Deviled Shrimp (Camarones a la Diabla)

NOTES: Gaytán leaves the shells on the shrimp to keep them juicy. Devein them in the shell or buy frozen deveined, unshelled shrimp and thaw. Or for easier eating, use shelled, deveined shrimp. You can grill the shrimp up to 4 hours ahead; cover and chill.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds shrimp (31 to 40 per lb.; see notes), deveined with shells on, rinsed, and drained
1 cup chipotle salsa (recipe follows)
Lime wedges

Preparation

1. Thread shrimp equally on 10 to 12 skewers (if using wooden ones, soak in water 30 minutes first). Reserve 1/2 cup salsa for serving; coat shrimp with remaining 1/2 cup.

2. Set shrimp on a barbecue grill over hot coals or high heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand at grill level only 2 to 3 seconds); close lid on gas grill. Cook, turning once, just until shrimp are barely opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part (cut to test), 4 to 6 minutes total. Serve with reserved 1/2 cup salsa and lime wedges.

Yield

MAKES: About 12 appetizer servings

Nutritional Information

CALORIES 70(26% from fat); FAT 2g (sat 0.3g); CHOLESTEROL 70mg; CARBOHYDRATE 3.2g; SODIUM 72mg; PROTEIN 9.9g; FIBER 0.8g

Sunset, OCTOBER 2004

How To Spot Reduce Belly Fat

1. Eating too many sugary or processed foods like sweets, sodas, juices, and wheat products

2. Creating high levels of cortisol in your body from stress and eating inflammatory foods

3. Letting your metabolism drop by not including resistance and interval training in your exercise routine

Now that you know exactly how it got there, we can come up with a plan to get rid of it - fast!

1. Eliminate Sugary/Processed Foods

Begin to cut out any foods that come prepackaged in a box or bag. Start looking at the ingredient labels on your food and make sure the sugar content is low and that the protein content is high. By eating more lean protein like fish, chicken, turkey, eggs, and certain red meats you will feel less hungry, have more energy, and keep your insulin and blood sugar levels within a healthy range. This will stop new belly fat from forming.

2. Cutting Cortisol Levels

Cortisol is one word you should get to know. In the coming years you will begin to hear more about its harmful effects on your body and eventually it will become a household name. Basically, cortisol is helpful at certain times and levels, but it becomes a problem when too much of this hormone is being produced for too long by the adrenal glands. You’ll often see its effects manifested in inflammatory issues, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, weakened immune system, abdominal fat, decreased muscle tissue, and a suppressed thyroid. The good news is that you can reverse this trend by eating less inflammatory foods and working to reduce the stress in your life by exercising, meditating, listening to music, or any other way that helps you unwind.

3. Exercise

Aerobic exercise will help you burn more calories and resistance training will allow you to add lean muscle which increases your metabolism. Since you lose muscle as you age, it’s really important that you add in at least 2-3 days of strength training into your routine. The best part is if you complete your resistance training workouts as an interval style workout you won’t have to do your aerobic training separately on those days. You’ll get your heart rate up and your muscles working all at the same time. Make sure to include squats, deadlifts, lunges, step-ups, presses, and pulls into your program if you’re serious about losing belly fat. Lots of ab and arm exercises won’t help you lose body fat in those areas… that’s not how it works. You can’t spot reduce through targeted exercise. Instead you need to work large muscle groups to burn fat and boost your metabolism, so that you’re burning more fat all day long.

If you follow these 3 steps, you will be well on your way to literally cutting inches off your waist within weeks. I see it everyday and I get hundreds of responses a week on what the “magic” of this plan can do for your body and your health.

If you need a place to start, check out my free weight loss e-course on “How to Lose Belly Fat Starting Today!” I’ve reserved a limited number of copies to give away and you can grab yours today at http://www.stephencabral.com/FreeReports.html

Committed to your success,

Stephen Cabral

http://www.Fatlossity.com

The Benefits of Weight Training

1. Weight training tones your muscles which looks great and raises your basal metabolism... which causes you to burn more calories 24 hours-a-day. You'll even burn more calories while you're sleeping.
2. Weight training can *reverse* the natural decline in your metabolism which begins around age 30.
3. Weight training energizes you.
4. Weight training has a positive affect on almost all of your 650+ muscles.
5. Weight training strengthens your bones reducing your risk of developing osteoporosis.
6. Weight training improves your muscular endurance.
7. Weight training will NOT develop big muscles on women....just toned muscles!
8. Weight training makes you strong. Strength gives you confidence and makes daily activities easier.
9. Weight training makes you less prone to low-back injuries.
10. Weight training decreases your resting blood pressure.
11. Weight training decreases your risk of developing adult onset diabetes.
12. Weight training decreases your gastrointestinal transit time, reducing your risk for developing colon cancer.
13. Weight training increases your blood level of HDL cholesterol (the good type).
14. Weight training improves your posture.
15. Weight training improves the functioning of your immune system.
16. Weight training lowers your resting heart rate, a sign of a more efficient heart.
17. Weight training improves your balance and coordination.
18. Weight training elevates your mood.

Does Cardio Burn Fat?

