Believe In Yourself – Change Forever
You don’t have to live the rest of your life overweight and out of shape. You can change forever, but you have to believe it’s possible. We can help you do that. You may have tried dieting before and failed, so how will this be any different? First, you won’t be dieting. Diets don’t work. They always end and usually make you feel deprived. Instead, you’ll learn how to make smarter food choices and combine it with regular exercise in a program designed specifically for you.
When you believe in yourself, you take action.
You can do it, and we can help you, but you have to take the first step. That first step can be just moving more and taking opportunities to get more exercise. Doing housework with vigor is one way and it gets the tasks done faster. Studies show that the more you move, not only do you boost your energy level and burn more calories, you also improve your mental faculties. If you’ve lived a sedentary lifestyle and aren’t ready for a formal program, just adding a 30-minute walk daily or increasing your exercise for ten minutes three times a day can help you get ready for a formal program of exercise. Getting started is the key.
Eating healthier isn’t dieting.
If you’re like many people that want to lose weight, you’ve probably started many diets, but didn’t stick with them long enough to get results. The good news is that eating healthy isn’t dieting. It’s all about making smarter choices when you select what you eat. One way to start is by giving up foods with added sugar. It’s hard, really hard, since sugar is so addictive, but worth the effort. You can also increase your vegetable intake and limit the highly processed food you eat. Once you start, it doesn’t mean you failed if you eat a sugary treat, like a piece of birthday cake. Just limit the amount you eat and how often you eat it. There’s only one way to fail and that’s by not trying.
Don’t beat yourself up or condemn yourself.
Self-denegration isn’t motivating. In fact, it’s counterproductive. You have to care about yourself and want the best possible outcome, as you would for any loved one. Fretting over a slip up doesn’t help you. It only causes stress. Stress is the enemy of a healthy body. Learn to focus on being in the moment. When you eat, eat slowly and savor every bite. Enjoy the rich flavor of each morsel. Not only does it lower the stress level in your body and help you enjoy your meal more, it also helps you eat less by giving your body a chance to signal the brain that it’s full.
- Start your day with movement. Stretch the first thing in the morning and if you have time do a few exercises. It doesn’t have to last long to get the blood circulating and get your ready for the day.
- Increase your movement. Do a plank during television commercials or squats while you’re doing dishes. If you work outside the home, pack a lunch and walk to a park to eat it. Take the steps, rather than the elevator.
- Enjoy every movement. Feel blessed that you can exercise. Feel each muscle move and how you’re learning to take command over your body. Notice changes, like having more energy or feeling good more often.
- Follow a dream. The more you exercise, the better your posture and the more you’ll look and feel confident. That can boost your belief in yourself to help make changes in other areas of your life.
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There are a lot of ways to judge your progress when you’re on a program to get fitter. Weight is just one of those. If your goal is to lose ten pounds, then weight matters. However, if your goal is to be thinner, then weight doesn’t really matter as much. Muscle tissue weighs more than fat tissue does, so a cubic inch of muscle weighs more. Ten pounds of muscle could fit into a smaller container than ten pounds of fat. If you lose fat and build more muscle, you’ll look thinner, but may not lose a single pound.
Bodybuilders often focus on taking extra protein supplements to boost muscle development. In fact, it’s become quite trendy. Many of the latest macros diets also emphasize increasing protein and reducing carbs. Are these healthy options? Everyone needs protein, but just how much protein should you consume daily? Can you get too much? Who is most at risk of too little protein? You need to answer these questions first.
Not everyone comes to Rising Fitness in Houston, TX, every day. Some come three times a week and fill in the remainder of days with exercise or activities done at home. Many of those exercises are cardio workouts. They can be as simple as walking briskly for a half hour or dancing to their favorite songs or be an actual workout. Jumping rope is one of the favorites that doesn’t require expensive equipment, but certainly gets your heart pounding.
Clients at Rising Fitness Gym in Houston, Texas, tell us how grateful they are to finally succeed at their goals. Each person is special here and has an individualized program. One thing many have in common is the desire to build more muscle and burn more fat. There are many things you can do and some don’t require a lot of effort, but do require consistency. Every little bit counts, so even if you burn a few extra calories, if you do it and other small changes every day, the results compound.
Are you subject to yo-yo weight loss, losing weight only to gain it back a few months later. It may be a problem caused by how you shed those pounds, rather than something that’s wrong with you. There is a way to burn fat and keep it off permanently, but it requires making lifestyle changes, not crash dieting. It starts by making simple changes, like having a healthy snack available, like an apple, rather than waiting until you’re starved and opting for a donut or candy bar.
Whether it’s dangerous steroids or something more common, like a “special muscle building drink,” you may be wasting money or even harming your body. You don’t have to go to the pharmacy if you build muscle naturally. Building muscle tissue is about consistency, the type of exercises you do and what you eat. By modifying your diet slightly, you can get all the nutrients that are in supplements. Steroids and other chemicals aren’t necessary and are extremely dangerous.
At Rising Fitness in Houston, Texas, we use a holistic approach that uses science to focus on exercise and nutrition, while providing a sense of community. Switching from white bread to whole wheat is one way to boosting your health and there are also benefits of wheat germ oil. When white flour is processed, the bran and wheat germ are removed, all that is left is the endosperm, which has few nutrients. The bran of the wheat berry provides fiber, while the wheat germ provides all the nutrients. It only makes sense that oil made from the nutrient rich core would be beneficial for your health.
There’s a lot of talk about when your last meal of the day should be. Should it be hours before you go to sleep or can you eat right before you go to sleep. What are the problems of eating right before you sleep? Weight gain and acid reflux are attributed to the problems it causes. While it’s proven that acid reflux can be caused when eating at bedtime, there’s varied opinions about whether it causes weight gain. After all, a calorie is a calorie, no matter when you eat it. However, some people can’t sleep, so consuming some foods to help you sleep better might be the answer.
There’s a lot of scientific language that makes it more difficult to understand simple things. For instance, the term macronutrients can be a bit intimidating. It shouldn’t be. It’s the name of the category that includes three types of food, carbohydrates, proteins and fats. The other category is micronutrients and those include vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. There’s a lot of debate about whether counting macronutrients to lose weight is better or focusing only on calories. Eating healthy and ensuring you have enough of each micronutrient is what is important, but you can do that while you count calories.