"The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night."
~~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In order to take advantage of losing weight and being successful, you must be prepared--that means " paying your dues."
Nothing is more frustrating than to see that you are gaining weight again.
Be in a position to benefit from your failure. It pays to be prepared, and that comes down to plain, hard work. It's not usually glamorous. It's not always exciting. It's not always fun. It is, however, always necessary.
By being prepared, you have to create a game plan to get back on track right away without beating yourself up and devastating your self-esteem. My game plan is taking it a bite at a time. What's your's? Maybe it's taking it a day at a time, going back to your diet tomorrow. Maybe it's getting angry and becoming more determined than ever to succeed.
Have you ever been at a Weight Watchers or TOPS meeting and noticed several people there who are slim and trim? What about those Jenny Craig and Nutri/System ad's with their before and after pictures? They make losing weight look so effortless, but remember, in reality, these people have been dieting for years.
Without effort and action, you will not succeed. You can't wish your weight away. You have to work at it and be prepared for those times when you slip, so you can pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and move on...
Losing weight demands preparation, effort and commitment to come to fruition.
Showing posts with label lose 10 pounds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lose 10 pounds. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Where Diets Go Wrong
Choosing The Right Diet
When we discover that we are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural inclination to eat less food. We may skip lunch or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the hope that if we eat less our body will burn off some of its fat. But that is not necessarily true. Eating less actually makes it more difficult to lose weight.
Keep in mind that the human body took shape millions of years ago, and at that time there were no diets. The only low-calorie event in people's lives was starvation. Those who could cope with a temporary lack of food were the ones who survived. Our bodies, therefore, have developed this built-in mechanism to help us survive in the face of low food intake.
When researchers compare overweight and thin people, they find that they are roughly the same number of calories. What makes overweight people different is the amount of fat that they eat. Thin people tend to eat less fat and more complex carbohydrates.
Losing weight is not something one can do overnight. A carefully planned weight loss program requires common sense and certain guidelines. Unfortunately, there's a lot of misinformantion floating around and lots of desperate people are easily duped and ripped off.
Every day you can open a magazine or newspaper and see advertisements touting some new product, pill or patch that will take excess weight off quickly. Everyone seems to be looking for that "magic" weight loss pill. Millions of Americans are trying to lose weight, spending billions of dollars every year on diet programs and products. Often they do lose some weight. But, if you check with the same people five years later, you will find that nearly all have regained whatever weight they lost.
A survey was done recently to try and determine if any commercial diet program could prove long-term success. Not a single program could do so. So rampant has the so-called diet industry become with new products and false claims that the FDA has now stepped in and started clamping down.
Being seriously overweight and particularly obesity can develop into a number of diseases and serious health problems, and it is now a known fact that when caloric intake is excessive, some of the excess frequently is saturated fat.
The myth is that people get heavy by eating too many calories. Calories are a consideration it's true, but overall they are not the cause of obesity in America today. Americans actually take in fewer calories each day than they did at the beginning of the century. If calories alone were the reason we become overweight, we should all be thin. But we are not. Collectively, we are heavier than ever. Partly, it is because we are more sedentary now. But equally, as important is the fact that the fat content of the American diet has changed dramatically.
People who diet without exercising often get fatter with time. Although your weight may initially drop while dieting, such weight loss consists mostly of water and muscle. When the weight returns, it comes back as fat. To avoid getting fatter over time, increase your metabolism by exercising regularly.
Select an exercise routine that you are comfortable with and remember that walking is one of the best and easiest exercises for strengthening your bones, controlling your weight and toning your muscles.
If you would like to know more about how to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle then please check out The Mediterranean Diet
When we discover that we are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural inclination to eat less food. We may skip lunch or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the hope that if we eat less our body will burn off some of its fat. But that is not necessarily true. Eating less actually makes it more difficult to lose weight.
Keep in mind that the human body took shape millions of years ago, and at that time there were no diets. The only low-calorie event in people's lives was starvation. Those who could cope with a temporary lack of food were the ones who survived. Our bodies, therefore, have developed this built-in mechanism to help us survive in the face of low food intake.
