If you watch any of the weight-loss infomercials, or read any of the thousands of diet books or articles on dieting, you know that there are "diets" and there are "lifestyles." We all should know by now that it takes a healthy LIFESTYLE to maintain weight loss, gain muscle and have energy!
If you really take any EFFECTIVE weight loss plan and dissect it, it will have the SAME components for success! I won't list all of them here, but here are the 3 big ones--- So, no more excuses--- just change these 3 and you will see positive changes in your physique.
1) At least 1 gallon of water EVERY DAY -- 1 1/2 gallons is even better, but 1 at least! (Yes, of course you will be running to the bathroom more frequently, but the benefits include: more physical energy, more brain energy, better health!)
2) 5-6 smaller meals a day. If your body feels hungry and you starve it, it's just as bad as stuffing it with junk food! Breakfast is crucial-- if you are one of those who say, "I can't eat breakfast" just think about this: your body has been "fasting" all night long. It NEEDS a healthy start to the day. That's why it's called "Break fast" because you are breaking the fast that you just put your body on all night while you slept!
3) Eat more lean meats, fish and chicken, and LOTS of veggies every day.
I am almost 44, but I am in better health and happier with my physique now than ever before! It does take more work with each new decade-- but if there's one thing I don't buy into, it's the thought that we "have to accept our new, older bodies as we age-- it's a fact of life." It absolutely doesn't have to be that way! We CAN look better, feel better and have more energy, strength, flexibility and a happier outlook than we did 10 years ago-- IF we're willing to work a little harder to do it for ourselves, and for our families. Don't they deserve our best? Don't we?
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