The Vlog

Hi, I’m Mark. I’m one of Von’s clients and he has been gracious enough to let me upload this guest post.

Midway through 2009 I started taking vitamins and actively began avoiding certain kinds of food, especially wheat products. The vitamins and diet changes had a profound impact on the quality of my life. Without ever going hungry I went from a peak weight of 315 to 305 by the end of the year.

Then I met Von. Since January I’ve been doing the strength and circuit trainings Von designed for me. Not as often as Von would like, but often enough to get my metabolism ramped back up. As a result I’m now down to 274 lbs., a weight I hadn’t seen since 1998.

I’m on track to lose over fifty pounds this year thanks to exercising smarter and eating more wisely. I hate to call what I’m doing a diet because I’m never hungry, and never feel like I’m scrimping on portions.

I’m sharing this story with you because I attended Von’s first two nutrition classes. One of the guys at the first class had been working out for years, but without dietary guidance he was having little luck shedding pounds. My story gave him more confidence in the dietary part of weight loss, and I’m confident the pounds will melt away for him.

Unlike most classes connected with weight loss programs, Von’s not selling supplements, equipment or anything but his expertise and services. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Losing weight is about commitment based on knowledge. Von has the knowledge, and he’s pretty good at getting people to commit. He’ll be posting the times for his next class soon, and I encourage everyone who reads my testimonial to sign up.

Do fat loss creams work?

The research is pretty clear that nearly all of the heavily advertised weight loss “aids” do nothing. However, one compound found to be very effective is aminophylline. One study found there was a significant difference in the waist lines when a cream with this compound was applied.

The researchers who created this study were candid and let readers know that without a certain amount of exercise and a particular calorie limit, there would have been no significant differences between the aminophylline group and the control group.

In the study, both groups were held to a 1,200-calorie diet and were encouraged to walk.

At the end of twelve weeks, the aminophylline group lost an average of eleven centimeters (4.33 inches) while the control group lost five centimeters (2 inches).

I believe that if the individuals in this study had included more exercise and switched from walking to strength training/circuits, there would have been more lost inches. Still, that is quite remarkable for a cream.

1. M. K. Caruso, 1 S. Pekarovic, 2 W. J. Raum 3 F. Greenway. Topical fat reduction from the waist. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2007 May;9(3):300-3.

People struggle with fat loss. It’s a tough battle yet most people engaged in this war lack a support network. Whether on the job, in sports, or even when cooking (as you serve food to people), it helps to find like-minded people who are rooting for you to succeed.

This is why I created the Healthy Eating for Fat Loss course. I saw many of my clients had the same questions, but there were different answers depending on the person.

Here are some examples:

One of my clients asked me, “How many times a day should I be eating?” I asked, “How many times a day can you eat?” He exclaimed that he could eat five meals a day. I said, “Then you should be eating five times a day. It’ll reduce your hunger and help your blood sugars stay stable.”

Another client asked me the same question. I responded with the same question: “How many times a day can you eat?” He replied, “Possibly three meals.” This is the answer I expected because he is extremely busy. I told him that “Three meals is excellent, just make sure that you get the right foods and amounts so that you are not hungry for the next meal. We have to design your meal plan to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

The great thing about a class is that we explore all of the realities and myths of fat loss. We even explore the exceptions and the differing degrees of truth of these realities of fat loss.

You will learn about which fat loss “secrets” you can actually use in your life and how to use them effectively to get real long-lasting results.

There’s plenty more room for more people to join this class, and I’d love to see you next Sunday at 1 pm. Email me for details.

Von