5 healthy foods that make you fat

Five Healthy Foods that Make You Fat.

When almost 70% of the population are overweight you really must ask some questions about the foundations of our modern day lifestyles. If 70% of a school year failed their exams the finger of blame would be quickly pointed at the teacher. The children evidently did not know the information for the exam.

When it comes to getting in shape though, these same odds apply, yet still we do not question the foundation of knowledge upon which they are built. Though many factors contribute to the current obesity rates in the western world the most obvious reason is simply that the "healthy" living advice must be wrong. Here are five foods that prove testament to this. They are all considered healthy yet for the majority of people (and this means you too!) they result in weight gain. Probably you will notice that these foods are the mainstay of our entire diet! It would take the mainstay of our diet to be wrong for 70% of people to be overweight!

Bread and pasta

The modern day staples of our diet make up almost every meal that we eat. Sandwiches for lunch and pasta dishes for dinner. What people do not mentions is that wheat (Bread, Pasta and many other foods) is perhaps the most common food sensitivity today. This means every time you are eating your bread or pasta (including whole grain, organic etc) your body is fighting the very food you are think is healthy. The result of this is usually bloating and fat gain. Though the properties of bread and pasta make it more likely to be a food sensitivity than other foods it is more to do with the complete domination these foods have within our diet. Very often people go for years without having a day without eating these products. The human body does not react well to eating the same foods day in day out.

Dairy

The second mainstay of our diet is also a big contributor to body fat. Dairy, like wheat is very difficult for some people to break down. This coupled with the amount and regularity of our consumption means most people have developed some level of sensitivity towards it. The fastest way to get fat is to eat food you are sensitivitie to. Many dairy products now also come in low fat versions which then fuels hunger as the body rarely does well off a meal containing carbohydrates alone. (For most people the protein in dairy is not enough to control hunger and / or is the wrong type).

Cereal

The "healthy" bowl of cereal means that for the majority of the population they have messed up a third of their meals every week before 8am in the morning. The majority of cereals contain both wheat (as in bread and pasta) and is eaten alongside milk (dairy). Combining the two most common and strong food sensitivities into an early morning kick start is a sure fire way to make you overweight and out of shape. Cereals also very rarely provide the ideal fuel mix to control hunger. Therefore, often, you are eating again by the first break in work.

Low fat meals

Almost everything you buy in this day and age has low fat written on it. As the only society in the history of humanity to actively go low fat, it is no surprise to see we are the fattest. With no correlation between fat consumption (we are not eating more today than the past) and obesity you do wonder how much longer people are going to keep sounding this low-fat horn. By not eating fat within your meals you will invariably not hit your ideal fuel mix and this will mean you are hungry or have food cravings. At this point you are much more likely to eat high sugar or sensitive foods, e.g. chocolate, breads, biscuits etc. Low fat meals also mean you do not consume enough of the fat soluble vitamins. This reduces overall efficiency which will affect body fat.

Margarine and "good" fats

The world of low fat eating has come hand in hand with avoiding saturated fat. This makes us the only species on the planet to avoid saturated fat and the only society in human history to do so as well. Our new "healthy" fats come in the form of margarines, poly-unsaturated oils and so forth. Our bodies are not as keen on these as the advertisers would make out. The oils are subject to becoming trans fats from the heating process of cooking and heat in general. Trans fats create problems within our systems. Any decrease in our efficiency has the potential to increase body fat.

To find out what foods are actually "healthy" for your body you can use Metabolic Typing. To do this consider working with me on line or face to face with my personal training Clapham Junction.

Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
Metabolic Typing
London Personal Trainer
Rugby Titness Training
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Cholesterol, effective exercises for weight loss at home and The Phoney War

Issue 219:

• Cholesterol - What it means and why everyone has it wrong!
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  Effective home exercises for weight loss!


• Daily Motivation Tip - The Phoney War

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The first article is about cholesterol. Despite what we are told by experts about cholesterol the research is not as concrete as the medical industry would have us believe. The first article today is showing the relationship of cholesterol to heart disease. It comes from the book $29 billion reasons to lie about Cholesterol. This is one of the best books I read last year. I would highly recommend this to anyone who has cholesterol issues.

