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This post is specifically for men over 35. Nothing will make you fatter FASTER than alcohol, minimal sleep, high stress and NO downtime. Without adequate rest your body starts producing extra stress related hormones to handle the perceived ‘threat’ which further slows down and disrupts the metabolism. And no, ‘downtime’ doesn’t consist of the four days you’ve spent in bed getting over the flu that you got because of alochol, minimal sleep, high stress and NO downtime.

I’ve made significant strides with this kind of client. I have to ego-them into a bet for the most part by betting that they can’t abstain from alcohol for 30 days….it’s a cheap trick, I’ll admit it…BUT ALL have had significant reductions in (specifically) the waistline measurement by an INCH or more in as little as 30 days of abstinence from alcohol combined with getting 2 more hours of sleep per night. If you’re NOT out drinking you have at least 2 hours extra to sleep.

So while a trainer can stave off EXTRA damage or keep damage at BEY while you’re burning the candle at both ends…you HAVE TO know that what you do on your end makes ALL the difference. Once you’re over 40…any extended waistline becomes DOUBLY difficult to eradicate.

I tell alot of people that use food/drink as entertainment, that there are alot of other ways to have a good time. Drinking as an ‘activity’ is the fastest way to become fat and old. Annnd young chicks don’t like fat and old. ;) In fact no woman likes fat and old….

So save a couple of drinks for ONE NIGHT on the weekend, and if you want to party like it’s 1999, just remember that Prince is 46 and one reason he still looks and sounds as good is because he’s never been into alcohol. We all also know that not everyone is a rockstar - but alot of ya are living your own version of the rockstar life and if you want to continue to do that…lay off the alcohol and get some reasonable sleep - your waistline will definitely show the results quicker than you think.