Now you have made the effort to start working out. You are ready to
get in shape and transform your body. While you are lifting weights,
running and doing everything possible to improve your physique you need
to pay close attention to the foods that you are eating. You may not be
aware that there are some foods that need to be avoided after a grueling
workout.
After you have put yourself through a strenuous training
and exercise session your appetite could easily rev into overdrive. You
might just find yourself craving salted snacks, sweet treats or one of
your favorite sodas. These cravings can be very intense and many people
give in to their "gourmet" desires because they figure that they have
already burned off a number of calories. Surely just one little treat is
not going to cause any problem.
Unfortunately it seems that the
very foods that you tend to crave the most are the same ones that can
kill that diet. You should also realize that you can quench those food
cravings with a banana, carrot, raisins or a protein drink. Here is a
primer that alerts you to the 10 worst foods to eat after you have been
working out.
Do Not Eat These 10 Foods After Workout Sessions at The Gym!
1. Popcorn with Salt and Butter
- This snack is still bad for your body, even if you omit the butter.
When you are eating popcorn that has been seasoned with salt you are
just overloading your system with sodium. When electrolytes are depleted
you lose potassium as well as sodium, and need to take care when you
are attempting to replace these essential nutrients.
2. Salted Nuts
- Once again it is the salt that is going to be the problem if you
choose this snack after a workout. Sure your body needs to have the
electrolytes replaced but pure salt is not the best option. Try eating
some fruit or drinking a sports drink to satisfy that craving. You could
even select some unsalted nuts to eat if you are strongly drawn to
eating sunflower seeds, walnuts, pecans or peanuts.
3. Raisins with Yogurt Coating
- Are a popular snack item found at many gyms. This is a food which
looks much healthier than it proves to be in reality. If you choose this
product after a workout you are delivering a double dose of sugars and
calories to your system. The plain truth is devastating. When you eat
sugar you are going to slow your metabolism and stop that rapid weight
loss that you are working so hard to achieve. Experts are still trying
to raise consumer awareness about the health dangers posed by sugar.
While sugary foods taste wonderful there can be long-term consequences
for your body if you continue to indulge in foods that satisfy your
wicked sweet tooth. (The raisins have natural fruit sugars and then
there are processed sugars used to make that decadent yogurt coating.)
4. Peanut Butter and Jelly
- Is another of the food choices that you need to avoid after a
workout. These seemingly harmless ingredients are often used to make
snacks and sandwiches, so what is the problem? Isn't peanut butter a
protein-packed food? That's true, but both of these items include
concentrated sugars. Once again you are working out to lose weight and
boost your metabolism. Eating sugars will only work against you by
slowing down your weight loss results. When you eat sugar you are
applying an internal braking system that will serve to slow down the
speed at which your metabolism is burning calories.
5. Popular Sodas with Sugars and Caffeine
- This should be a "no-brainer". You have to give up those sugary sodas
if you want to lose weight and get healthy. Most sodas contain about
100-150 calories in an eight ounce serving. When you get thirsty after
an intense workout you could easily down 2-3 servings while you are
cooling off. Think of how many calories you could consume in just a few
minutes. Think about all of the sugars and chemicals you will be
drinking. Imagine how bloated you are going to feel even if you only
consume a single serving of a carbonated drink? These reasons should be
more than enough to make you give those popular sodas a pass, especially
after a workout session.
6. Hot Dog - Is a food
which should be avoided by any conscientious dieter. Let's face it. A
hot dog contains fats, oils, chemicals and other compounds that your
body just does not need. The aroma of a freshly cooked hot dog can be
tantalizing but you should not give in to the temptation. If you eat hot
dogs after a workout you will just be negating almost all of the
positive benefits that your body has just achieved. It has also been
shown that hot dogs can increase your cholesterol counts. This means
that this food choice is a bad one for any individual who is serious
about losing weight and improving their physical health.
7. Pizza
- Contains fats and sugars. Your system has just been stripped due to
that vigorous workout. Now you may be in that prime "fat-burning" zone.
Do you really want to ruin your efforts by devouring calorie-laden
slices of pizza? The bread dough alone will deliver high amounts of
processed, refined carbohydrates that can easily overwhelm your
metabolism. Those extra calories from the slices of pizza will simply be
stored as excess fat.