When researchers compare overweight and thin people, they find that they are roughly the same number of calories. What makes overweight people different is the amount of fat that they eat. Thin people tend to eat less fat and more complex carbohydrates.
Losing weight is not something one can do overnight. A carefully planned weight loss program requires common sense and certain guidelines. Unfortunately, there's a lot of misinformantion floating around and lots of desperate people are easily duped and ripped off.
Every day you can open a magazine or newspaper and see advertisements touting some new product, pill or patch that will take excess weight off quickly. Everyone seems to be looking for that "magic" weight loss pill. Millions of Americans are trying to lose weight, spending billions of dollars every year on diet programs and products. Often they do lose some weight. But, if you check with the same people five years later, you will find that nearly all have regained whatever weight they lost.
A survey was done recently to try and determine if any commercial diet program could prove long-term success. Not a single program could do so. So rampant has the so-called diet industry become with new products and false claims that the FDA has now stepped in and started clamping down.
Being seriously overweight and particularly obesity can develop into a number of diseases and serious health problems, and it is now a known fact that when caloric intake is excessive, some of the excess frequently is saturated fat.
The myth is that people get heavy by eating too many calories. Calories are a consideration it's true, but overall they are not the cause of obesity in America today. Americans actually take in fewer calories each day than they did at the beginning of the century. If calories alone were the reason we become overweight, we should all be thin. But we are not. Collectively, we are heavier than ever. Partly, it is because we are more sedentary now. But equally, as important is the fact that the fat content of the American diet has changed dramatically.
People who diet without exercising often get fatter with time. Although your weight may initially drop while dieting, such weight loss consists mostly of water and muscle. When the weight returns, it comes back as fat. To avoid getting fatter over time, increase your metabolism by exercising regularly.
Select an exercise routine that you are comfortable with and remember that walking is one of the best and easiest exercises for strengthening your bones, controlling your weight and toning your muscles.
If you would like to know more about how to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle then please check out The Mediterranean Diet
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
5 Ways to Lose Weight and Keep it off
The best way to lose weight, Do not diet- Yes you heard me right- throw away your Atkins, South-Beach, Zone, and Jenny Craig books. I am a firm believer that diets just do not work. Why, you might ask? Well, if watching my mother diet from the time I could walk and NEVER lose those last twenty pounds is not enough proof, I do not know what is. We all like to see instant results, but once the weight loss plateaus, we give up. And, once we go back to our old way of eating we gain all of the weight we lost back.
2. Make your own lifestyle change- So, instead of dieting start focusing on adding healthier foods into your diet, and slowly removing the unhealthy ones. You do not have to be a nutritionist to realize that fried foods are not good for you and that soup and high fibre foods will help you feel full. The best part of making your own diet, you can still eat the foods you like to eat- just make sure you don't over-do with the junk food.
3. Skip the processed foods- Wherever you live you can lose that extra ten or twenty pounds without even trying by eating just that little bit healthier. Eat more natural foods. Fresh fish, meat, poultry and try this with fresh vegetables or even salad. I even get the bread fresh from a bakery. Not only does everything taste better, it is better for you.
So, while I am assuming most of you are not able to buy completely fresh foods, you can do your best. Wherever you shop you can usually ask for advice on how best to cook from fresh. Make cooking part of your daily fun routine and it will change your lifestyle, believe me. Most recipes show you how to make dinner for a family of four.
Whatever your budget, when you go to the grocery store try to shop on the outside online (don't go down the aisles in the middle) the outside usually contains the unprocessed foods (your dairy, meats, and vegetables). Also, read the labels- if you cannot pronounce a word in the product, it most likely is not good for you!
4. Try and leave the sweet stuff alone, you know it’s not good for you. If you want something sweet you are better off eating something made with real sugar as it will break down better in the body.
5. Drink plenty of water- The average person drinks 1/3 of their calories each day. If you drank iced cold water instead, you would actually be burning calories. Try drinking MORE than four 8-oz glasses for two weeks and I guarantee that you will see a difference.
For more tips on losing weight visit The Mediterranean Diet. It includes a collection of tasty Mediterranean recipes, a 28 day diet plan plus extra bonuses
2. Make your own lifestyle change- So, instead of dieting start focusing on adding healthier foods into your diet, and slowly removing the unhealthy ones. You do not have to be a nutritionist to realize that fried foods are not good for you and that soup and high fibre foods will help you feel full. The best part of making your own diet, you can still eat the foods you like to eat- just make sure you don't over-do with the junk food.
