Weight loss seems to be on everyone’s mind during those post-holiday weeks in early January, and who can blame us all for worrying? It seems like the entire month of December is spent on one nonstop smorgasboard of fattening, sugary, salty foods.
Sure, they taste good, but we end up paying in pounds (on our body, not the British currency) later on, and we all know that especially the older we get, those pounds go on easy, but become much harder to take off.
However, even if you think you have the most stubborn body fat, and you feel like losing weight takes more time than you’d like to waste on eating salads with no dressing and lean meats, rest assured that there are diets out there that anyone can lose weight on.
It just depends on what is the least painless for you personally. Do you hate carbs? Go on a low carb diet or carb conscious diet like the Zone or the South Beach Diet.
If you don’t care for meats and proteins, you may want to opt for a vegetarian based diet, or even a vegan diet for that matter. These types of diets tend to rely mostly on whole grains, nuts and other sources of fiber and substance that don’t involve any type of animal meat of animal byproducts.
What about those diets for people who don’t like to cook, and need to have portion control and calorie control? Well, in this day and age of everything you could possibly want at the click of a button or movement of a computer mouse, you can even get healthy, reduced calorie, and portion controlled meals sent right to your door.
Although these options may not be something that some people consider cost effective, if you really stick to the menu of foods that are shipped to you, and don’t veer off the menu and start spending money on fast food or restaurant foods, then you actually should find that you’re spending about the same amount as you would have on the groceries and restaurant meals that you normally would be eating anyways.
For those that are a little more adventurous and not averse to the more “extreme” diets, there are fasting diets that some swear by not only to jump start their weight loss, but also to give them an internal “cleansing” of sorts.
Although these types of diets are criticized for their extremism, and some even decry them as harmful to the health of anyone who does them, there are devotees that believe these types of deprivation diets give them their health back, and more importantly, take the focus off food in their life for a while, allowing them to channel their creative efforts everywhere else.
There are always those good old stand by diets that I think everyone and their brother has tried at some point, like the cabbage soup diet, which is famed for it’s use as a medical weight loss tool for those that are going to undergo some sort of surgical or medical procedure in the next few weeks.
It is known for it’s quick results, but a lot of people complain that it not only gives them zero variety since that’s all they can eat all day, but also that it gives them excess gas (which is of course embarrassing and not a desirable side effect of any diet).
My personal recommendation is that no matter what the type of diet you decide to try in 2009 to help you attain and maintain your ideal weight and gain your health back, you may want to buy a good set of self hypnosis CD’s for weight loss.
These can not only help you to get the internal willpower you need to lose weight and keep on losing weight, but they also work on such a subliminal level that you don’t even notice that you’re exercising the correct behavior that allows you to lose weight, keep on losing, and maintain your ideal weight.
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Best Bets for Weight Loss in 2009
November 20th, 2009Successful Weight Loss Stories
November 16th, 2009Do you struggle with your weight? If you do, you’re not alone! We see this happening more and more all over the world. There is no doubt that losing weight is going to make you feel better. We all know it is question of health also. For many people successful weight loss is a huge boost in life. People feel more energetic, creative and self confidence is higher. Here is a recent comment from a student who managed to lose 10 pounds:
“This weight loss challenge has been a big contributor in improving my mental, emotional and physical condition. I have double the energy I used to and my life has completely changed. My own transformation has inspired me to research and create a lecture that challenges and educates young people and adults concerning the benefits of proper nutrition and exercise. I feel it’s very important to share this knowledge so that others can benefit from it also”.
And here is another one:
“To say the last three months have been easy would be a joke. I’ve realized that to accomplish any significant goal in life it takes extreme discipline, willpower, and determination. On those days I didn’t feel like exercising, I felt guilty and my self confidence was down. But now I can say I’m an example of someone who has not only started and completed a weight loss challenge, but also adopted a new life style”.
Carrying overweight in our bodies can make us feel guilty, tired and we can lose interest in life. It will restrict us in many areas and stop our development if gets very bad. We need energy in life for everything we do. Our brain doesn’t function properly if we are tired all the time. This is why I think it is very important to hear success stories which can inspire and motivate people towards better and healthier life.
Many teens struggle with their weight and hearing a successful weight loss story may help motivate others to do the same. Body image is a very big thing for teens. So big actually that it can be a cause of total lack of self confidence and even suicide in some cases. On the other end it can turn to anorexia and many teens struggle with this. There is a lot of pressure to look a certain way and a lot of this is fed by the all popular media – TV, Internet and magazines. All the ads tell us we need to look a certain way in order to be accepted, this is the modern money machine corrupting the society, but everybody seem to accept it because money is god in the material world.
Here are my thoughts on what you need to do to be successful:
Based on the philosophy that successful weight loss is achieved through the attainment of a series of realistic goals, we will need a program that is a multi-dimensional, comprehensive way to learn how to achieve and then maintain a healthy body weight for the long-term. One important component is keeping a daily food diary. Essential to successful weight loss is maintaining a healthy diet in the long term, combined with regular exercise. Even hypnosis can help, but is only to be used if nothing other works. Using hypnosis you will develop a new self image, you will learn to be relaxed about weight loss so that the program will not be a struggle but rather a natural part of your life. You will also develop a new and healthy attitude to weight loss and a positive attitude to achieving your goals. You will overcome any subconscious habits that may be stopping your development. All the above is good, because we know that successful weight loss is as much about changing subconscious habits as it is about diet and exercise.
When it comes to losing weight, fat intake is not the main problem—the main factor is reducing carbohydrates. The newest research has discovered that the key is not begin with the low-fat diet but rather a high-protein, low-carbohydrate plan.
