A friend of mine is an expert on nutrition and healthy weight loss. His expertise in a product line called Advocare has helped many people attain healthy lifestyles through proper nutrition. He writes:
Weight loss is a struggle more than 100 million Americans battle every day. We live in a country where two-thirds of the population are overweight and one-third obese. There are many health risks associated with being overweight. Weight gain is something that is usually not immediate but rather happens gradually over time. There are many reasons why this happens to American. The primary factor that contributes to the American obesity epidemic is nutrition. The food we eat has changed more over the past 60 years than it did in the previous 5,000! There is a huge nutrient depletion in our soil, our food industry has become commercialized, and everything on store shelves has been loaded with preservatives. We intake too many empty calories on a daily basis and do not give our bodies what they need to be able to run at optimal levels. With the list of things working against us, it is no wonder that so many of us try endlessly to shed weight, but we never really seem to be able to conquer our battle against the needle on the scale.
Another problem Americans face in the battle of the bulge is being constantly bombarded by weight loss gimmicks that promise so much but deliver so little. I never wish to compare and contrast with other “diet” plans. However, one main reason these “diet” programs fail is because they often entail starving our bodies and denying us the foods we enjoy. We may see the pounds on the scale decrease for a certain period of time, but we are usually losing all of our lean body tissue and running low on energy. Then as soon as we fall off the wagon, we gain it all back and then some.
I have struggled with my weight for most of my life and have only found one thing that has ever effected a permanent change in my health. I started the 24 Day Challenge in the winter of 2007, and I dropped from 250 pounds to 205 pounds in four months. Once I reached this weight, I set out to lose another 15 pounds bringing my weight loss down to 190 pounds. I have maintained this weight for three years now. I did not starve myself and I did not run 50 miles a week. I took a completely different approach. The answer is . . . LIFESTYLE CHANGES. I discovered the 24 Day Challenge and was completely sold. This program is not about depriving your body everything you want to eat. It is about putting all of the good stuff in your body that it needs and we do not get through our food any more. I own a personal training facility and I have helped hundreds of people completely change their lives following this system. If you want to lose 10 or 20 lbs in a healthy manner during the holidays when everyone else you know is gaining 10 or 20 lbs then watch the 10 minute video at www.The24DayChallenge.com , which explains the system. Give yourself the gift of health and wellness this upcoming holiday season, and determine if the 24 Day Challenge is right for you.
You may contact my friend Jesse Reynolds, who wrote this article at (386) 212-9112
Have a happy and healthy lifestyle!