Take Control of Your Life, Take Control of Your Waistline

Through years of training people I heard more excuses that I care to count as to why someone cannot loose weight.

Whatever the case may be, whether its your partner or family members pressuring you to indulge in high calorie foods or work colleagues inspiring you to spend hours after work drinking alcohol and eating pub food it all comes down the choices you make as to how you look.

People suffering from metabolic conditions such as hypothyroidism and metabolic syndrome still had success loosing weight through dietary control and regular exercise.

Your results on your body shape will be directly proportionate to how 'bothered' you are by your current condition. If you are truly happy the way you look then power to you, i'm happy that you have found your ideal condition and there is no further reason for you to read on.

If you however are unhappy then you have to realise that sacrifices need to be made in order to make a change. What you are doing right now isn't working and continuing on that path is not going change your results. Albert Einstein was quoted in saying the "definition of Insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".

If you are trying to loose weight but always playing catch up at the gym, trying to make up for bad eating habits combined with lack of sleep then you are bound to FAIL and keep failing until you change this.

My own status

When people see the lean physique I have achieved I often hear "oh you must have a fast metabolism". I happily respond to them that its quite the opposite, in fact I have recently been diagnosed with non-clinical hypothyroidism and my family also has a history of obesity and diabetes so do you still think I have an advantage? I have to work hard to loose body fat and keep it off at least as much as the average person.

Loosing weight comes down to a factor of calories in vs. calories out, in order to loose weight you must create a calorie deficit and this is best achieved through dietary control, trying to burn off excess calories through exercise alone is wholelly inefficient and ineffective.

Make a choice whether you want to get control of your waistline or not and stop making excuses.

Here 6 key points to weight loss success-

1. Figure out exactly what you want.
2. Commit to taking control of your life, you are the master of your own destiny!
   
3. Either teach yourself the principles of weight loss through self study or seek an expert to guide you.
4. Design an eating regime that creates a slow sustainable calorie deficit, crash dieting only works in the short term and will lead to a rebound in weight. You also want an eating regime that gives you an optimal balance of nutrients.
   
5. Perform a regular exercise regime that encompasses resistance training focusing primarily on large compound movements.
6. Stick to the plan for at least 6 months taking personal responsibility for all the dietary choices you make.

If you stick to these 6 steps I guarantee that you will have success in loosing body fat and improving your body shape.