Don't be afraid of Creatine..

When I tell people that I take supplements Pre and Post that contain Creatine Mono-hydrate in them they automatically assume I am trying to get super bulky and think of it as some type of Steroid or something. Creatine is actually a very good supplement to be taking regularly in your workout routine, mainly males.
"An amino acid 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells" -en.wiktionary.org/wiki/creatine
See, creatine is a natural body substance your body provides, but giving your body more increases your training goals:
1. Lifting weights- Creatine helps shuffle water and energy to your muscles to help them grow and be more full, thus helping you lift more and heavier. So in turn, your gaining more muscle. Also after you lift it helps repair your muscle tissues and speed up recovery time so you can get back in the gym the next day and lift and not be so sore and say I'll just take a few days break.
2. Cardiovascular Training- Most people are surprised when I say this, but Creatine also (in males only) helps improve high intensity exercise capacity. It increases the peak running capacity, it's basically a boost of energy to your muscles and helps you run faster and longer, I personally have noticed a difference. 

So now you know some what about Creatine, you should think about trying to incorporate it into your workout/training schedule.

 

this is what I take for post workout because it contains creatine monohydrate and fast carbs to help recover my muscles and repair the muscles better. 

 

Check your weight often

They say if you check your weight more often, such as daily, you will know if you are making smart decisions or not. The scale doesn't lie. :)

Stop taking the easy way out.

Yes I am being serious. Everyone always wants to lose weight, period. Everyone wants that beach body or to just look really good. You have to take this into consideration...your body took 9 months to be created, you spent years probably not really working out and eating junk food or unhealthy foods. Why on earth would you think in 1 month you can become this super lean, beach body machine. Some people just have the genes where their metabolism runs super high all the time so they were able to eat all they wanted and stay skinny, but usually the want bigger muscles or more leanness and that also takes time. For the majority of us, we ate all we wanted, and paid the price of bulging stomachs or un-wanted fat. It is very easy to gain weight but harder to lose it, why? That's just the way life is and we have to deal with it, but it doesn't have to be like that.

But Matthew, I don't have time in my schedule to workout all the time. I hate this excuse, your telling me you can't spare just 45-60 minutes a day to help change your life for the better, be serious.

Lets say that you can only workout 2-3 times a week because you just have so many things you honestly can't work out that much, ill give you the benefit of the doubt. Eating the right foods, can help you lose weight and not gain it. Really Matt?? Yes. Stop eating Mcdonalds and all that crappy food. Start thinking natural. In paleolithic days or spartan days they didn't say, hey lets stop for some whoppers at BK because today is our cheat day, they eat vegetables, meats, fruits, and nuts. Giving your body proper portions (not over eating) and eating the right foods can help you lose weight and not put on those extra pounds if your not able to workout as much. you still need to try and workout more often, at least try to incorporate sprinting up some stairs for 45-60 seconds, then walking and repeating 5-10 times, thats a great little fat burning quick workout. 

As I was saying though, stop being lazy people. You can't just hope to take some diet pills and still eat fast food, or not workout because the diet pills are burning all the fat up anyway, you can't be serious right now. Some diet pills work, yes. But that means working out and eating right to help them work. Getting in shape, having low body fat, getting big muscles, whatever your goals are..they take TIME. If you want to be ripped and skinny for the summer time, you should have started a few months ago honestly (depending where you are in your fitness). I mean look at my progression photo's, the last one I took was about 3 weeks ago and I can already tell a big difference because I have been eating right, cycling my carbs, working out, resting, doing all the right things. If I would have taken it more seriously towards the beginning I would be a lot farther than I am now, but like most people I yo-yo'd back and forth a little because I would eat the occasional wendy's or mcdonalds, go out drinking late nights, etc. If you want to get fit, lose weight, whatever, you do need to take it some what seriously. Start eating healthy foods, the Kroger here has an organic isles that i get whole wheat noodles, whole grain crackers, organic fruit spread, etc...all these little things and choices that you make go a long way. Like they always say, your body is a temple and you are what you eat. It is so true, feed your body the right foods, forget all that processed food, saturated fat, high fructose corn syrup, your body doesn't need it.

