A White Plains Boot Camp Lesson In Metabolism – Don’t Forget To Take The Test At The End

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Remember that Seinfeld episode where Kramer is pretending to understand what a corporate “write off” is and he really doesn’t understand it? (There is a point here after you watch this)

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Well, that’s how I think people talk about the word METABOLISM. I’m not really convinced we “get it” totally cuz people sometimes do things that LOWER their metabolism when they are trying to lose weight and tone up.

So I thought a good idea would be to go to school for a few minutes. After all, that’s what we would tell our family, friends or children right? Ya wanna get better – take a moment and learn something and you will be better off.

White Plains Boot Camp Metabolism School Is Starting.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Ok… so ya took the test right? Well, I would love to hear from ya. How many things are ya doing right? How many things are ya doing wrong? Leave a comment below.

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I’m not talking about regular milk chocolate in the video. Regular milk chocolate does not have the benefits of DARK chocolate and contains too many preservatives and too much sugar.

Check out the video and have a happy Valentines Day from your Yonkers bootcamp instructor (who wore a red Adidas shirt this morning at boot camp.

Cheesy? Yes! Cute – a little bit

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Questions of the day: Do you like the taste of dark chocolate that is at least 60% cacao or is it too bitter for you? Also, what is the best brand in your opinion?

Sometimes your eating choices and your workouts get stale -YA GOTTA SWITCH IT UP

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If you are like me, you’re busy – VERY BUSY. I wish I was a great cook and had the time but I’m not and I don’t.

So I thought I would give you guys a few very quick on-the-go healthy snacks/meals you can either take with you or make at home in under 90 seconds so you can get that lean and toned body you’re after.

This time of year is tough with the kids going back to school, you going back to work or both. Snacking with the right foods at the right time is crucial for your weight loss success and picking that ever-difficult lunch meal is confusing.

Let me make things a little simple with these on-the-go selections.

Scarsdale Personal Trainer On-The-Go Snack #1

Peanut Butter and Celery Sticks

This is also known as “ants on a log” – if you add raisins (this is yummy, healthy and filling). Just pick up some celery, some all-natural peanut butter and a mini-box of raisins.

Perfect for a snack, or for a quick morning breakfast and very portable meaning…

you can store this at work for the mid-afternoon snack instead of a Newport, soda, chips or the left over birthday cake that was brought into the office by your pain-in-the-butt co-worker that you dream of beating up in the parking lot! (come on..admit it)

Scarsdale Personal Trainer On-The-Go Snack #2

The Ultimate Veggie Sandwich

Slice some avocados and cucumbers along with some spinach.

Put on Ezekial bread with spicy mustard (if you like mustard).

Very quick – very cheap – very good!

Scarsdale Personal Trainer On-The-Go Snack #3

Think Thin Bars

At 10 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber and F.R.E.E. of gluten, these make for a good choice if you’re stuck in a jam.

Perfect for the “2:30pm feeling” or driving home from work or going into a movie…btw…I saw “Wall Street 2″  while eating one of these…worth seeing – Michael Douglas is great.

Scarsdale Personal Trainer On-The-Go Snack #4

Out-the-door breakfast wrap

Grab a whole wheat wrap, add all natural peanut butter and some slices of apple. Add a touch of honey too.

Wrap in aluminum foil and eat it on-the-go or wrap it up and take it to work for lunch. Mmmmmmm! You’ll thank me for this one.

So what are some of your favorite quick meals/snacks? Please share DOWN BELOW so you can share your wisdom with everyone.

If you just reply back, only I can get it, but if you comment below, everyone benefits and sharing is caring!

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Hey, do you wanna look like a sumo wrestler?

I assume that’s a NO so the next question I have is do you eat like one?

Mitch, how dare you?

No…WAIT!…seriously..read on cuz how sumo wrestlers gain weight may surprise you and it may be what you are doing in your diet right now.

The following is the deliberate, ancient eating habits that create HUGE Japenese warriors (it’s not what you think)…and see if some of these habits sound familiar to you.

These once small-framed young boys wake up about 5:30am every morning and

• SKIP BREAKFAST then…
• participate in 5 hours of hard exercise called keiko.

After they bathe, they eat their main meal of the day called chanko-nabe, a tremendous stew made of seaweed, cabbage, leeks, mushrooms, tofu, chicken, pork, salmon, eggs, rice and more rice and EVEN more rice.

• After this serious over-eat
• they nap for several hours before they wake up…
• eat another pretty large dinner and then
• go immediately to bed. The next day they do it all over again and this goes on for years. Soon, you’re looking at  400-700 pound monster!

I know what you may be thinking…

he works out 5 hours a day, he only ate twice and a lot of the food in that stew was pretty healthy -how the hell can that be 500 pounds bad? Let’s go deeper.

1. The first thing they do is skip breakfast. This is TERRIBLE if you want to lose weight. Your body wakes up in “slow metabolism mode”.

