Jason Morgan

Some in search of their ultimate body are only willing to do so much to succeed. Without even knowing what success feels like yet, they make the assumption that they’re already doing enough to get the job done.

Believing that “this strategy is overkill” or “that training style doesn’t make sense” without enough experience to make those kind of evaluations will limit your progress. Coming to the conclusion that “that much focus isn’t necessary” or “that kind of detail isn’t necessary” before even trying the strategy demonstrates that you are only willing to do so much to succeed.

Just because you think you are currently doing enough or are convinced you are on the right track doesn’t mean you really are. Just because you feel you are giving 100 percent doesn’t mean that’s enough to get the job done. Just because you think you are a hard worker doesn’t mean you are working hard enough to be successful.

What makes you so certain that you already know what it takes to succeed? To be brutally honest, how would you know exactly what that requires? You’ve never achieved what you want with your physique yet.

Many in search of fitness make a lot of incorrect assumptions about what’s the best way to train or the best way to eat—without enough experience to support those beliefs. Those beliefs become ingrained convictions that stall their progress and lead toward frustration.

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You must open your mind to new and different strategies if you want to produce better results than what you are currently getting. Look for mentors to help you reach that new level of enlightenment. Success leaves clues. If you do what you’ve always done in the past, you’ll produce the same results.

What are the benefits you will enjoy by opening up your mind to fitness truths and steering clear of false promises? You can gain a sense of understanding, confidence, and certainty which will provide the mental edge needed to reach your full genetic potential. You can progress more smoothly and efficiently. You could make significant improvements in your physique and improve your overall health much sooner. You could generate unstoppable momentum that can produce results that rival those of someone with much more fitness experience. All in all, you could make the entire physique transformation experience more enjoyable and fulfilling.

Sometimes when you are going for your fitness goals, “right” can feel “wrong” to you. Remember that.

One of the biggest issues many people trying to lose unwanted body fat face deals with sugar, or more specifically hidden sugar. You may have every intention of eating healthy. You may even shop at the specialty stores that promote healthy, organic foods and still not see the results you are looking for when it comes to fat loss. Just because you walk into a health food store doesn’t mean you’re going to get something healthy. You’ve still got to read the labels because unwanted sugar can still sneak into your food, cleverly disguised under other names. If you’re trying to cut sugar out of your diet, the best way to go about it is by reading labels. If nutritional labels just said “sugar,” the task of cutting sugar out would be easy, but they don’t so it’s not. Don’t be fooled if the words “organic” or “natural” are added to these sugar terms. It may be organic, but it is still sugar and excessive simple sugar intake compromises fat release.

There are many names for sugar out there and this handy little list reveals them all.

• barley malt
• beet sugar
• brown sugar
• buttered syrup
• cane-juice crystals
• cane sugar
• caramel
• carob syrup
• corn syrup
• corn syrup solids

That’s just a small taste of it. There are many, many more so read on…

• date sugar
• dextran
• dextrose
• diatase
• diastatic malt
• ethyl maltol
• fructose
• fruit juice
• fruit juice concentrate
• glucose
• glucose solids
• golden sugar
• golden syrup
• grape sugar
• high-fructose corn syrup
• honey
• invert sugar
• lactose
• malt syrup
• maltodextrin
• maltose
• mannitol
• molasses
• raw sugar
• refiner’s syrup
• sorbitol
• sorghum syrup
• sucrose
• sugar
• turbinado sugar
• yellow sugar

People’s attempt to lose fat fails due to these sneaky tactics used by food manufactures all the time! The thing is, once any form of sugar gets into the body, there is little difference in how the body uses it. When you eat foods that are mostly sugar, like soda and candy, they are absorbed quicker which causes your blood sugar levels to quickly rise, and then fall. Keep yourself in check and eat carbohydrates that are more complex and in their natural states, which means not refined. When you eat whole foods like fruits, sugars are released slowly into the bloodstream. 

Did you know that your body’s ability to burn calories is directly related to your exercise and nutrition habits?

That’s right! We are the creators of our own metabolism. Every decision we make, what to eat, when to eat, how much we work out, what type of workout we do is effectively PROGRAMMING our body to burn calories at a specific rate.

 What that means is you no longer need to be a slave to your metabolism, you can change your physical destiny!

I’m going to explain more about how to do this in a very special email next week. But for now, here’s 3 foods you should definitely watch out for, ’cause they’ll slow your metabolism to a crawl and basically shut down your body’s fat-burning furnace:

1. Simple sugars. Things like cookies, cakes, pies, table sugar, pops and fruit juices represent death to your metabolism! They cause your body to secrete more of a hormone called insulin (a storage hormone) and effectively put the kibosh on your body’s fat-burning efforts. Forget about working it off too, in that state your body simply refuses to burn fat!

2. Processed and refined carbohydrates. Pre-packaged foods, white rice and pasta, granola bars, all are heavily processed and therefore quickly absorbed by the body and easily converted to fat.

Try to avoid anything from a bag or a box, and replace these with fresh, organic, and whole grain options. These foods take longer to digest and present a much more significant boost to your metabolism.

3. Saturated Fats. Think fast-food, salad dressing, dairy and animal fat. This artery clogging, heart-attack inducing fat will do nothing for your body, other than train it to store fat more effectively. Fat is easily absorbed and at nine calories per gram, you can wave bye-bye to your body transformation goals if you eat these foods.

Stick to healthy sources such as nuts, grains, olive oil and flax seed oil. 

To see results you will need to take control of your metabolism, and that’s the bottom line. A good start would be learning to avoid foods that shut down your body’s fat-burning furnace, and replacing them with foods that actually induce fat-burning.

On that subject, look for my post next week, because I’ll have a very special announcement to share with you.