Granted, it isn't the easiest thing to go cold turkey off soda, fast foods, etc and just switch to a healthy diet and regular exercise. So don't go 100% into it right away if your not used to it because it usually leads to failure. Slowly start working out, adding time, days, distance, to your program. Start drinking less soda and limiting fast food and switching to whole grain foods, organic foods, lean meats. Your body will appreciate it and when you start seeing results you'll know it was all worth it and that you didn't really need that extra mcdouble and fries with the coke. I haven't had fast food or soda in so long, but my body isn't craving it at all seriously. I almost get grossed out just looking at the food, if you actually look at the supplement facts in the foods that you can order, that should make you not want to eat it just aside from looking at the greasy, mayonnaise filled thing.

Well i just wanted to share this because I know some people who are either taking diet pills but not doing anything and just banking on the pills to do everything. People who workout all the time but then go to fast food or restaurants and order a bunch of crap and a lot of alcohol and waste the workout. I am not saying you have to be 100% workout, healthy eating machine..but you do need to take this some what seriously because your taking years off your life without it..and wouldn't you rather look good in your 30' or 40's as you get older then be the typical fat, bulging stomach, couch potato? Do something about it, change your life for the better!

Good Chicken Recipes

Here are some good chicken recipes and good ways to help eat chicken (lean meat) to gain muscle and burn fat! I am still in the process of trying them all, but so far they are delicious and a great way to get your lean chicken meat (protein) and add in some healthy carbs and vegetables :)


Real World Chicken Recipes 

plus these are tastier and easy to follow for people not looking to spend all day preparing food. Buying the chicken flavor packets at your local grocery store are also good because their cheap also and easy to make: garlic and basil, Hawaiian luoa, and mexican verde are 3 very good ones I always love. Always make sure to eat green vegetables with your lunch and dinner, and whole grains for carbs!

If you want to get lean, Eat Lean!

Stop eating those fast food burgers, well stop eating fast food in general. But fatty meats like beef and roast beef should not be eaten everyday, its acceptable to eat it occasionally in moderation. But if you want that summer body you need to start thinking lean. These meats contain usually little fat, usually the healthy kind you need to burn off the bad fat. 1g or less of carbs, and lots of protein and healthy nutrition your body needs.

• Turkey
• Fish
• Chicken

I usually eat a little turkey with my eggs in the morning, a fish fillet with vegetables and fruit for lunch, and a 4oz chicken breast (grilled, not breaded) with vegetables and fruit. I have noticed a huge differences eating a lot of these lean meats, because I am getting leaner also! These are also great ways to get your daily intake of protein and healthy calories and fat.

 

p.s. tomorrow i will post some good recipes to make good chicken, how to incorporate turkey into your lean meat diet, and also fish. Ill share portion size and good seasoning, good pairing with other foods tips.

If carb cycling..

Make sure that your high carbs are in whole grains and wheat's, don't go for high fructose or enriched white breads. Very Bad!!
things that i ate to help me get my "High" carb serving, also wasn't that easy by the way to consume 300-400 grams of healthy carbs as you think it would so here are some suggestions, especially for a little cheat foods also.

• oatmeal
• whole grain bread
• whole grain pancakes (throw in berries)
• whole grain cereals with low fat/sugar
• barely mushroom soup
• whole grain popcorn
• whole grain waffles (low carb syrup)
• whole grain pizza crust (throw on tons of veggies)
• brown rice

 Above: Whole grain pizza crust, olives, tomatoes, green peppers, low fat cheese, real tomato sauce. See, and you thought all pizza's were bad for you. You can take ordinary/daily foods and make them healthy with the right choices.

inspiration

Carb Cycling

some of you may know what this is, others no clue. It is a fairly simple idea, that I will be doing for the next 6-8 weeks before taking a couple week break then going back into pretty much for a long time, or until my goals change.
"Carbohydrates are used as energy by the body; they fuel our workouts, as well as providing ample fuel to be used throughout the course of the day. Ingesting carbs also replenishes our glucose and glycogen stores to prevent fatigue."
Carbs are used as fuel in the body, when you go on a low carb diet, it is mainly because your goal is to lose fat "reduce the carb intake to promote fat use as fuel to lose weight." My goal here is to maintain muscle mass, and gain muscle all while burn fat and lose weight, yes it is possible. After a few days or a week on a low carb diet your body starts to get used to not having carbs for energy and starts to use fat yes, but a lot of muscle also. Carb cycling is also a lot easier to maintain because you know after a few days you can have some more carbs, healthy ones of course like whole grains and more fruits. When you carb cycle, your body uses fat for fuel, but instead of getting used to it and using muscle after a couple of days, you give yourself carbs, then more, then slowly slow back down to little. This way carbs are used in the body for fuel and not stored as fat and your still gaining muscle when working out instead of burning muscle, and losing the bad fat.
Here is an example, I am about 200lbs +/- 2-3 lbs.

