So – here is a photo of me kissing my chocolate FitFreeze Ice-Cream today, on Valentine’s Day

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I just ordered another 1-month supply (it comes in dreamy vanilla too!) and I asked if there was a way to get a FREE sample page for all my subscribers to try it out. And here is the page: FREE FitFreeze Sample for Joey Atlas Subscribers In: USA, AUS, CAN, UK

Right now it’s only available to ship to the 4 countries listed and they are VERY busy getting these samples out today!

Here are just a few reasons why I LOVE this “fitness ice-cream”

1 – No Guilt: you can eat this every night knowing you are not screwing up your fitness and nutrition efforts (yes – very sneaky but very sweet!)

2 – Naturally Sweetened: Stevia is the, zero-calorie, herbal sweetener used in the recipe to tame your sweet tooth. This means no metabolism wrecking chemical sweeteners are needed (LOVE that!)

3: Fiber Enhanced: Getting enough fiber in our diets today is always a challenge but FitFreeze has a nice dose from flaxseed powder.

4: Protein Fortified: 15 grams of body toning, muscle-strengthening protein in each serving. Combined with the fiber content this works wonders in killing cravings and wiping out hunger pains. Priceless.

If you live in the USA, AUS, CAN or UK – I would give the FREE sample offer a try now as I don’t know how much longer they will run this special for us.

And if not – just let me know what you think of the sweet Valentine’s Day kiss I’m laying on the container of FitFreeze

Your trainer for life,

- Joey Atlas

We exchanged a few emails in the last few days and here is where we left off…

These are Kelly’s words:

“Joey, I also saw some of their comments. So… I figured I should tell them my backstory to help them get a little clarity.

Things I’ll cover: (voicing out here so I don’t forget later)

- This is Asia (I’ll post links to shops to help them see what I’m up against)

- My work and why I need to be slimmer even if I’m deemed of a healthy weight ratio (I have pics of me working and looking not so fab – I can share)

- The issue of cellulite

- How keeping fit isn’t just a problem for very large people, but for medium sized people too

- Also, I’m young, but when I see people who are 30’s and in better shape, I realise it’s not just something you’re born with. You have to work for it.

- I will also release my weight, body fat % and whatever other stats I can find

Also, I will take pics of me in a bikini for future use and I’ll see what I can do about a video of how I look too. We have to convince these guys that there are many flaws to be fixed and with you, I can fix them.”

Kelly and I have a skype/coaching call set up for 10pm EST tonight (it will be 10am Tuesday her time/Singapore)

The goal for tonight’s call is to focus on the issue of her cellulite zones and create her weekly schedule of exercise sessions for:

“Phase 1” of Kelly’s Body Reclamation

Stay tuned for the info she plans to share listed above – and for now – here is her latest post:
Not As Bad As I Thought (1st Lower-Body Workout)

Now onto a case study with her own set of challenges. I need to emphasize – just like with Kelly, the open sharing of details in this case study is VERY personal – and it’s rare that I get the opportunity to share these types of step by step true-to-life examples…

So I extend a HUGE THANK YOU to both Kelly and Leanne…

Some of you know Leanne already, as she has designed a bunch of my websites/blogs, including this one – the Official Joey Atlas Blog. Yep – she’s good and you can see more of her AWESOME work here: http://intricateart.com/

She has already taken the painful “Before” photos and measurements. When the time is right we will be sharing these with you. For now you can read about her challenges, obstacles and how we are chipping away at each of them to get her closer and closer to her most desired goals.

“Phase 1” of Leanne’s Body Reclamation

And you can see Leanne’s 5-Day personal fitness and fat-loss journal right here. That’s her first official post since getting started last week.

Watch this space and the blogs plus facebook pages of Kelly and Leanne to see the step by step actions, thoughts, strategies and successes they are openly sharing with you and the rest of the world in the hopes of inspiring and motivating others to do the exact same things.

And listen, don’t be shy – if you have some questions, thoughts or input – you can use the comment section below.

Your trainer forever – your trainer for life,

- Joey Atlas

1 – Add ‘stealth’ spices/herbs to dishes you have never ‘spiced up’ before.

For example:
A – add cumin to a scrambled egg
B – add paprika to sauteed green peas
C – add crushed red chili pepper to mashed cauliflower
D – and if you’ve never tried sea-salt and black pepper – then you should start with those )

2 – Fine-tune your healthy fat intake:

Quite often I’ll find that someone is going far too low in their dietary fat intake in efforts of keeping calories down. This is not good as we need a certain amount of healthy fats to allow our bodies to function and develop properly. This can prevent some key physiological processes from taking place and can stall the body’s natural desire to burn and release excess body-fat.

