Maintaining a weight loss plan during the summer...

One of the patterns I notice year after year working in a big health club is it goes very quiet in the summer...

The children have broken up for the summer holiday, which means they need supervision and a lot of the time, activities to keep them busy...

Most people, because it's such a novelty, may want to do more outside activity...

Not to mention it's a popular time for holidays...

But if you find yourself less able to exercise or maintain as healthier lifestyle as usual then here are a few pointers...

If you are trying to lose weight, remember my recent calories in and calories out message...

If you are not able to be as active as usual then just be aware of calories per meal...

Also if the above is the case, watch out for high energy carbohydrates such as Bread and Pasta; if your energy needs are less, then watch how much energy you put in...

If you are an exerciser and you can't do your usual 1 hr routines, then whatever you can do in whatever time will suffice and probably be more effective than you think!

Strength training is the type of exercise with the best metabolic benefits, there are lots of body weight exercises that can be done...

In fact I am busy designing 12 week weight loss programmes, with short "do any where" exercise routines for the website...

If you found the content above useful and want to get an insight into the system I use to help people get great results and a  coffee house menu investigation, head to: www.edshealthyweightlossfreereport.co.uk

Thanks,

Ed.

Weight Loss: Struggling to get started, do this!

In the past 20 years that I have been working in gyms and health clubs...

There is one main reason why people join...

Weight Loss...

There is still one piece of advice I have been dispatching that is still as relevant today as it was nearly 20 years ago...

If your goal is to Lose Weight, To Lose Fat, To Improve shape, to see better muscle tone...

Aim to ingest slightly less calories than you expend...

It's all about the relationship between calories in and calories out...

Yes, about 8 years ago, it got a little bit more technical...

But if you are struggling to get started, this can make a huge difference...

One simple way of doing this is to eat natural food those with the shortest ingredient list possible...

Natural food is more processable by the body and typically more filling for less calories...  

Don't try and speed up the process by drastically lowering calories, your body will lose lean weight (water and muscle being the biggest components) as well and lean weight determines how many calories you burn each day...

Lower lean weight means less calories burned each day...

Which in the long run makes it easier to consume more calories than you need and gain weight...

See calories and Weight Loss as a negative bank account, you always want to be spending more than you are saving...

Reasons your weight loss plan isn't working...

I was writing an article for the website the other day called "20 reasons why your weight loss plan isn't working"...

I was highlighting them and providing actionable information...

There are something's you know you need to do and maybe it's not the right time now, or you have got too comfortable with where you are now...

But what's worse is when you reach the point where you desperately want to take action, or have taken action but it's not having the desired effect...

So here is a couple of shortened snippets from the article;

Losing weight and changing shape are different things, can you change shape without losing weight? Oh Yes!
So the scales may indicate no change, but you could still be losing fat, try measuring your waist and taking photos to compare as well as the scales over time...

You could be eating too many calories; the body weight measuring scales I use give me more measurements than just weight, one is how many calories the person burns at rest, everyone is astounded by the number, but studies show we all underestimate our calorie intake by quite a bit...

Lastly, maybe I'm biased but exercise is useful for increasing your metabolism and strength training in particular. You don't always need fancy equipment, the exercise sessions I have designed so far for my website use body weight only and can last under 30 minutes, useful if you are short on time...

Well, that was only touching the surface, look out in the future for a blog post called some reasons your weight loss plan isn't working 2 and so on...

Eating out and still getting Weight Loss results...

After cramming loads in to a Sunday, we headed very late in the day for a Carvery...

Even though it was the weekend, I still had a nutrition plan to keep me on the straight and narrow...

I can load up on the healthy things, especially veggies, but I tend to only pick a couple of small roast potatoes and a very small Yorkshire pudding...

But you know when your too late when you walk in and the chef is tucking into his roast...

So the only other place that was likely to be open was the Indian Restaurant...

A bit of a curveball as this menu would be more of a challenge...

Luckily for me, this was part of my research for my website...

So I knew a couple of Poppadum's at the beginning was OK, although not very nutritious, they are light and low energy...

Although I'd researched which curries were ok, I went for the obvious mixed tandoori grill and salad and we shared a very light spinach and garlic rice...

Now, I'm sure you are finding this incredibly interesting... :)

But my point is you can combine healthy eating with eating out, it's just knowing what the best options are...

Knowing what fits in the plan that even if your goal is weight loss, will still keep you on track, or if it's the weekend an indulgence that you know won't halt progress and undo your hard work...

In my new website I will highlight my system that has helped many people get weight loss results and part of that will be to investigate different menus from common popular eateries to enable an extensive list of best options...

As someone who is into their food and a healthy lifestyle, the idea is to be able to do both...

For a free report on combining regularly visiting your favourite coffee shop and still getting weight loss results, with some invaluable weight loss guidelines; go to: www.costacoffeeonaweightlossplan.co.uk

Thanks Ed.