You Don't Have To Spend Money To Lose Weight

Some people actually go the expensive route when they decide to lose weight. Some people think the expensive way is the only way to lose weight. There are so many people who want to lose weight and can’t do it on their own that a mega-million dollar industry has sprung up to take advantage of this opportunity. Thank heaven for some of us who write about the real way to lose weight.

Gym memberships, diet pills, and weight loss counselors all cost money. When in fact, you don’t have to spend a dime. You can even save money while you lose unwanted pounds. We don’t always realize it, but as we go through our workday, we can spend a lot of time snacking. You can consume a lot of junk food and drinks and it all costs money.

Maybe you start your day at a coffee shop and you don’t just buy coffee. You get to work and there are pastries in the break room, so why not. I use to do it. I’d look for something to snack on every time I took a break. The average person adds 2 or 3 pounds a year, even if they're careful and don’t overeat. Between the ages of 30 and 40, I personally gained 40 pounds. I had changed jobs. I had a construction job, was outside all day, and was very active and left that for an office job, sitting all day and eating and drinking too much. I didn’t overeat on purpose, I would go along with the others and was snacking throughout the day.

I never ate breakfast at home except maybe on the weekends. I started out at the coffee shop with a roll and coffee, usually one of those designer coffees, I don’t even know how much sugar I was consuming. Mid-morning we’d take a break after being on the phone for 2 or 3 hours and staring at the computer screen, we’d go for coffee and another sweet roll or maybe cookies. Great, more sugar, but for some reason when you are with your friends you pick up the same habits, start to eat the same way they do, and in those days I didn’t think I was fat. Everyone was the same, except for a few guys that had a real weight problem. At Lunch, I usually had a burger and fries and maybe a beer. I was on the phone all day, and we didn’t meet with customers. No break in the afternoon but drinks after work. About an hour of beers or cocktails after work. Now that I think back, I was probably consuming 3000 calories before I came home for dinner. Usually, dinner starts with a cocktail or maybe a bottle of wine with dinner and then meat and potatoes type dinner with dessert, about 2000 more calories, and then maybe a nightcap before bed. I had that job for almost 12 years, I don’t know how I survived. I should have died of a coronary. After I changed jobs my routine changed a lot. I was over 40 and my doctor told me I weighed too much. “ You have to lose at least 20 pounds.”

I joined a HEALTH CLUB, it did help me get in shape but after several years of membership fees, I had barely lost any weight. I was going but because of the extra exercise, I was hungry all the time. I was eating less but I wasn’t eating healthy foods every day or every time I ate. My job kept me busy and often I would skip lunch and just snack or grab fast food at a drive-in window. Finally, my wife told me “ You can’t lose weight if you keep eating like this. You grab a Hot Dog for lunch thinking you’re saving on calories because you’re not eating a big meal, but there’s no nutrition in a hot dog and those diet snacks are all empty calories. You have to eat foods to fuel your body, your metabolism is falling asleep. When you don’t metabolize food the food turns into fat. You have to eat foods that your body can use to create energy for your heart and other organs and for your muscles to have strength. Your body is living off of today’s fast and you’ll never burn the old fat.”

She was right I started by changing my diet. Nothing crazy, I was eating better food. I stayed out of the restaurants for a few months and brought my own food from home. I stayed away from ice cream, I changed to skim milk and non-dairy creamer. I quit buying processed meats like lunch meat and look for better cheese. I’d get the cubes of cheese, I read that if you’re trying to lose weight you should eat one ounce of swiss cheese before every meal. Swiss cheese will help you metabolize your food. I bought the package of cubes and they were a perfect weight, one ounce, and it did work. It’s also really filling. Another little trick that helped me was drinking water with my meal. Even now that I lost 50 pounds, if I go out and eat and we order a beer before a meal, I still get a glass of water to drink while I’m eating. I quit the gym membership after a few years, and I work out at home. I started running after I lost the first 20 pounds. I had a lot more energy and running is one of the best exercises I know for your body and to lose weight. I started out by walking and then built up to a walk and run routine which I still do. Now that I’m in better shape I can run faster and longer with fewer breaks for walking.

