The Top 10 Weight Loss Secrets

For many, weight loss seems to be a difficult thing. Maybe you have tried things in the past ... diets, workouts, pills, creams, NOTHING to help get the weight, but it seems that no matter how hard you try, it is does not come off at all, or he comes right back on.

Why do you think that is?

I believe that successful weight loss is based on a combination of sound nutrition principles, and regular exercise. Sounds easy, right? But here's the problem ... THIS IS JUST THE BASIC PLAN FOR SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS. So what are the underlying reasons? Why it seems like some people eat what they want and stay thin as a rail, and for some people, no matter what they try, or how hard they try, just can not seem to get results?

I created a list containing your principles, if taken to heart, and applied to life, will produce extraordinary results. Listed here are the keys to losing weight and keeping it off for good.

Now remember ... I can provide knowledge, but it is up to you to take action. In the words of Emmerson, "Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed." In other words, it is not enough to simply know these weight loss secrets, you have to apply them to your life. I can not stress the importance of this seemingly simple first step.

Rest assured, no one will do it for you. You have yourself to where you are now, and it is you who has the power to turn around, and you get to where and to whom you want to be. But the amazing, HUGE thing of it all is that you have the power to change. I will say this ... you have the power to change! Know this, understand, and live, and I guarantee your success in weight loss, or any other company you choose to pursue in life.

1. Take responsibility for YOU

It seems that many people want to blame for their current situation to someone, or something, but themselves. Whether finances, relationships, work, family, health, or linked, like humans, sometimes we tend to create external reasons for our problems. If you ever find yourself saying, "If only so and so had done things differently, I could have ..." or "If only I had, I could ..." or something like that, I suggest you stop and take a good look at the real reason that you do not have exactly what you want in your life. Is it because of other people and circumstances, or is the real reason because of a lack of action, or order from you?

Now I know this can be a difficult thing to do, and I do not mean that everything in the life of every person is the result of a lack of action. I understand the circumstances such as the death of a loved one, or being diagnosed with a terminal illness can be devastating events in the life of a person, and can be quite alien to a lack of action.

What I am suggesting, however, is that you have the ability to respond to every situation in your life, and make the best of it. I tell you the power to choose how you interpret the events and circumstances of your life. If you choose to be a victim, as is exactly what you will be. If you choose to blame others, or reasons for your inability to lose weight, then you do not take responsibility for you or your life, and I guarantee you will not lose weight!

If you've ever found yourself saying ... "I do not have time to exercise ... I do not like healthy food ... No matter what I try, I can not lose weight ... It's just in my genes to be heavy, "or something like that, then STOP!

I have news for you, my friends. You have the time, you just choose not to. You may like healthy food, you simply choose not to try, because you like the taste of those unhealthy. You do not have tried everything to lose weight, and if you have chosen a reasonable plan and stuck to it, you could, and would lose weight. And no matter what your parents, brother, sister, aunt or uncle's waist line looks like, I guarantee that you have the power to make your waist line look exactly like you want.

Step 1 is to stop making excuses and start taking responsibility for your current physical condition, and realize that you have created this situation, but above all you have the power to change, to create a new situation, and life and body you want! !!

2. Find out why?

This is one of the most important steps in losing weight and keeping it off .... the big WHY. Why do you eat? I do not want to offend anyone, but I'll assume that if you are overweight, you do not eat just because you're hungry, but for a variety of other reasons too. Many people eat because they are bored, or tired, or they are simply used to eat when they get home from work, or when they watch TV at night, or when they go out with friends, and the list goes on and on.

For many people, eating is a deeply emotional and psychological issue. People face painful experiences in their past or present, and insecurities in their lives by eating. Food as comfort. This is one of the most destructive patterns a person can have, and it goes in direct opposition to weight loss success.

I do not pretend to know the specific reason why you eat, but I urge you, as painful as it may be, to really spend time with yourself, and identify why it is what you eat, what time the day you eat, what emotions you feel when you eat and what emotions you feel when you eat too much. By doing so, you will unlock a door that many people do not even get close. I can not stress the importance of this step. Until you determine why you eat, you will not be able to resolve the issue.