3. Skip the processed foods- Wherever you live you can lose that extra ten or twenty pounds without even trying by eating just that little bit healthier. Eat more natural foods. Fresh fish, meat, poultry and try this with fresh vegetables or even salad. I even get the bread fresh from a bakery. Not only does everything taste better, it is better for you.
So, while I am assuming most of you are not able to buy completely fresh foods, you can do your best. Wherever you shop you can usually ask for advice on how best to cook from fresh. Make cooking part of your daily fun routine and it will change your lifestyle, believe me. Most recipes show you how to make dinner for a family of four.
Whatever your budget, when you go to the grocery store try to shop on the outside online (don't go down the aisles in the middle) the outside usually contains the unprocessed foods (your dairy, meats, and vegetables). Also, read the labels- if you cannot pronounce a word in the product, it most likely is not good for you!
4. Try and leave the sweet stuff alone, you know it’s not good for you. If you want something sweet you are better off eating something made with real sugar as it will break down better in the body.
5. Drink plenty of water- The average person drinks 1/3 of their calories each day. If you drank iced cold water instead, you would actually be burning calories. Try drinking MORE than four 8-oz glasses for two weeks and I guarantee that you will see a difference.
For more tips on losing weight visit The Mediterranean Diet. It includes a collection of tasty Mediterranean recipes, a 28 day diet plan plus extra bonuses
Monday, August 17, 2009
Lose 20 Pounds of Fat in 3.5 Weeks
Proven Diet That is Highly Effective For Fast Weight Loss!
Are you struggling to lose 20 pounds? Well, take just 60 seconds from your day to read this article and learn more about a proven diet system that works extremely well to not only get fast weight loss and fat loss...but to keep it all off permanently.
You see, when you go on a lot of these diets out here today, you're typically going to end up with a slow metabolism which will ultimately lead to the dreaded "yo-yo weight loss effect" and STORED body fat. The reason why is because most of these diets are based on "fad dieting" (low carb, low fat, low calorie, etc.) principles. My friend, your body is just not going to respond well to that type of dieting. Take it from me, I learned the hard way...
Now, after failing so many times, the most effective diet I have come across to lose pounds quickly and permanently is the calorie shifting diet. This diet is incredibly effective since it will boost your fat burning hormones and your metabolism.
Your fat burning hormones are increased with the custom menu plan that this diet will create for you with a really cool diet generator program. Also, the foods you'll be eating are foods YOU get to pick out! Your metabolism is increased once you learn and implement the "shifting" technique in conjunction with your menu plan. When you "shift", this will not only cause your metabolism to SKYROCKET to the max, it will stay running high. Therefore, you will consistently, quickly, easily, and naturally lose several pounds....without starving or getting cravings!
Want to know what this diet did for me? I weighed 300 pounds and had a 44 inch waist. After 8 weeks with using this diet, I ended up losing around 50 pounds and dropped 4 inches off my waist. But get this...I was only "experimenting" with this diet! Just imagine what would have happened if I went full speed ahead with this plan?!
So, if you would like to easily lose 20 pounds of fat in 3 1/2 weeks 100% naturally, then I recommend you look into and tryout the calorie shifting diet.
Lose 20 Pounds and melt away fat in 3 1/2 WEEKS with the The Mediterranean Diet
Are you struggling to lose 20 pounds? Well, take just 60 seconds from your day to read this article and learn more about a proven diet system that works extremely well to not only get fast weight loss and fat loss...but to keep it all off permanently.
You see, when you go on a lot of these diets out here today, you're typically going to end up with a slow metabolism which will ultimately lead to the dreaded "yo-yo weight loss effect" and STORED body fat. The reason why is because most of these diets are based on "fad dieting" (low carb, low fat, low calorie, etc.) principles. My friend, your body is just not going to respond well to that type of dieting. Take it from me, I learned the hard way...
Now, after failing so many times, the most effective diet I have come across to lose pounds quickly and permanently is the calorie shifting diet. This diet is incredibly effective since it will boost your fat burning hormones and your metabolism.
