If I told you that losing weight could be fun, you would probably think I was a just some lame motivational speaker or something. Indeed, it is a concrete stereotype that exercising and weight loss is a difficult, painful, and annoying process. Let me tell you though, as a personal trainer - this doesn't have to be the case. In fact, I have a number of clients who come back time and time again, to find out the exact number of kilograms they have lost, and to let me know of the fun things they have been doing in the process.
Over the years, I've heard a huge range of fun weight loss tips - from dieting with friends and family, to fun electronic solutions such as using gaming machines. Indeed, whilst everyone seems to have a different method of losing weight - they all work off the same idea: people are getting out and doing something. This really is the key to it. If you spend your day sitting on the couch, reading the newspaper, phoning friends, and eating - you really are not doing yourself any justice. The thing about weight loss is that it's extremely simple! So simple, people often get too caught up in the complexities of it all. Let me put out the most obvious and intelligent equation of all:
Energy Consumption is greater than energy usage = weight gain.
Energy Usage is greater than consumption = weight loss.
Really, not that difficult at all! If you can remember this simple equation - there is no need to go in to extreme detail about protein, carbohydrates, sodium levels, etc. That is all just a mirage of things created in an attempt to blindside you in to thinking that one diet is better than another. Don't get fooled. All my clients know the above equations - and hence, instead of forcing themselves on to a majorly deficient diet - they just pump up their activity levels, and hence see the weight loss benefits of such action.
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