AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BODY FAT SOLUTION!

Fat Loss Expert Tom Venuto

Fat loss expert and natural bodybuilder Tom Venuto has
released a New Hardcover Book called “The Body Fat Solution”
which has health-conscious men and women across the Internet
breathing a collective sigh of relief.

Finally, something new and completely different is on
the bookstore shelves that could completely change your
attitude about how you approach losing fat and keeping
it off.

FREE – Download Your Copy OF… AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BODY FAT SOLUTION at www.TheBodyFatSolution.com

What makes this so different than the rest of the crop of
2010 “diet” books? Aren’t all these books more or less
the same?

Not this one.

We all know that we gain fat when we take in more
calories than we burn. But we’re not always rational
creatures when it comes to food and exercise.

Recognizing the emotional and psychological factors that
sabotage success and cause weight relapse, Venuto’s new
hardcover Book, The Body Fat Solution (Avery/Penguin Group)
hones in on the real causes of body-fat.

This book hands you a scientifically-sound plan based on
*principles* not current fads, to  take back control of
your body and end emotional eating for good.

In The Body Fat Solution, Venuto outlines the 5 principles
that will retrain your mind and body for automatic success.

Determined to help you keep the fat off for good, Tom shows
you how to:

* End emotional eating and stop diet self sabotage

* Re-program your mind to develop “auto-pilot” success habits

* Go beyond goal setting by crafting a powerful “vision”
that motivates you for life

* Eat healthy, delicious food almost unconsciously and
shed the pounds almost effortlessly

* Increase your metabolism and break any fat loss plateau

* Reshape your body through lean muscle training for a
strong core and toned frame

* Build a supportive social network of friends, family,
and mentors to help motivate you and keep you on the path.

HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BODY FAT SOLUTION

* The Wall street journal says that The body fat solution is
more “attitude adjustment” than diet.

* Steve Yu, producer of ‘Inspired The Movie’ says, “it will
change the paradigm in how we view weight loss…”

* Judith beck, PhD, Cognitive psychologist says, “Read this book -
if you want to lose weight, improve your body and your health,
and keep up these improvements for life. Tom Venuto gives it
to you straight, basing his program on solid science and
common sense. You will come away with a new feeling of
inspiration and a new action plan to get you started and
keep you on track to help you reach your goals-and then beyond.”

* Motivational Speaker Brian Tracy says:

“Tom Venuto’s Body Fat Solution is one of the most important
books on health, happiness and physical well-being ever written.
In this fast-moving, easily usable series of methods and techniques,
you learn how to enjoy superb physical fitness, achieve your ideal
weight, and feel terrific about yourself both emotionally and
spiritually.”

* Top trainer Alwyn Cosgrove says:

“In 2003 Tom Venuto changed the fat loss world with his ebook
Burn the Fat – Feed the Muscle… In 2009 he’s done it again
with the Body Fat Solution. The World’s expert on fat loss speaks
- I listen. I’ve often said – Fat loss doesn’t start with an
exercise program, a diet or a supplement… It starts with a
mindset shift. That mindset shift begins with Tom’s new book.
If you want to change your body – you need to change your mind.
And to do that – you need Tom Venuto.”

* Library journal, the 132-year old publication read by
100,000 librarians, said:

“Venuto gets at all the physical, psychological, and even
sociological aspects of overeating, outlining a program of
mental, cardio, and strength training stressing accountability
and self-control. Nothing fluffy about this book: just well-
founded scientific research and clearly illustrated direction.”

You’ll be happy that you did.

Sincerely,

Greg

P.S. – Go grab the book that Jim Foster of diet-blog says will be
“the best seller of the new year!”

Get an introduction to the book everyone is talking about:
==>  http://www.TheBodyFatSolution.com

If you haven’t, you will. Tom has already been contacted by some of the largest fitness magazines in the world to talk about what’s inside his new book… (the women’s magazines have been especially interested for reasons you’ll learn inside Tom’s new report)

Body Fat Solution

In a new 21 page transcript that Tom just uploaded to the web for you to read, you will learn Tom’s newest insights, techniques and strategies for fat loss success in 2009

==> http://www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/public/508.cfm?affID=1purpose

Download and read this report and you will learn:

- Tom’s simple solution to End emotional eating and stop diet self sabotage once and for all

- The massive confusion-causing and myth-making problem even worse than information overload and Tom’s fool-proof solution

- Tom says, Body fat is NOT a problem, it’s a _________________ (get this, or you’ll be barking up the wrong tree forever)

- Why people are failing with applying positive thinking and law of attraction to their fitness efforts

- How to go beyond goal setting by crafting a powerful “vision” that motivates you for life

- How to eat healthy food almost unconsciously by using science- proven mental re-programming

- Why it may be fat loss suicide to listen to 12 week transformation contest winners or TV show weight loss contest winners

- Weight maintenance strategies of people who lose and keep off 50 lbs or more for 5 years or more

You’re going to see Tom and The Body Fat Solution Book in the major media everywhere in 2009, and you will see the book on the shelves of every major bookstore in America….