On the other extreme – I’ve coached some people who are unaware of the “too high” amount of healthy fats they are consuming daily. It’s important to note – one tablespoon of a healthy oil; take extra virgin olive oil as an example – contains 120 calories…

======>>>>> 1 tablespoon = 120 calories <<<<<======

That’s a lot, but still NECESSARY in proper amounts - so be a bit mindful when putting your meals together. You want to be sure you don’t get careless or carried away with the volume on those fats. As it can be very easy if you’re not paying attention to your measurements...

Eventually this becomes second nature

3 – Use creative BUT healthy and nutrient packed “secret” recipes – like this one:

Body Rockin’ Bean-Cakes (some call these Bean ‘Burgers’… STAY TUNED, as I’ll be shooting a video for this recipe soon..)

These can be eaten as your main course (loaded with protein and fiber) as part of a dinner. Or you can eat for lunch wrapped in hearty lettuce, such as romaine, green-leaf, etc…

½ can black beans (drained) – mash beans in bowl, with a fork

Add in:
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- a few shakes of paprika
- a few shakes of cumin
- a few shakes of black pepper
- a few shakes of dried parsley

Mix it all up. Divide into 2 or 3 and shape into mini-cakes with (clean) hands, or with fork.

Place in heated pan coated with butter or coconut oil. Sprinkle a little sea-salt while bottom side cooks.

When bottom starts to get brown – use spatula to flip & cook other side. A few minutes each side is all this takes.

Place on plate – let ‘em cool a bit – then ENJOY.

You can add a sprinkle of parmesian cheese – or a tablespoon of your favorite marinara sauce.

And who says eating properly is boring or bland???!!!!

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Yes – I agree those 3 tips are really good ones. Let me know how you like that recipe, please…

If these wet your appetite and you want more recipes and tips like those 3 – then you’ll REALLY enjoy these 2 free pdf downloads:

1 – 10 Quick & Easy Fat-Torching Recipes

Dave & Karine have put a lot of time and energy into these 2 downloads – and today you get them FREE ..Enjoy!

Wait! Here’s another sweet FREEBIE I just found from my favorite Fitness Ice-Cream supplier:

(The free recipe book is in the center of the page, toward the bottom).

Please share today’s e-newsletter with anyone you know who needs this kind of helpful fitness and nutrition info… Just forward this page to them. They’ll thank you for it.

Stay tuned – more helpful items are in the works for you…

Your trainer forever – your trainer for life,

– Joey Atlas

And I know others appreciate when I do it for them…

So, in my efforts to make your life easier – I created this targeted shopping menu where you can pick up at least one or 2 great fitness gifts for a few of the loved ones on your list (and maybe even yourself …

Here they are:

1 – If you have a golfer in the family – you know how passionate they are about their game. They are always trying to get better – or find ways to play more often. These dvds will allow them to do both. By giving them golf-specific flexibility – their game will be enhanced and they will have a great reduction in aches and pains, which will allow them to play more often:
Optimum Golf Flexibility Exercise Program
- We ship these dvds worldwide – and they are guaranteed for a WHOLE year. Yes, they are that good.

2 – Resistance bands are one of my all-time favorite fitness training tools. When you add them to a well structured bodyweight training program – you can take your program to a whole new level – with endless exercise variations. These are my top choice of band (and I’ve tested MANY of them over the last 22 years):
Joey’s Favorite Resistance Bands I’ve arranged a special discount for you with the company – be sure to use this link to get the special holiday offer on the bands of your choice.

