Saturday, November 30, 2013

Six Easiest Ways to Lose Weight Fast

Weight gain is an issue for most people. Most people blame not having time to exercise as their biggest challenge. Staying fit however need not be hard, expensive or even strenuous. There are small things that can be incorporated in our day to day activities that would ensure that we stay fit and healthy without even trying. Here's a number of ways to help one lose weight more easily:

1. Drink 64 ounces of water a day

Drinking lots of water is the easiest way to lose weight. It not only increases the metabolic rate making it easier for the body to burn calories, it also reduces appetite and flushes out toxins from the body making the skin glow. Always keep a bottle of cold water in your car or on the office desk. It will do you wonders.

2. Exercise

For the body to burn fat, there is need to exercise regularly. It need not be vigorous exercise. Walking for 45 minutes, that morning jog, skipping rope, 50 press ups a day, cycling or even yoga will work just fine. Just make sure that you get to sweat. Follow this religiously and you'll reap the benefits in no time.

3. Eat lots of high fiber foods

Fiber helps the body's digestive system greatly while making one stay full for longer. Whole grains, fruits and vegetables have high fiber contents. The fruits and vegetables also supply the body with vitamins required to protect the body against diseases. It is advisable to always have a healthy snack with you like an apple, carrot, banana, pear or oranges.

4. Take five small meals a day

Instead of eating three big meals, take five small meals throughout the day. This helps the body by giving it time to digest. It also helps clean the colon, reducing the chances of getting colon cancer. Make sure to eat healthy snacks in between to ensure that you don't eat a lot of food at meal time.

5. Have enough bed rest

Enough rest is crucial for the body to rejuvenate especially after sessions of exercising. Make sure to have at least 8 hours of sleep a day. It also restores the body and gives one the energy required to keep exercising.

6. Watch what you eat

Processed food has a lot of empty calories that will not do any good to your body. As much as our body needs carbohydrates for energy, learn to substitute bad carbohydrates with the good ones. Choose cooking rather than eating out, take brown rice rather than the white, choose whole grain over processed flour, brown bread over white and so on. Generally, go for the more filling low calorie diet rather than the high sugar, high fat diet.

Friday, November 29, 2013

How to Lose 10 Pounds in One Month

It is absolutely possible to lose ten pounds over the next month. It will take dedication, determination and a positive mental attitude. The following are not only the six steps for losing weight in the next thirty days, but they are also necessary to laying down the foundation that will turn into lasting results.

Step One - Set a Goal and Move Immediately into Action

In this moment, take time to set your ten pound goal. Write it out on a piece of paper and date it for 30 days from now. Writing it out is important when starting out. Keep it in your pocket at all times and read it at every chance you get. The most important part of this task is that if you always read over your goal - you will always have it in mind. Your statement should look something like the following:

"I will lose 10 pounds by Dec.25/2013"

Step Two - Prepare and Execute a Diet Transformation

From a realistic point of view, we should understand that it is not so much a diet that we will be getting into as it will be an overall lifestyle change.

The reason is simple; if we change our diet for the next month and choose to go back to what we consumed prior to the change, our bodies will go back to the way it was.

A simple and yet very effective daily diet would be; assorted fruits for breakfast and assorted vegetables for both lunch and dinner. If you want that extra protein kick in animal form, keep it to a minimum and only allow three to four ounces of freshly cooked fish. You can also snack on nuts and fruit when feeling a bit hungry in between meal times. Limit the portions of each snack to a handful only.

Your new way of eating should not consist of processed foods (including fast food, preserved foods, and other man packaged products), sugar, saturated and Trans fats, and all cooking oil. Also eliminate soft drinks and concentrated fruit juices completely and drink only water.

Step Three - Get Physical Daily

Make time to go for a 45 to 60 minute walk daily without "days off" in between. You can also fit in a natural weight resistance program prior to walking to step it up a notch. The best combination of physical activity for weight loss is a cardiovascular routine (walking, brisk walking, jogging) and a weight resistance routine (push ups, chins, crunches).

There are also other ways you can keep physically active on a daily basis that requires no extra time out of your pocket. When you go for groceries or to the mall, you can park at the far end of parking lot and walk. You can put more effort in cleaning the house on a daily basis. You could also find yard work around the home is you have your own residence. There are so many ways to be naturally active. All we have to do is open our mind to the opportunities.

