would see me follow through and achieve my goals. I wanted it and <strong>I wanted it bad</strong>. I couldn&#8217;t get the vision out of my head. I couldn&#8217;t help but look at myself in the mirror and picture myself totally ripped with even more muscle. I couldn&#8217;t stop thinking about how great it was going to feel when I achieved this goal. And you know what? In these moments, it really felt like I had achieved my goal. I was that excited!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t think that you can bottle that kind of energy, motivation, or readiness. <strong>I don&#8217;t think that there is a blueprint or secret to feeling honestly READY in that moment</strong>. It&#8217;s all up to you and it&#8217;s all within you. When it does happen&#8230; and I know it will&#8230; It will be like a switch flipping on in your mind. All of a sudden it&#8217;s <strong>GAME ON!</strong></p>
<p>I wish that I could flip that switch for you. I do my best to hold your hand and guide you to that moment of flipping the switch, but ultimately it&#8217;s only within your power. I hope that my words and actions provide you with a dose of inspiration to reach out, flip that switch, and make that choice in that very moment to achieve your very worthy and deserving goal no matter what obstacles and challenges you may face.</p>
<p>Transforming my body during the past 25 days has been hard work, yet at the same time <strong>it has felt effortless</strong>. I know what I need to do and I do it. I&#8217;m not struggling like I used to. I have a certain confidence about me that I&#8217;ve never felt before. Eating less has become easier and easier.<br />
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I&#8217;m certain that the conscious choice that I made to <strong>ease into this transformation</strong>, allowing for frequent treats, and taking a relaxed approach to nutrition, has contributed greatly to my ability to stick with it. Each week I&#8217;ve progressed with my nutrition. Still treating myself, but a little bit less than the previous week. I don&#8217;t feel deprived at all.</p>
<p>As I complete a successful week of transformation I feel the <strong>momentum nudging me forward</strong> and a little voice in my head saying, <em>&#8220;I know that you can push just a little harder this week Scott.&#8221;</em> Nothing drastic, just small simple changes.</p>
<p>I also believe that having beach season just around the corner has provided me with a little extra incentive. I began this journey right around the same time that I would typically begin transforming my body when I was in my early 20&#8217;s preparing to look my best on the beach during the Victory Day holiday weekend here in Canada.</p>
<p>More than anything, I am simply inspired by the improvements that I have been making to my physique. <strong>At the age of 35 I&#8217;m looking better than ever</strong>. That excites the heck out of me. Little comments that I hear from Angie such as, <strong><em>&#8220;Wow, your shoulders are looking wider&#8221;</em></strong>, encourage me to continue pushing forward.</p>
<p>Emails and blog comments that I have received from your fellow Fat Loss Quickie blog readers, have REALLY encouraged me to push forward and continue documenting my journey. It makes my day to know that my actions and words are inspiring my friends from all around the world, to make a positive change to their health and physique. That&#8217;s when I know that I&#8217;m on the right path&#8230; when my positive change sparks positive change in others.</p>
<p><img align="left" hspace="10" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/charlie-sheen-winning.jpg" alt="Winning" />In the wise words of Charlie Sheen, we&#8217;re <strong><em>&#8220;Winning&#8221;</em></strong> and we&#8217;re winning BIG together. I have never felt more fulfilled in my life and I owe a great deal of it to my loyal and valued readers who openly share their thoughts and feelings with me. Thank you!</p>
<p>I look forward to hearing about the moment when you flip (or flipped) the switch and decide that today is the day, &#8220;I&#8217;m Honestly READY!&#8221;</p>
<p>Life ROCKS and so do you!</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p>Scott Tousignant</p>
<p><strong>PS</strong> A very happy moment came over me a few months ago when I received a message from my mentor Tom Beal, who&#8217;s in the video above, and he told me about his recent body transformation and how it has impacted his life. It&#8217;s always incredibly cool to see your mentors continue to grow and improve themselves in a variety of ways. If you haven&#8217;t already done so, I encourage you to read Tom&#8217;s free report about his transformation. You can find it on his website at <a href="http://www.mytransformationsecrets.com" target="_blank">My Transformation Secrets</a>.</p>
<p><strong>PPS</strong> If you enjoyed today&#8217;s article it would make my day if you shared it with your friends and family who you feel could use a little dose of inspiration. Thank you.</p>
<p><strong>About The Authors</strong></p>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/scottangie200.jpg" alt="Fat Loss Experts Scott and Angie Tousignant" />Scott and Angie Tousignant have been helping busy men and women, just like you, transform their body and life for over a decade. This dynamic duo prides themselves on providing a balanced and practical approach that will motivate and inspire you to become the best YOU that you can be.</p>
<p>Scott and Angie have dedicated themselves to sharing their exact workouts, what they eat, and how they stay motivated to continue transforming their body&#8217;s and life. </p>
<p>Their line up of body transforming programs includes, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Rock-That-Body.php" target="_blank">ROCK That Body</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Sizzlin-Circuits.php" target="_blank">Sizzlin&#8217; Circuits</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Core-Plus-More.php" target="_blank">Core Plus More</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a>, and <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/more-love-less-fat.php" target="_blank">More Love Less Fat</a>. </p>
<p>We&#8217;re excited to share in you successful body transformation!</p>
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		<title>Confidence Equals Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the results from transforming your body is an amazing boost in confidence. It&#8217;s what many of us look forward to when we set out on a fat loss journey. But what exactly does confidence mean to you and how will increasing your confidence impact your life? The answer to this question can have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fconfidence-equals-freedom%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fconfidence-equals-freedom%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>One of the results from transforming your body is an amazing boost in confidence. It&#8217;s what many of us look forward to when we set out on a fat loss journey. But what exactly does confidence mean to you and how will increasing your confidence impact your life? The answer to this question can have a profound impact on the success of your body transformation.</p>
<p>Confidence means something different to you and me, but no matter how you define confidence, it will always <strong>trigger a deep emotional response</strong> when you think about how it impacts your life.<br />
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Increasing your confidence may give you the courage to ask someone who you find extremely attractive on a date. Confidence may give you the courage to stand up to a bully. Confidence may give you the courage to ask for a promotion or submit your resume to your ideal job. Confidence may give you the courage to wear a swimsuit or revealing cloths. Confidence may give you the courage to keep the lights on while having sex with your significant other. </p>