But you don’t have to wait until January to learn some of Tom’s newest fat loss discoveries!

I just got a sneak preview for you from the first full-length interview Tom has ever given about his New Book!

Subscribers to my newsletter (that’s you) are getting the inside scoop TODAY, before anyone else in this 21 page transcript:

==> http://www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/public/508.cfm?affID=1purpose

This transcript is from a full one-hour tele-seminar where Tom’s site manager picked Tom’s brain about what’s inside his new book and how you can use it to get leaner, healthier and stronger in 2009 and beyond.

The audio was already made available for inner circle members (inner circle members get the first dibs on everything), and now we’re sharing the transcript of that call with all of our newsletter subscribers.

I can guarantee that when you read this report from Tom, his new insights on the reaons people are still failing with fat loss and why 90% of losers are regaining the weight, will give you the most enlightening “A-HA’s” of your life.

You can download the report, “An Introduction To The Body Fat Solution” from the link below, and get Tom’s newest advice that will help you NAIL your fitness goals in 2009 and more importantly, Maintain your results FOR THE LONG TERM:

==> http://www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/public/508.cfm?affID=1purpose

You can also pass this download link along to your friends, if you think it will help them.

Expect success,

Greg

PS – I almost forgot! Tom has an exciting announcement:

Tom will be launching a new Body Fat Solution website to help promote his book and the 2009 radio tour and 2009 virtual book tour, but he has just announced that the BURN THE FAT INNER CIRCLE has been named the official support community for his new book, The Body Fat Solution.

This means that The Burn The Fat Inner Circle will support BOTH of Tom’s books, and it’s not necessary to join another website to get support for Tom’s latest book. In fact, the Body Fat Solution Discussion forum is already open inside the member’s only area at:

==> http://www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/public/508.cfm?affID=1purpose

Basketball for weight loss

By Tom Venuto
www.BurnTheFat.com

About the Author:

Exact quantities and menus are not listed, just the individual foods, and of course my food intake does vary. I aim to get as many different varieties of fruits and vegetables as possible over the course of every week and there are a lot of substitutions made, so you are not seeing the full list of everything I eat, only what foods I eat most of the time.

I also want to point out that while I don’t believe that extreme low carbs are necessary or most effective when you look at the long term, research has shown that there are some definite advantages to a low to moderate carb and higher protein diet for fat loss purposes. These include reduced appetite, higher thermic effect of food and “automatic” calorie control.

Personally, I reduce my carb intake moderately and temporarily prior to bodybuilding competitions. Specifically, it’s the foods that are on the starchy carbs and grains list that go down during the brief pre-competition period when I’m working on that really “ripped” look. I keep the green and fibrous veggie intake very high however, along with large amounts of lean protein, small amounts of fruit, and adequate amounts of essential fats.

This list reflects my personal preferences, so this is not a prescription to all readers to eat as I do. It’s very important for compliance to choose foods you enjoy and to have the option for a wide variety of choices. In the past several years, nutrition and obesity research – in studying ALL types of diets – has continued to conclude that almost any hypocaloric diet that is not completely “moronic” can work, at least in the short term.

It’s not so much about the high carb – low carb argument or any other debate as much as it is about calorie control and compliance. The trouble is, restricted diets and staying in a calorie deficit is difficult, so most people can’t stick with any program and they fall off the wagon, whichever wagon that may be.

I believe that a lot of our attention needs to shift away from pointless debates (for example, low carb vs. high carb is getting really old… so like… get over it everyone, its a calorie deficit that makes you lose weight, not the amount of carbs).

Instead, our focus should shift towards these questions:

* How can we build an eating program that we can enjoy while still getting us leaner and healthier?

* How can we build an eating program that helps us control calories?

* How can we build an eating program that improves compliance?

Here’s one good answer: Eat a wide variety of high nutrient density, low calorie density foods that you enjoy which still fit within healthy, fat-burning, muscle-building guidelines!

Here are the lists of foods I choose to achieve these three outcomes. This eating plan is not difficult to stick with at all, by the way. I enjoy eating like this and it feels almost weird not to eat like this after doing it for so long.

Remember, habits work in both directions, and as motivational speaker Jim Rohn has said, “Bad habits are easy to form and hard to live with and good habits are hard to form but easy to live with.”

These are listed in the order I frequently consume them. So for example, if oatmeal is on the top of the list, it means that is the food I am most likely to eat every single day.

