Finally… The TRUTH About How To Lose Weight!

Five Universal Truths That Will Make Over Your Body and Life

By Kristen Harvey
(a.k.a. Dr. Lexi)

In 21st century America, confusion and deception abound with offers for miracle fixes, fad diets, and over-hyped drugs and supplements. More than 90 percent of people who lose weight will gain it back within 12 months. The government and leading obesity researchers are desperately trying to find the answer to why America’s waist line continues to expand each year. But with the constant bombardment of false and misleading information in the media, online, and in social circles, it is no wonder why people are gaining weight instead of shedding pounds!

These days, every body is on a diet. But diets are not the answer! Consider the first three letters in that word: D…I…E… In fact, diets and diet foods are the enemy when you want a permanent solution to achieve that sexy bikini-body or ripped athletic physique.

Too many people spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on faulty technologies that will never deliver the results they are looking for. The health industry is the only industry where the customer blames themselves when the product or service they buy doesn’t get them the results it promises. But it is NOT the customer’s fault! The technologies they bought into did not work.

There is no quick fix, magic potion, special pill or whiz-bang exercise equipment that is going to suddenly make you fit. The infomercials and advertisements you are daily bombarded with are produced by multi-million dollar companies that know how to push your emotional buttons. They know how to get you to pull out your credit card. But once you buy their shake or pill or abdominal machine, you realize that you have been misled because it’s not the pill, the potion, the fancy gym membership or the expensive equipment that will get you healthy and fit.

The ONLY thing that works is commitment to a healthy food plan and regular exercise. You’ve got to burn more calories than you consume- simple as that. If you want to dramatically change your physique, super-charge your metabolism and become a lean, mean fat-burning machine, there are a few fundamental principles you must know! These are universal truths that the top athletes, fitness models, and the leading personal trainers use to develop tight, toned head-turning physiques. Adopting these universal truths into your lifestyle can result in boundless energy, stamina, and endurance. But as fundamental as these are, few people are actually aware of them.

Universal Truth #1: Never, ever skip breakfast! When your mom told you it was the most important meal of the day, she was right. Breakfast or “breaking the fast” helps kick start your metabolism so you can start burning calories for that day. Would you rather your body start burning calories when you first wake up in the morning or four hours later when you have your first meal? Studies show that those who eat breakfast are thinner than those who skip it. To maximize your fitness results or fat loss efforts, you have got to eat breakfast! If you don’t eat breakfast, you will be more prone to eating at night, a time when your metabolism is at its slowest. Because your body does not require much energy during sleep, food eaten at night is much more likely to be stored as fat.

Universal Truth #2: Never go below a daily intake of 1200 calories. Restricting your calories too much will put your body in fasting mode. As a survival mechanism, the fasting mode will cause your metabolism to slow down and your body will be less likely to use fat as fuel. Furthermore, your body will start to feed on muscle, which will further slow you metabolic rate. Simply stated, eating too few calories will cause your body to store fat instead of burning it, sabotaging your fat loss efforts.

Universal Truth #3: Every meal should include a lean protein, starchy carbohydrate, and vegetable. By eating an approximately equal amount of protein and starchy carbohydrate in each meal, your blood sugar will remain stable. The pancreas produces two hormones: insulin and glucagon. Insulin stores fat while glucagon releases it. When a person eats carbohydrates (a form of sugar), the pancreas increases insulin production and slows the production of glucagon, thereby reducing fat burning. By counteracting the carbohydrate with an equal portion of protein, blood sugar levels remain stable, enabling the body to burn fat all day long. Serving size of each food should be approximately the size of your fist.

Universal Truth #4: Eat a small meal every 3 to 3 ½ hours. This results in 5-6 small meals per day! Did you know that Sumo Wrestlers only eat two large meals per day and workout between 5-7 hours per day in order to gain weight? Now focus on the typical American diet: two meals per day and working all day long. When you eat a large meal, your body can only process a portion of it. The rest of it will be eliminated or stored for later. Most food that is stored is turned into fat. However, eating small meals frequently throughout the day has the effect on metabolism that adding kindling has on a fire. By consuming nutrients often and on a regular basis, your body’s metabolism will skyrocket and your body will become an efficient fat-burning machine.

Universal Truth #5: Resistance training is more important than aerobic exercise.While women are cardio queens, weight training is often a sport monopolized by men. Women believe that if they lift weights, they are going to get big and bulky. Wrong! Women cannot build huge muscles naturally, no matter how hard they try! Unlike men, they don’t have enough testosterone. If you want to lose weight, you have to weight train! Unlike aerobic exercise, which burns calories during activity, the effects of weight training extend beyond the gym. Muscle takes a lot of energy for the body to maintain. This means that the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolic rate, which results in more calories burned during rest. Furthermore, weight training builds sexy lean muscle that re-shapes your body. Just like an artist, who uses special tools to create beautiful sculptures, dumbbells and resistance bands are your tools to sculpt your physique into the ultimate body.

The weight loss and fitness industry is taking your money without giving you the results you are looking for. But you can finally achieve weight loss success by taking advantage of these five universal truths. They are an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. And if you use them, they will work EACH and EVERY time. It doesn’t matter what your age is or what your current fitness level is. You can gain complete control of your body and your metabolism!