Diets and fad diets! Oh boy. There are so many out there. I think
that most people should know better but strangely they don't. I realize
that not everyone is a health expert but really? 500 calories a day -
the equivalent of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an apple? I
suppose that people are so desperate to lose body fat that they will put
themselves in harm's way to do it, thinking that maybe this is going to
be the magic solution. The key to getting great results on a program
are the following:
It combines extreme calorie restriction with daily shots of a hormone produced by pregnant women called human chorionic gonadotrophin.
It requires that you eat only 500 calories a day.
If you stick to a diet of only 500 calories a day, you can lose 5 or more pounds a week but you won't keep the weight off. Decades of research show that you will regain the weight as the body starts to store fat. When you try to lose weight again, it becomes more resistant and the body's protective mechanism kicks in, which is to store the fat for the next time starvation comes. Losing weight in this manner can create health problems such as hair loss, constipation and gallstones only to name a few.
Find a program that will help you to create a healthy lifestyle, think long term solution vs. quick fix. Make small changes weekly. Ask yourself what can you incorporate into your routine easily?
1. Water - work up to drinking half your body weight in ounces. If you are 160 lbs drink at least 80 oz daily.
34 ounces are in one litre and 128 ounces in a gallon.
2. Reduce intake of dehydrating drinks like coffee and soda.
3. Eat breakfast. Make sure it is a combination of healthy fat, carbohydrates and protein. For e.g. Cottage cheese with quinoa and an apple chopped up and sprinkled with cinnamon.
4. Snack every hour and a half on something healthy. Think, did this come from the ground? Is it in its original format or close to it? For e.g. eating a steamed yam is not the same as eating yam fries.
5. Move your body at least 20 minutes every day. Find a way! Walk around the block, lunge while you are talking on the phone, do calf raises while you are waiting in a line up. Just do something.
- Find something healthy and natural - check to make sure there are no artificial ingredients, colors or stimulants in it. Stay away from anything GMO (genetically modified organism).
- Make a commitment - 90 days minimum. This will give you a good chance to turn it into a lifestyle.
- Don't over commit - I know clients who have gone on Dr. Bernstein's program. Weekly injections, reduced calories and dramatic weight loss. When they were sent back to real life on their own, the weight came back, often by 20-50 lbs extra.
- Find a program that can easily be integrated into your lifestyle. A few months back I spoke with a trainer who owned a gym that promoted the Paleo diet. He expressed how bored and uninspired he was becoming from eating a daily breakfast of cold chicken and vegetables.
- Cleanse your body regularly in a healthy, non-starvation way.
It combines extreme calorie restriction with daily shots of a hormone produced by pregnant women called human chorionic gonadotrophin.
It requires that you eat only 500 calories a day.
If you stick to a diet of only 500 calories a day, you can lose 5 or more pounds a week but you won't keep the weight off. Decades of research show that you will regain the weight as the body starts to store fat. When you try to lose weight again, it becomes more resistant and the body's protective mechanism kicks in, which is to store the fat for the next time starvation comes. Losing weight in this manner can create health problems such as hair loss, constipation and gallstones only to name a few.
Find a program that will help you to create a healthy lifestyle, think long term solution vs. quick fix. Make small changes weekly. Ask yourself what can you incorporate into your routine easily?
1. Water - work up to drinking half your body weight in ounces. If you are 160 lbs drink at least 80 oz daily.
34 ounces are in one litre and 128 ounces in a gallon.
2. Reduce intake of dehydrating drinks like coffee and soda.
3. Eat breakfast. Make sure it is a combination of healthy fat, carbohydrates and protein. For e.g. Cottage cheese with quinoa and an apple chopped up and sprinkled with cinnamon.
4. Snack every hour and a half on something healthy. Think, did this come from the ground? Is it in its original format or close to it? For e.g. eating a steamed yam is not the same as eating yam fries.
5. Move your body at least 20 minutes every day. Find a way! Walk around the block, lunge while you are talking on the phone, do calf raises while you are waiting in a line up. Just do something.
Cari-Lee Stevens is a speaker, master trainer of Pilates
instructors and an executive at Isagenix where she works as an
independent transformational wellness coach. She owns CL Stevens Fitness
Inc. a company that specializes in on-site corporate and community
based fitness such as yoga & Pilates.
Follow her on http://www.twitter.com/cleansegirl
Blog: http://www.cleansegirl.com
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