Every January people resolve to lose weight and they begin by heading to the gym but quit soon afterwards because of two reasons: they don't like exercise and their body wasn't magically transformed into that slim strong person they envisioned themselves being.
In stead of the gym others turn to fad diets or salads to lose weight. Some believe vegetables are free foods and one can eat all they want and still lose weight. The trouble with salads is that they don't contain all the nutrition's we need in the proper amounts and after realizing salads are a bland boring meal, people dress them up with chicken strips, eggs, bacon bits and crotons and pour on the calorie laden salad dressing.
After a week or so and all they have to show for their efforts is an unchanged bathroom scale and stomach cramps they resign themselves to believing the efforts aren't worth the trouble as there is little if no reward.
Work out all you want but you will not lose weight. A game of racquetball burns 640 to 880 calories an hour. You have to play racquetball for an hour everyday Monday through Friday to lose a pound. The truth is, exercising alone can actually lead to weight gain. Muscle weighs more than fat and as you build and tone your muscles you may actually gain weight.
The trouble with fad diets is that they may take too much time and can be expensive and some, while working, can be unhealthy and lead to other problems. What works for one person may not work for another. Many articles on what to eat suggest salmon but I don't particularly like the taste and I am not about to spend my few remaining years eating stuff I don't like.
The best advise I can give is to engage the services of a good nutritionists and follow their guidelines. That way you may eat healthy, lose weight, and get the proper amount and type of exercise you need.
Remember, you didn't get to be round overnight and you won't become a stick figure overnight either.
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