20 Tips To Lose Body Fat Fast
By Frederik Deglande
If you are looking for tips to lose body fat fast you have come to the right place.
Do you know the number one mistake that most people make when they want to lose body fat fast?
They don’t spend enough attention on their food choise.
You can spend weeks and months in a fitness centre but if you don’t eat the right things you won’t lose body fat.
In this article I will give you 20 tips how to lose body fat fast.
They are divided in three mayor categories.
- Diet (9 tips)
- Exercises (6 tips)
- Self motivation (4 tips)
Diet tips to lose body fat fast.
I hope you implent these diet tips to lose body fat fast in real life.
However if you follow already a diet you must contact your dietician before you make changes in your existing diet.
1: Take your daily protein intake high.
Proteins are necessary if you want to build muscles.
Do you know the more muscles you have the more fat you burn.
2: Drink at least eight glasses of cold water every day and drink your water from a bottle instead of a glass.
3: Drink two glasses of water before each meal.
This is a little trick you can use to give your stomach a full feeling.
But don’t skip your meals.
4: I bet you eat only three meals per day.
However it is better to eat five or six little but healthy meals through the day.
This way your metabolism will become more active and you will burn fat faster.
5: Green tea is also a good way to lose body fat fast.
Beside burning body fat green teal also helps you to prevent cancer and heart disease.
6: Do not skip your breakfast.
If you eat breakfast you give a sign to your body (brain) that you are active.
This way your metabolism will work harder in order to burn body fat faster.
7: Diets never work! Can you explain this?
There are more diets and weight loss products available then ever but millions of people are stilling struggling with obesity.
A lot of people are following a low calorie diet to lose body fat fast.
Save your time and energy it won’t work.
You will lose muscles but no fat.
8: Another reason why you shouldn’t follow a low calorie diet?
A low calorie diet slows down your metabolic rate.
9: Try find out which foods turn to fat and which foods burn fat.
Exercise tips to lose body fat fast.
Exercises are a great way to lose body fat fast. Keep in mind that you can’t turn fat into muscles with exercices.
But it will help you to boost your metabolism. Enjoy the exercise tips to lose body fat fast.
10: Do not hold your breath during exercises.
11: Do lower intensity cardio exercises
12: It is better to jog two times thirty minutes in the morning and in the evening then one hour in the evening.
13: Do spinning.
14:Step aerobic can burn 400 calories in 30 minutes.
15: Running is a very effective way to burn fat fast and you can do it in almost any location.
16: With weight lifting you will reduce the amount of fat in your body and at the same moment you obtain muscles that are lean
Self motivation tips to lose body fat fast.
There is one big difference between successful people and others.
Successful people do know how to motivate themselves.
In the last part of this article I give away four effective tips to lose body fat fast.
Of course you can use this tips in any area of your life.
17: Set up a specific goal. Don’t say to yourself I want to lose body fat. Say within two months I want to have a body fat percentage of 10%.
18: Always write down your goals and read your notes daily.
19: Do not be afraid to reward yourself if you have accomplished a specific goal.
20: The best way to illustrate your progress is to take before and after photos of yourself.
I’m sure you have learned some new things from these tips to lose body fat fast.
They don’t work if you don’t put them into practice.
When it comes to fat burning burn the fat feed the muscle is the only source you need.
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He tells you exactly why diet's don't work and how to lose body fat the correct way.
The ebook is jampacked with more than 350 pages of valuable information.
If you visit his site today he gives you a free valuable 40 pages mini ebook.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
3 Foods That Will Boost Your Metabolism
3 Foods That Will Boost Your Metabolism
By John Barban
A commonly held belief about food is that you need to eat frequent meals to keep your metabolism going and to keep burning calories. I’m not exactly sure where this idea came from but it makes absolutely no sense to me.
In fact, to me it sounds like this nonsense about eating food to keep your metabolism going is a clever myth that only supports the food and nutritional supplement industry. The latest fad in nutrition is eating 6 small meals per day instead of 3. That is 3 more meals the food industry can sell you products for! It won’t be long until you will be told to eat 9 small meals per day.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve read the research and there is a small increase in metabolism that happens whenever you eat. However, the little effect food does have on your metabolism cannot overcome the weight gain you would experience from eating too many calories overall.
If you apply this idea to the calories you are eating, then eating a 100 calories might make you burn an extra 15 calories, but you still have an another 85 extra calories that you haven’t burned off.
