Kettlebells, Put Your Abs on the Stove

How many of us would just love it if our fat melted off without very little effort? What would you say if I told you that I have one piece of equipment that could do that? Would you be skeptical, or would you be willing to try it? What if I told you that you could feel results as soon as the VERY NEXT DAY?!? This piece of equipment needs no introduction. It may not be the most popular, but it is a fantastic piece of inexpensive equipment. It takes little to no space to work out.

Kettlebells are some of the best workout pieces of equipment that you can invest in for your body to get in the best shape of its life. It's basically a cannonball with a handle. It gives you the best workout on the planet in order to burn fat. It's like cutting out your abs, putting them on an extremely hot grill, and searing them until the fat just burns off on that stove. You will be surprised at how easy it will be to burn fat off. It's like High Intensity Interval Training combined with bodybuilding and cardio all rolled into one big workout that takes less than 30 minutes depending on how intense your workout is. Kettlebells take movements that are somewhat irregular, and then it incorporates those movements into a killer fat burn. Let's break it down!

1. Quick Results as Soon as The Next Day?
I'm very happy to say that you will be extremely sore the next day. If you work out with kettlebells, you will find them to be so effective that they will make you very sore. The thing is, the more sore you are, the more they will work. You get quick results because the kettlebells utilize muscles that you don't normally use. They range from a few pounds for women up to about a hundred pounds for kettlebell weight lifters. I found myself trying to get out of bed today and it was hard to stand up. I did a workout with a lot of deadlifts because I have more fat to burn on my glutes and thighs than most guys. If you are someone that needs results quick, there is no piece of equipment that is quicker at giving you results than kettlebells!

2. A Different Kind of Weight Loss?
Kettlebells give you a different kind of weight loss that is so new for some people that it will be mind blowing and unbelievable! The workouts that many a great athlete has used are so intense that the fat burning off is a lot like the process of making fried pig skins. Kettlebells cause you to do hip and ab thrusts in order to get the kettlebell to do what you want it to do. I felt my abs stretch and burn when I was working out. It not only builds the abdomen muscles underneath your fat, but it burns your fat as well. The reason that I have found that the weight loss with kettlebells is different is because it builds muscle first and then burns fat. Most of the time when you participate in a weight loss program, you are weak and your body suffers from not eating so much. With kettlebells, you feel your workout working, and you don't have to starve yourself in order to lose weight. The bigger the muscles are, the more fat you burn.

3. Are Kettlebells Dangerous?
At first glance of the picture above, you may be asking yourself, "Aren't kettlebells dangerous?" The thing is, is that a lot of workout equipment is dangerous, even a small one pound dumbbell. Even a yoga mat can be dangerous. I would suggest working out with a kettlebell with shoes on as opposed to going barefoot. If you drop it on your foot, it could bruise your foot and add problems to your workout. I feel like a lot of people don't utilize these great pieces of equipment more because they are scared that they are going to get hurt from the kettlebell. The only way you're going to get hurt is if you misuse the kettlebell. I will have a kettlebell workout video at the bottom for you guys to follow. Men and women can both take part in making their bodies as lean as you want with this piece of equipment.

4. What Kind of Body Will Kettlebells Give Me?
I've kind of given you guys a glimpse of what kind of body you can get with kettlebells, but I want to elaborate a bit more. These kettlebells will give you a lot of lean and shredded muscle. Abs will become more visible as you shred and rip that fat off of your body. I find that I start to get more defined muscle than just the bulky, cookie cutter, muscle from machines. If you want to shed more fat off of your glutes and thighs like I do, then do more deadlifts. If you want to have better ab definition, then you can do twists. Whatever kind of body you want, you can tweak your workout in order to get to that body the quickest way possible. Kettlebells will also work on your legs, so you will be working out the rest of your body and doing leg day at the same time! Missing leg day is a thing of the past!