Step Four - Get Proper Rest

Sleep is a very important time for everyone. Sleep helps rejuvenate the soul, repairs damaged body tissue, and lowers stress levels. It's important to get at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. Another source of rest can be doing something you enjoy doing. It could be a hobby like reading a good book or even meditation if you enjoy that. When we engage in something that is relaxing and joyful it also helps eliminate stress.

Step Five - Clean Your Insides

Okay, so it does not sound like an appetizing job, but this step is also important to help aid weight loss. By keeping your intestinal tract clean, it enables your body to extract the essential nutrients that you need. It will also help keep constipation out of the way!

To do this you can add fiber rich foods in your daily diet. Foods that are high in fiber and packed full of nutrients are; apples, oranges, berries, beans, dark leafy greens. Mother Nature provides the best variety of natural foods and we should absolutely accept them.

Step Six - Eliminate Bad Habits

If you smoke to the point where it's difficult to go for a walk, then it's time to cut back or quit. Smoking should not get in the way of your health. If you spot any other bad habit that you believe is getting in your way of a healthy success - eliminate it. You can do this by replacing the bad habit with a good habit.

We are all habitual beings and no one is an exception. We have the ability to choose and mold a new habit at any given time. When we create new habits by reinforcing the new habit over and over again - we can keep it for life. Once a new habit is fully formed it is set on autopilot, meaning we don't have to attend to that specific habit anymore and we can reap better results daily.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

5 Practical Ways To Maintain Your Fitness

Eat, drink, and be merry. It's that time of year again. So before we kick off this month and a half marathon of good times and overindulging, let me weigh in with 5 practical steps you can take between now and New Year's Eve to minimize set backs and help you to maintain your fitness this holiday season.

It has been said that the average American gains anywhere from 5 lbs. to 12 lbs. between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Don't be average this year.
  1. Maintain exercise. As busy and as stressful as the holidays are, it is important to maintain some sort of physical activity. It is OK to go for shorter duration, higher intensity workouts here such as intervals or circuits. Just get it in. 20-30 minutes is a lot better than nothing at all. Short duration, high intensity workouts can create a caloric after burn known as EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption) which allows your body to continue burning calories long after your workout is over. Up to 36 hours in fact.

  2. Watch your alcohol consumption. I know. No one wants to hear this one, so I'll start with a positive. Some studies have shown that moderate drinkers (one to two drinks per day) are less likely to suffer from diabetes, arthritis, dementia, heart attack, and stroke. That's great news if you're a moderate drinker. On the flip side, overconsumption of alcohol decreases the use of glucose and amino acids in your skeletal muscles, which has a negative affect on muscle growth. In addition, the large influx of carbohydrates causes the body's insulin levels to spike, which much like a high-carb diet, forces the body to burn the alcohol for energy rather than body fat. Not to mention you take in a massive amount of calories with hardly any nutritional value. 7 calories per gram of alcohol to be precise.

  3. Try a new healthy recipe. You don't have to go Paleo here. Don't be the guy that brings a bag of unsalted almonds to Thanksgiving dinner. Just try searching for some healthy holiday recipes and give one a shot. You may like what you find and you'll thank yourself later.

  4. Don't starve yourself in anticipation of the big meal. Holding off for that big meal will most certainly cause you to overeat, going back for seconds and thirds. Skipping meals can also slow metabolism and aid in fat storage. So have a little something for breakfast. Try starting with a salad before you dive in to the main course. Enjoy yourself and enjoy the food, just keep everything in moderation.

  5. Don't save unhealthy leftovers. For me, this is always a tough one and takes all of my willpower. While I love my Grandma's stuffing, and feel the need to confirm each year that it will be on the table, Grandma's stuffing stays at Grandma's house when Thanksgiving is over. I don't need to be eating Thanksgiving dinner five days in a row and I recommend you don't either if you have fitness and nutrition goals you are trying to accomplish. Stock up on the left over veggies and white meat, just avoid the unhealthy stuff like pie and stuffing.
These are just a few practical ways to keep you moving in the right direction with your health and fitness during what tends for most to be a bump in the road. With that said, the holidays are not about fitness or guidelines. The holidays are about spending quality time with family, friends, loved ones, and being thankful for those three things. This is usually best done over a good meal and a few adult beverages, all in moderation of course.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Find Out How to Lose Weight Successfully

Nearly everybody wants to lose weight to get the body they desire. However, often people don't know how to do this correctly without hurting their body. Before you start a crazy diet, get a life-threatening surgery or start taking magic weight loss pills you must read this article. Take the time to read how to effectively and safely lose weight prior to starting a dieting program.