This issue is also important to the lay person as linked closely to this argument is that saturated fat causes high cholesterol which causes heart disease. If cholesterol does not cause heart diseases and saturated fat does not cause high cholesterol then you must wonder why we are told to cut this out of our diet? Take a look at the article and book by Justin Smith

The second article details some exercises you can do at home to accelerate fat loss. If you have been reading this newsletter for any length of time then you know that fat loss comes from nutrition and resolving blocking factors first. The exercise is then the icing on the cake. Take a look at the article today to understand the elements behind exercising for fat loss within the comfort of your own home.

The final article is about the hidden and silent battle that is getting in shape. One of the many problems of losing body fat is that many of the most important elements may just pass by without you even noticing that was "the battle" you should have won. This is akin to the "Phoney War" which was the term coined at the beginning of World War II.

An update on the daily newsletters. My book Change Your Thinking, Change Your Shape is at hopefully its final edit before publishing it. When this comes out the daily newsletters will start, I have almost 6 month's worth written. They are bigger than the book! So be patient!!

Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
Metabolic Typing
London Personal Trainer
Rugby Titness Training
10 Minute Diet

6 Types of Hunger

The six types of hunger

Most people just think hunger is just hunger but sadly this a gross oversimplification. There are in fact six types of hunger. It is vital you understand what these all are otherwise you will find yourself addressing the wrong causes of your eating and be left wondering why you cannot control your eating.

In my experience the non emotional reasons account for way over 50% of most peoples' cravings and in some case 100%. This means that you may be blaming yourself for being weak willed and a bad person when the truth is you are simply miscalculating what you should eat.

The six types of hunger do not need to happen independently of each other. They can combine. When this happens you will find it very difficult to resist any temptations that come your way.

Normal hunger -

Natural hunger is a calm desire for food. It builds gradually and evenly. It can usually be battled against fairly easily until it rises to a high level. This is a natural feeling which should be listened to, this hunger will always be present throughout your life. This hunger is countered by eating an ideal meal for your body (Metabolic Typing) and ensuring you eat regularly.

The goal of any programme to get into shape should be to create a situation where this is the only type of hunger you experience in your life. When this is the case you will feel calm, controlled and have an easy relationship with food.

Water hunger -

A thirst for water is almost indistinguishable from a normal hunger feeling. It usually grows gradually and evenly. It will be like normal hunger in that it is a fairly calm request on the body and you can easily manage it. However, if you keep eating instead of drinking water when you are water hungry you may find yourself continually eating.

It should be pointed out that a water hunger is not the same as feeling thirsty. When hydration levels drop significantly and you will crave water. This is easy to spot. A water hunger is when you are slightly dehydrated but not enough to feel thirsty and hence you can confuse the signal as hunger.

This type of hunger is easily countered by drinking regularly water throughout the day. Ideally you would have some water every hour. Small quantities but regularly works best for the body. Look to consume around 200ml per hour. (just under half a pint) of pure water.

Cell energy hunger -

A cell energy hunger is one of the most common causes of hunger and perhaps the biggest reason people wrongly blame their eating on emotions when it is in fact biochemical.

A cell energy hunger comes when you eat a meal with the incorrect ratio of Protein: Carbohydrates: fat for your body. When this happens you will get a hunger feeling, often in the form of a sugar craving, anywhere from 15 minutes up to 3 hours after eating.

The hunger will appear quickly and can become very strong. The feeling is uncomfortable and there is a real desire for food. It is not in your head. Resistance to this hunger is difficult. You should not beat yourself up for eating poor foods in this state but I would beat myself up for letting it happen in the first place.

The best way to counter this is to eat each meal with the correct ratio of Protein: carbohydrates: fat for your body. This can be found out through experimentation and using food reaction forms.

Blood sugar hunger -

This is perhaps the most powerful hunger of them all. When your blood sugar levels drop below a certain value your hormone system begins to kick in to regulate your metabolism. This puts an unwelcome stress on your body long term and in the short term produces some very strong food cravings and hunger. The onset is fast. When certain values are hit in the blood glucose you will be hungry and this will come with a massive sugar craving.

Resistance to blood sugar cravings is very difficult. It is not just a natural hunger, but it comes with the body in a biochemical panic as low blood sugar means the brain may not get enough fuel and this is the highest priority for the body.

Most people associate blood sugar with diabetes and hyperglycemia. However, a large percentage of the population suffer with the other end of the problem with their blood sugar dropping too low (hypoglycemia) or find their levels are just too unstable and hence they are often fighting this hunger feeling.