If I sound like I'm a believer in kettlebells and the many benefits of what they embody, I am! I believe that you can tone your body, cut those muscles, rip and shred that fat, and get to that lean body that you so want with a kettlebell that should cost you no more than about a dollar for each pound that you buy. If your kettlebell is 20 LB., then you should be paying around $20. There are some that are a combination of plates that you can remove to make your kettlebell lighter or heavier, these are more advanced. I would suggest that women start with 10 pounds and guys start with 15 pounds. This fine piece of weight burning equipment is probably the best piece of equipment I've ever found when it comes to weight loss. I think that everyone should participate in kettlebell exercises. If you want to get strong, lose weight, define muscle, get a body builders body, or get a body for MMA, I would suggest that you get a kettlebell, follow a video and get going. There is no time to lose! GO!

This workout is for beginners. I would suggest that you start with this unless you have a history of having done a workout or have been in sports before. This is not for the faint of heart. Women and men can do this. I would encourage you all to consider kettlebells. It will change your life!

~Obesity Overload

Is Peanut Butter Good for You? This is Nutty!

Peanut butter, the sticky substance that we love to put on our dog's faces and watch them lick it for a long time, it makes fantastic cookies, and is prime for making protein shakes some of the tastiest shakes ever! The problem is that we face the great debate on whether peanut butter is good for your weight loss or not. I have done quite a bit of research on different foods and which foods are good and which ones are bad. Peanut butter has been praised for being a super food, and it has been criticized for being a food that makes you gain weight too easily. Which one do you say peanut butter is? It is a super food that is good? Or is it a bad food that just causes fat? Let's take a look!

1. Potassium
Peanuts and peanut butter has an excellent source of potassium. Potassium gives your body a lot of energy and lowers your sodium levels to normal levels in your body. Potassium helps your body's muscles come back very easily and helps your body to heal bruises quicker. It also lowers blood pressure and is great for weight loss.

2. Fiber Rich
Peanut butter is very rich in fiber that helps to keep your body's digestive system normal. It's great for cleansing your colon and purifying your body of impurities. Weight loss thrives when your body is rid of the junk and garbage. Fiber acts like a filter or sifter that sifts out the junk and pushes it through your body in order to receive the better foods in your body.

3. Healthy Fat
Mono and polyunsaturated fats that are in peanut butter are, essentially, olive oils that have hardened in the peanut butter. Remember, eating fat in your diet doesn't cause you to gain weight. Eating sugar breaks down and converts to fat. These healthy fats are excellent for energy and are great for converting other fats into energy.

4. Lower Carbohydrates
There are lower amounts of carbohydrates that are good carbs in peanut butter. Different foods are broken down into glucose, fructose, and other blood sugars. When you eat processed foods, the blood sugars are not good. There are peanut butter brands that are naturally processed and the peanut butter vitamins and minerals are preserved.

In conclusion, we can conclude that peanut butter is great for weight loss! I didn't believe that peanut butter was good for weight loss when I first read this great news. This nutty food is so good for you that you will find it quite tasty and that it has several benefits. Obviously you have to eat everything in moderation. Peanut butter wouldn't be a good food if you ate a lot of it, but if you incorporated it into your diet, you would find that its a great source of protein and other delightful vitamins and minerals! Share this blog post with your friends or family. Tell the world that peanut butter is great for weight loss!

~Obesity Overload

Too Comfortable in Our Obesity?

Have ever felt like you just wanted to give up on your weight loss? Have you ever felt like getting used to being lighter is a lot of hard and difficult work that you don't want to do? I think that we are too comfortable in our fat and state of obesity that we don't realize that we are actually miserable and that we are dying at a more rapid pace. With every cookie, piece of pizza, piece of cake, scoop of ice cream, bowl of chips, and glass of soda, we are making it easier for our body to break down and wear sooner than we normally would.

