Why Those Pounds Aren’t Coming Off

Posted: October 14th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill Stillwell | No Comments »

Today, I thought I would touch upon a few reasons your elbeeze
(pounds) may be sticking on you harder than you thought possible.

At times, we can be our own worst enemies, when it comes to weight
loss. Many people do this by underestimating the number of calories
they are taking in. A while back, I got a note from a woman who told
me she ate at the salad bar, at Ruby Tuesdays and no weight was
coming off. She was getting vegetables, fruit and so on and such
forth.

I decided to check on the salad bar, at Ruby Tuesday, since I hadn’t
been in one for quite a while. After a couple of trips to the salad
bar, I had it figured out. Ruby Tuesday does indeed have a few
vegetables on the salad bar and some fresh fruit. But it also has a
good number of prepared salads and I can tell you a couple of things
about them, just by tasting.

They are:

a) Loaded with fat.

b) Loaded with sugar.

c) Loaded with fat and sugar.

If you eat the pasta salad, potato salad, or anything they have
already prepared; you might as well get the bacon cheeseburger, with
fries, and have some apple pie, too. You are fighting a losing
battle, when you add any prepared food to your plate.

Here’s a little tidbit that should startle you: They deep fry the
croutons on the salad bar, then flavor them with garlic salt. That’s
why people love them. But imagine the hidden calories that entails
and it will tell you why the flubber isn’t coming off.

Another problem people have is making too many exceptions. In other
words, you convince yourself that you are behaving, but you’ll use
any excuse to break the rules. Pretty soon, you have more exceptions
than good behavior. Now, I never advocate being a saint, because it
doesn’t work. But if you follow the rules 90% of the time, you don’t
have to worry about slipping in a slice of pizza, once in a while.
Notice I said A slice, not slices. A piece of pie, not three pieces.

As we get older, our metabolisms slow down and we get more
sedentary. This means that we lose muscle, gain fat, and our shape
changes before our eyes. The longer this goes on, the worse off you
get and you are just inviting ill health in the front door.

You need to start training, lift some weights, or do bodyweight
exercises. I don’t have a horse in the race, both get results.
Walking is great exercise and it’s free. I’m not a fan of running,
but I’m not going to stop you. I would recommend you do high
intensity running, if you’re going to run, which is essentially
sprinting. You do 8-12 good sprints and in 15-20 minutes, you’re
finished. Remember, it isn’t how long you run, it’s how intense the
run is. Endless slower runs, either outside, or on the treadmill,
will not reduce your weight.

Remember the immortal words of Tonto to the Lone Ranger: “Make
muscle, Kemosabe, not lard.”

It’s true: the more muscle you have, the less of a lardass you’ll
be.

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Don’t forget to take your Powerhouse Omega Formula, either.

I’ll be back tomorrow with more.

With my best wishes for your optimum health,

Dr. Bill

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