Tip 1: Exercise 3 times a week
 
Try to utilize weights in your workout and do some ab workouts daily. The great thing about lifting weights is that it will assist you in losing weight while building muscle at the same time. You will be on your way to getting the 6 pack you crave if you can exercise as much as possible.

Tip 2: Stay Hydrated with water
 
You can fool your body into believing that it is full by drinking lots of H2O. Drink water as much as possible, it will aid your body work efficiently and it contains zero calories. It's comical but some people can confuse their hunger pangs while they are actually thirsty. These individuals need to stay hydrated to prevent any mix-ups from occurring.

Tip 3: Don't purchase pills
 
Companies have somehow succeeded in making people believe that their issues may be cured with special pills. Some of them do can work at first but the problem is once you stop taking the pills the weight typically comes back.
Depicted below are some tips that will assist you in losing weight safely:

Tip 4: Look closely at labels
If you elect to attempt eating different foods then you should look carefully at the label before leaving a shop with the item. Some segments of the label that you should focus on is the ingredients and the Calories section.

Tip 5: Eat Small Portion Sizes
 
Most individuals don't realize it but the amount and proportion they eat for lunch is too large. The regular American eats twice as much as their body requires everyday. Even when these persons are full they still push themselves to finish their whole plate. Instead of eating a huge meal 3 times a day, which will take a long time to digest, eat tiny meals. This will speed up your metabolism and help you in safely dropping weight faster.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

5 New Exercises - Burn 20 Calories Per Minute

Do you struggle to stay slim?

If you answered "yes" you're NOT alone. Most women struggle to maintain their desired body shape and prevent excess fat from forming particularly on their lower body, belly and arms.

If you're like most women, you may look at naturally slender females with envy; and quite possibly a little bit of jealousy.

The big secret is the women who are at their ideal body weight and desired fat levels (like most celebrities for instance), know and apply a few key strategies that give them that slim, svelte figure.

But most of us don't live in Hollywood.

Sadly most of us are genetically designed to gain fat easily.
Nature designed your bodies to have beautiful babies.

So I have figured out ways to get more done in less time, of course, we all realize that there are a ton of health benefits to exercise for longer, or more regularly than a measly 10 minutes 5x per week. That doesn't mean that you can't lose fat in this time period, though, and then become motivated to exercise more often.

Get motivated!

I guarantee you've got time for this, a small investment of your time here may just save a huge amount of your time later. So lets go through it.

Did you know a recent study done on hundreds of non-industry workers showed that we now have around 100 new chemicals in our blood that were not present 40 years ago?
This can trigger a condition called "estrogen dominance" which is known to cause a series of health issues in females, not the least including the accumulation of stubborn fat particularly on the hips, thighs and belly.

Even women who are considered slender can and often do have cellulite, so it's not just an overweight woman's issue. And that's what makes it even more mysterious.
Bizarre chemicals trigger stubborn fat and cellulite to develop and flourish.
Is it any wonder you can't burn fat and get rid of your cellulite efficiently after years of toxic build up?

What If I Told You That Weight Loss Is Easy, Takes Almost No Work, and you can get your ideal body in less time than it takes to shower each morning!

Fat loss, or weight loss, comes down to shifting your metabolism. Ideally, you shake it up just often enough for your body to think it needs to evolve to deal with its surroundings. Over time, it takes less and less to do something "different" and have your body react. In fact, I go many days doing about 75-90 seconds of exercise and "knowing" that I'm shedding fat more than I used to in 90 minutes of pouring sweat the whole time. It all comes down to my approach, and a choice between being "proactive" or "reactive" better spoken, it's a commitment to follow a plan to exercise a certain way so I can eat what I want, or to eat a certain way so I don't have to exercise much at all.

Either way, there's very little involved, and you can get down to about 9.5% bodyfat using these exact techniques.

