As a trainer, I deal with a lot of clients who are interested in losing weight. In fact, everyone of my clients has the desire to lose unnecessary body fat and to keep it off. Americans are becoming very interested in the process of weight loss since we are now seeing all of the possible negative health issues and the high costs of being overweight. The Mayo Clinic cited a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Oct. 2012) which shows that in America 35.7 percent of all adults and 16.9 percent of all children ages 2 to 19 are currently obese. They state that if these trends do not change we can expect that the obesity rate will soar to over 44 percent of our adult population within the next 15 to 20 years.
These are scary figures and because of them so many of us are looking for answers, help and guidance. Enter big business... pharmaceutical companies, weight loss gurus and anyone else who feels that they can make a buck off of the fear of our possible impending doom and our earnest pleas for help! These folks know what we as Americans want and they are more than willing to give it to us (watch out pocketbooks!). They are ready to provide us with the easy fix that doesn't take a lot of work, time or effort. Promises of "just take this pill", "in just five minutes a day", "this is all you will ever need", or "revolutionary new Hollywood diet", simply leave us a little more depleted of cash, a bit frustrated and ready to move on to the next great idea which will hopefully prove true.
Now I am not trashing all diets, supplements or weight loss programs. Absolutely not! What I am saying is that weight loss has become a huge industry and the wolves have infiltrated the pack of those who mean well and it is difficult for most of us to sort out what will work, what is garbage and what is just a small part of the total equation.
This is where I come in! I want to help you to be able to sort out fact from fiction and educate you so that you will be able to make wise decisions about your weight loss. My experience over the years and my formal education and training have given me a lot of insight on this issue. I'm not selling anything and I am not looking to propose or launch some new miraculous weight loss system. I am here to simply help you to get healthy! Read some of the testimonials on this site and see what weight loss has done for many of my clients.
I am here to give you the simple answer of how you can lose weight and keep it off. This answer will not cause any great societal buzz to arise. It won't be earth shattering. It is not some new discovery. It won't make the evening news. But it works and it is the only way.
So stay tuned for Part 2 of this blog and you will find out the simple answer to weight loss!
To a new and thinner you,
Mark
These are scary figures and because of them so many of us are looking for answers, help and guidance. Enter big business... pharmaceutical companies, weight loss gurus and anyone else who feels that they can make a buck off of the fear of our possible impending doom and our earnest pleas for help! These folks know what we as Americans want and they are more than willing to give it to us (watch out pocketbooks!). They are ready to provide us with the easy fix that doesn't take a lot of work, time or effort. Promises of "just take this pill", "in just five minutes a day", "this is all you will ever need", or "revolutionary new Hollywood diet", simply leave us a little more depleted of cash, a bit frustrated and ready to move on to the next great idea which will hopefully prove true.
Now I am not trashing all diets, supplements or weight loss programs. Absolutely not! What I am saying is that weight loss has become a huge industry and the wolves have infiltrated the pack of those who mean well and it is difficult for most of us to sort out what will work, what is garbage and what is just a small part of the total equation.
This is where I come in! I want to help you to be able to sort out fact from fiction and educate you so that you will be able to make wise decisions about your weight loss. My experience over the years and my formal education and training have given me a lot of insight on this issue. I'm not selling anything and I am not looking to propose or launch some new miraculous weight loss system. I am here to simply help you to get healthy! Read some of the testimonials on this site and see what weight loss has done for many of my clients.
I am here to give you the simple answer of how you can lose weight and keep it off. This answer will not cause any great societal buzz to arise. It won't be earth shattering. It is not some new discovery. It won't make the evening news. But it works and it is the only way.
So stay tuned for Part 2 of this blog and you will find out the simple answer to weight loss!
To a new and thinner you,
Mark