Fat Burning, Weight Loss, Diet and Fitness Q&A of the Week-Surviving a Super Bowl Party

Every week I answer a question or questions that are sent in to me regarding fat burning, weight loss, diet, fitness and or the Fat X program. Today's question was e-mailed in and it is regards to how to survive a Super Bowl party.

I've been doing your workouts and diet program and have lost 10 lbs of fat and two inches around my waist. I really want to stick to it but I'm worried about this Super Bowl party I'm going to. Do you have any tips as far as what I should eat at a Super Bowl party? I want my fitness program to survive the Super Bowl!!

Joseph

When it comes down to eating at parties, the most important thing is that you're not starving when you get there. Will power can only do so much. So here are a few tips:

Eat well before you go so that you don't pig out at the party on junk food.

Make sure that you are hydrated.

Snack on high protein foods..

Sip on bottled water to keep busy.

Plan and prepare a really good diet day on Monday.

Other than that, enjoy yourself a bit and read up on my diet break philosophy.

Does Cereal Make You Fat?

For some reason cereal has gotten the reputation of being healthy. People eat it to start the day, and a lot of people eat it as a late night snack. What people don't know is that it's high in carbohydrates (carbs), and even worse, high in simple carbs. Eating this late at night is definitely not a good thing if you are looking to burn fat and lose weight.

Eating foods high in carbs, like cereal, bread and other sweets is a bad idea at night because your body most likely is not going to get a chance to burn off this source of energy, and that energy (carbs) is going to be stored as fat. Once stored as fat, it's a lot more difficult for you to break down that fat and burn it off.

For an alternative to cereal as a late night snack, I would have something high in protein with some good fat (EFA's). Celery and peanut butter, cottage cheese and peanut butter, or a protein drink with some fish oil capsules are all good choices.

The theory behind eating something high in protein with some good fat (EFA's) in the evening or at night is that your body will switch over to using fat for fuel instead of carbs and that your body will break down some of the stored fat on your body for fuel over night. Ideally your body will continue to use fat for fuel until the next time you have carbs.

The protein in you night meal will help you muscles recover, and that muscle will help keep you metabolism boosted further helping your body burn fat.

Coach Rollie Likes....

Every week or so I'll be featuring a product, service or business that I personally like and that can possibly help you in your fat burning/fat loss, health and fitness goals. Today is the second installment of "Coach Rollie Likes....." and I'm featuring a green tea drink.

If you've been following my blog you know that I'm a big fan of green tea. I like green tea not only for it's metabolism boosting properties, but for the anti-oxidants and over all health benefits. The problem most people have with green tea is the taste. If you don't normally like the taste of green tea, try Lipton's Diet Green Tea with Citrus. It taste's pretty damn good and it's a nice alternative to hot tea, water, or diet sodas when you need to wash down your food with something flavored.

If you know of a product, service or business that you like and feel it can help others in their fat burning/fat loss, health and fitness goals, feel free to e-mail me with that information. I'll check it out, and possible feature it on "Coach Rollie Likes......".