Follow These 3 Steps To 'Switch' Your Metabolism To "Flat Stomach Mode" and Stop Trying So Hard To Lose Fat Or Keep It Off:

Phase 1: Create Homeostasis

Place a new demand on your body and sustain it for 6 weeks, or the period of 'plasticity' after six weeks, there is an actual permanent representation of movement, habit, or pattern in your (grooves and ridges on your brain) representing this new habit or movement. After six weeks of "mixing it up" on your body and seeing a fat loss result, the best thing you can do is "maintain".

Alternating "peak" periods and "maintenance" periods will simplify fat loss. Instead of experiencing rebound weight gain, you're bound to stabilize with your increased metabolism, and then rise again; weight loss becomes much easier.

Phase 2: Break Homeostasis

When you want to create any reaction in your body, do something different. Your body adjusts quickly to any stress or demand placed upon it, so the last thing you ever want to do if you're looking to lose weight is eat the same meal every day for lunch or do the same exercise routine when you go to work out. This may seem counter intuitive to you, but it's true. If you want to lose fat, get your body screaming, "what's going on?"
In a moment of weakness, your body strengthens, and if you change up your meals and workouts, your body will adapt and help you by losing weight.

Phase 3: Repeat/Lose Weight Faster Every Time

"Interval..train weight loss" by alternating intense periods of rapid weight loss with 'rest' periods of doing very little, if anything. After six weeks of pushing your body to new limits, enjoy it on a casual stroll every day and swing around some heavy weights for 60-90 seconds on two to three days per week. It really doesn't take more, and you'll be able to see everything you've ever looked for in your body. Get ready, because the game is about to change.

The fact is, I use this exact method to MELT Fat at the fastest speed I've ever seen. I've used this method with thousands of clients, and thousands of newsletter subscribers, and most importantly, it's what I recommend to my closest friends and family when they ask me for weight loss advice. I challenge you to abandon disbelief and try this for yourself.

The problem is your body won't look 'right' by simply losing weight, it's important that you re-shape your body through proper fat loss methods. In recent months, science has proven that losing weight at a rate of 1-2 pounds a week doesn't work without an inevitable plateau effect. If 1-2 pounds per week were an effective way to lose weight, you would have disintegrated within about a year, yes it's untrue!

The best way to lose weight, or even better, lose body fat is by aggressively pursuing a rapid fat loss protocol. The goal shouldn't be to slowly lose weight; instead, consider using 'sprint' periods for weight loss and fat loss goals. Follow these with 'maintenance' periods and you'll witness a remarkable result. On the other hand, lose weight slowly and your metabolism will stabilize along the way, ultimately leading towards a slower effect over time.

As a graduate of Physical Therapy & Kinesiologist, I learned quickly that not 'everything' we learn in school is current and up-to-date. The foundation is great, but keeping an eye on what's 'actually working' is even more important, that's where clinical experience comes into play. I've taken 2 approaches to ensure the information you're about to read is both based upon scientific fact, as well as clinical real-life outcomes:

1. I have studied at great universities to become an expert in the human body, as it relates to movement.

2. I have developed a network of other health professionals, and nutritionists that have helped me build a following of over 110,000 people to date -- in fact, this article will be read by up to 12 million people as a result of this network -- because the best health professionals in the industry believe in my ability to help you lose weight and get the body you deserve.
Your body is ridiculously important to me, as is your health.
But I must warn you, if you don't abandon disbelief and just give this a try, you'll never get there. Sure, you can find scientific resources that will disagree with me, and that's fine. Science does an amazing job of exploring all sides of an argument, and then several years later, we come to a more formal conclusion. I'm letting you know I've read all of the contradicting studies, and I've tested the methods with real-life clients. So, the ball is in your court. With a bit of trust, you may reach your goals sooner.. besides, I am about to lay it all out for you, in full detail. Ready?

Step 1: Stop thinking about 'fat content' or "calories".

Step 2: Exercise less, not more. Quality over quantity.

Step 3: Self-communicate - your body has no idea what you're trying to do.

Exercise:
LEGS
Ball Squats
Walking Lunges
ARMS
Tricep Pulldowns
Shoulder Press
Shoulder laterals
Bicep Curls -dumbells
CHEST
Dumbell press
Dumbbell or cable flys
BACK Back Extensions- pulldowns
Bumdell Upright Row
ABS Inclined Crunch with ball
Side Bends & stretches

** For the Phase 5 we do 30 second tempo training per body part non stop, and after 5 body exercises in a row we do 3 minutes high intensity cardio, stairs, elliptical or bike. Trick is to keep your heart rate at 90% maximum.

