| THE YEARLY RITUAL | | | | triathlon dreams and goals. |
| It seems like whenever a holiday season arrives | | | | --It involves swimming, biking, and running, and |
| that many people get into the cycle of eating too | | | | because of the cross-training you never get |
| much over the holidays and then spend months | | | | bored or tired of doing the same thing all the time. |
| trying to find a way to loose the excess weight | | | | ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS MORE THAN EVER |
| they gained. | | | | BEFORE |
| Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter are special | | | | Triathlon is the perfect sport to get you ready |
| times of the year for many who spend these | | | | for the holidays. The timing is perfect. Most races |
| holidays with family and friends. | | | | take place in the Summer and Fall and in early |
| That family time almost always revolves around | | | | Spring the training for the upcoming season |
| snacks pretty well everywhere they will fit on a | | | | usually begins. Just think, when Christmas and |
| coffee table or end table, a bit too much drinking | | | | Thanksgiving roll around you will be in amazing |
| for some, and of course the family dinner table | | | | shape. |
| that literally groans with every manner of festive | | | | In the month or so before the Easter Holidays it's |
| food that North American's have become so | | | | time to begin training for the next triathlon |
| accustomed to. | | | | season, so you will be in fine shape for the Easter |
| For many people, much of the enjoyment of the | | | | holidays and will be able to spoil yourself a little. |
| holidays is lost because in the back of their minds | | | | You will realize that you will be training in earnest |
| they are worrying about putting on a pile of | | | | in the coming months so will not have to wonder |
| weight and secretly dread the time after the | | | | how you will lose and extra holiday weight. |
| holidays when they will have to deal with it. | | | | Most triathletes never have to worry much about |
| THE DANGERS OF THE DIET PILL SOLUTION | | | | what they eat over the holidays because they |
| There seems to be more and more people who | | | | are in such great shape going into them. There is |
| resort to diet pills in order to fast-track their | | | | no guilt about spoiling oneself and putting on a few |
| "after the holidays" weight loss. This short-cut can | | | | extra pounds because you know you can lose |
| be a recipe for disaster. | | | | them quite easily. |
| Basically diet pills try and fool the body and speed | | | | Resolutions become a thing of the past and |
| up weight loss. The problem is, it's simply not | | | | rushing out to the nearest fitness club for an |
| natural and the weight you do lose will most likely | | | | expensive membership that you will use 2 or 3 |
| be short term and return soon after you stop | | | | times and then forget about is no longer |
| taking the pills. So you take more pills and soon | | | | necessary. All you have to do is head out the |
| are on a viscous cycle with no end in sight. | | | | door for a run or go over to the pool for a swim. |
| Even when diet pills are claimed to be composed | | | | NATURAL WEIGHT LOSS |
| of "natural" ingredients they can still present | | | | Maybe there is another sport that appeals to you, |
| serious risks to your health. | | | | but whatever you decide it would make sense to |
| Keep in mind that diet pills are often a last resort | | | | go into the holidays in great shape and not have |
| for those that are at risk from their weight, or | | | | to worry about putting on a few extra pounds |
| "morbidly obese". For most people this is simply | | | | because you will already have a plan in place that |
| not the case. It just seems like an easy way out | | | | provides you the best way possible to lose |
| even though most people are well aware that a | | | | weight. |
| proper diet and regular fitness are the best | | | | There simply is no better way to lose weight |
| weapons against being over-weight. | | | | than to combine smart food choices with a |
| SPORTS--THE BEST FREE DIET PROGRAM | | | | regular fitness regimen. |
| Why not approach things differently? Why not | | | | The best part about triathlon is that it burns a ton |
| get yourself trim and fit "before" the holidays | | | | of calories. You will not have to count calories. |
| instead of making those hard to keep resolutions | | | | The more you train, the more calories you get to |
| "after" the damage is done? | | | | eat to make up for the fuel used in the training |
| Have you ever thought of becoming a triathlete? | | | | sessions. |
| There are many reasons why triathlon has | | | | All you have to do is make sure you eat a good |
| become the fastest growing mainstream sport in | | | | balance of complex carbohydrates like pasta, |
| the world. | | | | whole wheat bread, and brown rice for example, |
| --Triathlon is a sport for everyone. Man, woman, | | | | high quality protein like lean beef, fish, or chicken, |
| young, old, or athletic or non-athletic. Triathlon is a | | | | and great fats like olive oil and coconut oil. |
| sport that transcends all borders and welcomes | | | | If you stick to a consistent training program you |
| people from all walks of life to take on the | | | | will never have to worry about how much you |
| challenge. | | | | eat, because your body will tell you when its time |
| --Triathlon is a great way to learn new skills. Can't | | | | to replace lost fuel in the form of calories and it |
| swim a stroke? No problem. There are many | | | | and it will tell you when you have had enough. |
| ways to learn how to swim well enough to be a | | | | Combine wise food choices with exercise and you |
| triathlete and what a great skill to have for the | | | | have hit on the one true formula for losing weight |
| rest of your life. | | | | and keeping it off before or after the holidays. |
| --Over-weight? Smoker? Drinker? So what. These | | | | In the hazy world of weight loss books, fad diets, |
| are minor stumbling blocks that will disappear once | | | | lose weight quick scams, and diet pills, people |
| you feel the thrill of becoming more than you | | | | have lost sight of the one simple and most |
| ever though possible when you cross the finish | | | | important secret to remember when it comes to |
| line of your first triathlon. | | | | losing weight. |
| --Triathlon makes you feel great and look great. | | | | "Burn more calories than you consume". It really is |
| --Meet new friends who will help you realize your | | | | as simple as that. |