My 10 top natural starchy carb and whole grains

1. Oatmeal (old fashioned)
2. Yams
3. Brown rice (a favorite is basmati, a long grain aromatic rice)
4. Sweet potatoes (almost same as yams)
5. Multi grain hot cereal (mix or barley, oats, rye. titricale and a few others)
6. White potatoes
7. 100% whole wheat bread
8. 100% whole wheat pasta
9. Beans (great for healthy chili recipes)
10. Cream of rice hot cereal

My Top 10 top vegetables

1. Broccoli
2. Asparagus
3. Spinach
4. Salad greens
5. Tomatoes
6. Peppers (green, red or yellow)
7. Onions
8. Mushrooms
9. Cucumbers
10. Zucchini

My top 10 lean proteins

1. Egg whites (whole eggs in limited quantities)
2. Whey or Casein protein (protein powder supplements)
3. Chicken Breast
4. Salmon (wild Alaskan)
5. Turkey Breast
6. Top round steak (grass fed beef)
7. Flank Steak (grass fed beef)
8. Lean Ground Turkey
9. Bison/Buffalo
10. Trout

My top 10 fruits

1. Grapefruit
2. Apples
3. Blueberries
4. Canteloupe
5. Oranges
6. Bananas
7. Peaches
8. Grapes
9. Strawberries
10. Pineapple

Note: I DO include healthy fats as well, such as walnuts, almonds, extra virgin olive oil, flaxseeds, flaxseed oil (supplement – not to cook with), avocado and a few others.

Also, I do eat dairy products and have nothing against them, nor am I lactose intolerant. I simply don’t eat as much dairy as the rest of the stuff on my lists. When I eat dairy, its usually skim milk, low or non fat cottage cheese, low or non fat yogurt and low or non fat cheese (great for omelettes).

Last but not least, I usually follow a compliance rate of about 95%, which means I take two or three meals per week of whatever I want (stuff that is NOT on these lists – like pizza, sushi, big fatty restaurant steaks, etc)

I hope you found this helpful and interesting. Keep in mind, this is MY food list, and although you probably couldn’t go wrong to emulate it, you need to choose natural foods you enjoy in order to develop habits you can stick with long term. In the fruits and vegetables categories alone, there are hundreds of other choices out there, so enjoy them all!

About the Author:

Tom Venuto is a natural bodybuilder, certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and a certified personal trainer (CPT). Tom is the author of “Burn the Fat, Feed The Muscle,” which teaches you how to get lean without drugs or supplements using methods of the world’s best bodybuilders and fitness models. Learn how to get rid of stubborn fat and increase your metabolism by visiting: www.burnthefat.com

As a general rule, you should always choose whole natural foods over shakes and bars when given a choice. The powdered (MRP) drink mixes (such as Met-RX, Myoplex, or Rx-fuel) are better than the bars because they are very low in fat and they are sweetened with Aspartame (no calories) instead of refined sugar (lots of empty calories).

MRP powders are also high in protein, with 37-50 grams per serving. If a bar is all you can manage because you are at work or on the run, then you should scrutinize the labels carefully and make the best choice possible.

There are a few things you should look out for in an MRP bar. First and foremost, check the sugar content. The problem with virtually all of the bars is that they can’t manufacture one that tastes good without using a lot of refined sugars. Don’t just look at the “Nutrition Facts” panel; the sugar listing can be deceiving.

The grams of sugar doesn’t distinguish between sugars that are naturally occurring and those that are refined. Looking at the ingredient list is more informative. FDA labeling laws require that all ingredients be listed in order of the quantity used. If refined sugars are the first or second ingredient, it is not a good choice.

The refined sugars, Sucrose, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, brown rice syrup and chocolate are frequently found high on the list. A typical bar might list protein powder (such as whey isolate) as the first ingredient and corn syrup as the second ingredient. Don’t be surprised if some so-called “nutrition bars” list sugar or corn syrup as the first ingredient. Many bars are nothing more than ordinary candy bars with protein powder added in. You might as well have a Snickers!

Another ingredient to be on the lookout for is saturated fat. Many bars have moderate amounts of fat, (4-8 grams per bar). The total fat grams, however, is not as important as the type of fat used. Some bars derive their fat from peanut butter, which is fine in small amounts.

Unfortunately, others use hydrogenated oils and tropical oils such as coconut oil or palm kernel oil. These are the “bad fats” that have been implicated in heart disease and cancer. Watch out for those 40-30-30 bars – they are notorious for this. There is nothing magical about the 40-30-30 ratios just because a best-selling book says so. One popular brand of 40-30-30 bars lists soy protein as the first ingredient, corn syrup as the second and fractionated palm kernel oil as the third.