Your fat burning hormones are increased with the custom menu plan that this diet will create for you with a really cool diet generator program. Also, the foods you'll be eating are foods YOU get to pick out! Your metabolism is increased once you learn and implement the "shifting" technique in conjunction with your menu plan. When you "shift", this will not only cause your metabolism to SKYROCKET to the max, it will stay running high. Therefore, you will consistently, quickly, easily, and naturally lose several pounds....without starving or getting cravings!
Want to know what this diet did for me? I weighed 300 pounds and had a 44 inch waist. After 8 weeks with using this diet, I ended up losing around 50 pounds and dropped 4 inches off my waist. But get this...I was only "experimenting" with this diet! Just imagine what would have happened if I went full speed ahead with this plan?!
So, if you would like to easily lose 20 pounds of fat in 3 1/2 weeks 100% naturally, then I recommend you look into and tryout the calorie shifting diet.
Lose 20 Pounds and melt away fat in 3 1/2 WEEKS with the The Mediterranean Diet
Fastest Way to Lose Weight
When asked what is the fastest way to lose weight you'll get a few different responses. The most common being fasting diets, low carb diets, joining high profile diet clinics, endless exercise and of course surgery. All of these leave you drained for energy, feeling miserable or in the case of the clinics and surgery - cost you a lot of money.
But you're in luck. There is a new revolutionary dieting system that has people losing pounds without stepping foot inside a gym, and best of all you get to eat the foods you love. This new system essentially "tricks" your body into burning off the fat. Some report around 9 pounds every 11 days.. How does it achieve this?
Your body can adapt to changes quite rapidly. One of these changes it can adapt to is the normal dieting programs. If you always eat the same amount of calories at the same time each day your body will adapt and only run off the calories you have been supplying it. It's the same with low carb diets. Not only does your body adapt, it does not receive the proper nutrients it requires so while you may lose a few pounds, you'll also be degrading your health. Surgery, while technically the fastest way to lose weight, leaves your pockets drained and usually involves stomach stapling to shrink your stomach so you no longer get to enjoy your favourite foods.
This new system has you change up your routines daily and ensures your body never has the chance to adapt. It'll be burning calories as it's used to but you'll be supplying it at a completely different rate, therefore it'll burn off the excess fat to cope with the changes. Quick, easy weight loss.
The best part of this system is you are able to eat a lot of the delicious foods you love and don't have to go through the debilitating fatigue and all around miserable feeling that comes with other fad diets.
Find out what this miraculous new system is by following the link below!
The Mediterranean Diet - Click to find out the secrets!
You'll be losing weight and burning calories while enjoying all your favorite foods! You'll also learn some more about the quickest way to lose weight and discover just how easy it is to get the body you want!
But you're in luck. There is a new revolutionary dieting system that has people losing pounds without stepping foot inside a gym, and best of all you get to eat the foods you love. This new system essentially "tricks" your body into burning off the fat. Some report around 9 pounds every 11 days.. How does it achieve this?
Your body can adapt to changes quite rapidly. One of these changes it can adapt to is the normal dieting programs. If you always eat the same amount of calories at the same time each day your body will adapt and only run off the calories you have been supplying it. It's the same with low carb diets. Not only does your body adapt, it does not receive the proper nutrients it requires so while you may lose a few pounds, you'll also be degrading your health. Surgery, while technically the fastest way to lose weight, leaves your pockets drained and usually involves stomach stapling to shrink your stomach so you no longer get to enjoy your favourite foods.
This new system has you change up your routines daily and ensures your body never has the chance to adapt. It'll be burning calories as it's used to but you'll be supplying it at a completely different rate, therefore it'll burn off the excess fat to cope with the changes. Quick, easy weight loss.
The best part of this system is you are able to eat a lot of the delicious foods you love and don't have to go through the debilitating fatigue and all around miserable feeling that comes with other fad diets.
Find out what this miraculous new system is by following the link below!
The Mediterranean Diet - Click to find out the secrets!
You'll be losing weight and burning calories while enjoying all your favorite foods! You'll also learn some more about the quickest way to lose weight and discover just how easy it is to get the body you want!
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