Nutrition and Weight Loss Ideas

Yesterday, we left our writing for the day with this question …

… Clearly, something’s not working. So what — or who — is to
blame?

This was after we had left you with a long list of statistics about the serious trouble we’re in in this country with obesity and weight problems. (Read yesterday’s blog for the details.)

For the readers of this blog who are pursuing their own nutrition and weight loss program, you might be thinking, “Yeah, Ron, but that doesn’t apply to me. I’m doing all the right things.” And, you may be right — you might be. But I need to tell you that those stats do apply to you as much as they apply to me, and I work with this and write about this everyday.

Alright, back to our question, “Clearly, something’s not working. So what — or who — is to blame?”

For starters, we’re not getting good information about nutrition. As a result, too many people are eating diets that aren’t healthy and that do contribute to their weight problems.

And it goes even further than that — how many times have you tried to lose weight only to end up weighing more than you did when you started? If that’s happened to you, then you’ve obviously been misled by the information you’ve been getting.

And that’s really a sad thing. You follow what seems to be good sound advice from “experts” on how to shed pounds, and you end up packing on even more pounds.

Here’s a couple more statistics to think about until our next installment …

- Only 2 to 6 percent of all attempts at weight loss are successful. Plus, the average person will ultimately gain five pounds over and above their starting weight.

- A recent comparison of 4 different diets (Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and the Zone) published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found no significant differences between any of them. Most of the people who followed them lost insignificant pounds over the course of a year — figures like 4.5 to 6.5 pounds a year. Sure, that’s better then gaining weight, but if you’re overweight or obese, you need to do a lot better than that.

The fact is — most diets don’t work.

So, let me leave you with another question ….

… How can you lose weight and keep it off?

Stay tuned. I’ll be back with more in the next couple of days.

As always, remember to follow a good-fat — good-carb diet. And do whatever you can, within your doctors recommendations, to keep up with the exercise part of your program. The benefits are priceless.

Here is some information about the nutritional supplements I add to my nutrition and weight loss program. These have helped me more than I would have ever imagined. I’m not kidding. Click on the links in the box below — you won’t be sorry!

Have a great day. I’ll be back soon with some more nutrition and weight loss thoughts for you.

And give the South Beach Diet a try. That’s what I follow and it sure has worked for me. Here’s where to go to learn more:

Shanti,

Ron
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