Losing weight presents a real challenge for many people. While weight loss in the short term is often more achievable, losing weight and keeping it off is a far greater challenge. With so many fad diets that promise quick and easy solutions to losing weight, yo-yo dieting is inevitable.
A short term fix: In an attempt to lose weight quickly we often drastically cut our calorie intake or restrict certain food groups. This normally only works for so long before we grow tired of a restrictive diet and subsequently abandon all efforts. Instead of setting a goal to lose weight in time for bikini season, it’s more beneficial long term to adopt a different lifestyle that involves a permanent commitment to healthy eating and exercise. Most importantly it must be a plan that’s easy to stick to!
No support system: Too many people try to lose weight without a support system. Research shows that people who have the support of family and friends to keep them on track, are more successful at losing weight and keeping it off. [click to continue reading…]
The antithesis of running on a treadmill for 45 minutes in an air conditioned gym with make up, jewelery and an iPod.
Just watching Tara makes me feel alive. Yessss!
P.S. My bet is that she didn’t sip on a venti caramel macchiato with extra whip cream after her workout. Instead she probably had wild game with fresh vegetables.
Most people think they need to lose weight so they can get healthier. This is physiologically invalid.
Here is THE most important thing you will EVER learn about fat loss…. Drum roll please……….
The unvarnished truth about losing weight is…
“You must get healthy FIRST…
to be ABLE to lose weight.”
Think about that for a moment, please, because it is the most important TRUTH I can ever teach you.
A healthy body isn’t overweight. Being overweight is an inflammatory state. Your body, at a cellular level, is inflamed. It’s really that simple. It actually is not that hard. So if you look at the big picture, your discontent when you look in the mirror, may be the least of your worries. When a body is inflamed it can create a whole host of inflammatory conditions. Heart disease is inflammatory, stroke is inflammatory, even cancer is an inflammatory disease.
So paying attention to your overall health and chipping away at things that make you healthier will indirectly help you solve your weight loss problem. It also solves the bigger more important problem of making you healthier overall.
And isn’t that the goal?
Here are a few examples… Here are two major players that either keep you overweight or will sabotage your weight loss efforts… [click to continue reading…]
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