Choosing the right weight loss program

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Let me stress firstly that all weight loss program work. It does not work only when it comes to the individual. Whether the individual is committed to losing weight with the determination to see it through is one aspect to look at. The next is ensuring that the weight loss program is sustained by that individual. Very often people get disheartened when they find that they are not losing much weight or not at all. Read the following article by Joshua Reeves as he talks about why most weight loss training programs fail.

Article: Cannot Lose Weight? Find Out Why Most Weight Loss Training Programs Fail!
By Joshua Reeves Platinum Quality Author

Every time you look into the mirror and see your bloated belly, you feel bad and promise yourself that you will get down to exercising and dieting to kick out the lumps of lard. But you were probably too lazy to do it and the pounds just got piled on without any resistance from your side and now you find that you resemble a football or a hot air balloon.

Well, there is no need to fret for all is not lost. If you sign up for any of the many popular weight loss programs that are advertised, there is guarantee that you will end up losing quite a substantial amount of weight. And most of these weight loss programs do work.

However, when researchers conducted a test on these various weight loss programs that are advertised in the internet and which always try to uphold their own virtues by downplaying or maligning the other weight loss plans and programs, they found that most of these weight loss programs are the same as far as their efficacy is concerned and they all produce the same results. There are some people who can lose weight by this but there will also be others who cannot lose weight from various programs.

The overall rate of success of these weight loss programs which are always competing with each other is more or less the same. And the most humorous part is that these programs all fail at the same hurdle in spite of making really tall claims.

When you start off or enroll in a weight loss program that has been hyped up to the sky, you will start losing weight fast and for the first 10 days or 14 days, you will be losing weight at a rapid pace. And then suddenly you will hit the dreaded plateau and most weight watchers claim that during this plateau fat loss slackens down or dwindles, slowly becomes stagnant or stops completely! And the obese individual gets stuck at that point in spite of continuing with the exercise program and controlled diet.



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This happens because the body gets habituated to the rigor through which it is put and adjusts itself to the new routine and the metabolic process slows down. You have to be cleverer than nature to be able to trick the body into losing weight. You have to alter the diet regimen and your exercise schedule every now and then to keep the metabolic process active at all times. Without following this step then you will always wonder why you cannot lose weight.

Cove's Comments: To start your weight loss program, don't just jump at the first one that you get your hands on. See whether it is beneficial to you and whether you will be able to sustain the momentum. This is crucial for you to ensure that your program islong lasting, meaning that you will want to continue doing it. Information on weight loss can be found at Weight Loss Information: 101 Tips On Weight Loss.

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Weight Loss: So you want to lose weight but are you at your right weight now?

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Most people like to look slim at all times. Even for those who do not need to lose weight they still want to shed some pounds. The question is why do you want to lose weight. Learn the basic truth in this article by Sonja Falvo as she delves into what happens when one is on a diet.

Article: To Diet Or Not to Diet - Find Out the Startling Truth By Sonja Falvo

Before making decisions about improving your health and understanding what a healthy diet consists of, it is important to understand the changes typical dieting can make to your body and how these changes can actually prevent you from achieving your long-term weight-loss goals.

The majority of diets are based on some form of severe calorie restriction and are usually combined with some type of food deprivation, either in the form of extremely reduced levels of fats or carbohydrates. Any diet that reduces your daily intake of calories to below the amount of calories you use per day (i.e. your calories 'in' equals less than your calories 'out'), will induce 'weight' loss.



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The problem is that when you cut calories too low, the weight you are losing is not all from fat. The other problem is that when you drastically reduce any one type of food group (e.g. carbohydrates or fats), you risk cutting out vital nutrients required by your body to actually assist you in losing weight and keeping your body healthy.

Diets that restrict your calorie intake too much will result in your body shedding water and muscle tissue in equal or greater proportions to the amount of body fat you are losing. So around 50% will be water and muscle tissue and the other 50% will be body fat. The reason for this is that your body is designed to withstand times of famine. Therefore, in order to preserve life (because your body doesn't know when you are going to eat properly again), your body will break down your muscle tissue to use as fuel and hang on to your fat stores.

Muscle is 'active tissue', which means that even at rest it requires energy. Fat is a non active tissue, it just sits there waiting to be used one day as energy. So when your body switches to 'survival mode' it will break down your muscles to use as fuel rather than tapping into your fat stores; with less muscle your body will require less calories to function on a daily basis and can therefore 'survive' on your reduced calories for longer.

The reason that this is so bad for your long-term weight-loss goals is that when you lose muscle tissue, your metabolism (which is responsible for how many calories you burn each day) slows down. A slower metabolism means your body will become less efficient at burning fat; so as soon as you stop your diet and go back to your old eating habits you will regain the 'weight' you have just lost, and usually a bit extra. Even worse news is that because you now have a slower metabolism, you will put on more 'fat' weight than what you have just lost.

There are two reasons why the weight you gain back after a diet will be from fat and not from muscle.

1. Research shows that the enzymes responsible for lipogenesis (the process by which the body converts excess carbohydrates into fat for storage) increase in concentration during dieting to protect your body during times of 'famine' in order to preserve life. This means that once you 'finish' your diet and go back to your normal eating habits you will have more enzymes capable of storing more fat into your fat cells.

2. Most diets and weight-loss programs do not promote any strength training exercises and this is what is required in order to gain muscle. The reason strength training is not promoted by most diet and weight-loss programs is because they would not be able to promote such drastic 'weight-loss' results. Yes, they actually want you to lose your muscles! If you were to take a piece of muscle and a piece of fat the same size, the piece of muscle would actually weigh almost twice as much as the piece of fat. This means that it is advantageous for diet companies (but not for you) if you lose muscle because your 'weight loss' on the scales will be much more dramatic. Unfortunately, most people are unaware of this because we have been taught to measure our 'total weight' as an indicator of our health and/or weight-loss success rather than measuring our body fat percentage. Using your body fat percentage is a much more accurate way of measuring your health and weight-loss success as it is a true indication of how much body fat you have lost. Ultimately, we all know that it is body fat that is bad for our health, waistline and body shape.

This is the reason that after dieting many people actually weigh the same as they did before they went on a diet, or even a little less, but somehow feel like their clothes are now tighter or they 'feel' bigger. To give you an example of how this works:

* You go on a diet and lose 5kg: 3kg from muscle and water and 2kg from fat.
* Within a month or so after your diet you put on 4kg: all 4kg gained back is from fat.
* You weigh 1kg less than before your diet, but your clothes are a little tighter. Why?
* You now have more fat and less muscle, so your body has a less 'toned' appearance and the extra 2kg of fat now takes up more space in your body than the 3kg of muscle and water did.

This is one of the most important factors to understand when it comes to weight loss: not all weight is equal.

Cove's Comments: You will need to know the reason why you want to lose weight. Once you have internalise the issue you will be motivated. But motivation will last only so long before you return back to your old habits. Reinforcing your reasons to lose weight will help you to sustain your weight loss program. Information on weight loss can be found at Weight Loss Information: 101 Tips On Weight Loss.

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Article Author's Background: Sonja Falvo is the Body Transformation Specialist at Real Body Enterprises and has helped thousands of people to get the body they have always dreamed of. Author of two books; The Real Body Plan and The Real Body Real Food Plan (available from http://www.realbodyclub.com/shop) and highly regarded public speaker, Sonja can show you how easy it is to lose weight without dieting, giving up your favourite foods or spending endless hours in the gym. Sonja has developed a realistic, easy to follow healthy lifestyle and weight-loss program for real people; find out more by subscribing to http://www.realbodyclub.com/members/newslettersignup.asp

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