Do you ever wonder what is a healthy breakfast to eat when losing fat?  You may be shocked when I tell you what we are eating…

When you walk into the supermarket, it can be very overwhelming with the amount of breakfast cereal choices there are.  I do wonder who ever thought up the fact that we should eat cereal for breakfast?  I mean honestly, why should breakfast be different than any other meal?  Why not meat and potatoes, fish, sandwich, etc?

Getting serious… Breakfast should consist of whole foods, like every other meal.  Whether it’s smoked salmon and eggs or veggies, eggs and bacon, leftovers from dinner (assuming it was made with whole foods) etc…

Also, breakfast should be one of your biggest meals of the day.  You need the most energy in the morning to help sustain you throughout the day.  Many people get this backwards and eat big dinners.  Think about that… eating lots of food when you are about to rest.  Your body doesn’t need the energy and it takes lots of energy to break it down, so while it’s meant to be resting overnight, it’s now got to work to break down the food.  So… start your day with a big meal and end it with a smaller one.

Now… what do we eat in the mornings that keeps us losing fat?  On our plates you will find some fresh greens like kale, chards, collard greens, spinach, and sometimes we have this thing called tatsoi.  Our 11 month young loves mushrooms, so we usually have those with zucchini and avocado as well.  We also have bacon, eggs and sometimes sausage and/or steak or kangaroo.

The reason why we eat this is because it has whole foods, lots of really fantastic nutrients for us. It’s real food. Plus it’s good to have protein in the morning. It helps sustains our energy throughout the whole day. Some people might need more veggie than what we have on our plate. Overall though, it’s really good to start digging it in the morning actually eating real food. If it were up to me, I’d be skipping the cereals in a box that you can buy in the grocery store and go with something that’s “real”.

Some people say that eating breakfast like these that are actually quite high in protein and fat would say that you can’t lose weight eating breakfast like that. Let me just tell you both of us are down quite a lot of fat on our bodies.  So far I’m up to 12 and a half centimeters gone from my waist and about 11 centimeters from my hips. Hugh’s down 14% body fat in the last few months and this is the type of food we eat every single morning. So, yes, it is possible.

Please remember though that we are all built differently.  So what works for us, may not work for you.  We have a great way of being able to help you discover what foods in what proportions will help fuel your body best.  Please feel free to email us at info@targetedfatloss.com.au or call 02 8006 1256 if you want to learn more about this today.

So after Part 1 of What your poo is tell you,  you came back for a bit more fun and heaps more insight.

Here are 5 more poo descriptions to contemplate…

Floaters Vs. Sinkers
It can be so embarrassing when you are at a friend’s place or a public toilet and you turn around to see your poo floating.  You flush the toilet and it doesn’t go down.  You think to yourself, “Oh No! Please go down!”  You flush again and start to run out of water and flushes.  Luckily this time it goes down.  Don’t you hate it when it doesn’t and you leave it floating there for the next person to find?

Why does that happen?  It’s most likely due to gas and fat in your diet.  You may have noticed at the same time that you are also farting a bit more than usual.  Next time you go to eat the 3rd burger from McDonald’s you may want to think again!

A little something you can try if this does happen to you… Put extra water in the toilet.  This should give it a bit more force to flush the floater down.

Beer Bog
Need we say more? If you have had a big night out and have woken up with a hangover, this is most likely the result of your drinking.  It will often be semi-solid, have stomach pains as you pass it and will have the smell of the bar that you left at 4am.

This occurs because your body wants to eliminate the toxins quickly.  The process of creating the poo is sped up and not all the liquid is absorbed, resulting in runny poos.

Pebble Poo
These are frustrating.  You have just sat down and worked to get out your poo only to see little pebbles in the toilet when you have finished.  It is so anti-climatic.

The very simple solution to this is to eat more fibre.  The lack of fibre in your diet is allowing for a lack of production of a sticky substance that holds your poo together.

Log Jam
Otherwise known as constipation.  You sit on the toilet with pains in your stomach and gas and a desire to poo, but nothing comes out!  How unrewarding and unpleasant.

Up your intake of water and fibre.  If this persists, you may need to get a colonic to flush out your system and unblock what you have been building up.  Look for a well-trained practitioner in your local area.  And check out my article on cleansing if you want more information about colonics.

Ring Of Fire
As you sit down to have your comfortable poo, you are unpleasantly surprised by a burning sensation that makes you think your bum is on fire.

The likely cause for this is chilli or other spicy foods.  Think about it, it probably felt the same way going in as it did coming out!
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See… Poo can be fun!  My husband and I talk about our poos most days.  (No, I’m not lying!)  We definitely celebrate the majority of the days that we have those perfect poos that come out nice and easy, leave no smell and are clean to wipe.  I love those ones!

We are also aware that if we go a couple days without perfect poos, we have to adjust something in our diet.  It’s just that simple.

