Why America is Fat

Friday I went to the Happiest Place on Earth and saw hundreds of people suffering.

As I strolled through Disneyland, everywhere I turned there was another American suffering from morbid obesity. The park was teaming with men and women that were more than 100 lbs overweight and facing deadly serious health consequences, like diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Besides the obvious health risks associated with morbid obesity there are also very serious emotional effects, like low (or no) self-esteem and depression. There was deep sadness etched on the faces of many park visitors as they labored from Fantasy Land to Tomorrow Land. I even saw one young man's checks turn red with embarrassment and frustration as he squeezed himself into one of Space Mountain's Rocket Ships.

In present day America there are numerous factors all working to fatten us up, but there is hope and the opportunity to change.

Let's look at the real reasons why Americans are fatter today than ever before.

a) Food Tastes too Good: Think about the term "Artificial Flavor." It means a flavor that nature can't even produce! Before artificial flavors very few people were obese. You simply wouldn't want to eat enough of anything to get obese.
b) Greater Caloric Density of Foods: Processed foods from the Gordita Supreme to the Big Mac are packed with calories! Consider this, one Big Mac has as many calories as 135 strawberries!

c) Natural Instinct: Compounding the fact that today's unnatural foods taste unnaturally good and are unnaturally high in calories is the fact that over eating is a natural human instinct! Through advances in modern agriculture Western civilization has created a regular and well-stocked food supply. There is food available everywhere all the time, most grocery stores are open 24 hours and T-Bell is open 'til 1 am or later for fourthmeal, just in case you have a hankering for something that is melty, spicy, crunchy or grilled (and also unnaturally good tasting and high in calories). Thousands of years ago, before the rise of agriculture humans had to hunt or gather their food and depending on the season had no way of knowing when they would have their next opportunity to eat, thus over-eating became a natural human instinct.
d) Sedentary Life Styles: My Father grew up working outdoors on a farm and in his teen years got a job with a cement company. His life required constant activity and physical fitness. Today I can earn a living, connect with friends, make purchases, and search for information without moving a muscle (except for those involved with pointing and clicking). Even worse, I can do all these activities while eating a Gordita Supreme.

e) Genetics: WRONG! Genetics are NOT THE REASON YOU ARE FAT! Or anyone else for that matter! Your genotypes have survived since the dawn of mankind and they are exceptional! Think about it, before we invented causes A, B, C, & D was anybody in your family fat? Were your grandparents fat? Great grandparents? No! No! No! Were any of your ancestors fat even 300 years ago? Probably not... unless they were extremely wealthy members of a land owning aristocracy! You're genetics are wonderful, they make you, you! But it is your responsibility to be your best and to make the most of them, to enjoy your life to the fullest.

If you are overweight or unsatisfied with your health or physical fitness you have the power to change, to Transform. You can re-make your body and your life on your terms. You can look and feel the way you want to! Of course it takes some effort and dedication, but you have everything to gain.

I will send you TSC Heart of a Champion Training & Nutrition Program for FREE. It has all the information that you need to re-make your body and your life. All you need to do is DECIDE that you must transform and then get started with the TSC HEART OF A CHAMPION Training & Nutrition Program.

Best,
Chris Krueger
Transform your body now and change your life forever. Get the TSC Heart of a Champion Program and Make it Happen! http://www.tscheartofachampionprogram.com/

Goal Setting: I need to LOSE weight. WRONG!

Everyday I receive dozens of emails from all over the world. Most of them include the line, "I need to lose weight."

Two things are wrong with this statement:

a) it uses the word lose. From now on wanting to lose should be a thing of the past. TSC Transformations are about being in control and winning! The words lose and losing should be eliminated from your vocabulary. Instead use the word BURN!

b) it uses the word weight. The word weight doesn't convey whether you want to lose muscle, fat, bone, or possibly a kidney. Given that bones, kidneys and muscle are extremely important to your transformation, it's probably best to specify that you want to BURN FAT!

However the statement "I want to burn fat" is simply an unrequited desire.

You need to turn this into a real goal, by giving it a timeline and quantifying it.

