If you're like most people, you've probably
resolved to lose weight this year. And part of
your weight loss resolution includes going on
a diet.
For many, the word "diet" conjures up a whole
host of negative connotations, including deprivation,
unauthorized foods, hunger, and inconvenience.
You may also associate diet with failure, because
you have tried so many diets in the past, and
not been able to stay on one long enough to lose
the weight you want to.
Or, having lost the weight, you "go off" your
diet (which was probably too stringent and
difficult to begin with) and gain back the
weight.
Either route is a recipe for frustration,
confusion, even helplessness.
And I know from whence I speak, because I have
suffered through this spectacle of pain,
frustration and humiliation myself.
I also know first hand how carrying any amount
of excess lard can make your asthma worse.
I can't tell you how many people I have heard
from who attribute a worsening of their asthma
symptoms to weight gain. Of course, having asthma
has been associated with weight gain, for both
adults and kids.
If your asthma is not well controlled, you may
shy away from physical activity and sports.
As you become less active, it's only natural
that you put on some pounds.
Not to mention the almost reflexive reaching
for comfort foods to help ease the frustration
and anxiety of this disease.
Well, on to more positive stuff.
When I finally successfully lost weight, and
kept it off, was when I gave up on following
a specific diet per se.
Instead of thinking about diet as what I
couldn't eat, or how many calories I should
take in, and how I couldn't cheat or I would
blow the whole thing...I began to think in a
more constructive way.
My focus became how best to feed myself -
my body, brain and emotions - in a way that
would build me up, help me succeed in my
weight loss and fitness goals, and help
improve my health.
When I did this, my experience completely
changed. And I felt like this was something
I could do for the rest of my life.
Oh sure, I studied about ways of eating, about
the proper ratios of macro-nutrients and
micro-nutrients, and so forth. I experimented
on myself to see what gave me the best results.
And I include this type of information in the
Fire Up Your Metabolism Program, available
through the Best Breathing Exercises website
at http://www.overcomeasthma.com/metabolism.html .
Along with the fat burning, energy stoking
exercises in the program, I also lay out a
commonsense nutrition plan (notice I avoid using
the word diet) that will help you quickly and
fairly painlessly get the junk out of your diet,
and replace it with the stuff that's good for you.
Good for your weight, good for your ashma,
good for your heart, good for your mood - and
good tasting too.
Think how good it would feel to finally be
in control of your eating...to finally reach
the ideal weight for you...to finally have that
energy and zest for life back. It could change
your life for the better, couldn't it?
If you'd like to learn more about the "Fire Up
Your Metabolism Program", visit
http://www.overcomeasthma.com/metabolism.html
and see for yourself if it sounds like it's
for you.
You Can Do It!
Karen Van Ness
http://www.OvercomeAsthma.com
P.S. If you're not in shape and have resolved to
get in shape this year, get started the sensible
way by getting a copy of the "Fire Up Your Metabolism"
Program. If you’re ready to taste success in 2008 and
achieve the weight loss you’ve been dreaming of...this
program will give you the jumpstart you need. Get your
copy today at http://www.overcomeasthma.com/metabolism.html.
Copyright, KVN Enterprises, Inc. 2008
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