great results require great effort!

I often wonder how the weight loss industry and rob people blind they way they do. If you are not already aware of it, the weight loss biz is a multi-billion dollar industry in America! If you really think about it, they do NOT want you to succeeed. I mean, if one could lose weight easily by simply popping a pill at each meal, the whole industry would go under overnight!

My former employer tried to get me into Herbalife shakes, something he credited his miraculous (not to mention speedy) weight loss with. Admittedly I was impressed...that is, until rebound weight started surfacing. There it is folks, there is no easy way to lose weight. You can do every diet in the book and even start eating grass but unless you get that arse of yours moving, nothing is going to budge.

You could do what some women in developed nations do: fast until one achieves the thinness they desire - and this works just fine...that is, until 10 years later when their bone density is next to zero and one haphazard fall could make their bones shatter into a trillion pieces. Um, no, I do not recommend it!

Dieting facts, according to Vivian:
Calorie deprivation makes you feel just that - deprived!
Eating diet centre prepared meals are okay, until you stop
Meal replacement shakes are not satisfying
Energy bars give no more energy than a typical chocolate bar
Feelings of unfulfillment inevitably lead to disaster (i.e. sugar binges)
Diet pills result in serotonin loss, heart/kidney/liver damage

Things that are effective:
Exercise, lots of it
More exercise
Muscle toning and building
More and more cardio exercise
Reducing portion sizes of carbs
Increasing vegetable, fruits, and nut servings
Consume healthy protein (tofu, nuts, beans)
Accepting your body as is!