If you have a desire for perfect poos daily, then it’s time to pick up the phone now and call us at Targeted Fat Loss on 02 8006 1256 or email us at info@targetedfatloss.com.au.  We will teach you how to eat the right foods for you and create a healthy lifestyle so that you can have more of those perfect poos!

The information in this article is taken from a book called What’s Your Poo Telling You? By Josh Richman and Anish Sheth, MD.  I have left most of the names of the poos in the article the same as the book.  They are just too funny to change!

So you have just woken up and gone to the toilet to take care of business.  When you turn around and flush, do you look at the poo that you have just produced?

Most people that I have asked this question to eventually say, “Yes!”

I’m sure that you have noticed by now that some days it’s a bit mushier, some more solid, some even have chunks in it.

What does all that mean?

Did You Know Your Poo Is Talking To You?

Have you ever put any thought into the fact that your poo could actually be telling you something about the state of your body?

Poo deserves the respect that society has failed to give it.  The size, shape, smell, and colour are all a window into the inner workings of your body.

It’s time to put on your laughing caps because we are going on a journey to the dark side of poo!  This is sure to get you thinking about what you put into your body and have you laughing at the same time.

I have a 2 part series on different types of poo and what they mean.  This is the start of cheek aching laughter and insight into your body.  You will definitely want to to check in tomorrow to see the rest…

Deja Poo
Ever looked into the toilet to see the food you just ate come out in the same form it went in?

This is often the case with insoluble fibre’s such as corn. Your body lacks certain enzymes that break down some components of plant cell walls.  Consequently, you have the pleasure of seeing it again on the way out!

Monster Poo
You have worked hard to get this one out and you turn around to see this trophy and wonder how such an immense sized poo managed its way out of your body.  You bask in the glory of the poo and as you flush, hope it will make it down the toilet.

The reason for this poo is likely due to what you ate and drank the night before.  Imagine putting oats into water and letting them soak overnight and seeing how much bigger they are by the water that they absorbed.  It’s quite similar in your belly.  If you eat a lot of fibre and water, it will tend to expand in your belly creating a bulging poo for the morning after.

Soft Serve
Not quite as liquidy as diarrhea, you turn around happy to see that there is actually some solid matter in the toilet, possibly looking like a soft serve ice cream.

If this is short lived, it is most likely due to a poor digestion of food.  If the problem persists, it may be due to lactose or gluten intolerance.  Please consult with a doctor for appropriate tests to be done to diagnose this.

Check in tomorrow for more on the not so talked about topic… Poo!  We have 5 more “types of poo” for you to read about…  Ever wondered about your pebble or floating poo?  They are just 2 of them.

The information in this article is taken from a book called What’s Your Poo Telling You? By Josh Richman and Anish Sheth, MD.  I have left most of the names of the poos in the article the same as the book.  They are just too funny to change!

I have a confession to make today. Over the last month, we’ve had a lot of stress in our lives. My husband and I decided to pack up house, move everything into storage and come overseas to the States to stay with my family for a little while. To say the least it was an incredibly crazy, chaotic, stressful month. All while having the holiday and still doing coaching and our business.  So, I let some bad old habits to slip back into my life and I really want to come on here and confess to you guys because we are all human.

A lot of times I coach my clients and they feel really bad about “slip-ups” and get all guilty and then drop off the band wagon, altogether. They stop losing weight, they get into bad habits again. They think, “Oh god it’s all over”! Well…  It’s not!

It’s been 4 weeks that I’ve been eating way too much chocolate again. In the past that’s been my way of dealing with stress.   I also basically stopped exercising for a few weeks because we just didn’t have time. It was chaotic and we have the holidays so we just wanted to chill out. Now, it’s about a month later. I know what I’ve done and I’ve taken the steps that I needed to take to get back onto my own band wagon. One of the reasons you haven’t heard from me in the last month is because I live in integrity. To me it’s really important that if I’m going to teach you guys stuff and coach, that I’m doing whatever I tell you as well. The videos kind of stopped last month because I think unconsciously, I just couldn’t really pass the word on when I wasn’t fully living what I was preaching.

Here I am, back on the bandwagon, doing all I can do hit my next goal.  I actually hit my last goal and dropped down to size 10 after gaining the weight from my pregnancy. Now, the goal is by the 7th of April to be down to US Size 6. Here goes guys, I’m back at it.

I’m back at the gym. I haven’t stop eating chocolate completely. I have definitely had it a few times in the last few weeks but there are days that I  haven’ t had any. I’m getting back on track again. It takes an effort and I’m back on the band wagon.  After the holidays and with new year’s resolution, if you had any slip ups, any  “ooopses”, you hop back on your bandwagon as well and let’s hit our goals.

By the way overseas, we’ve moved to the Palm Springs, California area, for the time being. It’s been a lot of fun being gypsies, hanging out. We are at all sorts of different people’s houses and meeting really amazing new people. So we’ve got some fun stuff happening and that means you guys are gonna learn some really great new things this year.  Stay tuned for some regular posts coming up about some not so talked about topics!  Trust me… you won’t want to miss these, so subscribe to find out when we post next.