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Just a quick post to say a very Merry Christmas to all my readers. I hope 2010 brings peace and tranquility on this crazy world. Have a great holiday period and I will be back with you in 2010.

Love and Peace

Mark
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For those of you that have been visiting the blog regularly and leaving comments, thankyou.

Why have I not posted for so long you maybe asking? Well I have had the hardest few months of my life. To be honest my aim to lose belly fat has taken a back seat, I will explain. In June I nearly lost the love of my life and wife Sharon. She started with phlebitus in her leg on Sunday 07/06/2009. By the Wednesday she could hardly stand without being out of breath.

On the Friday she was rushed into hospital with a suspected pulminary embolism. She spent 2 weeks in hospital and we found subsequently found out that it was a bilateral pulminary embolism which could of proved fatal. I thank god that it wasnt and she is still with the boys and me. She is still recovering and the doctors have tld us it cold take a year for her to fully recover. Anyway that is the reason 1 that this blog has not been updated in months.  The second is that my dear mother has also been in hospital over the last few months and only yesterday came home so it is with this renewed ptimism that I start a programe to lose belly fat again. What better way to signal the arrival of a new season than a new look for the site. I hope you like it and it encourages you to eat more fruit.

So yesterday was my first visit to the gym since August (I have put 14llbs n since then). I had a really good work out but it was hard and I a going to go in the morning to try to kick start the belly loss program. Keep going and dont give up even if your last visit was years ago.

Hi Friends
It has Been a while since my last post and I must say my weight loss journey is gathering momentum, I hope yours is doing the same.I have lost nearly a stone and I hope to increase this a lot more over the coming months.

So what has been happening in your life? Mine has been quiet, I am still off work waiting for the hospital consultant to get back to me over my shoulder. I had a scan on it last week and |it looks like I have torn the cartilage from the bone and it is floating in the joint, preventing the joint from going back into place.

So while I walk round with a dislocated shoulder, how has you motivation been? Are you enjoying the journey? Please let me know as the more people get involved in losing weight and the dreaded belly; the easier it will become to keep our motivation high.

I have just been down to the local brick a brac store and purchased a couple of books. I am in the process of writing a brand new product which is due to go live in about four weeks.

For all you ebay folks out there, the latest in the smash 8 Keys series has now gone live and to celebrate I am giving away a free, yes free, 7 Day eBay Course on how to setup a successful eBay business.

On a lighter note, Ulverston which happens to be the birthplace of one Stan Laurel has recently revealed a bronze statue of Laurel and Hardy which for anyone visiting the town is located outside the Coronation Hall in county sqaure (link to multimap).

It looks fantastic and Sharon and me walked up to see it recently with the twins Daniel and Luke (our very own Laurel and Hardy); here is a picture of the statue with Daniel and Luke.

Which one is Oliver Hardy?

Now I know this is nothing to do with losing weight however I thought I would post it so those that love singing like me can have a look. If you have not seen it already, she is taking the world by storm. Watch for Simon Cowells face when she starts singing. Is she good or as you may think bad…have a look.

Susan

She has got the voice of an angel and this has brought tears to my eyes every time I have watched it.

I hope you enjoyed it.

Mark

Well just when we thought we had broken the back of winter here in the United Kingdom, Mother Nature springs a surprise and we are back to rainy cold days. My belly exercises are becoming a day to day routine and the weight I piled on last autumn is now starting to slowly disappear.  So how do you keep the pounds from disappearing whilst enjoying food still?

For me, one word answers that question and it is variety.

In order to keep the belly fat and other excess weight at bay you must make your diet as varied as possible in order to ensure that your motivation remains high and you do not become bored with your weight loss plan. So think diet, exercise, health and weight in that order. Keep your diet as varied and low in fat as possible, this is true for your exercise as the more varied your exercise plan the less likely you are to become tired of the same routine. Think health when you are struggling with the first two and weight last of all as if you get your diet and exercise plan correct, slowly you weight WILL fall. So have a comprehensive plan that you work towards on a day to day basis. If you have the odd poor day, don’t panic or worry just restart you plan as if the poor day did not happen. Exercise is good for you so the more you do the more you will feel the benefit inside. For me it is not the day of the exercise where I feel the benefit it is the day after when I usually feel on top of the world. The more exercise you participate in the more you belly will reduce in size and keep it up and you will be well on the way to changing your life forever. Although when I am at the gym a lot of the time it does not feel like it but exercise is good for you so enjoy it and keep it going. My wife and I have had many discussions where I have said that exercise has to be at the top of the priority list after the kids and before housework – needless to say she does not agree.

So in order for you to fully understand the relationship of calorie intake/expenditure to the amount of excess weight you are carrying I would spend a weekend researching on the internet. Find out how your body works but take breaks through the day to go for a few fifteen minute walks. When planning your diet try to make sure it consists of a food plant based diet that takes in as many raw fruit and vegetables as possible. Eating them raw ensures you are consuming all the vitamins and minerals that they contain. Boiling them reduces the amount of these vitamins and minerals as they are taken up by the water. This really is a simple method for beginners that will kick start your lifestyle change. Although living healthily is a little bit pricey but hey last thing we need is to eat poorly because this is our health we are trying to improve and personally I don’t think you can put a price on improving your health.

