1. Are there specific foods that burn belly fat?

2. Should you store fruit in the  fridge?

3. Can you make an anti-candida green smoothie?

4. What’s the difference between Fitter U and Fitter U Fitness?

Let’s get right into it…

Now I’m sure you’ve seen ads all over the internet touting the benefits of certain foods that burn belly fat, right?

But is there really such thing as ONE single food that will burn belly fat?

Does eating avocados help you trim down your waistline? Or does adding cayenne pepper to your foods really speed up your metabolism to a great enough extent that more calories are being burned????

These are questions I’d really like you to consider.

Because the reality is that there is no single food that will have more of an impact on your belly (or your health) than your overall diet.

In this case, the whole is truly greater than in its individual parts.

But at same time, there is some truth that removing particular foods CAN make a difference.

So, on one hand I’m telling you that adding certain foods to your diet makes little to no difference in burning belly fat but…

On the other hand I’m telling you that removing particular foods DOES have a big impact.

Confused yet?

Not to worry.

Essentially, this is what it boils down to…

Your body knows how to heal itself.

The problem though is that since we bombard our body with so much food it can no longer focus on what really matters (ie. healing, repairing body tissue, breaking down disease processes, etc…).

Instead, our body is constantly digesting food – a process which takes up a huge amount of our “vital” energy.

Why do you think ALL major religions incorporate some type of fasting?

Even the great Hippocrates, Gandhi, and many others practiced regular (and prolonged) fasts because they knew the benefits that it provided.

Want to burn belly fat?

The easiest way would be to not eat anything for a few days or weeks.

Obviously that’s pretty extreme and I wouldn’t advise doing it (unless you were in a supervised environment), but it hits home the point that losing belly fat comes down to reducing your caloric intake to a degree where your body can start eating away at its own fat stores.

When you add supposed “fat burning foods” like avocados into the mix, you impede these process. As an example, avocados (which I love by the way – in moderation) contain over 300 calories, 90% of which are fat.

How on earth is that supposed to help you burn belly fat?

And what about the thermic effect of food?

It’s well known that digestion burns calories. But how many?

Not many really.

In fact, only 10% of the calories we burn each day are due to the thermic effect of food – or our digestive process.

With that in mind, would it make sense for me to tell you to eat more food in order to burn more calories?

I don’t think so.

So I need to warn you that when you hear people tell you that…

“Food ‘x” will help you burn more fat because it requires more calories to digest than it provides.”…

You should run for the hills!

Obviously foods like celery and lettuce provide few calories and require more energy to digest. But does that mean they are “fat burning foods”.

Absolutely not.

Sure they are good for you, but try not fall into the trap of believing a lot of this nonsense that’s out there.

Before I finish, let me just go back to my earlier point where I said that removing certain foods (not adding them) can make a difference in burning belly fat.

Remove this ONE food group and burn belly fat, almost effortlessly.

Grains!

Remove grains from your diet (or at least minimize them to a great extent) and you will be astonished by how quickly you start shedding unnecessary pounds (and feeling amazingly better).

In a lot of cases, many of our clients have seen 5-10 lbs gone in about 2 weeks just by doing this alone.

Why is this so effective and why are grains so problematic?

Well, first off, we have still not evolved to digest grains. That poses numerous digestive challenges for us.

Second, grains create many inflammatory processes in the body. Not a good thing since inflammation is at the root of most disease.

Third, since grains are carbohydrates (and many times refined ones) they stimulate a surge of insulin to store excess sugar in the blood (which comes as a result of eating them).

Since insulin is a “storage” hormone, you will store more fat if you are constantly bringing carbohydrates (grains) into your body.

So, by simply NOT eating grains, you will feel better, look better, and start losing belly fat more easily than ever before.

Remember this…

In its “unfed”, “fasted” state your body knows exactly how to heal itself.

Once you understand this, you’ll realize that no particular food or supplement will ever heal us or make us healthier. At best, they can only create an internal environment in which our body can heal itself.

NOTE: If you like this kind of stuff and want to know the secrets of burning belly fat (for good) without the gimmicks and nonsense advice out there, I know you’ll enjoy these 4 FREE videos on how to get amazing abs and lose belly fat.

==> Got more questions about food that burn belly fat? Let me know below.

What I mean by this is that he’s big into the “bodybuilder-like” split-routines (a la, biceps/triceps, legs/shoulders, etc..). Not that there’s anything wrong with that type of training but I personally can’t stand it.

Nonetheless, we had a very challenging arm workout.

Oh, I forgot to mention that he was 20 minutes for our workout so I decided to do one of my latest interval training workouts (HIT 27) from Month 14 of Fitter U Fitness. Wicked, kick-ass workout!

So, Sam shows up and I’m already drenched in sweat and not exactly in the mood to go through with our arms routine – but I did it anyway.

We finished up around 9pm and we’re then supposed to meet some friends for drinks. The last thing I wanted after that workout was a drink – at least not an alcoholic one.

Thankfully, I remembered to bring one of my favourite post-workout snacks – a banana!

As soon as I left the gym floor, and before I hit the showers, I got that banana into my body as fast as possible. This was after downing about 1.5 liters of water. I figured that’s how much sweat I lost during the workout.

Anyways, a lot of people ask me what they should be drinking or eating after their workouts. Have you ever wondered the same thing?

In fact, Sam didn’t have anything with him and didn’t end up drinking or eating anything for about 1 hour after the workout – not a great idea.

So, if you’ve ever wondered what to drink or eat after your workouts, then you’re going to want watch the video I put together which will give you everything you need to know for proper refueling after your training sessions.

And I highly recommend that you watch it because…

What you drink and eat after your workouts is probably one of the most important decisions you can make. Refuel with the wrong fluids and foods and you prolong your recovery and drain your body of further energy.

On the flipside, if you eat and drink the rights foods (which I’m about to show) then you can enjoy quicker recovery, less soreness, all the while feeling stronger and more energetic.

Sound good?

Alright, let’s get to the goods….

P.S. If you need more help with your post-workout (and overall) nutrition, I’ve got an entire chapter devoted to the subject in my ebook, Eating for Energy. Check it out here.

=> What do YOU normally eat or drink after your workouts?

Let’s get at least 50 comments and I’ll share 3 of my FAVOURITE post-workout recipes (and another great video) with you on Saturday!