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Are You Snacking Yourself Fat?

Did you know that we only need 1/3 of the food we eat every day?  Yet, we all seem to continue to over-eat even though we know it’s about decreasing calories to lose fat!  

The biggest obstacle that STOPS weight loss seems to be controlling our hunger monster! This causes us to snack all day! The problem isn’t the snacking, it’s what we snack on that causes us to gain weight. 

We tend to snack on foods that are best left for weight gain like; yogurt, nuts and yes, this includes almonds! Not only do these foods trigger us to eat more but they are also high in carbs, sugar and fat and that is why they STOP weight loss!

The SNACK SOLUTION?

Snack lean by eating foods that boost your metabolism and make you feel full and won’t trigger you to eat more so you stay in the fat loss zone! Snacks should satisfy your sweet tooth without triggering your cravings for more of the wrong foods!

Here are the most popular LEAN snacks that cause weight loss!

1.  LynFIT Lean Latte – Add 1-2 Scoops of Vanilla Protein Shake to 6 oz. warm coffee and sprinkle w/ cinnamon. Use a frother or blender to make is fluffy!

2.  LynFIT Blast Fat Vanilla Cloud Cookies - Place a LynFIT Tahitian Vanilla Lean Bar cut up into pieces and place on a dish sprayed w/non-stick cooking spray. Microwave for 2-40 seconds, depending on the power of your microwave. Cool slightly, sprinkle w/ cinnamon and enjoy!

3.  LynFIT Kill Cravings Hot Chocolate - Add 1-2 Scoops of Chocolate Complete Protein Powder to warm (NOT hot water it will cause shake to curdle) water.

4.  LynFIT Peanut Butter & Chocolate Metabolic Milk Shake – Pour ½ cup of cold water into a blender, add 2 scoops Protein Powder and 1 tsp PB2.  Blend on lowest speed for 10 seconds. Gradually add 5 small to medium ice cubes until completely blended and then blend on high speed for 1 minute.

5.  LynFIT Strawberry Jell-O Fat Blast -  2 Scoops of Vanilla or Strawberry Complete Protein Powder and 1 package sugar-free Strawberry Jell-O.  Make the Jell-O according to the directions on the box. Just before you've finished, add the Protein Powder to the mixture. Let stand, refrigerate, then ENJOY!

So you wanna know why this last one is my favorite is......(lol), the fat loss binge!  I combine a Metabolic Milk Shake with a Lean Bar to over feed my insatiable cravings! I tend to miss meals so I simply combine meals 1 and 2 together......even though it isn’t perfect, it works for me!

Being hungry is almost NEVER about food!!  Try 1-2-3-cups of decaf coffee or tea and then get busy to distract yourself until your next meal.  

Warning: Not all bars and shakes are created equal.  Do not try this with other bars and shakes as it will stop your fat loss dead in its tracks!  They are high carb, full of fat, and not specifically blended for fat burning the way LynFIT Lean Bars and Complete Protein Shakes are! That's why most bars and shakes are so cheap! They are not made with the high quality whey that boost your metabolsim the way LynFIT products are.

FROM THE HEART

Every day people ask me… were you ever fat?  Ha, that's a funny question to me because I came from a very inactive family who did not take part in anything active.  My family watched NASCAR races and if you have ever been to a race you know there isn't a healthy food in sight! It's french fries ,beer and hot dogs and you sit through the whole 3-4 hour race! I was plump already and as I became a teen I just kept growing!  I lived for food and when life got tough I ate my way through the pain! Eating my feelings made things worse.

I also learned that I was anxious and that made me eat...My hunger had nothing to do with real hunger but rather a dysfunctional way to suppress my feelings and that I had to learn how to give myself permission to feel my feelings and process them because they don't go away. In fact, if you eat to suppress your feelings it makes things worse because you have the guilt from eating to deal with now!  

I also learned to find something to be grateful for everyday because it makes you feel better and that makes you want to work out and eat right!

I learned that food is part of the problem NOT the solution and that when your food is in order your whole life will be I order!

I take oxytocin now if I feel anxious and that allows me to navigate my way through the uncomfortable stuff and that allows me to walk away from food and lose weight.

