Are you frustrated with your inablity to lose weight? Or no matter what weight lose program you do it just never works for YOU? Everything is so confusing you just have no faith in any program, person or even yourself to lose weight? Anyone reading this ever feel this way? Wow…the number one emotion for most clients starting out with us is frustration and fear. Frustration with ALL past weight loss attempts failing and the fear that this next one will be right up there with the last 5, 25, 50+ incomplete attempts.

As I was checking out my twitter page this morning I started to click on various blogs as they pop up that have to do with what I am interested in…health and fitness. Usually I am very inspired, educated and intriqued with the various entries that I check out and I will often say so by retweeting and commenting on them. However, this morning I was reading with beginners eyes and well it just was a little confusing. I think my gripe with all three entries was their incompleteness of the topics addressed. One entry was on various cardio options and intensities for fat loss. Another was on whether you NEED meal replacement shakes and whey protein for getting the fit body you want. The last was about eating pizza and other high carb meals planned at various points in your program for six pack ab results with alot of testimonials to back their program up and surely help sell it.

All the blog posts where correct in their information and yes they are just blogs and NOT books BUT, and a big BUT here…they just were incomplete. A beginner or frustrated weight loss person would just takes bits and peices of the bits and pieces and there lies the big problem. For example: yes interval cardio is the number one way to burn some bodyfat with cardio versus the steady state cardio calorie burn but in the big picture of getting fit is cardio the most important way to get rid of bodyfat? What about weight training or how you eat, when you eat, what you eat…sleep, hydration…

Yes, you do not HAVE to take macrosupplements (meal replacement shakes, whey protein) to get a healthy and fit body and yes lots of fitness people cycle high carb days with low carb days to get ripped. Whole science behind it. BUT would a beginner to fitness know any of this? I don’t think so. Based on years of experience with frustrated weight loss people who believe that cardio is the only way, or that they must take MRP or whey protein to lose weight or lets do Weight Watchers again …it worked before and they lost 20 – 30 maybe more pounds and now have to lose it again…educating the people on what really works is not working.

There is so much information out there…even more now with Twitter but is it helping? Are people getting the answer and results they want from the information? I don’t know but I want to be part of the solution. I want to help educate all those frustrated and fearful people and tell them IT CAN BE DONE.

Yes they can lose weight and still eat. In fact they must eat, 5-6 small meals every day with protein and carbs in every meal. And no they don’t HAVE TO be a supplement or even MEAT(can be nuts, beans tofu, dairy..). Yes cardio will speed up the weight loss process with interval being the most efficient but weight training is even more important for men and women to get that metabolism burning up that fat. Sleep. Hydrate. Lots more little steps but if you just get the biggies down and get educating yourself and have BELIEF it will happen. You will lose weight and hopefully in the process you will find a way to make the things you do while getting into shape permanent habits you will incorporate into your daily life for the rest of your life.

Hope this entry helps you on your path to a healthy and fit life!

Always enjoy hearing feedback…

God Bless You,
Evey

Have you tried every diet from the grapefruit with every meal, cabbage soup all day, everyday diet and the most infamous the Adkins -no carb diet and well they work for a short while and then…you gain all the weight back and then some? Or you could be the person that pretty much starves and only eats once a day and has picked up the cigarette/thremogenics(speed) habit to help control your appetite. Do you feel like you just have no control over your weight? Nothing you do works for very long? Or it works but then you just don’t work IT but instead give in to your cravings for junk.

My question to you is; Is it because you just don’t know what healthy eating consists of and how good moving your body regularly makes you feel? Or is it something else? It is so important for you to recognize where you are right now. Is it bad eating habits with your food ie: must have your beer and wings while watching the game, or is it ignorance and basically just living and eating how you were taught by family over the course of your life.

At some point you must face what is your stumbling block. Whether it is just habits or a lack of knowledge; there are 5 things you can do today that will start you on your way to gaining control over your weight in small easy to implement steps.

1. First small change with big impact would be to switch from not eating any breakfast to eating some cereal with 1% milk. It is something that is quick and easy for those rushing morning routines and it jump-starts your metabolism. Or grap a bannana and yogurt as you head out the door.

2. Another small change that you can make that will have a large impact on your waistline but not your time is to take the steps at work , not the elevator. Try to walk as much as possible from taking the stairs throughout the day to parking as far away from your work and huffing it to your office, these little changes add up to burning some calories over the course of the day, everyday.

3. Get a regular amount of sleep every night. Shoot for 7-9 hours every night with your bedtime and wake-up time the same time everyday if possible. A few current studies have proven that a lack of sleep and obesity are closely related. Think about it. When you are dragging and feeling run down we all tend to grab for the simple carbs (ie: chips, bread and crackers) to boost our energy and help us get through the day. So stop that habit and go to bed instead. You will love living through the next day all rested!

4. Shoot for eating 5 small size protein and carb meals through out the day. We already have breakfast on the go planned (step 2), just 4 more meals of the day to eat. A little bit of planning and you will be speeding up your metabolism and filling up your tummy regularly with great tasting food. Some ideas for quick meals; nuts(whether almonds, walnuts or peanuts) and apple, cottage cheese and fruit, srting cheese and orange, large salad with any grilled meat on it….just a few ideas. So get to it!

5. Drink the H2o, your body will love you for it. Your body is made up of mostly water (72%) so fill her up. Just carry water with you all day long and sipp it all day long. Real easy way to make sure you are getting your water in.

Five quick and easy changes you can make today to start making an impact on your weight. Nothing big or life-changing but small and doable most of the time. And most of the time is good enough for changes to occurr in your body. So what are you waiting for…give it a shot and let me know how it is going for you.

Always interested in hearing your feedback so give me a shout!

God Bless You,

Evey