Body Science Zotrim Blog

A recent survey suggests that 1 in 3 adults is on a permanent diet, with 1 in 20 women fretting about their figures for more than three hours a day.

As we all know, ‘dieting’ often has limited success and even when successful can result in a rebound yo-yo when dieting ceases. Zotrim, a herbal weight-loss

supplement, offers a solution. Proven effective in a series of published studies, including a double-blind, randomised trial. Zotrim works by helping to boost satiety, the feeling of fullness, so you eat less at meal times, snack less during the day and re-learn healthy eating habits. Zotrim has been shown to be effective without radical change in diet but can also be used to increase the chances of success of any chosen diet plan.

The most recent Zotrim study, published in The British Food Journal 2007, showed not only weight reduction (85% of trial participants lost weight when using Zotrim) but also a reduction in waist and hip circumference, and an improvement in control over eating behaviour

One of the best ways to kick start weight loss is to make sure that you are eating a protein rich breakfast, and the earlier you have it the better. Ideally aim for your breakfast to be eaten before 8am, and choose protein rich options such as a poached egg or baked beans on wholegrain toast or some oats with a sprinkle of your Favourite BSc (Bodyscience) protein. Alternatively, if you would like results a little faster, try swapping breakfast for a protein shake for just a week or two – a full meal replacement can often act to shift a couple of kg quickly which can be a great trick psychologically to keep you on track with your new lifestyle changes.

Check out this delicious recipe made by Marianne Le Fevre from Cronulla. Marianne was the winner of BSc Healthy Recipe Competition and scores a set of BSc skins along with some BSc Sports wear. If you have any healthy recipes send them into BSc’s healthy chef Teresa Cutter at teresa@teresacutter.com.

Ingredients:

100g Almond nuts

60g Coconut desiccated

50g Protein Powder nature or vanilla

160g dried apricots

1-2 tbsp water

Process almond nuts, coconut, protein powder and apricots in food processor until it has a crumby consistency. Test if dough can be formed into balls. If it doesn’t stick enough, add water slowly till it sticks together. Shape dough into rectangle and cut into bars. Serves 12

Check out this delicious recipe made by Tyne Daily from Paddington. Tyne was the winner of BSc Healthy Recipe Competition and scores a set of BSc skins along with some BSc Sports wear. If you have any healthy recipes send them into BSc’s healthy chef Teresa Cutter at teresa@teresacutter.com.

Ingredients:

250grams almonds 1 scoop of low carb vanilla protein powder 1/2 cup of LSA 3 organic eggs 300g of Mixed dried fruit & goji berries 1/2 cup of any seeds of choice (I like sunflower or pumpkin seeds) 1 tsp of cinnamon 1/4 cup of olive oil 1/4 cup of organic honey   Directions:   Takes about 15-20mins to make. Pre head oven to 180 deg (oven temp is actually 160 C) fan forced and 180 C no fan

Ground the almonds in a food processor into a powered texture but it is fine if there is still chunky pieces Put into a large mixing bowl, add protein powder, LSA, cinnamon, seeds. Cut the dried fruit & into slices grab the ad add to mixture w/ goji berries – combine.   In a separate bowl add eggs, oil, honey – combine as much as possible then add to mixture.   Once all combined add mixture to a slice try line with baking paper. Make it about 3cms thick.   Bake in oven for 30-40mins until golden brown.   Place on a baking rack for 20mins then cut into small squares about 3x3cm or 4x4cm if you prefer bigger.   Perfect for a healthy low GI high protein small breakfast on the go. Muesli bars keep for 7 days in air tight container in the fridge.

A study to be published in the British Food Journal in July shows that 85% of people experienced weight loss while taking herbal supplement Zotrim.

All 72 overweight subjects in the trial, conducted by a team of diet and psychology experts, were provided with a supply of Zotrim and instructions on how to take the supplement but were given no other special diet or lifestyle advice. Their weight and body shape were monitored regularly for 6 weeks and they completed questionnaires to track their eating behaviour for 10 weeks.

Key Findings included:

- 85% of people lost weight over the course of the study

- Average weight loss was more than 2.3kg

- Waist and hip circumference reduced by 3.4cm and 3.7cm respectively

When the body becomes used to a set routine or stimulus it actually looks to maintain it’s current state and can actually increase cortisol levels in the body which can cause weight gain. The following is a couple tips on how to keep on course with continual weight loss.