8. Muffins - Are warm and
aromatic pastry treats that deliver fantastic flavor. Some individuals
choose a muffin to eat after a workout. Their reasoning is that they are
going to be able to replace the carbs and glycogen that they burned
when they were exercising. The trouble with this reasoning is that a
muffin can contain an excessive amount of calories, refined carbs and
empty nutrients. Your body does not need refined carbohydrates and empty
nutrients. Avoid muffins and other pastry products if you have just
completed a tiring workout at the gym.
9. Doughnuts
- Are not approved for most healthy diets. The high number of calories
in one of these glazed treats could exceed the number of calories that
you have just burned during your workout. Let's not even discuss the
sugar content of doughnuts.
10. Energy Bars - May
not be the best food to choose immediately after a tiring workout. The
problem is once again due to the sugars that are included in these
popular nutrition products. An energy bar is basically designed to give
you the energy that you need for running or exercising. If you eat some
of these energy bars after a workout you will be slowing your metabolism
and adding extra calories that will eventually be stored as unwanted
fat.
lundi 30 novembre 2015
dimanche 29 novembre 2015
Weight Loss - Four Factors That Predict Weight Gain
You might be at a healthy body weight right now, but do you ever
wonder what your future holds? It's no secret many people do tend to
gain weight as they age, so this could be something crossing your mind.
Interestingly enough, certain factors can easily predict whether you will gain weight down the road. By learning what these are - and taking steps to decrease their appearance in your life, you can increase your odds of having a slim future.
Here are four important factors to keep in mind...
1. How Often You Yo-Yo Diet? The first of the four factors to watch out for is the yo-yo dieting trap in which so many people get themselves involved. If you are on and off diets on a regular basis, this could be doing you harm long-term.
The problem with dieting often is you will begin to lose lean muscle mass on low-calorie diets, and when you come off the diet and gain weight, you are gaining back fat weight. The result is you are at the same body weight, but with a higher total body fat percentage. Higher body fat levels reduce your metabolic rate and only sets you up for future body fat gain.
2. How Many Liquid Calories You Consume. The next factor to know about is liquid calorie consumption. If you are typically drinking your calories - either in the form of gourmet coffee, alcohol, soda, fruit juice, energy drinks or otherwise, this could increase the odds you gain weight with age.
People do not account for calories consumed via beverages like they do when consumed via foods, so you could find yourself taking in far more calories than you need.
This in turn leads to quick weight gain. When it comes to your fluid intake, keep it calorie free as often as possible, with the one exception of whey protein powder.
3. How Much Sleep You Get. Shorting yourself on sleep? Insufficient sleep could also influence your body composition later on. Those who aren't sleeping at least seven or eight hours each night are far more likely to experience body fat gain than those who get restful slumber.
Lack of sleep will slow your metabolic rate, increase appetite levels, and can also reduce insulin sensitivity. The facts are clear, sleep is a must for optimal health and a lean body composition.
4. How Much Sugar You Consume? Finally, also take a look at how much sugar you consume. Eating highly processed foods or other foods containing sugars will set you up for weight gain down the road if you aren't already experiencing it now.
Remember sugar is hidden in many foods, so start doing some digging to find out where you are getting sugar in your diet. You might be surprised at the places you are consuming it.
So keep these factors in mind. Are any impacting you? If so, make some changes, so they don't have a negative influence on your body weight in the future.
Interestingly enough, certain factors can easily predict whether you will gain weight down the road. By learning what these are - and taking steps to decrease their appearance in your life, you can increase your odds of having a slim future.
Here are four important factors to keep in mind...
1. How Often You Yo-Yo Diet? The first of the four factors to watch out for is the yo-yo dieting trap in which so many people get themselves involved. If you are on and off diets on a regular basis, this could be doing you harm long-term.
The problem with dieting often is you will begin to lose lean muscle mass on low-calorie diets, and when you come off the diet and gain weight, you are gaining back fat weight. The result is you are at the same body weight, but with a higher total body fat percentage. Higher body fat levels reduce your metabolic rate and only sets you up for future body fat gain.
2. How Many Liquid Calories You Consume. The next factor to know about is liquid calorie consumption. If you are typically drinking your calories - either in the form of gourmet coffee, alcohol, soda, fruit juice, energy drinks or otherwise, this could increase the odds you gain weight with age.