Thus, step one takes responsibility, realize you have the power to change, and step 2 is to understand why you eat.

3. There are MANY paths ... There is only one WAY

As you probably know, there is a ton of information available regarding diet, proper nutrition, weight loss, strength training, and everything you could ever want to know about health and fitness. Some say low carbs ... some no carbs ... some say that the right kinds of carbs ... some say the meat ... some say fruits and vegetables only, some say no dairy products and some say no food! So how do you know which diet and exercise program is right for you? How do you know which path to choose?

The answer is to educate yourself. All these schemes to varying degrees, will produce some sort of success ... the key to you as a consumer health conscious, preoccupied with your own specific body and its specific needs, is why each of these work patterns. What is the effect of "good" carbohydrates on the body? What is the effect of "bad" carbs? What happens physiologically, if you eat no carbohydrates, or carbs ... I just want you to understand the importance of finding out why.

The truth is there are a ton of information available, and there are a ton of different ways to produce the results you want, and lose as much weight as you want. The key is to really understand why a diet or exercise routine works. And perhaps even more important is to choose a program that works for you. One that you feel fits your nutritional needs according to your individual food preferences, and will support the exercise regime you decide to follow.

So remember, step 1 is to take responsibility for yourself, step 2 is to understand why you eat, and step 3 is to realize that there is not a single food, or a combination of exercise that will produce results. MANY different things have the potential to help you reach your goals. The key is to understand why it works, and then choose the one that is right for you.

4. DIET

Your diet, the foods you choose to eat, is a crucial step on the road to weight loss success. As I said earlier, I believe that the success of weight loss is achieved through a combination of sound nutritional principles and regular exercise. However, it seems that most of the available information points to an exact combination of food, or elimination of others, in order to successfully lose weight. I am here to tell you, this is not the case. You will be slim if you eat fewer calories than you expend. Plain and simple. But if you do not take to heart and apply the principles listed above, regardless of the "diet" you choose, eventually the weight loss success will not be yours.

So how do you know which diet to choose? The answer is as simple as understanding what your goal is, and how you intend to get there. Want to lose weight? Will you do a lot of aerobic exercise? Will you do a lot of anaerobic exercise? How often do you exercise? How are you active in your daily life outside of exercise?

Once you arrived at answering these questions, you can begin to determine the nutritional needs for you, your body and your taste. Based on your activity levels and your goals, you should eat the right amount of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and provide your body with enough nutrients. The key is to choose the healthiest foods that can match your tastes, and meet your requirements. The plans are not one size fits all.

Main source of energy for your body is carbohydrates, which come in two forms; simple and complex. Complex starches are cereals and vegetables. Simple examples are sucrose, lactose, fructose and glucose. Regardless of the type of carbohydrates you eat, everything is converted into glucose, commonly called blood sugar. The only difference, then, between simple and complex carbohydrates, is the speed at which your body digests. How, when, and what type of carbohydrates you consume should be based on your tastes, your activity levels and your goals.

Protein is another essential component of a healthy diet. Protein is much more to the body than building muscle. Proteins in the body as enzymes, to perform many functions including maintaining your brain, heart, and digestive system working properly. The protein is made from 20 different amino acids, of which 9 are considered amino acid "core". Essential because your body does not have the manufacturing capacity 9, it must get them from your diet. If you eat foods for original animals, chances are you have nothing to fear. However, if you eat a vegetarian diet, then you must make a point to eat the right combination of foods containing plant proteins that will provide your body with the 9 essential amino acids. So how much do you need protein? Again, as with carbohydrates, the amount you need depends largely on your goals, and your activity level.