So does this mean eating at an all you can eat buffet is the best way to ‘rev up’ your metabolism and burn lots of calories? Not likely! That just sounds ridiculous.
Let’s look at this in a real life scenario to see how far off this logic is.
By this logic eating 1 cheeseburger per day will get me average abs, 2 cheeseburgers per day will obviously rev up my metabolism, I’ll burn even more calories and get even better abs, and finally 3 cheeseburgers per day will get me a full blown six pack because now I am eating enough to really turn my metabolism up and burn off lots of fat! This makes no sense at all. I don’t care what kind of food you substitute in for my example cheeseburger, this just doesn’t make any sense.
The other side of this ridiculous idea about food and metabolism is the ‘starvation mode’ your body apparently goes into when you don’t eat enough food. As the story goes if you don’t eat enough food your metabolism will slow down and then this some how makes you store more fat every time you eat! So eating less food also makes you fat? This is also absurd.
When you really examine it, this whole theory basically says that “The more I eat the more fat I will burn, and the less I eat the fatter I will be”. Is it just me or does this sound completely backwards?
It seems we are being told that you need to constantly eat to keep your metabolism going…but if you eat too much you obviously gain weight and fat. But if you don’t eat enough you also gain fat? What the heck is going here?...Am I missing something? This is just stupid!
I’m sure you are now just as confused as you ever were. It sure confused me for a while. Doesn’t this seem impossible, too much food AND too little food both cause you to gain weight?
As for the three 3 foods that boost your metabolism…ok here goes…you ready…protein, carbs and fats! Your metabolism will go up SLIGHTLY no matter what you eat.
Let me repeat that…any and all food you eat will have some minor effect on your metabolism…but this effect is very small and will not stop you from gaining weight if you eat too much.
If you want to weight less then you must Eat less. That’s it!
I’ll give you an example you can relate to. Picture someone you know who has had some sort of surgery, or maybe had their jaw wired shut, or got sick or even upset for a while and lost their appetite, or had their wisdom teeth pulled, and they couldn’t eat or only drink fluids for a week. I’ll bet you any money they lost weight! Why? Because they ate less food, plain and simple, no special meal timing, no special food or supplement, and no magical number of calories that kept their ‘metabolism going’. This also proves there is no such thing as this ‘starvation mode’ nonsense. They burned just as many calories on those days when they didn’t eat or could only drink fluids as the days when they could finally eat again. This is obvious, otherwise how would they have lost all that weight? They just ate less, and lost weight! This also proves it doesn’t matter how you do it. You can take whole days off of eating and lose weight just fine.
The bottom line to lose weight effectively is to find a way to eat less food. There is no way to ‘boost’ your metabolism enough for real weight loss with food, meal timing or supplements.
John Barban has his masters in nutrition and has years of experience in the diet supplement and weight loss industry.
Go to http://www.eatstopeat.com to see a revolutionary new approach to eating that John has been researching and following. You can find out what people are saying about this radical new approach to nutrition at http://www.grrlathlete.freeforums.org
John's trademarked http://www.6minuteCircuits.com Circuit Training Workouts have helped thousands of women with weight loss and fat burning.
By John Barban
A commonly held belief about food is that you need to eat frequent meals to keep your metabolism going and to keep burning calories. I’m not exactly sure where this idea came from but it makes absolutely no sense to me.
In fact, to me it sounds like this nonsense about eating food to keep your metabolism going is a clever myth that only supports the food and nutritional supplement industry. The latest fad in nutrition is eating 6 small meals per day instead of 3. That is 3 more meals the food industry can sell you products for! It won’t be long until you will be told to eat 9 small meals per day.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve read the research and there is a small increase in metabolism that happens whenever you eat. However, the little effect food does have on your metabolism cannot overcome the weight gain you would experience from eating too many calories overall.
If you apply this idea to the calories you are eating, then eating a 100 calories might make you burn an extra 15 calories, but you still have an another 85 extra calories that you haven’t burned off.
So does this mean eating at an all you can eat buffet is the best way to ‘rev up’ your metabolism and burn lots of calories? Not likely! That just sounds ridiculous.
Let’s look at this in a real life scenario to see how far off this logic is.
