Visualize the future you...in great shape

You need to have a picture in your mind of how you want to look. What size would you like to be? Just having a goal of losing weight is not enough. You need to have a final destination, or size you would like to be. Otherwise, you will be like going on a vacation, and getting in your car and driving around all over the place, but not ending up at any special destination. Your mind needs a destination to move towards. That destination is the shape that you want to be. You also have to be uncomfortable with the size you are now, and tell yourself that you will be comfortable with the size that you want to be. Start visualizing yourself doing things that you would love to do, and see yourself doing these things in the shape you want to be in, having fun, and doing these things almost effortlessly. To make weightloss easier, you must believe that it is easy, and it will be.

Are you getting enough? Sleep

The right amount of sleep per night will be slightl different for everyone. Infants need 12 hours, children need 10 hours, teens 9 hours, and adults 8 hours each night. When you sleep less than you need, you will tend to eat more, which will cause weight gain. You will also have less energy, and alertness. Many accidents are caused by people that fall asleep at the wheel. Our bodies need enough sleep time to repair and recharge. We can't survive without sleep. There have been studies done, that concluded that people who got less than 4 or 5 hours of sllep per night for long periods of time, were at high risk of getting Diabetes. Too much sleep is not good either. You will have less energy when you sleep too much. Not getting enough sleep is the worst of the two situations. Most of us don't get enough sleep because of all of the things we have to do. New parents know all about this. For those of you unfortunate ones that have to work 2 or 3 jobs, I will pray for you to have someone to come into your life to help you. No one should have to work that much, and enjoy life so little.

Sugar is Bad for your Teeth and your Butt

If you want rotten teeth and a big butt, then eat stuff with lots of sugar. There are a bunch of different kinds of sugar, or sweeteners. Most of them are either bad for you, or really bad for you. Any of the Man-made sugar alternatives are really bad for your health. The Pink and Blue packs are some of the worst. The more man tries to improve upon what God has made, the more hazzardous it is to our health. How can anyone improve perfection? High Fructose Corn Syrup is in a lot of foods, especially soft drinks, except for diet sodas, which most of them have Aspertame. In my opinion, these Diet drinks with Aspertame are ruining peoples health. And possibly causing Diabetes. How many people do you know that drink diet drinks and are losing weight because of drinking them? Probably not very many, if any. If you are serious about losing weight, then you need to find something better to drink. Sodas are probably The Biggest cause of so many people being overweight.

Your Comfort Zone is keeping you Fat

The main element of the Comfort Zone is the Temperature that you are comfortable in. Most of the people that are slim feel comfortable in warmer temperatures, generally in the range of around 69-79 degrees. Those that are overweight feel comfortable at around 50-68 degrees. This is a very tough issue to work with, because it feels good. Anything that feels good we want, and we want as much of it as we can get. It feels good to sit around and relax. It feels good eating chips, cookies, cake, ice cream. A lot of things that make us feel good are very addictive. Maybe not on a physical level like alcohol, tobacco, and certain drugs. But they are mentally addictive. We know where to go, to get that good feeling. Moderation will work well in these situations. You can eat whatever you want, just don't eat massive amounts of junk, and not much healthy food. The same goes for your activity level. Don't sit around all the time. Get up and do something.

Pump up your metabolism

When you increase you metabolic rate, you will burn more calories and fat. The basic way of doing this, is to eat more food. This may sound crazy, but you can lose weight by eating more. You need to eat good food, not junk, in order for it to work. Eating more will boost your metabolism, and give your body the nutrition and energy needed for doing more of the things that you want to do. Have you tried to lose weight by eating less, and didn't lose any weight, or even gained weight? That is because your metabolism slowed down when you ate less. Eating less will tell your body to store more fat. So that when food is scarce in the future, you will be prepared for survival. Not that food will be scarce, but when you eat less, that is what your body is thinking.

No More Cardio and Aerobics

New Harvard studies have concluded that cardio and aerobics are not the best way to lose weight. In fact, they say that aerobic exercise is actually harmful, and doesn't get rid of fat. It trains the body to produce more fat for the next time of aerobic actovity. They say that aerobics and cardio don't prevent heart disease. These types of exercises will not make you slim, stronger, or give you more energy. So what are we supposed to do to lose weight? Find out in the next posting.