Add Variety to Your Workouts
Incorporate variation into each workout. Variety is critical because your muscles become very efficient at the exercises they are accustomed to doing. Switching things up or doing something radically different during each workout session is more challenging to your muscles. This concept should be applied to both aerobic exercise and strength training.

An individual who always does the same exercises will usually plateau sooner than someone who continually makes changes. If you don’t feel comfortable doing a different workout each time you hit the gym, try to change your exercise routine at least every 6-8 weeks. Changing your routine is crucial to keeping your body/muscles surprised. They’ll have to work harder, you’ll be challenged, and you’ll burn more calories and build more lean muscle in the process.

Change your cardio activity:
Change the type of exercise you usually do. The possibilities of aerobic exercise are endless. If you walk, try cycling. If you take kickboxing, try the elliptical. Consider adding some of these possibilities to your routine: running, jogging, walking, elliptical machine, swimming, cycling, indoor exercise, outdoor exercise, hiking, fitness videos/DVDS, group fitness classes like kickboxing, aerobics, spinning, stair steppers, etc

Change the duration of your workouts:
Try to increase your minutes as you become fitter, and occasionally, try a shorter (but more intense) workout.
Change the intensity of your workouts:
This is something you can play with on a daily basis. This includes working at an incline or harder level, sprint work, distance work, maintaining intensity, or interval work (shifting between fast/hard and easy/recovery intervals).

Change your Strength Training Routine:
Change the mode of exercise. If you are using machines, move to free weights. If you are using body weight, try resistance bands. If you are doing free weights, add a stability element like a BOSU ball or stability ball. Try doing exercises while balancing on one foot or switch between any and all of these.

Change the exercises you actually do. If you have been doing chest press, change to a chest fly or use the pec deck machine. Think of an alternative exercise for each muscle group and you’ll have an entirely new workout

Change your resistance level and/or number of repetitions. Be sure to increase your weight regularly. Make sure you are lifting to fatigue with each set. If you typically lift 12-15 reps, try doing 8-10 (with a higher weight) or vice versa. Play with your weight and reps in each set.

There are lots of ways to add variety to your workouts—and it’s SO important that you do to continue losing weight and improving your fitness level. By always challenging yourself, you will avoid hitting a plateau in the first place, and overcome the one you’re stuck in now.
The principles of nutrition, rest and variation all work closely together. When not followed properly, they can instigate a negative snowball effect: Repeating the same exercises can cause overtraining, which leads to plateaus and an inability to sleep. Lack of rest hinders you progress, making recovery take much longer, especially if you are not well-nourished and hydrated.

Along with sticking to a sound nutritional plan try adding HydroxyBurn Pro Clinical and Zotrim to your diet to fast track your weight loss.

Hunger is the waisline’s greatest enemy when trying to lose weight: as we eat less our bodies unfortunately crave more. Zotrim is the secret weapon to help combat your hunger pangs.

Zotrim is the all-natural answer to

successful weight control. Supported by

scientific research, Zotrim helps dieters

lose weight without feeling hungry. It

influences the feeling of fullness so you are

‘satisfied’ earlier during a meal, reducing

portion size and the temptation to snack.

One key scientific study revealed an

average weight loss of 11.2lbs in 45 days

– thats about 8lbs a month at a healthy rate

of around 2lbs a week. In another study, 70

healthcare professionals had an average

waist reduction of 3.4cm.

Dietician Jane Griffin says: ‘when I advised a

group of ladies to take Zotrim, most dropped

at least a dress size within a few weeks as it

works by reducing calorie intake.’

Zotrim can also be used alongside any

other weight management programme to

fend off hunger pangs and maintain dieting

momentum. For additional advice and

support simply log onto www.zotrim.com.au

In the double blind, placebo-controlled, study of 58 healthy to slightly

overweight young women the formulation of plant extracts – Yerba Mate,

Guarana and Damiana – inhibited calorie intake by an average 17.6 per cent

(nearly a fifth) over a mealtime. The participants were invited to eat as much

as they wanted at a buffet-type lunch after taking the formulation or placebo

before breakfast and again before lunch.

The formulation, commercially available as Zotrim, was found to reduce calorie consumption by an average of 132 calories at

lunchtime. The findings, to be presented at the 34 th British Feeding and

Drinking Group Meeting on 25

th March, will later appear as a conference

abstract in the peer reviewed international research Journal ‘Appetite’.