It wakes up with a big red DNA stop sign that says “feed me or I will store fat all day long”

2. What’s worse is that not only do sumos skip breakfast, but then immediately engage is very strenuous exercise with no food. Sound familiar guys?

This is a double-whammy as not only is the body not being fed after hours of sleeping, but the body is getting forced into hard work where it will CONSERVE calories even more.

The body doesn’t look at this as a “good idea for weight loss”, it looks at this as “a serious problem and possible famine” You think this GOOD, but the body thinks this is BAD.

You wanna lose weight and fit in your skinny jeans but the body only wants to survive and NOT feel threatened or it will hold onto every extra pound you want to lose.

They OVEREAT their lunch because after skipping breakfast and working out for so long they are starving. We all know that overeating at any given time will cause fat storage but these guys go one step further and take a long nap right after lunch. This is begging to get fat.

And if that wasn’t bad enough, they pretty much do the same thing for dinner and then go back to sleep again.

• Eat breakfast daily…if you go to our scarsdale boot camp for the morning workouts, have something light like a 1/2 banana or a yogurt before training.
• Train SMART, not long. There is no reason why 30-45 minute routines several times a week can’t get you lean if it’s intense enough and your diet is correct for your body and age.
• Don’t overeat at any point. Eat small, frequent meals/snacks throughout the day
• Don’t eat 2-3 hours before bed time

I would love to hear your comments on this one. Does this diet sound like something you have doing the past few years?

But the endless appetizers, 3rd plates full, drinks, desserts and dips can make that bathing suit or pair of jeans feel like you bought it 3 sizes too small before the day is over so…

here’s how you avoid that and indulge a little without killing your nutrition plan.

Eat before you go

A snack high in protein like string cheese or Greek yogurt will curb your hunger pangs and help to avoid the typical binge that happens at these BBQ’s.

Show some skin!

Yes I said it. Did you know studies show that women who wear loose fitting clothing eat more?  So do the opposite and wear something that you KNOW you will feel uncomfy in if you overeat. It’s simple but brilliant!

Don’t Be A “Nibbler”

Make a choice. Put that food on ONE plate and eat that. The worst thing you can do is have “a little of this and a little of that.” Trust me..I have done that and you wind up eating like 5X more.

Look For The Terrific Three

1. Grilled or raw veggies (watch the dip)

2. Grilled chicken (without most of the skin would be a good idea)

3. Salads (watch the dressing)

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When you walk into an Italian restaurant, here is what you need to know.

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Italian food is my favorite cuisine but it can be a calorie disaster. Authentic cuisine is focused on vegetables, seafood, chicken and healthy oils…not pasta, butter, sausage and alfredo sauce.

When you walk into an Italian restaurant, here is what you need to know.

The first thing you need to watch out for is the tremendous portions they tend to give so be AWARE of this.

Also, sauces and side dishes can ruin a completely healthy entree selection so it’s really important that before you “shoot the sh*t” with your friends and family that you focus on what you are going to order. Once that’s over, then you can relax, get distracted, enjoy good conversation, good food and let your hair down.

By the way, as I’m writing this fox 5 (I have it on in the backround) just said that portion sizes in  restaurants are typically 2-3 times what they should be.

That’s God awful not to mention that we are usually eating are biggest meal in the evening – another obstacle to overcome. Ok – done with that mini-rant…moving on…

Plan of Attack

Bread: Avoid at all costs…Ask you waiter to not bring it to the table or ask for some grilled veggies to start instead.

Appetizer: Salad with balsamic  dressing on the side (dip your fork in it – saves calories) or split an anti-pasto salad with a friend – it’s loaded with protein or even a vegetable antipasto! A cup of Minestrone soup is another good starter (if ya need a starter)

Entree: Always eat half – share it with a friend and save calories and $$$.You can also ask your waiter from the get-go to bring out half and wrap up the other half so you are not tempted – this is key!

Dessert/Coffee: Don’t need it – it’s habit…go for seasonal fruit or decaf tea with lemon (lemon is great for the skin by the way)

Drink/Alcohol: Nurse ONE drink if you must. Wine is preferred here. If you really do like your drink and are bored with wine or just wanna save calories but want something different, go to amazon.com and buy the book Skinny Bitch - they have some really cool recipes for low-cal alcohol choices.

Order This

Chicken Cacciatore – Chicken breast sauteed in a white wine sauce with onions, tomatoes and marinara sauce (red sauce is much better then white)

Chicken Marsala – chicken breast in a brown sauce with mushrooms. (love it)

Shrimp Paradiso – Shrimp and asparagus in a white white sauce with lemon, tomatoes and saffron.

Chicken Toscana – Chicken in a white wine sauce with roasted red peppers, fontina cheese and asparagus.