By this logic eating 1 cheeseburger per day will get me average abs, 2 cheeseburgers per day will obviously rev up my metabolism, I’ll burn even more calories and get even better abs, and finally 3 cheeseburgers per day will get me a full blown six pack because now I am eating enough to really turn my metabolism up and burn off lots of fat! This makes no sense at all. I don’t care what kind of food you substitute in for my example cheeseburger, this just doesn’t make any sense.
The other side of this ridiculous idea about food and metabolism is the ‘starvation mode’ your body apparently goes into when you don’t eat enough food. As the story goes if you don’t eat enough food your metabolism will slow down and then this some how makes you store more fat every time you eat! So eating less food also makes you fat? This is also absurd.
When you really examine it, this whole theory basically says that “The more I eat the more fat I will burn, and the less I eat the fatter I will be”. Is it just me or does this sound completely backwards?
It seems we are being told that you need to constantly eat to keep your metabolism going…but if you eat too much you obviously gain weight and fat. But if you don’t eat enough you also gain fat? What the heck is going here?...Am I missing something? This is just stupid!
I’m sure you are now just as confused as you ever were. It sure confused me for a while. Doesn’t this seem impossible, too much food AND too little food both cause you to gain weight?
As for the three 3 foods that boost your metabolism…ok here goes…you ready…protein, carbs and fats! Your metabolism will go up SLIGHTLY no matter what you eat.
Let me repeat that…any and all food you eat will have some minor effect on your metabolism…but this effect is very small and will not stop you from gaining weight if you eat too much.
If you want to weight less then you must Eat less. That’s it!
I’ll give you an example you can relate to. Picture someone you know who has had some sort of surgery, or maybe had their jaw wired shut, or got sick or even upset for a while and lost their appetite, or had their wisdom teeth pulled, and they couldn’t eat or only drink fluids for a week. I’ll bet you any money they lost weight! Why? Because they ate less food, plain and simple, no special meal timing, no special food or supplement, and no magical number of calories that kept their ‘metabolism going’. This also proves there is no such thing as this ‘starvation mode’ nonsense. They burned just as many calories on those days when they didn’t eat or could only drink fluids as the days when they could finally eat again. This is obvious, otherwise how would they have lost all that weight? They just ate less, and lost weight! This also proves it doesn’t matter how you do it. You can take whole days off of eating and lose weight just fine.
The bottom line to lose weight effectively is to find a way to eat less food. There is no way to ‘boost’ your metabolism enough for real weight loss with food, meal timing or supplements.
John Barban has his masters in nutrition and has years of experience in the diet supplement and weight loss industry.
Go to http://www.eatstopeat.com to see a revolutionary new approach to eating that John has been researching and following. You can find out what people are saying about this radical new approach to nutrition at http://www.grrlathlete.freeforums.org
John's trademarked http://www.6minuteCircuits.com Circuit Training Workouts have helped thousands of women with weight loss and fat burning.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Buying a Weight Loss Drug
If you're thinking of buying a weight loss drug, you can either get them over the counter or with a doctor’s prescription. Before you buy anything, however, you have to know what a certain type of weight loss drug can do for you. Here are some tips to help you out.
Types
Each weight loss drug works in a different way, and no two drugs are exactly alike. However, they may be classified under the following categories:
Absorption Blockers: Drugs of this type function by preventing the body from absorbing fats and then expelling the undigested fat through the digestive system. However, it might also block vitamins and minerals along with the fat.
Fat burners: These drugs work by speeding up your metabolism, so you burn fat and calories almost as soon as they enter your system. Side effects usually include palpitations, high blood pressure, and heart rate increase. Common examples are green tea, guarana, and caffeine. Beware of fat burners containing ephedra, though. This chemical has been known to cause vomiting, seizures, and fatal complications.
Appetite Suppressants: Are your cravings just too much to ignore? Then an appetite suppressant might just be what you need. These drugs control the chemicals in your brain that tell you when you’re hungry and when you’re full. Many appetite suppressants also contain green tea and guarana.
Pricing
Weight loss drugs don't come cheap, so you have to be very sure that you get your money's worth. Some generic weight loss drugs may claim to be just as effective as their expensive cousins, but they might also contain ingredients that reduce their effectiveness or even make them harmful. Also, be wary of fake weight loss drugs. These are most likely ineffective, loaded with preservatives and extenders, or even contain illegal substances. To protect yourself, make sure that you buy only from licensed distributors and retailers. Not only are you ensuring that you are safe from any harmful substances, but you can also be sure that you’ll see results.
