Josef on TV Again! Check out the PCOS Challenge !

The first thing I noticed when the producer showed me this on Facebook was a picture of me bent over on a sled! Butt (get it?  butt, not but.  hilarious!) seriously, the video quality is amazing and more importantly the cause is most worthy of all the amazing attention it will gain from the show. Congrats to Sasha, Will, and all the ladies and all the coaches. See you in a few weeks at the reunion!

And, I must thank Grant, Ivy, Luz, Gary, Jimmy and Alwyn for helping me get the spot on the show.  Plus Tillie for being the great camera lady that she is, since it was probably via her videos that I even got considered for this show in the first place.

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Monday Munchies: Tillie’s Guilt Free Fruity Jam

Since cutting my sugar intake jelly (also known as jam or fruit preserves)  is one of the things that I have missed most. Sweet fruity jam is so good on so many things.  One day I made my own version quite by accident!  I wanted a make a sweet fruity sauce for my yogurt to give it some attitude!  I took some not so fresh fruit (but not moldy or mushy!), cut it up, and microwaved it to see what would happen.

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Making Fast Food Your Friend – My New Favorite Fast Food Meal

So, my last post on this topic was about Five Guys, and while I still love The Five, there is a new love in my life – Chipotle.  The love of my life – Tillie, my fiancé was the one who turned me on to the no rice, no beans bowl and Chipotle.  Its super yummy, super easy (no work involved – I only have to pay for it!), and doesn’t have any fattening (or fatigue inducing) starchy carbs.  And its soon to be even more convenient as they’re opening one right up the street from my condo!

Did you know you can place your order online before you go so that you don’t have to wait online?

The Josef Bowl:

*Double barbacoa beef
*Guacamole
*Sour cream
*Cheese
*Medium salsa
*Lettuce

Interesting side note:  I told one client about the no beans or rice bowl and she said, “but then you’ll need more food [as the rice and beans make up a lot of the bulk in the bowl].”  That’s not actually true.

For folks that have a tendency to pack on extra body-fat the act of eating carbs makes you hungry (insulin makes you both tired and hungry as its busy making new body-fat).  So, eliminating the starchy/refined carbs from a meal makes it energizing and satiating.  You’ll be more satisfied without the beans and rice than with!  (Satisfied with how your pants fit and satisfied with the amount of food you ate.)

Happy 4th of July!

Oh, and if you live in the States, spare a moment to reflect on how fortunate you are to live here vs. all of the other places on Earth that could never offer you the same opportunities to prosper and do with your life as you see fit.  I have one client that just spent 6 months in Afghanistan, and, well, you get the point… count your blessings.

Josef Brandenburg is Washington, DC’s top personal trainer for busy people. He shows normal people with hectic lives and average genetics how to create the bodies they want in the time they actually have. To find out more about the 7-Day Free Trial click here. You can also pick up a copy of his brand new CD – “Why Eat Less and Exercise More is The Worst Advice Ever” here.

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