Weight Loss: The Proper Mindset for Success Try It Now

Do you know the number one word that will prevent you from achieving your weight loss goals - or any goal, for that matter? It's a small word, but one that packs a lot of power... unfortunately, its negative power.
Not only do you have to guard against using this word yourself, but you also have to vigilantly refuse to let anyone else use this word on you. It will sap you of your strength, your desire, your motivation, and your ability to succeed.

It's the word "can't".
There are two big reasons you need to remove this word from your vocabulary entirely.
First, when you say "I can't (fill in the blank)" you are giving up and announcing defeat. You can actually feel a physical change in your body. Have you ever been in the middle of a really tough workout and you have to do a few more sets or a few more repetitions, and your body is screaming for a break, and then you speak the words "I can't". Suddenly, the little strength you had left vanishes, and you are finished. The funny thing is, sometimes when you have said that you can't and walk away, you sometimes look back and say to yourself "You know, I think I probably could have done just one more set". But, the momentum is gone. Your heart rate and breathing have recovered. It's too late. You missed your window.

The second way we use the word "can't" is to deprive ourselves of something. "I can't eat that. It isn't on my diet." Or, maybe someone else uses it against you. "I know you can't eat that, because you are on a diet." Nothing gets my fire up faster than being told I can't do, eat, or have something I want. And when it comes to making healthier choices in what you eat, it's important to not feel as though you are depriving yourself. That is the surest way to fall off the wagon and go on a full-out binge. There is a reason most people gain back all the weight they lost and more when they go off of a diet. If you have felt deprived, and longed for that cookie, or piece of cake, or that milk shake, you will feel as though you have the right to treat yourself once you have achieved your goal.

Learn to rephrase these thoughts. If you are tired in your workout, and you don't think you can possibly do another set, don't say "I can't", say "I've made great progress, and soon that one more set will be easy." You have suddenly changed from a position of powerlessness, to a position of strength. You are getting stronger every day, and soon (maybe even tomorrow) you will do it.

And what about your food choices? I never say I can't eat something. First of all, it isn't true. I can eat a piece of pie. In fact, I can eat the entire pie if I want to. But I don't want to. It isn't a matter of "can't" it's a matter of "choice". I recently had someone tell me "Oh, you can't eat that." My response? "Sure I can. I just choose not to. I would rather eat something that's good for my body."

It's not just about changing your vocabulary. It's about changing your mindset. You can make better choices. You can succeed at your health and fitness goals. But, you may have to clean up your vocabulary if you are going to stay on track.

Another Look at Intermittent Fasting for Losing Weight Know All About It

By Rich Carroll

Intermittent fasting, or short-term fasting, has become a rather hot topic among people interested in nutrition and diet. It is not a diet per se, but an eating pattern. It means not eating for longer periods of time than we are used to, then consuming all of our meals during perhaps an eight hour time period. Does it help people lose weight? It largely depends on what study you want to believe, and perhaps your own personal experience.

The first thing to understand is that intermittent fasting is not a panacea for losing weight. In fact, in ranks in importance behind what you eat, how much you eat and how much you exercise. But for some people it can be another valuable weight loss tool. But we are all unique people, and there is no way to know how you will be affected if you try it. Like anything the best advice is to try it and see how things go.
But there are several reasons why it is working for some people:

1. Promotes stronger insulin sensitivity. Perhaps because in our genes we had to go through periods of feast and famine, our metabolisms are now programmed to work best on a feast-famine diet cycle. Tests have shown that periods of fasting caused impressive increases in insulin sensitivity.

2. Increased growth hormone secretion. Somatotropin, the human growth hormone increases when we fast. By doing this somatotropin will stimulate the breakdown of fatty tissue, the very fat that will be used for energy when we aren't feeding the body more food.

3. Could curtail calorie intake. If you cut your number of daily meals, chances are you will cut your total food intake, and as a result total calories. This of course assumes you won't gorge yourself during your designated eating time.

The biggest two issues people have, or think they have when going on an intermittent fasting program are energy issues and hunger issues. If you decide to postpone or cancel your breakfast and have experienced in the past those times when you have, you may remember how that lack of food led to low energy levels. They can only imagine how hungry and miserable they'll be until that first meal of the day. And that may be the case for a while.

But we humans are both stuck in routine, but if we can break those habits we are also very adaptable. This means that if you can get past those painful times when our bodies break from past routines until it can adapt a new routine, there is a good chance you will be greatly rewarded. This short period of time will not cause any harm to a healthy person, but if a person has blood sugar regulation issues, hypoglycemia or diabetic issues they should certainly consult with their dietician or doctor. But for a healthy person it actually takes our bodies about 84 hours of fasting before our glucose levels fall to dangerous levels.