If you're reading this, I'll presume you want to lose weight.
So why is 'dieting' so difficult? Well, there's no simple answer. It's a subjective opinion to which each individiual will have a differing perspective, but part of the reason is simply the fact that you call it a 'diet'. In this context, just what is a diet? Obviously, it's eating in a way that you lose body fat.
Eating to lose weight, to improve health and body composition is labelled in such a way that psychologically, you consider it a short term way to the 'look' or scale weight you want to achieve. You feel starved because you cut out certain types of foods. You feel obliged to excercise (even though you may not want to). You become obsessed with watching the digits on the bathroom scales; and what happens when the 'diet' ends? Things go back to normal of course. You eat 'normal foods' when you're hungry and when you go out with friends to dinner. You eat on the occassions your colleagues buy biscuits to eat with morning coffee... and then there's the coffeeeeee! The Chocolate Caramel Choc-Chip Latte, and Blueberry muffin (or dough-nut) that is just too hard to resist when you go to your favorite coffee shop. Mmmmmm dough-nuuuts!
I'll list what foods I'm thinking about right at this moment: Snickers, Dairy Milk, Twirl, Creme Eggs, Chocolate Digestives, Custard Creams, Bourbons, Jaffa Cakes... My weaknesses - chocolate and biscuits. All stuff that can be bought cheaply and on special offer at any supermarket. High sugar, high fat, processed loveliness.
The thing is, there's actually nothing really wrong with any of them. Why? Because I understand how to fuel my body with the food I put in to it; and I understand how the different types of food I put in affects it.
So my question is: Do you?
If you're honest with yourself, you'll probably answer 'no' because if you don't. You've must have made a consious descision to be overweight.
Consider that comment for a moment:
Did you choose to be overweight? No!
So weather you like it or not, it's time to get educated! That's the purpose of this blog:
A no nonsence real world guide to fat-loss, fitness, muscle and weight training.
Stick with me...
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