Angry Issues: What’s Your Weight Loss Secret?
I never could have imagined how much personal growth I would experience by sharing what I’ve learned in my career as a personal trainer with all of you across the world who read this site. As you know, Angry Trainer Fitness was launched to spread the truth and expose the myths and lies within the fitness industry. And just yesterday, I shared my 7 Tips For New Trainees, detailing my thoughts on how to succeed in becoming healthier and more fit when starting out in an exercise program.
But truthfully, I’ve learned as much from all of you out there, as I’ve been able to share! With so many of you participating, asking questions, and leaving comments on posts, Angry Trainer Fitness has really become a great community of like minded people all looking for the same thing – how to improve their health and fitness the right way.
So now I want to hear from all of you again for today’s Angry Issue. The topic – weight loss – always a popular issue here on the site! So I want to know what’s your secret? All of us have learned a trick or tip along the way to help us along in our journey. But what worked for you and made the crucial difference when it came to losing those pesky pounds.
Maybe a friend showed you an awesome butter substitute that you now swear by. Or did you embark on a new fitness / training program that worked like no other before it. Is it the food diary you now keep or some mental trick you use that stops you reaching for the cookies? I want to hear them all – the big and the small stuff – so we can all share. Who knows, maybe your tip will make the crucial difference for a fellow Angry Trainer follower…
For instance, Matt just wrote in to give me a great tip. He shared that he now substitutes Spaghetti squash for the real stuff, and told me it tastes great, is low in calories, is filling, and he even sent me the link to the nutritional data! That’s a great tip, especially if you’re a pasta lover. I’ve tried it with crushed tomatoes with sautéed lean meat and it’s awesome! Thanks Matt!
Our community of friends is growing by the day, and this will be an awesome way for us all to learn new tricks from one another and keep on growing. So what are you waiting for – start sharing.
It doesn’t matter what it is, if it helped you I want to hear it!
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