Last week I gave you some great idea for snacks. It is great to have a healthy snack between meals two to three times a day, but by that I don’t mean mindless eating…

Some people might confuse a healthy in-between meal snack with mindless snacking. An in-between meal snack is usually something healthy that you eat consciously and with the aim to keep your metabolism fired up.

Mindless snacking on the other hand is when your hand reaches for the potato chips, peanuts or buttery popcorn every 10 minutes or so… or maybe even a couple of scoops of ice cream as a late night snack. Now that will completely mess with your weight loss goals

Junk Food

We don’t want that!

So what can you do to curb that mindless eating? I have a few ideas for you…

Make a conscious decision not to ever eat standing up, or in the car. You want to be relaxed while you eat so your whole body and all your senses are aware that you are nourishing it. Every meal needs to be a mini event.

Don’t ever skip a meal! You might think that you are saving yourself calories, but you will end up feeling so hungry that you’ll wind up eating extra calories later to feel full.

Night time binging is usually as a result of boredom. Take up a hobby to keep your hands and mind busy – and watching TV is not going to do it… I find that my binging is the worst when I am sitting in front of the Tele – but maybe you can knit or Paint model airplanes or cars while you are relaxing in front of the TV…. just a thought…

It also helps to brush your teeth, nothing seems quite so tasty when you have toothpaste in your mouth. I also find that a cup of hot tea makes me feel satisfied – so I can forget about my so-called craving.

These are just some ideas on how to try and curb the mindless snacking…

Oh, and one last thing – you can’t eat what isn’t there, so when you go grocery shopping, avoid buying those decadent late night temptations.

In the Quick start guide that I provide for you when you start your Hot Burning Body workout, I guide you step by step through an easy to follow but very effective meal plan. Eating healthy will not be a riddle to you anymore!
No Mindless snacking, OK!

Go Get’em Hottie!

Vanessa Bader

P.S. Once you have honed down your healthy meal plan and you are mastering the Hot Burning Body Workout, you have everything you need to have that Hot Sizzling Body you have always wanted. And not only that – Even your Pizzazz Factor will be greatly enhanced!!!

I want you to understand that it is very good to have a role model – maybe you have a picture of Brad Pitt or Brooke Burke up on your fridge.  But no matter whose body you admire, you have to remember that you are unique.  We are all different and your goal should be to get YOUR body to look the best that it possibly can.

Besides, let’s get real – remember that the picture you cut from that magazine has more than likely been digitally enhanced… and chances are that the person who you have singled out as your “ultimate inspiration” might have even had some cosmetic surgery.

Now I am not trying to tell you that you can not have the body you want or a close to perfect body, because you absolutely can – but you need to have a realistic goal.

Have a realistic body-image, a realistic goal

First we have to familiarize ourselves with the different body types and you want to try and figure out which category you belong to.  It is important to understand your shape and what you can expect from it.

The APPLE SHAPE:

The apple shape tends to store extra weight in his or her upper body.  This fat usually gets stored around the belly area.  It is important for Apples to be health conscious as fat stored in the upper body can lead to cardiac disease.

The PEAR SHAPE (that’s me… mmm)

Pears are mostly women.  They tend to store any excess fat in the lower body: Hips, Thighs and Buttocks, and of course those good old saddle bags we hate so much. This type of fat is not as much of a health risk as abdominal fat but it is harder to lose.

The PROPORTIONATE SHAPE:

You are the lucky ones!  Proportionates have fat cells distributed equally throughout their entire body.  They gain weight everywhere, evenly distributed amongst all the different body parts. When they lose weight, it also comes off evenly.

With the proper diet and the correct exercises you can do a lot to alter your shape, but you must remember and understand that you can only win against genetics up to a certain point.

Once you understand this, you can let go of those unreachable goals and replace them with real ones.

With the Hot Burning Body System I give you all the tools you need to achieve your ultimate goal – the realistic goal that you have set for yourself.  You can reach your ultimate potential with this system.