People do not account for calories consumed via beverages like they do when consumed via foods, so you could find yourself taking in far more calories than you need.
This in turn leads to quick weight gain. When it comes to your fluid intake, keep it calorie free as often as possible, with the one exception of whey protein powder.
3. How Much Sleep You Get. Shorting yourself on sleep? Insufficient sleep could also influence your body composition later on. Those who aren't sleeping at least seven or eight hours each night are far more likely to experience body fat gain than those who get restful slumber.
Lack of sleep will slow your metabolic rate, increase appetite levels, and can also reduce insulin sensitivity. The facts are clear, sleep is a must for optimal health and a lean body composition.
4. How Much Sugar You Consume? Finally, also take a look at how much sugar you consume. Eating highly processed foods or other foods containing sugars will set you up for weight gain down the road if you aren't already experiencing it now.
Remember sugar is hidden in many foods, so start doing some digging to find out where you are getting sugar in your diet. You might be surprised at the places you are consuming it.
So keep these factors in mind. Are any impacting you? If so, make some changes, so they don't have a negative influence on your body weight in the future.
Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2
diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple
changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood
sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.
samedi 28 novembre 2015
Weight Loss - Beyond Diet and Exercise
Diet and exercise are the first things that usually come to mind
when people think of losing weight. However, a couple of other factors
are fundamental and lay the grounds for weight loss success. Wondering
what it takes to see success with your weight loss diet? There are steps
all successful dieters take into account; steps to ensure they come out
on top. Curious what these happen to be?
Let's walk you through the five issues every successful dieter works with to see long-term results...
1. They Are Dieting For The Right Reasons. First things first, they're dieting for the right reasons. And by "right reasons", I do not mean to fit into their "skinny jeans" to impress someone at the office.
They are dieting because they want to feel better about themselves or improve their health in some way. Their reason is internal in nature - and it drives every food decision they make.
2. They Track Their Food Intake. Next, those who are successful have found some way to monitor their food intake. Perhaps it's through calorie counting; others may find monitoring serving sizes a better approach.
Whatever the case, they are not blindly eating their food. They are aware of how much they are consuming so they can be sure they are eating in agreement with the amount needed to burn fat.
3. They Experiment With New Recipes. Next up? They experiment. They know over the long run, if they eat the same food too many times in a row, it will lead to them eating something they shouldn't. As such, they are sure to try a new recipe regularly - if only once per week to mix it up a little.
4. They Allow Occasional Indulgences. Successful dieters also allow for the occasional indulgence. They don't restrict themselves 100% of the time, but instead, follow the 90/10% rule. Ninety percent of the time they are on, 10% of the time they are having a little food fun.
They don't feel guilt about this either. They welcome those fun days into their program.
5. They Allow Some Wiggle Room in Their Diet Plan. Finally, the last step that successful dieters follow is building some wiggle room into their diet. They know life can get busy and when it does, they may not be able to stay the course as planned.
As such, they have some leeway room to add a few hundred calories here and subtract from there as need be. It makes the entire diet process much less stressful.
So have a look at your approach. Do you need to make any changes?
Let's walk you through the five issues every successful dieter works with to see long-term results...
1. They Are Dieting For The Right Reasons. First things first, they're dieting for the right reasons. And by "right reasons", I do not mean to fit into their "skinny jeans" to impress someone at the office.
They are dieting because they want to feel better about themselves or improve their health in some way. Their reason is internal in nature - and it drives every food decision they make.
2. They Track Their Food Intake. Next, those who are successful have found some way to monitor their food intake. Perhaps it's through calorie counting; others may find monitoring serving sizes a better approach.
Whatever the case, they are not blindly eating their food. They are aware of how much they are consuming so they can be sure they are eating in agreement with the amount needed to burn fat.
3. They Experiment With New Recipes. Next up? They experiment. They know over the long run, if they eat the same food too many times in a row, it will lead to them eating something they shouldn't. As such, they are sure to try a new recipe regularly - if only once per week to mix it up a little.
4. They Allow Occasional Indulgences. Successful dieters also allow for the occasional indulgence. They don't restrict themselves 100% of the time, but instead, follow the 90/10% rule. Ninety percent of the time they are on, 10% of the time they are having a little food fun.