Weight Loss Drug Myths
No matter what a weight loss drug may claim, it is never safe to lose too much weight in so little time. Most people who lose weight fast gain back more than they lost as soon as they’re off the drug or program. This isn't to say that weight loss drugs won't do you any good. It’s just that weight loss drugs work best when used in conjunction with a proper diet and a regular exercise regimen. Where normal exercise and a healthy diet might not be working as well as they should, you can always use a little help from a weight loss drug. Just remember that as effective as it claims to be, it is not a cure-all. Losing weight might be the first step, but the real key to being healthy lies in a change in attitude. Your goal should not be just to lose weight because you have to—you should try to adapt a healthier lifestyle and make healthier choices.
Talk to Your Doctor
As with any fitness regimen, it helps to talk to your doctor before taking any weight loss drug. Thisa is even more important if you suffer from any serious health condition or are taking any prescription drugs. By consulting your doctor, you can get expert advice on which weight loss drug is safe for you. This way, you can be sure that the weight loss drug you take is authentic and comes recommended by medical authorities. Some weight loss drugs don't work not because they aren't effective, but because they aren't suited for the person. What works for one will not necessarily work for another, or not exactly in the same way. When you consult your doctor, you are effectively eliminating any possible hindrances on your road to achieving your fitness goals.
Assess Yourself
Before choosing a weight loss drug to use, even before consulting with your doctor, you need to sit down and assess yourself. Ask yourself what you want to achieve. Ask yourself what you are willing to do to achieve your goals. Only when you are clear about what you want to attain will you be able to effectively move towards it.
Phillip England is a weight loss expert and Author of the popular report "The Ultimate Weight Loss Secret". To receive your free information on the secret that doctors, and health companies either don't know, or don't want you to know, please see http://www.theultimateweightlosssecret.com/secret
Types
Each weight loss drug works in a different way, and no two drugs are exactly alike. However, they may be classified under the following categories:
Absorption Blockers: Drugs of this type function by preventing the body from absorbing fats and then expelling the undigested fat through the digestive system. However, it might also block vitamins and minerals along with the fat.
Fat burners: These drugs work by speeding up your metabolism, so you burn fat and calories almost as soon as they enter your system. Side effects usually include palpitations, high blood pressure, and heart rate increase. Common examples are green tea, guarana, and caffeine. Beware of fat burners containing ephedra, though. This chemical has been known to cause vomiting, seizures, and fatal complications.
Appetite Suppressants: Are your cravings just too much to ignore? Then an appetite suppressant might just be what you need. These drugs control the chemicals in your brain that tell you when you’re hungry and when you’re full. Many appetite suppressants also contain green tea and guarana.
Pricing
Weight loss drugs don't come cheap, so you have to be very sure that you get your money's worth. Some generic weight loss drugs may claim to be just as effective as their expensive cousins, but they might also contain ingredients that reduce their effectiveness or even make them harmful. Also, be wary of fake weight loss drugs. These are most likely ineffective, loaded with preservatives and extenders, or even contain illegal substances. To protect yourself, make sure that you buy only from licensed distributors and retailers. Not only are you ensuring that you are safe from any harmful substances, but you can also be sure that you’ll see results.
Weight Loss Drug Myths
No matter what a weight loss drug may claim, it is never safe to lose too much weight in so little time. Most people who lose weight fast gain back more than they lost as soon as they’re off the drug or program. This isn't to say that weight loss drugs won't do you any good. It’s just that weight loss drugs work best when used in conjunction with a proper diet and a regular exercise regimen. Where normal exercise and a healthy diet might not be working as well as they should, you can always use a little help from a weight loss drug. Just remember that as effective as it claims to be, it is not a cure-all. Losing weight might be the first step, but the real key to being healthy lies in a change in attitude. Your goal should not be just to lose weight because you have to—you should try to adapt a healthier lifestyle and make healthier choices.
Talk to Your Doctor
As with any fitness regimen, it helps to talk to your doctor before taking any weight loss drug. Thisa is even more important if you suffer from any serious health condition or are taking any prescription drugs. By consulting your doctor, you can get expert advice on which weight loss drug is safe for you. This way, you can be sure that the weight loss drug you take is authentic and comes recommended by medical authorities. Some weight loss drugs don't work not because they aren't effective, but because they aren't suited for the person. What works for one will not necessarily work for another, or not exactly in the same way. When you consult your doctor, you are effectively eliminating any possible hindrances on your road to achieving your fitness goals.