1. Used to Our Clothes
We find that we are extremely comfortable in our big, over-sized, balloon-like t-shirts, pants, and sweats. We are used to being comfortable in hiding our fat with too much material. I find that we are either wearing WAY too big clothes that don't fit us, or we wear clothes that are WAY too small to the point where our fat is hanging out in different places. We need to strive to better ourselves by losing weight, and at the same time, we need to wear clothes that fit us just right. We need to get used to smaller clothes that aren't too tight and aren't too loose, but that are perfect fitting.

2. Used to Eating Junk
Another way that we are too comfortable in our obesity and fat is that we are used to eating junk. We get used to eating off of the value menus at restaurant, eating cheap food, and eating things that are generally junky and bad food. I feel like we need to have a different mindset in how we eat and how we think about food. We need to stop eating junk and killing ourselves. Our minds must be reformed and we must get used to eating better if we are going to succeed in our weight loss and fat loss.

3. Used to Feeling Bad
I think that we as people that are overweight and obese get into a mindset that we feel bad and we feel bad all the time. We feel bad because our fat is uncomfortable, our clothes are uncomfortable, we eat bad food, our view of ourselves is bad, and we don't focus on really trying to feel good. Who could possibly be comfortable in all of the situations that I mentioned? We feel bad and we feel that because its too much work, we would rather go back to the way that it was.

We need to stop being so comfortable in our fat and obesity. I feel like our world would be a better place if we all worked towards bettering ourselves. Our clothes are too big, we eat junk food, and we feel so bad while doing it. Why do we torture ourselves with being so comfortable in uncomfortable in where we are at? I think that we need to take on new mindsets and really change our weight loss to really mean something.

~Obesity Overload

Vaccinations, the Shot of Health

Okay, so your question right now is, "What does vaccines have to do with obesity or weight loss?" Or, "How is immunization going to help me lose weight and or help me on my diet?" Vaccines can be as helpful as saving your life from a horrific disease, or as helpful as keeping you healthy through cold and flu season. As somebody that has had a chance to get a free flu shot, I am saddened to say that I skipped on the shot and I have had the worst strain of the flu I've ever experienced in my life. I was set back a whole month with being sick from my weight loss goals. Take advantage of this inexpensive resource and lower your chances of getting sick.

1. Vaccines Save Lives
I would like to write for a moment for the skeptic in us all. I know a lot of people are thinking, "you get the disease that you're trying to prevent when you get a shot." I would like to say that there is a slight possibility of getting the disease. There is also a slight possibility that you die while driving in your car to or from wherever you're going. There is a greater possibility of preventing a disease and eradicating it than there is of catching something from a shot. It's illogical to think that you're going to die from getting a flu shot. Granted, there are some people on the rarest of occasions that have died, but a really high percentage keep people from getting sick, and they save lives!

2. Safe
There is not enough of the mercury that is in the contents to make a difference. On top of that the germs that are being put into your body is not enough to make you sick. Most vaccinations are done in steps and your body is monitored to see how your body reacts to the vaccine. By getting a flu shot, you lower the percentages that the immediate people around you will get diseases as well. It is safe for your body and the people around you as well. By keeping your body (computer) safe from viruses or diseases, you keep your body (the computer) running smoothly and it allows you to continue your weight loss, dieting, and fat loss. Vaccinations build your body's immunity against the disease for future times.

3. Saves Money
This might be one of those heartless points that we are going to go over. The straight and blunt truth is that, when you are healthy, you save money from not having to go to the doctor for being sick. You may have great medical benefits and you may not have to pay that much money, but for a good many people, you can save a pretty penny from just getting the vaccination. Money may not be a struggle for some people, but for the middle class, a vaccine could mean saving hundreds of dollars.

4. Major Diseases Eradicated
There were major diseases that was taking our world by storm. The main ones were smallpox and polio. Smallpox was a virus that was extremely contagious and the disease left permanent scars on your body, and was deadly for most of the people that caught it. There was no turning back once you got it. It was like getting the Ebola virus. Polio is an infectious viral disease that attacks your nervous system and causes temporary and permanent paralysis. The Polio virus is preventable if you get a vaccine shot at a young age. The Polio virus was not fully eradicated, but it is very nearly eradicated. Several diabolical diseases have been eradicated because individual people got vaccinated.

