I was watching this video from self.com and while I haven’t tried them yet, these variations of some of the “standard” exercises look to really take your workout to the next level. If you are looking for some news twists on exercises. Watch this video.
Also, Jillian’s website is now only 4 bucks a week. You get a detailed plan, a free copy of her book and more.
Daniel from the Biggest Loser Season 7 lost 30 lbs in his first week. Keep in mind he started at 454 lbs at age 19. He worked out all week. Don’t get frustrate when you exercise and only drop a pound or two.
Likewise, when we see morbidly obese people we may think, “Well at least I’m doing better than that person.” We need to keep in mind that we all start off as babies. Just because you’re not that fat now, doesn’t mean you won’t be that fat eventually. Keep in mind that as we get older our muscles shrink, and we will gain weight even if we eat the same amount we did when we were skinny. He did lose 6.6% of his body weight. That would be like me losing 13 lbs in a week. I guess if I ate perfectly and worked out non stop I could do that. Also keep in mind that the first pounds you lose will be your easiest.
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Greg created a “10 days of Christmas” last year and did 10 workouts that burned 1000 calories each. He ended up losing 8 lbs. He realizes that is something that you can’t keep up at that pace. He did learn that he could exercise that hard, so exercising at a more manageable rate is doable.
Never Sat Diet Part 2
I continue to comment on the book Never Say Diet where Chantel Hobbs mentions you have to be honest with yourself and admit that you are fat, and that the reasons why is you created reasons out of excuses. You need to forgive yourself for your past, and commit yourself to being different going towards the future. You also need to educate yourself to help you understand what is going on with your body.
Today we interview Kevin Rogers from Empower Walk. Here are some of the interesting stats he shared with us.
85% of people who use one of this famous diets (Atkins, etc) will gain the weight back in a year.
80% of the reasons that people can’t control their eating is psychologically based.
65% of the Us is overweight. 70% of us will be unhealthy by 2012 and 80% will be unhealthy by 2030. By 2048 almost everyone in the US will be overweight.
Why Are None of the Diet Programs Working Year After Year.
50% of people in the US do not exercise and the majority of baby boomer meals come from fast food.
You can purchase the Empower Walk audio book as well as a pedometer, and if needed, the audio book on an audio player at empowerwalk.com
Eye Opening Experience
My fiance and I were at Dicks Sporting Goods the other night. I hear “Oh my gosh come here and pick this up!” My Fiance had found the free weights and had picked up a dumbbell that was the same weight that she wants to lose. I walked over and picked up a 40 lb dumbbell (the amount I want to lose). I couldn’t believe this was the extra weight I was carrying around. I can’t imagine how much more energy I would have if I wasn’t carrying this extra weight. If you find yourself in a sporting goods store, I HIGHLY suggest you do this quick exercise. It was quite an eye opener, and something I keep in mind when I want to do some emotional eating.
Ryan Didn’t Learn
I was watching The Biggest Loser and Bob (the trainer) said Ryan (the winner from season one had gained all his weight back. What a shame. He had gone through all that work and now had nothing to show from it. As Bob put it, “He lost all the weight, but didn’t learn anything.” I have added a whole “The Biggest Loser” section to our Amazon store.
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Daniel from the Biggest Loser Season 7 lost 30 lbs in his first week. Keep in mind he started at 454 lbs at age 19. He worked out all week. Don’t get frustrate when you exercise and only drop a pound or two.
