How to Achieve your weight lose goals

You must admit that we live in a fast food society. Right, I’ll agree, it’s almost impossible to avoid junk food all of the time, I know everyone is tired of the diet roller coaster. I’m sure you’re aware that about 95% of all dieters will regain their lost weight after only a short period of time. You may even be a living testament to this statistic.

There is a simple reason for this. Let me try to explain, say for instance, you begin a diet, in the beginning, you stick to the program, and you invariably lose some weight. During this time, however, your metabolism has slowed due to the reduced calories. So what happens when you slip off your diet for a few days? The weight begins to creep back on. You’ve seen it happen. Now here’s the proof.. You see, lets say that your metabolic rate is lets just say a 5, for explanation purposes only, and lets say that that 5 represents 1500 calories, now lets just say that you eat 1800 calories the difference between 1500 and 1800 is 300 right? Well you are storing 300 calories per day or 1 lb every 10 days. Everything that you do not use for energy is stored, as fat for future fuel for the bodies needs. Now lets assume that you are on a caloric restrictive Diet, for lets say 1-month well guess what? The body being the resilient tool that it is has slowed down to the amount of calories that you were giving it called (Adaptation) the body has been in a calorie depletion mode for a while that it adapted to the current caloric intake. The body does this so that it can live in the current environment that surrounds us.

We are primitive creatures going back thousands perhaps millions of years. Evolution has occurred and guess what? We are always changing to compete in our environment. Most of the evolutionary changes occurred with our thinking capacity, yes we became smarter, however our bodies are changing as well, that would explain why in some cultures you can live on a bowl of rice for years without starving to death. I know… I know… I have heard this all before, however, I know that this happens, and almost any medical journal will support this theory, So, many times, you end up gaining more weight than you originally lost to begin with eating less food then you did after your diet ended, this is the only thing that could explain the (why) this happens. Weight control and fitness just boil down to education motivation and experience. For me losing a few unwanted pounds is as simple as taking out the garbage however, I might add it is never easy, because results occur from the “doing of a thing”. I’ll Explain, my wife and I recently took a vacation to Hawaii, we had it planned in January of 2008 we were to leave in May however I know that I could have lost about 15 lbs to look good in a swim suit… well as it turned out I kept procrastinating and finally didn’t start my eating program until April…. Yes I lost the 10 lbs but I could have looked better had I started in January. I just didn’t take action. Now lets turn the page, I believe, as we analyze all of the different products and services for weight reduction on the market, I think it’s fair to say, they all revolve around two aspects, exercise and nutrition. There are many different programs such as: liquid diets, diet pills, regulated and controlled diet plans, prepackaged meals, protein drinks and supplements, and varying types of weight loss equipment. Many of you have probably tried one or all of these different products. And were probably disappointed with the results I believe in education, that old saying goes “ Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day or Teach a man how to fish and feed him for a life time”, that’s what the other programs on the market give you, they give you a fish instead of teaching you how to fish. I know I have found the correct balance between these two essential aspects. First, you must have the proper foods to eliminate your body fat and, regulate the body functions just as important, is the proper form of exercise to increase your metabolic rate and increase muscle tone and flexibility. Dieting is not enough! Our bodies are very adaptable and will change almost immediately to adapt to its environment. Let me explain what makes my philosophy so unique. First, I believe in keeping the protein levels high and your carbohydrates and fats low during your first three or four-day cycle on the program.

The reason for this is to induce your body into slight ketosis. Ketosis is when your body will burn Protein for energy after it uses up its carbohydrate stores, which are readily available in the blood stream. After its stores are gone, it must find and burn another source for energy. If you do not stay in a high protein mode, your body will find another source, stripping away the muscle tissue in the body. The body does not only burn protein, it also burns stored fat. The result will be a body with very little muscle tone with a higher then average looking body fat. However, if high protein levels are maintained, it will utilize protein for cell replication and other bodily functions it will also burn the protein that you’ve consumed for energy also using stored body fat for energy as well. Because a protein molecule has less water then a carbohydrate molecule this will result in a quick three to five pounds of water reduction during the first week or so you are using up your Carbohydrate stores. As the body metabolizes protein, if you include fat burning exercise, the body will burn energy faster. It can then convert protein to needed sugar, however protein is hard to convert to glycogen and the body will not really utilize only protein. Your body will have to find another source of energy.

This being, you guessed it, body fat. Your body will not only burn excess protein for fuel but will also strip off another fuel source, that would be body fat that is stored on the frame for an emergency fuel source that the body has stored. For that just in case, famine now let’s not forget, remember, our bodies are prehistoric, so the only other source of energy that the body has is body fat. So that the body does not adapt to the current caloric intake on the fourth day, just for one meal only, consume only carbohydrates, and fats and little protein. This will reload the system with carbohydrates and fats so that the body cannot adapt to the program of the low carbohydrate diet. There are only a few things between you and the body that you want and that’s education, motivation and aspiration only you can decide to get off the couch and turn time into productive time.

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