Hanzo Waist Management Department
Waist Management, literally and figuratively speaking are opposite ends of the same spoon. What that means to you is that one cannot exist without the other. So NO whining or whimpering!
Your first step is to honestly assess what you are trying to do and why, making sure it's not somebody else's idea of what you should do or be. What do you want?
The Clean-up Site
The first meal of the day ("but I don't like eating breakfast") "YOU DO NOW PAL!" This is not complicated, so don't make it complicated or confusing with excuses or self-judgment. Start out by just accomplishing what is only necessary. Your meal must consist of natural foods, you know, things that grow from the ground or off of trees or are hatched by chickens. Don't choose convenience over healthy foods. Manmade prepackaged foods are a slow road to toxic un-health. Poptarts? Don't even go there man!
Here is an example, for protein 1-3 egg whites, carbohydrates and simple sugars that naturally efficiently burn and that your body can assimilate quickly, like fruits that do not come in a package or a plastic cup. Whole fruits and whole grains. What that means is that these foods are un-tampered with, because the minute you screw around with processing or packaging or cutting and storing, any and all intrinsic benefits disappear. Whole grains for instance, granola or bran combination cereals are an example of medium chain carbs that stay with you in a healthy way for energy. They don't store as fat because they are natural and the body processes them. Fats, yes fats, you need them. Fats should come from a natural source - nuts, omega 3's, whole milk. Your meal may look like this: 2 egg whites, a small bowl of fresh fruit, a small bowl of natural cereal with organic whole milk, coffee, water, lots of water. Water helps detoxify your body. Keep it simple!
Your time between meals is equally important. This is where a lot of people fail because of over thinking their old habits of eating. And what is the success of that old routine, I mean "look where it got you"." Failing to understand that constant consumption is a very bad and unproductive habit. What people do not know is that after your first meal your body requires time to properly digest that food. This takes 3-5 hours depending on size of the meal and the content. But five hours is always the safe bet. Snacking prior to this digestion process causes a back up in your system. Snacking here would mean that super sized slurpee from the gas station or perhaps that allegedly natural looking protein bar. Choking any of these variations down is now the primary focus of the stomach and not the meal it was working on.
If you continue this habit your body process never really has time to catch up and this leads to stored food and weight gain. That's how you gain weight and don't notice it. It is a very gradual process and at the end of the year your 10 pounds heavier and cant understand why and then you blame your age, your spouse, your kids, etc... Soooooo, 2-3 meals spread out and always being very conscious of portions. This is the required means of Waist Management. Don't obsess; just do not eat before bed.
Laying It Out For YOU
If you wake up at 6am, eat at 7am. Your next meal will be between 12-1pm. Your last meal will be between 5-6pm. Eating clean, you will not get hungry, but if you do, so what? Your not going to die; stay with your new rhythm. You will feel energized and lean. Dinner should be very light - fish, salad, tea, water. The same for lunch. You do not need quantity, you need quality.
The Hanzo
Here are specifically designed compound physical activities to accommodate total body development and extra core intensity that you desire to accomplish your project process.
Jump rope (30 second intervals) alternating with swings (10 deep) Floor attacks (light weight hanzoballs X 25) alternating dead lifts (same weight 10X) Clean - squat - press (all one sequence) 10 reps strict moderate tempo Swing - 3-point pushup - Bicep curls (all in one sequence) 10 reps
The last core reduction is run/walk NOT jog/walk. You run full stride for the count of 10 (out loud) then walk for the count of 10, repeat 25 times. At the end 25 push-ups or as many as possible or before you start to see any colors.
The choice of anyone of these will change your body dramatically. Keep your Hanzo to 15 minutes (no more) and keep switching your choice daily. In the evening take a relaxing walk (30 minutes). Do this instead of watching the biggest loser, Be the Biggest Winner!
Hanzo has left the building!