<p>All of the above are very emotional experiences. When you tie in your fat loss goals with these kind of outcomes, it becomes way more powerful than simply stating, <em>&#8220;I want to transform my body because I want to feel more confident.&#8221;</em> What does confidence mean to you?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m about to get very personal with you here&#8230; I hope that you don&#8217;t mind <img src='http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I&#8217;m very self-conscious when it comes to my body. I&#8217;d say that this is a result of the high standards that I set for myself as well as the strong values that I place on health and vitality. Because I&#8217;m very self-conscious, my confidence can take a big hit if I gain 5-10 pounds of fat. This can be both good and bad. It&#8217;s bad because, I have every reason to feel confident even when I&#8217;m 5-10 pounds heavier, but it&#8217;s good in the sense that it keeps me in check, because I want to avoid that feeling of lack in confidence, so I don&#8217;t allow myself to gain a significant amount of fat&#8230; Although it did happen once, when I was stressed, depressed, and over-worked back in 2005.</p>
<p>If I&#8217;m carrying around excess fat you will not see me ever take off my shirt even if I have the best body on the beach at the time. If I&#8217;m carrying around excess fat I don&#8217;t feel attractive at all and I shy away from intimacy. If I&#8217;m carrying around excess fat I don&#8217;t feel credible as a fitness professional. If I&#8217;m carrying around excess fat I become disgusted with myself when I look in the mirror. If I&#8217;m carrying excess fat I wear baggy and less flattering cloths. If I&#8217;m carrying around excess fat I shy away from pools.</p>
<p>When I&#8217;m carrying around excess fat I&#8217;m constantly reminded about it throughout the day. From the moment I strip down naked to get in the shower, to glancing at myself in the mirror, putting my cloths on and having them feel tighter around the waist as I do up the button, bending over to tie my shoes, getting dressed in the locker room before and after hockey, before and during intimate moments with my wife, while eating, mowing the lawn when I know I would love to do it with my shirt off during the hot weather, pool parties, beach outings, water park vacations&#8230; even booking the vacations makes me think about the extra pounds that I&#8217;m carrying around&#8230; and so many more things that it would simply take too long to list here in one post.</p>
<p>One thing that really &#8220;gets me&#8221;, when I&#8217;m carrying around an extra 5-10 pounds is that uncomfortable feeling of fullness, even when I haven&#8217;t pigged out. It&#8217;s that bloated kind of feeling and it makes me feel sluggish. I feel like I&#8217;m sucking my gut in all day, when I should be allowing my abdominal muscles relax.</p>
<p>All the above impacts my life more than you can imagine. It sucks. To me, an extra 5-10 pounds feels like 50 extra pounds. It bothers the heck out of me. Now flip this around&#8230;</p>
<p>When I&#8217;m living at my ideal measurements, I rip my shirt off at any opportunity <img src='http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  I&#8217;m more intimate with my wife. I love to check myself out in the mirror. I embrace any chance to go to the beach or hang out around a pool. I feel super credible as a fitness professional. I respect myself. I feel a great sense of pride. I can approach people with ease. I walk tall and proud. I wear cloths that show off my physique and make me look incredible. I feel like I can achieve anything that I set my mind to. I want to try more things and go on more adventures. I want to experience the most out of life. I workout with greater passion and intensity. I become more fascinated with the potential of my physique. I have an incredible zest for life. When I&#8217;m at my ideal measurements I feel as though my body is a beautiful piece of art.</p>
<p>When I think of confidence, I think of all the above and more. When I think about how confidence impacts my life, the more that I realize&#8230; <strong>Confidence Equals FREEDOM!</strong></p>
<p>When I&#8217;m carrying around excess fat and my confidence takes a hit, I know that I&#8217;m missing out on living life to the fullest because I hold back and pass up on opportunities that would be fun, simply because I don&#8217;t feel comfortable in my skin at the moment.  When I&#8217;m at my ideal measurements and my confidence is soaring, I feel free to do whatever I please. I&#8217;m free to be ME and experience life to the fullest. That&#8217;s freedom.</p>
<p>So when I hang around people who don&#8217;t value their health, vitality, and physique as much as I do, and they tell me, &#8220;Come on Scott, live a little&#8221;, I think about how much my confidence will take a hit if I gain 5-10 pounds of fat and I think about how right now, at my ideal measurements, I&#8217;m &#8220;Living a LOT!&#8221; I&#8217;m living life to the fullest. That doesn&#8217;t mean that I won&#8217;t indulge in a treat. I love treating myself and I&#8217;m far from perfect when it comes to my diet. What it does mean is that I won&#8217;t go overboard and over indulge. You receive the most satisfaction from those first couple bites anyway <img src='http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Am I hard on myself? Maybe&#8230; but here&#8217;s the kicker&#8230; I LOVE IT!</p>
<p>You see, I&#8217;m all about living to my potential&#8230; and I know that my potential is limitless. Right now I&#8217;m experiencing an incredible fascination with my physique that I&#8217;ve never experienced before. For the past week I&#8217;ve been telling people that I feel like I&#8217;m in my early 20&#8217;s again&#8230; back when I was making some serious body transformations. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve tapped into a deep burning desire for self improvement and self growth. I&#8217;m driven to see where this transformation journey will take me and I&#8217;m eager to discover a level of energy that I currently am unaware that exists. I guess you could say that there&#8217;s a serious fire lit under my butt right now and I&#8217;m loving it!</p>
<p>This doesn&#8217;t mean that I&#8217;m spending more time working out or eating celery and carrots all day. What it means is that I have tapped into a new level of <strong>FOCUSED INTENSITY</strong>. I&#8217;m zeroed in on what I want and how I&#8217;m going to achieve it. I&#8217;ve raised the bar for myself and I&#8217;m up for the challenge. This in itself, has caused my confidence to soar!</p>
<p>So, there&#8217;s a taste of what confidence means to me. Now I would love to hear what confidence means to you. Please take a moment to open up and share your thoughts and feeling in the comment box below.</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p>Scott Tousignant</p>
<p><strong>About The Authors</strong></p>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/scottangie200.jpg" alt="Fat Loss Experts Scott and Angie Tousignant" />Scott and Angie Tousignant have been helping busy men and women, just like you, transform their body and life for over a decade. This dynamic duo prides themselves on providing a balanced and practical approach that will motivate and inspire you to become the best YOU that you can be.</p>
<p>Scott and Angie have dedicated themselves to sharing their exact workouts, what they eat, and how they stay motivated to continue transforming their body&#8217;s and life. </p>
<p>Their line up of body transforming programs includes, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Rock-That-Body.php" target="_blank">ROCK That Body</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Sizzlin-Circuits.php" target="_blank">Sizzlin&#8217; Circuits</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Core-Plus-More.php" target="_blank">Core Plus More</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a>, and <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/more-love-less-fat.php" target="_blank">More Love Less Fat</a>. </p>
<p>We&#8217;re excited to share in you successful body transformation!</p>
