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10 Practices That Result in Permanent Weight Loss

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If you want to lose weight permanently and sustain ideal body weight throughout your life, learn how to target healthy lifestyle habits and behavioral change now. By using the “10 Practices That Result in Permanent Weight Loss” you can live the lifestyle you need, want, and deserve now.

  • Find a daily activity that increases your metabolism 15-60 minutes a day and have fun doing it. Walking is the most natural form of aerobic activity we were born to do. Other excellent aerobic activity choices include biking, hiking, dance, yoga, exercise class, swimming, stationary home aerobic exercisers, yard work, etc. Any activity that moves the body and increases heart rate will benefit your fitness goals which include weight loss and healthy body weight.

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  • Consume 3-4 fruits and vegetable servings per day to keep the body’s fat burning furnace and immune defenses activated 24/7. If it is not possible to consume these servings daily for whatever reason, consider purchasing a high-quality C’s, B’s, D3 and Zinc and multi-antioxidant supplements to boost metabolism, immune and digestive and healthy skin, hair and nails and increased energy for an active lifestyle.

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  • Stay away from any diet plan that severely restricts macronutrients. Such as carbohydrates, proteins, or restricts 20% dietary fats. Eventually restricted diets cannot be sustained long term, add more weight throughout time, and increase health risks when any of the three macronutrients are left off the plate for extended periods of time. Instead focus on balanced macronutrient meals and total calories consumed. Make these two principles your dietary priorities. When you put this to practice daily, you optimize the total health of the mind and body while losing the weight and keeping it off for good.

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  • Breakfast, healthy snacks and daily hydration. Moderation and balanced macronutrient meal selection is important. But what you consume inbetween this time also counts. Begin the practice of healthy snacking with fiber filled macronutrient foods and drink more water to help curve appetite and feel less hungry throughout the day. Also be sure to eat breakfast daily. This is the most important meal of the day because it provides the nutrients and blood sugar needed to energize and ready the mind and body for optimum daily productivity. Your metabolisms health, energy levels and weight loss goal is dependent upon a 3-meal balanced macronutrient daily diet, healthy snacks and hydration. Remain mindful to add these calories into your total calorie count.

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  • Avoid eating after 7:30pm. The metabolism slows down with sedentary activities and especially during evening hours. If you do need to satisfy hunger after this time, build an addiction around a healthy fruit-nut, protein drink, etc., snacks. Oranges, grapes, apples, almonds, or other high fiber source are very satisfying. You will become addicted to these types of heart healthy snacks.

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Avoid alcohol when possible. Alcohol is responsible for much weight gain and weight loss failure. Too much cheer is also associated with illnesses and chronic disease conditions. If you do not want to quit drinking… consider switching over to red wine. One-to-two 8oz glasses have proven anti-cancer and healthy heart benefits based on resveratrol’s antioxidant polyphenol properties found in red wine. Do not consume more than 2 drinks on any given day. Alcohol has calories and too much of any type of alcohol is not good for you.

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  • Drink water throughout the day and have a full glass at the evening table, or while relaxing watching your favorite shows. Most feelings of hunger are not because the body needs more food. What the brain is really telling your stomach 9 times out of 10… drink more water. Food has water in it and the brain is often confused by what the body really needs. If you have a habit of snacking throughout the day, the body is extracting water from the foods you eat when it need to be hydrationed. When the body doesn’t get 2-3 liters of water a day, it will tell you to eat more food. Get in the habit of having a container filled with water near you throughout the day. The weight loss goal will be achieved much faster.

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  • When attending social functions where food is served, be sure to eat a small meal, or fibrous snack at least 2 hours before the event. You will not be as hungry and will consume less calories. Try drinking a glass of water before you think about consuming any calories at the event. This will make you feel less hungry and in control of drink and food servings/portions.

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  • Fast food meals should not be consumed more than once a week. There are so many hyperpalatable chemical additives and preservatives in processed foods. And they will not satisfy hunger for long and will make you want more. Many chemicals within processed fast foods are also associated with reactive illness and acute-to-chronic health problems when consumed long term… e.g., diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels, etc. I will not tell you to give up these foods, instead, build a habit of choosing more organic alternatives for snacks, meals and when dining out and limit consumption of hyperpalatable foods.

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  • Avoid diet sodas and deserts that contain aspartame, splendid and spoonful additives, etc. Aspartame as a sweetener replacement goes by many brand names. Diet soda with these like-hyperpalatable sweetener additives. The aspartame industry has a long history where studies show a connection to obesity, diabetes and cancer, and other related disease in both adults and children at alarming rates.

“My advice is to give up stevia, aspartame, sucralose, sugar alcohols such as xylitol and maltitol, and all of the other heavily used and marketed sweeteners unless you want to slow down your metabolism, gain weight, and become an addict” [Dr. Mark Hyman, Good Reads, 2021].

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Unhealthy body weight is not an easy process to reverse for anyone who is now clinically obese. However, by targeting and changing bad habits and behaviors and applying the “10 Practices That Result in Permanent Weight Loss” it is truly possible to lose the weight once and for all and keep it off for good, and live the lifestyle you need, want and deserve now.

Author:  Marc T. Woodard, MBA, BS Exercise Science, USA Medical Services Officer, CPT, RET. 2008-21 Copyright, all rights reserved. Mirror Athlete Publishing @: www.mirrorathlete.org, Sign up for your free monthly eNewsletter.

Top 7 Weight Loss Triggers

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by Marc Woodard, 9 January 2020

Which Weight Loss Trigger Will Defeat Your Weight Gain Nemesis?