Monday: Low (.5 grams carbs per body weight so for me basically 100g total)

Tuesday: Low (.5 grams carbs per body weight so for me basically 100g total)

Wednesday: Low (.5 grams carbs per body weight so for me basically 100g total)

Thursday: High (2-3 gram carb per body weight, so about 200g total)

Friday: Moderate (1 grams carbs per body weight, so about 300-400g total)

Saturday: Moderate (1 gram carb per body weight, so about 200g total)

Sunday: Moderate (1 gram carb per body weight, so about 200g total)

Then repeat the next week. Any questions just ask.
Also I am keeping my protein intake high to maintain the muscle mass and promote protein synthesis during workouts.

This upcoming week...

I am going to try and take some pictures and take some videos of parts of my workout so you can see what some of the things are and for form.

Saturday

Sleep: 8 1/2 hrs
Hydration: 2-3 Gallons
Supplements: Phenorex Diet Thermogenic Pills in morning, 4 servings of MyoFusion Advanced Protein (1 in the morning, 1 after first workout, 2 after final workout), 1 GNC beyond raw "ravage" pre-workout, 3 serving MuscleTech Anabolic Halo post workout recovery and 1serving NO-47 post-workout.
Morning: 16 oz of water. P90X workout "Kenpo X" I really like this workout because its basically karate.
Breakfast: 2 Whole eggs, 4 Egg Whites. 1 serving of oatmeal plain, 3-4 slices of turkey in my eggs.
Lunch: 1 Slice of healthy nut whole grain bread, 8 slices of turkey with some spinach leaves, 1 serving of pinto beans.
Later Afternoon/Gym: Today was Light Legs, Calves, Abs, Lower back. Upon arrival to the gym I did my usual Stair Climber "Fat Burn" for 10 minutes on level 12. This to get the body warm and blood pumping. After wards I took about 10-12 minutes to stretch out my body good before I started lifting.
1. Leg Extension: 3x15
-superset with-
1. Dumbbell Lunge: 3x15
-extended set-
1. Smith Machine Front Squat
2. Smith Machine Squat: 3xFailure
3. Lying Leg Curl: 3x15
-superset with-
3. Dumbbell Romanian Dead-lift: 3x15
4. Leg Press Calf-Raise: 3x15
-superset with-
4. Standing Calf-Raise: 3xFailure
5. Hanging Leg Raise: 3xFailure
-superset with-
5. Twisting Crunch: 3xFailure
After lifting, I proceeded to my cardio. I did Stair climber for 15 minutes total. 1 minute on level 12 then 1 minute on level 18. Then got a really good stretch in.
Dinner: 6 Egg Whites with 4 slices of turkey. 1 serving of pinto beans.

Friday

Sleep: 8 hrs
Hydration: 2 1/2 gallons or so
Supplements: Phenorex Diet Thermogenic Pills in morning, 4 servings of MyoFusion Advanced Protein (1 in the morning, 1 after first workout, 2 after final workout), 1 GNC beyond raw "ravage" pre-workout, 3 serving MuscleTech Anabolic Halo post workout recovery and 1serving NO-47 post-workout.
Morning: 16oz of water and warm-up, stretch. P90X workout "Legs&Back + Ab Ripper X"
Breakfast: 2 Whole Eggs, 4 Egg whites with cilantro and tomatoes. 1 serving oatmeal with handful of blueberries.
Lunch: Today I had some Fajita meat with green and red peppers, and 1 serving of beans.
Late Afternoon/Gym: Today was Heavy Back, Biceps, and Forearms. pon arrival to the gym I did my usual Stair Climber "Fat Burn" for 10 minutes on level 12. This to get the body warm and blood pumping. After wards I took about 10-12 minutes to stretch out my body good before I started lifting.
1. Pull-Up: 3x8
2. One-Arm Dumbbell Row: 3x10
3. Reverse Grip Lat Pull Down: 3x8
4. Barbell Curl: 3x8
5. Dumbbell Concentration Curls: 3x10
6. Dumbbell Hammer Curls: 3x8
7. Barbell Behind the Back Wrist Curl: 3x10
After lifting, I proceeded to my cardio. I did Stair climber for 15 minutes total. 1 minute on level 12 then 1 minute on level 18. Then got a really good stretch in.
Dinner: 1 slice of Whole Grain Healthy Nut bread with 6-8 slices of Turkey, 1 serving of Asparagus. Then shower and rest time.