Fats are often misunderstood. People avoid foods high in fat, constantly in search of "low" or "fat free" foods, while if the weight loss is a concern, people should be much more concerned about the calories and ingredients in their food, not just the amount of fat it has. Fat tends to make people "fat" because it is so dense in calories. One gram of fat is 9 calories, while a gram of carbohydrate, protein or only 4. There are various types of fat, some of which are healthy for the body, and others that are not. We need, on average, 15-25 grams of fat per day to provide our body with proper nutrition, and make sure we have enough fatty acids to absorb fat-soluble vitamins. Your body can manufacture saturated fat, monounsaturated, and other foods you eat, but it can not produce fatty acids or omega-6 and omega-3. You must get these directly from foods that contain them. These fatty acids are built in the tissues of your heart, brain and other vital organs, and must be replenished by your diet.

Adequate consumption of vitamin and mineral also plays an important role in a healthy diet. The key is that no one food that you should suffer, and no food you should not have to achieve weight loss success. The answer lies in understanding the needs of your body, and fill them with healthy, whole foods eaten in moderation. Once you determine what food is good for you, make a plan and stick to it !!! Do not try for a week and then move on. Knowledge, planning, and consistency are the keys to a successful diet strategy.

5. YEAR

Exercise is such an important tool not only in losing weight but keep it off. This is because exercise is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. Regular exercise will help you look and feel better. It will increase your energy, motivation, strength, confidence and self-image.

In addition to helping you look and feel good, regular exercise reduces your risk of developing a number of different diseases, health conditions, and cancer. It can improve the quality of your life.

Humans were meant to move! We have designed complex skeletal, muscular, respiratory and cardiovascular systems that provide us with enormous potential. Our bodies, like our minds are capable of extraordinary things. Humans have been able to climb to 30,000 feet to the summit of Mount Everest. They participate in marathons, triathlons events and sports that attract millions of people's attention around the world. Every body is capable of great things. Each person has tremendous potential. I'm not saying you need to climb a mountain, or participate in a race, but I tell you that if you want you can do it. And exercise is the key.

As for weight loss is concerned, the type of exercise is not as important as quantity. You just need to get out and move. Run. Walk. Swim. Bike. Skip. Jumping rope. Lift weights. JUST move!

Exercise will speed up weight loss, and it will give you the body you want. You can lose weight by applying the above principles to your life, but you can get a toned, strong body, healthy through regular exercise, particularly through the training of force. You can not ignore or skip this step. If you want to lose weight and be healthy, and you're serious about it, then get serious about starting an exercise program ... TODAY!

6. COMMITMENT

To achieve successful weight loss, you must commit to your program. After deciding on your specific needs and choosing a diet and exercise, you must commit to your program, and you must commit to 100%.

Know that if you have taken the above steps, then your success is guaranteed if you commit to this program. If you lose one pound a week, you have proven to yourself that you have the ability to lose weight. You have chosen a path that works, and it is, hope you can maintain the gap of life, and that meets your specific needs. Your ability to lose one pound in a week, transfers 52 pounds in one year, and 104 pounds in two years, and so on and so on.

No matter how much weight you have to lose, you can do it! But first you must subscribe to the program. You must tell yourself that no matter what you following your commitment, and follow the path you have chosen, until you reach your goal. Commit to your program!

7. CONSISTENCY

This is perhaps the most important thing anyone can do to achieve weight loss success. CONSISTENCY, CONSISTENY, consistency! Have you ever asked someone on the three most important things for business success, and heard "location, location, and location" Well, for the success of weight loss, it is "coherence, consistency and coherence" It is not enough to take responsibility, and find our why, and choose a plan of attack, you must be consistent. People who fail to lose weight try several different things during the year, always looking for the "right" or or "best" way "fast" to lose weight, and always changing their plan attack. People who are thin and healthy always do the same and follow the same plan day after day for years.

This point is so important. It is small changes in the wrong direction ... an accumulation of bad habits over the years that lead to weight gain for most people. You can not just wake up one day more weight, and you will not wake up one day and have the body you want. But the good news is, the process can be reversed in the same exact way it was created. By making small changes in your life in the right direction ... by accumulating good habits and practice them every day, you will make progress every day.