These companies are really taking advantage of the public’s naivete by calling these “health food” or “nutrition bars.” If you think you’re eating some magical combination of nutrients, think again – what you’re really eating is empty sugar calories and saturated, artery-clogging fat!

When choosing a bar you should also look at the total calories and the carb to protein ratio. There are several different types of bars available, including energy bars, protein bars and meal replacement bars. The ratio of nutrients in each type can vary greatly. Your best bet is to choose one with a substantial amount of protein (30 grams of protein, preferably whey, is good for a bar).

A meal replacement bar is usually around 300 calories with a ratio of one part protein to two parts carbs. If you’re on a fat reducing program, then you may want to choose a protein bar with the opposite ratio: Two parts protein to one part carbs. Other bars are marketed as “energy bars” because they are primarily carbohydrates.

An example of a meal replacement bar is the original Met-Rx “Food bar.” They contain 320 calories, 48 grams of carbs and 27 grams of protein (a pretty good ratio for a meal replacement). But let’s examine where the carbs come from: On the ingredients list, Metamyosin (Met-Rx’s proprietary whey, milk and egg protein blend) is the first ingredient.

So far, so good. But look at the second ingredient: Corn syrup (sugar!) What’s the third ingredient? High fructose corn syrup (read: more sugar!) So the second and third ingredients are refined sugar. Not exactly diet food is it?

Protein bars such as “Pure Protein” by Worldwide Nutrition are immensely popular these days because so many people are on low carb or reduced carb diets. The bad thing about the “Pure Protein” bars is that most are coated with real chocolate (yes, the same stuff a Hershey’s bar is made of). Others are coated with Yogurt (a slight improvement.)

The good thing about “Pure Protein” is that with 280 calories, 31 grams of protein, 16 grams of carbs and 4 grams of fat, the calories and ratios of nutrients are good for a fat loss program. And the total carbs and sugars are low. Also, it’s a convenient way to get 31 grams of whey protein.

Power bars are energy bars that were designed with endurance athletes in mind. Power bars contain about 80% of the calories from carbs, 20% from protein and minimal fat. An endurance athlete’s diet is very high in carbs, as much as 60% or more of total calories. That makes the Power Bar a decent energy food for endurance athletes in intense training.

Unfortunately, the Power Bar has the same problem as many other bars – it’s mostly sugar. Maltodextrin, an excellent source of Complex carbohydrate, is the second ingredient, but the first ingredient is – you guessed it – high fructose corn syrup. You’ll probably burn all those carbs up if you’re extremely active, but these are not the greatest for a fat reducing program and they’re skimpy on the protein. If you need the carbs, why not just have a piece of fruit instead?

Some of the newest brands of MRP and protein bars have gotten around the refined sugar and saturated fat problem by using fake fats such as Salatrim and artificial sweeteners such as Acesulfame Potassium. When most of the refined sugars and saturated fats are removed, using fake fats and artificial sweeteners is the only way left to make the bars palatable.

There is an ongoing debate about the safety of artificial sweeteners and fake fats. The Center for Science in the Public Interest rates Acesulfame Potassium as one of the top ten worst food additives, because tests showed that it caused cancer in animals. It is important to note however, that these tests involved giving laboratory rats hundreds of times the amount that humans would normally ingest in a day.

Furthermore, the Food & Drug administration (FDA) categorizes it as generally recognized as safe (GRAS), a classification for all food additives that are considered harmless. The American Dietetic Association (ADA) also approves of fake fats and artificial sweeteners including Aspartame and Acesulfame K. The ADA’s position statement on “fake” fats says “Fat replacers may offer a safe, feasible and effective means to maintain the palatability of diets with controlled amounts of fat and/or energy.”

The ADA’s position statement on artificial sweeteners says, “It is the position of the ADA that consumers can safely enjoy a range of nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners when consumed in moderation and within the context of a diet consistent with the Dietary guidelines for Americans.” Probably the best advice is to just do like the ADA (and your mother) told you and partake of all things, including artificial sweeteners, in moderation.

The new Met-Rx “Protein Plus” bar is one of the new breed of bars that uses artificial sweeteners and fake fats. Let’s take a look at what’s in them: The “Protein Plus” bar contains 300 calories and only 15 grams of carbs. The first ingredient is “Metamyosin” protein. With 32 grams, there’s probably no easier way to get a whole meal’s worth of high quality complete protein when you’re in a hurry.

The second ingredient is a “faux” chocolate coating that includes Maltitol, Salatrim, peanut butter and Acesulfame Potassium. Maltitol is a “sugar alcohol” that is used as a sweetener. It has half the caloric value of sucrose because it is not completely absorbed by the body.