Thursday.

Sleep: 9hrs (needed it after that heavy leg day).
Hydration: 2 + Gallons
Supplements: Phenorex Diet Thermogenic Pills in morning, 4 servings of MyoFusion Advanced Protein (1 in the morning, 1 after first workout, 2 after final workout), 1 GNC beyond raw "ravage" pre-workout, 1 CellMass post-workout recovery.
Morning: 16oz of water and warm-up, stretch. P90X workout "Yoga X" today.
Breakfast: 6 egg whites with green and red peppers, 1 serving oatmeal with handful of blueberries.
Lunch: 1 slice of whole grain healthy nut bread, 10 slices of turkey, 1 banana, 1 protein bar
Late Afternoon/Gym: Today was Light Chest, Shoulders, Traps, and Triceps. Upon arrival to the gym I did my usual Stair Climber "Fat Burn" for 10 minutes on level 12. This to get the body warm and blood pumping. After wards I took about 10-12 minutes to stretch out my body good before I started lifting.
1. Dumbbell Flye: 3x15
-superset with-
1. Dumbbell Press: 3x15
2. Low- Pulley Cable Cross: 3x12
3. Dumbbell Lateral Raise: 3x15
-superset with-
3. Dumbbell Shoulder Press: 3x15
4. Dumbell Bent Over Lateral Raise: 3x12
5. Behind The Back Shrugs: 3x15
-superset with-
5. Normal Shurgs: 3x15
6. Lying Triceps Extension: 3x15
-superset with-
6. Close-Grip Bench Press: 3x15
After lifting, I proceeded to my cardio. I did Stair climber for 15 minutes total. 1 minute on level 12 then 1 minute on level 18. Then got a really good stretch in.
Dinner: 4 Eggs Whites, 1 serving Talapia Fish, 1 serving Asparagus. Then shower and relaxation.

Wednesday.

Sleep: 7 1/2 hrs
Hydration: 2 gallons roughly
Morning: After waking up, took my PHENOREX thermogenic diet pills along with about 16oz of water and a MYOFUSION protein shake, this to stop the body from fasting and promote protein synthesis during the workout. Rested and got my body loose for about 30 minutes.
Morning Workout: Today was "Back and Biceps" along with "Ab Ripper X" in the P90X workout. Again I use light weights with the p90x so I can do more reps for a more lean approach with this workout. After the workout I consumed 1 serving of MYOFUSION protein to recover those muscles and maximize the workout.
Breakfast: Today for breakfast I had 3 whole eggs and 3 egg whites, I don't always have whole eggs, but you need to have the healthy fat from the whole egg every so often in your diet. I added onions, tomatoes, pepper, and hot sauce to the eggs. Also, 1 serving of oatmeal with a serving of blueberries.
Lunch: Today I had a little bit bigger lunch because of the heavy weight training I am doing at the gym tonight. I had 1 slice of whole wheat healthy nut bread with about 10-12 slices of turkey. Also 1 banana, a EAS protein bar, 1 serving of rice with a little turkey cut up in it.
Late Afternoon/Gym: Today was a heavy Leg, Calves, Abs, Lower back routine. Before leaving I took 1 serving of GNC BEYOND RAW "Ravage" pre-workout drink. Upon arrival to the gym I did my usual Stair Climber "Fat Burn" for 10 minutes on level 12. This to get the body warm and blood pumping. After wards I took about 10-12 minutes to stretch out my body good before I started lifting.
1. Squat: 3x8
2. Leg Press: 3x10
3. Leg Extension: 3x10
4. Romanian Dead-lift: 3x8
5. Standing Calf Raise: 3x8
6. Seated Calf Raise: 3x10
7. Weighted Decline Sit up: 3x15
8. Plank: 3x60 seconds
9. Lower Back 
After lifting, I proceeded to my cardio. I did Stair climber for 15 minutes total. 1 minute on level 12 then 1 minute on level 18. Then got a really good stretch in because I worked the mess out of my legs. Then took my BSN CELLMASS post workout drink to recover my muscles from the workout. When I got home 20-25 minutes later I took 2 servings of MYOFUSION protein shake.
Dinner: Tonight for dinner I had 1 serving of Asparagus, 1 serving of Talapia fish with onions, tomatoes, and a little seasoning. Then proceeded for a hot shower and rest.

