Have You Given Up on Weight Loss?
by Greg Landry, M.S
I receive several email messages every day
from people who have given up on weight loss.
They are at wits end and they don't know
what to do. They've "tried it all" and they
believe it's impossible for them to lose
weight.
Many of them have lost weight and gained it
all back, and more. Some of them have struggled
with losing weight all their lives and have
never been successful with it. One lady from
Alabama wrote to me last spring, "I have been
trying to lose about sixty pounds for over 23
years. I quit! I'm resolved to the fact that
I will be fat for the rest of my life"
How saddening that comment is. but I'm happy
to tell you this lady, with a little
guidance, is now 65 pounds lighter than she
was one year ago.. and she has some muscle
tone. Needless to say, she no longer believes
that she'll be fat for the rest of her life.
I tell you this simply to illustrate the fact
that you don't have to give up on weight loss.
YOU can lose weight, but you have to be
willing to do what it takes.. and here's what
it takes!
If we look at people who have been successful
at weight loss *and* maintaining that loss,
a couple of things are very apparent. These two
factors are present in the lives of most of
them..
1. They do some form of aerobic exercise 5 to
7 days per week. These people aren't
exercise wimps! They know how critically
important this is to their weight loss/
maintenance and they get out and do it!
They average 45 minutes per day with the
range being 30 to 90 minutes per day.
This not only burns lots of calories,
but, perhaps more importantly, it elevates
their basal metabolic rate.
2. They do some type of weight training 2 to
3 days per week. This has a tremendous
affect on basal metabolic rate and
muscle tone. Success at maintaining a
weight loss is much higher in people
who have weight trained while they were
losing weight versus those who haven't.
Now, obviously, healthy eating habits are also
very important. However, most of these people
say that their exercise habits seem to dictate
their eating habits.. meaning that if they
can be consistent with exercise, their eating
habits seem to fall into place.
I've had many clients tell me that their daily
exercise puts them in a "healthy" frame of
mind and helps them to make better food choices.
Bottom line; when they are exercising
consistently, their eating habits are better.
I firmly believe that a major factor in most
peoples frustration with weight loss is that
they haven't been told the truth about
exercise. You see, twenty minutes, three days
per week isn't going to cut it for weight
loss. If you're serious about weight loss,
then you have to get serious about exercise.
-It's all about changing your basal metabolism
through exercise.
-It's about looking at exercise as a part of your
daily routine, just like brushing your teeth.
-It's about viewing exercise as something you're
doing to get healthy and feel great!
"If you *vigorously* pursue fitness and health,
weight loss will happen"(tm)
copyright 2004 by Greg Landry, M.S.
Author and exercise physiologist, Greg Landry,
offers free weight loss and fitness success stories
and targeted, highly affective weight loss programs
for women, men, type 2 diabetics, and people with
slow metabolisms and hypothyroidism..
Elk Grove (east OF 53) car service from Midway .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareBrowsing one of the Russian websites I have recently found... Read More
The difference between weight loss, and steady or weight gain,... Read More
WEIGHT LOSS:Nutrition and weight-loss researchers say that some supplements can... Read More
Name a diet...any diet. It doesn't work. Try to name... Read More
Who'd have thought healthy eating could be so controversial? Lunching... Read More
1.The first step to living a Glycemic Diet Lifestyle is... Read More
"I tried that diet and lost 8 pounds in the... Read More
What is a mini tummy tuck? Officially called a partial... Read More
Can You Lose Weight Where You Want?If you have excess... Read More
Students today are faced with the serious reality of unwanted... Read More
Weight Loss Their Greatest Opponent --------------------------------- Before high school and... Read More
Here are a few free tips on losing weight that... Read More
The Atkins low-carb diet consists of four phases: Induction, Ongoing... Read More
We have such good weight loss intentions. We emotionally beat... Read More
You are the GREATEST, aren't you? You are focusing on... Read More
With the rise of obesity and the increasing incidence of... Read More
Are you trying to lose weight?If you are, STOP!Funny thing... Read More
One alternative method to traditional and tumescent liposuction is mesotherapy.... Read More
One of the most popular diets is the low carb... Read More
1. CUT THE SIMPLE CARBS.It's unfortunate that the majority of... Read More
It's calorie-free, inexpensive and easily obtained - yet few people... Read More
Most people are unsure about how to begin a fat... Read More
More than 70% of US adults are overweight and that... Read More
Obesity is quickly becoming the number one health issue confronting... Read More
In many cases conventional dieting wisdom simply doesn't work for... Read More
Green Oaks limo rental ..To begin this article I must start with it's conclusion.The... Read More
There is never any absolute certainty about what the nutritional... Read More
How would you like Julia Roberts to coach you on... Read More
Although every dieter knows that keeping food records is a... Read More
In life, various factors contribute to weight gain. Be it... Read More
Just one more day I can do this, I told... Read More
Why has Phentermine stopped helping me lose weight?Many people are... Read More
As a part of a children's diet and health study,... Read More
In health clubs, they run classes that call themselves "aerobics".... Read More
We are bombarded with advertisements pushing delicious looking, fat filled,... Read More
Understanding the theory of adaptation (see previous article, Adaptation I)... Read More
Good health is all too easily taken for granted until... Read More
Exercising too hardThis is probably the most common mistake. As... Read More
With the growing epidemic of diabetes and obesity in our... Read More
As I explained in the first part of this article,... Read More
(But What You Need to Know if You Want to... Read More
One of the most popular diets is the low carb... Read More
Twenty years ago, I did not expect to accomplish what... Read More
April 14, 2005 federal judge Tena Campbell of the federal... Read More
Used a diet pill recently and got depressed because you... Read More
Lets face it, most of us live pretty busy lives... Read More
One of the hardest aspects of getting yourself into shape,... Read More
After the post-Halloween sugar surge, everyone coaches you to get... Read More
How to Estimate How Many Calories You Can Have and... Read More
IntroductionThe history of The Atkins Diet goes back to the... Read More
Weight Loss |