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		<title>Does Your Workout Program Match Your Goals?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why are you following your current workout program? Did a friend recommend it to you? Is it because the millions of dollars in advertising has allowed the program to become a household name? Is it because of all the hype and fancy &#8217;science talk&#8217; of the program made it irresistible to turn down? Is it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fdoes-your-workout-program-match-your-goals%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fdoes-your-workout-program-match-your-goals%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Why are you following your current workout program? Did a friend recommend it to you? Is it because the millions of dollars in advertising has allowed the program to become a household name? Is it because of all the hype and fancy &#8217;science talk&#8217; of the program made it irresistible to turn down? Is it a program that was shared in a magazine?</p>
<p>&#8230;Or is it because the program is <strong>designed to produce the body shape and appearance that you desire?</strong> In other words, will this program help you reach your goal?</p>
<h3>Do You Have A Clear Vision Of Your Goal?</h3>
<p>In order to answer this question, it&#8217;s important to have <strong>a clear vision of what your goal is and the &#8216;Look&#8217; that you will achieve</strong> once you reach your goal.<br />
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Do you simply desire to release a specific amount of fat and become a skinnier version of yourself? Are you aiming to improve your conditioning and athletic performance? Did you see a picture in a magazine of a physique that you desire to achieve? Does one of your favorite actresses or actors have a physique that you would love to achieve? Do you look in the mirror and see areas where you would like to reduce the fat and other areas where adding a little bit of muscle would make you <strong>look even sexier</strong>?</p>
<p>When I ask people what their body transformation goal is or they show me a picture of what they are aiming to achieve, in many cases <strong>their workout program does not match their goals</strong> and will not produce the &#8216;Look&#8217; or appearance that they desire.</p>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/AliAfter300.jpg" alt="Venus Index" />I was recently listening to an incredible episode of the Venus Index Podcast<br />
<strong><a href="http://flquickie.adoniseff.hop.clickbank.net/?lid=www.venusindex.com/becoming-a-venus-interview-with-alison-scott/" target="_blank">How To Become A Venus: Interview With Alison Scott</a></strong>, which hit on some very key points in regards to following <strong>a workout program that is not producing the body that you desire even though you are working out really hard</strong>.</p>
<p>In the interview Alison said, <strong><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s depressing when you see that your training is giving you a look that you’re not happy with.&#8221;</em></strong> Alison was still training like she used to when she was a competitive collegiate athlete, which made her look &#8216;<strong>stocky</strong>&#8216;. The problem was that because she had trained like this for so long and didn&#8217;t have the &#8216;<strong>genetics</strong>&#8216; or &#8216;<strong>frame</strong>&#8216; of a lean person, she said, <strong><em>&#8220;I figured I could never look like a sexy and attractive women.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>Let me tell you&#8230; <strong>this interview packs a very emotional punch</strong>. For that reason, it&#8217;s one of my favorite interviews that I&#8217;ve ever listened to. I highly recommend that you <a href="http://flquickie.adoniseff.hop.clickbank.net/?lid=www.venusindex.com/becoming-a-venus-interview-with-alison-scott/" target="_blank">download the podcast</a> and listen to it while you go for a brisk walk.</p>
<p>Alison went on to say that she experienced an <strong>identity crisis</strong>. She had an athletes body, but she wasn&#8217;t an athlete anymore.</p>
<h3>Focus On Attractiveness</h3>
<p>That&#8217;s when she decided to put her trust into the <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Venus-Index.php" target="_blank">Venus Index</a></strong> program. What made the Venus Index attractive to Alison was that it&#8217;s <strong>based on attractiveness</strong>&#8230; no pun intended <img src='http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>One of the highlights from the interview was when Alison discussed her <strong>mental shift</strong> after releasing the first 10 pounds of fat. She said, <strong><em>&#8220;I realized it (her desired look) was possible&#8221;</em></strong>, which motivated her to keep pushing forward. This triggered the realization that, <strong><em>&#8220;You always want to believe that you are different and your body won’t let you get there (your desired look)&#8230; you want to believe that it’s not possible because it helps you justify why you aren’t there.&#8221;</em></strong> As John mentioned in the interview, it&#8217;s not because Alison was sitting on the couch, but because her training was not geared toward her goal.</p>
<p>Alison released a total of approximately 20 pounds and WOW does she ever look great! It&#8217;s amazing that she never believed that she could look sexy and lean. It just goes to show how the &#8220;image&#8221; that we have of ourselves and the self imposed limiting beliefs can really hold us back if we allow them to. When you visit the podcast link you&#8217;ll see Alison&#8217;s before pictures and realize just how great of a difference releasing 20 pounds can make to your physique.</p>
<p>The topic of following the wrong type of program came up in a recent interview on the <a href="http://flquickie.adoniseff.hop.clickbank.net/?lid=www.adonisindex.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Adonis Index podcast</strong></a>, where Jason shared his experience following a Cross Fit program. He said the it really improved his conditioning and the workouts totally wiped him out, but they weren&#8217;t giving him the physique that he craved.</p>
<h3>Goal Changes and Lifestyle Changes</h3>
<p>One very important takeaway from the interview with Alison is that our goals and lifestyles change, and with those changes your workouts should change too.</p>
<p>The strength and conditioning workouts that she was following while playing competitive sports were appropriate for the goal that she had&#8230; to become a great athlete. But once she left the world of competitive sports and had a desire to look sexy and lean, she had to change her workouts.</p>
<p>Angie and I have gone through lifestyle and goal changes during the past 13 years too. When we first started dating I was really into the bodybuilding style of training and Angie was really into cardio and circuit workouts. This type of training was producing the results that we desired. We looked sexy and attractive.</p>
<p>But once we had children and were running a business that had me working 16 hour days we had difficulty making the time to workout like we usually did. Since we didn&#8217;t have much time to workout and had very little time to talk, bond, and connect, Angie decided to create a program where we could workout together for 10 minutes first thing in the morning to set the tone for the day and then 10 minutes at the end of the day so we could talk and connect during the workout, while we got in shape at the same time. That program is called <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/more-love-less-fat.php" target="_blank">More Love Less Fat &#8211; A Couples Guide To Transforming Your Body and Relationship</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Our lifestyle changed once again when we both began working at home. The hours were still very demanding on the both of us and our kids were still very young, so we decided to create a program that was quick and efficient and could be done in our home office with very little space and very little equipment. We stuck with the two 10 minute workout chunks throughout the day since it was working very well for us. This 6 month program is called <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a></strong>.</p>
<p>These programs allowed Angie and I to sculpt lean and sexy physiques and we were very happy. We both looked great and felt great, but for me I felt like something was missing. I had gotten away from my roots of bodybuilding, which was really appealing to me. Although I looked great, I knew that I really wanted to build more muscle and get stronger. I&#8217;m not talking about freakish muscle. I just know that adding a bit of muscle to my physique will make me look even sexier and be in line with the vision of how I know I want to and will look. </p>
