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thewiseFATBU RN ER/STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION FROM NUTRITION & LEPTIN PIONEER KAT JAMES
Five Days to
Fabulous
Discover the high-fat fast track to
visible transformation /// BY KAT JAMES
So, the big event is coming. The reunion.
The wedding. The presentation. What if
I told you that strategic nutrition could
have you looking noticeably healthier,
sexier, and, yes, younger—in a matter of
days. Read on for the most powerful non-
surgical, DIY transformation guide ever.
How do I know? Because it was once
my job to make celebrities look younger
and healthier, superficially, in a couple of
hours. But after being forced by a health
crisis to figure out my own do-or-die cellular-
level Rubik’s Cube, I can now help others
do in a matter of days what took me decades
to piece together. Check out celebrity
trainer Shianne Lombard’s inside and out
transformation after only five days (at right).
De-puff and De-bloat Basics
It might seem counterintuitive in our
fat-averse society, but the key to a super
slimdown is to cut carbs and eat more fat.
Skip those sweet beverages and fruits.
Switch to sea salt if you haven’t already
(it doesn’t cause the water retention or
sodium/potassium imbalance that regular
table salt does). Eat a little sauerkraut every
day. And take a multi-strain probiotic to
reduce bloat, calm cravings, nourish skin,
and even out blood sugar swings.
Avoid brined, or sodium-packed foods
such as feta, olives, pickles, and Parmesan
to reduce fluid retention. And avoid foods
you’re sensitive to, of course. This will
minimize digestive and skin flare-ups.
Regarding hydration, don’t shy away
from water or sea salt, thinking they will
bloat you. Just the opposite is true. Plenty
of pure water and sea salt help allow your
tissues to hydrate normally, affecting skin
texture and eye health. Sea salt rarely throws
off sodium/potassium ratios like table salt
does, so water retention is rarely an issue. In
fact, the lack of the electrolytes found in sea
salt can cause bloat, not to mention a lack of
energy, concentration, and ability to hydrate
your tissues with the water you do drink.
The Sleep Gatekeeper
to Rapid Anti-Aging in Days
Sleep issues can make or break your
Five Days to Fabulous plans. Increasing fat
intake a bit (but only once you’ve lowered
your carb intake) will often deepen sleep
quickly. Coffee and alcohol, even if you feel
like it makes you relax at first, generally
interfere with deep wave sleep and
worsen the adrenal issues that affect sleep
quality. A number of other factors such as
anxiety, pain, negative brain chatter, and
irregular circadian rhythms can be helped
greatly by changes in diet and nutritional
supplementation (see list, p. 40).
Sleep apnea is a major thief of beauty
and metabolic health. Strategic supple-
mentation and even topicals can help.
And limiting your carb intake helps
reduce the swelling that is often a major
contributor to sleep apnea, in addition to
reducing other sleep deterrents such as
pain, hot flashes, and acid reflux.
A lack of sleep-defending boundaries
with children, pets, or even your spouse,
could be building your belly fat each day
while harming your adrenal (and thus,
thyroid) functions. It also causes cravings
for caffeine and/or sugar, so it pays to
lay down some sleep time rules, even if
they’re only temporary. It’s amazing how
changes can be successfully made if we
tell ourselves “it’s just for a few days.”
Other simple hacks that can help bring
on deeper sleep include ear plugs, white
noise machines, a better pillow or mattress,
and reducing electronic device use. Total
darkness during sleep and using blue light
filtering apps such as Iris can make a great
difference. Shoot for shuteye by 10 p.m. or
earlier on your 5-day lead-up.
Inside-Out, Swift Skin Transformers
Will Also Brighten Your Eyes
These dietary changes can also revive the
glow in your skin and your eyes. Switching
What a difference
five days makes:
Kat James’ finishing
makeup touches
enhance a much
deeper health
transformation in
Shianne Lombard,
who was a trainer from season three of The Biggest
Loser. Read Shianne’s whole story by searching
“Resolution Reboot” at betternutrition.com.
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