Homework assignment:
1.) Go to three local fast food restaurants. Notice how many people there look overweight, and how many people there look fit.
2.) Go to three local health food stores. Notice how many people there look overweight and how many people at there look fit.
The results of your study won't shock you.
I often talk about the difference between losing weight and losing fat. I like to talk about how losing fat is the goal, not just losing "weight". Right now 400,000 people per day are searching the internet for how to lose weight. 5000 people per day are searching for how to lose fat. The truth is, most of the people I see eating at the fast food restraints, and sadly could stand to lose either one – weight or fat.
66.3% of Americans are overweight or obese. 32% of Americans are obese. These are pretty sad numbers.
Most of my clients are actually pretty fit when they come to me. They just want to lose that last stubborn fat. But clearly, 2/3 of America is not in that situation. They just straight up need to lose weight. We'll sort out the rest later.
For someone who needs to lose weight, for real, the answers are actually very simple. Eat fast food and simple sugars once a week only. Eat from the outer edges of the supermarket (the deli and the produce section) as often as possible. You'll lose tons of weight just eating clean.
Go for a walk every day. As soon as you can, run. Then run every day. Do pushups and situps. For the pushups, do your pushups with your hands on a wall (instead of on the ground). As soon as you can, do your pushups with your hands on a table instead of the wall. Work your way down to the floor. You'll lose tons of weight developing a base level of fitness. This fitness is your foundation. Your mantra: "I worked out today."
Once you get comfortable with activity: Join a kickball league. Join a boxing gym. Learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Anything that is fun and will keep you active. If it's fun, you'll keep the weight off.
I specialize in helping people lose the hard weight – the stubborn fat. If you are overweight, then take the simple solutions. Notice I said "simple", not "easy". The hardest part, usually, is staying accountable. You may want to get a personal trainer or join Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig just for the accountability.
By Josh Hillis
Author of How To Lose The Stubborn Seven Pounds: Take Your Body from Good to Rockstar.
National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) and Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM-PES)
Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certified Instructor (RKC) and Combat Applications Specialist (RKC2/CAS)
www.joshsgaragedenver.com
© Joshua Hillis 2007
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