<p>&#8230;That&#8217;s when I created <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Rock-That-Body.php" target="_blank">ROCK That Body</a></strong>, and boy did it ever work for me! The workouts were still short at 30 minutes, but they really shaped and sculpted my body.</p>
<p>At the same time Angie had a goal of firming her butt and thighs, so she created a program called <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Sizzlin-Circuits.php" target="_blank">Sizzlin&#8217; Circuits</a></strong>, which is also between 25 and 30 minutes in length. There&#8217;s no doubt that this program produced her desired results.</p>
<p>Every 4-6 weeks we check ourselves out in the mirror and make note of the areas that we want to improve or maintain and then create a program to achieve our specific goals.</p>
<p>As you can see, we don&#8217;t just create programs based on cherry picked research and there&#8217;s no need to hype up our programs, because they are simply the programs that we personally follow to produce a desired result. <strong>It&#8217;s a blueprint for a desired outcome</strong>. In a nutshell, that&#8217;s what workout programs are. If you realize this, it will eliminate all the frustration, confusion, and overwhelm that can be experienced with the fitness industry.</p>
<p><strong>Peel away all the hype and fancy marketing talk</strong> and what you have is a blueprint to help you get to your destination. You just need to be sure that the blueprint is designed to get you to your destination and not someone elses.</p>
<p>If you are purchasing a workout program because of the hype and huge promises or because your friend has been following it, or because you got hooked on the infomercial, you have to look beyond the big shiny object and ask yourself, <strong><em>&#8220;Is this program designed to help me achieve the &#8216;look&#8217; that I want?&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>The focus of your resistance training workout should be to shape your body, get stronger, and get sexier, not how many calories it &#8217;supposedly&#8217; burns or how much fat the workout &#8217;supposedly&#8217; burns. Leave the fat burning to your diet and caloric deficit. As your diet melts the fat from your body it will reveal the sexy shape that you&#8217;ve been sculpting with your workouts.</p>
<p>I hope that this post has provided you with some valuable insights and I can&#8217;t wait to hear what you think about the Venus Index podcast interview with Alison Scott.</p>
<p>Be sure to share your thoughts and feelings in the comment box below.</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p>Scott Tousignant</p>
<p><strong>About The Authors</strong></p>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/scottangie200.jpg" alt="Fat Loss Experts Scott and Angie Tousignant" />Scott and Angie Tousignant have been helping busy men and women, just like you, transform their body and life for over a decade. This dynamic duo prides themselves on providing a balanced and practical approach that will motivate and inspire you to become the best YOU that you can be.</p>
<p>Scott and Angie have dedicated themselves to sharing their exact workouts, what they eat, and how they stay motivated to continue transforming their body&#8217;s and life. </p>
<p>Their line up of body transforming programs includes, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Rock-That-Body.php" target="_blank">ROCK That Body</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Sizzlin-Circuits.php" target="_blank">Sizzlin&#8217; Circuits</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a>, and <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/more-love-less-fat.php" target="_blank">More Love Less Fat</a>. </p>
<p>We&#8217;re excited to share in you successful body transformation!</p>
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		<title>What Actions Will You Take To Transform Your Body</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for another fun contest on the Fat Loss Quickie blog. The prize this time around is a bottle of Prograde Protein. You&#8217;ve heard us rave about Prograde Protein powder and you&#8217;ve watched videos of our entire family enjoying recipes that we&#8217;ve made using the protein powder. Now you have a chance to win [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-actions-will-you-take-to-transform-your-body%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-actions-will-you-take-to-transform-your-body%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>It&#8217;s time for another fun contest on the Fat Loss Quickie blog. The prize this time around is a bottle of <strong><a href="http://6packabs.getprograde.com/protein-powder.html" target="_blank">Prograde Protein</a></strong>. You&#8217;ve heard us rave about Prograde Protein powder and you&#8217;ve watched videos of our entire family enjoying recipes that we&#8217;ve made using the protein powder. Now you have a chance to win a bottle for yourself and see just how great it is.</p>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/stickman_running.jpg" alt="goal achievement" />To enter the contest all that you have to do is share <strong>what actions you will take beginning today, to ensure that you will transform your body and look your absolute best during 2011 and beyond</strong>.</p>
<p>You can list any workout programs that you plan on following and how often you will mix things up, any diet plans that you will take part in, any motivation strategies that you will apply, any methods of accountability and support that you will use, any attitudes and beliefs that you will adopt, any audios that you will listen to or books that you will read, any strategies for breaking down your big goals into mini goals, how you plan on celebrating your mini-successes, how will you track and measure your progress, and any action that you will take to transform your body during the next 13 months.<br />
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Simply share your response in the comment box below. There is no single correct answer to this question, so we will be randomly selecting a winner on Friday December 10th.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re looking forward to reading your responses.</p>
<p>I want 2011 to be the year of action. <strong>No more hoping and wishing that you&#8217;ll achieve your desires. It&#8217;s time to take the necessary steps to turn those dreams into a reality</strong>. But you don&#8217;t have to wait until the New Year to start. Begin taking action steps toward your goal today!</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p>Scott and Angie Tousignant</p>
<p><strong>About The Authors</strong></p>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/scottangie200.jpg" alt="Fat Loss Experts Scott and Angie Tousignant" />Scott and Angie Tousignant have been helping busy men and women, just like you, transform their body and life for over a decade. This dynamic duo prides themselves on providing a balanced and practical approach that will motivate and inspire you to become the best YOU that you can be.</p>
<p>Scott and Angie have dedicated themselves to sharing their exact workouts, what they eat, and how they stay motivated to continue transforming their body&#8217;s and life. </p>
<p>Their line up of body transforming programs includes, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Rock-That-Body.php" target="_blank">ROCK That Body</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Sizzlin-Circuits.php" target="_blank">Sizzlin&#8217; Circuits</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a>, and <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/more-love-less-fat.php" target="_blank">More Love Less Fat</a>. </p>
<p>We&#8217;re excited to share in you successful body transformation!</p>
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		<title>Body Transformation Motivation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If lack of motivation has prevented you from achieving your body transformation goals in the past, you&#8217;re in luck today! Angie and I put together a FREE Fat Loss Quickie &#8220;Motivation Boosters&#8221; package for you, which contains many of the motivational strategies that we have applied to help us stick to our body transformation programs.