The important thing here is to not get discouraged ... to be compatible with your plan. This means that if you eat one night, and too many calories, cocktails, or whatever, DO NOT settle for the next day. Yesterday is gone, and what you need to do is simply resume your normal daily routine, get back on the path you have chosen. By changing your way further and make more changes to eat less, exercise more, or the day after you eat too little or miss a workout, you will fall even further from the path of consistency. When fit, healthy people are engaged on a day they simply return to their normal way of eating the next day. They do not punish or starve. Everything returns to normal. Consistency is the rule. Are you beginning to see what I mean?

It is therefore important to choose a path, but even more important to stay on it! Remember, it is the accumulation of good and healthy habits that produce successful weight loss, and the only way to build is to be consistent!

8. ACCOUNTABILITY

Accountability provides additional support on your way to better health. This is where the help of a family member or a professional, can encourage you and help you stay motivated when you start to have doubts. Be held responsible for a program by another person is essential to your success. Until you develop good eating habits, and until you develop new ways of thinking about yourself, food, and exercise, having another person to guide and help you along the way can make all the difference between success and failure.

Find someone, ..., a coach, a friend or family member who is committed to you and your success. After taking responsibility for yourself, determine why you eat, chosen a path, determined what your nutritional needs, and developed a plan for both your diet and your exercise, find someone who will hold you accountable for the map. It is much harder to skip a workout, cheat on your diet, or lose consistency if there is someone waiting for you to show and work.

The right person to hold you accountable to you. Make sure it is someone you trust, someone with a good knowledge about you and your goals, and someone who will give you the right balance between encouragement, support and discipline you need to achieve your goals.

9. TIME

This is an important part of the weight loss process, and is often reduced, or left on the methodology of conventional weight loss. I am here to set the record straight for you. This will not happen overnight. This did not happen all at once, and it will not be "unhappen" all at once either.

I'm sorry to break this to you but I'm sure if you tried things in the past, without success, to lose weight, you probably start to understand this ... There is no such a quick fix. Programs, or people trying to sell you, or tell you otherwise are for your money, not your success.

If these are not what you want to hear, I'm sorry. If you do not believe me, that's OK too. But how many times have you tried, how many different ways "fast" to take the weight have you tried not worked?

This is because it is a process. It is a change of lifestyle. Not a quick change in your diet or the sudden removal of a single food, or adoption of a magical being. He is learning to eat. How to think about food properly, and how to incorporate food and healthy diets in your life to achieve your goals, and how to do it in a way that you can maintain over time.

The loss of healthy, sustainable weight occurs at a rate of anywhere between 1-2 pounds per week. Right. Probably not what you wanted to hear. BUT is the truth. A book may not seem like much. But the amazing thing about this is if you keep it for a year, be consistent in the way you have chosen for a year, and 1 pound 52 pounds becomes. 104 pounds in two years. See what I mean?

Accept that it takes time. You will not see success overnight, but do not be discouraged. This one pound you lost, if you have applied the above principles, is gone forever. Do not be discouraged ... BE EXCTATIC your loss of one pound! If you can lose 1 pound in a week, then you just proved to yourself that you have the power to lose weight OF AN AMOUNT you want! Realize. Understand that. Know this. Believe! Be consistent, accept the time, keep your eye on the prize, and you will lose weight!

10. Believe in yourself

If you took the previous 9 principles to heart, then the last thing you need to successfully achieve your weight loss goal is to think you can do it. This can be difficult, especially if you have tried things in the past, perhaps several times, and seen any results or seen the weight back on.

But I want you to know that if you take the 10 principles listed here and apply them to your life, you can, you will lose weight and keep it off. But you must believe in yourself. You must know, deep in your heart, you can do it. You have taken responsibility for your actions. You understand why you eat. You have chosen a path based on your diet and exercise preferences and requirements, and you understand that there is no one right way to lose weight. You have committed to your program, and committed Be consistent. You found someone to hold you accountable for your program, and you know it will take time to achieve your goals, but you can do it. Now ... believe in yourself !!!

You can lose as much weight as you want. You can choose to become the person you want! Listed here are your keys to gain weight off and keeping it off. Your success will be determined by your determination, and how sincerely you apply these principles to your life.

I want you to succeed. Apply these principles to your life, and I guarantee your success. YOU CAN DO IT!

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