Think you can just purchase a book to read and then some sort of magic occurs whereby reading it will cause your fat to magically disappear. Well, I’m here to break the news to you, the $40 investment in your weight loss book is just the start, there’s a lot of hard work and other expenses involved.
What are you willing to do to achieve your weight loss goals?
I’m approached quite regularly about which diet is best, whichbook would I recommend and what exercise program should aperson follow. People think they can just purchase a book toread and then some sort of magic occurs whereby reading itwill cause their fat to magically disappear. Well, I’m hereto break the news to you, the $40 investment in your weightloss book is just the start, there’s a lot of hard work andother expenses involved.
Time Investment
There’s time invested in your education (reading, watchingvideos etc), time you’ll spend exercising doing both cardioand weight training. There’s time spent creating your newmeal plans as well as preparation of those meals the daybefore or days in advance. There’s time involved in doingextra laundry because you’re suddenly doing more exercisingnow on your weight loss journey.
Let me ask you this: What’s your favorite television show? How much television are you watching in a given week? 1 Hour?Six? Are you willing to eliminate television to allowyourself time to go to the gym and prepare foods for the nextday? If not, then don’t bother buying books that recommendfood and exercise programs? It takes time to prepare food for5 or 6 meals in a day and to go to the gym once or twice aday. Weight loss requires a time investment.
Food Investment
The quality of the food you put in your body is directlyproportional to the quality of your cells. It’s your cellsthat create energy and make your various bodily systems run,and if they’re given the best quality food, then they’re ableto regenerate and be healthy.
Conversely, low quality food creates a low quality cell. Alow quality cell is not up to the demand of generating energynor the proper removal of wastes which then results insickness and disease.
In conversation with a fellow regarding his food program andhow he could make corrections to his diet to improve hishealth, burn fat, improve his workouts and achieve his weightloss goal, I suggested a few “new” products. Oatmeal, somewhole grain wraps, spring mix salad, and Essential Fatty Acid,Almond butter and whole grain basmati rice were a few placesto begin.
“You didn’t tell me how expensive it was going to be!” was hisresponse.
Well, I don’t consider it expensive, so I would not have saidthat it was.
Our cells are our power plants in our body. Our body isconstantly rebuilding itself daily and hourly. Our skeletonreplaces itself once a year and the muscular lining of ourstomach and our intestines is replaced every 3 to 4 days so itonly makes sense to give it the highest quality food. Doesn’tit?
You’re probably going to come to the same conclusion that mostother people do. The food I put in my body creates a healthybody and I must take care in my food choices.
Whole grain oatmeal costs more money than cocoa puffs. Rawalmonds cost more than hickory smoked almonds and you probablynever knew what Essential Fats or Pro Biotics were. Weightloss requires an investment in food.
Cutting Expenses To Reach Your Goal
If you’re not able to increase the amount of food you eatfinancially or the quality of the food you eat (organic), thenwhat are you willing to do to get it. Are you willing to cutsome other costs? Are you willing to increase your sales atyour job or home business to be able to afford this newchange? The first reasonable step is to make some switches orreplacements. Take note of non nutritional foods in your day- consider snacks, junk foods, coffee, pop, cigarettes (I hopeyou’re not still smoking), milk or dairy products, alcohol,vitamins, tums, Rolaids, pepto bismol etc and see how muchyou’re spending on a daily or monthly basis. Are you willingto replace these for higher quality nutritional foods thatwill support you in your weight loss goals? It can be a scarythought for some people. Others accept the challenge readilybecause they’ve truly committed to their weight loss goals andare willing to do Whatever It Takes! Switching and replacingis the easiest thing to do. Weight Loss requires sacrifice.
Invest in Yourself
Your body, your mind, your soul and becoming the best you canbe is the single best investment you can make. Make thedecision to eat the cleanest food you can, make the healthiestchoices you can, begin to switch from non nutritional foods tonutritional foods and let go negativity in your life. Weightloss is easy, but requires some investment.
Eat Well, Be Well Rob Cooper
Rob Cooper shares the secrets to his 300 pound fat loss so thatyou too can lose weight, get and remain healthy. Subscribe to hisnewsletter for simple, effective tips. http://www.formerfatguy.com
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