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If there's an excuse out there, I've heard it. Here's a few that I hear all of the time:
1. I don't have time.
2. I can't afford to eat healthy or go to the gym.
3. It is too hard.
4. It is uncomfortable.
5. I love to eat.
6. I don't know what to do or where to start.
7. I don't have the willpower.
8. I don't have support from friends or family.
9. I have a medical condition (thyroid, disabled, food intolerance, and many more).
10. I have an injury to my (select all that apply) neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, back, hips, knee, ankle, and/or baby toe.
There are a lot more, but you get the point. I'm here to tell you that not one, NOT ONE of these excuses has any power to stop your transformation. Each and every one of them can be overcome. Will some of them be difficult? You bet. But it can be done. For every excuse I have an answer. But it doesn't matter if I have the answer because, you have to believe it in your heart and be willing to let go of the excuses that only foster fear and failure. Are you ready to let go? Let's do this!
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1. I Don't Have Time
You'll never find the time, so you must CREATE the time. Wake up earlier (I know you're tired -- so am I in the mornings). Give up something that sucks your time (like TV or computer). As soon as you create the time to exercise you'll feel better, experience increased energy, and have more endurance. You'll be amazed the time you can create with increased energy!
2. I Can't Afford To Eat Healthy Or Go To The Gym
This is real. The numbers just don't work. I get it; however, I won't accept it. I have good news for you: You don't need to spend one dime on exercise equipment. Your home is filled with tools you can use. Things like canned goods or a gallon of water can be used as weights. Also, you have a body! Use it!
Now, what about healthy food being so expensive? Look at what you're spending now. Things like soda, candy, chips, cookies, ice cream, and baked goods are expensive too. Did you know that produce is cheaper than ANY other food per serving? Did you know that healthy, lean protein sources like whey and eggs cost just pennies per serving? Eating healthy can actually be much more affordable than your current lifestyle! NOTE: Considering the long-term cost of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer... you can't afford NOT to live a healthy lifestyle.
3. It's Too Hard
Isn't being overweight hard, too? It takes a toll on you physically, emotionally, financially, and spiritually every day. I know it does. Life is hard. Everyone's is. You've just got to choose which hard you want... obesity or transformation.
4. It Is Uncomfortable
Yep. But you are stronger than you think, and you can take more than you think. Believe it. Your life will change when you become comfortable with being uncomfortable.
5. I Love To Eat
So do I! I eat five times a day. If you want to lose weight you MUST EAT! And who says you can't eat the foods you like? The trick is all in timing, portioning, and combining.
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6. I Don't Know Where To Start
Start with getting the right foods into your house and the wrong foods out. Next, just put your body in motion -- have fun and move! Still have questions? Ask a trusted source for answers. You can always check out my website (<a href="http://www.ChrisPowell.com" target="_hplink">www.ChrisPowell.com</a>) or find me on Facebook (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/realchrispowell" target="_hplink">www.facebook.com/realchrispowell</a>).
7. I Don't Have The Willpower
Want to bet? Losing weight is less about willpower and more about keeping promises to yourself, trying new things, and having faith in the journey.
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8. I Don't Have Support From Friends Or Family
Believe it or not, most people don't have the support from family or friends that they want or need. Find someone who will support you, like an online buddy, a friend from the gym, or someone from your church. And don't forget: You've always got me!
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9. I Have A Medical Condition
Okay, I'll admit this can be a challenge depending on your situation. Talk to your doctor first, but chances are there is SOMETHING you can still do to get healthy... and I'm sure your doc will jump on board with this goa. Notice that as your health improves, many of your medical conditions will likely disappear.
10. I Have An Injury
Your body is stronger than you think. With the help of your doctor or a physical therapist you can learn just how far you can push your body. Can't use your lower body? Use your upper body. Can't use your upper body? Use your lower body. If you want it bad enough, you will stay flexible and work around any injury. As you get stronger the injury will become less of an issue. Our bodies are amazing machines. They heal. They strengthen. They succeed.
Now, stop thinking about that one excuse that is unique to you that I have not listed and get over it. You can do this. You are stronger than you think. You have the power to transform your life. No one can do it for you. I can't wait for you to learn this for yourself! Believe. Just believe. Ready? Set? Go!
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The "market" decides what gets produced and by that I don't mean what the citizens buy but what is most profitable to produce. Take away the ridiculous subsidies for the corn that is the basis for that ultimate food abomination, high fructose corn syrup, and distribute it instead to healthier varieties of food and this nation could see a health "revolution" that could make Universal Health Care so affordable that it might actually become a reality.
My wife and I recently moved to a town where there isn't much fast food available. Already I've lost five pounds and we've been here all of two weeks.
Here is the key. IT SUCKED!!!! I was in serious pain for about 2 months. I was always hungry. But I knew that for dinner I could eat. For me this was better than eating 3 small meals because I knew I could never survive the rest of my life on those tiny meals. But if you save up all those calories for one nice meal I can do that.
Don't listen to anyone that says it will be easy. It won't be.
It all starts in what you ingest..
Unfortunately, it's the only addiction that cannot be quit cold turkey (pardon the poultry-related pun). Unlike smoking or alcohol or drugs or gambling or whatever, you can't just stop eating, which makes kicking that addiction all the more difficult. It's also one of the only addictions that is socially acceptable to wave in your face in almost every circumstance. An alcoholic can avoid bars, a problem gambler can avoid casinos...but a food addict can't avoid their coworker in the next cubicle who brings them a slice a birthday cake or a family member who makes unhealthy foods the center of every activity.
Not making excuses, just pointing out that a food addiction is extremely difficult to combat in a society where food is everywhere. If you are trying to kick a crack or heroin addiction, it's not like you see ads for those substances everytime you turn on your TV or have your mom telling to take another hit off the pipe before leaving the table.
Overeating only occurs in the presence of processed, high-refined carb/sugar, fat foods that humans likely did not evolve to eat.
Portion control, over-eating, and obesity and diabetes reverse themselves if people stop eating processed foods, which includes sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, and, yes, wheat-based foods (including "whole grains"). FYI, wheat has amylopectin A which spikes blood sugar more than almost any other food (leading to blood sugar/insulin spikes and subsequent crash and hunger), gluten (which disturbs the GI system and may generate leptin/insulin resistance), and gliadin (and opiate-like substance that binds to our dopamine receptors, producing pleasure, which drives over-consumption).
All of these processed foods generate insulin/leptin resistance which prevents the hypothalmus from signalling appetite supression.
This is why people overeat.
I don't know whats the big deal with carbs, if they are not processed.
Determine your critical carb level (The New Atkins for a New You shows you how to do this), up your fat intake (which will give you lots of energy and leave you feeling satiated), and you won't have to worry about will power or lack of motivation. Your weight and health problems will normalize if you feed your body the nutrients it needs and evolved to utilize (whole foods such as well-marbled meats, eggs, full-fat dairy and green, non-starchy vegetables), not the "healthywholegrain" crap the medical establishment, government and media try to convince you to eat.
STOP shoving food down that hole under you're nose. Would help bring 90% of persons of size to become just persons
what a stupid article. zero medical information, zero biochemistry, just one dumb platitude after another.
i stand by my original assessment of the article -- so much interesting work now on calories, fructose/glucose and biochemistry, but this article could have been written in 1976.