Tuesday.

Sleep: 8 1/2 hours
Hydration: 2 1/2 gallons roughly
Morning: After waking up, took my PHENOREX thermogenic diet pills along with about 16oz of water and a MYOFUSION protein shake, this to stop the body from fasting and promote protein synthesis during the workout. Rested and got my body loose for about 30 minutes.
Morning Workout: Today was Plyometrics with the P90X workout. I used the weighted vest with about 10lbs on it because my body is in good shape so this makes the workout a little tougher. Plyo is basically jump-training to help you run faster, jump higher, and run longer. After the workout I consumed 1 serving of MYOFUSION protein to recover those muscles and maximize the workout. Also high protein after a workout helps burn more fat, post-workout.
Breakfast: Today I had 2 whole eggs and 4 egg whites. I added tomatoes, onions, squash, cucumber, carrots, and a little celery to the mix to get some vegetables and flavor in. Also had 1 serving of oatmeal with a small handful of blueberries. So a high protein, fiber breakfast.
Lunch: 1 piece of whole grain healthy nut bread with about 8 slices of turkey. Also 1 serving of strawberries and a EAS protein bar.
Late Afternoon/Gym: Today was a light Back, Biceps, and Forearms workout. A lot of weight lifters and people in general often ignore the forearms so I'm incorporating them into the workouts. Before leaving I took 1 serving of GNC BEYOND RAW "Ravage" pre-workout drink. Upon arrival to the gym I did my usual Stair Climber "Fat Burn" for 10 minutes on level 12. This to get the body warm and blood pumping. After wards I took about 10-12 minutes to stretch out my body good before I started lifting.
1. Straight Arm Lat Pulldown: 3x15
-superset with-
1. Wide Grip Lat Pulldown: 3x15
2. Barbell Bent Over Row: 3x12
3.EZ Bar Preacher Curl: 4x15
-superset with-
3. EZ Bar Standing Wide Grip Curls: 3x15
4. Barbell Wrist Curl: 3x15
-superset with-
4. Barbell Reverse Grip Wrist Curl: 3x15
After lifting I then proceeded to get my Cardio on, because today was a little bit lighter weight with more reps I decided to turn the cardio up a bit. I did Stair climber for 15 minutes total. 1 minute on level 14 then 1 minute on level 20. I felt this workout and after knew I worked hard, drenched! Then took my BSN CELLMASS post workout drink to recover my muscles from the workout. When I got home 20-25 minutes later I took 1 serving of MYOFUSION protein shake (because I have to wait 20-30 minutes after the cellmass to take a shake or eat).
Dinner: 1 serving of Broccoli, 1 serving of Talapia Fish with tomatoes, onions, and seasoning. After wards took me a nice shower and drank some water so I can rest the rest of the night and get some sleep.

MONDAY.

Sleep: 8 hours
Hydration: Roughly 2 gallons.
Morning: Wake up, take my PHENOREX thermogenic diet pills along with 16oz of water. Helps with appetite and boosts metabolism (both). Drink a MYOFUSION protein shake (1 serving). I give myself about 20-30 minutes to get ready and let the fluids settle before I workout. P90X-Chest,Shoulder,Triceps+Ab Ripper X (using light weights with high reps for definition). After wards, MYOFUSION protein shake (1 serving).
Breakfast Time: This about 20 minutes after the protein shake. 3 whole eggs, 3 egg whites. 1 serving of plain oatmeal with a serving of blueberries. Along with a multi-vitamin.
Afternoon: Lunch time; a serving of broccoli and 1 COD fish with plenty of water.
Late Afternoon/Night Time (GYM): Heavy day; Chest, Shoulders, Traps, Triceps.
1. Bench Press- 3x8 (90 second rest)
2. Reverse-Grip Bench Press- 3x10 (90 second rest)
3. Dumbell Incline Press- 3x8 (90 second rest)
4. Pushdowns (60 Second Rest)
5. Smith Machine Over-head Press- 3x8 (90 second rest)
6. Dumbbell Overhead Press- 3x10 (90 second rest)
7. Smith Machine Upright Rows- 3x10 (90 second rest)
8. Dumbbell Shrugs- 3x8 (90 seconds rest)
9. Dips 2x10 20lb weights (60 seconds rest)
Before I leave for the gym, I take 1 Serving of GNC Beyond Raw "Ravage" pre-workout drink. This gives me my (L-argnine, creatine, nitric oxide, etc) to push out a few more reps and go a little heavier weight. (30-40 minutes before the workout begins I take this.
I start with a good stretch for about 7-9 minutes. Stair Climber on Fat Burn Level 12 for 10 minutes to get the blood flowing and body warm. After the weight lifting is over I do my cardio session. 15 minutes on the Stair Climber on Intervals (Level 8 for 1 minute, Level 18 for 1 minute for a total of 15 minutes). After I get a good stretch in.
BSN Cellmass right after I finish stretching to get a good recovery and maximize my workout.
Dinner Time: I get home about 20-25 minutes later. Proceed to take 2 Servings of MyoFusion protein. For dinner I had 6 egg whites, 1 serving of broccoli, 1 slice of whole grain healthy nut bread with about 6-8 slices of Turkey sandwich meat. All this with a glass of water. After wards its time for a shower and relaxation time.