They don't feel guilt about this either. They welcome those fun days into their program.
5. They Allow Some Wiggle Room in Their Diet Plan. Finally, the last step that successful dieters follow is building some wiggle room into their diet. They know life can get busy and when it does, they may not be able to stay the course as planned.
As such, they have some leeway room to add a few hundred calories here and subtract from there as need be. It makes the entire diet process much less stressful.
So have a look at your approach. Do you need to make any changes?
Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2
diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple
changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood
sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.
vendredi 27 novembre 2015
The “Quick Weight Loss Diet” Trend Disadvantage
If you wear a size 14 and you blow a bundle on designer size 8 dresses as motivation, you will probably end up feeling guilty, frustrated, and angry if you are not slinking around in it a month later.
In reality, you will do much better setting smaller, achievable targets for yourself. If you must try the new-clothes strategy, go down a size at a time, and do not buy anything you have to take out a second mortgage to pay for.
Because, if you continue to remorse on losing weight fast, you will end up incorporating fad diets or those that offer quick weight loss.
For most people who are not aware of this fact, there are no such things as quick weight loss diets and there is no nippy weight loss for people who want to be slimmer than what their body can provide.
The problem with most people is that they tend to opt for nippy fixes wherein fact these things are not effective at all.
What Does Not Work
Today, there are plenty of weight-loss strategies that are guaranteed to backfire. This is because these nippy fixes instilled on certain diet plans are, in reality, not efficient because it does not employ the right principle and the right attitude in losing weight.
These quick weight loss diet plans are known as fad diets because that is exactly what they are, just a fad. In time, when fashion is over and popularity wanes down, people will realize that the diet they have depended on is not reliable at all.
To know more about these fad diets that are selling like hotcakes in the market today, here is a list of some telltale signs that would tell you not to try it even once.
Here they are:
1. Skipping meals
Does your diet plan require you to skip meals? If it does, then, it is a fad diet.
Abstain from food completely is not a healthy habit. It may even cause some serious complications or problems especially for people who are sick with diabetes.
Skipping meals will only cause a hypoglycemia, or the condition wherein your blood sugar is really low, and will probably only be effective in making you eat twice as much at the next meal.
2. Dieting without exercise, or vice versa
Exercise is crucial to the human body. It is important in the proper blood circulation and other activities of the human body system.
Therefore, diet plans that do not require you to exercise are nuisances. People are born to move.
But then again, exercise alone is not sufficient. Hence, it would be better if diet and exercise will go hand-in-hand.
3. Continuous dawdling
There is no better time to start losing weight. If you want to really lose those excess fats, you have to lose weight now.
Delaying tactics will not get you anywhere and will only make the problem worse. So, if your diet plan suggests a certain timeframe for you start losing weight, chances are, you are following the trend of fad diets.
Boiled down, it is best to rely more on the way you feel than the tale of the tape. This means that if the weighing scale tells you that you are losing weight even if it is slower than you would like, but you are feeling energetic and positive about your weight-loss efforts, then, you are just doing fine.
As mentioned and is worth mentioning all over again, weight loss is not a quick process.
In reality, you will do much better setting smaller, achievable targets for yourself. If you must try the new-clothes strategy, go down a size at a time, and do not buy anything you have to take out a second mortgage to pay for.
Because, if you continue to remorse on losing weight fast, you will end up incorporating fad diets or those that offer quick weight loss.
For most people who are not aware of this fact, there are no such things as quick weight loss diets and there is no nippy weight loss for people who want to be slimmer than what their body can provide.
The problem with most people is that they tend to opt for nippy fixes wherein fact these things are not effective at all.
What Does Not Work
Today, there are plenty of weight-loss strategies that are guaranteed to backfire. This is because these nippy fixes instilled on certain diet plans are, in reality, not efficient because it does not employ the right principle and the right attitude in losing weight.
These quick weight loss diet plans are known as fad diets because that is exactly what they are, just a fad. In time, when fashion is over and popularity wanes down, people will realize that the diet they have depended on is not reliable at all.
To know more about these fad diets that are selling like hotcakes in the market today, here is a list of some telltale signs that would tell you not to try it even once.
Here they are:
1. Skipping meals
Does your diet plan require you to skip meals? If it does, then, it is a fad diet.
