| As the people in our world become more | | | | ? Send our body into 'survival mode' forcing our |
| overweight they have also become obsessed | | | | body to store more fat |
| with dieting. We starve ourselves on diets of all | | | | ? Give us intense food cravings and make us |
| kinds and then we binge on all the foods we have | | | | more obsessed with food |
| been deprived of and gain all the weight back - | | | | ? Cause us to lose muscle tissue which means we |
| plus some extra as well. The weight loss pills we | | | | burn less fuel making us fatter |
| swallow increase our metabolism (our body's | | | | Scientific research has shown us what it takes for |
| engine) - temporarily. However, when we stop | | | | our bodies to be healthy yet this information has |
| taking them, our metabolism slows back down | | | | not filtered down to the people that need it most. |
| and the weight piles back on. | | | | A multitude of gimmicks, myths and health fads |
| We are on a constant roller coaster with no end | | | | along with misinformation about just what proper |
| in sight, with each plunge down followed by | | | | exercise and healthy eating is cloud the issue of |
| another steep uphill climb. | | | | balance. This makes it very difficult for people to |
| The reason we are so obsessed with trying to | | | | distinguish the good from the bad. |
| get rid of the body fat is that 85% of us are | | | | Let's look at the two main things we need to do |
| suffering from being overweight and what's | | | | to reverse this situation. First we need to |
| worse it is killing us. Just in the US each day 2700 | | | | understand what proper exercise is. It is not |
| people die of preventable disease and millions | | | | walking; it is not jogging or cycling or any other |
| more suffer from incurable diseases such as | | | | 'cardio' type of activity. |
| heart disease, cancer and diabetes and at least 50 | | | | These things are recreational and are great as |
| others. These problems are related our poor | | | | part of an active lifestyle but do not replace a |
| health fueled by inadequate nutrition and lack of | | | | proper exercise program that works the muscles |
| exercise. | | | | through their full ranges of movement under a |
| None of the miracle diets are even making a dent | | | | load (resistance) as in strength training exercise. |
| in the gloomy overweight statistics. Not because | | | | And guess what? You also need to put some |
| we don't lose weight on a diet - we do, but the | | | | effort into it. |
| problem is we gain it back again and negatively | | | | This is the only exercise that will give an increased |
| alter our metabolism, making it harder to lose | | | | metabolism which is what you need for body fat |
| weight in the future. | | | | loss. End of story. |
| Despite past diet failures we succumb to the next | | | | Your eating for weight loss should involve as |
| miracle diet that promises a new thinner body and | | | | many natural whole foods cooked from scratch |
| each one we go on we swear it will be the last. | | | | as possible. Get rid of anything in a pretty bag or |
| But as long as we believe in diets it will never be | | | | box. Eat 5-7 meals every 2-3 hours throughout |
| the last one. | | | | the day each with 20 grams of protein and the |
| Diets will never give us a lean, strong and healthy | | | | balance made up of raw and cooked vegetables. |
| body. They make us fatter and unhealthier and | | | | Prepare your food the night before and take it |
| do more damage to the chemistry of our | | | | with you wherever you go. |
| metabolism than our bad eating habits and being | | | | Try this simple plan and watch how your body will |
| over fat. The big problem with diets is the focus | | | | slowly but surely give up its fat stores. You will |
| on losing weight as opposed to losing fat. | | | | get a bonus of increased energy along with an |
| New studies have proven the diets: | | | | increased feeling of wellness as finally; you are |
| ? Physically damage our body's chemistry | | | | giving your body what it needs to be healthy. |