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The EDT Fat Loss Solution

Escalating Density Training, or EDT for short, is probably the single most effective method to shred fat from your body while building muscle at the same time. They claim that it’s possible to actually drop 1/2 a percent of body fat per week without any other dietary changes. Couple Escalating Density Training with my Fat Loss Fundamentals book and you’re got one of the best natural methods to drop fat, improve your health and your strength at the same time.

Current Photos of Rob

From my before and after collection, these are my current photos. Photos of me in various places around the globe on many different adventures. Pictures of me at the summit of Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mt Everest Base camp in Nepal, Singapore and others.

To honor the request for readers wanting to know what I’m up to, this is where I keep my current before and after photos.

My Before Photos

Photos of me when I was fat, out of shape and heading towards an early death. Pictures from when I was a 475 pound cab driver. These are considered my before photos. This page also contains some pictures from when I was growing up and obese.

Before and After

The before and after weight loss photos of Rob after he dropped 300 pounds of fat. Various pictures from trips and travels around the world as he leads a life of adventure. These before and after pictures are intended for people wanting to know what he looks like today, having kept the weight off.

Build a Bigger Chest Fast

If you want to build a bigger chest fast, if your pecs are a weak body part, or you’ve hit a plateau in your chest development, this chest workout program is a technique you can use on rare occasions to shock your body into growth. This is a high intensity bodybuilding workout guaranteed to pack on slabs of muscle after just 3-4 workouts. Be warned though, it’s for advanced bodybuilders only, no beginners!

My Winter Workout Program

Having a plan in place before you go to the gym should be your primary objective. You should know exactly why you’re going to the gym on any given day and what the purpose of that workout should be, because as they say, failing to plan is planning to fail.

Cardio Training Tip

Cut your cardio time in half or more simply by doing it immediately after weight training. Take a few amino acids if you are trying to build muscle, then hit the cardio. Cut your time in half – try that first.

During weight training you release fatty acids, and cardio immediately after weight training can burn them off as energy before being “recycled” into places you don’t want them to go.

50 Ways To Drink More Water

Water is the basis of all life, including your muscles, your brain, your lungs, your bones and your lungs. A fully hydrated body has more energy, increases it’s fat burning capabilities, has reduced hunger levels, better digestion and ages at a slower pace so you look younger while you’re feeling younger. We all know we should be drinking more water, but how to drink more water is the real question. Here are 50 ways to drink more water.

Boozing Harms Losing Belly Fat

As we attempt to cope and deal with the pressures in our lives, alcohol consumption is becoming too much of the norm. We release our stress sometimes via an alcoholic beverage or two without thinking about the cause and effect it can have on your waist line, appetite and overall health.

I am not here to bash having a drink or two, but I am going to encourage anyone who wants to lose body fat to rethink their drinking habits.

First and foremost, alcohol is a poison and your body must fight to get it out of your system. It directly impairs liver function thus severely hampering your metabolism of fat. If fat loss is your main goal moderation is a key. I have trained many adults who like there nightly beverage, but they never or rarely lose body fat. I would suggest limiting alcohol consumption to once a week if fat loss is your goal.

When your liver is processing alcohol it will stop all other metabolic functions. It will do so until it rids your body of ethanol toxicity which is the by product of alcoholic consumption. This process leads many times to stubborn fat, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and syndrome X.

Drinking in excess will also contribute to fat gain not loss. If you think you are going to gain muscle mass while drinking think again! Your liver is to0 busy doing something it does not want to do, process alcohol instead of amino acids. In addition, alcohol reduces testosterone.

We have not even touched on how many extra calories alcohol consumption can add to your daily caloric intake. As my good friend Tom Venuto states, “Those calories add up so quickly.” Think about how much you consume and the caloric value of each drink. Alcohol contains 7 calories per gram. This is almost twice that of carbohydrates and protein and just under the 9 grams per calorie for fat. Here is an example: consuming 2-3 drinks a day can add up to over 400 calories extra each and every day. Multiply that by one week and you are over 2700 calories extra. That is over a half a pound.

According to studies drinking alcohol increases visceral adipose tissue. This is the fat around your body organs. NOT HEALTHY! Other studies suggest alcohol consumption increases and stimulates appetite. I remember when I went through my Nutrition and Lifestyle Courses, alcohol was an afternoon subject and I recall this sobering thought, “If you really want to piss off your entire digestive system and set your body up for a total metabolic nightmare, drink alcohol before you eat.”

Another item I have learned from Tom Venuto was the simple but often overlooked factor that by doing something everyday becomes habit-forming behavior. The daily routine of consuming an innocent evening drink will lead to the ill affects of alcohol consumption.

Consuming alcohol again stops all fat burning, adds extra calories, increases estrogen level (stubborn fat), increases appetite and makes you more easily persuaded to eat that entire cheese cake.

There are some simple guidelines you can follow that will not only help you stay on the fat burning path, but will encourage better overall health.

Drinking red wine is much better for you then drinking beer. Red wine contains some good things that can benefit your health. On the other hand consuming beer, which contains hops and are highly estrogenic, will lead to more fat gain and harder fat loss.

Try to stay away from extra sweet drinks with added sugars. This will keep your blood sugar from a massive spike while having a drink. Have you ever wondered why are these drinks are so popular?

I would highly suggest that you read my stubborn fat solutions report (If you think you have stubborn fat) and to avoid alcohol for at least two weeks while your detoxify your liver and get started on a friendly fat burning environment.

Follow the European model; eat some fat or protein with your wine. The more food you have in your belly the slower the absorption. It also aids in insulin regulation. Avoid high carbohydrates snack with alcohol. It carries many metabolic problems like insulin elevation and high fat levels in your blood stream.

According to nutrition writer Ori Hofmelker below is a list of good to bad:

Alcohol – Good to Bad

1. Red wine – Best
2. White wine
3. Champagne
4. Vodka
5. Gin
6. Rum
7. Whiskey
8. Cognac
9. Sweet wines
10. Sweet mixed drinks
11. Liqueurs
12. BEER! Worst

Some common problems with alcohol consumption

• Reduced testosterone
• Increased estrogen
• Increased hydration
• Inability to absorb vital nutrients

In summary, I would suggest eating an anti-estrogenic, well- balanced diet and minimize alcohol consumption until you reach your fat loss goals. This will also aid in your quest for a set of six pack abs.

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Coach David Grisaffi,
Tacoma Washington

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This natural weight loss website Formerfatguy.com has been online since about 1996 when I first used it to simply store my before and after photos. It has become a resource for natural health concepts and principles one can use to improve their life, how they live, and how they look at food.

Former Fat Guy is designed to teach people not only about natural foods, but how to eat foods to improve their results. It’s also about learning the importance of exercise, building muscle, burning fat, cleansing, improving digestion and everything required to regenerate the body.