The FDA classifies it as GRAS. Salatrim is a reduced calorie fat developed by Nabisco that has only 5 calories per gram as opposed to 9 calories in conventional fats. Salatrim is used in both solid and liquid forms in snacks, cookies, dairy products, (and now protein bars).

The third ingredient is Glycerine, a crystalline, viscous liquid formed when fat molecules split. It is half as sweet as sugar and is used to keep baked goods, jelly beans and marshmallows moist and to plasticize foods such as fudge, chewing gum, gelatin, cheese, etc. Glycerine is GRAS.

Additional ingredients in the bar include peanut flour, polydextrose (a bulking agent with only 1 calorie per gram), natural flavors, malt barley syrup and peanut butter. Clocking in with 8 grams of fat, or about 24% of the total calories, the Protein Plus bar is not exactly low fat, but the fat is not saturated and the total calories in the bar are not excessive.

Source One bars, also by Met-Rx, are similar, with the protein blend as the first ingredient, Salatrim the second, and cocoa the third. The only difference is the Source One Bar has only 190 calories with 30 grams of carbs and 15 grams of protein. That makes it a decent snack for people on a reduced calorie diet.

All things considered, if you are concerned with staying lean and muscular, then you’re better off with bars that use artificial sweeteners and fat replacers than ones loaded with corn sweetener (refined sugar) and palm kernel oil (saturated fat). No bars are “excellent” nutrition-wise, but some are definitely better than others.

My advice is to read the labels carefully and choose one that is low in calories and refined sugars, uses no saturated fats and has a good protein to carb ratio. Always stick with whole foods whenever possible and make the powdered MRP shakes your second choice. Don’t make it a habit to eat bars regularly – use them for convenience only. But remember, you have to eat something every 3 or 4 hours for a muscle-building or fat reducing diet to work, so if you have no other alternative, a bar might be the only way to get your fill of protein in a pinch.

References:

1. Position of the American Dietetic Association: Use of nutritive and nonnutritive sweeteners. Journal of the Americal Dietetic Association. 98: 580-587, 1998.

2. Position of the American Dietetic Association: Fat Replacers. Journal of the Americal Dietetic Association. 98: 463-468. 1998

3. Anderson, Jean, Deskins, Barbara. Nutrition Bible. William Morrow & Co, New York, 1995.

4. The Best of Nutrition Action Healthletter, “The Ten Worst Food Additives,” Center for Science in the Public Interest, 1996

Tom Venuto.

Check out his 330 page, the #1 best-selling ebook in Internet history “Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle”.

Does he have ice cream hidden in his
freezer?

What’s in his kitchen cupboards?

What appliances does Tom use to create
his tasty (and waist-line friendly)
‘Burn The Fat-Approved’ Recipes?

‘Chef Venuto’ recently allowed filmaker Steve
Yu into his kitchen and this rare, impromptu
video tour will give you an insider’s peek
into the culinary world of Tom Venuto (who
by the way claims to be a “Kitchen Dummy.”)

Video Tour of Tom Venuto’s Kitchen

Tom and his Site Manager Kyle Battis have
added this video the FREE PREVIEW section
of the Inner Circle so that members and
Non-members alike can take advantage of
this raid of Tom’s kitchen.

I’m sure you’ll enjoy this video!

To your success,
Greg

PS – Addendum: Tom mentioned on the forums
that since this was a spur of the moment,
unrehearsed video tour that he forgot to
mention some stuff:  If you notice carefully
next to the knives, Tom has a digital scale
for weighing food and on top of microwave #2,
he has a George Foreman Grill.

PPS – Is it just me, or is his refrigerator
WAY too neat and clean?

Video Tour of Tom Venuto’s Kitchen

Almost all the reporters got it wrong, wrong ‘WRONG!’ So
did most of the gloating low carb forumites and bloggers.

Come to think of, almost everyone interpreted this study
wrong.

Some valuable insights came out of this study, but almost
everyone missed them because they were too busy believing
what the news said or defending their own cherished belief
systems …

My buddy and Fat Loss expert Tom Venuto reviewed this study
and I invite you to come see what this study REALLY said by
visiting the Burn The Fat Inner Circle.

I posted Tom’s article in thef ree Preview area so you don’t
even have to be a current member of the Inner Circle in order
to check it out…

Free Preview

To your success,

Greg

It’s one of those times where you come across
something that causes a fundamental shift in
how you see the world and perceive reality.

Recently Tom Venuto polled some of the members
of the Burn The Fat Inner Circle about their
Burn The Fat “AH-HA’s”…

Tom was ‘BLOWN AWAY’ with the response…

(He had over 55 ‘Burn The Fat AH-HA’s’ submitted!)