3 – Co-Ed FUSION-bomb Total-Body DVDs. If you know someone who is relatively fit and looking for a total-body training program to follow at home – or at the office – then these are PERFECT for them:
http://www.fusiontotalbodyworkouts.com/the-dvds/

4 – One-on-One Personal Coaching with Me, Joey Atlas. (this might be a gift for yourself, too). As we approach the New Year, maybe you have set some high goals for yourself and you’re willing to go the extra mile to make it all happen. Hiring me as your personal coach can help you go where you’ve never been before. I only have a few more spots open as this requires a lot of my personal time and attention. Details are here: (see Option # 3)
http://joeyatlas.com/coaching/

5 – With the New Year comes new resolutions (weight-loss, better health and fitness, etc…) – and for some this means better nutrition. In our modern-day busy lifestyles, we often find it necessary to includes vitamins/minerals as part of a well structured nutrition plan. These are my top pick as they are sourced from natural veggies, fruits and greens:
Natural Multi-Vitamin for Women
Natural Multi-Vitamin for Men

6 – And of course, you can’t go wrong with any of my other world famous home fitness DVD programs (ULBHTM, Abs/Core, etc…). You can find direct links to each of them form this page:
http://joeyatlas.com/

That’s it for now, – Be sure to place your orders today so you get everything early. If I think of any other great holiday gifts – I’ll be sure to send out an update…

And stay tuned for the BIG contest announcement – everything should be ready to go by early January.

Please share this shopping list with anyone else you know who would like to get some shopping done ASAP. They’ll really appreciate you for it…

Your trainer forever – you trainer for life,

– Joey Atlas

Here’s an email that came in just a few hours ago – in reply to one of my thought provoking email newsletters:

——– Original Message ——–
Subject: RE: Secrets of a Trainer: Siarra, don’t let this happen to you,
ever…
From: Siarra K -siarra-k@_____.com-
Date: Tue, August 10, 2010 3:47 am
To: -joey @ joey atlas . com-

Hello Joey,

Thank you for drafting and sending these amazing email newsletters. The insight and real life stories are valuable and I really look forward to receiving your emails!

On this topic of personal trainers…

A work colleague and I started our weight loss mission at the same time. I started your lower body program whilst she joined the gym and got herself a personal trainer. I have to admit; at the time I was a bit jealous and was convinced her results would be much better and faster than mine.

Since we started at the same time, we are always discussing and comparing our results. I have visibly lost weight and inches off by waist, butt and thighs. Whereas, my colleague hasn’t lost any weight and is looking bigger, wider and more muscular.

She is totally miserable with her results so far and I am totally ecstatic with my result so I asked her to ditch the gym and her trainer to start your program.

You would think the choice was an easy one to make but she simply refuses to accept that i have gotten better results with paying a fraction of the costs she paying (she’s paying monthly gym membership fees PLUS $40 per hour with the personal trainer).

This has led to a lot of discussion around whether my program is better than going to the gym with a personal trainer. I am unclear and confused by some things she and her trainer have brought up because my knowledge in exercise is really poor so I thought who better to ask than Joey?

Can you give me your feedback on the 5 points she and her personal trainer made, below:

I look forward to your response.
Regards,
**Siarra K

1 – “All the celebrities go to the gym and have personal trainers…”

>> Joey’s Reply:

A – That’s an exaggeration. Not every celebrity goes to the gym – and not every celebrity has a personal trainer. Some celebrities could even show the average trainer a thing or two.

B – Even if that was true – SO WHAT! It doesn’t “prove” anything. Celebrities are “regular people” but many of them have the money to spend on trainers, all year round. This DOES NOT prove the theory which implies simply having a personal trainer is better than not having one. (Results are what counts.)

2 – “Women simply cannot get big and muscular with weights because we don’t have the same hormones as men. Initially she may be bulking up but those muscles will help her lose fat/weight and in the longer term she will lose more weight than me.”

>> Joey’s Reply:

LOL – Oh yes they can! This happens QUITE OFTEN. It has nothing to do with hormones. This is about ‘relativity’. A woman doesn’t have to bulk up like a man would in order to feel “she has bulked up”. All she needs to experience is what your friend is going through to realize IT DOES HAPPEN. The common rhetorical excuse is the hormone thing you mention above. Trainers love to use that one. But they can only get away with it for so long. Eventually the female client has enough of the “waiting” for the right things to happen – and decides to part ways and find another solution for her personal fitness needs.

3 – “By doing the same repetitive exercises, my body will stop responding and I will stop losing weight.”

>> Joey’s Reply:

Ah! Another “gym/trainer myth”. See, this excuse/myth IS PERFECT for the typical ‘weights and machines’ approach to fitness training. It’s used as a ‘smoke & mirrors’ tool to keep clients clinging to hope and thinking they need to keep having a trainer guide them, to change, vary and “mix up the program” – all in efforts of keeping the body guessing, blah, blah, blah… NONSENSE!!

When you do the right exercises as part of the well-designed program – YOUR BODY DOES NOT STOP RESPONDING – even if all, or most, of the exercises/program is “the same”.

