As we all know; the largest percentage of successful weight loss happens in the mind. In a society that is used to the quick fix ; the old concept of slow , steady weight loss with lifestyle changes has lost its appeal. And for the person with a significant amount of weight to lose; 1-2 pounds a week can be absolute torture. This is especially true when we turn our TVs on see people losing 5, 10 and 15 pounds a week . But how many of us can leave our lives for 16 weeks to let some woman scream at us so we can lose the weight?
It really isn't a case of education. Fat people know how they should eat. We have read every diet book ever published. I have cleansed my colon, lived on grapefruit three meals a day, combined my proteins and kept so many food journals I now have carpal tunnel. And I have endured countless lectures on healthy eating from my skinny friends. Seriously, the average fat person has more education on weight loss and dietary theory than any board certified dietician could dream of having. In fact I have a message for them too. The pounding into our heads of calories in vs. calories is an ABUSIVE over simplification of a very complex issue!!! YES I SAID ABUSIVE!!
Telling a 300 pound woman to walk 10,000 steps a day, eat 1,200 calories and drink 150 ounces of water is ABUSIVE ! Do you understand the pain this woman is already in? I am not even addressing the psychological pain of having her personal failure thrown in her face every time she walks past a mirror ( which is now every 15 minutes thanks to the 150 ounces of water). But let's think about the addition of 150 extra pounds on healthy joints, let alone joints that have been under used and under nourished. ( Yes, a fat person is generally extremely under nourished but that is a topic of a future blog) Plus she has now had to remove 2/3 of her food intake so she is super hungry and grumpy.
Oh ,I know " We should eat to live not live to eat." But we do not simply eat to feed our belly's. If you believe that you have not been living on this planet for very long. Food is an integral part of our culture, our society. Going to the park to play frisbee with some friends? You bring a sub or a picnic linch. Friends coming to visit? They will always ask if they can bring something and you know they aren't talking about paper towels! How do we celebrate Christmas? Easter? Passover? Birthdays? Superbowl? Even the 4th of July is about BBQ chicken, Momma's potato salad and Aunt Dorothy's famous deviled eggs!!
So this woman is now in physical pain, she is hungry, she has been removed from regular society and with 150 ounces of water she has now moved the laptop into the bathroom! Okay yes good health is worth some sacrifices. But here is the kicker; now you are going to tell this 300 pound woman that she must do this for a minimum 75 weeks and maybe 150 weeks! Yeah a year and a half and maybe three years! That's what 1-2 pounds a week is to someone with 150 pounds to lose.
And you wonder why she fails time and time again?! Oh did we forget to mention that every time she gains a few pounds she is going to have to through all this all over again?!
Oh I get it! We have to make life style changes and we have to adjust to new eating habits. YADA YADA YADA! That is just so much blabber to someone facing what looks like an impossible task.
With a quick weight loss strategy we can help this woman stay motivated. Nothing is more motivating than that next size down in a pair of jeans! We can keep her in society and she can learn to hydrate with out sloshing when she walks. She can have a beer and a piece of pizza with her friends at the Super Bowl party with out worrying that she has totally blown every mile she put in on the eleptical last week. Can she do it every day? No of course not; but you would be surprised how much just having the option helps.
There are a number of rapid weight loss programs available to us. On some level they all work; but of course some are safer than others and a person should spend some time examining each one. Hiring a health and wellness coach familiar with these plans will ease the process greatly. A good coach will also help address issues like why did she get that heavy in the first place? Is it all emotional? Are there digestive issues like leaky gut or celiac sprue adding to the problem? Does she have candida, chronic fatigue or fibromyaglia? And the biggy for me...does she have food allergies? An intolerance for one or more foods can make weight loss nearly impossible, especially if the intolerance is gluten and the first thing the dieter does is increase her fiber rich, whole grain breads!
So in conclusion there are multiple reasons a person would chose to take a rapid weight loss approach. Doing this in conjunction with a trained coach/health care professional can be a safe and effective means to loss weight and keep it off.
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I have seen women reduce their calories so low a gerbil wouldn't be able to survive and exercise so hard they have torn up ligaments just to get on the scale and see 1/2 a pound gone this week.