There are many ways to spend money on weight loss memberships, low-cal foods, and exercise programs, and don’t forget the gym equipment you can buy for your personal use, but only you can decide that you’re going to lose weight. And after you make that decision nothing will stop you. My biggest investment was a pair of walking shoes that I traded for running shoeing later on.

Look for my podcasts on anchor.fm, or the podcast app on your cell phone.

 Search “howbaddoyouwanttoloseweight”.

If you really want to lose your body fat then look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books.

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $3.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com, just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page.

The Problem With Rapid Weight Loss

This is a good blog post from WebMD. It confirms want I’ve been saying all along. The problem with rapid weight loss is you don’t lose any fat. If you don’t lose fat, the weight comes right back.

Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Days!

Eat as Much as You Want — and Still Lose Weight! But, what kind of weight are you losing? It’s not body fat.

Drop One Dress Size a Day!

Rapid weight loss can be quick and easy — if you believe the advertising claims.

Fad diets and weight loss supplements promise a slimmer body in no time. In the U.S. alone, consumers spend $33 billion each year on weight-loss products.

Do any of these products really produce rapid weight loss? Are they safe? And what are the risks of such fast weight loss? WebMD took a look at some rapid weight loss claims, as well as the available evidence.

First, consider that anyone can lose 10 pounds if you’re overweight. How you might ask?

Rapid Weight Loss: What Is It?

So many marketers promise “fast weight loss” that it’s difficult to sort through them all.

Most rapid weight loss pitches fall into these categories:

Starvation Diets

Beyonce popularized the so-called “master cleanse” diet: water, lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. Variations of these diets have been around since at least the 1950s. They often also promise “detoxification” through colonics or enemas. All that’s really happening is that you’re emptying out your system of all the solid matter that’s in your intestines. Most people have about three days worth of food in various stages of being digested. Most of these quick weight loss diets just clean you out. This type of diet isn’t really a diet and you only

Diet Pills and Supplements

Dozens of diet supplements promise to speed up weight loss. Generally, they claim either to block absorption of nutrients, increase metabolism, or burn fat.

Very Low-Calorie Diets (VLCDs)

One proven method of rapid weight loss is the medically supervised very low-calorie diet (VLCD). Most of what is known about rapid weight loss come from studies of people on these diets.

Creams, Devices, and Magic Voodoo Spells

There seems to be no end to the dubious ideas promoted in the name of rapid weight loss. Most promise to replace diet or exercise.

Does Rapid Weight Loss Work?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tests regulate dietary supplements; however, it treats them like foods rather than medications. In other words, if you don't die or get sick then it's okay to sell it. That's why we have soo many foods on the market that have no nutritional value. 

The FDA also does not regulate claims made by over-the-counter weight loss products. Unlike drug manufacturers, the makers of supplements don’t have to show their products are safe or effective before selling them on the market. This means that dietary supplements do not need approval from FDA before they are marketed. That could be risky, but most of them are safe, they just don’t work. They give them the same test; if you don't get sick or die then they are okay to sell.

Aside from the very low-calorie diet and weight loss surgery, no other product, pill, or diet has been proven to work for fast weight loss. The prescription drug orlistat can help, but it works slowly and only with diet and exercise. Orlistat is marketed as Xenical. Labeling for orlistat notes that it can cause severe liver damage.

In any rapid weight loss program, what really burns fat is not a pill or type of food. It’s the drastic reduction of calories, combined with exercise. Your liver is very important to your digestive system and you only have one. You want to take care of your liver. Liver disease will stop you from burning calories, so you start gaining weight and lose energy. A malfunctioning liver will cause other diseases and your health will slowly deteriorate.

Look for my podcasts on anchor.fm, or the podcast app on your cell phone.

 Search “howbaddoyouwanttoloseweight”.

If you really want to lose your body fat then look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books.

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $3.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com, just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page.