To [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fbody-transformation-motivation%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fbody-transformation-motivation%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/flqmotivation200.jpg" alt="Body Transformation Motivation" />If lack of motivation has prevented you from achieving your body transformation goals in the past, you&#8217;re in luck today! Angie and I put together a FREE Fat Loss Quickie &#8220;Motivation Boosters&#8221; package for you, which contains many of the motivational strategies that we have applied to help us <strong>stick to our body transformation programs</strong>.</p>
<p>To download this free package simply right click and save: <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/Body-Transformation-Motivation.pdf" target="_blank">Body Transformation Motivation</a></strong></p>
<p>We have included some video demonstrations of the motivation strategies below&#8230;<br />
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<h3>Body Transformation Motivation Strategy #1: Empowering Beliefs</h3>
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<h3>Body Transformation Motivation Strategy #2: Must Achieve Goal Sheet</h3>
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<h3>Body Transformation Motivation Strategy #3: Transformation Calendar</h3>
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<h3>Body Transformation Motivation Strategy #4: Daily Victories</h3>
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<h3>Body Transformation Motivation Strategy #5: Goal Achievement Sheet</h3>
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<h3>Body Transformation Motivation Strategy #6: Fat Loss Quickie Bull&#8217;s Eye</h3>
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<h3>Body Transformation Motivation Strategy #7: Nutrition Journal</h3>
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<h3>Putting It All Together</h3>
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<p>You may use as many of the above strategies as you wish, but it&#8217;s not necessary to use all of them at the same time. Choose the motivation strategies that resonate with you the most and build from there.</p>
<p>Angie and I will be sharing more of our motivational strategies in future blog posts, but for now we would love to hear from you. Which of the above motivational strategies appeals the most to you? </p>
<p>Do you apply a motivational strategy that we didn&#8217;t include in our post? We&#8217;d love for you to share it with your fellow Fat Loss Quickie blog friends in the comment box below.</p>
<p>Keep us posted on your successful body transformation!</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p>Scott and Angie Tousignant</p>
<p><strong>About The Authors</strong></p>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/scottangie200.jpg" alt="Fat Loss Experts Scott and Angie Tousignant" />Scott and Angie Tousignant have been helping busy men and women, just like you, transform their body and life for over a decade. This dynamic duo prides themselves on providing a balanced and practical approach that will motivate and inspire you to become the best YOU that you can be.</p>
<p>Scott and Angie have dedicated themselves to sharing their exact workouts, what they eat, and how they stay motivated to continue transforming their body&#8217;s and life. </p>
<p>Their line up of body transforming programs includes, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Rock-That-Body.php" target="_blank">ROCK That Body</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Sizzlin-Circuits.php" target="_blank">Sizzlin&#8217; Circuits</a>, <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a>, and <a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/more-love-less-fat.php" target="_blank">More Love Less Fat</a>. </p>
<p>We&#8217;re excited to share in you successful body transformation!</p>
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		<title>This Mindset Stuff Really Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am really excited to share a really cool experience that recently happened to me, which demonstrates the critically important role that our mindset plays in achieving our goals.
It&#8217;s obvious to everyone in the gym that I spend just as much or more time strengthening my mental muscles as I do my arms, chest, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fthis-mindset-stuff-really-works%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fthis-mindset-stuff-really-works%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>I am really excited to share a really cool experience that recently happened to me, which demonstrates the <strong>critically important role that our mindset plays in achieving our goals</strong>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s obvious to everyone in the gym that I spend just as much or more time <strong>strengthening my mental muscles</strong> as I do my arms, chest, and legs. I walk into the gym with intense focus, which increases with every second during my workout. Nothing can bring me out of this focus. I walk through the door with <strong>great intention and purpose</strong>. </p>
<p>Each rep of each set brings me one step closer to achieving my goals. I have a <strong>very clear image of the physique that I am about to sculpt</strong>, I know what needs to be done in order to achieve that image, and I&#8217;m willing to pay that price and put in the hard work to make that vision become a reality for me.</p>
<p>How am I able to create such a clear image in my mind of what I envision my body to look like? Simple&#8230;<span id="more-844"></span> I&#8217;ve been creating <strong>vision boards</strong> for years, which include cut outs of physiques that I desire to transform my body into. You may have seen some of my previous videos dating all the way back to 2006 when I first began to use vision boards. Actually I prefer not to use a vision board&#8230; I actually bombard my entire life with images of the goals that I want to achieve. I have them posted on my desk, in my car, on my fridge, on my alarm clock, on my wall next to my bed, and around my bathroom mirror.<br />
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<h3>How My Mind Helped Me Achieve a Recent Goal</h3>
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<p>A little less than a year ago I posted pictures of physiques that I aspired to become more like, along with some life goals that I wanted to achieve this year. One of those goals was to purchase a pop-up camper. Our family loves camping and the great outdoors. We had been borrowing a relatives pop-up camper for the past 7 years and we began thinking about how great it would be to own a pop-up camper of our very own.</p>
<p>I did a Google search for images of pop-up campers and printed up the first one that I came across. I clipped it out and put it on my desk along with the pictures of the other goals that I wished to achieve this year. I had no idea what brand, size, or style of pop-up camper that I wanted to have, I just knew that I wanted one.</p>
<p>A couple months later Angie decided to take over my home office and I began working more often at a local Internet Cafe to get out of the house. During this process Angie took down the pictures of my goals and put them away in a desk drawer. Those images were still playing in my head, but I wasn&#8217;t looking at them any longer.</p>
<p>This week Angie and I invested in a pop-up camper of our very own. As we were finalizing the deal in the sales managers office I noticed that he had a vision board up in his office. That sparked a great conversation and then I realized, &#8220;<em>Oh my gosh&#8230; I had cut out a picture of a pop-up camper and here we were buying one.</em>&#8221;</p>
<p>Upon returning home I immediately dug through my drawers to find the picture of the pop-up camper. To my amazement (Not really, because I know that this mindset stuff really works), <em><strong>the picture of the pop-up camper was the exact make and model that we ended up purchasing</strong></em>.</p>
<p>WOW!!!</p>
<p>Out of all the makes and models out there that we could have chosen, we picked the one that I posted up on my desk nearly a year ago and had actually forgotten about (but not really). Those few months that I had the picture up on my desk had ingrained that image in my mind. I still knew that we wanted a pop-up camper even though the image wasn&#8217;t up on my desk and I wasn&#8217;t just hoping or wishing for it. I was taking the necessary actions to make that goal a reality for us.</p>
<h3>The Lesson</h3>