Kind Regards

Mark Inglis

Hi Everyone

Things have been rather hectic here as my mum is in hospital so I have been backwards and forwards to visit her. I am pleased to report that she is on the mend and should be out of hospital later this week. What has this done for my attempt to lose belly fat, well it has helped get me out of the house which is the place where I watch TV so it has had a positive impact upon my weight loss. In addition to this I have been taking the hound out on my bike, boy has he got energy to burn!
Now for the next week my aim is to cook meals everyday starting with this beautiful prawn and sea lettuce tempura. Living in the UK it is easy to find sea lettuce all around the coast of the UK on rocks and in the many rock pools that frequent the sands of the estuaries dotted around the coast. I’m sure it is as easily obtainable around much of the world with a similar climate to the UK. It can be eaten raw however it is beautiful put together with prawns and Japanese tempura batter (shh, it is nice though).

Here’s the ingredients:

· 1 bag of freshly collected sea lettuce which has been trimmed and washed with fresh water;
· 3-4 dozen big fresh prawns;
· 1 small bunch of fresh spring onions which have been chopped into 3 cm lengths;
· Olive Oil for deep frying;
· Salt.

The Tempura Batter.
· 250 grams plain flour;
· 1 big or 2 small egg yolks
· 350ml water
· A pinch of salt.

Dipping sauce.
· 2 tables spoons of soy sauce;
· 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar;
· 2 spring onions, cut finely.

Boil and blanch the live/raw prawns in a pan of well salted water for 30 seconds then drain and leave them to cool prior to peeling. Take a piece of sea lettuce and wrap each prawn. Thread the prawn and sea lettuce bundle onto a cocktail stick with the spring onion mixed together on the stick. You should try to get 3 prawns on 1 stick.

To make the Tempura batter briskly mixes all the ingredients adding additional water if needed until the mix resembles think paint. You should not over mix the batter as this can reduce the light texture that is required, if there are some lumps don’t worry.

To make the sauce mix the soy sauce and the rice wine vinegar then add the chopped spring onions. Heat some olive oil in a large pan and dip each cocktail stick in the batter then drop straight into the hot oil, fry for about one minute until crisp. Drain the prawn tempura on kitchen roll dip and enjoy. I know batter is fattening but the key to losing weight is variety and not over indulging, it does not have to be boring!

Kind Regards

Mark Inglis

Hello Everyone

I hope your weight loss journey is progressing well and your motivation levels are still high on your journey to lose belly fat. I am still off work with my shoulder injury but I am hoping to return next Thursday although it is sore today, we will have to see how it is next week.

Anyway, I have been hard at work creating a forum for everyone to get involved. It is free to register and it is your forum so if you have any suggestions as to how to improve it let me know.

Here is the link to it

http://www.markinglisblog.com/phpBB/index.php.

Simply follow this link or the one in the side bar to the right and register, after which you will be able to start posting. Please start by introducing your self in the introductions section. Please be as critical as you like with your comments on the forum as I want it to be user friendly and appealing to the masses. Please also let as many people as you can know about the forum as the more people it has involved the more benefit it will be to us as the increased knowledge base is crucial to helping overweight people.

Kind Regards

Mark Inglis

In our quest to lose belly fat and other excess weight there is one area that we must change If we are to achieve your weight loss goals; it is essential that you increase your activity levels. Whether you are an 18 year old or 90 year old, increasing your activity levels will increase the number of endorphins released by your brain thereby increasing your mood. In addition to this, the increased activity levels will speed up your metabolism and have a positive effect on your weight loss. It will mean that if you do an activity that burns 100 calories and your daily calorie intake is 1500, it is actually 1400 for the day.

So get the bike out of the shed, join a gym, go for a walk; do whatever it takes to increase your activity levels so you are burning those calories and enjoy doing it. Walk with a smile on your face and keep reminding yourself that we are all doing this together and we WILL succeed. Our journey is a long one and will not be without the occasionally slip up. What is important is that in our weight loss journey we move on from any blip and keep sight of the goal – to lose belly fat and achieve a healthier us. Remember you are not alone and I am here to discuss anything. If you need to talk to someone who understands the negative thoughts accompany over eating , just drop me an email @ admin@planet-weight-loss.com.

Kind Regards

Mark Inglis

During my life I have been embroiled in a love hate relationship with food. Having spent much of my childhood in and out of the dietitians waiting rooms being told what I must eat, I now find myself at a time in my life where family events have lead me to contemplate my health.

I have spent much of the last 2 weeks with my arm in a sling, a result would you believe it of a gym visit resulting in a dislocation of my shoulder. I have had time to look at myself and I have decided (not for the first time in my life) that now is the time to lose the belly fat and get fitter.

So as soon as my shoulder has fully healed I will be hitting the gym on a fitness regime to try to lose the belly fat. I am currently looking for a motorized treadmill to bring the gym into my home and keep the activity levels high. So in my quest to lose my belly fat and all my excess weight the start is now and I would love other people to get involved. By entering your details above you will receive two absolutely FREE publications and can join me in our quests to the belly fat.

I have had a few poor weight loss days as the torn muscle in my shoulder heals. It is much better than it has been and I start physio on Tuesday so I am hoping to be back training soon.

How is your weight loss plan progressing? I have received so much support from my friends on my Twitter and Facebook, for that I am truly grateful. So my plan today is to take our Labrador Willow and the boys out for a long bike ride to see if my shoulder is up to it.

Here is a weight loss motivational video for us all to view. Truly inspiring.