If you want to read all 55 go here:

Burn The Fat Inner Circle

There are some real ‘gems’ contained in
these responses but before I share them with you
I wanted to tell you the question Tom asked them.

–> Here’s the question:

“Have you ever read a particular paragraph of
“Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle,” came across an
interesting idea in an article on the Inner Circle,
picked out a piece of ‘Venuto-Wisdom’ in one of Tom’s
interviews, or came across any other ‘nugget’ that
caused you to experience an “AH-HA” moment?

–> Here are five ‘Burn The Fat AH-HA Moments’ that
some Inner Circle Members submitted:

———————-
BURN THE FAT AH-HA #1.
———————-

“Nearly everyone has set up some sort of limitation for
themselves simply by deciding what level of discomfort
they are willing to put up with. Achieving your dream
body takes a lot of work and discipline.

Yet so many people come up with excuses to avoid a
workout, or indulge in junk food, or neglect writing
out their goals on a daily basis because of lack of
time.”

———————-
BURN THE FAT AH-HA #2.
———————-

“The mind is the missing key for most. Honest truth …
I bought the book in ‘04, and skipped straight past the
goal setting to read about nutrition and training. That
was all I thought I needed from the book.

I did not write goals and I just set out to follow the
plan. Some short success followed but ultimate failure.
When I revisited the book in 2006, the early chapters on
goal setting really hit home with me. I set my first goals
and a lot of early success followed. It is so critical.”

———————-
BURN THE FAT AH-HA #3.
———————-

“I listened to Tom’s recent interview today about how to get
super-lean lots of things are covered in BFFM but the one
statement from the interview that stuck out in my mind was
that: We live in a reciprocal universe.

You get what you put into it. And in only 3+ months, I’m
already seeing that,

Since January, I’ve lost 20 lbs of fat and have gone from a
size 10 to a loose size 6. I’m currently sitting at around
20% bodyfat (down from about 30%).

I know I have a lot of work to do before September but I’m
enjoying the journey and looking forward to what my body is
capable of. With all of the knowledge I’ve gained so far and
continue to gain as well as having a wonderful support system
of my family, friends, and trainer, I KNOW I CAN DO THIS!”

———————-
BURN THE FAT AH-HA #4.
———————-

“Track Results Frequently. Seeing results on a spreadsheet
or in pictures will always help motivate you to improve or
worst case, help you to not fall too far off the wagon.”

———————-
BURN THE FAT AH-HA #5.
———————-

“The body loves nutrient rich food. Improving my diet has
taken a lot of time and self examination. Due to my body type
I realized maybe a tuna sandwich on wheat bread would not be
as good for me as a tuna on a bed of greens and other vegetables.

I have no history of ever being able to eat salads with any
consistency. Now I absolutely crave them and eat them twice
a day.

This was an impossible thought to me a year ago and not something
I strived for necessarily but I eat salads with protein and good
fats and the effect on energy levels, immune system, mental health
is nothing short of miracle.”

———————————————–
50 MORE BURN THE FAT AH-HA’s ON THE FR.EE BLOG
———————————————–

As I mentioned above Tom had over 55 ‘Burn The Fat AH-HA’s’
submitted by the Inner Circle members wrote in.

Tom and his Site Manager Kyle Battis have posted all 55 of
these “AH-HA’s” on the Inner Circle Blog and they invite you
to come sort through some of these gems:

Burn The Fat Inner Circle

You don’t have to be a member of the Inner Circle to see them
and benefit from the ‘boiled-down,’ concentrated fat loss tips
straight from the minds of the Inner Circle members.

Come take a peek here:

Burn The Fat Inner Circle

I hope that you benefit from these “AH-HA’s.”

To your success,
Greg

Fat burning food can taste absolutely delicious!

My friend Tom Venuto should know better than
anyone because for years, not only did he believe
he had to eat 100% “clean” to get lean, he also
believed that he had to eat plain, bland food to
the point of self-sacrifice and self-punishment.

(He was wrong.)

Truth be told, he does actually prefer a fairly
plain diet, at least compared to most people’s
standards. As a bodybuilder, it’s just the way
he’s gotten accustomed to eating.

But contrary to rumors which say he’s some kind of
fitness cyborg and not a regular dude from jersey,
(he’s a regular dude, I swear!), he does like tasty
food and he enjoys a good meal as much as anyone.

What’s more, he recognizes that most people demand
tasty food and nutritional variety more than he does
and that any diet that requires foods tasting like
sawdust is not going to last.

Well listen, if a self-professed kitchen dummy like
Tom Venuto can learn how to cook mouth-watering,
delicious low-calorie healthy foods, then ANYBODY
can do it!

For most of Tom’s adult life, he kept telling himself
that he couldn’t cook to save his own life, and he
wasn’t inclined to learn.

