Sorry to burst your bubble but you CAN lose weight!

I’ve come across and trained people who have wanted to lose weight for quite sometime, but haven’t really put much effort into it.  They try one thing, or two or three things, such as a new diet or  whatever new exercise or piece of exercise equipment that is hot at the moment.  They jump from new thing, to new thing, without finding the right thing and sticking to it and then give up and believe that their body isn’t made for weight loss.  Or because they’ve had more pounds on than they care for a long time, they just settle and believe that it was meant to be.

Here are some tips to get the pounds to start falling off:

1. Pass on the fad diets and get into what works long term.

•  lean foods, proteins, carbs, fats, fiber, keep hydrated- water works

2. Exercise

• Physical activity guidelines by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association

3. There will be times when you wont want to keep up with the workout or good eating, find something or someone to motivate you. Figure out exactly why you are working out and exactly why you want/need to lose weight

4.You’ll need to exercise more than once a week. Once a week wont do anything for you. You can forget about what you did last week.

5. Reward yourself for keeping up. Not with sweets or a day off from the gym. Buy yourself a new outfit or something

6. If you are truly working hard to lose weight, but can’t- see your Dr. there could be some other issue that he/she can uncover

7. Seek professional help (trainer, fitness manager)

• How to choose a personal trainer

8. Get serious about your health

Natasha Linton

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