Archive for May, 2009
For people who are trying to get buff, the road to success is not paved with donuts and pizza. For one thing, you’re going to have to lift a weight or two. The key thing is allowing your body to change naturally and ensuring that your diet reflects your physical fitness.
Lifting weights and eating a diet filled with the right carbs and protein (steak and rice pilaf is a good example of this) can allow your body to gain muscle mass the right way. Weightlifters also try muscle powder and supplements, but this is only recommended if you have a regular regiment.
In our culture, we want everything fast. Our food is fast, our cars are fast, our internet connection is fast, and so on. We are simply used to everything being instantaneous. But we should always be wary when that speed spills over into our health. If you’re overweight or looking to lose weight, be wary of diets or supplements that promise to help you drop pounds in days. This doesn’t mean you can’t lose weight fast; it just means you should be cautious about these diets.
Make sure you do your research. And know that losing weight slowly but steadily does yield the highest rate of longstanding success. Many times, people will shed a lot of pounds in a short amount of time, but then they gain the weight back when they abandon the diet. Therefore, if you’re losing weight at a rapid rate, ask yourself if the diet or exercise program you’re undergoing is sustainable. Losing weight should be about changing the way you live your life. It’s the best way to drop (and permanently banish) those excess pounds.