What is the actual cause of someone gaining weight? Is it calories in versus calories out? Is it lack of exercise or fitness? Is it lack of nutrients? How about a “slow metabolism? What if I told you that it was actually a combination of it all, but NOT in the manner that you may be thinking?
Why is it that most diets don’t work? Take this into consideration, the average diet lasts 5.5 days, not even one week! Seems like that when the weekend hits, all bets are off. Lack of commitment is the first thing that causes failure. Next, most people don’t have a clue that what they are doing at the gym is actually counterproductive. How many of you, like me had been going to the gym religiously, working your ass off and not seeing the results that you hoped for? I know, it sucks doesn’t it?
The fact is that you could have much better results with much less effort if you actually knew what your body wanted and needed. We go throughout most of our lives watching Dr. Oz, Oprah, the News or read magazines that promise us the next shortcut to getting the body of our dreams; but you know none of it works. How about taking a few minutes and understanding yourself first, then taking the action that is needed to get the results you’re after.
Here is my first example; do you have a stressful life? Are you busy with work, kids, errands, keeping the house up? Maybe you’re overcommitted in too many areas? If you find yourself on the go all the time as most of us do, then consider finding balance. If you run 100 mph all day, your body will be screaming for the exact opposite of that to create harmony. Take the next 30 days and do more calming exercise such as yoga, pilates or Tai Chi. Now, if you’re the opposite and you have a job that keeps you sitting or sedentary and you happen to come home and sit around more, then you need something more intense and fast-paced to compliment your body.
How about food? What do you eat? This is directly going to be related to your body and what you need, AND also what your body responds well and not well to. Knowing about yourself is so vitally important, it is shocking that people will spend hours at the gym, spend money on supplements, but are not willing to learn about how their particular body-type characteristics respond to their actions. For example, while one person may love spicy foods, as I clearly do, those particular foods actually throw my body out of balance and therefore should not be eaten very often.
Another interesting example is that a lot of people repeat this common occurrence, “I’m eating healthy, I had a salad for lunch.” Have you heard that nice one before? Chances are that while the salad is a decent idea, salad dressings are usually packed with sugar and oils and large amount of calories. There goes your light healthy meal, PLUS who says that your particular body-type should eat a salad? How are you for certain that the nutrients your body needs is in the salad? Usually we don’t have a clue and so we fall into the trap of just eating what society and mass media has programmed us to.
Get the right information for your body, for your life and therefore create ultimate health. I am offering consultations for the first time to the open public. We can do phone or in-person, depending on location and my travel schedule. If you would be interested in a consultation and understanding why and what your body responds to naturally, this is a great opportunity. Contact me directly for more information and to set up a consult. Either via email: joe@vibrantlifehcg.com or by Facebook: Facebook.com/joerare or by Twitter: twitter.com/joerare.
Namaste’
