Advantages of the Atkins Diet
July 30, 2009 by Weight Loss Diets and Exercise Tips
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Dr.Robert Atkins addressed his own weight condition from a diet he read in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Realizing the benefits of the diet he followed Atkins later popularized the idea as The Atkins Diet in a series of books, starting with Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution in 1972. The Atkins Diet or just ‘Atkins’ is a well known low carbohydrate diet.
How Atkins Diet Works
The Atkins Diet states we can change our metabolism and lose weight easily simply by eating foods high in protein and fat and limiting foods high in carbohydrate. Consuming a high level of carbohydrates causes overproduction of insulin, leading to increased hunger and weight gain. The diet encourages the consumption of foods rich in protein.
The Four Stages of the Atkins Diet
Induction
The Induction phase is the first, and most restrictive, phase of the Atkins Nutritional Approach. It is intended to cause the body to quickly enter a state of ketosis. Carbohydrate intake is limited to 20 net grams per day.
Ongoing Weight Loss
The Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) phase of Atkins consists of an increase in carbohydrate intake, but remaining at levels where weight loss occurs. The target daily carbohydrate intake increases each week by 5 net grams.
Pre-Maintenance
Carbohydrate intake is increased again this time by 10 net carbs a week from the ladder groupings, and the key goal in this phase is to find the “Critical Carbohydrate Level for Maintenance”, this is the maximum number of carbohydrates you can eat each day without gaining weight.
Lifetime Maintenance
This phase is intended to carry on the habits acquired in the previous phases, and avoid the common end-of-diet mindset that can return people to their previous habits and previous weight. Whole, unprocessed food choices are emphasized, with the option to drop back to an earlier phase if you begin to gain weight.
Each stage becomes progressively less restrictive and gradually increases carbohydrates allowed.
What Food is Allowed in Atkins Diet
The allowed foods include a liberal amount of all meats, fish, shellfish, fowl, and eggs; up to 4 ounces (113 g) of soft or semi-soft cheese; salad vegetables; other low carbohydrate vegetables; and butter and vegetable oils.
Sample Menu Plan from the Atkins Diet
Breakfast:
Italian sausage frittata
Cup of Herbal Tea
Lunch
Tuna salad with mixed leafy greens topped with bacon bits
Dinner:
Bacon cheeseburger with broccoli and cauliflower
Fresh fruit kebobs
Snacks:
High-protein, low-sugar snack bar
What Food is Not Allowed in Atkins Diet
No bread, alcohol, or carbonated beverages, not even diet soda. Beverages are limited to water, and consumption of caffeine is not allowed. It May be difficult to eliminate breads and cereals, especially in families with children who love these types of foods.
Misconceptions about the Atkins Diet
Many people incorrectly believe that the Atkins Diet promotes eating unlimited amounts of fatty meats and cheeses. This is a key point of clarification that Dr. Atkins addressed in the more recent revisions of his book. Although the Atkins Diet does not impose limits on certain foods, or caloric restriction in general, Dr. Atkins points out in his book that this plan is “not a license to gorge.
Another common misconception arises from confusion between the Induction Phase and rest of the diet. The first two weeks of the Atkins Diet are strict, with only 20g of carbohydrates permitted per day. Atkins states that a dieter can safely stay at the Induction Phase for several months if the person has a lot of weight to lose. Once the weight-loss goal is reached, carbohydrate levels are raised gradually, though still significantly below USDA norms, and still within or slightly above the definition of ketosis.
Known Health Benefits of the Atkins Diet
There are over 50 studies that highlight the positive weight loss results and other health benefits associated with following the Atkins Diet. These benefits include weight loss, improvement in risk factors for heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, inflammation, benefits in treating epilepsy and decreasing obesity in children and adolescents.
Study out of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Washington University School of Medicine randomly assigned participants to a low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diet or a low-calorie, high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet. The low-carbohydrate diet produced a greater weight loss and was associated with a greater improvement in some risk factors for coronary heart disease.
Study out of Stanford University Medical School compared four weight-loss diets representing a spectrum of low to high carbohydrate intake for effects on weight loss and related metabolic variables. Participants assigned to follow the Atkins diet, which had the lowest carbohydrate intake, lost more than twice the weight and experienced favorable overall metabolic effects at 12 months than those assigned to follow the Zone, Ornish, or LEARN diets.
