I have lost and kept off 35 pounds of weight! What's the magic you ask?
OK - I hate to say it but I have tried EVERY thing out there to lose weight and most offer a quick few pounds of loss that I gain back. I have spent THOUSANDS of dollars on pills, equipment, DVDs.
My magic weight loss secret then? - "you are what you eat". Sounds cliche I know but face it, if you take a pill or burn 200 calories walking do you think it can make the 900+ calorie lunch and 1200 calorie dinner not cause you to gain weight?
My doctor told me the best thing for me is to write down and add up the calories of what I was eating every day for a week and see my fitness report card. I failed pretty bad that week with a calorie total 4000 calories higher than what I should have taken in.
I left the doctor and did a search for free online sites that would allow me to track my food intake each day, my calorie burn, and the total net calories for days/weeks, etc. I found one called SPAM LINK REMOVED that allowed me to get setup in minutes with a calorie goal of 1400 calories per day and an exercise goal of 120 minutes cardio per week (walking for me). It even has letter grade scores for my daily/weekly progress.
I started using the site and began to lose weight easily by knowing what my eating related problems were as well as identifing some "surprise" foods that I thought were healthy but were NOT.
So my magic - stop destroying your body with massive excess by taking an honest look at what you are eating and make a change for the better. I still eat "normal" food and have a cheeseburger every now and then. The difference is I can afford that burger when I know I'll still be on track with my weekly net calorie goal.
Good luck!
OK - I hate to say it but I have tried EVERY thing out there to lose weight and most offer a quick few pounds of loss that I gain back. I have spent THOUSANDS of dollars on pills, equipment, DVDs.
My magic weight loss secret then? - "you are what you eat". Sounds cliche I know but face it, if you take a pill or burn 200 calories walking do you think it can make the 900+ calorie lunch and 1200 calorie dinner not cause you to gain weight?
My doctor told me the best thing for me is to write down and add up the calories of what I was eating every day for a week and see my fitness report card. I failed pretty bad that week with a calorie total 4000 calories higher than what I should have taken in.
I left the doctor and did a search for free online sites that would allow me to track my food intake each day, my calorie burn, and the total net calories for days/weeks, etc. I found one called SPAM LINK REMOVED that allowed me to get setup in minutes with a calorie goal of 1400 calories per day and an exercise goal of 120 minutes cardio per week (walking for me). It even has letter grade scores for my daily/weekly progress.
I started using the site and began to lose weight easily by knowing what my eating related problems were as well as identifing some "surprise" foods that I thought were healthy but were NOT.
So my magic - stop destroying your body with massive excess by taking an honest look at what you are eating and make a change for the better. I still eat "normal" food and have a cheeseburger every now and then. The difference is I can afford that burger when I know I'll still be on track with my weekly net calorie goal.
Good luck!
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