Foundations of Fat Shredding & Mindset
The 8 Min Diet
The 8 Minute Diet
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Daniel Raz
Fat Loss Coach
In this module, I'm going to guide you through a simple yet powerful exercise to help you understand and categorize your eating habits. I want you to view this as practical advice, not just entertainment. The goal is to determine how much fat you'll melt away by actively participating and writing things down.
Introduction
Welcome to Fat Shredder Unleashed - Module 1! Don't just passively watch this video. Instead, think of it as easy, practical advice that will enable you to lose fat fast and sustainably.
I want you to be fully engaged so you can achieve maximum results. When I say write something down, WRITE IT DOWN. Don't just think about it in your head. Your level of participation directly impacts your results.
The Gymnasium Analogy
Think of your body as a large, dark gymnasium. Each module in Fat Shredder Unleashed is like a light switch turning on inside that gymnasium. Adhering to the simple but wildly effective exercises in each module will allow you to turn on another light switch.
The more switches you turn on, the brighter the gym will be, and the faster your body will shed unwanted fat. However, not all light switches produce the same amount of brightness, which is why we're starting with the one that will make the biggest impact.
Your First Exercise: The Food and Drink List
This exercise is super vital, so make sure you actually do it. List, from what you remember, all the foods and drinks you consumed in the last week, or you think you will consume in the next few days.
Think about everything you ate and drank today and yesterday. What do you plan on eating and drinking tomorrow? If you're stuck, go to your kitchen and jot down all the foods and drinks that are in your refrigerator and cabinets.
Write everything you usually eat, everything you enjoy eating, even if it's a meal you only eat annually at a restaurant. Don't filter or think you should only write down certain things. Write down everything.
Categorizing Your List
Here comes the most important step. We're going to separate everything you just wrote down into four categories: Tasty unhealthy, not tasty unhealthy, tasty healthy, and healthy but not tasty.
It's important to remember that healthy and unhealthy foods and drinks lie on a spectrum. There's no such thing as a food that's 100% healthy or 100% unhealthy. Basically, everything has some nutritional value, but obviously, some more than others. So keep that in mind when making your list.
If you can't decide if a food is healthy or not, think about how you feel 10 or 20 minutes after you consume it. Usually, with healthier foods, you feel light and energized, and with unhealthy foods, you feel drowsy, tired, and sluggish.
And it goes without saying that tasty vs. non-tasty is completely subjective, so that is completely up to you. Now get a brand new sheet of paper and separate everything you wrote down into one of the four categories.
Making Conscious Choices
Now that you have this list in front of you, you're more aware of not only what is healthy or not but also what you enjoy eating or not. Now, I know this sounds obvious, but stop eating the non-healthy, not tasty foods, and focus on the healthy, tasty foods for the most part.
Seems intuitive, but common sense is not that common these days. It's astounding how some people eat the unhealthy, not tasty foods instead of the healthy, tasty foods simply because it's a little inconvenient, or you may care what other people think, or you have to put a little extra effort and take a little more time to make and choose the healthy and tasty option.
Addressing the Gray Areas
Now, the question that has been lingering in your mind all this time: what about tasty-but-not-healthy? Well, pause and ask yourself, how do I feel?
If I see a brownie on the counter, I'm not just going to mindlessly grab it just because it's there. I'll pause and reflect for a few seconds. Am I really hungry? Or will I only be eating the brownie just because it's in my proximity? Am I really craving it, and I can't survive without having the brownie? Or should I eat the brownie next time when I'm a little bit hungrier? Or should I eat something else instead?
I personally will never say to myself or anyone that I can't eat something, or I'm not allowed to, or I really shouldn't. Those thoughts never even cross my mind. In fact, studies suggest that people that say, "I can't eat something" are way more likely to consume that food than if they say, "I don't want to eat that."
Listen, you know what's right for you. You know when you deserve to indulge a little, and when you're eating just 'cause for no reason. I trust that you have the absolute best intentions for yourself, and YOU SHOULD TOO. Always have the best intentions for yourself.
You now have a simple but wildly effective guideline and tool of what to consume and what to stay away from.
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Complete the following task:
Activity : Make a list of food you ate last week into one of these 4 categories : tasty unhealthy, not tasty unhealthy, tasty healthy, and healthy but not tasty.
Once you are done categorizing the foods, begin to introspect and reflect on them. And follow the guidelines in the lesson to decide what to consume and what to stay away from.
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QUIZ
According to the video lesson, when categorizing foods, what should you primarily focus on eliminating from your diet?
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Leave your comments and questions below.
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