5. Vaccines, the Shot of Health
Vaccines could be the one thing that keeps your body healthy enough to work out and lose weight. I wasted a whole month being sick from the cold and the flu. I implore you to get your vaccination shots, if not for your own health, for the health of those people around you. The measles have been going around this year among children. This can be an epidemic that can not be contained, or you can get your child vaccinated and stop the epidemic. Weight loss, dieting, and fat loss to destroy obesity relies on your nervous system and body being healthy. We come to a crossroads and we try to weigh out the PROS and CONS for vaccination. The PROS are vastly more numerous than the CONS. Get your shot of health, get your vaccination!

Vaccination and being immunized is a huge debate that is going on in our world. I would love to hear your thoughts and comments about this subject in the comment box below. I think that vaccinations are harmless and can do so much good, but people stress too much on the smallest numbers. We see the numbers of the rarest cases that get the disease and we say, "Well, what's to stop me from getting that too?" The problem with this question is that medical technology has come along so far in monitoring your body that there is almost no chance of you getting sick from vaccines. Vaccination and immunization is power. Get your shot of health! Vaccines...your weight loss boost!

~Obesity Overload

Weight Loss Pills that Shred Fat Fast

Have you ever been in the store and you look at all of the different weight loss pills, but you just don't know which one to try? Weight loss pills are some of the hardest supplements to choose between. Having as many choices as there are out there doesn't help either. There are hundreds and thousands of choices. We want to give you 4 of the best weight loss pills that shred fat fast. We will give you our choices along with some benefits. Let's get started!

 1. MusclePharm Shred Matrix
The first one that we chose was the MusclePharm Shred Matrix. Yes, Pharm is how its spelled! There is 8 stages to their revolutionary fat loss system. They promise visible changes in two weeks of using the supplement. This system gives you clean energy without jitters and is good for both men and women alike. The kicker is that your mood stays balanced and you get some major fat shred.

2. Phytodren 
The second one that we chose was Phytodren and we chose this one because it gives you an energy boost to tackle those hard workouts with ease. Chromium is included in this supplement and is good for warding off hunger pangs and heavy appetites. Phytodren uses the Thermogenic process to shred fat fast as well as green and regular coffee beans. It stops your stress hormones from making fat.

3. EPIQ Shred Non-Stimulant 
We chose EPIQ as the third selection because it is a non-stimulant for those people that are sensitive to energy stimulants such as caffeine or taurine. It raises your metabolism and uses green coffee beans and raspberry ketones that are essential for fat shredding. This supplement utilizes L-carnitine and vitamin B. There are no artificial flavors or dyes and it is ultra clean for the purist in you.

4. Mutant Stimutant 
The last selection that we have selected for our weight loss pills that shred fat fast list is the Mutant Stimutant. It is powerful and stimulates fat shredding, ignites hellfire focus and intensity, and gives you the boost of energy and tenacity that you need to get shredded to the bone. This potent stimulant and fat shredding supplement should not be taken lightly and it is not for the faint of heart!

Now that we have looked at weight loss pills that shred fat fast, I hope that you guys can utilize and use these great choices to help boost your weight loss and fat shred beyond your dreams. You really do deserve the six pack and athlete's body that has single digit percentages of fat. These supplements are reasonably priced and can be found online or in your local supplement store or pharmacy. Get going on your weight loss!

~Obesity Overload

We Are in All Out War!

I believe wholeheartedly that we are in an all out war. We find ourselves on the precipice of a war that will be on the grand scale. It is a world wide, full scale war that we are in. The Battle of the Bulge (Obesity) is a war that we have been fighting for centuries and it has taken many casualties. We all have fat and or are obese. Join us in fighting in this all out war and help us take up arms against the forces of junk food, obesity, fat, and gluttony! Check out these ways in which we can help ourselves and fight in this all out war for our lives, the lives of our loved ones, and for the world to come!

