“I Just Don’t Have Time To Lose Weight”
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Does this sound like an excuse that you use to not workout or eat healthy? Use these tips from Isabel from The Diet Solution to help no longer use this excuse!I must get this call and this statement from busy moms, executives, students, all the time “I just don’t have time to eat right and exercise!” No one seems to be able to find the time to lose weight. With all of the responsibilities and events packed into our busy days how are we to keep ourselves healthy and maintain an optimal weight?
When people think weight loss, they think diet and exercise, both of which already sound time consuming. Well after 10 years of seeing clients I will tell you with 100% certainty that if a client follows their nutrition plan without exercise they always lose weight but if they don’t follow their nutrition plan but are consistent with their workouts, there is no weight loss. Anyone who has ever attempted to lose weight without changing to healthier eating alternatives knows this is true. Trust me, I’ll be the first one to tell you all the reasons why exercise is so important but following a healthy eating regimen must be priority number 1!
So if nothing else, the following easy adjustments in your nutrition plan will help to take off, at the very least, an initial 5-10 lbs to get you well on your way to your health and weight loss goals:
1. Only drink water as your beverage (with the occasional unsweetened tea or black coffee). Eliminating all sugar drinks, “diet” drinks and sodas will automatically cause a dramatic weight loss. Studies have shown, when all else is kept constant, people lose up to 10lbs just by giving up diet coke. But it has no calories you say? Equal (Aspartame) and all other artificial sweeteners like Splenda and Sweet and Low are toxins to your body and cause weight gain, even more so than sugar!
Squeeze fresh lemon in your water or make flavored herbal teas and cool them to make ice tea to make water drinking much easier. Always consume ½ of your body weight in ounces of water per day to experience adequate hydration and weight loss (ex. If you weigh 150lbs, you must drink 75 ounces of water each day).
2. Eliminate the 4 white devils : White Flour, Refined Salt, White Sugar, and Dairy. If you just stay away from these 4 things, you will automatically see a drastic drop in weight and will instantly feel more energetic throughout the day. Most people are well aware of the harmful effects of flour, refined salt and sugar but dairy? Doesn’t it do a body good? Definitely not! Dairy is one of the number 1 reasons people have such a hard time losing weight. It causes inflammation in the body, digestive problems, clogged arteries, and weight gain. Get your calcium from leafy greens and avoid dairy at all costs. When moms bring in their children to see me with weight and health problems one of the first things I do is take them off dairy. The results are miraculous! Chronically sick kids are now automatically better. And those who have had such a hard time losing weight experience automatic weight loss without dairy.
3. Know exactly where to find the healthy food! It is honestly just as easy to run in to Kings and get a bag of carrots and some almonds than it is to run into Quick Chek and buy some harmful processed food. You can go absolutely anywhere now and find healthy meal options but you must know what you are looking for. Stay away from most packaged foods as the label indicates more of a science experiment than anything that would be close to food. No one needs all of those toxins in their body. Labels should have 2 – 3 items, at most. And the best foods don’t have labels.
Don’t let time be your excuse. If you stop to eat 2-3 times per day and snack in between it is just as easy to find something healthy as it is to find something harmful. Don’t let your body come to a shrieking halt before you decide to do anything about your weight and your health. You know what will be a huge impediment on your time? If you or a family member becomes ill due to poor nutrition and lifestyle habits. So tackle the problem now before it really does begin to affect your time and your life! You can replace cars, homes and all material items, but you only get one body! Take good care of it.
Learn “The Top 5 Essential Truths You Must Know Before You Go on Any Diet Ever Again” from Isabel De Los Rios at The Diet Solution Program. Isabel is a nutrition, exercise and lifestyle coach who has helped hundreds of people lose their unwanted weight and take complete control of their health. She is the author of The Diet Solution Program, a complete and comprehensive nutrition program that is helping people all over the world finally reach their ideal weight.

Angie Schumacher is a Certified Fitness Professional who trains clients in her home and is a Women's Boot Camp Instructor in Colorado. She is the author of The Fat Blasting Boot Camp Program and has offered a one stop website to help you with all of your health and fitness needs. Please visit www.BuildingABetterU.com to find exactly what you are looking for!
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It IS just as easy to grab healthy food! The other day I went and had a fire with some friends and they were all picking up chips and sausages and pop drinks, and then we walked past the fruit and one of them suggested I get something there, so I picked up some apples. It was one of the first times that no ones freaked out on me for wanting to be healthy and it was so refreshing:)
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Yeah…diary can really mess up your digestion. But it can be dangerous cutting out dairy, especially for women. So need to eat other foods and possibly start takeing a calcium supplement.
@Sagan~It sure does make it so much easier when the people you around are supportive! Great idea picking up some fruit!;)
@Anne ~ Since I am lactose intolerant, I take a calcium supplement, but I also LOVE cheese and some of them my body can tolerate, so I get some calcium through those also!
Rock on! Finally someone got it right when it comes to putting the correct information about diet and weight-loss out there for everyone to see. I am a huge advocate of living a healthy lifestyle and staying in great shape. In fact I eat, sleep and breathe it everyday because it’s a way of life and not a trend or a fad. I like the fact that you made a point to address artificial sweeteners and to stay away from them. So many people see diet this diet that and think zero calories must be good for me. Not only are they a health risk to you, they can also make you pack on unwanted pounds. Water is the only way and I find great organic teas brew them and throw a few bags in to concentrate the flavor then dump it into a gallon jug and keep in the fridge to add flavor to my water. I’m definitely a huge believer in eating healthy and you are absolutely right when you say that this must be a priority even over choosing exercise first. Practice healthy eating and there is no reason why you can’t lose weight or maintain what you have. Awesome article can’t wait to read more. Also, for anyone interested in taking something to help curb appetite that is natural and actually works, try hoodoba hoodia. It’s the real deal no joke. It can tame any appetite or cravings you may have and is generally safe to use whenever. Watch out for knock offs though because there are plenty of them.
White Flour, Refined Salt, White Sugar, and Dairy are the ones that help us gain weight. I think lossing weight is a matter of doing faithfully what we have planned to do in order to lose weight. Time availability is not an excuse.