Abstain from food completely is not a healthy habit. It may even cause some serious complications or problems especially for people who are sick with diabetes.
Skipping meals will only cause a hypoglycemia, or the condition wherein your blood sugar is really low, and will probably only be effective in making you eat twice as much at the next meal.
2. Dieting without exercise, or vice versa
Exercise is crucial to the human body. It is important in the proper blood circulation and other activities of the human body system.
Therefore, diet plans that do not require you to exercise are nuisances. People are born to move.
But then again, exercise alone is not sufficient. Hence, it would be better if diet and exercise will go hand-in-hand.
3. Continuous dawdling
There is no better time to start losing weight. If you want to really lose those excess fats, you have to lose weight now.
Delaying tactics will not get you anywhere and will only make the problem worse. So, if your diet plan suggests a certain timeframe for you start losing weight, chances are, you are following the trend of fad diets.
Boiled down, it is best to rely more on the way you feel than the tale of the tape. This means that if the weighing scale tells you that you are losing weight even if it is slower than you would like, but you are feeling energetic and positive about your weight-loss efforts, then, you are just doing fine.
As mentioned and is worth mentioning all over again, weight loss is not a quick process.
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jeudi 26 novembre 2015
How to Burn Fat Swiftly
Quick weight loss calls for methods that are challenging to keep long
term. Weight dropped too rapidly is certainly caused by water weight or
lean muscle, so it begins to be gained back again.. If you wish to shed
body fat properly and correctly, a strategy that has lifestyle and
nutritional alterations is vital; patience and persistence are more
crucial compared to how swiftly you drop it. By making these kinds of
adjustments, you will lower your risk of health conditions, such as 2
diabetes, high blood pressure and coronary disease, all of which are
connected with excess fat.
Set a goal:
Keep your mind towards your goal. You can drop 2 lbs. per week by creating a deficit of 1 thousand calories per day through a combination of diet and exercise.It is highly recommended to count your calories,
Eat Right:
Consume smaller portions and change high calorie meals with low calorie meals. Drink water rather than sugary sodas, and eat fresh fruits or nonfat frozen yogurt as an alternative to ice cream. Eat whole fruits, Low-fat dairy products, healthy proteins as well as vegetables. Include things like tuna, oats, green tea or green tea extract, grapefruits and hot peppers in your diet as these food types boost your metabolic process which means you will burn more fat.
Perform exercise:
Cardiovascular exercise like bicycling, brisk walking, swimming, are recommended to burn calories fast. Perform 300 minutes of cardio per week for optimal results.
High Interval Training:
Perform high interval training exercise for 15 minutes during your cardio. For example, if you are walking for 5 minutes, start sprinting for 2 minutes and then return to your 5 minute walk. You burn extra calories in this way.
Strength training:
Strength training increases your metabolic process by 15 percent. Muscle tissues consume more energy than fats. Strengthen your arms, legs. Back, shoulders, chest and stomach. Perform strength training at least two times a week.
Suggestions:
Set a goal:
Keep your mind towards your goal. You can drop 2 lbs. per week by creating a deficit of 1 thousand calories per day through a combination of diet and exercise.It is highly recommended to count your calories,
Eat Right:
Consume smaller portions and change high calorie meals with low calorie meals. Drink water rather than sugary sodas, and eat fresh fruits or nonfat frozen yogurt as an alternative to ice cream. Eat whole fruits, Low-fat dairy products, healthy proteins as well as vegetables. Include things like tuna, oats, green tea or green tea extract, grapefruits and hot peppers in your diet as these food types boost your metabolic process which means you will burn more fat.
Perform exercise:
Cardiovascular exercise like bicycling, brisk walking, swimming, are recommended to burn calories fast. Perform 300 minutes of cardio per week for optimal results.
High Interval Training:
Perform high interval training exercise for 15 minutes during your cardio. For example, if you are walking for 5 minutes, start sprinting for 2 minutes and then return to your 5 minute walk. You burn extra calories in this way.
Strength training:
Strength training increases your metabolic process by 15 percent. Muscle tissues consume more energy than fats. Strengthen your arms, legs. Back, shoulders, chest and stomach. Perform strength training at least two times a week.
Suggestions:
- Skip a minimum of a day between strength training workouts so muscles get time to heal.
- Think about following a proper diet and exercise plan or program. There is plenty to choose
- Consult your physician before start performing any exercise or weight loss program.