Assess Yourself
Before choosing a weight loss drug to use, even before consulting with your doctor, you need to sit down and assess yourself. Ask yourself what you want to achieve. Ask yourself what you are willing to do to achieve your goals. Only when you are clear about what you want to attain will you be able to effectively move towards it.
Phillip England is a weight loss expert and Author of the popular report "The Ultimate Weight Loss Secret". To receive your free information on the secret that doctors, and health companies either don't know, or don't want you to know, please see http://www.theultimateweightlosssecret.com/secret
10 Healthy Weight Loss Tips
It's wonderful to want to lose weight and be healthy. However, with the different types of diets that are popular today, our health can be compromised. The best solution for losing weight and keeping it off is to eat healthy and smart. Here are 10 tips to help you lose weight and keep it off.
1. NEVER try any kind of starvation diet. Our bodies need different types and amounts of vitamins and nutrients just to keep going. Starving yourself to lose a little weight can deprive your body of essential nutrients and vitamins. This can damage our bodies severely, including damage to the liver, kidneys, heart, and even the brain.
2. Try not to deprive yourself. While it is not healthy to eat 'junk food' all the time, it may not be healthy to deprive yourself of sweet things that comfort you. The reasoning behind this is that you will stay away from these types of foods for a while, but one slip up, and you will automatically want to have more. This can lead to over-eating these types of foods, and that will definitely not help our diets. Instead, try snacking on sweet things like raisins, dried fruits, fresh fruits, or nuts.
3. Whether we like it or not, we must have exercise. No diet will successfully help you become healthy if you don't exercise. If you truly dislike exercising, and many people do, try something fun like jumping rope. This is a great cardio exercise and burns a lot of calories. It's also a lot easier on the knees and joints than jogging or sprinting.
4. Avoid the 'bad' fats. Saturated fats and Trans fats are considered the bad fats. Fats that are actually good for us are Monounsaturated fats and Polyunsaturated fats. These are absolutely necessary to the body and health. You can tell the difference because at room temperature, the 'bad fats' are solid, like lard and animal fats. The 'good fats' are liquid, like coconut oil or peanut oil.
5. Get the right amount of insoluble fiber. We actually can't digest this type of fiber, however it provides great benefits for our bodies. It slows down the body's digestion, and the process in which our bodies turn carbohydrates into glucose. This helps us feel fuller longer, which will keep us from over-eating.
6. Keep a food journal. This may sound kind of strange, but a lot of times we just don't realize how much we eat. Writing down what you've eaten will help with this. Going back to look over your journal, you will see what you are doing that may be inhibiting your progress. You will notice 'bad habit' patterns that you need to overcome, such as eating late in the evening, or snacking while you watch TV.
7. Count your calories. An average adult needs 1500 to 2000 calories a day to maintain a healthy weight. If we're not keeping track, we can easily go over this amount, as much as two to three times over! Counting and keeping track of calories will allow us to lose weight and keep it off. Pay special attention to the calories in the things you're drinking. Usually, by the time we have had our daily drinks, we leave ourselves very little actual 'eating' calories.
8. A lot of times when we're trying to lose weight, we find that we are hungry all the time. Veggies can help with this. The recommended serving of fruits and vegetables is 5 to 13 servings a day. 2 to 4 of those servings should be from fruit, and the veggies are free. You can eat as many as you want. This will ensure that we are full and satisfied, not to mention the amazing benefits of fruits and vegetables.
9. Try smaller meals several times a day instead of 2 or 3 large meals. This will help you lose weight by speeding up your metabolism. By eating more often, you won't be as hungry or as likely to snack before bedtime.
10. Get a support system. Especially if you are in a household where you are the only one who is dieting. It makes it easier when we can talk with people who are going through the same thing. Having support from people will help you stick with your plan easier, and motivate you to get active and healthy.
Trying to lose weight can be difficult. Following these tips is a good way to lose weight and keep the weight off. It's important to get the right foods, and to stay healthy and happy.
Fad diets are out! Learn how to lose weight and keep it off without deprivation and drugs. Visit http://www.fad-diet.net today and get rid of those unwanted pounds forever!