Additional Suggested Health Benefits of the Atkins Diet
Many people like being able to eat as much protein and fat as they wish, because these foods are often restricted in more traditional diet plans.
For people who have tried a low-fat, high-carbohydrate weight loss plan without success, increasing protein in their diet often results in decreased food cravings and more rapid weight loss.
The diet is relatively easy to follow; there are no complicated meal plans.
Potential Risks of the Atkins Diet
Eating unlimited amounts of fat, especially saturated fat found in meat products, can lead to increased risk of heart disease. Extensive research on healthy populations tells us to eat more fruits,vegetables and whole grains. Restricting these foods in the name of weight loss may lead to long-term health problems.
Additionally any diet that limits carbohydrate causes the body to rely on fat or muscle for energy. When our body breaks down stored fat to supply energy, a byproduct called ketones is formed. Ketones suppress appetite, but they also cause fatigue, nausea, and a potentially dangerous fluid loss. Anyone with diabetes, heart, or kidney problems should check with their physician before following a low-carb diet.
Unpleasant side effects include constipation (caused by the low-fiber diet) and bad breath.
Impact of the Atkins Diet on Diet Culture
Since the Atkins Diet made headlines n the late ’90s, there has been an explosion of low carbohydrate versions of traditionally high carbohydrate products, such as bread, pasta and even candy. Thiewed as the “grand daddy” and cause of the explosion of low carrb diets popularity in the nineties to early 2000.
What the Experts are Saying about the Atkins Diet
Atkins Diet supporters claim it offers faster weight loss and a relatively user-friendly eating plan. Sceptics, including dietitians and nutritionists, maintain that Atkins Diet weight loss is both short-term and possibly a health risk, even though the weight loss itself may have the beneficial effect of lowering cholesterol.
Dr. Foster, one of the researchers involved in studying the Atkins Diet, acknowledged the possible health dangers of the Atkins diet and stated a longer five-year study was planned:
“This larger study of 360 participants will help us more fully assess the benefits and risks of low-carbohydrate diets on bone mass, kidney function, arterial function and exercise tolerance,” he said. “I’m very, very concerned that people will get the message from these studies that the Atkins diet is safe and effective, but I don’t believe we know that yet.”
Brigid McKevith, a nutrition scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), said:
“We welcome the fact that the Atkins diet is being studied scientifically and that randomised controlled studies have been carried out, because it’s very popular with the public. [however] There are several potential problems with the Atkins diet. These include long term bone health, as with a very high protein intake the excretions of calcium increase, so there could be implications for the health of bones,” she explained.
“There could be difficulties for people who have an underlying problem with their kidneys or liver, because it would be putting more strain on those organs, and problems in terms of heart disease too, as it’s a diet very low in fruits and vegetables. Also, it’s very low in fiber, so in terms of digestive health, it’s not in keeping with our fibre and complex carbohydrate recommendations.”
Belinda Linden, head of medical information at the British Heart Foundation, holds similar views.
“The new studies do not indicate a dramatic weight loss for excessively obese people,” she said. “Previous studies have shown that weight loss from the Atkins Diet may involve muscle loss rather than body fat. Another potential problem is that it is so far unclear from studies whether weight loss is sustained over a longer period than six months. One of the studies shows no significant difference at 12 months.” She added that: “With minimal fruit and vegetables included in the diet, it holds serious implications for coronary heart disease and cancer. Diets need to be varied to protect against these conditions - and this one isn’t. This diet requires further long term and larger studies before its effectiveness can be confirmed.”
Volumetrics author Barbara Rolls, PhD, who holds the Guthrie Chair in Nutrition at Penn State University, offers a very simple explanation as to why people lose weight on Atkins diet:
“They’re cutting calories, even if they don’t realize it. No one has shown, in any studies, that anything magical is going on with Atkins other than calorie restriction. The diet is very prescriptive, very restrictive, and limits half of the foods we normally eat. In the end it’s not fat, it’s not protein, it’s not carbs - it’s calories. You can lose weight on anything that helps you to eat less, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for you.”
Neal Barnard, MD, president of the Physicians Commission for Responsible Medicine, a non-profit research group based in Washington, says:
“Low-carb diets have been linked to increased frequency of colon cancer, formation of kidney stones, kidney disease, and even osteoporosis… The reason for the health worries is in large part due to red meat. People who eat meat every day have three times greater risk of developing colon cancer. And then there is the problem of the kidneys. They aren’t designed to work on an oil slick of fat.”
