|
|
Change
a Pattern... Lose the Fat
By Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D.
|
|
|
A couple years ago, I put on 23
pounds during the winter months. I love watching college
basketball, and I follow my favorite teams during
conference play, March Madness and the NCAA championships.
At the end of college basketball season, I get caught
up in the NBA playoffs. To increase my enjoyment,
my habit was to have a beer or two along with my favorite
snacks. Also, because of a lingering cold, I got out
of my usual routine of working out. So it’s
no mystery to me why I gained the weight.
Shocked at what I saw on the bathroom
scales, I returned to sensible eating and regular
exercise, and 6 months later I had lost all the weight,
and then some.
Last year, I vowed not to gain the
weight back again. I maintained my regular exercise
program, and I stayed away from beer and chips. Unfortunately
I substituted red wine and mixed nuts. Yes, these
foods are said to have positive health benefits, but
they are rich in calories and I managed to gain 11
pounds. As I looked at myself in the mirror, I had
to admit that I hadn’t broken my pattern at
all.
What’s a habit? Most people
don’t know that the behavior patterns we call
habits are “hard-wired” in the cerebral
cortex of the brain. If you do the same things over
and over, dendrites from neurons related to the behavior
will grow towards other specific neurons to make the
connections needed to execute the behavior. This creates
a neuronal pathway that makes the satisfying behavior
automatic—a pattern. You no longer have to try
to make it happen. It just feels right and you do
it.
Habits, then, have a physical basis
in the brain. This explains why they are so hard to
break.
But people do change habits. They’re
successful because they substitute an alternative
behavior pattern that also satisfies the need, hopefully
without the negative side effects. Repeating this
pattern creates a new neuronal pathway. Once the new
habit is ingrained, the new behavior pattern also
becomes easy and automatic. If you don’t return
to your old ways, over time the old pathway, like
an unused highway, will eventually deteriorate from
lack of use.
|
|
|
BB4U Recommends: Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle |
To truly succeed at losing body fat and most important of all, keeping that fat off, you need a plan - a program to help you succeed. If you're looking for an effective fat loss program, look no further. With Tom's Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle program, and you could achieve the results you desire.
We at bodybuildingforyou.com highly recommend Tom Venuto's "Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle" program. Just take a look at Tom's photo to the right. Tom's straight |
|
| forward approach to burning fat and building muscle will help you build muscle, lose fat, and keep the fat off. |
|
|
Knowing all this, I created a delicious
substitute for my usual glass of wine. I simply squeezed
a one-quarter segment of lime into a glass of cold
club soda (soda water). This drink is healthy and
has practically no calories. And it tastes great!
For variety I would sometimes jazz it up a little
with a fruit drink.
Instead of chips or nuts, I substituted
fresh fruit: berries, cherries, grapes, pineapple
segments, or orange slices. Occasionally I’d
have half a bag of microwave low-fat popcorn or some
baked chips with salsa. This year, I felt the craving for
wine and nuts, but I substituted my healthy snacks
instead. It worked! By the time I got to March Madness,
I automatically poured my lime concoction, which I
enjoyed. I only gained a couple pounds, which I quickly
lost as I increased my activity during the summer.
Remember: habits ARE hard to break,
but you CAN do it. The key is to maintain your fitness
habits while sticking with your alternative. The new
pattern must be:
1. Nutritious and low in calories
2. Just as satisfying as the unhealthy habit
If an obsessed basketball fan like
me can do it, so can you!
Dr. Coates is the author of “Thin
from Within: Your Personality Guide to Weight Loss,”
a unique personalized weight loss analysis powered
by MindFrames, the world’s most accurate brain-based
personality test. It’s available on Initforlife.com’s
Weight Loss Central. GHF Members receive the Thin
from Within report FREE of charge (a $14.95 value)!
>>
Click here for the Global Health and Fitness Program
>> Click here for a free 2 week workout plan with 27 essential exercises for strength training e-book from Global Fitness
About Global Health and
Fitness Want to finally achieve your fitness goals? Global-Fitness.com provides you with customized exercise and diet plans, hundreds
of exercise instructions and video demonstrations, fitness
tracking software, personal expert advice from 30 world-renowned
fitness, medical, and nutrition experts, FREE calorie, fat,
protein, and carb calculators, and much more!
Global-Fitness.com has helped thousands of men and women of all ages, fitness
levels, and backgrounds to look, feel, and perform at their
very best! Whether you are a beginner or advanced, they'll
help you avoid the common mistakes that waste your time,
teach you techniques for making your routine much more effective,
and guide you step-by-step to achieving new results again
and again! |
|
|
|
Weight Loss and Fat Burners:
Xenadrine, Hydroxycut, Hot Rox, and more...
With weight problems ever looming, the american
population is turning to all kinds of fat burners and thermogenic
supplements to give their weight loss a kick start - many people
has had exceptional weight loss results with fat burners like
Xenadrine and Hydroxycut, and few have had little luck with fat
burners.
Its one thing to lose weight and look and feel
good, and its another to risk your health for such endeavors.
It is critical that you understand the benefits and also side
effects of fat burners before using any. We have comprehensive
reviews of all types of fat burners here, and you should find
most if not all of your questions answered in your articles.
Below are some recommended links and reviews.
Xenadrine
EFX
Hydroxycut
Ephedra Free
Biotest
Hot Rox
iSatori
Lean System 7
Trimspa
Ephedra Free
Stacker
2 Ephedra Free
CLA
supplements
Zotrin
for men and Zotrin for Women
>>
Click here to shop for Xenadrine, Hydroxycut, Stacker 2, and more
online and save
|
|
|
Bowflex & Total Gym Home Gym |
|
Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym
The Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gym is a total-body solution that delivers everything you could possibly imagine for great fitness results. It offers 95 exercises and includes a lat tower, leg extension/leg curl station, preacher curl attachment, integrated squat station and more. Click here for the BowFlex Ultimate 2 |
|
Bowflex Revolution Home Gym
The Bowflex Revolution home gym comes with over 100 exercises with a built-in cardio rowing workout. It includes preacher curl attachment, 5 position foot harness, hand grips, leg press plate, instructional manual, and much more Click here for the Bowflex Revolution |
|
Total Gym Home Gym With Total Gym, you target all major fitness areas with just one workout: resistance training, cardio training and stretching. Everything your body needs on just ONE machine.
>> Click here for Total Gym - As Seen on TV with Chuck Norris & Christie Brinkley. 10% OFF with Promo Code: 11001  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
