Will I gain my weight back once I reach my goal?

The biggest struggle I see with people when they reach their weight loss goals is that they slowly slide back into their old habits.  I always tell people that fitness and a healthy lifestyle is like brushing your teeth.  You brush your teeth everyday to have good dental health. What would happen if you quit brushing your teeth?  I think we all know the answer to that one!

So yes you will gain your weight back and more!! My advice to people is treat your body like you do your teeth.  You brush your teeth everyday…so take care of your body everyday.  Once you change your thought patterns and belief system, then behavorial changes will follow.

“How to Spot a Weight Loss Scam” by Julie Lucky

According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 65% of Americans are overweight. Because of that fact, there are many people trying to make money by offering scams that promise quick fixes and rapid weight loss. I hate to break the news to you, but there are no magic pills or quick fixes to help you lose weight permanently. There are many diets promoted everywhere you turn. I am sure you have heard of the low-carb diet with high protein and fat or the cabbage soup diet. There are so many scams out there that it is hard to keep it all straight. How can you tell which weight loss plan is legitimate and which isn’t? There are many warning signs you should watch out for when looking for weight loss solutions. Some warning signs would be:• One that claims that a pill is going to melt body fat without exercise or controlling caloric intake.

• One that doesn’t include exercise as part of the plan.

• A patch that claims to help people drop weight.

• A regimen that suggests that the key to weight loss lies not in controlling caloric intake, but in solely tinkering with the body’s level of a hormone or chemical.

• A program that promotes eating certain foods to lose weight. There is no such thing as a food helping you lose weight. Food choice plays a role in you losing weight because choosing healthy foods are lower in calories than fattening foods. It still all comes down to the amount of calories you take in per day.

• A program that promotes exercise without watching food intake.

• Any program that promotes rapid weight loss.

• One that claims that all you have to do to lose weight is go to the spa and get something called a bodywrap.

The key to losing weight is taking in less calories than you burn in a day. The only way to have lasting results is to participate in a program that includes weight training, cardiovascular activity, balanced nutrition, and proper supplementation.

Please share your stories about “diet scams” you have encountered over the years. What is the latest fad diet you have heard about recently?

Conquering the Beginning Stages of Your Weight Loss Journey

The first few weeks of a weight loss program are critical because that is the time when most people throw in the towel. Yes, the majority of people quit before they ever get started! One subject that always comes up is how much weight have I lost in the first few weeks. One must remember that they should use more than just the bathroom scale to determine progress being made. Body measurements, body fat, and energy level are other ways to determine how things are going in regards to their weight loss efforts. I have noticed that true frustration sets in when someone watches the scale and uses that as the ONLY benchmark to measure progress. Once the frustration sets in, look out! Here come the negative thoughts!

When this happens, the chances of someone throwing in the towel are pretty high. Most people start thinking that what they are doing to lose weight isn’t working when actually it is their viewpoint that is not working. The way you see things has a tremendous impact on the outcome of whatever you have set out to do. People that fail in their weight loss efforts have specific thought patterns that cause them to revert back to their old lifestyle. I have worked with numerous individuals that lose weight the first few weeks, for example 5 pounds. Warning signs that they have stinkin thinkin is when they complain about losing ONLY 5 pounds in two weeks. It is almost as if they think they should have hit their goal weight in two weeks. As soon as that person displays disappointment that they ONLY lost 5 pounds in two weeks, I know that they are headed down the road to failure. The crash is coming!

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