I say this simple Serenity Prayer when I feel stressed

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference!

I urge you to bring God into your weight loss by asking him for help or better yet scream HELP!!!!  He will give you what you need to overcome the obstacles in your life and if you’re too tired he will carry you through!

Here are some questions that I was asked when I appeared on Trinity Broadcast Network

Q- Carman - Did you believe that you could lose weight?

A- Lisa Lynn- No!! I did not think I would lose weight.  I thought that weight loss was for everyone else but not for me.  Being "stocky" and " bulky" translation....over weight was how I would live for the rest of my life even though I was in charge of makeover groups that performed body makeovers in as little as 2 weeks!  I helped everyone lose weight and reach their goals but it just wasn't happening for me! My metabolism was dead and now I know that’s why everyone else lost weight while I gained it!  My struggles inspired me to figure out how to finally lose weight in spite of my under active thyroid and dead metabolism.

Q- Carman - What changes have you made that helped you lose weight with an under active thyroid and sluggish metabolism?

A- Lisa Lynn I learned that I need to eat more protein and that's why I drink a protein shake every day for breakfast.  It boosts my metabolism, whereas,  the cereal I was eating made me crave carbs even more and was causing my insulin to spike stopping my fat loss instantly!

Q– Carman - You mentioned that you have a serious sweet tooth and that you fight with food all of the time. Is that true?

A- Lisa Lynn  Yes and I'm not proud of that at all!  It's been the single most frustrating thing in my life.  I crave sweets all the time (not anymore since I eat Lean Bars and drink the Complete protein shake ) and once I start eating them I can't stop!!! Let’s be honest.... it's a binge and it is very depressing to be this way.

Everything turned around for me the day I started a system that required me to focus on protein and vegetables and exercising daily and no more bread, cereal, rice, pasta, crackers or high carb protein bars BUT I don’t miss them because I feel so much happier and leaner!

The program relied on supplements that helped stop cravings, increased my energy and alleviated my depression and for the first time in my life I felt happy and like I wanted to lose weight!  That also meant that losing weight might be possible for me!

I began weighing and measuring my food and writing everything down that went into my mouth and I had to decrease my exercise program as I was exercising very intensely to over-compensate for all of the food I was eating .  I even tried being vegan to control my weight and I actually grew larger!!!!!  Immediately I lost weight and that's what inspired me to create my Leaner Lifestyle System!  I wanted to share my findings with the world and make losing weight a lasting reality. 

Click on the link to Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) below and watch the clip which tells  more about my story and what motivated me to dig deeper and deal with what was missing inside that was stopping me from losing weight and feeling at peace with my body. I hope this glimpse inside on what motivated me to lose weight inspires you to do the same!

Skyrocket your Metabolism in the gym with THREE simple steps!

If you’re not seeing the changes you want to see even though your spending hours in the gym………“ I’ve got GOOD news for you: It can be easier than you think. If you’re still carrying or storing excess fat around your mid-section (aka your Insulin Band) you need to make some adjustments in your routine. Just a few small changes to your workout could help you SKYROCKET your metabolism to force your body to burn fat in as little as a few workouts.  In fact most of my clients say they feel better after their first workout!

If your workout consists of going to the gym to use machines or the treadmill or maybe you prefer Pilates, Yoga, and Zumba NONE of these are the best way to REV up your metabolism so you won’t burn fat for fuel!  Don’t get me wrong, all exercise is better than no exercise and I always suggest doing something instead of nothing, but IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT AND BURN FAT, 80% of your success will come from what you eat NOT from the gym!

University researchers compared cardio workouts to Metabolic style Workouts (like the one you’ll find on my DVD called the-Metabolic Workout) .  While both workouts helped participants lose the same amount of weight, the group that lifted weight burned nearly 5 pounds more fat than the aerobic group.

Why? Because the group that used weights burned almost pure fat, while the cardio group was losing muscle.  Keep in mind its free weights not machines that they are referring to.

Here are THREE that SKYROCKET your metabolism to force your body to burn fat!