1. NEVER try any kind of starvation diet. Our bodies need different types and amounts of vitamins and nutrients just to keep going. Starving yourself to lose a little weight can deprive your body of essential nutrients and vitamins. This can damage our bodies severely, including damage to the liver, kidneys, heart, and even the brain.
2. Try not to deprive yourself. While it is not healthy to eat 'junk food' all the time, it may not be healthy to deprive yourself of sweet things that comfort you. The reasoning behind this is that you will stay away from these types of foods for a while, but one slip up, and you will automatically want to have more. This can lead to over-eating these types of foods, and that will definitely not help our diets. Instead, try snacking on sweet things like raisins, dried fruits, fresh fruits, or nuts.
3. Whether we like it or not, we must have exercise. No diet will successfully help you become healthy if you don't exercise. If you truly dislike exercising, and many people do, try something fun like jumping rope. This is a great cardio exercise and burns a lot of calories. It's also a lot easier on the knees and joints than jogging or sprinting.
4. Avoid the 'bad' fats. Saturated fats and Trans fats are considered the bad fats. Fats that are actually good for us are Monounsaturated fats and Polyunsaturated fats. These are absolutely necessary to the body and health. You can tell the difference because at room temperature, the 'bad fats' are solid, like lard and animal fats. The 'good fats' are liquid, like coconut oil or peanut oil.
5. Get the right amount of insoluble fiber. We actually can't digest this type of fiber, however it provides great benefits for our bodies. It slows down the body's digestion, and the process in which our bodies turn carbohydrates into glucose. This helps us feel fuller longer, which will keep us from over-eating.
6. Keep a food journal. This may sound kind of strange, but a lot of times we just don't realize how much we eat. Writing down what you've eaten will help with this. Going back to look over your journal, you will see what you are doing that may be inhibiting your progress. You will notice 'bad habit' patterns that you need to overcome, such as eating late in the evening, or snacking while you watch TV.
7. Count your calories. An average adult needs 1500 to 2000 calories a day to maintain a healthy weight. If we're not keeping track, we can easily go over this amount, as much as two to three times over! Counting and keeping track of calories will allow us to lose weight and keep it off. Pay special attention to the calories in the things you're drinking. Usually, by the time we have had our daily drinks, we leave ourselves very little actual 'eating' calories.
8. A lot of times when we're trying to lose weight, we find that we are hungry all the time. Veggies can help with this. The recommended serving of fruits and vegetables is 5 to 13 servings a day. 2 to 4 of those servings should be from fruit, and the veggies are free. You can eat as many as you want. This will ensure that we are full and satisfied, not to mention the amazing benefits of fruits and vegetables.
9. Try smaller meals several times a day instead of 2 or 3 large meals. This will help you lose weight by speeding up your metabolism. By eating more often, you won't be as hungry or as likely to snack before bedtime.
10. Get a support system. Especially if you are in a household where you are the only one who is dieting. It makes it easier when we can talk with people who are going through the same thing. Having support from people will help you stick with your plan easier, and motivate you to get active and healthy.
Trying to lose weight can be difficult. Following these tips is a good way to lose weight and keep the weight off. It's important to get the right foods, and to stay healthy and happy.
Fad diets are out! Learn how to lose weight and keep it off without deprivation and drugs. Visit http://www.fad-diet.net today and get rid of those unwanted pounds forever!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Unhealthy Dieting Fads Can Be Dangerous!
"No thanks, I'm on a diet…"
We often hear these words, but how often do we think of the gloomy faces and gestures that accompany them? We've come to expect that the dieter has set out on some unpleasant journey. The words are almost groaned and there are sighs which suggest the dieter is in mourning. That's all because of the perception we have about diets. They are unpleasant, nasty, painful things, aren't they?
Or so we're led to believe by all the media hype surrounding the unhealthy dieting fads that are so common these days. Detox, cabbage soup, melon only, Atkins… The list goes on and on. These are what some people call 'desperation diets'. They're certainly not appealing, you're not going to enjoy them, but they're going to 'do you good'.
Or are they?
Fantastic weight loss may soon be apparent and you'll feel greatly encouraged. But… statistics show that most people give up sooner rather than later, and even go back to their old ways with a vengeance! And no wonder! How long can you spirits if not your body survive on cabbage and melons?