First of all, you should know that it's entirely possible and actually quite easy to burn off 1.5-2.5 lbs of fat per week. In fact if you're obese and you want to really challenge yourself it's entirely possible to burn 30 pounds of fat in the first 30 days of the TSC program.

To set your FAT BURN GOAL, you should select a healthy weight for your height (use the BMI chart) and subtract this number from your current weight to get your FAT BURN GOAL.

EXAMPLE: My friend David started the challenge at 6'3" and 317 pounds. He used the BMI chart to pick 192 lbs (a healthy weight for his height) as his goal weight. To get his Fat Burn goal he does the following equation.

317 - 192 = 125 = David's personal FAT BURN GOAL.

Then to get his timeline, David chooses an amount of fat that he will attempt to burn per week. He could easily burn 1.5-2.5 lbs of fat per week, but Dave is particularly hardworking and ambitious. He decides that he will burn 5+ pounds of fat per week. He then calculates the number of weeks it will take him to achieve his goal.

125 pounds / 5 pounds per week = 25 weeks to achieve his goal.

David looks at his calender and circles Today's date and flips forward and circles the date 25 weeks in the future and writes "192 pounds!" He circles it several times, underlines it, and draws huge arrows pointing to his goal. Now he has a literal date with destiny.

Along the way David will track his progress by weighing himself every Sunday and writing his new weight on the calender.

As mentioned previously, David is particularly ambitious and has set even more goals for himself:

David's Goal List:
Weigh 192 pounds.
Perform 10+ consecutive wide-grip pull-ups.
Perform 30+consecutive push-ups.
Run the mile in 7:30 or less.

David also puts these goals on a timeline and tracks his progress on the calender. He even makes copies of his goal list and posts them around his house; on the fridge, the mirror in his bathroom, on the microwave, next to the front door and he even makes a wallet-sized list that he takes with him everywhere.

His goals are 25 week in his future, but he starts feeling better, happier, more optimistic and in control immediately. You can too! Get The TSC HEART OF A CHAMPION Training & Nutrition Program and Make it Happen!

TSCers: Make it Happen! Transform your body now and change your life forever. Get the TSC Heart of a Champion Program http://www.tscheartofachampionprogram.com/

Best,
CK.

PS: If you read this article and said, "heck yeah, that sounds great, I'll sign up for a marathon and start training as a distance runner," PLEASE DON'T! If you need a laundry list of reasons why this is a bad idea, please email me.

I Love ______ but I'm Totally Out of Shape.

TSCers, I hope that you have a sport or physical activity that you are passionate about. Growing up in the shadow of the Cascade Mountains, I've always had a lot of friends that are extremely passionate about snowboarding.

Friends of mine that can sleep until noon every weekend all summer long will wake up at 5:30 in the morning on a Saturday and drive in the freezing cold, over snow and ice to get to the mountain to enjoy a gorgeous day in the crisp northwest air and some fluffy powder snow.

Many of my snowboard enthusiast friends are carrying 30lbs of excess body Fat with them every time they go to the mountain. It's literally weighing them down. This is particularly bad for snowboarders because excess body Fat means increased momentum, hard landings and even harder falls. A strenuous physical activity like snowboarding is great for the body, mind and spirit, but excess fat means unnecessary wear and tear on your joints, especially your knees.

My friend John burned off over 50 pounds of fat before the snowboard season one year. He said, being in shape with better cardio conditioning and being physically more fit and lighter led him to have his best snowboard season ever.

Ridding the body of excess fat will make you better at almost any physical activity (except for Sumo wrestling). If you enjoy basketball, burning off excess body fat means you will literally jump higher and run faster, ask Zach Sokolik. He transformed by burning off nearly 100 pounds of body fat and simultaneously quadrupled his value and enjoyment as a basketball player.

So TSCers, if you have a sport or physical activity that you are passionate about, you should expect to enjoy it more after the POWER-10 Challenge. You'll be lighter, quicker, faster and more agile. All around you'll be more athletic, your heart will be in better shape and your joints will thank you.

TSCers... TRANSFORM
Chris Krueger.

Transform your body now and change your life forever. Get the TSC Heart of a Champion Program and Make it Happen! http://www.tscheartofachampionprogram.com/