Fat Loss Plan
DID YOU KNOW?
In 1980 only 35% of the population in the United States was overweight...
Today approximately 65% of adults in the United States are overweight or obese.
Don't Buy Into The "Fad" Diets You See All Over TV
News flash: these "fad" diets are not part of a healthy life. These fat loss plans may have less calories or have the meals all planned out for you etc., but they have barely any nutritional content whatsoever.
Simply put, frozen microwave dinners sent to you from a factory are not "food." These fat loss plans are full of chemicals and other junk you never want to put into your body. Ever.
The Dreaded Diet Cycle
If you are like most people, you’ve struggled with your weight at one time or another. You’ve been on every fat loss plan. Initially you lose some weight, but then you gain it back and find yourself heavier than before.
This is the dreaded cycle of yo-yo dieting. Yes, in the short-term you can lose the weight, but every time you do this you may be doing more damage than good because your body thinks it’s experiencing a "famine."
In response to that famine, your body goes into survival mode and conserves energy by slowing down your metabolism. Your body does its best to hold on to the fat you have for as long as it can.
So, with many diets the weight you initially lose is from fat and muscle. And that loss of muscle slows down your metabolism even further because muscle burns calories. Muscle = Metabolism
Many fat loss plans are too restrictive or monotonous, or leave you feeling deprived and don’t teach you how to permanently change your eating and exercise habits. They leave you feeling hungry, tired, and craving the foods you miss most.
You’ve about had it, so you return to your old eating habits and gain the weight back. And the sad part is, the weight you put back on is fat weight. There are also common challenges — emotional and other physical ones that come along with dieting.
Ask Yourself - Why Am I Eating So Much?
What is the void you are trying to fill?
Most people overeat for emotional reasons, such as:
* Stress
* Bad personal relationships
* Anxiety
* Depression
* Boredom
You need to deal with these issues before or at the same time you are trying to lose weight. If you have underlying emotional issues your fat loss efforts will only be short lived. You need to get to the root cause of why you eat so much and/or why you eat an unhealthy diet.
If you uncover the causes of your eating habits it will be easier for you to make a permanent change in your lifestyle.
Are There Good Fat Loss Plans?
Yes, there are some good fat loss plans. A good fat loss plan should be powered by leucine to help preserve muscle while you lose weight from fat. Leucine is an amino acid that heads straight to the muscle where it initiates protein synthesis (the process of building muscle).
That is why many professional and Olympic athletes take leucine as a supplement. Preserving muscle mass also prevents your metabolism from dropping. But how do you know which fat loss plan with leucine is the best?
A good fat loss plan is designed for real life, so it should also addresses the physical and emotional challenges that come along with your weight control efforts.
The Mental Secret To Fat Loss
If you are "sick and tired" of looking the way you do then use the following mental exercise to give you the motivation you need to change yourself:
* When you wake up and before you go to bed look in the mirror and envision yourself with the body you want, instead of dwelling on the body you currently have.
* Every day spend ten to twenty minutes picturing yourself exercising and eating right. See yourself happy, full of life, and motivated. This may sound corny, but it works. Stick to it and you will have the motivation you need to act on your thoughts.
At Diet Health and Fitness we (at one time) also struggled with our weight. We know how awful it feels to be overweight and how hard it is to get yourself motivated to change. However, once we followed the fat loss plan and made a commitment to exercise every day the inches dropped off and stayed off. If you want to learn how to be healthy and enjoy what you see in the mirror please visit:
