| People will often tell you about a diet or weight loss | | | | genetics. On the whole these types of people make |
| product that gave them great results. You try the | | | | everybody else envious. |
| same method filled with great hope that you will | | | | There are many of us who's metabolisms work at a |
| finally lose weight. A few months later you find | | | | trickle. Now these people have great difficulty in |
| yourself back at square one and give up trying. Now | | | | shedding weight. Just looking at food will put a pound |
| read this carefully: 'You are not at fault'. | | | | on them. If you fall into this group then weight loss |
| Just because somebody has successfully lost weight, | | | | will be more difficult but still very achievable. Losing |
| it doesn't mean that you will by following the same | | | | weight is not about blindly following the crowd, it's |
| method. To prove this point it is statistically proven | | | | about knowing what is going to suit you best as an |
| that 91% of the people that use conventional dieting | | | | individual. |
| fail to lose any real weight in the long term. | | | | Don't get despondent if you feel that you have a |
| Advertisers will use the success of the 9% to try to | | | | slow metabolism, after all it is only one factor of |
| sell you their products, and for obvious reasons they | | | | many that will decide if you lose weight. There are |
| fail to mention all the people that have failed to lose | | | | steps that can be taken to make your metabolism |
| weight through their products or methods. They | | | | work more effectively. Exercise will boost your |
| absolve themselves by adding words like 'may' or | | | | metabolism; to make your metabolism work better |
| 'could' help you lose weight to their products. These | | | | you should eat in a more productive manner. This |
| words don't actually mean anything. I mean i 'may' or | | | | means instead of eating 2 or 3 times a day, you |
| 'could' win the lottery? | | | | should split your calorie intake over 5 or 6 small meals |
| It may seem that we are as people, pretty much | | | | a day. Eating smaller amounts of food every few |
| the same. However it is more complex than that, our | | | | hours will increase the effectiveness of you |
| make up can be very different from each other. So | | | | metabolism. When this happens it will not need to |
| it stands to reason that just because something | | | | store calories. |
| affects someone in a particular way it doesn't | | | | You could include the following variations in how you |
| necessarily mean it is going to affect you in the | | | | may or may not lose weight: |
| exact same way. We are all individuals, not only in | | | | How often you exercise and how much exercise you |
| mind but in body as well. Many diets and weight loss | | | | do. |
| products are sold as a one fix for all solutions, but | | | | Your calorie consumption. |
| our bodies are too complex for any one thing to fix | | | | The types of calories you eat. |
| everyone, and there isn't actually a quick fix for | | | | How much mental commitment you have to reach |
| weight loss. | | | | your goal. |
| Our metabolisms work in different ways. Some | | | | How active your life is. |
| people have over active metabolisms. People with | | | | Give yourself many small targets that you are |
| fast metabolisms can virtually eat anything without | | | | confident of reaching. Imagining yourself as if you |
| gaining weight, and all they have to do is yawn and | | | | have already lost weight , overcoming procrastination |
| they drop calories. To people who have trouble losing | | | | & keeping a positive attitude. |
| weight this may seem to be a great situation to be | | | | The good news is that all these factors can be |
| in but people with fast metabolisms have their own | | | | improved to a much higher level. The fact is that |
| problems. They tend to find it very difficult to | | | | weight loss is achievable, you just need the |
| increase muscle, and who doesn't want a muscular | | | | preparation and the right knowledge. Forget about |
| and stronger body. | | | | how something was successful for someone else. |
| Some people have perfect metabolisms where they | | | | Learn what is going to work for you and give |
| find it easy to lose weight and also easy to add | | | | yourself credit that you are capable of doing this. |
| muscle. These types of people are often involved in | | | | Always keep in mind that there is no quick fix for |
| sports and have had the good fortune to have great | | | | weight loss. |