Note: Per set, per relevant exercise, record the amount of weight lifted and then, record the number of repetitions you complete.
Because when you do it again, you are in competition with yourself and want to increase the reps in the 30 second span.

Magnificent results will come your way!

Thursday, November 21, 2013

4 New Weight Loss Terms and What You Need To Know

I have spotted some new IMPORTANT stuff I wanted to share today.

I'm trying to remove the confusion which seems to surround the whole area of exercise and nutrition.

This has meant that I have spent a lot more time reading - researching books, scientific journals and the internet.

Every now and then I come across a new word or term which I have never seen before.
They all relate to your health and weight loss efforts.

If you can get your head around this lot then you will have a better idea of what you need to do to lose weight.

So in this article I will share with you 4 new terms relating to weight loss and health, which you will find useful.

1. Diabesity

This one has been popping up on my radar the longest out of this list. This info relates to type II diabetes or diet controlled diabetes. Diabesity is a term used to describe a certain type of combination of having diabetes and obesity, 2 for 1 as it were!

The good news is it reversible.

Diabesity can range from mild insulin sensitivity to full on diabetes.

Diabesity is caused mainly by:
Poor lifestyle
Bad diet
Lack of exercise
Environmental toxins
Insulin Resistance
This is the bit you need to understand to control your weight.
Insulin is the worst for people wanting to lose weight.

When you eat anything, your body releases insulin to convert your food to energy (glycogen).
When your diet is packed with sugar, refined carbs (pasta, bread, cereal) your body will slowly start to become resistant to the effects of insulin. Insulin resistance.

This is bad.

Insulin is a massive growth hormone, and makes you fat. The higher your insulin level is the worse your insulin resistance is. Insulin resistance can lead to premature aging, cancer, heart disease and a lot more!

The good thing is that Diabesity was caused by your lifestyle it means it can be reversed by changing your lifestyle.

Firstly you should see your doctor and see what he suggests. The usual advice is to eat less do more. You then need to look at your nutritional habits and change them for the better by ditching the bad foods, sugary processed foods and switching them for natural, clean whole foods. Also add more exercise to your life and keep some time free to relax and unwind and you should start to see the effects of Diabesity reverse.

2. Toxic Load

Your toxic load is the amount of "toxins" you are personally exposed to. The amount you have coming into your body from all sources(Food, air and water), and the length of time you have been exposed to that level. The higher your toxic load the larger the negative effect it will have on your body. Our body is not designed to handle all of these toxins that life throws at us and it all adds up until we inevitably crash. Hundreds of diseases are linked to toxins but the majority of people don't see the link and therefore do nothing about it. You can't live 100% toxic free, it's impossible but you can do a lot to reduce your toxic load and improve your health.

How to reduce your toxic load:

Eat more organic food
Go on a detox
Switch to green cleaning products like vinegar and baking soda
Aim to drink filtered water
Install an air purifier at home
Aim to use glass instead of plastic containers to store food

3. Endocrine (Hormone) Disruptors

Endocrine disruptor is a term used to describe harmful chemicals which cause a variety of different problems in the endocrine (HORMONE) system - including birth defects, asthma, autism and ADD. Any system in the body controlled by hormones, can be wrecked by hormone disruptors. Manmade toxic chemicals as you know cause a variety of damage and are found in everything from the air we breathe, the toiletries you use to the plastic containers we keep food in. None of these harmful chemicals were in anyone's bodies 100 years ago but now they are everywhere.

I believe, an overload of these chemicals will literally destroy our body, it will lose its ability to fight off disease, think clearly and basically function properly. The critical period of development for most organisms is between the transition from a fertilized egg, into a fully formed infant. As the cells begin to grow and differentiate, there are critical balances of hormones and protein changes that must occur. Therefore, a dose of disrupting chemicals may do substantial damage to a developing fetus (baby). The same dose may not significantly affect adult mothers. (Wiki)

4. Obesogens

Related and very similar to endocrine disruptors. Obesogens are as the name suggests, are closely linked to obesity. Obesogens are foreign chemical compounds which affect our metabolism. The Obesogens disrupt normal development and balance of fat metabolism; this can sometimes leads to obesity as you struggle to maintain a healthy weight. Obesogens wreak havoc in our body by causing an imbalance and affecting fat storage, they disrupt energy, appetite, change your metabolism and make you store FAT!