I give you a six day meal plan that you can use as a guideline to plan your meals in the future.  The Hot Burning Body Workout is a compilation of the best of the best.  I have compiled the best body weight exercises to give you the fastest and most effective results.

I have been engulfed in the fitness world ever since I can remember.  I have taken my extensive knowledge of Dance, Pilates, Yoga, Weight training and Body Conditioning and advanced stretching techniques to bring you a workout that gets right to the nitty-gritty of it!

You can be the Ultimate You with the Hot Burning Body System…
To your Health and Strength!

Vanessa Bader

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When you start on your journey to becoming a healthier more striking you, you have to set goals for yourself and you want to make them as specific as possible.

When my clients start out with me I often find that most of them have a fair and realistic idea of where they are, but they don’t really know where they are going.

It is very difficult to stay on course if you don’t have a specific destination and I find this is why most people fail when it comes to weight loss and fitness.  Purely because they don’t have a specific goal – a specific destination.

It is not good enough to say you want to be healthy, or fit or skinny.  How healthy do you want to be? How much weight do you want to lose and how much time to you need? Do you know when you would like to get there?

You have to assess and decide what would be a realistic goal for you.  Do you want to run a marathon or are you happy to just be fit enough to play outside with the kids?  Do you want to win a gold medal at the Olympics or do you want to be able to do 20 push-ups with no effort.

Do you have a wedding or reunion in a couple of months where you want to look you best or are you looking to make some long term changes in your life?

Do you need to lose 100 pounds or 10 pounds? We all have different needs and goals, depending on who you are and your own life style – you have to decide what your specific needs are and set your goals accordingly.

This is also why your journal can be a great help. Write down your goals in your journal and look at them often.  Track your progress and see if you are staying on course.

This way, you cannot fail.  If you have specific and realistic goals and you keep track of your progress, you will no doubt succeed.  And remember, even if you might get off track, as long as you refer back to your goals it is easier to course correct and get back on track to reach your target. http://www.HotBurningBody.com

More on that next time!

In love and Strength

Vanessa Bader

I know that after a long day’s work or even just at the prospect of a long, busy day ahead of you, it is sometimes hard to find the motivation and will-power to get yourself to the gym.

If anyone understands this problem it is me. The question then is how do you keep motivated? How do you keep yourself in a positive frame of mind regarding exercise?

Well first, you want to make sure that it is relatively trouble-free for you to get to your workout. By that I mean, try and join a gym that is as close as possible to home or work so that it is an easy stop on the way there or back and does not have to be a whole outing.

I am sure it is the same with all of you as it is with me… I don’t have time to waste during the day – if it is going to take an extra hour out of my day to get to the gym and back, chances are I won’t get there!

But this is the main reason why the Hot Burning Body Workout System is ideal for you. If you are a busy person with lots to do, then this is just what you need.

A workout that gives you all the benefits in one so that you can get a Full Body Strengthening, Stretching, Toning and Calorie-Burning right there in the comfort of your own home in a matter of forty-five minutes. Now that is what I call convenient!

The next thing is – You know how great you feel after your workouts. This is what I use as my main driving force to coax me into doing my workout on those days when I just don’t feel like it.

I remind myself that once I get started, those days that I don’t feel like it are usually the times that I have the most kick-butt workouts! All I have to do is get going… and then I also remind myself that I am going to feel like a million dollars afterwards.

Not only is my body going to feel great, but I will feel extra proud of myself – there is nothing like that sense of accomplishment when you finish a great workout and the sweat is dripping. You know your muscles worked, your lungs breathed, your head cleared and your heart pumped!

I hope these two tips help you the way they help me to get inspired on those ‘lazy-dayz’

But also remember, it is always good to also listen to your body, so on the days that you know you are exhausted – take it easy, do a moderate workout. Once a week – take a day off – this will keep you inspired because after a day off I always feel ready to get my body going again!

Now go kick butt and don’t let those ‘lazy-dayzzz’ get the better of you – Get that Hot Body Burning!

Warm Regards

Vanessa Bader

P.S. The Hot Burning Body Workout System does not only strengthen, stretch and tone your whole body, but it will also improve your coordination and movement quality!