Hi Ho friends,
It is now about 10 days since I started on my "Getting Lean Personal Trainer Style" program and things are starting to change with my body, which is great. My pants are fitting better and I am beginning to see a shadow of a six pack again.
Isn't it funny that at this time of the year we are all so body concious. It is no coincidence that the marketing of all the wonderous solutions for weight loss start to appear on television. I very rarely get to watch television, which is a blessing, and when I did I counted three commercials for weight loss plans in one hour. There is Xndo and Tony Ferguson and now Biggest loser weight loss bars and shakes. All you need to do is replace 2 meals a day and wonder of wonders you lose weight. So what happens when you replace the two bars a day with two meals again, when you are starving?
One of the other big catches is plan being put around by the amway crowd. It is called healthpointe 2 and I believe it is as dangerous as all the others. This one actually gives you a personal "weight loss coach" that will guide you through the process to ensure you have success. It is one of the better plans however it has some major flaws as well. First of all, and this applies to all of the "get thin quick" formulas, none of them do anything to calculate your personal BMR, or how many calories you may consume during the day. None of them even ask about your lifestyle, whether you are active or sedentary, what you do for work, what kind of exercise you like, whether you have any injuries, family history etc etc. All these factors are vitally important and need to be addressed if your body transformation is to be long lasting. The other major flaw with healthpointe is that to become a coach all you need as far as qualifications go is to be an amway IBO and' preferably have done healthpointe yourself. I know this because I used to use the healthpointe system until I raised some areas of concern with the my "upline" an d they were ignored. Sure there are some trainers floating around in the organization, buy in large though, the majority of the "weight loss coaches" are un qualified in any aspect of the health industry.
Yes weight loss is the next trillion dollar industry, there is no benefit, I believe, to be had by rail roading people into schemes supported by unqualified people. Take your health seriously enough to take it someone who can give you long term answers, not some quick fix with eye on the dollar signs.
More soon
Daz.