1. Realize that You have a Problem!A lot of us have excessive amounts of fat and weight and we are obese. We need to accept that we are overweight, obese, and that we have too much fat. The first step in beating addiction is to admit you have a problem. In our case, we are going to beat the addiction of eating and of food. This is the first step in our all out war.

2. Break the Habit
The second step is to break the habit. We have bad habits that need to be broken. It is like the opposing forces have planted bombs (bad habits) inside of our bodies through psychological warfare. The junk food and fast food industry has infiltrated our lines and have instilled bad habits. It takes 20 times of doing something to create a good habit.

3. Don't Settle for Garbage
The third step is to stop settling for garbage. What I mean by this is to stop thinking that there is no food in the house. The apple in the drawer or banana in the cabinet is perfect for you to eat. So often we skip over the good foods and go for the garbage. Stop settling for fast food because its fast, stop settling for junk food because its cheap, and stop eating foods that poison you.

4. GET UP!
When a soldier is called to duty, he doesn't just sit there, he gets up, he trains, and then he conquers! Get up off of your rear end and get going on your exercising to change your body and lose weight. Become the soldier in the Battle of Obesity that you were intended to become ever since you started making bad choices. Go out and do good!

5. Use Common Sense
Use common sense in your dieting, weight loss, how you eat, what you eat, and when you eat it. Stop being stupid and pitiful. Eat good things, be smart, and use some common sense. In an all out war, we find ourselves all taking part. If you don't do your part, then you will give your children and their children nothing but death by obesity to look forward to.

I'm sorry to say this, but we find ourselves close to the fire. The war is in our homes, in our cabinets, in our fridges, in our pantries, in our freezers, it is in our hearts, and is casting shadows off of our bodies like a miniature mountain. Join me in this huge battle and war. We have gone over a huge variety of topics in our blog posts over the years, so you guys can take a look at them for tips and ways to help you with this war. If there is a weight loss topic that you think needs to be addressed, put it in the comment box below. Help us fight by commenting and give us your ways that you are fighting the war against obesity and fat. We can all do our part! Will you do your's?

~Obesity Overload
 

4 Benefits Why You Should be Losing Weight

You may be asking yourself, "Why should I lose weight? or, I have read a lot of blog posts, what are the benefits of losing weight?" I feel like we have taken a lot of time on what to do and what not to do, but we haven't looked at the benefits of losing weight or why you should even bother. A lot of us don't even think about why we want to lose weight or we ask what the benefits are or what we can get out of losing weight. Let's look at some wonderful benefits for weight loss and killing obesity!

1. Lower Blood Pressure
The first benefit of losing weight is that you get lower blood pressure, and that in turn lowers your risk of disease that coincides with high blood pressure. You will also lower your bad cholesterol and this will help you to feel better.

2. Cutting Medications
When you lose weight, you are able to cut medications from your list. You medication list will be cut down so much that you will feel so much better and you may be surprised at how much better you feel. Cutting medications will help your body to feel like you are a human again, instead of feeling like you are on lots of chemicals.

3. Dressing to Impress
Another benefit to losing weight is that you can wear better looking and smaller clothes that will help you feel confident about your body. You will be able to dress to impress the world and cause other people to want to improve themselves as well. You can change the world by losing weight!

4. Lower Inflammation and Bloating
The last benefit to losing weight is that you will be able to lower your inflammation in your body and the bloating will decrease. Your body has a lot of inflammation that you gain when you are overweight. Your socks are tight, your underwear doesn't fit, and you you get inflammation in your shins and shin splints. Inflammation and bloating will go away with weight loss.

Now that we have looked at 4 benefits for why you should lose weight, I feel like we have gained a new appreciation for weight loss. Your benefits for losing weight will be worth it. Make today your defining moment and help yourself make the change and take the plunge. You can lose weight! Share these tips and enjoy your weight loss and dieting! Happy weight loss and get started burning those extra calories!

~Obesity Overload