Leann Forst - 100 Ways To Lose Weight: Proven Methods From Worldwide Experts

Copyright 2014 Leann Forst

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. For information, contact Leann Forst at www.groovybeets.com .

The content of this book is for general instruction only. Each person's physical, emotional, and spiritual condition is unique. The instruction in this book is not intended to replace or interrupt the reader's relationship with a physician or other professional. Please consult your health coach or doctor for matters pertaining to your specific health and diet.

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Printed in the United States of America

ISBN-13:

978-1499724004

ISBN-10:

1499724004

ISBN: 9781483543116

Self-Help/Motivational and Inspirational

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I wasn't always a health coach. To put it mildly, I loved to eat and I ate anything I wanted. My favorite was a large cheesy pizza and I would eat the WHOLE thing in one sitting. I loved Buffalo wings, late-night hamburgers, potato skins, Chinese foodyou name it. That's why I was nicknamed by my friends as 'The Feeder'. I'm not kidding.

(I'm going to tell you my story, so stick with meyou will see the relevance to you and the reason you chose to read this book.)

Fast forward to the age of 32 when I met and married my husband and began to try to have children: first we had a miscarriageok, it could happen to anybody. Then we had our amazing little boy. Then when trying for our 2nd child, we had 2 more miscarriages. For anyone who has suffered through a miscarriage, you know what I'm talking about when I say 'it changes you'. It's not just a lost pregnancy, it's a lost child. My husband and I sought help from fertility specialist after fertility specialist5 in total. They kept giving me answers and advice that I did not want to hear and I would not accept.

"Be happy with the one you have".

"It's just not in the cards for you".

'You are of advanced maternal age".

"You should go back on the pill to avoid any more heartbreak".

"You don't have any good eggs left".

Call me 'hard-headed, stubborn, persistent, determined or crazy'. whatever it was, I KNEW that I was supposed to have another child. So, I stopped listening and started readingeverything I could get my hands on that had to do with health. I read about inflammation, food allergies, adrenal fatigue, the yeast connection, our food supply issues, genetically modified foods, pesticides, and on and on

DING! DING! DING!

The light bulb went on as bright as it has ever been. There was a food connection to my health AND to my unhealthy pregnancies.

So on the day that I 'went off the deep end', as my husband put it, I just got mad that no one - not my OB GYN, not my fertility specialists, not my family doctor - had told me that I should maybe take a look at what I was eating and clean up my diet to clean up my body and put it in the best possible position to have a healthy pregnancy. On that day, I threw out EVERYTHING in my pantryin my refrigeratorand in my freezer.

3 months later I was pregnant with my beautiful baby girl.

The stars began to align.

In that same year, my 2 year old son was sick with chronic asthma. Every 3 weeks if he hadn't had a wheezing episode, I knew it was coming. When he was sick, it was for 10 days. It was cyclical. Again, our number was 5.we had been to 5 different asthma and allergy doctors with no relief. At the worst time, he was on 5 different medications. A visit to a holistic doctor, gave us the simple advice that changed our lives forever. Within months, he was asthma free and living life actively and without regular asthma medication and still is.

By now you might be asking 'What does this story have to do with WEIGHT LOSS?"

The answer is food. Food is the connection to everything. And our food supply is not the same as it was 30 years ago when it was clean and nutritious. Our food supply is in an alarming condition. We are drowning in a chemically-laden, processed world and it's killing us slowly. Our pantries are full of processed boxed laboratory creations. Artificial dyes are making our kids hyper and creating learning disabilities. Pesticides are now the number 3 cause of cancer behind smoking and every other environmental toxin put together. Genetically modified foods that are altered with the BT toxin are now clearly creating havoc with our digestive and immune systems. Many dairy and livestock farming practices are in a shocking state of disgrace and disgust. Animals are abused, shot up with antibiotics and scrunched into tiny living spaces. Food companies are adding chemicals into our food and it's making us fat and sick.

It's no wonder virtually ALL of our disease rates including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, ADHD, allergies, asthma and obesity - to name a few - are rising at unprecedented rates despite the fact that the United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation.

Maybe you are saying: "I don't have a disease, I just want to lose some weight". "Stillwhat does disease have to do with weight loss?" The answer is inflammation. It is now known, that fat is linked to inflammation. 95% of diseases are now thought to be linked to inflammation. Poor food quality causes inflammation which fuels fat cells to grow.

Did you know that the childhood obesity rate is now at a whopping 33%? The current generation of children is on track to live shorter lifespans than their parents. Shocking? Yes. Sad? Definitely. It's time to take our health back.

Despite what you have been told, losing weight is not about counting calories. Think about it, does it make sense that 500 calories is 500 calories whether it's a juicy steak, a bag of Cheetos or a green salad? NO. Your body does not process them the same way and they all have different metabolic reactions within your body. If you are nourishing your body with healthy, whole foods then you do not need to count calories. REALLY!

So what is this book going to do for you?

First, it's going to give you quick down and dirty easy tips, tricks and transitions to transition to a real food way of eating. The idea is to 'crowd out' the bad food because you are eating so much good food that you are getting satisfied and full. No lengthy explanations, long chapters or medical mumbo jumbo, just straight to the point with the research to back it up. You can choose to move through the book one step at a time until you master it then move on to the next, you can jump around and try some that sound more appealing than others or you can jump in with both feet and overhaul your life by incorporating as many changes as you can as fast as you can. It's up to you and how fast you want to see change.

Second, by incorporating these changes you will become a slimmer you and by default, healthier. This is not a fad diet. This is not an off and on again diet. This is a change of the way you are living and eating so you can change your life for good. By including some of these tips into your daily routine at your own pace, my promise to you is that your energy will improve, your mood will lift, you will easily shed pounds and you will be healthier. The bonus is that by doing many of these small changes that make a big difference you will start to incorporate healthier choices for you and change the path that your kids may be on. That is worth the cost of this book times 1000.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Leann holds a Master's degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and a Bachelor of Science from Upper Iowa University. Born and raised as an Iowa farm girl, she moved to Texas in 1998 where she met and married her husband. She had been in sales and marketing for 20 years until her life turned an abrupt corner when faced with challenging health issues for herself and her family that traditional medicine could not help.