Anyone suffering low blood sugar hunger should not be harsh on themselves for eating rubbish but should focus on how it got to the state of being low in the first place.

Low blood sugar problems can be resolved in the short term by eating regularly and ensuring you are eating in accordance to you following your ideal ratio of protein: carbohydrates: fat. However, blood sugar metabolism is a sign of many different biochemical inputs. Long term resolution of this needs to comes from addressing your body's function from the base up.

Addictive substance hunger -

An addictive substance hunger is another cause of a hunger feeling. This can come from non nutritional sources such as a smoker's withdrawal symptoms or from the removal of a food substance, e.g. sugar, wheat etc.

This hunger lies in the background, it is not a strong hunger like cell energy or blood sugar hungers but it operating at a consistent low level in the background. It is a sort of uneasy hunger feeling. The hunger neither comes nor goes, it is just there, in the background.

This type of hunger does not last too long, it occurs only when you are withdrawing from the addictive substance. During this time the feelings are fairly manageable as long as they are accompanied by the right mind set and you are free from cell energy, blood sugar or emotional hungers. The strange thing about the withdrawal hunger is it is specific to the person who has the addiction.

A non smoker does not withdraw against not smoking and neither does someone who does not eat sugar. Whatever you experience in terms of withdrawal hungers it will soon pass and you will barely notice it if you are addressing just this and normal hunger during the withdrawal process.

Where withdrawal pangs get their false impression as some huge barrier to succumb is when they are accompanied with the other types of hunger and a resentment towards giving up. This is then coupled with the many false beliefs about the substance and what it used to 'provide' you with. This accumulates into the 'difficulty' most people perceive with giving something up.

Emotional hunger -

True emotional hunger has nothing to do with nutritional cravings. An emotional craving has a very fast onset, often instantaneously. It is usually difficult to battle if you are unaware of your thought processes. Emotional eating can take many forms.

You see a picture of a chocolate bar in a magazine and all of a sudden you are craving it. You receive a phone call that makes you angry and immediately you are snacking on some biscuits. Often it is so subtle you will not notice the link, as you have this behaviour so ingrained.

You speak to someone about money then immediately you are having a cake. You meet someone who reminds you of a person from your past and you descend into a night of drinking. Often emotional behaviours are habits over pure emotional nutritional needs. Your husband comes home so you open the wine together, you meet your friends in the coffee shop for a cake and a catch up.

The interplay of the different hungers -

Most people just view hunger as hunger. However the six different hungers need to be separated out into their individual components. The different types merge together to form the general term most people describe as hunger.

It is when you experience more than one hunger that most people crack and end up eating rubbish. The most powerful combination is an emotional hunger and any other hunger in combination together.

Physiologically the worst hungers come from a combination of cell energy hunger and low blood sugar. I would defy anyone to not eat rubbish in this situation. Yet plenty of people go on day after day in this state. So no wonder they are eating rubbish foods.

It should be pointed out that hunger varies greatly between individuals. This is due to biochemical individuality. As a result you may find you are strongly affected by cell and blood sugar hunger which means you are always eating. Other people who know you may not experience these as much or at all and thus will wonder what your problem is, do not worry about what they think. They do not have any understanding of how these hungers feel and if they were to experience it they would behave similarly to you.

If you are someone who is confused by such people then the best description would be imagine really needing to go to the toilet while sitting in a room with 6 free cubicles. You can hold out for a while but it is only a matter of time before you cave in.

The key thing is for you to not allow situations where more than one hunger can hit you in combination. This is done by prevention. If you have a water hunger and a cell energy hunger, a withdrawal hunger and emotional hunger, natural hunger and blood sugar hunger they all spell disaster. Prevent these by drinking water, eating with the right amounts of protein: carbs: fat and regularly.

To finally end your battle with hunger consider working with me On line or face to face so we can resolve all the hungers except your natural hunger feelings which are very easy to manage.

Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
Metabolic Typing
London Personal Trainer
Rugby Titness Training
The Ten Minute Diet

200th Edition - 4 years of learning and how Neil looked great for his wedding day

Issue 200:

• 200th Edition - Four years of learning and how it helps you!