<p>Have a clear vision of what you want to achieve and remind yourself of that vision as often as you possibly can and do what it takes to make your goal a reality. I attached some very powerful emotions to this goal as well. We love camping and I kept playing our wonderful experiences over and over in my mind and pictured them in our very own pop-up camper.</p>
<p>Without having that vision or target, my mind would not have had any direction to aim for.</p>
<p>My first influence on the power of the mind came from Arnold Schwarzenegger and his book &#8220;<strong>Education of a Bodybuilder</strong>&#8220;. I recently came across a video of Arnold where he speaks about the mind being more important than the body when it comes to transforming your body&#8230;<br />
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<h3>Arnold Schwarzenegger On The Power Of The Mind</h3>
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<p>Arnold talks about visualization as &#8220;<strong><em>The mind creating the body.</em></strong>&#8221; He states the important role that the body and training plays, but he points out how it&#8217;s the mind that helps you push out those few extra reps and motivates you to do whatever it takes in order to become the best that you can be.</p>
<p>I love how Arnold refers to mindset as &#8220;<strong><em>Developing the hunger</em></strong>&#8221; by setting goals, seeing that goal become a reality through visualization, and actually believing that you can achieve the outcome that you desire.</p>
<p>It was great to hear Arnold touch on the topic of failure and if we want to succeed we need to, &#8220;<strong><em>Be willing to fail</em></strong>.&#8221; Are you willing to set a goal, fully understanding that you will have some failures during your journey of achieving that goal? Failure is an important part of your success and should be embraced rather than feared.</p>
<p>Arnold mentioned that &#8220;<strong><em>Every day is a learning experience</em></strong>.&#8221; I believe that&#8217;s a great way to approach life. What have you learned about yourself today? What have you learned that can help you become the best that you can be? What have you learned that can help others become the best that they can be? What have you learned about your mindset that has influenced your actions?</p>
<p>I totally agree with Arnold. The mind is more important than the body. That&#8217;s why our <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a></strong> home workout and nutrition program also includes two <strong>motivational audios</strong> each week and eleven <strong>motivational films</strong> to help you harness the power of your mind, stick with the program and make your goals become a reality.</p>
<p>No workout or diet program is complete without a mindset component. Especially if you desire life long success.</p>
<p>What are you doing to empower your mind today?</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p><img src="http://www.unstoppablefatloss.com/images/sig.gif" alt="Scott Tousignant" /></p>
<p>Scott Tousignant</p>
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		<title>How To Prevent Weight Regain After Achieving Your Fat Loss Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received some great questions from a valued reader of the Fat Loss Quickie blog recently that I would love to address here in hopes that you and many others will benefit too. Debora&#8217;s questions were about preventing weight regain after achieving your fat loss goal, emotional eating, craving sweets, and which diet programs I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-prevent-weight-regain-after-achieving-your-fat-loss-goals%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-prevent-weight-regain-after-achieving-your-fat-loss-goals%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>I received some great questions from a valued reader of the Fat Loss Quickie blog recently that I would love to address here in hopes that you and many others will benefit too. Debora&#8217;s questions were about preventing <strong>weight regain</strong> after achieving your fat loss goal, <strong>emotional eating</strong>, <strong>craving sweets</strong>, and which <strong>diet programs I recommend</strong>. Let&#8217;s start with preventing the weight regain&#8230;</p>
<p>Debora mentioned, <em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve succeeded in losing fat (in particular when I had some event as a motivation I&#8217;d lose 10-15 kg in about 2 months) but then gained it back.&#8221;</em></p>
<h3>The Power of Planning and Events</h3>
<p>Debora mentioned something very important in this statement, and it&#8217;s actually one of the best strategies for fat loss success, which is the power of planning an event around your fat loss goal.</p>
<p>One of the keys to long term success is <span id="more-833"></span>to set new goals once you have achieved your current goal. After reaching your desired body fat percentage it would be great to set a 12 to 16 week goal of adding some sexy muscle to your body. That may be a foreign thought to you, but trust me, that little bit of muscle will look very sexy in a strapless gown. As a woman, you are not going to gain large amounts of muscle during this time unless you are taking drugs. Adding just one to two pounds of muscle throughout your entire body will make a tremendous difference and will produce a very desirable and sexy result. </p>
<p>After adding a little bit of muscle you can set an 8 week goal of trimming down some more. But your goals don&#8217;t always have to be about burning fat or gaining muscle. You could set a goal of doing 12 unassisted chin-ups, 50 push-ups, or running a half marathon. Each of these goals would keep you on the path of living an active and healthy lifestyle and will greatly reduce your chances of weight regain.</p>
<p>I definitely recommend planning a series of events throughout the year and attaching a health and fitness goal to them. One event may be a vacation, another event may be a wedding, another event may be a reunion, an other one can be a photo shoot too <img src='http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h3>Why Did You Want To Lose Weight To Begin With?</h3>
<p>It&#8217;s important to understand why you were motivated to lose weight in the first place. What was it about the event that motivated you to put forth great effort and consistently follow your program? Was it purely vanity? Was it confidence? Was it to attract a member of the opposite sex? Was it to lower your cholesterol so that your doctor wouldn&#8217;t have to prescribe drugs to you? Was it to have more energy to play with your kids or grandkids?</p>
<p>After you achieve your goal you must ask yourself, &#8220;Did I just want to have increased confidence for this one event or do I want to have increased confidence for my entire life?&#8221; &#8220;Do I want to have more energy to play with my kids in this one moment or do I want to continue increasing my energy so I can be the best parent possible for as long as I live?&#8221; If your goal is purely vanity, &#8220;Do I just want to look great for this one event or are there other events or times when I wish to look my absolute best?&#8221;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s important to write down all the wonderful emotions and feelings that you experience once you achieve your goal and promise yourself and others, that you will never allow these emotions and feelings to slip away from you.</p>
<h3>Your New Fitness Plan</h3>
<p>Before completing your fat loss goal you should already have a plan in place for what you are going to do after you achieve your goal. I&#8217;m a bit of a fanatic and have my entire year planned out. Before completing the <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Xtreme-Fat-Loss-Diet.php" target="_blank">Xtreme Fat Loss Diet</a></strong> recently I knew that I would take 3-7 days off and get back on the <strong><a href="http://www.burnoffthefat.com" target="_blank">Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle</a></strong> plan.</p>
<p>My goal is to release the last few pounds of belly fat and then move onto gaining 6 pounds of muscle by the end of the summer. During my week off I listened to an interview with Tom Venuto and his <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Holy-Grail-Body-Transformation.php" target="_blank">Holy Grail Body Transformation Program</a></strong> came up. This program is designed to help you burn fat and build muscle &#8220;at the same time&#8221;. The fat loss nutrition principles are pretty much in line with Tom&#8217;s Burn The Fat program, which I was about to follow and there is a variation for building muscle while shedding a bit of fat at the same time.</p>
