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How to Be a Big Loser
Quick weight loss may cause some damage
By Sonja Gregory , Wrap Me Day Spa
Who doesn ’ t want to lose a ton of weight and be the Biggest Loser like on the reality TV show ? You don ’ t , that ’ s who !
Losing weight that fast has not only proved impossible for the contestants to maintain , but it has also demonstrated some damage has been done . Today , they ’ re left with a slower resting metabolic rate , which means if they eat the same number of calories as an average person their size , they will gain weight . Basically , their crash diet and extreme exercise program didn ’ t leave them with lifestyle changes and habits they could sustain past the few months they were on the show . Competition to win the grand prize might have been a great motivator , but now the contestants are caught in a situation that could be
called worse for the rest of their lives .
Don ’ t crash diet like the contestants to lose weight . Don ’ t quit your job and work out eight hours a day , sweating off pounds in the steam room . Yes , use calorie reduction to reduce your girth and do find an exercise or sport you can participate in because you enjoy it . And yes , do use things such as the sauna to get healthy , but don ’ t ruin your metabolism in the process . Typically , it ’ s taken a big person a while to get overweight , and it ’ s going to take him or her a while to get down to where he or she needs to be . And even if the weight does come off easily because you ’ ve hit on an effective nutrition plan and exercise program , you ’ re still going to need a maintenance and normalization phase after the fact to make the
successful weight loss stick . And nothing can ruin your metabolic rate faster than losing and gaining and losing and gaining . So while you might call it work to lose weight , think of it as adopting lifestyle changes for the rest of your life and go for the long-term benefits .
The pursuit of healthy habits means the quality of your day-to-day life is going to be better , no matter where you weigh in on the scale . This is because a benefit we enjoy from working on our health and wellness is feeling better about ourselves . I ’ ve found from seeing clients in my day spa over the past four years that the size or shape we are isn ’ t what determines how we feel about ourselves . It ’ s how well are we taking care of our health . When we pursue healthy holistic lifestyle choices , we know we ’ re doing right by our body and showing self-respect . Our good health responds accordingly and a cycle of good is on its way to being started . We eat right , we feel better and we want to eat right some more because it ’ s working . Then perhaps we use some of that newfound energy to get out and move our bodies with
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some exercise or play and we begin to feel even more alive and energized . You know that circle : It ’ s the cycle of good we need to jumpstart to get our personal health and wellness in motion .
The ultimate outcome from using Biggest Loser tactics proves they are not the jumpstart anybody needs . It ’ s better to go slow and steady , implementing lifestyle changes you can sustain . As you feel better , celebrate the improvements along the way , allowing them time to settle in and become permanent habits . Don ’ t be left with a slower resting metabolic rate for the rest of your life from pushing your body to the extreme with unhealthy choices that cannot be maintained . You might like to watch competing contestants on TV for entertainment , but remember , in reality , imitating them might leave you with long-term damages , too .
It ’ s better to learn more about natural and supportive ways to give your body the help it needs to achieve optimal weight , strength and energy . Consider herbal products and programs such as those from the M ’ lis Company , offered through Wrap Me Day Spa , which gently detoxify and cleanse without the use of harsh laxatives or purgatives . And with every five pounds lost , enjoy an herbal cream body wrap that promises to tighten and tone the appearance of your skin , preventing sagging and bagging . Some clients even come and enjoy this luxury spa treatment at the beginning of a get-healthy effort because seeing their inches lost encourages them to stay with their program . Skin is left silky soft and cinnamon scented , the appearance of dimply skin is improved and the detoxification benefits can typically be felt immediately . Free initial consultations can be scheduled at your convenience to discuss programs and plans that would work for you .
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