Researchers also observed:

- a decrease by over a quarter (27 per cent) in the selection of high fat,

sweet items (cookies and chocolate mousse) when taking Zotrim

- when taking Zotrim subjects finished the meal on average three

minutes earlier, indicating an earlier onset of satiety.

Dr Jason Halford, who led the study at the Kissileff Laboratory for Ingestive

Behaviour at the University, says:

“These findings suggest that the ingredients contained in the Zotrim

formulation produce a robust acute effect on caloric intake. If sustained, such

changes could benefit weight control, as observed in previous studies on the

formulation.”

Eating Out:

Ensure that you enjoy yourself without over indulging. Zotrim should help you to stay in control and not eat too much. A wise selection of eating place and menu choice will also help you to limit the amount and calorie content of what you eat and drink.

Some tips to help you:

Chinese and Thai

A good choice, as Chinese meals tend to contain lots of vegetables and not too much fat apart from the obvious deep fried items. Most menus give descriptions of the ingredients in a dish and how it is cooked.

If overeating is a potential problem, using chopsticks can usually slow down eating and reduce overall consumption.

Japanese and Noodle Bars

Probably the healthiest choice you can make with a wide choice of rice, noodles, vegetables, fish and meat containing a limited amount of fat

Greek

Greek meals are built around salad, vegetables, bread, pasta and rice and are therefore generally healthy. They do rely on a lot of olive oil which is actually pretty healthy but like most things, not in excess.

Italian and Pizza

Italian restaurants can be healthy and low calorie with pastas, salads and interesting anti

?pasta. But creamy sauces such as carbonara can add a lot of calories to your pasta. Those great tasting pizzas are usually very high in calories with 200 – 350 calories per slice ?

that’s up to 2000 calories in a whole pizza! So if you must go for pizza limit the number of slices and have a salad with it!

The resulting report examines the consequences of calorie reduction on appetite and

on resultant psychological and metabolic changes.

The University of Liverpool

review highlights eight key dieting limitations:

1. EVOLUTION

Avoiding starvation was a key evolutionary factor for early

Homo sapiens. A review

of key scientific literature indicates that as we reduce our calorie intake our body and

brain fight back in an attempt to sustain good nutrition. In the past this enabled

storage for times of shortage but today we are unfortunately not programmed to lose

weight when food is freely and permanently available, especially when we are

sedentary with no need to expend energy in obtaining food.

2. AS WE LOSE WEIGHT OUR APPETITE INCREASES

Both human and animal studies support the anecdotal evidence from dieters and

clinicians that calorie restriction results in a compensatory increase in appetite as the

body fights to reverse the process.

3. AS WE DIET OUR BODY USES FEWER CALORIES IN SUSTAINING ITSELF

Physiological studies show that in an attempt to compensate for reduced calorie

intake our basal metabolic rate decreases so that the body actually uses less

calories to sustain itself.

4. INCREASED PREOCCUPATION WITH FOOD

Published research indicates that dieters have a greater pre-occupation with food,

stronger urges to eat more frequently and a greater feeling of being out of control

with their eating.

5. IMPAIRED COGNITIVE FUNCTION AMD DEPRESSION

Psychological studies indicate that dieters have impaired cognitive function and

slower reaction time compared to non-dieters. Increased depression has also been

observed in dieters.

7. POOR RESTRAINT

Research also demonstrates that dieters find it hard to control their appetite after

exposure to appealing energy dense foods. This can lead to abandonment of dietary

resolve and provoke over-consumption.

8. METABOLIC CHANGES

Endocrinological studies indicate that dieting reduces the secretion of hormones that

help to control food intake. Falling levels of hormones such as leptin may contribute

to diet failure.

SUMMARY

The authors conclude that for dieters, increases in hunger and decreases in

metabolic rate cause real barriers to success. They make a case for nutritional

strategies that both:

- prevent overfeeding by enhancing within-meal satiation and post meal satiety

- stimulate metabolic rate to compensate for reduction induced by lower caloric

intake

Zotrim, an all-natural food supplement is a mixture of plant extracts that already has

good evidence for inducing weight loss in a placebo-controlled study. It is thought to

act both by reducing appetite and by the metabolic effects of the plant extracts.