The turning point for him came was when he surveyed
his customers and inner circle members, and they all
demanded tasty recipes. They forced him to learn how
to cook!

Guess what? IT WAS EASY! He doesn’t care if you eat
low carb, high carb or anywhere in between, you can
create delicious meals every single day, even if you’re
never cooked a thing in your entire life.

This not only makes it seem like your diet is effortless,
your nutrition program becomes enjoyable and you look
forward to your low calorie meals!

He recently posted one of his favorite recipes – the
oatmeal pancake, in a previous newsletter.

If you missed it, you can see it here in the preview
section, open to non-members:

www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/public/124.cfm?affID=1purpose

Train hard,
Greg

PS. Members of the Burn The Fat Inner Circle get access
to Tom Venuto’s entire recipe collection which is growing
every month. What’s different about this fat burning recipe
collection is that:

(1) It’s a recipe and a nutrition column rolled into one so
you learn interesting tips and factoids about food that help
you get leaner, at the same time as you learn how to make your
food taste great!

(2) I actually made and taste-tested every recipe myself!
A recipe is not posted on the site unless Tom Venuto himself
made it and it got the Burn The Fat Kitchen Dummy seal of
approval (on more than one occasion Tom had to taste test 4
or 5 batches before giving it the seal!

Tom’s Burn The Fat Healthy Recipes:
www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/members/department33.cfm?affID=1purpose

The collection includes:

NEW! Warm Crunchy Tuna Rice With Spinach

NEW! Mediterranean shrimp and rice

NEW! 3-minute high protein apple cinnamon oatmeal, Beefy Spanish rice
Authentic Greek Salad with chicken, Asian sesame cucumber salad, Super
lean white bean chili, Hot n spicy red jambalaya, Mega protein TNT burgers
(Tasty Nutritious Turkey) And many more!

Burn The Fat Members-Only recipe forum:
Hundreds of member-submitted recipes!
www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/members/forum/allforums.cfm?affID=1purpose

Find out more about membership here:
www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/public/148.cfm?affID=1purpose

I just took a real hard look at Tom Venuto’s member’s-only website called “Burn The Fat Inner Circle” and I have to say that I am very impressed with what he has put together.

This site is huge and contains some really powerful resources for people trying to lose fat and get in great shape.

This site, just like Tom’s other sites, has very high quality materials that will help his member’s burn more fat and really achieve the results they are looking for.

Before I share with you the insider-details of what the Inner Circle offers let me fill you in on who Tom Venuto is just in case you don’t know who he is.

Tom Venuto is a well known “Fat Loss Guru” — and a natural bodybuilder himself (can you say 3% bodyfat!!!). He’s the author of “Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle” which just happens to be the best fat loss and diet e-book I have ever read. (I reviewed Burn The Fat some time ago. If you’re in the market for a learner body then you should read Tom’s E-book).

Ok, back to my review of the Inner Circle website…

Burn the Fat Inner Circle is in fact a membership site. That means that yes; it does cost money to join. You may be wondering why you should even consider paying for a membership here if you have access to all kinds of free information online.

It’s a good question for sure and one that I asked too before I reviewed Tom’s site.

There’s a lot of free stuff on the internet and many free forums too but let’s be honest, a lot these free sites are pure garbage. For example, some of the free forums online are not closely moderated and I have had experiences were other forum members completely trashed other members even swearing at them! Not much of a supportive community.

The vast majority of the stuff online that isn’t complete garbage is slanted one way or another to sell you something. So it takes time to find real, helpful fat loss information.

Finding good teachers and supportive people can be a challenge on some of the free forums and sites but after checking out Tom’s fat loss support community I must say that I was impressed with how supportive the moderators and other members were.

I have always been a believer that finding good ‘mentors’ (people that have done what you want to do) has really helped me to achieve success at a faster rate. From what I have seen, the Inner Circle has a phenomenal group of fat loss mentors that can you help you get your questions answered.

Being part of a community of like-minded, qualified people can be a real motivating factor and the Burn The Fat Inner Circle contains a member’s forum — with thousands of members. These folks aren’t going to ‘flame’ you, call you stupid for asking questions, and they are not there to sell you supplements or other garbage.

And best of all, topics are moderated by professionals with impressive credentials (some top fitness professionals and fat loss success stories there to help you out).

Wrapping this up… joining a membership program can make very good sense… provided it’s the right program — and I assure you, this one is top notch.

OK, before I tell you what you’ll find inside the member’s-only area of the Burn The Fat Inner Circle, let me answer one last and very obvious question…

“Do I need to be on Tom’s Burn The Fat program in order to join this fat loss support community?”

My answer is absolutely not. There is a ton of great material in this site that will be of benefit to anyone — no matter what diet you are currently on.

