The Chocolate Milk Diet

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Thats the crux of what I'm calling "The Chocolate Milk Diet," which isnt a diet at all. Its essentially three eight-ounce servings of chocolate milk consumed at key points throughout your day: one when you wake up a second !efore you exercise and a third directly after your workout. "r if it's your day off #ust pattern them for morning afternoon and night. $ounds good right% It is and thats why its so easy. &ut is this a free ticket to eat as much fried chicken as

you want throughout the rest of the day% 'nfortunately not !ut alongside a healthy diet it can help you drop lots of !elly fat fast. (ere are the four reasons why: Secret #1: The Calcium Effect )esearchers have known for years a!out the role that calcium plays in !uilding strong !ones !ut a more recent development deals with they way it affects your !elly. * series of studies have shown that calcium can actually impede your !odys a!ility to a!sor! fat and when researchers in +e!raska analy,ed five of these studies they were a!le to estimate that consuming - ... mg more calcium can translate to losing nearly -/ pounds of fla!. 0hats more other studies have shown that dairy foods offer the most readily a!sor!a!le calcium you can find. 1nock !ack three servings of !rown cow and youll reach that crucial - ... mg threshold. *t that point any other calcium that you eat or drink is a !onus. &onus Tip: 2verything is not as it seems in the world of fat and calories. 3lick here to see the 4. 5(ealthy6 7oods that *rent. 8ou'll !e shocked !y the pounds of fat you may unwittingly gain while thinking that you're eating healthy.

Secret #2: The Vitamin D Factor *ll the calcium in the world isnt going to help you if you dont get a good dose of vitamin 9 to go with it. Thats !ecause vitamin 9 is responsi!le for moving calcium from your food to your !ody which means if youre running low on 9 youre pro!a!ly also missing the calcium you need to stay slim. "ther symptoms of the 9 deficiency are weak muscles easily !reaka!le !ones and depression:not a great com!o for success. +ow heres why this is significant: ;ost experts agree that the average *merican isnt getting enough 9. $ome estimate that only half the population is meeting the re<uirement and one study pu!lished in the #ournal Pediatrics found that =. percent of *merican children had low levels of 9 in their diet. The thing is your !ody makes vitamin 9 naturally when you expose your skin to sunlight !ut most people spend too much time indoors to !enefit. *nd intentionally spending more time in the sun could put you at risk for skin cancer. The solution% 9rink up. 3hocolate milk like most milk is fortified with vitamin 9. "ne caveat here: 9rink -> chocolate milk. ?itamin 9 won't work without a little fat to help !reak it down. 8ou want to skip the whole milk too as it has too many calories to make it a regular ha!it. The !est option is -> or low-fat chocolate milk. It has the fat you need to a!sor! crucial vitamins yet at three cups a day it will save you -@. calories over whole milk. &onus Tip: 2verything you need to know a!out cereal is right here: *merica's &est and 0orst 3ereals. 1eep the sugar down and the fi!er up for a perfect start to your day.

Secret #3: The Endurance Boost If you want to lose the gut youve got to exercise:no surprise there. &ut heres a fact thats not so o!vious: 9rinking chocolate milk can improve your gains. In a study pu!lished in The International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Meta olis!, su!#ects given chocolate milk !efore hopping on the stationary !ikes were a!le to ride AB percent longer than su!#ects given a generic car!ohydratereplacement !everage. *nd on top of that they pedaled even harder. Total work performed !y the chocolate-milk group was greater than the work performed !y su!#ects drinking car!ohydratereplacement drinks or electrolyte-fortified sports drinks. The reason% ;ilk has naturally occurring electrolytes that keep you hydrated:more hydrated then water in fact which I revealed recently on my Twitter account:and its natural sweetness helps push more energy into your muscles. *nother study from @..B found similar results !ut it went one step further !y asking participants which !everage they thought tasted !etter. +ot surprisingly -..> chose chocolate milk.

&onus Tip: 9iscover more lovea!le li<uids !y !rowsing through our &est &eers slideshow. "r if youd rather avoid the calories altogether then youll want to read The 0orst &everages in the $upermarket. *gain the point is to make weight-loss easy and fun without ever worrying a!out going on a diet again.

Secret #4: The Protein Bod! "ei#ht Connection 0ant to know the secret to staying thin% 8ou need more muscle. Thats !ecause muscle !urns more calories than fat so for every new muscle fi!er you create your resting meta!olism receives another surge of fat-torching energy. *nd chocolate milk can help you do that. )esearchers have determined that the ideal protein load for !uilding muscle is -. to @. grams half !efore and half after your workout. (ow much protein will you find in low-fat chocolate milk% 2ight grams per cup. CThat means one serving !efore your workout and one serving after will give you a total of -D grams of highly effective whey protein:a perfect serving.E *dd that to the extra cup you drank first thing in the morning and youre looking at a tur!ocharged meta!olism that keeps you !urning calories all day long. *nd dont forget you can still melt those -/ pounds of !elly fat without giving up your favorite foods. 8ou #ust need to make smart swaps and weve got -. new ones right here. 8ou'll lose weight faster than ever :again with ever dieting again. Fike this story or have another nutrition secret% Glease share it with others here.