Countless people struggle with weight loss
and wonder what they’re doing wrong. They try FAD diets
they read about on the Internet that promise rapid weight loss
. But they never deliver.
My name is Craig Woods and I’m a personal weight loss and fitness trainer. In my years working in
Hollywood with many of the A-list celebrities you see on TV every week, I’ve seen all these FAD diets.
They don’t work and I tell my clients honestly why they don’t work.
The bottom line is this. If you’re going to lose weight and stay fit, you have to think long term lifestyle
changes. You can’t eat a banana or a bowl of cabbage soup for three days and think you’ve succeeded
in your weight loss goal
. You haven’t. You’ve only developed a nasty habit of Yo-Yo dieting.
Why 95% of All Diets Fail
You may have heard this alarming statistic before.
95% of all diets fail.
This statistic has been published all over the Internet and used by health care professionals for years
because it’s true. I didn’t make it up. Let’s look at just a few numbers. Statistics show that about
40,000 people per year reach their weight loss goal. But when you consider programs like Weight
Watchers, Jenny Craig, NutriSystem and The Zone have millions of people who participate in their
programs, that number is mighty insignificant and downright discouraging. Only 40,000 people out of
millions reach their weight loss goal!
Turn Your Metabolism
into a Fat Burning Machine
!
We’ve already established that your old habits will have to go before you can finally reach your goal of
losing weight. I know it’s a struggle. You’ve lived your whole life cementing this way of life and now
I’m asking you to kick it to the curb.
Chances are, the lifestyle that led you to gaining weight also gave you a sluggish metabolism. But
that’s okay. I’ve worked with thousands of people who have sluggish metabolisms and shown them
how to turn it around. They now have a metabolism that works for them, not against them. You can
have the same thing if you follow my steps.
Make sure you Eat Enough Healthy Foods
Yes, I know you’re trying to lose weight and most people eat too much food, which leads to that
weight gain. So it stands to reason that the first step in weight loss would be cutting back on your
food intake. But not so fast. Cutting back too much can be as detrimental to weight loss as eating too
much food. You don’t want to starve your body.
When you don’t eat enough food, your body will begin to take whatever it needs in the way of
nutrients from other parts of your body in order to survive. That means taking nutrients from your
bones, teeth, and vital organs, leaving your body depleted. Your metabolism will shut down in order
to reserve energy and your body will only use enough energy to stay alive. So while you may think
that by starving yourself you’ll drop weight quicker. What you’re actually doing is sabotaging your
metabolism.
Eat Regularly, Without Skipping Meals
People who are busy and trying to lose weight very often fall into the habit of skipping meals in order
to cut down on their overall calorie intake. They then eat more at a later meal thinking they can
“catch up”. The problem is that you may end up eating your daily requirement of calories by the end
of the day, but the balance of when your body receives those calories is lopsided.
Eat plenty of “good” fat
The first thing people tend to think about cutting from their diets when they decide to lose weight is
fat. It’s true that most Americans eat way too much fat for their bodies to handle. That fat contributes
not only to weight gain, but other health issues that are detrimental.
But not all fats are created equal. Think of a bicycle wheel. Too much heavy grease will gum up the
wheel and prevent it from turning. On the flip side, no grease at all will keep the wheel from spinning
properly as well.
Herein lies the issue of good fat and bad fat in your diet. Not all fats are bad for you or will prevent
you from losing weight. You just need to be able to identify which fats are good fats and which are
fats you need to avoid.
Breaking Old Habits...and Making New Ones
They say old habits die hard. That phrase was never more true than for a dieter trying to change
lifestyle habits. I say changing lifestyle habits instead of focusing on just the kind of food you eat and
when you eat it because losing weight, getting fit, and staying that way is not a short term gig. It
requires a whole change in the way you view your health and how to live your life.
Eating Late in the Evening
If you’re one of the many people who love to feast on a bowl of popcorn while watching a midnight
movie you need to seriously consider how that late-night snack is ruining your diet. Sure, popcorn
has a high amount of fiber, something that is good when you’re on a diet. It’s not the actual food
that is the problem, but the time of day. You should stop taking in calories no later than 7:00
PM and just continue to drink water to fill you up. By that time, most people have had their dinner
and are beginning to wind down from their day. That means that any calories you consume will not
be burned off. They’ll be stored in your body as excess nutrition
for your body to use later. Stored
calories are held in fat cells.
Pay Attention to What You Eat
This might seem like common sense. But if you take the time to write down everything you put in
your mouth you’ll realize that you’re actually taking a bite of food, whether it’s a few M&Ms from a
coworkers candy dish or a few bites of food while you’re cutting a plate of food for your kids.
Make a Plan and Stick to It
The shortest path between two points is a straight line. The most important word in that phrase is
“path”. Without one, you’re aimlessly wandering.
Would you go on a road trip without mapping out a course? Maybe you would because it can be fun
to see where the road would take you. But if you’re trying to lose weight, aimlessly wandering will
only make the task harder unless you have a solid plan.
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