- It's compulsory for you to consult a doctor if you are inactive or have an injury or some medical condition before you start any high interval training or any sort of exercise.
mercredi 25 novembre 2015
My Weight Loss Journey
With obesity becoming a growing epidemic in many western countries,
it's no wonder that every other month it seems like there is a new diet
or fitness fad that promises results. In reality, the only one actually
seeing any results are the companies that are continually cashing in on
this growing weight loss industry. Having been overweight myself for
many years, I have tried them all in a desperate bid to shed the kilos
and be healthy. The money I've wasted on diet plans and weight loss
regimes over the years probably would've made a nice deposit for a dream
home. Some of these include: Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, South Beach,
Aitkins, Celebrity Slim, Fatblaster, and of course the 'Low Fat' diet.
Now I'm not saying you can't lose weight on these regimes, and if you look at the fine print they all generally say something along the lines of "take in conjunction with a balanced diet". But there are some major problems with these 'diets':
1) They are not sustainable long term
2) If you stop you will put the weight back on
3) They can be expensive
4) They don't really teach us anything about healthy eating.
Do we actually know what a balanced diet is anymore? What does it consist of? Many would be tempted to go by the food pyramid, but how accurate is this now with new studies coming out contradicting what we've been taught all these years. We can go by the blanket comment and say 'everything in moderation' - which in some ways might be true. But at the end of the day we all know the reality of losing weight comes down to calories. (I'm sure that is not a surprise to any of you!).
So I'm hoping to share with you my journey (and maybe the success of others along the way) of how I am losing weight, becoming healthier, and saving money. It might not be a new way of losing weight, and it might be something you already knew about, and that is okay. However, if I am able to inspire just one person to follow their own journey, then I will have succeeded in my quest. I say 'losing weight' as I am not where I need to be as yet - I am only about halfway on my journey. At my highest I was 84kg. I am now currently sitting around the 73kg mark. I still have around another 8-10kg I'd like to lose. My ideal weight (for my height) is between 60-65kg. Anything under 66kg will put me into the 'Normal' category (so yes, I'm currently in the 'Overweight' range).
The great thing about what I've been doing is that initially I started off still eating all the foods I loved - chocolate, ice cream, takeaways etc - and I didn't do any extra exercise. I should note here, that I am a dancer/performer so I was already doing some form of exercise, but this doesn't mean I was healthy. I'm proof that exercise alone doesn't make you skinny! The problem wasn't really what I was eating, but when & how much I was eating. I love food and the idea of giving something like chocolate up was not appealing. Sure, I did Jenny Craig a number of years ago, and happily spent $200+ a week just on my food (+ buying the extra food that they don't supply, as well as meals for my man to also eat). I did lose around 8kgs then, but as soon as I stopped and went back to 'normal' eating I put the weight back on.
This sort of thing has been going on in my life since I left school. I was quite active at school, but as soon as I started working I put weight on. I also have suffered from depression for a long time, which didn't help. At one stage I was in the horrible cycle of "feeling depressed - comfort eating - gaining weight" - round and round I went (as did my figure!).
Now I'm not saying you can't lose weight on these regimes, and if you look at the fine print they all generally say something along the lines of "take in conjunction with a balanced diet". But there are some major problems with these 'diets':
1) They are not sustainable long term
2) If you stop you will put the weight back on
3) They can be expensive
4) They don't really teach us anything about healthy eating.
Do we actually know what a balanced diet is anymore? What does it consist of? Many would be tempted to go by the food pyramid, but how accurate is this now with new studies coming out contradicting what we've been taught all these years. We can go by the blanket comment and say 'everything in moderation' - which in some ways might be true. But at the end of the day we all know the reality of losing weight comes down to calories. (I'm sure that is not a surprise to any of you!).
So I'm hoping to share with you my journey (and maybe the success of others along the way) of how I am losing weight, becoming healthier, and saving money. It might not be a new way of losing weight, and it might be something you already knew about, and that is okay. However, if I am able to inspire just one person to follow their own journey, then I will have succeeded in my quest. I say 'losing weight' as I am not where I need to be as yet - I am only about halfway on my journey. At my highest I was 84kg. I am now currently sitting around the 73kg mark. I still have around another 8-10kg I'd like to lose. My ideal weight (for my height) is between 60-65kg. Anything under 66kg will put me into the 'Normal' category (so yes, I'm currently in the 'Overweight' range).
