I just finished reading a book called Strengths Finder 2.0.  I read it to help me determine my strengths and weaknesses.  The idea is to focus on your strengths and hire someone or delegate someone to take care of your weaknesses. 

There have been numerous studies done showing that you are better off focusing on your strengths rather than always trying to improve your weaknesses.  Ask for help with the weaknesses.

This relates to weight loss in many ways. 
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It’s just about impossible to gain weight by eating raw vegetables.

I mean seriously, you’d have to eat a LOT of veggies.

BUT
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I used to work closely with a select group at a local company here in the St. Louis area to help them literally transform their bodies.

I think one of the BIGGEST reasons they were so successful with eating right is because of the competitive spirit that helped them strive to reach their goals.

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We all know the holidays are just around the corner and many are already fearing the weight gain that will come as a result of the holidays.

What if I told you that you don’t have to gain that holiday weight this year?

You are probably saying "Yeh right, I always gain weight during the holidays.  That is just the way it is."

Well, let me tell you that you are wrong and that you can get through the holidays without gaining weight and I am not the only nutrition expert that is saying this.

Diet expert Joel Marion is also proving that don’t have to gain weight during the holiday season and has created some amazing FREE reports that specifically show you how to lose weight during the holidays. 

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The first is called the Holiday Fat Loss Black Book and contains more than 15 practical strategies to have you *easily* dropping fat this holiday season.

The second–and this is where it gets really cool–shows you how you can naturally manipulate your body’s #1 fat loss hormone to lose fat rapidly this season without EVER missing a holiday meal, party, or dessert!

In fact, you’ll use those holiday treats to help you shed fat faster!

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Enjoy both of these reports and start applying these strategies today before the holidays even get here. 

I have written before about the benefits of certain foods and their calorie burning properties.  I have also discussed the thermic effect of food and how it can raise your metabolism. 

Well, scientific studies have looked at certain foods consumed directly before working out and how this effects our metabolism and muscle created.

We have known for a while now that consuming whey protein before a workout increases muscle protein synthesis and that the best time to take this is 30 minutes before a workout.  This is all a part of eating right.

Recently though scientists from Michigan State University found that when a whey protein supplement was taken prior to a strength training workout that the participants metabolism was elevated for 24 hours. 
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One of the biggest obstacles you here when someone is trying to lose weight or diet is that they are always hungry. 

Now this doesn’t always mean that the weight loss program is not working, but more that they are not eating right. 

They are choosing the wrong foods.  They are choosing foods that promote hunger rather than suppress hunger. 

Certain foods actually increase hunger because of the manipulation that those foods have on certain hormones such as insulin and glucagon.
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