| Millions of people are currently on a weight loss | | | | There are a number of things you can do for |
| mission. Sadly, only a small fraction will lose weight, | | | | exercise, such as walking, in-line skating, weight |
| and half of those that do succeed will put it right | | | | training, biking, hiking, swimming, etc. Whatever your |
| back on in a matter of months. | | | | choice is, just do it. |
| The weight loss product industry makes billions of | | | | Weight Loss Truth #5 - You will not be a supermodel |
| dollars yearly at the whim of desperate consumers | | | | or swimsuit model |
| looking for that quick fix, that magic pill, or the | | | | Well, I'm not saying this can't or won't happen, but |
| revolutionary machine that will make them lose | | | | my point is that many weight loss ads suggest that |
| weight. | | | | after you take their product you will look like the |
| Weight loss does not come in a bottle or a machine. | | | | supermodel marketing the product. |
| It never has, and it never will. True weight loss takes | | | | Remember, models are models. They are |
| proper nutrition, exercise, and rest. There are no | | | | spokespersons for the company. They are just doing |
| short cuts, quick fixes, overnight miracles, or FDA | | | | their job. Just because a supermodel is holding a |
| approved drugs that will force the fat off your body, | | | | bottle of the latest cortisol blocker does not mean |
| much less keep it off. | | | | you will look like her by taking that product. |
| While you read this revealing article keep a few key | | | | Weight Loss Truth #6 - Muscle does not weigh more |
| points in mind. These are the truths that you may | | | | than fat |
| not want to hear, but need to. Here are the weight | | | | There is a misconception linked with weight training, |
| loss truths, un-sugar coated. | | | | that muscle weighs more than fat. I've heard Dr. Phil |
| Weight Loss Truth #1 - You will not lose 5-10 pounds | | | | say this (yes, the wonderful "dieting expert"), as well |
| of body fat in a week | | | | as Bob Greene, Oprah's personal trainer. These |
| If you want to lose fat and keep it off, then it's | | | | people are looked upon as icons, yet they are giving |
| going to take some time. I won't guarantee 5-10 | | | | out false information. |
| pound weight loss in a week or two, but I will say | | | | Muscle does not weigh more than fat. Go do the |
| you can realistically lose 1-2 pounds of body fat a | | | | experiment yourself right now. Grab two pounds of |
| week, and gain lean muscle at the same rate. You | | | | chicken fat and weigh it, and then weigh two pounds |
| didn't put the weight on overnight, and therefore it's | | | | of chicken meat (muscle). Which weighs more? |
| not going to magically disappear overnight. | | | | Neither. Two pounds of fat weighs the same as two |
| True weight loss is fat loss...not muscle loss, not | | | | pounds of muscle, two pounds. |
| water or bone loss, but fat loss. Losing 5-10 pounds | | | | Muscle is more dense than fat and it takes up less |
| or more a week is a loss of bone, muscle, and | | | | space. Therefore, it would be ideal to add muscle to |
| water, which results in a destroyed metabolism. | | | | your frame because it's more dense, creates curves, |
| Scale weight is obsolete, as the scale is only a | | | | and it increases your metabolism. |
| measuring device, unable to distinguish between | | | | Weight Loss Truth #7 - You can't spot reduce |
| muscle, fat, bone, and water weight. | | | | Doing a thousand leg lifts won't reduce your thighs |
| Weight Loss Truth #2 - There is no quick fix to fat | | | | any faster than doing a thousand crunches to tone |
| loss, and fad diets are worthless | | | | your abs. Simply, and sadly put, you cannot spot |
| Lose 40 pounds in a week! Lose weight while you | | | | reduce. Doing crunches upon crunches will only build |
| sleep! Rapid weight loss! Lose weight without diet or | | | | the underlying abdominal muscle beneath your layer |
| exercise! These are consumer hot buttons, causing | | | | of tummy fat. |
| you to buy products with your emotions. They are | | | | To trim down flabby areas you need to eat several |
| misleading and just plain lies, lies, and lies. Fad diets | | | | small balanced meals that are unprocessed, and you |
| and "quick fix" products will drain your wallet and | | | | need to exercise. When your body fat begins to |
| leave you feeling worse than when you started. The | | | | reduce, your trouble spots will begin to shape up. |
| only weight you will lose on a fad diet or a quick fix | | | | Weight Loss Truth #8 - Weight loss is a lifestyle |
| is water, muscle, and bone. These are not desired | | | | Losing weight properly, which is reducing body fat |
| results, as they lead to metabolic downgrade and | | | | and building lean muscle tissue, should not be a |
| increased fat storage. | | | | one-shot approach; it should be a lifetime |
| Lotions, potions, and gadgets for fat loss should be | | | | commitment. If you ever go back to your old |
| tossed out the window. They are worthless. Taking | | | | destructive habits you will become out of shape |
| fat off requires nutrients and exercise. It's that | | | | again, and will have to work twice as hard to get |
| simple, yet rarely told to you because the weight | | | | back in shape. |
| loss product industry's job it to make an insane | | | | Adopt a healthy eating and exercise lifestyle, and |
| amount of money. | | | | maintain it for the rest of your life. Doing so will keep |
| Weight Loss Truth #3 - You have to stop eating | | | | you fit, energetic, slow down the aging process, |
| processed foods labeled "healthy," "low-fat," or | | | | keep you looking young, and it will prevent early |
| "low-carb". | | | | degenerative diseases. |
| Food labels are misleading and can cause you to gain | | | | Being healthy and in shape is not genetic, it's by |
| more fat in the long run. They are completely | | | | choice. Make the right choice today. |
| processed. | | | | Weight Loss Truths Conclusion |
| Prepackaged meals and "diet foods" contain chemicals | | | | Now that you have the weight loss truths, begin to |
| that your body can't metabolize and therefore, it | | | | work on them to improve your health and to get in |
| slows down your metabolism. Chemicals that don't | | | | shape. Your health and your body are yours, and you |
| leave your body become toxins and get lodged in | | | | have to work daily to keep them functioning |
| your fat cells, making fat loss even more difficult. | | | | correctly and to give you the look you want. Once |
| Weight Loss Truth #4 - You will have to put forth | | | | you get in the shape you want to be in, all you have |
| the effort if you want to lose fat | | | | to do from there is simple maintenance, which |
| The body is made to be nourished and to be physical. | | | | becomes something you do daily, such as brushing |
| If you want to lose fat you have to eat right and | | | | your teeth or shaving your legs. |
| get moving. It may not be glamorous or fun, but it's | | | | Do your body right and it won't steer you wrong. |
| a must if you want to shed the fat. | | | | |