I know that I started this blog to track my journey through weight loss; it has been an amazing experience and it makes me feel great to think that people look at me in a different light. They actually view me as a person and it is wonderful; I am in no way skinny but the weight that I am at I carry well. I look smaller than I am right now I weigh 286 pounds and I feel great, physically, mentally, and emotionally. This is the best gift I could have given to my self.
There is one thing that I have started to notice that kind of bothers me; I know that it is probably the truth (if that is how you want to look at it) or just the way that people have viewed me through the years. People have been telling me that I am actually pretty now; that I am amazing out side now. I am not sure how to take it; I know that it isn’t being said to be hurtful and I am trying to not take it personally, but it is hard I never thought that I was beautiful but I didn’t think that I was ugly either. I know that everyone has the right to there opinion and I respect that.
Well enough with that; I hope that people learn something about weight loss and healthy living from my blog. I know that eating and living healthy is hard; I’ve fought my whole life to loose weight so that I could be healthy. There are so many people who struggle with there weight; I want to tell everyone that there is an answer to your problem and I know that it isn’t right for every one, but I testify to you that it works. It took me six years before I decided to do it.
People tell me that I took the easy way out and I will tell all of you right now that this is the hardest diet I have ever been on; but I would not go back and redo it. I have learned so much from having a Gastric Bypass; moderation in all things is so important. You need carbohydrates, sugars, and fats, but you don’t need as many as people eat. I have also learned that if I do not drink enough water I get so sick that it isn’t funny; I can’t tolerate sugar or milk so I drink Soy milk and leave sugar alone.
I want all of you to know that all the love and support and encouraging words mean so much to me. They have really helped me get through the rough patches and they have helped me keep keeping on. Thank you, I love you all! God Bless
Ciao
The Battlefield:
A University of Missouri researcher studied a specific amount of participants and watched to see what program helped people...
These participants stayed with their particular program for 12 weeks.
They only issues I have with this is they didn't say what the fitness group did and they didn't say if the Weight Watchers groups did anything else to help out.
There's only one place to go from here...
The Results:
Steve Ball, assistant professor of exercise physiology in the MU College of Human Environmental Sciences... geezz... how is that for a title?
Anyway, he found that those who participated in the Weight Watchers program had no affect on their body fat percentage. In fact, In a lot of them it went up. The amount of lean body mass these participants had also when down.
The groups that did some fitness program at a gym had very little drop in body weight but did find a decrease in abdominal fat. They also witnessed an increase in lean body mass.
Finally, the weight watchers group had a much higher percentage of participants finish the program because they were part of a support group. The support group provided them the motivation to keep going when things got difficult.
The gym group found that a lot more would give up... in fact Mr. Ball states that on average 50% of people who start at the gym will give up 6 months later. This due to a lack of support and motivation.
All in all...
No wonder the best results would come in doing both the fitness program and the Weight Watcher program in this case. And why is this so?
Weight Watchers is a nutritional program and it proves that if you watch what you eat then you will lose weight. But not all weight is good weight to lose.
Losing weight through nutrition and building muscle through an effective fitness program will...
There is only one place to go from here. You need both a nutritional program and a solid fitness program. Sure Weight Watchers can work, but you need something. In regards to fitness you need to lift weights... it's just as simple as that.
The support group for motivation is HUGE. Don't sit there hanging by a thread... get involved in a support group now!
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Fast weight loss diets can be done without any harmful side effects if you only use this kind of diet for only a few weeks. Anything longer than this will result in some side effects that you do not want, such as,
Fatigue and irritability, constipation, lower metabolism and nutritional deficiencies. What I will tell you in this article is some tips to guide you in the right direction to lose weight.
Losing weight can be summed up in 4 things that you can do for the rest of your life and it will keep the extra weight off.
Here are the 4 facts.
1. Goals, You will need to set some realistic goals so you will have a target to shoot at. When you decide on the amount of weight you want to lose, go a little farther with it and break the amount on down into how much you want to lose each month, down to how much weight you want to lose each week. Then break it down into how much you will lose per day.
When you get your goal broken down this far you can tell if you have a realistic goal or not. Now is the time to decide what you can be able to do, then as the weeks start going by you can always change your goal up a bit.
2. Diet, this will be the next step to take in your weight loss plan. Figure out the foods you like the most and research them to find out the calories and fat contents in them. By doing the research you will be able to come up with a diet you can live with and not starve yourself. Just be health conscious of what you decide on.
Include many foods that have fiber, because fiber will help greatly in the digestion of your food. Select lots of fruit to snack on between meals and do not forget to add more water to your diet plan. Plenty of water in your body will make things run a whole lot smoother
3. Exercise, without this you will not lose weight, because you have to burn up more calories than you take in. Think about things you like to do outside, like walking, raking leaves. Instead of riding the lawnmower get out the old push mower, you will certainly burn up some calories using that kind of mower. Some people have a more enjoyable time exercising if they go to a gym.
By joining a gym you can include weight training which is a big metabolism booster. But a word of caution here, you really need to check with your doctor before taking on weight training or other exercises. He can help you out on the area of exercise you need the most and make sure your body can take the extra work.
One other thing about weight lifting, if at all possible do it the first part of the day. The reason is weight training gets your metabolism revving and it will be in high gear all day. If you wait until late evening then you stand a good chance of having a restless night of sleep. Your body will be all charged up and your mind will want to go to sleep.
4. Consistency, for all of this to work in your weight loss plan you will have to stay consistent with it. The more you stay with it the more benefits you will receive, like getting slimmer, fitting into that new pair of jeans or that new dress that is a size or two smaller.
Normally, when you start a program like weight loss it take 3 months before you start seeing or noticing any results. Just remember the more consistent you are the better the benefits.
For fast weight loss if you plan out your program and take the time to follow through with it you can lose the weight. Make sure to have a balance meal and fruits to snack on during the day.
Terry Wade is a weight loss/fitness researcher and writer. Get a free copy of Fat to Fitness ebook by clicking here.