Susan Barr, registered dietitian in New York City, says:
“There have been reports in the medical literature that say that this low-carb diet may not be as bad as we thought. That makes people interested again in this diet, but until there is more research on what stresses the diet places on the body, there is no way to know what it might be doing besides providing short-term weight loss.”
The Bottom Line
The Atkins Diet is an optimally balanced lifetime eating plan with the flexibility to meet each individual’s unique physical condition addressing factors such as age, gender, level of physical activity, and metabolic rate.
This diet may seem like the tastiest way to lose weight, but don’t be misled by claims of effortless weight loss and unlimited amounts of food. Nothing is that simple!
Thanks to Jeff Behar for contributing this article to our Weight Loss blog:
How Atkins Diet Works
The Atkins Diet states we can change our metabolism and lose weight easily simply by eating foods high in protein and fat and limiting foods high in carbohydrate. Consuming a high level of carbohydrates causes overproduction of insulin, leading to increased hunger and weight gain. The diet encourages the consumption of foods rich in protein.
The Four Stages of the Atkins Diet
Induction
The Induction phase is the first, and most restrictive, phase of the Atkins Nutritional Approach. It is intended to cause the body to quickly enter a state of ketosis. Carbohydrate intake is limited to 20 net grams per day.
Ongoing Weight Loss
The Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) phase of Atkins consists of an increase in carbohydrate intake, but remaining at levels where weight loss occurs. The target daily carbohydrate intake increases each week by 5 net grams.
Pre-Maintenance
Carbohydrate intake is increased again this time by 10 net carbs a week from the ladder groupings, and the key goal in this phase is to find the “Critical Carbohydrate Level for Maintenance”, this is the maximum number of carbohydrates you can eat each day without gaining weight.
Lifetime Maintenance
This phase is intended to carry on the habits acquired in the previous phases, and avoid the common end-of-diet mindset that can return people to their previous habits and previous weight. Whole, unprocessed food choices are emphasized, with the option to drop back to an earlier phase if you begin to gain weight.
Each stage becomes progressively less restrictive and gradually increases carbohydrates allowed.
What Food is Allowed in Atkins Diet
The allowed foods include a liberal amount of all meats, fish, shellfish, fowl, and eggs; up to 4 ounces (113 g) of soft or semi-soft cheese; salad vegetables; other low carbohydrate vegetables; and butter and vegetable oils.
Sample Menu Plan from the Atkins Diet
Breakfast:
Italian sausage frittata
Cup of Herbal Tea
Lunch
Tuna salad with mixed leafy greens topped with bacon bits
Dinner:
Bacon cheeseburger with broccoli and cauliflower
Fresh fruit kebobs
Snacks:
High-protein, low-sugar snack bar
What Food is Not Allowed in Atkins Diet
No bread, alcohol, or carbonated beverages, not even diet soda. Beverages are limited to water, and consumption of caffeine is not allowed. It May be difficult to eliminate breads and cereals, especially in families with children who love these types of foods.
Misconceptions about the Atkins Diet
Many people incorrectly believe that the Atkins Diet promotes eating unlimited amounts of fatty meats and cheeses. This is a key point of clarification that Dr. Atkins addressed in the more recent revisions of his book. Although the Atkins Diet does not impose limits on certain foods, or caloric restriction in general, Dr. Atkins points out in his book that this plan is “not a license to gorge.
Another common misconception arises from confusion between the Induction Phase and rest of the diet. The first two weeks of the Atkins Diet are strict, with only 20g of carbohydrates permitted per day. Atkins states that a dieter can safely stay at the Induction Phase for several months if the person has a lot of weight to lose. Once the weight-loss goal is reached, carbohydrate levels are raised gradually, though still significantly below USDA norms, and still within or slightly above the definition of ketosis.
Known Health Benefits of the Atkins Diet
There are over 50 studies that highlight the positive weight loss results and other health benefits associated with following the Atkins Diet. These benefits include weight loss, improvement in risk factors for heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, inflammation, benefits in treating epilepsy and decreasing obesity in children and adolescents.
Study out of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Washington University School of Medicine randomly assigned participants to a low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diet or a low-calorie, high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet. The low-carbohydrate diet produced a greater weight loss and was associated with a greater improvement in some risk factors for coronary heart disease.