This is my Monday Workout for the next 4 weeks. Food will vary a little. I hope this helps some what as for giving you some variation in your workout, food consumption, supplements, and etc. This is also so you can see what I am doing. Hope you enjoyed!

 

My training.

I am going to post my workout/training schedule for this week, I will be following this for the next 4 weeks. After that I will be changing it up and then I will show what the next 4 weeks will be and so on. I will include everything: sleep, training, supplements, food, hydration, all the good stuff so you have a good example to either follow, change up some for your personal like, or just another workout so you have some variety. Enjoy!

LOMBARDI CHAMPS!

 

 

 

 

BRING IT HOME PACK!!!

People Forget The Obvious..

..which is that you can't expect that a bunch of crunches and tons of ab workouts and get abs like these:

 

First of all, Ava Cowan probably has less than 10% body fat, you must have a low body fat percentage for your abs to show, we all know they are there. You can work them as hard as you want, but unless you get rid of that fat first, there not going to show..I don't know how many people ask what exercises will get my abs showing, well get your body fat down first..you can still do the exercises and such because then when your fat is low they will show better and be better defined. 

Running, Squats, Core work, Lower back exercises. These will get you six pack abs along with a good diet and low body fat.

I Love Squats

Why?! Because they are simply the best weight lifting and no weight exercise.

 

Simply put, there are tons of different types of squats you can do, and they work more then just your legs. I always incorporate squats into my lifting and cardio routines. With weights going down quickly and pushing up quickly you are working your quads, gluts, hamstring, calves..and that's just in your legs. That doesn't count the ab strength its taking to keep your body balanced from side to side and back and forth. You thought that was it? Lastly it also is working your traps and upper back because putting that weight on there (squeezed together to use as a shelf) is working those muscle groups as well. That's just weighted back squats, there are front squats, using the same except your using biceps to help keep bar up and chest as your shelf. 

Now without weights, there are squat thrusters, which if you have a little weight or weighted vest are amazing because squatting and jumping up for a minute, resting and repeating strengthens your legs and your also using those abs to keep balance. You can add push ups to squat thrusts or any other type of workout and do a super set, which maximizes other muscle groups as well.

Doing squats with or without weights should be in your workout, if you want those big strong legs or even toned but strong legs you need this exercise.

 

Get better everyday. Don't let the fitness models discourage you from the gym or getting fit, be better than them, train harder, be more fit, and be more ripped than them. Be The Best.

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I hate how..

Living a healthy lifestyle and eating good is being pushed by all these different companies, but yet they don't seem to do much to help. Sure McDonald's, Wendy's, etc have salads and foods that claim to be healthy, but in actuality they are sometimes just the same or worse then eating a burger and fries combo. Why don't they actually just serve food that is healthy and stop deceiving people. I believe these companies need to actually make changes in their food, i read an article the other day that Taco Bell was getting in trouble because their meat was not meeting the FDA's rules of at least 40% meat, but people don't care because there only .89 cents. This brings me to my next issue, which is healthy food and supplements to help you lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle and to eat right cost so much, why would you want to spend $10 on a lean meal when you can spend $2 on the dollar menu and be full off basically all fat. I really wish these companies did something to actually help and make a difference, I'm sure that producing these healthier foods are more costly, but really...how much more can they really cost to produce something "natural." These fast food chains need to actually step their game up and stop serving "shit" that costs $1.00 and maybe charge $2.00-$3.00 but actually has real meat, organic lettuce, etc. Just something I was thinking about today.

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