Comments on: Have You Tried These Weight Loss Tricks?

By: Dave Soucy

Dave Soucy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:56:34 +0000

Hi Alex,
thanks for the comment. I agree with you on the discipline and determination part. In fact, I personally exercise in the morning and recommend it if a person's schedule allows it because it removes the opportunity for excuses to pop up during the day.
As far as a 'proven' way to burn bodyfat, sure it burns bodyfat, but there really isn't any research that proves fasted cardio will provide the average person with more bodyfat loss than cardio in a non-fasted state. (What research actually shows is that steady state cardio is a lousy way to lose bodyfat, but that's a subject for a different post.)
Sure, you can find a study here or there that will say, under the ideal conditions of the study, that it will result in a slight difference, but there are just as many, if not more, studies that will say the opposite.
Bottom line though, in the real world with real people, it just doesn't make any significant difference. Someone doing fasted cardio will see no difference in results vs the person doing cardio after having a couple of eggs. The important part isn't when you do it, just that you do it.

~Dave

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:50:52 +0000

I generally agree with what you said – except one thing…
Doing cardio in the morning is a proven way to burn bodyfat. AND it shows tremendous discipline and determination, which most probably will be present in every other aspect as well.

By: Dave Soucy

Dave Soucy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:56:34 +0000

Hi Alex,
thanks for the comment. I agree with you on the discipline and determination part. In fact, I personally exercise in the morning and recommend it if a person's schedule allows it because it removes the opportunity for excuses to pop up during the day. As far as a 'proven' way to burn bodyfat, sure it burns bodyfat, but there really isn't any research that proves fasted cardio will provide the average person with more bodyfat loss than cardio in a non-fasted state. (What research actually shows is that steady state cardio is a lousy way to lose bodyfat, but that's a subject for a different post.)
Sure, you can find a study here or there that will say, under the ideal conditions of the study, that it will result in a slight difference, but there are just as many, if not more, studies that will say the opposite. Bottom line though, in the real world with real people, it just doesn't make any significant difference. The important part isn't when you do it, just that you do it.

~Dave

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:50:52 +0000

By: Dave Soucy

Dave Soucy — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:49:16 +0000

Thanks Tony, I appreciate that.

Best of success,
Dave

By: tonytorrisi

tonytorrisi — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:17:55 +0000

Im a Huge Believer in this,
Im a Personal Trainer in Fitness First for 5 years now and Ive been watching Daves videos since the beginning. Some really great Tips for any one wanting to lose weght. Eat Healthy Work hard be patient and be Postitive ;D

By: Dave Soucy

Dave Soucy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:42:17 +0000

No reason to be ashamed Shannon. You're certainly not alone! I'm pretty sure I tried all of them at one time or another in my 20s and 30s before I figured it out…:)

~Dave

By: Shannon Fab Fattie

Shannon Fab Fattie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:36:29 +0000

I am ashamed to admit it but I have tried all of those! I think when we are overweight and have alot to lose we get desperate to find the quick fix. It is hard to accept that it will take time, lots of time to lose the weight, and a lifetime to keep it off.
The only time I have had good results is when it is based around healthy eating habits, no gimmicks, not craziness, just healthy. Along those lines the reason I am back at it again is because I went right back to eating crap!

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By: Dave Soucy

Dave Soucy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:28:53 +0000

Yup, but that elusive magic bullet will just make everything so much easier…:)