Study out of Stanford University Medical School compared four weight-loss diets representing a spectrum of low to high carbohydrate intake for effects on weight loss and related metabolic variables. Participants assigned to follow the Atkins diet, which had the lowest carbohydrate intake, lost more than twice the weight and experienced favorable overall metabolic effects at 12 months than those assigned to follow the Zone, Ornish, or LEARN diets.
Additional Suggested Health Benefits of the Atkins Diet
Many people like being able to eat as much protein and fat as they wish, because these foods are often restricted in more traditional diet plans.
For people who have tried a low-fat, high-carbohydrate weight loss plan without success, increasing protein in their diet often results in decreased food cravings and more rapid weight loss.
The diet is relatively easy to follow; there are no complicated meal plans.
Potential Risks of the Atkins Diet
Eating unlimited amounts of fat, especially saturated fat found in meat products, can lead to increased risk of heart disease. Extensive research on healthy populations tells us to eat more fruits,vegetables and whole grains. Restricting these foods in the name of weight loss may lead to long-term health problems.
Additionally any diet that limits carbohydrate causes the body to rely on fat or muscle for energy. When our body breaks down stored fat to supply energy, a byproduct called ketones is formed. Ketones suppress appetite, but they also cause fatigue, nausea, and a potentially dangerous fluid loss. Anyone with diabetes, heart, or kidney problems should check with their physician before following a low-carb diet.
Unpleasant side effects include constipation (caused by the low-fiber diet) and bad breath.
Impact of the Atkins Diet on Diet Culture
Since the Atkins Diet made headlines n the late ’90s, there has been an explosion of low carbohydrate versions of traditionally high carbohydrate products, such as bread, pasta and even candy. Thiewed as the “grand daddy” and cause of the explosion of low carrb diets popularity in the nineties to early 2000.
What the Experts are Saying about the Atkins Diet
Atkins Diet supporters claim it offers faster weight loss and a relatively user-friendly eating plan. Sceptics, including dietitians and nutritionists, maintain that Atkins Diet weight loss is both short-term and possibly a health risk, even though the weight loss itself may have the beneficial effect of lowering cholesterol.
Dr. Foster, one of the researchers involved in studying the Atkins Diet, acknowledged the possible health dangers of the Atkins diet and stated a longer five-year study was planned:
“This larger study of 360 participants will help us more fully assess the benefits and risks of low-carbohydrate diets on bone mass, kidney function, arterial function and exercise tolerance,” he said. “I’m very, very concerned that people will get the message from these studies that the Atkins diet is safe and effective, but I don’t believe we know that yet.”
Brigid McKevith, a nutrition scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), said:
“We welcome the fact that the Atkins diet is being studied scientifically and that randomised controlled studies have been carried out, because it’s very popular with the public. [however] There are several potential problems with the Atkins diet. These include long term bone health, as with a very high protein intake the excretions of calcium increase, so there could be implications for the health of bones,” she explained.
“There could be difficulties for people who have an underlying problem with their kidneys or liver, because it would be putting more strain on those organs, and problems in terms of heart disease too, as it’s a diet very low in fruits and vegetables. Also, it’s very low in fiber, so in terms of digestive health, it’s not in keeping with our fibre and complex carbohydrate recommendations.”
Belinda Linden, head of medical information at the British Heart Foundation, holds similar views.
“The new studies do not indicate a dramatic weight loss for excessively obese people,” she said. “Previous studies have shown that weight loss from the Atkins Diet may involve muscle loss rather than body fat. Another potential problem is that it is so far unclear from studies whether weight loss is sustained over a longer period than six months. One of the studies shows no significant difference at 12 months.” She added that: “With minimal fruit and vegetables included in the diet, it holds serious implications for coronary heart disease and cancer. Diets need to be varied to protect against these conditions - and this one isn’t. This diet requires further long term and larger studies before its effectiveness can be confirmed.”
Volumetrics author Barbara Rolls, PhD, who holds the Guthrie Chair in Nutrition at Penn State University, offers a very simple explanation as to why people lose weight on Atkins diet:
“They’re cutting calories, even if they don’t realize it. No one has shown, in any studies, that anything magical is going on with Atkins other than calorie restriction. The diet is very prescriptive, very restrictive, and limits half of the foods we normally eat. In the end it’s not fat, it’s not protein, it’s not carbs - it’s calories. You can lose weight on anything that helps you to eat less, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for you.”
