EXCUSES DON'T BURN CALORIES

                                            

Excuses are easy to make because they do not accomplish anything; every time you make an excuse, you give away your right to be productive.

In the world of fitness, excuses keep a lot of people in bad shape. So many want the great benefits and aesthetics that comes with fitness but why do we still have a lot of overweight and obese people? - because they have valid excuses tying them down to the body they do not like.

We are in the month of March and some are already faulting on their commitment to better health and physique; already eating junk, missing workouts and doing all those stuffs that will NOT give us the results we want.

 I want you think about this for a minute, what is more important to you? Is it the excuse you are making now or the result that you want in the nearest future?”

If you made a commitment to fitness this year, let your actions speak for you, throw away that bag of excuses and just do what has to be done! Don’t make excuses today, make progress!!!

Below are some thought provoking quotes on ‘Excuses’ I like to share with you:

-Intensity of desire will always find a way, just as weakness of purpose will always find an excuse. ~Muriel Strode Lieberman

-No one ever excused his way to success. ~Dave Del Dotto

-I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse. ~Florence Nightingale

-You can make excuses or you can get the job done, but you can't do both. ~Hap Holmstead, The Biggest Loser, episode 248, original airdate 2014 January 21st

-Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure. ~Don Wilder and Bill Rechin

-Don't make excuses — make good. ~Elbert Hubbard

-He who excuses himself accuses himself. ~Gabriel Meurier, Trésor des sentences

Cheers to the fit life!

5 MYTHS ABOUT WEIGHTLOSS YOU SHOULD NEVER BELIEVE

                                           

Before I took up fitness as a career, I heard so many myths about weight loss; I believed them until I started doing research for myself. Now, I know many of them are not true and since they are common and many people believe them too, I thought it would do good to debunk them.

                                              

MYTH #1: PUTTING ON WEIGHT IS EASY & LOSING WEIGHT IS HARD

Hey! Don’t believe that BS, both losing weight and putting on weight are hard! They both take time to manifest. They are products of our daily habits over a period of weeks, months or even years.  So it’s not about being hard or easy, it’s about where you want to belong. If you want to be fat or overweight cultivate the habit of eating junk and you will be there within weeks or months. Likewise if you choose to be fit and healthy; stay away from junk, eat clean and exercise regularly.

For me, I think it’s just psychology; you are what you believe, if you think that you add weight easily and you hardly lose weight, it will be so for you. Change your thoughts about yourself and you can change your life.

MYTH #2: STARVATION IS AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO LOSE WEIGHT.

Starvation plans are becoming popular; so many people resolve to starve themselves in other to lose weight. However, starvation plans are not healthy or effective in the long run because:

* It is not a sustainable method for weight loss; you can’t starve yourself forever

*You deprive your body of important nutrients needed to flourish

* It slows down your body metabolism, which makes it hard for your body to burn fat.

* When you are on a starvation plan, you have less energy and motivation to do any task.

* You put on more weight than you lost after you get off the starvation plan.

I already discussed this topic at length in the post “NUTRITION AND WEIGHTLOSS”. Read that post to get a better insight on how to use nutrition to your advantage in weight loss.

                                    

MYTH # 3: YOU NEED A GYM MEMBERSHIP TO LOSE WEIGHT

You mustn’t have a gym membership to lose weight.  I say this because a lot of people tell me they wish to lose weight but do not have money to register with a gym. ‘Hey, I lost 7kg in 2months without visiting the gym for a day’.

There are so many exercises you can do outside the gym (even at home) that are as effective as visiting the gym every day. Not having money or time for the gym is not an excuse to be overweight and unhappy. I have an archive of my homemade exercises on Instagram, you should check them out. My Instagram handle is @endeedaniels

                                                 

MYTH #4:  YOU CAN LOSE WEIGHT WITHOUT A CHANGE IN NUTRITION

                                             

This one is the reason a lot of people go to the gym for many years and don’t lose a pound. Nutrition is very vital when it comes to weight loss.  If you do not take the time to consider your diet and make appropriate adjustments, you can go to the gym Monday to Sunday, spend 3hours on the treadmill and not lose much weight.  If you manage to lose any, you begin to put them all back as soon as you miss work out for a few days.

Ever heard the saying- you are what you eat? Yes you are!

                                           

MYTH #5: SKIPPING BREAKFAST WILL HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT FAST

It’s important that you have a light meal before stepping out every morning. If you are in the habit of working out without food, change your plan and you will see improvements in your performances. Check out the post “QUESTION; IS IT GOOD TO HAVE BREAKFAST BEFORE GOING TO THE GYM?”  to learn the facts about this myth.

Now you know these myths are not true, believing them will only staunch your growth as far as your weight loss is concerned.

Cheers to the fit life!