 1.     DO NOT EAT BEFORE YOU WORKOUT! Unless you want to gain weight/muscle! The whole point to your workout is to teach it to burn stored body fat.  IF you eat you STOP that process, it’s also not good for digestion.   DO work out on an empty stomach because your insulin levels are low and that’s the best way to burn stored fat! *Black coffee is ok BUT DON’T ADD milk or sugar black means black!  If you must have something, have a Protein Shake as it is pre-digested and won’t stop your fat loss! 

2.     SUPPLEMENT SPECIFICALLY FOR FAT LOSS before your workout! Using Cutting Edge & Carb Edge while you work out can SKYROCKET your fat loss BUT using the wrong supplements can STOP IT!

Top Fat Loss Supplements That Work:

L-Carnitine : Helps lure fat into the cells to be burned for energy. *Found in the Cutting Edge.

B complex: Helps your body burn fat and improves mood. B complex helps break down calories and should be combined in your fat loss formula for best results!

Caffeine: Helps energize your body so it help it to burn more calories. Caffeine also increases your dopamine response helping to alleviate depression

MY Personal Favorite “Before Workout” supplements also include Suma root, Forskoli   (found in LynFit’s Carb Edge) and of course Raspberry Ketones (found in LynFit’s Accelerator). If you’re like me Female & over 40 I’m sure you want all of the help you can get!

3.     GO VERY DEEP and Multi task!  For better fat loss go very deep in your moves! The deeper you go the more “LARGE” muscles like the buttocks you will recruit and that means you’ll burn more calories even after you’re done working out!

Best Fat Loss Moves: Deep Squats to Front Raises

                                       Deep Side Lunges with DB Twist

                                       Stiff Leg Dead Lift SUPERSET w/ pushups!

What do these moves have to do with making your body burn more fat from your stomach? They work the largest muscles in your body at the same time so you burn more calories for 24 hours after your done working-out-causing your bodies to use fat for fuel and when your body burns fat it doesn’t SPOT reduce it pulls it from all over.  STUDIES show that Metabolic Exercise burns fat from your ABS because it lowers insulin levels! VISIT www.lynfit.com to discover how to blast fat and uncover your chiseled core!

Staying Healthy through Cold and Flu Season

It’s cold and flu season and everyone is running to get the flu shot.  That’s not the only thing you need to do to stay healthy! Every day we are infected with viruses and IF our immune systems are strong enough they will fight them off and we will not get sick BUT if we are under stress, become anxious or aren’t eating or sleeping right, our immune systems won’t be strong enough to fight off these harmful viruses.  I’m not saying that I am for or against the flu vaccine, BUT have you ever asked yourself …if the flu shot works then why are so many people getting the flu?

 DID you know…

• The flu shot has to be in your system for 2 weeks to become effective and offer full immunity
• Most people actually contact the flu while they are waiting to get their shot and that’s why they get sick right after, it’s NOT from the vaccine.
• The flu does NOT protect you from the basic cold, respiratory illness, sinus infection, pneumonia, bronchitis or stomach flu, it only protects you from the flu!
• The studies that support the flu vaccine over-state their effectiveness

Did you know that IF our immune systems are strong enough they can protect us from colds and flu and even the most deadly diseases?

Here are the best ways to SUPER CHARGE your immunity to stay healthy for life NOT just cold and flu season

●Stay hydrated by drinking lots of fluids especially HOT TEA.  Drinking hot tea/fluids has been shown to help wash the bacteria into your digestive tract, where the “Chemical Stew” in your stomach can kill off the germs before they spread throughout your body. You can also gargle with warm water w/ salt or Listerine to help remove bacteria that sits in the back of your throat for instant relief.

●My favorite IMMUNE BOOSTER is AHCC also known as medicinal mushrooms. AHCC is THE most researched specialty immune ingredient in the world.   These medicinal mushrooms turn up the dial on your natural immune response to help fight off a wide range of immune system threats. * Take AHCC along with your flu shot to help boost your immunity.

● Eat specifically to boost your immunity.  Pre (NOT PRO) Biotics are one of the oldest tricks in the books when it comes to staying healthy.  LynFIT’s Lean Bars contain Pre Biotics which help “FEED and grow” the good bacteria that’s found in our guts and help produce a strong immunity!  Pre Biotics are also known to improve digestive health like Irritable Bowel Syndrome, antibiotic or traveler’s diarrhea or colitis by normalizing bowel function and Pre biotic fiber also aids in calcium absorption!  Who knew eating a LynFIT Chewy Chocolate Lean Bar would be so good for your health and your weight loss!  What a lot of people don’t know is that taking pro biotics takes the job of producing good bacteria away from your body!  Super charging your immunity is all about getting your body to do the job and be good at it versus taking lots of supplements that do it and actually make it worse because your body’s defense system can go to sleep instead of becoming a strong fighting army that’s ready for combat when we are faced with illness or disease.  

●Experts all agree that taking vitamin C, Zinc, among other Anti-Oxidant fighters, are worth the expense when it comes to fighting off illness. Who wants to take 30 different supplements when you’re not feeling well or wait until they work? NOT ME!  I depend on  LynFIT”S Daily power shot because it’s loaded with vitamin C, Zinc and all of the anti-oxidants,  vitamins and minerals that boost immunity and because it’s in a liquid form, it’s digested faster and you feel better faster!  If you are really struggling and low on energy, take the Daily Power Shot again before a workout to provide fast energy to help get you through the most grueling workouts!  

●KEEP MOVING to boost immunity- Exercise can either boost immunity or hurt it. In order to boost your body’s immune response you need to do less.   I suggest doing 50% of you usual workout or only giving it 50% of your energy.  You should always leave a workout wanting more not over doing it!  Try my recovery stretch you’ll feel a little better and your body won’t be so stiff!

2013 Fit & Lean You!

The #1 New Year’s resolution every year is to lose weight and get into shape.

FEAR of failure is the #1 reason most of us don’t reach our goals and we fail because we set goals that don’t excite us enough.  

This year set a goal that excites you so much you can’t wait to get up in the morning! The fear will be gone because excitement takes over! That’s how we make BIG changes!  Setting goals that excite you is the #1 way to reach your goal and nothing can STOP you except your attitude!  Say good bye to the old ways of thinking like “set small attainable goals”. This is worse than no goal at all. If you’ve tried this approach with little success, then I say………………DREAM BIG and go for it! YOU can do anything you set your mind to!  

What’s your goal this year? To drop 10 pounds or maybe you have 10 more to go..........do you want to feel better, be healthier or simply fit in your clothes better?   DARE to dream, that's how dreams get fulfilled!  Obsess on your goal for a while and place sticky notes all over the house reminding you of your goal and how you’ll feel when you accomplish it!  Failure isn't an option anymore!

Here are THREE things that GUANRANTEE RESULTS!  

1. Power up your metabolism with protein!

Replace your current breakfast or a not so healthy snack with a LynFit Protein shake to boost your metabolism and to offset excess calories. Eating out, parties and stress all cause us to fall off the wagon and drinking a Protein shake daily is the #1 way to lose weight QUICKLY even if you aren’t eating perfectly.  You’ll lose weight immediately while you’re learning how to eat for weight loss. Seeing results is what keeps us on track! 

*Don’t need to lose weight?  Drinking a shake nourishes your body better than any single food you can eat because its gets absorbed quickly because it’s easier to digest.

2. Melt fat and whittle your middle with metabolic style workouts.

Swap your current workout for a 30 minute LynFit Leaner Lifestyle Metabolic workout that melts fat and helps flatten out your abs. Not all workouts produce the results we seek and that’s why you need to change your workout if it’s not producing results. If you only have 15 minutes a day you can still workout at home and get flatter abs and a fitter body. There aren’t any excuses it’s fast, easy and anyone can do it!  

Strength training is a constant CALORIE burner and will change your body more than any other type of exercise!

Lift weights three times a week for best results and walk for 30 minutes on alternate days.

*Want to tone, not reduce?  Don’t decrease your calories and you’ll increase muscle and get fit without losing weight!

3. Overcome the obstacles that take you off track by trouble shooting them ahead of time.

I crave carbs- The more you eat them the more you WILL crave them. Try Carb Edge and Lean Bars to BLOCK cravings before they begin! The Cutting Edge supplement can help you navigate your way through those tough times by providing nutrients that make us crave in the first place. The LynFit Carb Edge supplement also contain ingredients that BLOCK the absorption of carbs and fat, blocking the rise of insulin which causes our bodies to store fat.

I am tired- Tired, no energy?  This is where a cup of coffee and a good supplement loaded with B Complex vitamins like the Daily Power shot helps. Take it 30 minutes before your workout or the Accelerator to increase your energy. They can help you feel better both physically and mentally so you feel like going to the gym and have a better workout.  Even people who don’t want to lose can benefit from taking a good blended supplement  and the right blend will help you get leaner by encouraging your body to burn fat for fuel.

Diet Disaster’s that STOP you from losing weight!

Please don’t shoot the messenger!  I don’t make the rules…..I just report them!  All day long I hear “It was just a little” I only have “it” once in a while.  The reality is that you still need to lose weight; you are having it too much!  My message to anyone who wants to lose weight is…give the food or drink up for 30 days and then decide if its’ hurting your weight loss or not.  We all seem to underestimate our bad behavior and overestimate our good behavior.  It’s true!  Start keeping an honest food journal and BE honest with yourself. Start writing down every single thing that goes in your mouth as well as how much and what you put on it.  Which brings me to my point.  Sometimes its not the HUGE things that wreck our diets, most of the time it is the tiny little things that we don’t even think need to be written down in our journals.

Here are the top things that NO ONE ever writes down that will definitely STOP your weight loss.

DIET KILLERS

1. Cheese 2 oz of reduced fat cheese = 180 calories and 12 grams of fat. 
2. ALCOHOL 1 ounce = 90 calories and who uses 1 ounce?
3. ¼ cup of trail mix = 640 calories. That’s about 4 handfuls
4. Peanut Butter 2 Tbsp reduced fat 190 calories
5. Mayonaise 1 tbsp = 100 calories
6. Pasta 1 cup of small spirals = 315 calories

The reality is that if you are serious about losing weight these foods have no place in your diet. I suggest that you stay away from them for 30 days so that you can see what an impact these foods have on your waistline.  Once you reach your weight goal you can begin putting some of the foods back into your life HOWEVER…what you do to lose weight is also what keeps the weight off so this needs to become a way of life! If we struggle with certain foods the best remedy is to stay away from them.  Why fight with yourself!  Here are a few solutions that can help you to lose weight and they can replace the foods that are high calorie diet wreckers!

1. Cheese-Look for the 100 calorie snacks like cheese it’s or sprinkle parmesan cheese on your salads instead to get your fix.
2. Alcohol- Sorry if you’re trying to lose weight in your midsection….none is better than some here. BUT if you really have to go for a white wine spritzer or simply use a smaller wine glass and don’t fill it all the way. WATER IS your BEST SOLUTION!!
3. Go for the 100-calorie snack packs! If it is salt that you are craving aim for salty snacks if it is sweet aim for a sweet 100-calorie snack.
4. Instead of peanut butter go for a peanut butter protein bar that is 100 calories or as close to 100 calories as possible.
5. Go for Kraft or Smart balance mayo instead of full fat may and you will only be getting 10 calories per tablespoon.
6. Use veggies instead as a base for your tomato sauce/gravy and top it with a turkey meatball!

 If you can’t portion control it DON’T EAT IT! You will better off and you will feel better I guarantee it!

EXERCISE SLUMP BUSTERS THAT WILL GET YOU FIT FAST!

Every one of us has been in an “EXERCISE RUT” before.  There are a few tricks that can break you out of that exercise rut. If you have been working out for a while you know what I am talking about.  The good new is that you will see results immediately because the workout techniques that I am going to show you will “SHOCK” your body into change. Remember to give yourself a pat on the back for sticking to your workouts because even so-so exercise will keep you on the fit side versus getting more out of shape everyday which is the NORM in this country.  Remember, that which gets appreciated gets repeated!  This is the law of the universe. When we beat ourselves up we tend to get even more depressed and we will do even less exercise.  As a fitness coach I always get people to spend their time and energy making plans to get ahead instead of spending their time looking backward at what they didn’t do right!

This trick that I am going to give you is one of the tricks of the trade that we use to get people (usually celebrities) in shape very quick!  If you are a beginner, start out a little easier BUT, if you are in any kind of shape…………………GO FOR IT!!!!!!!

 Five rules to remember:

• Always use as heavy a weight as you can lift safely.  Don’t go easy on yourself, you can always drop down to a lighter weight
• Choose one exercise per body part.
• Do not rest in between sets EVER!!!!!!-Your heart should be pounding or you are not working hard enough!
• Set a timer. This workout should not take you more than 30 minutes if you are trying to burn fat. If you want more size you can simply go slower and eat more calories!

 The WORKOUT: These are just a few of the exercises to give you the basic idea.

• Deep squats
• Stiff leg dead lifts
• Shoulder presses
• Push-ups
• Sit-ups

The difference between this workout and the same old same old is that you will be doing 100 repetitions of each exercise using the heaviest weights that you can safely lift.  YES, that was 100 reps.  Remember if you keep doing what you have always done you will get what you have always gotten!!

Fat burning- If you are trying to burn fat or lose weight, you need to be doing cardio everyday for 60 minutes and you should be drinking a protein shake for breakfast along with a fat burning supplement like The Cutting Edge Formula. 

FIVE WAYS TO FINE TUNE YOUR FAT LOSS

FIVE WAYS TO FINE TUNE YOUR FAT LOSS

If you have been eating pretty healthy and faithfully going to the gym but you still see extra fat hanging around, you need to “Fine Tune” your diet to trick it into burning fat for fuel.  

These five “small” things can make a bigger difference than you think. They are easy to fix and you really won’t miss them.  I can’t tell you how many times I have heard “I removed the milk and sugar from my coffee and………I LOST FIVE POUNDS”!  Let’s assume that you are already eating clean foods like chicken breast without the skin, butter isn’t even in your vocabulary and that you hardly ever eat red meat.  Of course you are also going to the gym 6 days a week to do cardio for 45 minutes at a clip (this is a must for fat loss), and you lift weights 3-4 times per week.  When these things just aren’t making your body burn fat then it is time to “Fine Tune” your diet to get your body to burn fat as fuel.  After all, that is why we go to the gym right?  Not if you are eating the wrong kinds of foods.  If you are eating high fat-high sugar foods than all you are burning for fuel at the gym is your last meal if you are lucky.  If you are eating correctly your body will burn off that extra body fat that you see staring back at you every time you look in the mirror. 

Here are FIVE things that you can do to remove fat and calories from your diet so that you burn more fat at the gym. 

1-    Remove the yolks from your eggs and save 7 grams of fat per yolk.  Keep in mind that you should be aiming for 20 grams of fat per day max so if you eat three eggs per day you are saving 21 grams of fat! 

2-    Drink your coffee or tea black without sugar.  It’s ok to add a little equal or splenda but if you add 2 teaspoons of sugar w/2 tablespoons of cream you are consuming 105 calories, 6 grams of fat and 12 grams of carbs that come from sugar. So if you drink a light coffee on your way to the gym all you are burning is the coffee that you just drank.  What a waste!  Go for it black and you can lose 1 pound a month just eliminating 1 cup of light coffee per day. 

3-    Use fat free dressings.  Always chose fat free dressings or vinegar and lemon juice for your salad.  One tablespoon of oil has 120 calories of pure fat.  Translation: You wont burn fat at the gym! 

4-    Remove cheese from your diet if you are really serious about losing fat.  1 ounce has 9 grams of fat and who eats 1 ounce?  Crumbled feta is even higher in fat! It has a whopping 15 grams of fat per 2 ½ ounces so if you want to burn fat run away from cheese! 

5-    Take L-Carnitine.  When all else fails and you need that little extra help getting your body to burn fat as fuel go for supplements that contain L-Carnitine.  L-Carnitine is an amino acid found in red meat.  Science has shown that L-Carnitine transports fat into the cells to be burned as fuel.  It is safe and effective for long-term use.  Who doesn’t want that extra edge?  

EAT CLEAN TO BE LEAN!