Workout Smarter, Not Longer

Why do most of us give up trying to lose weight? What we don’t realize is that your workout may be helping you lose weight at first and then you stop losing weight. This is normal, a beginner at first will lose weight on various diets as long as they increase their activity. But in a few weeks, your progress usually stops. Why? Your body will become accustomed to the diet and your body will adjust to the activity level, so you need to change things up regularly.

The most common complaint that I hear from prospective clients is this: “I work out three times a week, but my body never changes.”

When I ask them what they do in the gym, I almost always know what I’m going to hear. They generally do two or three circuits of machine-based strength training and then 30 minutes on a treadmill or elliptical machine. And they’ve been doing this same workout three times a week… since the Dawn of Man.

“Your body has gotten bored at that point,” says Steve Zim, author of three best-selling fitness books and owner of ATighterU in Culver City, California. “It’s like reading a book. How many times can you read the same book before you find yourself just mindlessly flipping the pages? If you’re doing the same workout again and again, your body is just flipping the pages.” The same thing happens when you walk. When you walk to burn body fat walk at different speeds. Walk normally for 100 yds. and then walk as fast as you can for 100 yds. and then walk normally for 100 yds. and so on until you did the routine about 8 times and then walk normally for a while to bring your heart rate back down. This is a good way to keep your body from getting bored with your workout.

It isn’t all that hard to tweak your workout a bit to rekindle the challenge and get your body responding and changing. Heck, you’re already working long and hard, but if you work out smarter, you can make real gains that you’ll see and feel both in the gym and out.

Good: Lose The Machines

Machines are a great way to isolate muscle groups, but to make the most of your workout, you want to involve as many body parts as you can per exercise. The more muscles that are involved, the more calories you’re burning — and the more muscle you’re building.

Look at a typical back exercise. Using the seated row machine, you’re sitting down and being held in place by a chest pad. You’re working the muscles of the back, shoulders, and biceps, but your legs, core, and everything else are on vacation. Compare that to a bent-over dumbbell row. Now, in addition to your back, shoulders, and biceps, other muscles are getting strong and burning calories while they stabilize your body during the movement. It’s strengthening these stabilizers — and not just isolating and strengthening the muscles of the back — that’ll keep you injury-free when you actually have to do some real-life heavy lifting like you might do cleaning the garage.

Look for my podcasts on anchor.fm, or the podcast app on your cell phone.

 Search “howbaddoyouwanttoloseweight”.

If you really want to lose your body fat then look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books.

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $3.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com, just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page.

Stop Burning Sugar And Start Burning Fat

I had a comment from one of my readers. I wrote a post about the benefits of quitting sugar and my reader said she tried it. She quit sugar for Lent. It was about forty days and just in that forty days, she told me she felt the difference. She actually felt better just by not adding any sugar or other sweeteners. She lost 5 pounds and isn’t experiencing the food craving or mood swings she had before.

A great article that explains why we work out but don’t lose any inches. The article explains why you could be working out just to burn the sugar and other sources of energy but not real fat.

by Shaun Hadsall

Did you know that the years of eating processed foods, lack of exercise, and normal eating patterns have literally PROGRAMMED your body to burn NOTHING but calories and sugars from the foods you consume every day…
…INSTEAD of burning off your ugly body fat?

In fact, today’s exercise programs take way too much time and use old-school methods that cause you to crave more food and calories – especially calories from sugar – FORCING your body to burn sugars and waste away nothing but stored energy.

This means that EVERY time you eat and exercise your body is busy fighting a losing battle.

BUT – what if there was a way to RESET your body’s fat-burning switch so that your body burns fat FIRST every time you move and exercise?

Well, there IS.

It’s a super simple 3-step metabolic primer from my colleague, and Stubborn Fat Expert, Shaun Hadsall that TURNS OFF your body’s “addiction” to burning sugars while making your most stubborn fat your “go-to” energy source in ONLY 3 or 4 days.
STEP #1: Try to consume zero starches or fruits for 3 or 4 days in a row during the week.

This will help accelerate the depletion of glycogen (your stored energy) and get your body burning fat again. This should equate to a total of 25 to 50 impact carbs for the day. Consume protein in every meal to help increase satiety and keep your body in “fat-burning mode”.

