Summertime Diet advice to keep you Safe/Happy/Healthy

           For those of you thinking about doing what EVERYONE does this time of year and jump on a “crash” or “fad diet” you may want to read this, and then decide…. Right now about ½ of American women are on some kind of diet and ¼ of American men. While their intentions are good, their desire for “Instant Results” is what gets most people in trouble in the dieting realm. If you don’t know what you are doing, ask someone who does! I have a background in Personal Training, and I  love helping people achieve their goals, but it’s the nature of our society to dismiss what sounds difficult as not worth it, and try and take the easy route. Think about it logically, if you were to ask someone in great shape how to achieve similar or whatever results are desired that person will likely tell you something horrifying… The TRUTH! But people seem to find out the truth and insist on inventing their own method that will inevitably FAIL.

            I used to explain to my clients when I would instruct them on what to eat, when to eat it, and why(they usually ignored the “why”). I made up this analogy; Think of your metabolism as fire and you have a 3 big pieces of wood(Meal) and an ax. What’s the quickest most efficient way to burn those 3 logs? Throw one on, wait forever for it to burn (that’s your metabolism taking forever to process a meal) and repeat the process. Sounds like the good ole’ “Three Squares A-day line.” What if you were to do THIS instead using the same size wood & and ax. I would Cut each of the 3 logs in ½ or even 1/3, this would allow me to put a little bit on at a time and allow it to burn up quicker and more efficiently. Hopefully that helps make sense of the eat more often but smaller meals thing.

            There is an abundance of resources online, in-store, and everywhere that you can find information on how to properly lose weight, lose it in a healthy way, and keep it off! Because it varies for men and women here are two great places to get you started down the right path to dropping and keeping those extra pounds off!

Women: Wonderful site for women with ample information and explanations!

Men: Tons of info on getting started for ANY GUY!