Neal Barnard, MD, president of the Physicians Commission for Responsible Medicine, a non-profit research group based in Washington, says:
“Low-carb diets have been linked to increased frequency of colon cancer, formation of kidney stones, kidney disease, and even osteoporosis… The reason for the health worries is in large part due to red meat. People who eat meat every day have three times greater risk of developing colon cancer. And then there is the problem of the kidneys. They aren’t designed to work on an oil slick of fat.”
Susan Barr, registered dietitian in New York City, says:
“There have been reports in the medical literature that say that this low-carb diet may not be as bad as we thought. That makes people interested again in this diet, but until there is more research on what stresses the diet places on the body, there is no way to know what it might be doing besides providing short-term weight loss.”
The Bottom Line
The Atkins Diet is an optimally balanced lifetime eating plan with the flexibility to meet each individual’s unique physical condition addressing factors such as age, gender, level of physical activity, and metabolic rate.
This diet may seem like the tastiest way to lose weight, but don’t be misled by claims of effortless weight loss and unlimited amounts of food. Nothing is that simple!
Thanks to Jeff Behar for contributing this article to our Weight Loss blog:
Jeff Behar, MS, MBA has over 30 years of experience in Health, Fitness, Nutrition and Anti-aging Fields.
Jeff also started lifting at 13, and became a natural bodybuilder, competing at the national level. He has trained with top Olympia IFBB champions. Jeff is also a popular writer, writing in excess of 2000 articles, as well as being a routine contributor to magazines, newsletters, reference books, and other online health, Nutrition and fitness sites. Jeff is also a well sought after trainer, and motivational speaker having trained several clients in the entertainment field. Jeff also worked alongside a renowned Beverly Hills Cosmetic Surgeon and Dermatologist providing office management, marketing and client services in the areas of anti-aging, wellness and body image consulting.
Jeff is also the owner of several popular online health and fitness portals, including but not limited to:
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What makes weight watchers different from the rest of these diets?
July 30, 2009 by Weight Loss Diets and Exercise Tips
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I’ve always wanted to try weight watchers, but its so expensive is it really worth it ,i just want to know whats makes it different from the rest of all these diets. How does it work?
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I’ve always wanted to try weight watchers, but its so expensive is it really worth it ,i just want to know whats makes it different from the rest of all these diets. How does it work?
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Burn Fats Faster In 6 Easy Steps
July 30, 2009 by Weight Loss Diets and Exercise Tips
Filed under About Weight Loss
We all know that metabolism refers to the way our body uses the calories from the food we eat and breaks them into energy. Probably, you may also know that our metabolic rate decreases with age at about 5-10 percent every decade. However, do you know that you can keep your metabolism at optimal levels for several decades? By keeping your metabolism at an optimal level, you will be able to burn fat faster and obtain a leaner body.
Here are 6 proven steps to get you started.
1. Interval Training
Your metabolism usually returns to its normal state soon after a moderate aerobic workout. To help your body burn more calories long after your workout, you can add interval training to your routine. Interval training is where you add bursts of high intensity moves into your workout. For example, if your current routine is jogging, add a 30 seconds sprint every 5 minutes. If you are on the treadmill, add 1 minute incline every 5 minutes. Research has shown that high intensity interval training burns more fats compared to consistent aerobic exercise.
2. Have Your Breakfast
To succeed in weight loss, you need to eat your breakfast. Studies show that your metabolic rate slows as you sleep and the process of digestion can rev it up again. Again, remember that if your metabolic rate is high, you have a better chance against the fats. Of course, you should have a healthy and balanced breakfast while you are at it.
3. Lift Weights
Believe it or not, weight training can help burn your calories fast. This is because an increase in muscle tissue causes a corresponding increase in our metabolic rate. Adding weight training to your cardio routine will boost your metabolism as a result of muscle growth.
4.Drink Water
Drinking water can help increase your body calories burning capability. When your body is dehydrated, your body’s ability to burn calories decrease by 2 percent each day. One study even found that metabolic rate can increase by 30 percent after drinking half a litre of water.
5. Keep That Body Moving
If you are able to, divide your workout into 2 20-minute sessions. Your metabolism will probably rev up for an hour after each workout. This means that you will burn more calories than if you had just one session. If your schedule does not allow, go for 5 minutes of activity instead such as climbing stairs or brisk walking. A 5-minute walk every hour can mean an extra 200 calories burned each day.