Attitude is very important and I believe the key to successful weight loss is changing behavior, eating a well balanced diet, increasing physical activity, reducing stress and laughing as much as possible.
The main thing you need for successful weight loss is a model that includes good fitness and nutrition fundamentals. What is most important and what ultimately leads to permanent, successful weight loss is your own will and desire to change.
Weight Loss – Three Top Ways To Natural Weight Loss
November 16th, 2009Not a day goes past without a weight loss pill or diet solution being featured on the television. In this article, we will highlight three steps that you can take to loose weight naturally and regain your confidence and a great body? This is due partly to the ever increasing slew of good food that is readily available in the USA. In the market out there, there is an increasing number of drugs that are being sold over the counter that promise to help you to loose weight. However, there is increasing medical evidence that shows that when taken over a long time, many of these weight loss products may result in some form of liver failure.
It is also known that there are many ways to loose weight naturally and this article highlights three natural ways to loose weight that you can use today.
Firstly, start learning about calorie intake and how much your body needs for your body type. The first quick way to loose weight is to choose food that has a lower calorie value. Try as a first simple step to choose food that is of a lower calorie value. Personally, I think taking large meals without snacking allows you to control your calorie intake much better than irregular meals with snacks thrown in between.
Another thing to note is the concept of the glycemic index. Health nutritionists today have learnt that there is a concept of metabolism and food that determines how fast energy gets released into your body. For example, white sugar has a high glycemic index (GI) and thus gets released into your bloodstream very fast and wheat bread for instance can make you full but gets released into your body much slower. Thus food with a lower GI, are good as they make you full less the weight gain.
Secondly, if you have not done so, start incorporating exercise into your life. Start with baby steps like walking (in safe areas) and thereafter brisk walking and maybe a little running after that. The increase in physical energy that you will get from some exercise will also bring with it an increased metabolism which will enable you to break down the food that you eat faster.
In addition, the extra energy used by due to exertion during exercise will also expend some of the calories from the good that you eat. Doing a simple calculation on your energy intake versus output will tell you whether you are gaining weight or losing weight on a net daily basis.
Thirdly, make a definite plan for weight loss. I am sure you have heard many diet plans online, be it the protein plan or some other new weight loss plan from the internet. No matter whether you have the motivation or not, every morning tell yourself aloud, that you will exercise and eat low calorie food today. Motivation is a critical part of every plan and you should attempt to motivate yourself positively to achieving your goal of weight loss.
Subconsciously, if you determine daily in your mind that you will do what it takes to achieve your ideal weight, you are actually programming your mind for weight loss success. Achieving the impossible starts with a single step so take that first mental step today.
In conclusion, choosing lower calorie food, exercising more and developing a workable weight loss plan are critical to ensuring that you can gaining a new found confidence and a better body.
Joel Teo 2007 All Rights Reserved
Creating Your Own Weight Loss Program
November 3rd, 2009There are a couple of undeniable facts which one has to appreciate when embarking upon a weight loss program. It is abundantly clear if you are overweight is that to cut back upon calories input should help you to lose weight as should an increase in energy usage – more exercise. These are the bare basics of the issue. But there is something else which underpins this physical reality; you have to be willing to partake of the necessary steps to enable effective weight loss.
Human beings do what they want to do. This means that you have to make your own decision to take control of your eating and exercise routines. It has to be a real decision, one which involves clear commitment. In just taking this first step, you will be taking the most difficult step of all. You see, many would-be dieters do not take this step; they bypass it, and this is why so many diets fail. Unless you have made your own decision, coupled with a dedicated commitment, it would be very difficult to lose weight effectively. You will do what you choose to do.
In creating an effective weight loss program, as you bear in mind that you will only do what you want to do, the question to ask yourself is whether you are willing to follow this program or that? Do those rules appeal to you? There are hundreds of weight loss programs around and all will work for a certain number of people and yet not for others. A particular diet will work for you this year but not the net year and this s due to your attitude; your willingness to follow the rules.
This is why you should set your own rules and create your own weight loss program. If you set the rules, then you will be a willing participant and will lose weight easily. I met a gentleman the other day who had lost nearly 100 pounds in seven months on his own self-devised weight loss regime. He said “It’s easy; I just have 1500 calories a day. I haven’t cut anything out. I’ve built in one day a week when I can have a blow out; sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.” That’s it; one man’s very effective diet with rules he was willing to live with.
The conversation we had lead to me wondering why more people don’t create their own diet? After all, you yourself are more intimately aware of how your body functions than anyone else could ever be. You know what feels good or bad, what tastes good or bad, and also at what point you feel satisfied. Unless you are one of the minorities these days who have little knowledge of what constitutes good nutrition, then you are more than capable of creating your own weight loss program. In doing so you will elicit from yourself a greater level of commitment than you would give to someone else’s program, purely because you are in the driving seat instead of merely being a passenger on this train.
The fact remains that the one most important factor which determines whether a weight loss program will work or not is your own level of commitment to it. A diet has to be do-able by you, not just do-able by hundreds or thousands of others. You are unique so why not create your own unique weight loss program?
This would also explain the high success rate found by followers of hypnosis weight loss programs. Hypnosis helps you get your mind around the subject of weight loss and to get clearly focused upon your goal – to lose weight and achieve your perfect weight in a way which suits you. Hypnosis is a state of mind which is relaxing and also allows access to your subconscious mind. This part of your mind is the part which acts automatically and spontaneously; it is the part which plays host to habits.
With a little help from hypnosis you can relax and embed your clear and focused plan to lose weight within your subconscious mind, enabling your self-determined rules to become habitual and automatic. This makes your own weight loss program even easier to follow and therefore far more likely to be successful.
Roseanna Leaton, specialist in hypnosis mp3 downloads to make it easier to lose weight.
