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New Year's Resolutions....... We've already made them or we'll make them soon, as the magic hour approaches. Hey, it's what we do every year. 'I'm going to do this' or 'I'm not going to do that' in various and sundry variations. If there was a poll taken (Hell, there's probably been a million of them taken), I'd wager the #1 New Year's resolution would be ..... (Drum roll here) ..... Weight Loss. Count Me in that category. In the past I've made that resolution and in some cases I stuck with it and in some cases (most), I went down in flames. Ring any bells? Might I suggest what I've found to be the most effective manner in which to lose weight ..... AND keep it off? I feel the most important aspect of it is to spit out the word diet from your mouth and erase it from your brain. A diet is temporary - A quick fix, if you will. You might lose weight, but the odds are stacked against you for keeping it off long term. OK, so now we've all erased 'diet' from our brains .... What do we replace it with Mr. Know It All? I suggest a term we are all familiar with .... 'Lifestyle' Ta Da! You have to change you and the way you live, particularly from the eating and exercise standpoint. Your eating is self explanatory and needs no elaboration (well, unless you live under a rock). What about exercise? Am I suggesting you join a gym or set up some elaborate system to burn off calories? Not unless you want to fail. Use the KISS method (Keep It Simple Stupid) .... Perhaps walk around the block once a day? Walk up one flight of stairs and down two when the situation presents itself, Park further from the store to increase your walking distance. You get the idea - SIMPLE things. The formula for weight loss is amazingly simple ..... If calories burned exceed calories consumed, weight loss occurs. Do I need to go over that one again? OK ... Calories burned > calories consumed = weight loss. I threw in some mathematical symbols to shorten the equation. Once you master and implement the above, I also think it important to formulate a system of rewards to celebrate success. This is an incremental reward system ... The greater the weight loss, the greater the reward. For example, let's say you want to lose 30 pounds. Dividing 30 by 5 we arrive at 6 (Yes, I did major in math - Not!) Now you've got 6 increasingly 'better' rewards to attain. "When I lose the first 5 pounds, I get to (you fill in the blank)" Onward and upward we go until you have your rewards (carrots on a stick?) in place for each 5 pound increment. Does this always work? Hell no. I do think it offers a much better chance of working if you KISS. Permanent weight loss is a process. It you try to do too much too soon, you'll fail (Odds are). If you do it slowly in a logical manner by changing your lifestyle, you increase your odds dramatically. your mileage (and weight loss) may vary.... G Make Women Female Again |
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People don't gain it overnight, although sometimes it feels like it and they are not going to lose it overnight. I totally advocate starting with small lifestyle changes for lasting results. Happy New Year to you G.  Ars longa, vita brevis - Art is long, life is short  
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