The great thing about what I've been doing is that initially I started off still eating all the foods I loved - chocolate, ice cream, takeaways etc - and I didn't do any extra exercise. I should note here, that I am a dancer/performer so I was already doing some form of exercise, but this doesn't mean I was healthy. I'm proof that exercise alone doesn't make you skinny! The problem wasn't really what I was eating, but when & how much I was eating. I love food and the idea of giving something like chocolate up was not appealing. Sure, I did Jenny Craig a number of years ago, and happily spent $200+ a week just on my food (+ buying the extra food that they don't supply, as well as meals for my man to also eat). I did lose around 8kgs then, but as soon as I stopped and went back to 'normal' eating I put the weight back on.
This sort of thing has been going on in my life since I left school. I was quite active at school, but as soon as I started working I put weight on. I also have suffered from depression for a long time, which didn't help. At one stage I was in the horrible cycle of "feeling depressed - comfort eating - gaining weight" - round and round I went (as did my figure!).
mardi 24 novembre 2015
Successful Weight Loss Now - Avoid The Next Shiny Object
It's not your fault because you just want a result and there is a
multi-billion dollar industry which has just one purpose. That is to
get you to buy their product.
Plus there is so much confusion as to what you should do. It seems that every week the popular women's magazines have a new diet and the men's magazines have a new way to blast off fat and give you an amazing six pack.
Their job isn't to give you good information, or to help you lose weight, their job is to sell magazines, and the best way to do that is to offer a new shiny object as often as possible. Their problem is that they have to keep coming up with amazing new diets every week or two.
Diets are just some of the bright shiny objects which claim to find a solution for your weight.
Television gadgets are possibly even worse, there is no way on earth an ab machine will cause you to lose weight all over, even if you were on it 24 hours a day, then there is the famous diet spray successfully marketed by an Australian con man.
He falsely claimed all kinds of studies and preyed on the hopes of many people taking millions of dollars.
Gadgets are just bright shiny objects and they usually come with a disclaimer that you need to add a 1000 calorie diet. Of course you will lose weight if you follow that recommendation. But that is the whole problem you can't stick to a diet or you wouldn't be buying these products on late night television.
I heard a useful acronym F.O.C.U.S. Focus on One Course Until Successful. For you it means finding a diet and an exercise programme that you think you could live with long term. This means eliminating anything extreme or a bit crazy.
You know in your heart when you look at a diet if you can live with it, or if it is going to cause you more stress than it is worth.
Now you need ideal weight hypnosis to help you make this diet and exercise program work for you, not just for a few weeks but for as long as you want it to. Hypnosis will allow you to let go of the past and create a strong belief in you that you will succeed.
Plus there is so much confusion as to what you should do. It seems that every week the popular women's magazines have a new diet and the men's magazines have a new way to blast off fat and give you an amazing six pack.
Their job isn't to give you good information, or to help you lose weight, their job is to sell magazines, and the best way to do that is to offer a new shiny object as often as possible. Their problem is that they have to keep coming up with amazing new diets every week or two.
Diets are just some of the bright shiny objects which claim to find a solution for your weight.
Television gadgets are possibly even worse, there is no way on earth an ab machine will cause you to lose weight all over, even if you were on it 24 hours a day, then there is the famous diet spray successfully marketed by an Australian con man.
He falsely claimed all kinds of studies and preyed on the hopes of many people taking millions of dollars.
Gadgets are just bright shiny objects and they usually come with a disclaimer that you need to add a 1000 calorie diet. Of course you will lose weight if you follow that recommendation. But that is the whole problem you can't stick to a diet or you wouldn't be buying these products on late night television.
I heard a useful acronym F.O.C.U.S. Focus on One Course Until Successful. For you it means finding a diet and an exercise programme that you think you could live with long term. This means eliminating anything extreme or a bit crazy.
You know in your heart when you look at a diet if you can live with it, or if it is going to cause you more stress than it is worth.
Now you need ideal weight hypnosis to help you make this diet and exercise program work for you, not just for a few weeks but for as long as you want it to. Hypnosis will allow you to let go of the past and create a strong belief in you that you will succeed.
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