• Neil Kelk - How he he looked great on his wedding and then maintained it long afterwards


• Daily Motivation tip - Filling that void

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one2one nutrition news

This is my 200th edition of the email newsletter. It started out with just 72 subscribers four years ago and now goes to a few thousand and it continues to grow (Thank you to everyone who had their friends sign up to it!). I have learnt plenty of things these last four years and of course during my almost 10 years of helping people lose weight.

I have summed up some of the main things I have learnt over the years in the first article today. Getting in shape is something that should be very easy to do. However, this theory is not close to reality as showed by the 75% of the population who is overweight and the ever increasing obesity rates. Read more today to understand the underlying issues behind this and more importantly what you need to know to achieve your goals.

The second article is another case study. This time from Neill Kelk. He came to me stuck because he was exercising a lot yet not getting results. Neil turned his body around in no time! Following this he got married and now is expecting a baby. The best piece of this story is that he continued to get results long after he finished working with me. Read more about how he did it and how you could do the same.

The final article is about filling the void that occurs when you stop any behaviour. Contrary to popular belief you are not some monster who lives only chocolate/cake/biscuits etc. Instead, you are someone who is doing this behaviour for a reason. So when you stop the behaviour you need to replace it with a something to fill that need. Read the article to learn more about how to do this.

Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
London Personal Trainer
Rugby Titness Training
The Ten Minute Diet

Core Contraction

200th Edition - 4 years of learning and how Neil looked great for his wedding day

Issue 200:

• 200th Edition - Four years of learning and how it helps you!
• Neil Kelk - How he he looked great on his wedding and then maintained it long afterwards
• Daily Motivation tip - Filling that void

Signed up for the newsletter yet? Confirm your subscription and receive a bonus information guide on a choice of four topics.

one2one nutrition news

This is my 200th edition of the email newsletter. It started out with just 72 subscribers four years ago and now goes to a few thousand and it continues to grow (Thank you to everyone who had their friends sign up to it!). I have learnt plenty of things these last four years and of course during my almost 10 years of helping people lose weight.

I have summed up some of the main things I have learnt over the years in the first article today. Getting in shape is something that should be very easy to do. However, this theory is not close to reality as showed by the 75% of the population who is overweight and the ever increasing obesity rates. Read more today to understand the underlying issues behind this and more importantly what you need to know to achieve your goals.

The second article is another case study. This time from Neill Kelk. He came to me stuck because he was exercising a lot yet not getting results. Neil turned his body around in no time! Following this he got married and now is expecting a baby. The best piece of this story is that he continued to get results long after he finished working with me. Read more about how he did it and how you could do the same.

The final article is about filling the void that occurs when you stop any behaviour. Contrary to popular belief you are not some monster who lives only chocolate/cake/biscuits etc. Instead, you are someone who is doing this behaviour for a reason. So when you stop the behaviour you need to replace it with a something to fill that need. Read the article to learn more about how to do this.

Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
Metabolic Typing London
Clapham Personal Trainer
London Personal Trainer
Rugby Fitness Training

5 healthy foods that make people fat, the top 10 gym mistakes Part 2 & around the world in 80 days

Issue 184:

• Five "healthy" foods that make you fat


• Top Ten gym mistakes - Part 2


• Daily Motivation Tip - Around the world in 80 days

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The first article is detailing five foods that many people consider healthy yet more often than not make you fat. The whole concept of healthy living that we have today is flawed and thus around 70% of the population is overweight. For the number to be this high it cannot be because we sneak the odd bit of bad food here or there. It can only be because our total model of what is healthy is flawed. That is the only explanation that could account for 7 in 10 people not being in the shape their genetics designed them to be in.

The second article carries on from last week detailing a numbers 6 to 10 in the top ten gym mistakes. If you do exercise you will make much better progress and enjoy it more when you eradicate these problems. If you are still not exercising, I will repeat what I said last week. GET UP and do something. Your body hates inactivity and wants you to get some blood flowing.

The final article details what happens when happens if you start looking at people around the world and the differences we exhibit between person to person. The medical model views us as all the same, to allow standardised procedures -in the real world we are far from this. Read more about how this applies for your body and getting results.

Ben Wilson BSc (Hons) CSCS NSCA-CPT CMTA EFT Dip
On line metabolic typing, fitness training and emotional freedom technique (EFT)
London Personal Trainer
Rugby Titness Training