You’ll program your body to burn a ton more belly fat by using this approach just a few days of the week.

STEP #2: Increase your fats and double your servings of green cruciferous veggies on deplete days.

When you lower carbs for a few days you’ll automatically need energy from other sources. Friendly fats and cruciferous veggies should be your go-to macronutrients to help provide this needed energy.

Some good examples to use are extra fish or krill oil, olive oil, coconut oil, grass-fed butter and small amounts of raw nuts for fats — spinach, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, arugula, green beans, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage are great choices for extra veggies.

This will help provide all the fiber, vitamins, and minerals necessary to maximize fat loss during a lower-carb phase.

It will also DECREASE your cravings in a big way.

STEP #3: Double your daily water intake when you deplete carbs.

Remember, for EVERY gram of carbs you eat over the weekend (or any other time) your body holds nearly 3 grams of water.

So if you had a few slices of pizza, some bread, and a bowl of ice cream we’re talking an extra 700 to 1000 grams of water sitting under your belly skin.

Consuming extra water is the fastest way to UNDO the damage of over-eating, get rid of excess water retention, and facilitate other metabolic processes that burn fat.

A good rule of thumb is to consume at least 50-60% of your total body weight in ounces of water a few days after overeating.

After 3 or 4 days of using this strategy, your body and hormones will be PRIMED to burn PURE fat when you exercise.

You just have to make sure you’re using the RIGHT TYPE of exercise or all this could be nothing but a waste of your time and energy.

If you are serious about trying this, the exercise is important, but if you’re an active person and you don’t spend hours sitting, a quick 10-minute workout with stretching first and afterward may be all that’s necessary.

Look for my podcasts on anchor.fm, or the podcast app on your cell phone.

 Search “howbaddoyouwanttoloseweight”.

If you really want to lose your body fat then look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books.

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $3.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com, just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page.

Know Your BMR Rate

I’ve written about this before and I get questions about this all the time, “How many calories do I need?” This post will answer the question. Losing weight is still about calories. The calories you take in every day vs. the calories your body burns. So, the big question is  “How many calories does your body burn?” If you’re going to lose weight you need to know your BMR (the number of calories your body burns). So, read the post below for help. First, you should understand, that everyone will burn a different amount of calories every day. Your body will only burn what you need and the more body fat you have, the slower you burn calories.

The calories you take in every day vs. the calories your body burns. So, the big question is  “How many calories does your body burn?” If you’re going to lose weight you need to know your BMR (the number of calories your body burns). So, read the post below for help.

BMR – Basal Metabolic Rate

Measuring a Healthy Lifestyle
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) Definition

Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the number of calories your body burns at rest to maintain normal body functions. It is the number of calories per day your body burns, regardless of exercise. It changes with age, weight, height, gender, ethnicity, diet, and exercise habits. An average BMR would be 1850 calories per day for an adult man and 1500 calories per day for an adult woman of average height and weight. Don’t use the averages if you’re overweight, use a calculator to get your number. Those numbers are accurate if you’re in good shape and your body is functioning on all 8 cylinders. If you’re overweight your body doesn’t burn as many calories and your body can’t burn all the calories you eat. You don’t even have to be overeating, some calories your body can’t use and it will store those calories in fat cells and leave them there. Some of the things we eat the body can’t process and only the food or drinks that get processed will be separated and either disposed of or used by the body.

Don’t use the averages if you’re overweight, use a calculator to get your number. Those numbers are accurate if you’re in good shape and your body is functioning on all 8 cylinders. If you’re overweight your body doesn’t burn as many calories and your body can’t burn all the calories you eat. You don’t even have to be overeating, some calories your body can’t use and it will store those calories in fat cells and leave them there. Some of the things we eat the body can’t process and only the food or drinks that get processed will be separated and either disposed of or used by the body.

You don’t even have to be overeating, some calories your body can’t use and it will store those calories in fat cells and leave them there. Some of the things we eat the body can’t process and only the food or drinks that get processed will be separated and either disposed of or used by the body.

