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What a crazy week!  I haven’t had time to do much this week, but the Bowflex did get put together last weekend and so my workout days this week are Tuesday, Thursday (today), and Friday.  I worked out Tuesday and it felt wonderful!  I had forgotten what resistance/weight training felt like!  I can’t wait to get in there and workout today.  I would rather workout in the morning after getting up since we burn more fat during that time - 12% more fat, actually - but I will take what I can get right now.  Next week, I am changing my workout days to MWF and aiming for morning instead of evening.

Now on to real weight loss news…

I found a curious story about how one man thinks remaining fat is healthier than weight loss?  While the author does have some good (and valid) points, I think he’s just making excuses for himself.  I’m sorry if that sounds harsh, but, really, remaining overweight is NOT healthier than losing weight.  While he does include studies that support his “theory” (and that’s all that it is), he didn’t bother to post the numerous studies that show how dangerous and damaging being overweight really is.  Diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, circulation problems, breathing problems, and numerous other illnesses and diseases are not healthier than losing weight.  Sorry.

Now, I do agree with him that yo-yo dieting is dangerous…absolutely!  However, lifestyle changes are NOT dangerous.  Changing just one thing at a time in order to gain better health AND lose weight is NOT dangerous.  Performing just 30 minutes of physical activity per day (walking, jogging, cleaning house, whatever) is NOT dangerous and will lead to weight loss if no medical conditions are present (for example, a thyroid problem).

I hope no one takes this person’s post seriously because it’s just a “theory” and a dangerous one at that.

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So yesterday I actually exercised for the first time in months.  Now, I decided not to do the Beachbody because it was the middle of the week.  Strange, I know, but when I start any exercise program, I like to do it on a Monday.  It’s easier for me to keep track.  So instead of Beachbody, I walked on the treadmill.  I was aiming for 1 mile in 15 minutes, but it took me 17:02 minutes.  Not too shabby for someone that has been pretty much inactive for the past few months.  I did get winded, which is good.  That let’s me know I am doing some work.  I had totally forgotten how empowered I feel when I exercise!  How much I love to get my heart pumping and to sweat!  Woooo-hoooo!  I used to weight train and nothing made me feel more empowered than lifting those weights.  I can’t wait to get back into that again.  The Bowflex is still sitting here waiting for my husband to put it together, but that’s okay, I can wait.

Now on to real weight loss news…

There’s a new weight loss drug out on the market called Zetacap.  The cheapest I found it was on eBay! for $67.  I have seen it a lot more expensive than that, though.  Supposedly it’s the “gastric bypass in a bottle.”  So I did a little digging and have read from a lot of different (and credible) sources that Zetacap is nothing more than fiber in pill form.  (By the way, I am starting to feel like that lady from the ’90s…Susan Powter.  She always used to say….”Stop the Insanity!”  That is what I feel like screaming right now!).  Why do people fall for this?  Yes, I have bought diet pills in the past.  Who hasn’t when they’ve been at their most desperate?  But that is why I am so against them!  They are nothing more than glorified caffeine, usually, and now they’re glorified fiber.  UGH!  Come on, people, stop buying this stuff!  I know what it feels like to be desperate, so take my advice…eat right, drink lots of water, and exercise at least 1/2 an hour a day.  You will see results!  Yes, you must be patient, but would you rather be patient and have money in your pocket or be not patient and have your pockets empty from spending all your hard earned money on junk?  It seems like more and more people are looking for an easy way to lose weight and to be healthy, but diet pills are NOT going to do that for you!  Only you can do that and yes, it’s work (just what you wanted to hear, right?).  But I have found that the best things in life aren’t always easy.

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And people are actually buying into it.  Evidently there is some new “cleanse” out on the market that touts that people can lose tremendous amounts of weight doing a 9-day or 30-day cleanse.  I have seen some people say that they have lost 20 pounds in the first 30 days ~ hogwash!  Oh, I might just buy into the fact that after they cleansed their bodies, they did lose weight.  In fact, I wholeheartedly agree that we should cleanse our bodies of toxins.  However, most everyone knows that the key to long lasting weight loss is to do so slowly AND that if you lose considerable amounts of weight every week, you are more than likely losing water, meaning once you go off the cleanse and start eating the exact same way you did before, the weight most often comes right back.  There is a heafty price tag on this new weight loss cleanse and I feel bad that people are buying it.  I really do.  I get tired of seeing people spend their hard earned money on these “liquid diets” and are so disappointed when it doesn’t work…or worse yet, it does work for a period of time and then the weight comes back.  By the way, if you’re interested, the new “miracle” is called Isagenix.  You can read all about it yourself and come to your own conclusions, but here is the disclaimer from their site, which tells the whole story:  “As with any health or fitness program, a sensible eating plan and regular exercise are required in order to achieve long-term weight loss results.” 

Oh, really now?  Who would have ever guessed?  Sigh…

I wish more people would take their hard-earned money and put it into things that will really help them lose weight and keep it off, like weight loss books and/or magazines, exercise equipment or fitness DVDs; I would rather even see people put their money into Weight Watchers because at least WW aids in trying to teach people how to eat healthy.

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I found an article on my home page under the Current Weight Loss News called Ear Stapling? Weight Loss Fads Turn Bad

The procedure costs $55 per stapling and you have to have it done every 3 months. Supposedly this releases endorphins, which in turn keeps you happy and stress free so that you don’t feel like you have to eat. Okayyyy. Well, for everyone who has it done, I sincerely hope it works for you.

In the meantime, while the stapling of the ear may decrease your appetite, it doesn’t teach you what you really need to know in order lose weight. What you really need to lose weight is to change your lifestyle. It’s that simple. Change your eating habits and get more exercise and save yourself the $55.

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