Membership is growing daily and I want to extend congratulations and welcome to all of you who have joined team diets. You have taken the first step needed in attaining your weight loss goals. Just joining TeamDiets alone is not going to get it done though. To accomplish anything in life you need to have an organized plan to succeed and put it into action. I have been working with clients and athletes for over 25 years and know from experience that the average person will need support, accountability and guidance to put that plan into action and stay committed to it. TeamDiets is here to assist you in organizing a plan.

Eating 5 -6 meals per day will produce maximum fat loss, energy, and sustained physical performance capacity. Severely cutting your calorie intake is NOT the key to permanent fat loss and a healthy lifestyle. Diets don't work. Most diets restrict your calories and slow down your metabolism. This causes your body to go into starvation mode. In starvation mode, your body burns very few calories and experiences extreme hunger pangs.

Fortunately, there is a solution. Eat 5 - 6 healthy, small meals per day. Frequent, small, healthy meals provide a number of benefits that will help you reach the highest fitness level possible while burning the maximum, safe amount of fat.

Hydration quick facts:
• The human body contains 55 per cent to 75 per cent water (depending on body composition)
• The brain is 75 per cent water
• Muscles are 75per cent water
• Bones are 22 per cent water

Benefits of good hydration:
• Joint lubrication
• Assists in the removal of toxins
• Increases physical and mental alertness and performance capacity
• Helps to energize the body
• Assists fat loss

Below are recommendations from Optimal Performance Fitness.
• 0.5 - 1.0 ounces of fluid per pound per day
• 16 ounces of fluid two hours prior to training or competition

Movement for Pain

Gentle, daily movement exercise that stimulates total body circulation has a tonic effect on body, mind and spirit. Pain and stiffness go hand in hand. A daily dose of gentle, daily movement exercises will reduce stiffness, thus reducing pain in many situations. Many times a small reduction in pain can bring it to a level of tolerance. I have used yoga and tai chi since my early 20’s and consider them the foundation of my exercise approach.

The Eastern Movement Systems are ancient movement practices composed of physical movements, breathing exercises, directed focus of attention and meditation practice. They are practiced in Eastern cultures to enhance physical, psychological and spiritual health.