Weight Loss Exercise - A Great Start
I realize this sounds like a broken record, but if you want to
loose weight and keep it off then you need weight loss exercise
as part of your routine! Whether you think "but I don't want to
exercise, I hate exercise, I don't need to exercise"... or
whatever other excuse you might have, the fact is weight loss
exercise is the key to success.
The bottom line is you can join whatever fad diet you want.. if
you do not start a weight loss exercise routine then your
chances of successful weight loss will be dropped dramatically.
Sure you will loose some weight, after all that is achieved
simply by consuming less calories then your body requires to
function. The problem is simply starving your body causes it to
go into a fasting state. This is a defensive move that your body
takes to help you survive, what happens is your metabolism slows
down which in turn gives you a felling a fatigue plus it tries
to store up extra fat reserves.
This is why weight loss exercise is so important!
Now you might be thinking, will not my body do that even if I am
working out?
Think about this for a second, say you consume 3000 calories a
day and your body burns 2200 with your everyday activities, if
you suddenly cut those calories to below 2200 and do not start
any weight loss exercise program then your body simply resorts
to a fasting state and tries to protect your body from
starvation. Now you will loose fat, however your body will also
loose muscle as it tries to fill in those calories that you are
not taking in... and worse of all you will feel hungry,
lethargic and miserable. Your mouth will be drooling for food
and you will feel like crap
Ok so what does weight loss exercise have to do with this?
Exercise causes your body to burn calories; it also increases
your energy levels. So instead of starving yourself thin, keep
eating the same amount of calories you are currently eating and
instead increase your calorie burning to overtake your
consuming. Now that might sound hypocritical because would you
not still be starving yourself. Simply no... your muscles will
be getting worked, your heart will be pumping and your body will
become an efficient calorie burning machine. Once you start
exercising you will find that you will want to start eating
healthier and you will start eating foods that are not empty
calories... that is foods with high calories and fill the gap
for only short periods of time.
However, this is not a completely true statement... the reason
is because everyone is different. So if you start an exercise
routine and still feel you are ravenous for junk food, then
intervention is needed. For some this could be as simple as
taking a fiber supplement that expands and fills the gap others
might try different appetite suppressants that fool the body
into not feeling hungry. The point is, start a weight loss
exercise program and listen to your body. If supplements are
needed in conjunction with a weight loss exercise routine, then
try them, but please don't try just starving yourself thin.