Forget This

Pasta – Try hard to avoid pasta in the evening cuz we really don’t need all the carbs and it’s super easy to overeat or slurp down 500 calories of a side dish of pasta (trust me – I’ve done this plenty of times)

Pizza – hands up if you think processed carbs, loads of sodium and saturated fat is gonna get you an awesome figure and picture perfect health…anyone? anyone? Bueller? Bueller? If you must, split the pizza with a friend and ask for little or no cheese and light on the oil. Veggie pizza with grilled chicken is a much better choice.

Family Style – order your own individual menu – it’s better to stick with that than having a melting pot of different kinds of food on your plate. You’re more likely to control portions and eventually lose your desire to eat if ya stick with one thing as opposed to a million different flavors.

Lasagna, Fettuccine Alfredo, Linguine with Italian Sausage – The 3 WORST choices…

I really want your feedback on this one. What are some of your favorite healthy Italian dishes? Also, what are some of your biggest obstacles when you eat Italian. Leave a comment below cuz I want to know.

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Ya wanna search for foods that contain the “healthy” fats also known as the monounsaturated fats. This type of dietary fat helps burn off body fat. NICE!

Eat Avocados

This fruit will help keep fat off the midsection. Add to salads, use as spreads on sandwiches or have on the side of your grilled chicken burrito.

Grab Dark Chocolate

Look for 60-70% cacao in the ingredients for maximum benefits. It’s a little bitter but I like it – just a warning. Just remember to observe portion control and be smart.

Snack on almonds

Proven in studies to burn fat around the middle. Have a handful as one of your 2-3 snacks a day. These are super easy to carry around and one of my favorite snacks to munch on when I’m on-the-go…

Cool Belly Exercise – The Russian Twist

Sit so your body forms a “V” shape, with lower legs crossed and lifted (heels on floor if you’re  a beginner). Hold a medicine ball or dumbbell between both hands. Move left and right touching ball to each side of the floor while maintaining that V shape. 15-20 reps on each side will do it!

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you don’t want to diet, you don’t want to eat foods you hate and you certainly don’t wanna think too hard about food every single day like 4-6 times a day.

But, like me, I’m sure you want to choose foods or WAYS of eating that are gonna help you lose fat, drop weight, get you lean and have tons of energy.

I have a little secret I wanna share with you and when I experimented with this 2 years ago, this is ALL I did and I lost 11 pounds in 5 weeks. It was sooooooooo easy!

All I did was choose low glycemic indexed carbs for dinner…

That’s it…so all I need ya to do is give you a super-quick refresher on the glycemic index and you should drop 1-2 pounds a week…

Long story short, the glycemic index measures how FAST or SLOW a particular food raises your blood sugar levels

You want to choose carbs that are LOW on the GI Index because these foods release energy slow and steady giving you constant and sustained energy.

Those high GI foods gives you a huge burst of energy by raising your blood sugar levels up super high but it  doesn’t last long….

and as we know…what goes up, must come down.

That’s really bad cuz it causes you to have low energy levels and hunger.                                                              

What’s sucks is that you may not be really hungry, but your body is searching for food to raise it’s blood sugar back up to a normal level.

This increase in calories from food is what causes not only weight gain and an unhealthy body, but can easily lead to obesity and diabetes. Hope this makes sense!

Now obviously, these low GI carbs are the kinds of carbs you wanna lean towards all the time, but all I did was avoid them at dinner.

Why dinner Mitch? Why is this the most important time to avoid them?

For 2 main reasons.

First, we all tend to overeat at night and second…

We are less active after 8pm and the last thing you need is a shot of energy from high GI carbs before bed. The easiest way to gain serious weight, especially around the waist is to eat a big dinner with a lot of high GI carbs and then hit the couch, watch T.V. and then go to bed. That’s a blueprint for heavy.

Think about it like this…your body needs energy during the day when you are active both physically and mentally…as the day progresses you need less energy cuz you’re winding down right?

If you drove your car around all day on almost empty, and the red light was on over bridges and through tunnels and on your way to meetings and picking up the kids or whatever, then you got home after a long day and filled your car up with gas just so you could park it, would that make any sense to you?

I hope not LOL…cuz it makes ZERO sense…

Without further ado…here are my favorite low GI Carbs to have with dinner

(and remember, don’t forget your protein like salmon, halibut, sirloin, tuna, skinless chicken, egg beaters, egg whites, lean ham, lean veal, 90% lean ground beef or turkey)

- basmati rice (long grain, wild)

- asparagus – my favorite side veggie!!!

- bell peppers

- broccoli…classic “get fit quick” dish with grilled chicken.

- cabbage

- cauliflower

- celery

- cucumbers

- eggplant

- lettuce…think salads with your choice of protein ***

- peas, snow peas…love baked chicken with BBQ sauce and snow peas

-mushrooms

- spinach…love lean sirloin with side of spinach

-zucchini

-tomatoes…love like 3-5 scrambled egg whites (1 yolk) with slices of Jersey tomatoes!

- small sweet potato

I hope this was helpful. We love doing these blog posts for you. If you have any questions or comments you’d like to share with me, leave a comment below. I read everyone of them.