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***** ALEX ARIZA ANSWERS THE QUESTION *****

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Alex Ariza Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza talks with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. of Mexico between rounds against Sebastian Zbik of Germany during their WBC World Middleweight Title bout at Staples Center on June 4, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

By Alex Ariza,

Lately I have been getting a lot of questions about weight loss.

People want to know how to lose pounds quickly.  Maybe they are weeks out from their wedding or just want to look good putting on a bathing suit this summer.

The question I have been getting in particular is, “Can I write out a diet focussing on weight loss with negative calorie foods.”

My answer is, “ALL Foods have calories.”

No food is actually considered a “negative calorie” food.

We can gain a negative calorie effect because certain foods in our body  use more calories to digest than the calories the foods actually contain.

The way this happens is the calories in certain types of foods are much harder to breakdown and process than other types of foods. Not all foods breakdown the same once they enter your digestive system.

Basically think of it this way. Your body has to break down foods when they enter your body. In order to do this you body has to expend calories in order to digest and breakdown these foods.

This gives these foods a tremendous natural fat-burning advantage. These are the foods known as “fat burning foods.”

Here is the list of foods that I like to use to help the natural fat-burning process:

beets, berries, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, celery, cucumber, garlic, lettuce, grapefruit, lemon, onion, papaya, zucchini, spinach, pineapple, and mango.

Start putting in the good foods AND stop putting in the garbage foods.

What most people need to realize is once you get the garbage foods out of your system your body stops craving these types of foods. You know the foods I am talking about.  The foods you have to get when you are driving your car and do a quick drive through at your local fast food restaurant.

To live a really healthy life you need to start with a really healthy diet.

Do you want to be part time in shape? Do you want to feel good part time? Well the answer is your diet. If you are part time with the consistency of the quality of foods you put in your body you will be part time with how good you feel.

We are all champions-

Until Next time,

Alex Ariza.


12 Comments

Comment by sean — August 28, 2011 @ 2:31 pm

Hey alex,

I just finished reading teri toms book marital arts nutrition

I tried adding muscle b4 i the book by weight training but it went wrong and turned to fat and im sluggish in performance,

Im on the 2,120 calories a day, do i take out the protein shakes alex to lose the sluggishness and extra weight

I also train l8 at night say 8pm 9pm can i still have carbs afterworkout so late,

Thanks alex if you could get back to me i;d appreciate it

Comment by sean — August 28, 2011 @ 2:35 pm

you should bring a book out aswell alex

Comment by scubador — August 28, 2011 @ 3:17 pm

hi alex.. thanks for the info..

Comment by alex_fans — August 28, 2011 @ 4:45 pm

hey thanx alex, i check out your posts everyday. hope to see more of you guys when starting training manny in the baguio

Comment by Aram — August 28, 2011 @ 6:01 pm

hello Alex,

Warmest greetings from the province of your great boxer “the pacman”. thanks for your generosity of sharing what is really the right diet. god bless you more abundantly.

Comment by marlon alejos — August 28, 2011 @ 7:08 pm

excellent sir alex

Comment by kie_ervs — August 28, 2011 @ 7:29 pm

Hi alex. thanks so much for the info.
just 1 question… how about rice and bread? how much is enough?

Comment by alikhan — August 28, 2011 @ 7:58 pm

wow nice sir.

Comment by Franklin R. — August 28, 2011 @ 9:44 pm

Alex Ariza you are a good nutritionist not only to Manny and other athletes but also to normal people. I like to read your article when you don’t show your hatred
to other people specially Konze. Stay neutral and harmonize with the team because
you are also hurting Manny when you do that.

Comment by donrahmann — August 28, 2011 @ 10:02 pm

thanks sir…

Comment by Fernandez — August 29, 2011 @ 7:37 am

Alex do these foods still have the same fat burning effect when they are steamed or boiled. Im pretty sure u ment raw, which is good for me because im pretty much on a raw food diet. Do you think the raw food diet can be used for a boxer? because this is what im trying too do, i box amature training 6 times a week 2 times a day and over 90% of my food is raw fruit, vegtables and Hemp Seed powder along with the supplements i take.

Comment by RG — August 29, 2011 @ 11:15 am

To easily lose weights, avoid sugary and starchy foods high in glycemic index. Foods mentioned by Alex are low in glycemic index.

@Fernandez, you are doing it right. You need to eat foods raw so that you don’t destroy its micro nutrients and enzymes which is vital for our body to absorb it. Besides, the slow conversion of these foods gives you more energy and stamina needed for your training.

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