6. Get Enough Sleep
Without getting enough sleep, your body may lack the energy to do its normal everyday functions and this includes calories burning. In addition, many people who lose sleep may feel hungry despite having enough food intake. This could be due to the fact that sleep loss has been shown to affect the release of cortisol, a hormone that regulates appetite. So if you can, get 6 to 8 hours of sleep every night.
As you can see, these 6 steps are not difficult to implement. Apply them in your daily life and you can expect more energy and a more beautiful body in you.
Thanks to Kelvin Ho for contributing this article to our Weight Loss blog:
Here are 6 proven steps to get you started.
1. Interval Training
Your metabolism usually returns to its normal state soon after a moderate aerobic workout. To help your body burn more calories long after your workout, you can add interval training to your routine. Interval training is where you add bursts of high intensity moves into your workout. For example, if your current routine is jogging, add a 30 seconds sprint every 5 minutes. If you are on the treadmill, add 1 minute incline every 5 minutes. Research has shown that high intensity interval training burns more fats compared to consistent aerobic exercise.
2. Have Your Breakfast
To succeed in weight loss, you need to eat your breakfast. Studies show that your metabolic rate slows as you sleep and the process of digestion can rev it up again. Again, remember that if your metabolic rate is high, you have a better chance against the fats. Of course, you should have a healthy and balanced breakfast while you are at it.
3. Lift Weights
Believe it or not, weight training can help burn your calories fast. This is because an increase in muscle tissue causes a corresponding increase in our metabolic rate. Adding weight training to your cardio routine will boost your metabolism as a result of muscle growth.
4.Drink Water
Drinking water can help increase your body calories burning capability. When your body is dehydrated, your body’s ability to burn calories decrease by 2 percent each day. One study even found that metabolic rate can increase by 30 percent after drinking half a litre of water.
5. Keep That Body Moving
If you are able to, divide your workout into 2 20-minute sessions. Your metabolism will probably rev up for an hour after each workout. This means that you will burn more calories than if you had just one session. If your schedule does not allow, go for 5 minutes of activity instead such as climbing stairs or brisk walking. A 5-minute walk every hour can mean an extra 200 calories burned each day.
6. Get Enough Sleep
Without getting enough sleep, your body may lack the energy to do its normal everyday functions and this includes calories burning. In addition, many people who lose sleep may feel hungry despite having enough food intake. This could be due to the fact that sleep loss has been shown to affect the release of cortisol, a hormone that regulates appetite. So if you can, get 6 to 8 hours of sleep every night.
As you can see, these 6 steps are not difficult to implement. Apply them in your daily life and you can expect more energy and a more beautiful body in you.
Thanks to Kelvin Ho for contributing this article to our Weight Loss blog:
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Best Way to Lose Weight - Lose Belly Fat - Lose Body Fat
July 29, 2009 by Weight Loss Diets and Exercise Tips
Filed under About Weight Loss
ose weight - Fat Loss System - The best way to lose weight
With so many people failed to lose weight, a fat loss system must be used as it is the best way to lose weight, lose belly fat or body fat.
Facts sheets of weight loss
Take a look at the facts of weight control
30% of Americans are trying to lose weight and another 30% are trying to maintain weight. Americans spend $30 Billion per year on diets and weight control plans. Two-thirds who lose weight on diets gain it back within 1 year and 98% gain their weight back and more within 2 years.
Before coming to me, many people had tried many diets but did not lose pounds, or in their words, can’t lose weight. They were frustrated. It dose mean that you need to be educated - get the knowledge, do your homework and don’t be fooled by some exciting words like speed or fast. You will find the best way to lose weight, lose belly fat or body fat.
Causes to the failure
1. Without a fat loss system to help them to achieve weight loss
They are lack of the knowledge and skills of weight loss, and some even the motivation to lose pounds. When you are lack of any of those you are unable to make a new habit because losing weight is a life changing process by changing one’s habits. In order to have a new habit you have to have those three.
2. Diets not working as It is not the best way to lose weight, lose belly fat or body fat
Why the diets did not work? because they are unbalanced and unhealthy, like Ornish, Atikins (read a report on Low Carb Diet at my website), Lemon Detox (watch a video on Lemon Detox Warning at my website), they either eliminated fats or carbohydrates, or make you lose muscle mass in stead of losing body fat or belly fat, so you will regain the weight you lost once you go back to normal food.
