The Double-Edged Sword of “Healthy” Fast Food
The Double-Edged Sword of “Healthy” Fast Food
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
What’s on the menu at fast food restaurants lately? Ironically enough, the answer increasingly is… “health food!” Even more incongruous, many fast food joints are advertising their food for weight loss. Healthy weight loss food at Taco Bell and McDonalds? Is this a positive move to be applauded, is it a big corporate money grab or is it a double edged sword? Here’s my two cents:
Almost everyone remembers the Jared weight loss campaign for Subway. He was the guy who lost 245 pounds during which time he ate at Subway regularly. He simply picked the lower calorie items on the menu. Jared later became a spokesperson for Subway in their nationwide advertising campaigns which became known as the Subway Diet.
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It’s Not About The Body Fat
It’s Not About The Body Fat
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
How they lost 100 lbs or more was the subject of a recent Burn the Fat newsletter. Email flooded in after that, from readers who were inspired by hearing about these huge body fat losses and before/after transformations. I was inspired too. But sometimes I think we focus too much on the almighty scale and body fat percentage and forget about something even more important…
Your Health.
Health is what psychologist Abraham Maslow called a deficiency need, which means that when you’ve lost it, getting it back is the only thing in the world that matters.
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The Doctor Says, “Aerobics Will Kill You!”
The Doctor Says, “Aerobics Will Kill You!”
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
I got an email today from a reader who was told by a fairly prominent doctor/author that aerobics and running will “kill you” (that was more or less the gist of it). As a result, you should avoid aerobics like the plague, says this MD. Since I’ve tolerated enough “steady state cardio is dead” and “aerobics doesn’t work” nonsense over the last few years, despite the success stories I keep churning out that clearly show otherwise, (not to mention my own bodybuilding success, which includes regular cardio), I thought I should not only answer my reader, but also make this the topic for today’s blog to share with all of our readers.
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An Insanely Effective Type of Interval Training
An Insanely Effective Type of Interval Training
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
High intensity interval training can be done in a variety of different ways. Here’s a wickedly-effective type of interval training: it requires no machines or fancy equipment, you can do it outside in the sunshine and fresh air, it develops killer conditioning, carves out legs like a sprinter, and burns calories at an accelerated rate…
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New HIIT Research: A Practical Model For High Intensity Interval Training
New HIIT Research: A Practical Model For High Intensity Interval Training
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
High intensity interval training, also known as HIIT, has become immensely popular in the last decade. HIIT involves alternating brief bursts of very high intensity exercise (work intervals) with brief segments of lower intensity exercise (recovery intervals). One problem with some types of HIIT is that they call for such high intensity bursts – literally all out sprints – that they’re not practical for everyone, and possibly not even safe for older or overweight individuals. A new study out of McMaster University has tested a protocol for HIIT that produces impressive results in a short period of time without the need for “all-out” sprints…
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Diet Compliance vs. Cheating – How Strict Should You Be?
Diet Compliance vs. Cheating – How Strict Should You Be?
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
QUESTION: Hello Tom, I’ve been doing BFL for the past year, and did well at first, losing 3 dress sizes and 5% body fat, but then I totally hit a plateau and have had no more results since December. I’m wondering if I’ve been strict enough with my eating
I bought your ebook, Burn The Fat, and I’m very excited about the information I’ve read so far, but I need some clarification about the eating part.
I’ve been eating according to the BFL philosophy with one “cheat” day per week. What I’m reading in your Burn The Fat program is instead, to allow myself a couple of “cheat” meals any time during the week or on the weekend, but not to take an entire day off the program.
However, in your list of foods that turn to fat, you mention that certain foods should only be eaten very rarely. Does that mean that they shouldn’t even be eaten at a weekly cheat meal? I can live with that, but then, what constitutes a “cheat” meal, (for example, if my favorite hash browns aren’t allowed? 
I know you get a billion emails, but I would really appreciate it if you have time to answer.
Kind regards,
Kathleen
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What Color Is Your Diet
What Color Is Your Diet
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
QUESTION: Dear Tom: I’ve seen quite a few diet books lately that are based on the color of the foods you eat, including the rainbow diet, the color diet and the “color code” (sounds like the Da Vinci code, LOL!) Anyway, I’ve been reading your newsletters for a long time and I know how you feel about diet pills, books and gimmicks and I was wondering what you thought about these programs. Is it just another gimmick?
ANSWER: Based on the clever titles, it might be tempting to dismiss these programs as gimmicks, and in fact when your weekly menus are literally “color coded,” it might seem that the diet book authors are just scrambling for a new hook or premise on which to base an entire eating program.
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Alcohol And Body Fat
Alcohol And Body Fat
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
QUESTION: Tom, what about alcohol? How does that fit into your burning fat program? I am not talking binge drinking, just one or two a day.
John
ANSWER: Hi John. A couple drinks on the weekend and or on special ocassions probably won’t have any major impact on your fat loss results (although I would encourage you to consider the mindset that EVERYTHING you do either helps or hurts).
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Post Workout Drinks And Fat Loss
Post Workout Drinks And fat Loss
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
QUESTION: Dear Tom: I came across a piece of muscle-building advice written on a white board at a Bally’s fitness club, posted outside the “advanced” personal training station. I took a picture and attached it to this email. As you can see, it said to ingest whey protein and 60-70 grams of *simple sugars* 30-45 minutes after your workout.
Is there any truth at all to this advice? I take particular exception to point #1… I can’t believe eating 60-70 grams of simple sugar at any time can be good for you!
If this is indeed bad advice, I will write Bally’s corporate and tell them to stop hurting the public with bad advice from their personal trainers.
What do you think? thanks,
Doug
ANSWER: It does seem counter intuitive, but believe it or not, that is standard, and science-based advice for post workout nutrition.
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The Paleolithic Diet – Should We Eat Like Our “Cave Man” Ancestors?
The Paleolithic Diet – Should We Eat Like Our “Cave Man” Ancestors?
By Tom Venuto
www.burnthefat.com
QUESTION: Hi Tom: Your Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle ebook was an eye-opener for me. I am following your advice closely with very good results. I’m a semi professional windsurfer and a mountain biker, and especially for the latter I need to be as lean as possible. Thanks in large part to your program, I’m well into single digit body fat and dropping. Just recently I came across a book called the paleolithic diet and I was wondering if you ever heard about it? What’s your opinion on this book? Is it worth reading if I already have your book? Is the program any good?
Mariusz
Poland
ANSWER: The “paleolithic,” “stone age,” “cave man,” or “neanderthal” eating plans have been around for a while and there are quite a few books that have been written on the subject.
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