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Why Women Shouldn't Worry About Their Weight!

The weight loss industry makes on average £900 million a year. It is a massive industry with varying information and fad diets promising the earth to unsuspecting customers desperate to lose those last few pounds and wanting to look good naked.

The industry is built on lies and deceit and in the long run leaves people, especially women, less confident, more overweight and with less money in their pockets.

The problem is the actual title; weight loss.

What is weight loss? In the medical sense, weight loss is the reduction of body mass due to the loss of fluid, lean muscle, bone minerals, tendons and connective tissue. So when you step on the bathroom scales and see that you have dropped a pound it could be any of these things you have lost.

So what's the problem? A loss in fluid can cause dehydration and cause many of the body's daily processes to slow down or even stop. A loss in bone minerals can lead to osteoporosis and other bone density issues. A drop in lean tissue such as muscle can slow the metabolism to a stand still and actually cause an increase storage of body fat.

How many times have you stood on the scales in the morning and then again in the evening and noticed a massive difference in your weight? Sometimes it can be as much as 2lbs, yet you will go along to a slimming club and be told by a so-called expert that you have lost weight without questioning whether you are getting healthier or losing fat.

Let's look at body fat. This can be found under the skin, around the internal organs, in bone marrow and in breast tissue. The amount of body fat you have determines whether or not you are overweight, not the number on the bathroom scales. The more body fat you carry the more susceptible you are to develop diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Body fat is not just the inch you can pinch. Belly fat, for instance is stored inside the abdominal cavity and has a massive effect on cardiovascular disease; and it's not just diet that can cause fat storage. The female sex hormones are the main cause of fat storage on the bums, thighs and hips. As women move into the menopause the tend to carry fat on their waists and belly as the female sex hormone is reduced.

So if we look back at the title of this post, why women shouldn't worry about their weight, what do I actually mean? Women should be more concerned with the amount of body fat they are carrying. Many slim females are carrying too much body fat and are putting their health at risk by following weight loss programmes.

How much body fat should you actually be carrying? A female athlete is looking at between 14-20%, a fit female is looking at between 21-24%, the average woman should be around 25-31%, and a female with a body fat of 32% and above is classes as obese.

Recent studios at our own studio have uncovered some seriously disturbing results. the majority of the women tested were carrying a body fat percentage of between 28-38%. Meaning that the majority would be classed as obese, yet they hadn't gained weight on the bathroom scales so they were unaware that their bodies were in such an unhealthy state.

If the club, gym, or slimming group doesn't have the means to test your body fat then visit your GP, Nurse or local Boots Chemist and have you body fat analysis done. This will give you a clearer indication as to why your clothes aren't fitting and why you feel so tired and grumpy all the time than the bathroom scales will.

In my next post I will be discussing the right type of foods to eat if you carry fat on your lower body.

Why you won't lose weight this year!

It's just over a week after New Year and you've already started to slip from your 'healthy eating and exercise plan' and the resolution that you set yourself won't last until the end of the month.

I'm going to tell you why you won't lose weight again this year and that you will probably end this year heavier than last year!

Want to know why?

Firstly, you're not prepared to really change your diet. You think that cutting out chocolate and crisps and eating low fat meals is the answer.

Secondly, you think that jogging is going to give you legs like Kelly Brook and the Wii Fit is going to give you killer curves like Jennifer Alba.

Thirdly, and most importantly, you don't really know how much weight you want to or need to lose so you are going at your resolution blind.

Luckily, I'm here to help. First thing to do is STOP!

Get a piece of paper and a pen, go into a room by yourself, preferably with a full length mirror and get ready.

Take a look at yourself in the mirror. In twelve months time what clothes size would you like to be? (Big hint here, don't set yourself a tiny goal of dropping one dress size because it will mean nothing to you and you won't try to achieve it). Write down your twelve month goal.

Ok so now you have your twelve month goal, where will you need to be in 6 months. For instance, if you want to drop 4 dress sizes by next year, in six months you will need to have dropped two sizes. Write down your six month goal.

Then where will you need to be in 3 months, you will need to have dropped one size. Write down your three month goal.

Ok so now where do you need to be in six weeks? Write it down.

So what will you need to have done in one month to get towards your final goal. How many exercise sessions will you need to do on a weekly basis, what type of exercise classes or gym sessions are you going to do. What are you going to eat?

Now draw yourself a week's plan on a piece of paper, similar to the timetable we used to draw ourselves at Secondary School so we knew which lesson to go to.

So on Monday what exercise are you going to do and what meals are you going to eat? Write it all down and do the same for the whole week. Stick your weekly plan someowhere you will see it everyday. Move your plan somewhere new each week otherwise you will begin to not notice it.

Now you have a plan of what you want to achieve and how to get to your final destination. Think about it like this, you wouldn't go on holiday without knowing which hotel you were staying at, which flight you were going on and without knowing what airport you were flying from. So why wouldn't you plan your fat loss destination? 

Over the next few weeks I will be giving you tips on workouts and the best types of foods to eat to help you along your plan.

Feel free to post your plan under this article so that you are answerable to your goals. Sometimes making your plan public motivates you to achieve it.

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