TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT IS WRONG
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In his book, "Biomarkers ", Dr. William
Evans says, "Losing weight is
the wrong goal. You should forget about your weight and instead
concentrate on shedding fat and gaining muscle!”
In "Natural
Hormonal Enhancement ",
author Rob Faigin says, "Weight is
largely meaningless as an index of fitness, health, physical
attractiveness, or practically anything else related to human beings."
In "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle",
champion natural bodybuilder and
fitness coach Tom Venuto says, "The problem with the scale is that it
doesn’t tell you how much of your weight is fat and how much
is muscle."
So, what exacly are these three leading health experts trying to tell
us?
Well, just listen to the things that you, and others, often say and
compare those
statements to the statements above.
"I am overweight."
"I wish I weighed less."
"I weigh too much."
"I want to lose weight."
Several years ago, before she became a pillar of her community, my
sister sent me a birthday card. On the outside it said, "Do
want to know how to lose 10 ugly pounds?" On the inside it
said, "Cut off your head!"
People who simply target trying to "lose weight" without caring whether
they are
losing fat or losing muscle, which could help them lose fat, might as
well just cut something off and be done with it!
People do this. After all, what does
liposuction do? It strips away fat, causing the person to
weigh less for a while. However, in a short time, they will
regain the weight unless they change the way they act.
It's pretty much the same with stomach bypass surgery. If the
person does not change the way they act, they may lose a lot of weight
up front, but they will probably gain a lot of it back, and may have
some major health issues to boot!
Many experts, including those mentioned above, will tell you that your
goal should be to actually get rid of FAT, not just any old
tissue. They can also explain to you how to burn fat and
build muscle.
By the way, you should not be afraid to build muscle, especially you
ladies. You will not wind up looking like some
freak. The muscle you gain through proper nutrition and
exercise will replace the fat you burn...and take up a lot less
space. It will also help you burn more fat and keep it off.
The female bodybuilders who look so masculine do so due to an extremely
rigourous exercise routine and very specific regimens of nutrition and
supplementation. The average woman who is exercising to burn
fat is not going to wind up looking like that.
When people concentrate specifically on losing weight, they make poor
decisions not only concerning weight loss itself, but about their
health as well. A simple program of proper nutrition and
regular exercise will do the trick. Of course, simply taking
an occasional walk and cutting out diet sodas is probably not going to
be enough, but knowing exactly what to do to burn fat most effectively
is going to take some study and some effort and some motivation.
For several years, one of my favorite resources for all three has been
"Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle", by
Tom Venuto, which many consider to be the best weight loss book
around. In addition
to several chapters devoted to the subject in the title, Tom's opening
section in which he instructs you how to become motivated enough to
achieve your goals and stay that way is invaluable. It is
unfortunate that many will never have a copy of his book because it is
not in print. The good news, however, is that it can be
downloaded in minutes and stored on a computer in ebook form.
If you are ready to stop trying to lose weight and learn how to burn
fat, build muscle and become a leaner, fitter, healthier person, I
recommend you start with Tom Venuto's book.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR:
Donovan Baldwin is a 66 year-old exerciser, freelance writer, certified optician, and Internet
marketer currently living in the Dallas, Texas area. A University Of West Florida alumnus (1973) with a BA in accounting, he has
been a member of Mensa and has held several managerial and supervisory
positions throughout his career. After retiring from the U. S. Army in
1995, with 21 years of service, he became interested in Internet
marketing and developed various online businesses. He has been writing
poetry, articles, and essays for over 40 years, and now frequently
publishes original articles on his own websites and for use by other
webmasters.
He has an online store of various health
supplements which can be found at http://nodiet4me.com/health_products/.
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If you want to learn how to burn fat, a great book to read is Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle by Tom
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