Seem to be stuck at a weight plateau you can’t get past? Frustrated with dieting? You’re not alone. The body is a survival machine. It doesn’t take dieting “starvation” lightly. The body only cares about one thing – it is focused on getting the nutrients required to keep it healthy and strong. That’s its job. [...]
The addition of exercise impacts people in various ways depending on their own unique and individual response. The most common response upon exercising is an increase in hunger. It only makes sense since more energy is expended on a daily basis when you are working out and doing challenging and intense exercise sessions. In some [...]
Leading a productive life, demands that you respect and care for yourself enough to know that you deserve to live in a healthy, slim, fit, feel-good body. It means being self-accountable. Self-accountability...what is it and why do we need it? The standard definition of self-accountability is: "An obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or [...]
Do you see dieting and losing weight as a one time event? Many overweight people do. They perceive it as something that you start (such as a diet) make some necessary short-term changes to your food intake then end it when the excess fat weight is lost. And, that's where the problem begins. [...]
Do you struggle to get motivated to exercise? Does it seem that no matter what approach you take, you end up quitting long before you reach your goals? Although it may seem like the problem you are experiencing has to do with being “motivated,” if you look a bit deeper into yourself, you’ll likely find [...]
“If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.” No matter how intense efforts are when beginning a new health, fitness or weight loss regime, at some point in time, we all have to deal with those pesky “excuses” that surface and try to derail our efforts. [...]
Whatever your weight and fitness goals may be, before you dive in working towards them, it’s important that you first get educated and come to grips with some of the biggest lies perpetuated about the weight-loss/fitness industry. If you don’t, you may end up not only wasting your valuable time, but perhaps even doing damage [...]
We live in a society focused on appearance. We love beauty in all shapes and sizes and admire those whose bodies are lean, symmetrical and firm. Although it’s too easy to pass this off as “great genes” which in our thoughts releases us from any responsibility, we know in our hearts that it took hard [...]
We all know of people who stay slim despite eating anything they want. What gives? It's because of their fast metabolism (the body’s engine). They burn more fuel (calories) not only when they are exercising but when they are sitting on the couch watching television or sleeping unlike those with slow metabolisms. Most of us [...]
Trying to lose weight and take off excess fat? Nutrition plays a pivotal role in prepping the body for success with any weight/fat loss efforts because it has a large influence over hormonal status. Hormones rule. If your hormones are messed up, you can be sure you’ll be climbing a steep hill in your [...]
