For more than 20 years the media has bombarded us with a
perpetual diet craze. An avalanche of fad diets are
announced one after another as breaking news while
producing zero true results. Sure, you may lose 5, 10 or
even 20 pounds on a fad diet...but you'll gain it all back
and then some. How can I be so confident that your results
will be short lived? It's actually a simple concept, and
once you understand it you will be forever saved from the
tortures of yo-yo dieting.
Fad diets saddle you with unreasonable calorie restrictions
and some even cut out entire food groups just to produce
that short lived drop in weight - a process that is
actually harmful to your health. The fad diets also ignore
one major component to shaping up: exercise.
Most fad diets operate on one age old premise: cut
calories, cut calories, cut calories. By restricting the
type and amount of food consumed the fad dieter usually
sees an immediate drop in weight. If only it stopped
there... But it doesn't stop there. Life continues, and the
fad dieter returns to their pre-diet eating habits - with
one major difference in their body due to the sudden drop
in pounds. Their calorie requirements have gotten smaller.
In practical terms this means that the dieter will begin
gaining weight even though they are eating their normal
pre-diet portions. And since exercise hasn't become a part
of their routine, the unneeded calories will result in
pounds gained. So what's a dieter to do? Find a brand new
diet to follow - right? Wrong.
There is a way to drop pounds and firm your body, but you
won't read about it in the next diet book or hear it on the
news.
The solution to your fad dieting nightmare is a lifestyle
change.
What is a lifestyle change? To change your lifestyle means
to replace unhealthy habits with healthy ones, and to do so
consistently. It isn't something you do for a week or two,
only to revert back your old ways - a lifestyle change
redefines who you are.
Changing your lifestyle from one that is unhealthy to one
that is healthy will be the best thing that you ever do for
yourself. Trust me, I help people like you make this change
every day with amazing results.
Fact: The shape of your body is the direct result of your
current lifestyle.
So how do I change my lifestyle? That is a great question,
and the answer is actually easier than you might think.
Most people who are unhappy with their bodies are really
only holding on to a few bad habits. Once these destructive
habits are identified and then replaced with healthy habits
their body naturally transforms from one that they loathe
to one that they are proud of.
In other words, to get the body that you want simply
determine your unhealthy habits and replace them with
healthy ones.
Here are the most prevalent unhealthy habits:
* The habit of inactivity.
Failing to exercise on a consistent basis is one of the
most destructive obstacles for your health and figure. (The
key word here is consistent. If you aren't exercising at
least 3-4 times each week then you own this habit.)
* The habit of overeating.
Consuming calories in excess of your daily caloric needs is
one of the main reasons that more adults are overweight
today than ever before.
* The habit of empty calories.
Filling your diet with foods that hold little to no
nutritional value is a great way to expand your waist.
(Hint: if a food item is made up of mainly sugar and/or fat
consider it 'empty' calories.)
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Machelle Lee owns and operates The Invisible Gym in Santa
Cruz, CA. Her mission is to inspire people to become
physically active and enjoy the benefits of a balanced,
healthy lifestyle. For more information and questions you
can visit her website.
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