Instant Gratification
Part of the problem is… We want it all, we want it now. We've become so used to instant results and instant gratification. Hardly surprising, then, that we apply the same principles to our dieting. We're disgusted by our flab? Our health restrictions are getting us down? Right! Let's shift them. Now! Deep down we know there could be health risks, but the ads are so appealing, they promise so much – and we're even prepared to pay for the instant, but unhealthy, dieting plans we secretly know won't work.
Some people are so determined to lose weight instantly that they have stomach bypass operations. They overlook the fact that these measures are intended for the morbidly obese, but they'll ignore their doctor and pay for private treatment anyway.
Are There Alternatives to Unhealthy Dieting?
At risk of sounding old-fashioned and stating what readers don't want to hear, there are some facts that can't be overlooked: in order to lose weight and have a healthy, trim body in the long-term, you need to moderate your diet by eating healthy foods and perhaps eating less; you also need to take some exercise.
Think about it. This is really great news! You won't need to avoid your favorite foods. You won't need to go hungry. You can eat what you like in moderation, and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that your health and weight are going to be right.
Bear in mind that the real purpose of dieting is to achieve your ideal weight and keep it.
So wave goodbye to all those unhealthy dieting plans and the physical and emotional pain that accompany them. Say hello and welcome to a new shape, better health, higher self-esteem, improved moods and emotional well being. Yes, you can enjoy that cookie or piece of chocolate, so long as you know you're sticking to your plan and taking moderate exercise. Unhealthy dieting plans! Who needs them?
Frank McGinty is a teacher, counselor, and internationally published author, with lots of experience in helping people improve their lives. Would you like to overcome your weight problems - and be happy, healthy and optimistic? Discover some outstanding resources here: http://www.weightloss.fssgold.com - and claim your free weight loss report.
We often hear these words, but how often do we think of the gloomy faces and gestures that accompany them? We've come to expect that the dieter has set out on some unpleasant journey. The words are almost groaned and there are sighs which suggest the dieter is in mourning. That's all because of the perception we have about diets. They are unpleasant, nasty, painful things, aren't they?
Or so we're led to believe by all the media hype surrounding the unhealthy dieting fads that are so common these days. Detox, cabbage soup, melon only, Atkins… The list goes on and on. These are what some people call 'desperation diets'. They're certainly not appealing, you're not going to enjoy them, but they're going to 'do you good'.
Or are they?
Fantastic weight loss may soon be apparent and you'll feel greatly encouraged. But… statistics show that most people give up sooner rather than later, and even go back to their old ways with a vengeance! And no wonder! How long can you spirits if not your body survive on cabbage and melons?
Instant Gratification
Part of the problem is… We want it all, we want it now. We've become so used to instant results and instant gratification. Hardly surprising, then, that we apply the same principles to our dieting. We're disgusted by our flab? Our health restrictions are getting us down? Right! Let's shift them. Now! Deep down we know there could be health risks, but the ads are so appealing, they promise so much – and we're even prepared to pay for the instant, but unhealthy, dieting plans we secretly know won't work.
Some people are so determined to lose weight instantly that they have stomach bypass operations. They overlook the fact that these measures are intended for the morbidly obese, but they'll ignore their doctor and pay for private treatment anyway.
Are There Alternatives to Unhealthy Dieting?
At risk of sounding old-fashioned and stating what readers don't want to hear, there are some facts that can't be overlooked: in order to lose weight and have a healthy, trim body in the long-term, you need to moderate your diet by eating healthy foods and perhaps eating less; you also need to take some exercise.
Think about it. This is really great news! You won't need to avoid your favorite foods. You won't need to go hungry. You can eat what you like in moderation, and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that your health and weight are going to be right.
Bear in mind that the real purpose of dieting is to achieve your ideal weight and keep it.
So wave goodbye to all those unhealthy dieting plans and the physical and emotional pain that accompany them. Say hello and welcome to a new shape, better health, higher self-esteem, improved moods and emotional well being. Yes, you can enjoy that cookie or piece of chocolate, so long as you know you're sticking to your plan and taking moderate exercise. Unhealthy dieting plans! Who needs them?
Frank McGinty is a teacher, counselor, and internationally published author, with lots of experience in helping people improve their lives. Would you like to overcome your weight problems - and be happy, healthy and optimistic? Discover some outstanding resources here: http://www.weightloss.fssgold.com - and claim your free weight loss report.
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