The number one question our clients are focused on is “HOW FAST CAN THIS WEIGHT BE GONE?” It is not only during their initial consult but pretty much through out their entire time with us working on losing the weight. Whether it is 15lbs, 30lbs or 120lbs. why can’t it come off faster is often the complaint we hear. Although our clients insist it is alot harder to lose the 30lbs then it was putting the 30lbs on…I’m not so sure about that. We are all creatures of our habits whether those are healthy and fit habits or unhealthy and unfit habits…we are what we live and eat.

So everyone wants it off right NOW, with little to NO work please! Since when is something like a whole body transformation going to occurr with-out hard work? Without a plan? Without being alittle uncomfortable. For success in any venture from running your own business, saving for a car or vacation or the next best phone, to getting you Master’s Degree it takes a plan, focus and consistancy of purpose to accomplish that goal.

On to exactly how long it will take you to lose the pounds. If you want to lose weight momentarily for a special occassion and don’t plan on staying at that weight then there are several methods that people have employed from several years ago to hundreds of years. The first and probably the most popular is the “Starvation, Dehydration Plan”. It is quite simple really, you just pretty much stop eating to much (go way below your resting metabolic rate) and drinking to much and watch your weight plummet. Of course as soon as you resume eating and drinking to sustain your life your weight will skyrocket back up to your previous weight plus some because your have now successfully lowered your metabolism to slow snail speed and are now an efficient fat storer instead of a lean, mean fat burning machine.

Next there is the “Pick up a bad habit to curb my hunger pains” when not eating such as smoking cigs, taking legalized speed and on up to cocaine habits/addictions. On to the not eating at all with “Anorexia” or the binging and purging of “Bulimia.” Other popular plans include eating only protein and fats…can you guess the name of that program? Or how about eating cabbage soup for the next two months? Do any of these ways to lose weight sound like fun? Sound easy? I think they all sound like plain hard work and very, very uncomfortable.

OK so if all the plans up to this point are unhealthy and temporary exactly “How Fast Can This Weight Be Gone?” Good question. Rule of thumb to healthily lose weight without lowering you metabolism (all other plans mentioned do this) is two pounds of fat a week…not neccesarily scale weight. What do I mean by not scale weight? Hopefully if you have made a decision to drop some pounds you have also decided to do it in a healthy way which means you will incorporate weight training, balanced diet and cardio exercise in your plan. It will require consistent exercise 6 days a week with cardio and up to an hour on some days. Also you will weigh train all muscle groups at least once a week and eat a balanced diet of protein, carbs and fat with every meal in small meals through out every day. You WILL put muscle on your body thereby successfully increasing your metabolism and be on your way to becoming a fat burning machine.

If someone asks you, “If I show you how you can still eat a variety of food 5-7 times a day, spend alittle over an hour a day weight training and cardio and in several months you will be well on your way to losing all that weight you have spent most of your adult life trying to lose are you interested?” What will be your answer? Will you look at all the changes you will have to make to make it happen. Like going from 1-2 meals a day to 5-7 meals a day. Working out where you just stopped eating before and layed on the couch because you didn’t have the energy to move. Having to learn how to lift weight and cardio effectively to make your time count. Maybe being sore from your workouts.

It just seems to me many, many people make this losing weight so much harder than it really is. If you can go without eating for months at a time why can’t you learn to eat healthy food and WORK towards getting the body you have always wanted. Forming healthy and fit habits in the process and continuing to live your life in that manner. Hopefully you will get some insight from this entry and make a decision to feed your body, exercise your body and therefore get the body you want. And when that happens you will turn around and teach all those around you to be healthy too. If we all do this we can conquer the hopelessness many people have with their weight that makes them get desperate and do desperate things. We can work together and make big changes.

Of course I am always interested in feedback….

God Bless You,

Evey

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