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Have You Given Up on Weight Loss ?- by Greg Landry, M.S.
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.. Featured Article: Have You Given Up on Weight Loss ? by Greg Landry, M.S. . The Biggest Loser: The Weight Loss Program to Transform Your Body, Health, and Life--Adapted from NBC's Hit Show! The book fans have been clamoring for—the diet and exercise plan that enabled contestants to transform their bodies and their lives on TV’s new smash hit reality show The Biggest Loser was NBC’s surprise hit of the Fall 2004 television season, drawing a passionate audience and prompting people nationwide to start their own Biggest Loser competitions. This unscripted weight-loss drama was based on overweight contestants competing to lose weight and win a quarter of a million dollars with the help of a team of doctors, dietitians, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels. On the evening that the first season’s finale aired, legions of fans went to the NBC Web site to look for the diet and fitness plan that the contestants used. It wasn’t available to the public—until now. With this book, people looking for change can accomplish the same type of radical makeover of their bodies, their health, and their lives that they saw on The Biggest Loser. The book features the food and fitness plans from Bob and Jillian, health advice from the show’s medical experts, and motivational tips from the contestants themselves. The contestants’ compelling stories and reasons for losing weight, dramatic before-and-after photos, and real-life advice provide the inspiration and upbeat attitude that made this show a smash hit. Customer Review: Good Diet Advice This book outlines the recommended number of daily servings of each food group, target number of calories for my weight and goals, etc. It's easy to internalize and I actually am planning out my foods and estimating calories -- something I hadn't originally intended to do. I get some new info every time I refer back to the book. The exercise stuff has also been helpful, as is the info in Jillian's book. And it's working! Seeing results and feeling healthier is an unbelievable experience. This book took my 'I'll start to exercise and sort of watch what I eat' approach and turned it into a 'I feel empowered by having the tools to really exercise and get the food demon under control' goal. As I'm sitting here writing this review I'm thinking about another book I read called "The Truth About Caffeine: How Companies That Promote it Deceive Us and What We Can Do About It" The author is a reformed coffee drinker, revealed frightening evidence about the dangers associated with coffee. Absolutely amazing book! Check out the website at Caff eineAwareness.org. As for the book, it's pure pleasure reading!!! Customer Review: Perfect for motivation and inspiration! Overall, this is a very good book especially for "fans" of the show. I watch it only from time to time so I am not its "fan". The most valuable part of this book is the superior motivation and inspiration it will definitely provide you. It is really amazing to read about the results of actually morbidly obese men and women who ACHIEVED their desired weight. I have the feeling that obese people tend to get disappointed and discouraged rather fast. That's why the book will be of great help, if you face such issues. It suggests very restricted intake of calories. Allow me as a medical doctor to inform you that the US Health Department strongly recommends to adults to consume MINIMUM 1,200 calories per day. I absolutely agree that this is the bare minimum in case that you want a healthy weight loss. You need sufficient carbs because the resulting glucose/fructose is the ONLY fuel your brain can use. You need proteins to maintain your muscle mass and to produce numerous enzymes. Don't forget some fats because fat soluble vitamins require their presents. 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Developed by noted Miami cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston for his patients, THE SOUTH BEACH DIET became a national phenomenon-because it works. It's not low fat. It's not low carbs. It teaches you to use the right carbs and the right fats to change your body chemistry to burn fat, help reduce your cholesterol, and help prevent metabolic syndrome (pre-diabetes). As a result, you'll lose weight quickly and safely. Dr. Agatston's plan allows you to eat the foods you love-meat and fish, cheese, healthy oils and nuts, vegetables, and the right carbohydrates and sweets. There's no mandatory exercise, and you're never left craving more food. Structured in three simple phases, this may be the easiest diet that you've ever tried. PHASE ONE: Say goodbye to bad-for-you "goodies"! Your cravings will disappear...and so will eight to thirteen pound. PHASE TWO: Your stomach is visibly smaller and favorite foods are back on the menu! Your body is burning calories, not storing them! PHASE THREE: The stage that lasts the rest of your life-normal foods in normal portions. You will keep your ideal weight...and maintain your health and vitality. With recipes and meal plans for each phase! "The real value of the book is its sound nutritional advice." -Newsweek Customer Review: EAT ALL THE SUGAR, STARCHES & RED MEAT YOU WANT! You can eat until completely full, all the sugar, starches & red meat you want, and with simple and delicious recipes, and without counting anything...just buy the book, LET'S DO LUNCH (go to the letsdolunch website and click on "bulletin boards" at the left-hand column to talk with hundreds of Let's Do Lunch eaters...once you do, you'll want to get started right away). God bless, EdnaR Customer Review: Weight melted off and stayed off!!!!!!!!! May 1, 2005 will be my one-year anniversary on the South Beach Diet. I have lost 55 pounds and so far it has stayed off. I've cheated here and there with a cruise and two vacations over the past year but two weeks later my weight returned to the pre-trip amount. Overall, it's a great feel-good type of book. Just like my other book called "The Truth About Caffeine: How Companies That Promote it Deceive Us and What We Can Do About It. It's made me quit drinking caffeineated beverages when I realized all my health problems were stemming from it. Buy it now. It may save your life!. This is the best 'diet' i've ever been on!!! Weightloss Perscriptions, Weightloss Chat Room, Free La Weightloss Plan, Duodenal Switch Weightloss, Metformin Weightloss, Weightloss With The Master Cleanser, Average Weightloss Studies, Christian Bale2C Weightloss, Astrological Signs And Weightloss, 19 Action News3A Weightloss Cocktail, Workout Weightloss Program, Book review info provided in association with Amazon. Privacy: No personal information is collected or store on this site. If you contact us we will only use the info you give us to respond to your query. Copyright proven-weight-loss-tips.org - All Rights Reserved. |