<p>I thought, &#8220;PERFECT! The Holy Grail Body Transformation Program is exactly in line with my goals for the next 12-14 weeks.&#8221;</p>
<p>My plans for the year also include Nick Nilsson&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.unstoppablefatloss.com/muscleexplosion.php" target="_blank">Muscle Explosion</a></strong> program and my own <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie home workouts</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Angie has the next several months all planned out too. She doesn&#8217;t follow diet plans, but she does vary her workout programs. She basically lives the <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/naturally-thin-secrets.php">Naturally Thin Lifestyle</a></strong> when it comes to eating.</p>
<p>Currently Angie is follow the <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie home workouts</a></strong> in combination with Nick Nilsson&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/butt-workout.php" target="_blank">Gluteus To The Maximus</a></strong> program.</p>
<p>Once we return from our beach vacation in July she will be following Valerie Waters &#8220;<strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/bikini-body.php" target="_blank">I Want My Bikini Body 3.0</a></strong>&#8221; program and then she&#8217;ll follow Valerie&#8217;s &#8220;<strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/action-hero-babe.php" target="_blank">Action Hero Babe</a></strong>&#8221; program in the Fall.</p>
<p>Angie and I always have something new to look forward to when it comes to health and fitness. We give 100% of our effort toward each program then move onto a new and fun challenge.</p>
<p>Over the years we have discovered that our body&#8217;s respond better to certain programs and styles of training. What we do is take those programs and come up with a yearly schedule for ourselves. From time to time we are introduced to a new program that peaks our interest and we simply substitute that program for one of the programs that we were planning on following.</p>
<p>Bottom line&#8230; there is always a program and plan in place once we complete a program and reach our goal.</p>
<p>This may sound a bit cliche, but it&#8217;s worth repeating, <em>&#8220;Health and fitness is a lifelong journey.&#8221;</em> Fitness and healthy eating are not meant to be temporary. We are designed to move. There are so many ways that we can improve our health and fitness that extend well beyond any 12 week transformation goal. It&#8217;s a shame that exercise has been labeled as something that is only done when you want to lose weight. Our body&#8217;s are absolutely amazing and fascinating. There is no reason why you shouldn&#8217;t continue to sculpt it and become the best you that you can be.</p>
<h3>There&#8217;s Nothing Like Accountability</h3>
<p>The smartest move that I made immediately after completing the Xtreme Fat Loss Diet was telling you, my valued reader, that I would continue posting weekly pictures of myself on my blog to show my body transformation. If I do not post a picture each week you can assume that I&#8217;ve been slacking off and have not improved my physique&#8230; and you can call me out on it too <img src='http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Angie and I are here to lead by example, but we&#8217;re far from perfect. If we slip up you&#8217;ll know about it. And if I slip up, I&#8217;m going to call upon you for support.</p>
<p>In addition to documenting my current journey on the <strong>Holy Grail Body Transformation Program</strong> here on my blog I&#8217;m also keeping a journal in Tom Venuto&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.burn-the-fat-innercircle.com" target="_blank">Burn The Fat Inner Circle</a></strong> where I gain the support of thousands of like-minded and motivated individuals. </p>
<p>It feels great to know that during my moments of struggle and challenge I can reach out to the members of the Burn The Fat Inner Circle and call upon them for some <strong>inspiration and motivation</strong>. It feels even better to celebrate my victories and achievements with them!</p>
<h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p>To sum things up when it comes to preventing weight regain, it&#8217;s important to view health and fitness as a lifelong journey, create a long term plan that includes a variety of workout programs, set multiple health and fitness goals and attach events to the goal dates, hold yourself accountable to continually improving your physique and health.</p>
<h3>Diet Programs That I Recommend</h3>
<p>The #1 diet program that I recommend is Tom Venuto&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.burnoffthefat.com" target="_blank">Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle</a></strong> plan. It&#8217;s actually the first ebook that I ever purchased and has been my fat loss bible for the past 7 years.</p>
<p>I have also followed Jon Benson&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.everyotherdaydietplan.com" target="_blank">Every Other Day Diet</a></strong>. This is actually the only diet plan that Angie has ever followed. She followed it along with me to show her support for me.</p>
<p>Isabel De Los Rios also has an outstanding diet plan called <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/diet-solution.php" target="_blank">The Diet Solution</a></strong>. I always learn something new from Isabel and I totally love her recipes.</p>
<p>Mike Geary and Catherine Ebeling&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/healthy-kitchen.php" target="_blank">Fat Burning Kitchen</a></strong> is also another great nutrition book that I have learned from. Mike is definitely ahead of the game when it comes to making the most nutritious choices with the foods that we eat. I learn something new every time that I read his emails that contain valuable nutrition tips.</p>
<p>I recently followed the <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Xtreme-Fat-Loss-Diet.php" target="_blank">Xtreme Fat Loss Diet</a></strong>, which is a temporary program lasting 25 days. It&#8217;s challenging and not for everyone, but it produced results for me. If you follow this plan you will need to have another nutrition plan to fall back on after you complete it.</p>
<p>Another short term rapid fat loss plan is Nick Nilsson&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Metabolic-Surge.php" target="_blank">Metabolic Surge</a></strong> program. I&#8217;ve been a fan of Nick&#8217;s work for several years and his workout programs have played a key role in transforming my physique.</p>
<p>Tom Venuto&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Holy-Grail-Body-Transformation.php" target="_blank">Holy Grail Body Transformation Program</a></strong> is both a diet and workout plan. It can be used for fat loss or muscle gain, or both at the same time <img src='http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  If you have a significant amount of weight to lose I recommend that you follow Tom&#8217;s Burn The Fat program before attempting the Holy Grail Body Transformation program.</p>
<p>Those are the only programs that I can vouch for as I haven&#8217;t tried any others. One program that has peaked my curiosity is Brad Pilon&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/Eat-Stop-Eat.php" target="_blank">Eat Stop Eat</a></strong>. I may give that a try in a few months.</p>
<p>I also plan on reading and reviewing a couple vegetarian and raw food diets soon, but I don&#8217;t plan on going raw or vegetarian myself any time soon, so my review will be based on what I learn from the material.</p>
<p>There is certainly no shortage of workout and diet plans out there. You have plenty to choose from when planning out your year of fitness and continuing on this health and fitness journey.</p>
<p>Continue to grow as a person and become the best you that you can be. Discover your true potential and live your life to the absolute fullest!</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p><img src="http://www.unstoppablefatloss.com/images/sig.gif" alt="Scott Tousignant Fat Loss Expert" /></p>
<p>Scott Tousignant</p>
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		<title>Five Fat Loss Motivation Gifts For You</title>
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		<dc:creator>Scott Tousignant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does the thought of transforming your body and sculpting a lean and desirable physique excite the heck out of you, but at the same time scare you a bit about the hard work that it&#8217;s going to take in order to make this transformation become your reality? 
