Simple Tips for Easy Weight Loss,
Part II
By Monique Hawkins
In part two of this article series, additional
tips for easy weight loss will be addressed.
These steps highlight information from Kevin
Trudeau's "How to Lose 30 Pounds in 30
Days: The Weight Loss Secret They Don?t Want
You to Know About"
In part one, it was discussed that
more and more Americans are becoming overweight.
Many people have a difficult time losing
weight and finding a diet that works for
them. In addition, even after sorting
through all kinds of information and opinions
about what works and what doesn't and
trying various diets, some people still
are unable to lose those stubborn pounds.
Also addressed was how genetics do not
determine whether or not a person will
be fat, but do determine one's body shape.
The fact is there are specific reasons
people are overweight. These include the
following:
1. Slow metabolism: People who are overweight
have a hard time burning off food. As
a result, the fat is stored.
2. Emotional Eating: Those who struggle
with weight many times eat when they are
very stressed or when other emotional
upheavals are happening in their lives.
3. Hormonal Imbalances
4. Eating Too Large of Portions
5. Eating lots of Diet Food (e.g. low
fat, low carb foods): Kevin explains in
the book why this is a problem.
6. Body Toxicity
7. Eating Late: Late night eating can
cause food to convert to fat more easily.
8. High Susceptibility to Growth Hormones:
This is what is put in many meat and dairy
products to help the animals grow faster
and larger. In humans, this can result
in increased fat storage.
9 Not Eating Breakfast
10. Numerous Diets: This has a negative
impact on the metabolism and causes losing
weight to be much more difficult.
11. Ingredients in Foods: The ingredients
that are in foods cause people to be overweight.
This really is the number one reason people
have weight loss problems.
The good news is that everyone can lose
weight. The first 7 tips for easy weight
loss are:
Tip #1: Drink Water upon Arising: The
first thing in the morning, drink 8 ounces
of distilled water, bottled water, or
filtered water. It can't be tap water.
Tip #2: Eat a Big Breakfast: This should
be done 45 minutes after getting up in
the morning. Suggested organic foods to
choose from (it must be organic) are apples,
bananas, rye bread with no sugar, plain
yogurt, tuna, lamb, tomatoes, carrots,
peppers, raw honey, wild smoked salmon,
etc. Kevin's book covers more.
Tip #3: Drink Distilled Water Throughout
the Day: Eight glasses is recommended.
Tip #4: Walk Non-Stop One Hour Each Day:
This doesn't have to be power walking
or anything like that. Just walk at your
own pace with outside being the best place.
Tip #5: Stop Eating after 6:00 PM: This
is hard for some people, but do the best
you can.
Tip #6: Do a Candida Cleanse: Candida
is yeast overgrowth in the colon that
can cause all kinds of health problems.
Check online for "Candida Cleanse"
or go to your local health food store.
Tip #7: Do a Colon Cleanse: This cleanse
cleans out the digestive system, which
is clogged and sluggish in many overweight
people. Once more, check online or go
to your local health food store.
Here are the final ones:
Tip #8: Eat Organic Grapefruit: Eat as
much as you want everyday. They appear
to have enzymes that help burn fat. Don?t
drink the juice, but eat the fresh fruit.
Tip #9: No Aspartame, Nutra Sweet, Sucralose,
or Splenda: In other words, no artificial
sweeteners. They are toxic to your body.
Tip #10: No Monosodiumglutamates (MSG):
This is toxic to your body.
Tip #11: Take Digestive Enzymes: These
should be taken with each meal. This also
is important since many people?s bodies
do not produce enough of them. The result
is that food is not digested properly,
which can wreak havoc on one?s system.
Digestive enzymes can be found at your
local health food store or online.
Tip #12: No Fast Foods
Tip #13: No High Fructose Corn Syrup
or White Flour: Instead use Stevia, raw
organic cane sugar, or raw organic honey.
All of these products can be found at
your local health food store.
Tip #14: Eat Organic Apples, Organic
Meats, Organic Fish, and Organic Poultry
Tip #15: Do a Liver/Gallbladder Cleanse:
A clean liver will help your body digest
food much more efficiently.
Tip #16: Eat A Big Salad with Lunch and
Dinner: For the dressing, use organic
olive oil, organic lemon, and apple cider
vinegar.
Tip #17: Rebound Every Day: Rebounding
is jumping on a mini-trampoline. This
will help relieve your body of toxins,
clean out the lymphatic system, plus tone
you up.
Tip #18: Add Organic Hot Peppers: Use
these for every meal since they help speed
up the fat burning process.
Tip #19: Use One Teaspoon of Organic
Apple Cider Vinegar: This should be done
before each meal since it helps to pull
fat from the body?s cells.
Tip #20: Breathe: Throughout the day,
practice deep breathing. Increased oxygen
helps the body burn fat.
Tip #21: Do 15 Colonics in 30 Days: A
colonic is a painless process in which
water is pumped in and out of the colon.
What this does is loosen old fecal manner
that has been in the colon for years and
pulls it right on out. Check online or
the yellow pages to find a health care
professional who is trained in this.
Tip #22: Add Muscle: This does not mean
you have to hit the gym and lift like
crazy. You can choose to do Pilates, Yoga,
Kung Fu, etc. The key is to build muscle
since the more muscle you have, the more
your body will burn fat.
Tip #23: Do a Juice Fast: Now, this is
very hard for many people to do. Even
a few days would be beneficial. A fast
helps to detox one?s body and resets the
metabolism. Always consult a doctor before
something like this as well. Go to Naturalcures.com,
check out your local bookstore to find
books on fasting, or even visit your local
health food store to obtain information.
Tip #24: Cheat Whenever You Want!: Of
course, don't keep cheating! Cheat for
a meal, and then start eating right again.
Though more and more Americans are becoming
overweight, you don't have to be part
of the statistics. Weight loss does not
have to be grueling, and nor does it have
to involve no carbs, calorie counting,
no fat and the like. In fact, it can be
fast, easy, and optimal health can be
obtained. You are now on your way to obtaining
that figure you have been dreaming of.
Copyright 2006 Monique Hawkins
About The Author
Monique Hawkins is an Associate with USANA
Health Sciences. One of her passions is
encouraging and supporting others to obtain
optimal health and wellness. Visit http://www.usana.com/en/products/us/essentials/what_essentials.shtml,
http://www.usana.com/en/products/us/sense/index.shtml
and her music box website at http://www.my-music-box.com.