One of the most interesting observations you could make about health clubs has to do with the legions of “aerobicisers” who sweat it out every day on their favorite elliptical, treadmill or stairmaster. Those machines are constantly being used and abused by a medley of flabby physiques. In fact, on any given evening there could be a lineup to use them. Yet, where are the leanest, most ripped physiques in the gym? The free weight section. So it begs the question: does cardio really burn fat?

Just based on the popularity of the cardio machines you would think the issue was already decided. So would it surprise you to learn that cardio only might or possibly burn fat? It really depends on the circumstances. And if you’re thinking “what!?! That can’t be right!” Don’t worry, I’m about to clarify myself.

You see, when you perform cardiovascular exercise, your body has two choices. It can burn fat or it can burn glucose. Now glucose is taken from sugars which are stored in your muscles, and when those stores are exhausted your body can make more glucose by breaking down your muscle tissue. In other words, if you’re not careful, you may end up burning muscle instead of fat. So how does this get decided?

Well, do you remember when we talked about how when you ingest a simple sugar it causes your body’s storing hormone to spike and you shift into a “fuel-storing” mode, making it impossible for you to release fat? This has everything to do with what we’re discussing here. Fat loss is a two-step process. You must first release the fat from the adipose cell where it is stored, then transport it into the muscle where it can be burned as energy. The part that most people struggle with, likely without knowing, is not the burning, it’s the releasing.

If you do not first put your body in a place where it is “hormonally-willing” to release fat, you can’t burn fat! So what does that mean? It means what you eat before, and the timing of your cardio workout is vital. Here’s a very common scenario. Let’s say you eat cereal with orange juice for breakfast. Sounds healthy, right? Problem is, that’s a lot of sugar. So now you’ve spiked your insulin and there’s basically no way your body can “get at” your fat stores. This means when you hit that 10am spin-class you can sweat buckets and still not burn any fat!

So how can we ensure that you get the maximum fat-burning effect from your cardio workout? It starts with being better able to recognize and avoid simple sugars. Also, you’re going to do your cardio workouts at a moderate intensity. This means you’ll want to get outside of your comfort zone a little bit, without overdoing it. You can use the “talk-test.” If you’re too out of breath to carry on a conversation, you’re going too hard. Finally, you can do your cardio workouts when your glycogen stores are most depleted, which can facilitate greater fat-burning. So a good time would be either first thing in the morning (before you eat) or immediately after your resistance-training workout.

Understanding this stuff is going to help you get the most out the time you spend doing cardio. But, at the end of the day, it’s only one piece of the puzzle. In order for you to have success, you’ll need to raise your metabolism. This means developing supportive eating habits and having a concern for adding lean muscle tissue. Doing cardio by itself is an inneffective way to lose fat.

Remember, don’t assume that you can get on the treadmill or your favorite cardio machine and automatically burn fat. Here’s what you need to do in order to get maximum benefit from this article:

1. Recognize that if you do not first ensure your body is in the right state to release fat, you’ll have no success burning it. That means…
2. Learn to eat supportively, and to be able to identify and avoid simple sugars.
3. There is an advantage to performing your cardio workouts either first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, or immediately after your resistance-training workout.
4. The maximum fat-burning effect of cardio occurs when it is combined with a comprehensive plan of supportive eating and resistance-training.

Use these principles and you’ll get maximum effectiveness from your workout routine. Pretty soon, all the “aerobicisers” will be asking you what you did to get so lean!

By Conor Kelly
personaltrainerstoronto.com

The Facts and Myths about Burn Fat Fast

How to burn fat fast is a question that’s on the lips any bodybuilder or else anyone else who is conscious of weight and wants to burn fat and get healthy. You get swamped with info about stuff like this if you don’t know where to look, so read on for the real skinny on how to burn fat fast.

Burn Fat Fast - Myth 1

If you slow down your eating or diet, your body will burn more fat. Sorry but that’s not true - that’s not how to burn fat at all. If you diet, your body panics, thinking that it may never get food again, so it stores as much fat as possible, which it can then use as a long term food source. Do you see why your weight fluctuates so much when you diet?

Burn Fat Fast - Myth 2

Weight loss patches can help you burn fat. It’s false. They can’t. This is not how to burn fat fast. Any subtle benefits you may find aren’t caused by the “herbal” ingredients, they are caused by the caffeine derivatives. Basically, it overworks your heart to make it burn calories. Not cool, and not healthy.

Burn Fat Fast - Truth 1

Exercise while eating well. This is almost the perfect method of how to burn fat fast. The exercise teaches your body to use all the food as fuel, and the dieting means that it has less food to use as fuel, meaning it has to burn some of its fat stores. Simple huh?

Burn Fat Fast - Truth 2

More muscle = more fat being burned off. This is 100% true. More muscles need more fuel, yet another basic rule of how to burn fat fast 101. If you can implement some basic weight or resistance training into the exercise as you diet, you will see even bigger differences. Your muscles will grow and need more fuel, so your body will burn more fat.

As you’ve seen, there are some very popular myths about how to burn fat fast, but hopefully this article has shown you some truths.

By Brian Waters
MusclebuilderReview.com