By Greg
Landry (Sincere thanks to Greg for letting me reprint this
article here!)
NOTE: I realize
this article may offend some people, but I believe that you
need to hear the truth about weight loss rather than some
watered down "feel-good" version of the truth!
I receive hundreds (yes, hundreds) of questions every month
with this general theme... "HELP... I'm doing all the
right things but I'm still not losing weight." After
talking to hundreds of these people over the years, I've come
to a few general conclusions.
Keep in mind that these are
generalizations, but they would apply to over 95% of people in
this situation. Also, please note that these ARE in order of
importance...and I'm not pulling any punches! :)
1. The vast majority of these
people (I call them "non-losers") are not exercising
anywhere near enough (if at all)! You can only decrease your
caloric intake so much. Your other alternative is to increase
your caloric expenditure. You can write this in stone...
VERY FEW people are successful at losing weight AND keeping it
off without exercising regularly!!
2. "Non-losers" are
actually consuming about 600 calories more per day than they
think they are. Recent research with a large group of
"non-losers" determined that they were significantly
under-estimating the number of calories they were consuming
on a daily basis. If you're not sure, write down everything
you eat for a few weeks.
3. "Non-losers" want
instant results. When it doesn't happen, they either give up
or go on some crazy diet. You HAVE to be resolved to the fact
that it WILL take some time!
4. "Non-losers" are
actually consuming more fat than they think they are.
5. "Non-losers" are
notorious for skipping meals! This is really bad news because
it slows your metabolism causing you to burn fewer calories 24
hours-a-day.
6. "Non-losers" consume
far too much sugar or simple/refined carbohydrates such as
white rice, white (non whole wheat) flour products, white (non
whole wheat) pastas, soft drinks ("pop" for you
northerners), sweetened drinks, and the hundreds of products
that contain added sugar that's deceptively listed on
ingredient lists with names like sucrose, high fructose corn
syrup, etc.
7. Some "non-losers"
don't want to give up their alcohol. Alcohol is a triple
whammy.. It stimulates your appetite, slows your metabolism,
and it's loaded with calories! Enough said.
8. Many "non-losers"
consume far too few fruits and vegetables.
9. Many "non-losers"
always eat until they're full. Practice stopping before you're
"full" and see how you feel 30 minutes later. You
will probably feel satisfied by then.
10. Many "non-losers"
consume large quantities of artificial sweeteners. Some
researchers believe they stimulate the pancreas to release
insulin just like sugar would. Insulin causes your body to
store fat and prohibits your body from burning fat for fuel.
Author and
exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers his free, "Fast,
Healthy Weight Loss" newsletter at his site:
http://www.Landry.com
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