These can often enter the body through pharmaceutical drugs, which are meant to make you well, not sick. Obesogens can make it difficult to lose weight and could be one of the reasons why many people who try hard, still struggle to lose weight. These obesogens or toxins get stored in the liver and FAT CELLS. The higher your levels of toxins the more difficult you will find it to lose weight. Obesogens are found everywhere in life and people interact with them every day. You can find them in water bottles, microwavable popcorn, plastic toys, pesticides, kitchen pans and shower curtains!

To lower your obesogen exposure you need to try and avoid things such as:

Plastic containers
Air fresheners
Non stick pans
Pre packaged foods

Avoiding those plus eating as much organic foods as possible will dramatically lower your exposure to obesogens and unlock your ability to lose fat. It has been suggested that early exposure to obesogens in a person's younger years will increase their chances of becoming obese when they are older. If a child is obese, the research says it's likely they will be obese adults. So there we have the four fairly new terms, to keep you in the loop as it were.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Weight Loss

Three Most Important Factors For Healthy Weight Loss

 

Searching online for tips for a customized fat loss program for healthy weight loss and improving your health can put you in information overload. So many opinions out there but it really boils down to three things; three simple factors to healthy weight loss.

Goals, Foods, And A Little Exercise

First you need to create achievable goals you believe in, and you feel you can achieve but will stretch you a little. Second is what you put in your mouth and finally to maintain your new weight is to get some exercise. These three things do not need to be complicated. In fact, the simpler you make them the better chances of achieving and maintaining your healthy weight loss. Going down the wrong path is more complicated, but if you follow a simpler plan you know you will follow to lose fat and live a healthier life. Follow these tips and success will find you.

The first thing your need to know is people who are successful will do to lose fat and live a healthier life is to make a plan and set some achievable goals. What weight do you want to be and when do you want to get there? Two pounds a week is a very achievable for most people. Just think in eight weeks you will have lost 16 pounds. How does this sound? You can also go by clothing size or dress size. Always remember a plan without a goal is like shooting in the air because you don't have a target. Set your goals in small simple weekly steps.

Secondly you need to understand what you are eating on a daily basis. For this week write everything you eat down in a notebook. This will be your diary. After you have filled your diary with the first week's information, you can replace one meal each day with a meal replacement shake. This can start your plan off on the right track.

This will also start to reduce your calories and get your stomach use to healthier foods. One idea is to plan what you will eat for the week on Sunday afternoon. This way you can shop for the week. Make sure you buy healthy snacks. Then at the start of each evening, review and fine-tune your meals and snacks for the next day. You need to customized fat loss to you.

Make sure you include vegetables, salads and some lean meat. Keep healthy snacks around to curb your hunger pains. These can be protein bars, grapes, apples. Just be creative when you have your evening planning sessions. Now you will be on your way to the ideal weight you desire to be without being hungry.
Finally, you should give yourself the gift of 30 minutes of exercise each and every day. You don't have to put in hours at the gym working out to make this a success. Exchanging one 30 minute TV show or You can start with 15 minutes of walking, running or biking is a good start.

While you are watching your favorite TV show or listening to some good music, do some pushups and some sit-ups. I am not going to tell you how many but just do them until you can't do them anymore and then do two more. This is called exercising until failure. This means you can't exercise anymore. If you need a number to reach for try working up to 20 pushups and 20 sit-ups. If you can do 5 pushups and situps (or stomach crunches) to start with, that's OK. If you do some every day, you will be at 20 before you know it. But when you get there than just do what you can do until you can't do anymore. Your muscles will love you for this.
Just realize you may not see results immediately. It usually takes a week or two for the metabolism to kick in. Just stay with the program. One idea is to weigh yourself in the beginning just so you know where you came from. Don't forget to record this in your diary. Then weigh yourself every two weeks, so you are not obsessed with weight loss, but you are obsessed with sticking with the program.

A customized fat loss program is the way to go if you truly want to lose body fat. Having a fat loss workout and a fat loss diet plan is also vital to toning your body and staying in your optimum weight category.
By developing good habits of setting daily and weekly goals, eating good foods, and getting a little exercise every day, you will be on the way to success.