Fat Loss - No Games, No Gimmicks - You Want To Lose Weight Or Not?! (Part 1)
Whenever I see the newest "flavor of the month" fad diet that thousands of people flock to, all I can do is roll my eyes. These same people saying, "This is the one, I'm going to stick with it this time!", were the same ones flocking to the "Greatest, Easiest, Fastest, Bestest Diet" from last month…and the month before that…and before that…you get the point. They are searching for the proverbial "magic pill" that's going to instantly transform them into a leaner, healthier version of themselves.
I'm here to tell you point blank, there is no magic pill! If you can't accept that, then please don't read any further, there may be no hope for you. As with anything of any value, it takes hard work and dedication to change your body. Sure, the main reason for wanting to trim the fat for many people is purely cosmetic, and that's fine, but the increase in your overall health and benefits of your new more efficient body will GREATLY outweigh the physical aspects. It is truly a win-win situation - you can "have your cake and eat it too." (PUT THAT FORK DOWN! It's a figure of speech, not an open invitation to stuff your face!)
Before I get into the details about what you need to do and what you need to avoid to lose weight, I can hear you asking, "What about liposuction, isn't that the magic pill I've been looking for?" Wow, you clearly weren't listening above, there's no magic pill! Liposuction is costly and potentially dangerous if there are any complications, not to mention the failure some people must feel admitting to themselves, "I want a quick fix, because I'm not determined enough to change, and I'm willing to risk a lot of money and potential long-term health problems instead." That's why many liposuction patients put the weight right back on, because they weren't willing to change what made them fat in the first place, and now their bodies have gone through two strenuous "getting dangerously fat" phases. Even if the surgery goes as planned without any complications, now you're a skinny fat person. What I mean by that is if you haven't taught yourself the eating and exercising habits needed to lose weight the natural way, then you are probably just as unhealthy now as you were when you were overweight.
OK, so hopefully if you're still with me, and you're ready for the real "secrets" to losing weight. First and foremost, don't try to overanalyze your eating right away. A lot of the fad diets have you adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing every calorie to the point you need an accounting degree just to keep up. All of the complication and hassle of spending more time picking and preparing a meal based on numbers is usually the reason people give up on their diet. It's great to get into macronutrients, weighing your food, and analyzing every crumb when you become extremely lean (I'm talking cover model lean). But right now, you just want to concentrate on building a solid base, or rather UNbuilding. Just like a sculptor who starts out with a giant block of stone (yes, I just compared you to a giant block of stone), you don't start chiseling the fine details of the eyes and face right away. First you have to chisel away the large chunks of stone to get a basic overall shape or outline. And just like the sculpting example, it's relatively easy to start hammering away the large chunks, compared to chiseling the fine details when you get closer to your ideal weight.
So, are you ready to start hammering?
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