3. Not beginning with the end in mind
They want fast results and don’t care if it is for long term health - Instant gratification. However, true health is a journey, not a destination. It is a lifestyle that is achieved through daily habits. With a fat loss system you will be able to lose pounds and keep them off for ever to achieve long term weight loss and health.
A fat loss system including everything must be used to achieve fat loss
You need a fat loss system that include everything you need for fat loss. Since it is a journey, it can’t be done just by a piece of information or a bit of tips, you need a system or a complete guild that include everything in order to achieve fat loss, it is the only and best way to lose weight, lose belly fat or body fat.
You need a compass that will guide you at a right direction, a map and a vehicle to take you there when you go on a journey. Among those the compass is most important because if you get wrong direction no matter how good the map and vehicle you have, you will never arrive at your destination.
Even if you take weights training as a part of fat loss method, it can’t be done just by buying a gym membership without any professional instructions or coaching. But for the people who have metabolic syndrome (also known as insulin resistance) will be unable to lose weight and gain muscles even when you do it RIGHT.
It is so obvious that the best way to lose weight, lose belly fat or body fat is by a step by step fat loss system which can guide you on your weight loss journey.
You can find A Complete Guide to Fat Loss - Lose Belly Fat - Lose Body Fat here.
Thanks to Giselle Siegle for contributing this article to our Weight Loss blog:
With so many people failed to lose weight, a fat loss system must be used as it is the best way to lose weight, lose belly fat or body fat.
Facts sheets of weight loss
Take a look at the facts of weight control
30% of Americans are trying to lose weight and another 30% are trying to maintain weight. Americans spend $30 Billion per year on diets and weight control plans. Two-thirds who lose weight on diets gain it back within 1 year and 98% gain their weight back and more within 2 years.
Before coming to me, many people had tried many diets but did not lose pounds, or in their words, can’t lose weight. They were frustrated. It dose mean that you need to be educated - get the knowledge, do your homework and don’t be fooled by some exciting words like speed or fast. You will find the best way to lose weight, lose belly fat or body fat.
Causes to the failure
1. Without a fat loss system to help them to achieve weight loss
They are lack of the knowledge and skills of weight loss, and some even the motivation to lose pounds. When you are lack of any of those you are unable to make a new habit because losing weight is a life changing process by changing one’s habits. In order to have a new habit you have to have those three.
2. Diets not working as It is not the best way to lose weight, lose belly fat or body fat
Why the diets did not work? because they are unbalanced and unhealthy, like Ornish, Atikins (read a report on Low Carb Diet at my website), Lemon Detox (watch a video on Lemon Detox Warning at my website), they either eliminated fats or carbohydrates, or make you lose muscle mass in stead of losing body fat or belly fat, so you will regain the weight you lost once you go back to normal food.
3. Not beginning with the end in mind
They want fast results and don’t care if it is for long term health - Instant gratification. However, true health is a journey, not a destination. It is a lifestyle that is achieved through daily habits. With a fat loss system you will be able to lose pounds and keep them off for ever to achieve long term weight loss and health.
A fat loss system including everything must be used to achieve fat loss
You need a fat loss system that include everything you need for fat loss. Since it is a journey, it can’t be done just by a piece of information or a bit of tips, you need a system or a complete guild that include everything in order to achieve fat loss, it is the only and best way to lose weight, lose belly fat or body fat.
You need a compass that will guide you at a right direction, a map and a vehicle to take you there when you go on a journey. Among those the compass is most important because if you get wrong direction no matter how good the map and vehicle you have, you will never arrive at your destination.
Even if you take weights training as a part of fat loss method, it can’t be done just by buying a gym membership without any professional instructions or coaching. But for the people who have metabolic syndrome (also known as insulin resistance) will be unable to lose weight and gain muscles even when you do it RIGHT.
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Thanks to Giselle Siegle for contributing this article to our Weight Loss blog:
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July 29, 2009 by Weight Loss Diets and Exercise Tips
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I’m trying to lose weight, and I’m wondering what kind of legal drugs or weight loss pills really work. Please don’t tell me to just eat well and exercise, I already do this.
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I’m trying to lose weight, and I’m wondering what kind of legal drugs or weight loss pills really work. Please don’t tell me to just eat well and exercise, I already do this.
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