If you’re overweight your body doesn’t burn as many calories and your body can’t burn all the calories you eat. You don’t even have to be overeating, some calories your body can’t use and it will store those calories in fat cells and leave them there. Some of the things we eat the body can’t process and only the food or drinks that get processed will be separated and either disposed of or used by the body.

Yes, it’s a little complicated but because of the things we eat, we are either functioning the way we should or not. If you aren’t getting enough nutrition some of the body functions will not work properly and you could gain weight, lose weight, or your immune system becomes weak and you become ill.

This is the number before factoring in any movement, it is below even the sedentary level. Once you add in what it takes to simply move around for basic functions, while still being sedentary, the average calories per day needed would be 2200 for the man and 1800 for the woman. This number is pretty accurate for a young adult in good condition and proper weight.

Calculating Your BMR

Basal Metabolic Rate Calculator: Input your height, weight, and age and adjust for your activity level to find out how many calories you can eat and maintain body weight. In order to lose weight, you would want to eat fewer calories and/or burn more calories through exercise. This calculator uses the classic Harris-Benedict equation for energy expenditure.

Basal Metabolic Rate – Burning Calories Even at Rest

You may think your Fitbit is fibbing or broken when it tells you that you’ve already burned a few hundred calories when you get up in the morning. What, you wonder, was I running in my sleep? No, it is simply reporting the calories you burned due to your basal metabolic rate. Normal body functions like breathing, blood circulation, and brain functions all burn calories so you do burn calories when you sleep.

Find a BMR calculator on the internet and because the answer can vary do it twice on two different sites. I found a good calculator on CalorieCount.com.

Look for my podcasts on anchor.fm, or the podcast app on your cell phone.

 Search “howbaddoyouwanttoloseweight”.

If you really want to lose your body fat then look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books.

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $3.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com, just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page.

Losing Weight For Beginners

 If you haven’t tried this before losing weight can be intimating. It’s not easy and most beginners feel like it’s “no biggy”, I’ll drop 20 pounds easy. Then after they yo-yo up and down a few times and get nowhere they usually quit trying. Most weight loss enthusiasts forget to diet. Changing the diet is the most important part of losing weight. Actually, you have to change your diet first and after you have the new diet under control than worry about the exercise part. I’ll write about diet tomorrow.

Beginners should start out slow, exercise will help you lose weight faster than no exercise, but you need to be careful. Doctors will often manage your weight loss for you if you ask, but that means more trips to the doctor. That only works if you’re going already and if you have a lot to lose than it’s a good idea. Most of us will never do that. So maybe a trainer will work for you. A trainer can be expensive if you keep him long-term but that’s usually not necessary. He’s there to help you learn how to do this on your own.

Increasing your activity level not only helps you to lose weight, it can also improve your overall health and help decrease your risk for many serious conditions. If you are ready to get moving but don’t know where to begin, start with an exercise guide for beginners that you can find on the internet. You can Google anything. I use it for a reference guide.

The list of the health benefits that regular exercise brings is impressive. From managing cholesterol to increasing cardiovascular endurance to decreasing your risk of developing serious diseases (such as diabetes), becoming more active can improve virtually every aspect of your health. Understanding the many health benefits of exercise can help you stay motivated to keep moving when you feel like giving in.

When it comes to getting more active, many of us don’t know where to start. But putting it off could be putting your health at risk. Becoming more active is as simple as doing more around the house or walking to errands. Scheduling regular, planned exercise is the next step. The most important part of getting more active is to just get up and do it today instead of waiting for tomorrow.

Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise for beginners. It is safe, easy, enjoyable, and it works for weight loss. Just walking for a half an hour most days of the week can bring noticeable weight-loss results in a matter of weeks. Walking also doesn’t require any expensive equipment or trips to the gym, which makes it one of the most budget-friendly forms of exercise.

Indoor Bikes for Absolute Beginners Indoor bikes are a great way to experience bicycling even if you never learned how to ride a traditional bike. You can choose between different types of bikes and set your own resistance level to make your workout harder or easier based on your personal needs. An indoor bike allows you to feel like you are on a bicycle without having to worry about the safety issues that riding on the open road brings.