4 – “The gym is a good way to exercise the heart and get the blood pumping around the body.”

>> Joey’s Reply:

So is making love for an hour!! COME ON NOW! – there are plenty of ways to get a great cardio workout – “the gym” is only one option on a list of many. (jumping rope, step-up & downs, cardio-fusion, making love, etc…)

5 – “The only way to lose the post-baby protruding tummy is to have a surgical tummy tuck and no amount of exercise will help.”

>> Joey’s Reply:

First of all – That is PURE Bu11$#!T. Sure it’s easier and has a high (short term) success rate for that specific area. BUT, there are women who’ve gotten rid of the post-pregnancy tummy bulge WITHOUT a tummy tuck. And they do it with a PROPER SYNERGY of exercise and simplified nutrition.

My replies are not intended to denounce traditional personal trainers and/or the conventional practice of personal training. But simply to shed light on the dynamics of (mis)communication, interaction, trust, marketing and understanding – as it applies to the profession of personal training and most importantly, it’s consequences on clients and potential clients.

There are MANY great trainers on the open market – BUT this does not make all trainers great – or even competent.

The tale of two approaches above, as outlined by Siarra, is great a example of firsthand experience – one which defies common logic. But does so with no “he said, she said” or “I heard about this through my friends cousin…”.

Better yet – we can consider it an un-official experiment. One that is bucking conventional wisdom, as we speak…

Siarra’s friend is now in the position to make a decision about her investment in the trainer, and more importantly about her needs & goals. Time will tell how her experience pans out.

In the meantime, Siarra will be sticking to my program and fine-tuning her body with each passing week

Have any comments, thoughts or questions about this post? Just type below in the ‘comments’ section. I’d love to hear from you…

Your trainer forever…
Your trainer for life,

— Joey Atlas

For most – it seems like a life-long battle that never ends…

If I had to categorize all the emails and blog comments I get – The number one request is for help on losing weight – and keeping the excess, unwanted body-fat off forever… all in a busy, modern lifestyle…

So, about a year ago – I started outlining my method for strictly helping people achieve real fat-loss – and keeping it off, for life…

Most people will be surprised to know that this method and approach requires very, very little amounts exercise – some experts would even say “it’s not enough exercise…”

And that’s one of the key points in this unconventional approach…

It’s not about constant workouts and an ‘obsessive’ fitness lifestyle – No, it’s much more subtle than that – as we are strictly focusing on simple, direct and real body-fat reduction – and NOT a full blown fitness regime better suited for single, 22 year-olds……

Modern life for the average person, people like you and I, is far too busy to stick to a rigid program that requires too much time at the gym – Or too much focus on meal spacing, food timing, managing of micro-nutrients/macro-nutrients, and all the other offers of unrealistic weight-loss methods…

What I’ll be sharing with you in the near future – will surely be considered controversial by many…

However, I would be more willing to simply call it ‘unconventional’ – as it certainly does go against the grain of all the stuff we see and hear in the mainstream media…

Click here to get them right now => Fat-Loss for Busy Women Freebies:

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As I wrap up the finishing touches on this – Before I send a free-copy to you – I would like to hear from you, below, about some things are are very important to your success – both in the short term – and the long term…

What are your biggest questions about fat-loss and weight-reduction?

What burning questions do you have about food in your regular daily schedule, eating when on vacation, reaching your goals in a busy life, keeping it going when traveling for vacation, being on road for business, family obligations, etc…

Whatever issues you’ve had in the past – Whatever confuses you – or frustrates you – Tell me below in the comment form…

Pose your most pressing questions – because, in addition to what I’ll be sending you – I also want to address the exact things that have blocked you from reaching your desired potential, show you why that has happened – and then give you the solution that conquers all of that…

Your trainer forever – your trainer for life…

— Joey Atlas

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In this audio interview, I debate the topic of ‘traditional weight training for weight loss’ – and whether or not the typical gym routine of machines and weights are necessary for healthy and permanent body fat reduction. Simply click on the triangular ‘play’ button – and enjoy the helpful information.

Please pass this around to others who can benefit from this type of information. And feel free to leave your thoughts and comments below – I’d love to hear from you…. Just click on ‘COMMENT’ below…

Don’t Be Like Everybody Else… Be Fit… and ‘Live to the Max’.

Your trainer for life – your trainer forever,

Joey Atlas