Losing weight - almost every client who walks through our doors wants to achieve this. Body Design offers assistance to help people who want to lose weight but we are not a quick fix option. We promote the benefits of exercise and healthy eating choices as the best way to lose weight and keep that weight off.
But everyone wants a "quick fix". That is why Americans spend over $40 billion each year on weight loss programs and products. However, over 90% of the people who take the pills, eat the prepackaged meals, take the injections, read the books, or buy the fitness gadgets on the Shopping Channel fail. If they do lose weight, most will regain the weight within a year and then some!
The other scary thing about the diet industry is that it is an unregulated industry. All the promising weight loss, fat burning pills and potions that are on the market are not tested by government health organizations and no one really knows the long term effects of many of these products on the human body.
So, how do we solve the weight loss problem? Well, the bottom line is this - food tastes good, so we eat lots of it. However, we gain weight because we take in more calories than we burn off. The only way to lose weight and maintain your weight loss is to eat less and exercise more.
One lb. = 1500 calories. If you want to lose 1 lb. in one week, then you have to either eat 1500 less calories per week or burn 1500 more calories in a week. Eating 1500 less calories per week is a lofty goal for most people and burning an extra 1500 calories is also difficult especially if you have not been active on a regular basis. I recommend that you combine both options - eat less calories and get more active.
It's as simple as that - eat less and exercise more. This is the only proven weight loss "plan" that works - it just takes time. The time involves making lifestyle changes - fitting exercise into your life on a regular basis and making healthy eating choices on a consistent basis.
I "work" this plan every day and I see clients on a daily basis who are "working" the same plan. The results do not happen quickly but they do happen. Permanent weight loss is possible, you just have to "work" the plan.
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