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I have come across so many people who are overweight who have given up on diets and weight loss programs because they ‘just don’t work’. They feel that they should just come to terms with the fact that they are always going to be overweight, it’s in the genes or they have a ‘dysfunctional’ metabolism.

In most cases it has very little to do with genes or a ‘dysfunctional’ metabolism. There is absolutely no reason why anybody should resign themselves to being overweight. It is possible for everybody to lose weight.

In simplistic terms, weight is all about calories consumed versus calories burnt. Burn more calories that you consume and you will lose weight. There are ways of burning calories. The first is through normal every day activity and the other is by taking exercise. How effectively you burn calories is again down to how much exercise you take and also to the health of your muscles, both contribute to making your metabolism more effective. Keeping properly hydrated is also important for better metabolic efficiency. If you have been a serial dieter, then your muscle mass may have been seriously depleted. Resistance exercises are needed to build your muscles back up and make your metabolism more effective.

How many calories you consume is very important. If you reduce your calorie intake too much your body will work against you and prevent you losing weight. If you consume too many calories you will put weight on probably whether you take exercise or not.

One common trait amongst those who have ‘given up’ trying to lose weight is that the majority of people fool themselves about the number of calories they consume. In one instance the person concerned was convinced that she was only consuming 1600 calories a day. She was incredibly proud that of her healthy diet. The reality was that her daily calorie intake was 3500 not 1600. The extra 1900 calories she consumed was due to the fact that her portion sizes were too big and that she was economical with the truth when it came to totalling her calorie intake. She was not destined to be overweight. She had it in her power to lose weight and lose weight permanently. A dose of honesty and new eating and lifestyle habits the answer to her problem.

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Let’s say you have an injury to your hand, do you put on a Band-Aid or do you go and get expert treatment? If you’ve got any sense, you get the best treatment you can find because you want a positive outcome. So why is it when we need to lose weight, the first thing we do is to go for the weight loss equivalent of a Band-Aid…a diet? It makes very little sense.

It’s a well known fact that diets deliver short-term weight loss. Like a Band-Aid they provide a temporary fix, but do they deliver healthy weight loss? It would be unfair to say that they were unhealthy, but are they good for you?

They deliver a temporary fix and the weight comes back again, people who are overweight have very little alternative, but to go on a series of diets. This is the point where diets start to have an impact on health. Serial dieters are very likely to suffer from both the physical and mental effects of dieting. This manifests itself in many ways, but here are a few examples. Excessive loss of muscle mass and a compromised metabolism: loss of self-confidence and self-esteem.

Is the Slim Habit different? The Slim Habit is certainly no Band-Aid. It gets to the very heart of what successful i.e. permanent weight loss, is all about – change. It is designed to empower, to allow people to take control of their weight rather that their weight controlling them. It has a positive effect on health not a negative one.

The key to permanent weight loss is making successful change. By identifying bad habits and learning new ones, new slim habits, it is possible to change behavior. It is in effect an empowering process of learning. This gives it both structure and long-term effectiveness, key elements in losing weight and managing and maintaining weight loss – in an entirely healthy way. The Slim Habit is the key to healthy weight loss.

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If you’re overweight, here are a few questions to ask yourself:

·         Would you like to lose weight and feel better mentally and physically?

·         Would you like to significantly reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke?

·         Would you like to protect your heart and live longer?

·         Would you like to reduce the risk of getting cancer?

·         Would you like to stay younger and be able to live a long and healthy life?

These questions are ‘no brainers’ really, aren’t they? Each one of them share a common thread – exercise. If we take regular, intentional exercise we significantly reduce the risk of attracting disease and improve our quality of life.
Too many of us lead a sedentary lifestyle these days. We spend hours sitting in front of the television or the computer; we don’t have to forage for our food; we have easy access to vast supplies of relatively cheap, high-calorific food – we can even have it delivered to our door. We can eat ourselves silly without moving a muscle. When we want to go somewhere we just jump in the car or take a bus or train or plane and, hey presto, we’re there! It’s all so easy. We are caught up in this modern-day lifestyle whether we like it or not – and it’s killing us!

The consequences of a lifestyle where there is such a low level of physical activity is starting to become more and more apparent. An increase in the number of people who are overweight …yes! An increase in the instances of heart disease and stroke…yes! An increase in cancer rates in people who are overweight or obese…yes! An increase in diabetes…yes! An increase in the number of deaths associated with being overweight or obese…yes! It’s not a pretty picture. Is there an answer? There most definitely is.

If we want to lose the pounds and maintain a sensible weight, if we want to lead a happy, healthy life and feel mentally and physically well, all of us need to take regular, intentional exercise.

Regular, intentional exercise is no big deal. It doesn’t have to be difficult. It doesn’t have to be a chore or painful. The fact is that the thought of exercise is always far worse than the reality. The reality of regular, intentional exercise is that it can enjoyable, and fun too.

For many people the idea of taking regular, intentional exercise conjures up thoughts of making a public exhibition of their lack of fitness, of pain and sweat and misery. It doesn’t have to be like that at all.

The simplest (and one of the most effective) way of taking exercise is to walk. Walking is simple, natural and doesn’t require any special skill or equipment – other than a good pair of shoes.

In the past, running was thought to be the most beneficial aerobic exercise, speeding up your heart and getting your metabolism going, but these days research has proved that walking is able to give you the same long-term health benefits as running – with a lot less risk and a lot less sweat. Running is perhaps more time –efficient, but fast walking delivers the same benefits.

Getting started is always the hardest part, but once you’ve got going you’ll find it easy and you’ll start to really enjoy it. You need a Personal Exercise Plan that doesn’t drop you in at the deep end with an exacting exercise programme. You need something that sets out a gradual programme of exercise that builds up slowly and gently to a level that you feel comfortable with, and that gives you maximum benefit. The Slim Habit has an excellent Personal Exercise Plan which gradually gets you into the way of taking regular, intentional exercise which gives your weight loss efforts a real boost.

Getting the exercise habit is so important. It’s important if you want to achieve long-term weight loss. It’s important if you want to be healthy. Get the exercise habit – get the Slim Habit – and you’ll feel better in yourself and about yourself.

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