Swimming is an excellent form of exercise for beginners because it is the gentlest of all of the aerobic activities you can do. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work — the average 150-pound person can burn a little over 200 calories with 45 minutes of swimming. Swimming does not jar your bones or damage your joints, making it a good option for many different ages and ability levels.

Joining a gym is the same as making any major purchase. You need to make an informed decision and consider some important factors before you sign on the dotted line. These days, with money tight, it’s more important than ever to know if what you will be getting in return for your monthly fee meets your own personal needs. It’s also a good way to meet a trainer.

“O.K., why do the exercise, I’ve lost weight before and didn’t exercise.” A lot of people ask that question. Of course, you can lose weight without exercise, but if you don’t exercise most of the weight you lose will be muscle and only about 20 or 25% will be fat. You don’t have to get crazy and workout 2 hours a day, but 30 minutes a day will do wonders. Mall walking is great for beginners, just try to keep an ever pace, you can window shop after your walk.

Exercise along with a change in your diet and after a few months you will see a difference. You’ll feel better, be happier, and have more energy. You’ll love your new life.

Look for my podcast by searching “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight” on the podcast app that you use. You’ll see a piece of my book cover.

If you really want to lose your body fat look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books. 

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $3.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, bn.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

My new e-book is available on Smashwords.com and other online bookstores. Just type “getting to a Healthy Weight” in the search box at the top of the home page. 

Straight Talk About My Battle With Weight Loss

I was always a chubby kid. Back in preschool, when I look back at photos, I was not thin. At age 16, I was still chubby. In my last year of high school, I had to lose 20 pounds for sports, but due to an injury I was on crutches for several months and I gained most of it back.

When I was 22, I worked construction and lost my chubbiness. For the next 10 years, I worked that job and stayed thin until I was injured. At this point, I weighed about 172 and I smoked, not good. I had to quit the job and quit smoking. After that, I moved to Texas and bought a restaurant. Just a word about that, if you’re trying to lose weight don’t buy a restaurant. Then I wasn’t paying attention to my weight and I gained about 40 pounds over about three years. A few more years passed and we sold the restaurant. By that time I knew I had to lose weight, I was up to 220 pounds.

My wife and I got a membership to a big health club chain, and we both started to eat healthier. I did start to lose weight but I had these plateaus. Places where I would just seem to stall out. And sometimes for several months. It may have been ten years before I got below 180 pounds.

As I got older I know I needed to go lower maybe 170 or even 165. After another 10 years or so, I’m about 172 and I still want to lose more body fat.

Losing weight has been a challenge my whole life, there are no shortcuts or easy ways to slim down. Today, if I gain 3 pounds, I’m working to lose it. Some people can gain weight easily and others never gain weight. I know who I am and I’m watching my diet every day.

I’m about 160 pounds today and I’m very happy being a thin version of myself. I’m much healthier than I’ve been in years. People will tell you that losing weight is about starving yourself, but that’s not true.  I’m never hungry. I learned to eat differently and at first, it was challenging. I eat plenty of food, but I only eat healthy foods. That’s the challenge. Forget about the foods you like and only eat the foods that are good for you.  Learning to eat fresh, that’s the real challenge.

Look for my podcasts on anchor.fm, or the podcast app on your cell phone.

 Search “howbaddoyouwanttoloseweight”.

If you really want to lose your body fat then look for my e-books at the websites listed below. You’ll get information on Healthy eating, exercise, and diet. Instead of spending hours on the internet reading dozens of posts, you can save time by picking up one of my e-books.

There are two e-books. “How Bad Do You Want To Lose Weight?” is available at all the online bookstores selling for $3.99. Go to any of the websites below and search the title to find my e-book. This book gives you all you need to lose weight without spending money on gym memberships, diet plans, or meal plans. Look for my book. at Amazon.com, B&N.com, iBooks, Kobo.com, Scribd.com, or Gardner Books in the U.K.

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