Do Not Kid Yourself

If you want to lose body fat, you have a couple of choices:

1. Train for a marathon and plan on training for marathons the remainder of your life;
2. Change your eating.

To me, #2 is a much quicker success path. There are problems with using endurance activity as your primary weight control method-injuries ruin everything, busy work and/or family demands ruin everything, lessening response over time, negative endocrine implications for extended distance activity, and overuse problems.

By changing your eating for the better, all these variables are eliminated. If you control your food intake, you do not have to worry about the issues with distance activity.

The only real variable with controlling food intake is preparation time. Give yourself one time per week on Sunday to prepare lean protein, vegetables, and other good foods. Keep it in the refrigerator for eating throughout the week. If you eat 80% of your meals this way, you will lose body fat even if your exercise routine is not perfect.

I show you exactly how to do this in my book, Never Get Old, at www.jeffblairfitness.com.