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Alcohol And Weight Loss — Your Guide For Losing Body Fat And Having A Social Life

Alcohol is an interesting drug. Among most people in the world, it’s generally acceptable to consume regularly and has been abused by us humans for a very long time. People die every day from this drug, so yeah, keep that in mind.

On a fat loss diet, drinking tends to be off limits because of the following reasons:

It has no nutrition
It’s relatively dense at 7 calories per gram
It causes us to overeat more easily (lowering inhibition)
It can make us store fat more easily when combined with fatty foods (more on this in a bit)

But alas, if you enjoy drinking and want to keep it a part of your life, whether it be for social or other reasons, this quick article is for you.

At the end, I’ve included some guides (pulled directly from my 4D Fat Loss Course) to help you make better decisions with your drinking and dieting efforts this year.

Fitness Motivation: How To Never Lose Your Motivation Again

by JC Deen

Fitness Motivation. We are all motivated to train, eat right, and put in the work, but not all the time.

You know the feeling… It’s time to get into shape and this time it’s gonna be different. But before you get started, a quick google search for fitness motivation is in order.

How do we get ourselves motivated? How do we make sure that we keep going when the process gets hard, our muscles are sore, and exercise feels like a chore?

Traditional advice would say “you just need to get motivated,” however that’s supposed to happen. And then some people might suggest that if you cannot get motivated, then you’re just making excuses.

How To Eat More Protein With 5 Simple Strategies

by JC Deen

Eating more protein can seem like a hurdle if you’re not used to eating the recommended amount that supports strength training and optimal fat loss. The recommended intake for the maximum amount of muscle and least amount of body fat is around 1 gram per pound of body weight.

So, if you weigh 150 pounds, that equates to 150 grams of protein.

If you’re not aware of how much protein you need, I’ve already got you covered on daily recommendations and requirements with this article: how much protein do you need?

The RDA (recommended dietary allowance) of protein is currently set at .8 grams per kilogram of body weight. To put that in imperial numbers, that’s about .36 grams of protein per pound.

So, if you weigh 150 pounds, that’s a recommended intake of about 54 grams of protein per day.

How To Be More Process-Oriented

by JC Deen

Reaching your fitness goals is about having perspective on where you are and where you wish to go.

In today’s video, I cover the differences in being outcome-oriented and process-oriented.

Believe it or not, there’s a HUGE difference in the two mindsets and how you operate can have a major impact on how well you do with reaching and exceeding your fitness goals in the future.

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