To be fair though… it appears (by viewing posts in the forums) that many members are either on Tom’s plan or are at least familiar with it. So you’ll fit into this community better if you’re at least familiar with Tom’s Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle lifestyle program.

Let’s get to the good stuff shall we?

So what will you find in Tom’s Burn The Fat Inner Circle?

Oh boy… where to start?

Well, it’s all there really — everything you could possibly need on your fat loss quest.

I’m sure the biggest benefit for you is going to be the forums. They’re full of activity and supportive answers from real people that ‘walk the walk and talk the talk.”

The forum members are from all walks of life, all motivated by the same thing (and ready to lend a helpful hand to their fellow community members).

And of course, there’s a ton of info there as well…

Here are some of the coolest features that the Inner Circle offers:

• Tom Venuto’s Burn The Fat Show (A Members-Only MP3 Audio Program) that really has some powerful tips delivered by Tom Venuto himself • Audio interviews with top fitness and fat loss experts (I download a few of these and put them on my IPOD — very inspiring to listen to during my cardio workout today!) • Amazing fat loss success stories – learn how others just like you achieved their impressive body transformations (These interviews are great and I got some really cool takeaways from these people who have taken Tom’s program and ran with it!)

• Ever-expanding library of exclusive (not published elsewhere) articles; some really meaty stuff!

• Exclusive (not published elsewhere) Burn The Fat program Q & A that are great if you are going through a fat loss program and want your questions answered. • Library of downloadable e-books and e-reports for members only — My goodness! Tom sells these special reports and e-books to non-members and if you were to buy them one by one you would pay over $379!

• Diet and menu tracking and planning tools that are PRICELESS!! I figured out exactly how many calories I needed to take in for each meal for my fat loss plan; so cool!

• Calorie and nutrient information at your fingertips

• Weight loss and fitness news headlines that keep me up to date with the latest fat loss tips

• Community photo galleries where Tom’s members post before, after and progress pictures — so inspiring!

• Delicious taste-tested fat-burning recipes — I highly recommend Tom’s “Quick N’ Easy Salmon Burgers” — DELICIOUS!

• NO B.S. Science-based and unbiased supplement reviews (I stopped taking one of the supplements I was spending about $50 bucks per month on because of one of these reviews!)

• And there is even more that I am running out of space to cover here… The tagline of the Inner Circle is that it is supposed to be the Internet’s Premier Fat Loss Support Community, and having checked it all out, I’d have to say I agree 100%.

Bottom line?

Tom Venuto is a credible, qualified professional who knows his stuff. More than that perhaps, is the fact that he has a genuine concern for the people his is helping and is concerned with taking care of the people that enter his program above all else.

Tom has helped thousands of people shed thousands of pounds of fat and he is not like some online marketers out to take advantage of the hopes and dreams of honest people looking to make some positive changes in there life.

You’ll see no supplements for sale here and you’ll be impressed with the honesty and integrity that Tom has infused into the Inner Circle site — it really is something special and my recommendation is to check it out.

His “Inner Circle” is a premier quality resource — well worth the money, and a benefit to anyone, anywhere, of any age who is trying to lose weight naturally and permanently.

I highly recommend the Burn the Fat Inner Circle.

Sincerely,

Greg

PS — Don’t take my word for it… just see what some people are saying about the Inner Circle:

“My initial weight: 425+ lbs… Walking 10-15 steps was killer then… Today: 218 Lbs of fat put to rest! It changed my very foundation in life; there is absolutely no feeling like having control of your entire life again… there’s just no price you can put on it” –Mike Boyd, Inner Circle Member

“One day, while I was looking through a pack of photos, I came across a picture of me… and I barely recognized myself! At 5′ 1″, and150 pounds I had to face the fact that I was Forty and Fat. I had no idea that I had “let myself go” so much. So I decided to make some changes. Somehow, I happened upon Burn The Fat and ordered. It was the best money I ever spent. Today, I am 106 pounds, and I wear a size 0 (zero!)I am a personal trainer helping other women achieve their goals. I am a mom that can keep up with my kids. My self-confidence has soared. I actually decided to compete in two figure competitions this year – something I never would have dreamed possible before!

Sincerely, Aida Miodus, Inner Circle Member

“I used the BURN THE FAT program to not only lose 137 pounds, but it also changed my entire life and the life of my family. BURN THE FAT has also helped me achieve emotional, physical and financial goals I never thought possible. I believe that your entire success can be traced back to something as simple as desire. I need you to ask yourself one simple question – ‘How Bad Do You Want It?’ If you want it bad the battle is on and you can win, you just have to keep that desire fueled.

Sincerely,

Mike Ogorek, Inner Circle Member