Caught your attention, didn't I?
Let me guess, you have tried every diet out there: the cabbage soup diet; the apple vinegar and cayenne pepper (holy crap) diet; the liquid diet; the cucumber and apple diet: the Japanese diet... And even if you had the determination to actually follow through with the crazy requirements and lost some weight, did you gain it back quicker than I can type 'told you so'?
Here comes a reality check - you cannot lose a lot of weight fast and keep it off. Unless you are willing to gain it all (and then some) back.
Yes, Im sure.
Absolutely certain.
Unless, of course, you are willing to cut off a leg.
The issue with any diet is the fact that it is a DIET. Plain and simple. You can follow it to the T, but you cannot live your life on a diet. You cannot drink the suicidal concoction of vinegar and pepper until the day you die. Unless you want that day to happen in the nearest future. If your plan is to be healthy, live a long and happy life and be the best you can be - you need to realize that there is no quick fix. Moreover, imagine for a second how incredibly boring a life without cupcakes and wine would be? I don't know about you, but that is not a life I find worth living.
As such, let us forget about fast and simple and choose healthy and worthwhile. Let's start with understanding that food is as much fuel as it is enjoyment. It plays an integral part in our lives: from social gatherings and family meals to romantic evenings and kids parties. Instead of dreading every meal, let us start with understanding what our bodies need and how we can provide it.
By treating ourselves with respect, by understanding nutritional and physical needs and by taking care of our psychological wellbeing, we can establish a healthy lifestyle where food is not something dreadful and pounds are not only something to be lost.
I will write more about calorie and macronutrient counting, about energy in / out and about tips and tricks on how to lose weight and not your mind. But I wanted to start with the simple truth that in order to lose - you need to first gain:
Gain self respect not to starve or binge.
Gain knowledge to know what to do and when to seek help.
Gain Courage to challenge yourself and take the road to a better You.
With Love,
M
Let me guess, you have tried every diet out there: the cabbage soup diet; the apple vinegar and cayenne pepper (holy crap) diet; the liquid diet; the cucumber and apple diet: the Japanese diet... And even if you had the determination to actually follow through with the crazy requirements and lost some weight, did you gain it back quicker than I can type 'told you so'?
Here comes a reality check - you cannot lose a lot of weight fast and keep it off. Unless you are willing to gain it all (and then some) back.
Yes, Im sure.
Absolutely certain.
Unless, of course, you are willing to cut off a leg.
The issue with any diet is the fact that it is a DIET. Plain and simple. You can follow it to the T, but you cannot live your life on a diet. You cannot drink the suicidal concoction of vinegar and pepper until the day you die. Unless you want that day to happen in the nearest future. If your plan is to be healthy, live a long and happy life and be the best you can be - you need to realize that there is no quick fix. Moreover, imagine for a second how incredibly boring a life without cupcakes and wine would be? I don't know about you, but that is not a life I find worth living.
As such, let us forget about fast and simple and choose healthy and worthwhile. Let's start with understanding that food is as much fuel as it is enjoyment. It plays an integral part in our lives: from social gatherings and family meals to romantic evenings and kids parties. Instead of dreading every meal, let us start with understanding what our bodies need and how we can provide it.
By treating ourselves with respect, by understanding nutritional and physical needs and by taking care of our psychological wellbeing, we can establish a healthy lifestyle where food is not something dreadful and pounds are not only something to be lost.
I will write more about calorie and macronutrient counting, about energy in / out and about tips and tricks on how to lose weight and not your mind. But I wanted to start with the simple truth that in order to lose - you need to first gain:
Gain self respect not to starve or binge.
Gain knowledge to know what to do and when to seek help.
Gain Courage to challenge yourself and take the road to a better You.
With Love,
M
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