Getting Past What Holds You Back with Baby Boomer Weight Loss Expert Scott 'Q' Marcus
For example, are you guilty of overeating after a workout or perhaps, skipping a meal before an evening of indulgence? If so, this infographic reveals why this is bad news and how you can go about breaking this habit. In addition, it provides helpful information on the types of foods that are killing your metabolism as well as tips on what to order and what not to order when dining out.
After all, if it was easy, we’d all be dropping bad habits willy-nilly, wouldn’t we?
It becomes easier if, instead of looking at it like, “One moment I’m here. The next minute I have to be all the way over there,” we understand it more as a series of stages.
I’ll assume one has left the initial stage of denial, and decided to — for example — lose a few pounds; accepting that either forever gaining weight or making a change are his only options.
Here thoughts and feelings are extremely negative, perception being an excessive, laborious amount of work and discomfort for what appears to be a pipe dream result. Internal dialog is, “I will never be able to do that” with the obvious coda being, “…so why bother to try?”
In our example, the thought of sweaty, painful exercise; a starvation-level diet; anal-retentive tracking of calories; tasteless recipes; extensive shopping pattern adjustments; and – in general – being forever, always, never-ending conscious; triggers our synapses to scream, “No way! Can’t be done, ain’t gonna happen.” Crossing our arms, scowling, and firmly planting our feet, we refuse to budge.
Or so we think.
You see; the problem is that once consciousness has been raised it cannot never again be buried.
For example, did you know that 200 calories equates to 588 grams of broccoli but a mere 51 grams of gummy bears? That’s just one example. Enjoy the others.
If you can’t walk, stand up for a few minutes each hour. If you can’t stand, move your arms and hold in your stomach.
Not only does getting out of your chair help you stay (or get) fit, but it burns a few calories, it reduces bone loss, and it holds back a myriad of diseases.
(Try it the next time you’re upset. You’ll see that’s correct.)
For many people, winter complicates the issue by bringing about yearly battles with Seasonal Depression (also referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD). A three decade-long study by the experts at News in Health, indicated that between one and 10 percent of the U.S. population suffers from SAD, but there’s hope. Light therapy helps ease symptoms. Fellowship with other people also helps, as does behavioral changes. If you’ve been diagnosed with SAD, focus on staying social and take on a home improvement project to your channel your focus.
These three household projects will crank up your interaction with others, while allowing multiple benefits along the way: