My book, Grow Your Mind, Shrink Your Waist is designed to open up the floodgates of your mind. Your success in weight loss and fitness absolutely depends on the way you see things. Where some people see problems, you need to be able to see the opportunity.

If you have the mind of an overweight person, you'll need to adjust that and grow into the mind of a thinner person. If you maintain your overweight mind, even if you achieve some level of success in your fitness, you'll find yourself backsliding to what your mind knows: how to be out of shape. You'll need to upskill your brain and thought processes in order to see long term success. 

How can you change the way you see things?

By following three key steps in the growth loop: LEARN, TAKE ACTION, and KNOW WHY.

LEARN

Learning is essential to getting you to a new place. In the United States, higher education has never been more widespread. The concept of equipping yourself with more knowledge as a way to perform better at work is...

If you’re a keto-fanatic, keep going with it. Don’t let me stand in the way of your results.  

First let's talk about what ketosis is. When the body is starved of carbohydrates that can be used for fuel (grain, fruit, sugar, cereal, pasta, and even beans) the body will go into ketosis. In this state the body will burn fats efficiently. And it will also produce ketones, which some claim help improve brain function. Ketones can also cause major problems if their concentration gets too high. It's a bit complicated, and there are plenty of strong opinions around it. A simple way to think of it is: strict Atkins diet that is rather unforgiving of slip ups - it can take anywhere from two to seven days to get back into ketosis.

There is one major consideration that you need to bear in mind if this is the life you want to live: is the ketogenic diet the forever answer?

For a few people, it is the forever answer (notably, those with epilepsy). For most people, cake on...

About the Author:

Jeremy “the tall trainer” Biernat is a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Strength Coach, has his Bachelors in Exercise Science, and enjoys writing, speaking, and inspiring people online and in person. See his new book!  More importantly he is a husband, father, and follower of God. His practice is in upstate NY (Canandaigua) where he works with people in one on one and group sessions to make awesome changes in their lives. He doesn’t do everything perfect, cries in movies, and would love to hear from you. You can contact Jeremy by commenting to this post, emailing [email protected], or calling 1(800)380-7047. 

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I've been in the fitness industry for almost six years now. One thing I'm good at is picking up on patterns and noticing some of the finer points of what is happening. One thing that I've noticed, and that is one of my biggest frustrations as a trainer, is the mindset that people have when it comes to health, fitness, and nutrition.

Tall Trainer Fitness Systems specializes in helping people lose weight. We do much more than that, but that is what our bootcamp classes are known for. We get people into great shape, even if they haven't seen success elsewhere.

In the day to day interactions with my clients I get to see a lot of their struggles up close. And it's during those struggles that I get a glimpse into their internal state, how the mind is working. Where I see people get caught up the most is when they encounter failure. A recipe turned out bad, they gained over the weekend, or they had a family or professional crisis that derailed them. These situations are not uncommon. What...

About the Author:

Jeremy “the tall trainer” Biernat is a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Strength Coach, has his Bachelors in Exercise Science, and enjoys writing, speaking, and inspiring people online and in person. See his new book!  More importantly he is a husband, father, and follower of God. His practice is in upstate NY (Canandaigua) where he works with people in one on one and group sessions to make awesome changes in their lives. He doesn’t do everything perfect, cries in movies, and would love to hear from you. You can contact Jeremy by commenting to this post, emailing [email protected], or calling 1(800)380-7047. 

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I am thankful to have had the opportunity to join Boot Camp with the Tall Trainer.

Just months prior to starting my new journey, my fiancé passed away.  I could feel my health deteriorating mentally and physically.  I needed to do something quickly.  It so happened that I saw a post with results from a friend who was attending boot camp.  I questioned her about it and was intrigued.  I made a phone call that day and was immediately set up to go in and see what this program was all about.

I told myself that I would do this for 1 month.  After that month was up, I was feeling wonderful emotionally and physically.  I was addicted and decided to keep going on this voyage.

For the next 7 months I achieved goals, was educated on healthy eating, was encouraged to go above my own expectations with my cardio and resistance training, learned about correct lifting postures and how to avoid pain with certain exercises that I never would have known...