After all, change does not come easy. Old [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Ffive-fat-loss-motivation-gifts-for-you%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffatlossquickie.com%2Fblog%2Ffive-fat-loss-motivation-gifts-for-you%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/resolutions.jpg" alt="New Years Resolutions" />Does the thought of <strong>transforming your body</strong> and sculpting a lean and desirable physique excite the heck out of you, but at the same time scare you a bit about the hard work that it&#8217;s going to take in order to make this transformation become your reality? </p>
<p>After all, change does not come easy. Old habits can be tough to break and it also takes work and dedication to <strong>replace those old self-defeating habits with new empowering habits</strong>.</p>
<p>I know just how bad you want to transform your body. I know how exciting it is to think about how all areas your life will be positively impacted once your successful transformation takes place. I know what this transformation means to you!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why today I am going above and beyond by providing you with <strong>Five Fat Loss Motivation Gifts</strong>, which will create the solid foundation of your new Unstoppable Mindset that will carry you through any obstacle or challenge that you may face along the way during your transformation journey.<span id="more-633"></span></p>
<h3>Gift #1</h3>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/ufl-montage-100.jpg" alt="Unstoppable Fat Loss interview with Dax Moy" /><strong>The Go Get&#8217;em Goal Achieving Unstoppable Fat Loss Interview with Dax Moy</strong>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/Fat-Loss-GoGetEm.pdf" target="_blank">Download Your Unstoppable Fat Loss Report</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/Unstoppable-Fat-Loss-Dax-Moy.mp3" target="_blank">Download Your Unstoppable Fat Loss Audio</a></strong><br />
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<h3>Gift #2</h3>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/7steps-100.jpg" alt="7 Steps For Overcoming Limiting Beliefs with Tom Venuto" /><strong>7 Steps For Overcoming Limiting Beliefs &#8211; Interview with Fat Loss Expert Tom Venuto</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/Tom-Venuto-Limiting-Beliefs-Report.pdf" target="_blank">Download The Overcoming Limiting Beliefs Report</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/TomVenutoBeliefs.mp3" target="_blank">Download The Overcoming Limiting Beliefs Audio</a></strong><br />
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<h3>Gift #3</h3>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/motivationreport-100.jpg" alt="Fat Loss Quickie Motivation Report" /><strong>Fat Loss Quickie Motivation Report<br />
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It&#8217;s time to put an end to all the excuses, end the procrastination, and develop a powerful and Unstoppable Mindset for long term fitness success.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/FLQ-Fat-Loss-Motivation-Report.pdf" target="_blank">Download Your Copy of The Fat Loss Quickie Motivation Report</a></strong><br />
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<h3>Gift #4</h3>
<p><img hspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/superleanstrategies-100.jpg" alt="Tom Venuto Super Lean Fat Loss Strategies" /><strong>Super Lean Fat Loss Strategies &#8211; Information packed interview with Fat Loss Expert Tom Venuto</strong></p>
<p>The motivational tip that Tom provides in this interview helped Angie and I achieve our previous best fat loss results and body transformation. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be applying this very same strategy to look my absolute best ever for our upcoming beach vacation.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/Tom-Venuto-Super-Lean-Report.pdf" target="_blank">Download The Super Lean Report</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/blog/uploaded/TomVenuto3tips.mp3" target="_blank">Download The Super Lean Audio</a></strong><br />
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<h3>Gift #5</h3>
<p><strong>The Change Series Intro-Video</strong></p>
<p>At this moment you may be experiencing a bit of fear about the change, which you are about to take part in. It&#8217;s OK. That&#8217;s normal. But now it&#8217;s time to face that fear and achieve your goals in spite of it. Embrace this positive change, accept the challenges an obstacles that you will face, and be grateful for them because they are absolutely necessary if you are to become a better version of yourself today than you were yesterday.</p>
<p>Enjoy this motivational film&#8230;</p>
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<embed src="http://thechangeseries.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/new_media_pro/jwplayer/player.swf" width="640" height="360" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="config=http://thechangeseries.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/new_media_pro/file_flash_config.php?file_id=91"></embed></center></p>
<p>The Change Series intro video is one film in a series of 11 short films which provide you with a blueprint for success. The complete Change Series movie comes as a special bonus when you join the <strong><a href="http://www.fatlossquickie.com/home-workouts.php" target="_blank">Fat Loss Quickie</a></strong> home workout program.</p>
<p>Seven of the experts within The Change Series have mentored me either in business or fitness. They have each played a key role in the development of my Unstoppable Mindset. <strong>This is your opportunity to learn from my personal mentors</strong>.</p>
<p>I hope that you enjoy all 5 of the fat loss gifts. I am certain that each of them will have a positive impact on your motivation and will contribute to your fat loss success.</p>
<p>I would absolutely love to celebrate along with you, each and every one of the smallest of aha moments, breakthroughs, and victories that you experiences as a result of absorbing this motivational material.</p>
<p>Please be sure to share those victories, aha moments, and breakthroughs with us by leaving a comment here at the Fat Loss Quickie blog. We would all appreciate it a great deal.</p>
<p>Have yourself an absolutely amazing day!</p>
<p>To achieving your limitless potential,</p>
<p><img src="http://www.unstoppablefatloss.com/images/sig.gif" alt="Fat Loss Expert Scott Tousignant" /></p>
<p>Scott Tousignant</p>
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