As a fit healthy lifestyle consultant and author of Ageless MirrorAthlete “Overweight and Unfit No More,” I can tell you there are lifestyle changes you can make right now to trigger weight loss and stop weight gain. Below I list seven weight loss triggers through lifestyle change my clients have used to reverse an overweight and unfit condition.

New Year – New You. You Deserve it!

Change One or More Weight Loss Triggers Below to Lose Weight Now

This year set a new year’s goal. Plan to focus on a known bad habit and/or behavior triggering your weight gain and keeping you overweight. Then apply a lifestyle change to remove that trigger once and for all. You do not need to apply all seven weight loss trigger changes listed below. I recommend focusing on one at a time. As will power increases to sustain the course this will motivate you to include other healthier lifestyle changes that trigger weight loss at a more rapid rate.

Ageless MirrorAthlete – Overweight and Unfit No More by Marc Woodard
When You Have a Good New Year’s Resolution Plan, Hard to Change Habits… Change.

“When mindful of daily stress triggers it’s easier to target then minimize or remove them.“

Target, then minimize or remove environmental stress triggers, or factors causing an unhealthy habit(s) and/or behavior(s) keeping you overweight and unfit. Once you know the cause of your overeating, addiction and/or sedentary habits, then it’s easier to modify or remove them.

Once you become aware of an environmental stress that causes you to stay overweight and unfit, it’s easier to shift course. For example, if someone or something makes you feel uncomfortable, or causes anxiety, or obsessive behaviors, remove yourself from the situation, or minimize the exposure time. If a relationship makes you feel bad, remove yourself from it, or seek relational and behavioral therapy if your more inclined to make a relationship work. Or if the workplace presents undue stress within a hostile work environment, seek Human Resources help per company policy. Or if food addiction is the source of your stress and increasing health risk concern – seek medical treatment.

“Pain Trigger Factor“

All pain triggers are directly related to mental and physical illness, disease and/or injury. And with pain comes more sedentary habits that cause weight gain. It is for this reason you confide in a doctor and request a referral to see a pain management specialist [physiatrist]. Don’t let your pain keep you in a sedentary weight gain hurt locker.

“Party On Triggers Weight Gain“

Some carry the end of year festivities into the New Year. This behavior can last for months, or the entire year. This perpetual party habit will not help you lose weight. First and foremost, you must understand this is occurring and break the habit. A referral to see a behavioral therapist can help target and change unhealthy habits and behavioral triggers keeping you overweight and put your health at risk.

Weekly Calorie Excess Will Not Help You Achieve Your Weight Loss Goal.. Moderate food/drink splurges to once per month.

“Fast foods after Holidays Trigger More Weight Gain“

Too many Americans consume fast foods especially during the Holidays. Here lies the crux for much of Americas obesity and related diabetes and obesity problems. Processed foods are convenient, chemically addictive and cause unhealthy weight gain. Food ingredients on labels you can’t pronounce or recognize are generally unnecessary food chemical additives that cause weight gain and illness and disease. Now you can better differentiate between healthier foods and processed food triggers that increase health risk. Labels on decorative packages tell the unhealthy processed food story. Whereas whole foods in their organic form are: meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, grains, seeds, dairy, etc., Not tough to identify in their organic form.

“Love of Baking Triggers Excess Weight Gain“

I know the kids love your homemade cookies, cakes and pies. Remember moderation with deserts. Too much sugar, fat and salt is not good for anyone, even children with fast metabolisms. Try serving healthier desserts, i.e., fresh fruits, jello, pudding and peanut, oatmeal raisin and pumpkin cookie and cake treats, etc. Search on-line for low glycemic (GI) dessert recipe ideals. The GI has a foods list rating of low to high sugar foods. Learn how to bake delicious deserts without triggering more weight gain, and cause illness and disease.

Learn How to bake awesome deserts using low sugar ingredients that don’t spike blood sugar levels. Search the Internet using Glycemic Index (GI) to learn how.

“Use Portion Control to Reduce Over Consumption Trigger“

Regardless of season, there are many who continue to cook for an entire family after the children have left home. Modify home recipes for one or two to reduce left overs and temptations that trigger you to eat more than an average serving size. Use portion control to reduce calories. Simply fill your plat a 1/2 serving of a normal portion. No piling on. Take 20 minutes to consume your food. It takes the brain that long to determine if the stomachs been satisfied. If your still hungry, add another 1/4 serving. At this rate calorie intake is reduced and the over consumption is NOT turned on.

Low-Impact Aerobic Dance is a Good Fat Burning Exercise

“Low-impact aerobic exercise is very important to perform – Especially throughout the Holidays.”

When you consume excess calories on “any day,” you will need to mobilize the body to remove the unspent fat fuel. I highly recommend at a minimum… a daily walking program, or other low-impact aerobic activity at least 30 minutes a day. It is low impact aerobic exercise that triggers the fat burning furnace. The large muscles in the legs and buttocks prefer body fat as it’s fuel source during low-impact aerobic exercise. In my opinion, daily brisk walking is the best low-impact fat burning exercise almost everyone can perform anytime and anywhere.

Once you target the cause of your weight gain nemesis and make healthier lifestyle choices – your fitness levels and health will improve while achieving your weight loss and fitness goals during and throughout the New Year. Live the lifestyle you need and want and deserve now. Get’er Done!

Good Health to You and Your Family!

Author: Marc T. Woodard, MBA, BS Exercise Science, ARNG, CPT, RET.  2020 Copyright.  All rights reserved, Mirror Athlete Publishing @: www.mirrorathlete.org,  Sign up for your Free eNewsletter.

Fat Burning Puzzle Piece Changing Lifestyles

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What many weight watchers and/or weight loss resolution plans have in common is an annual goal to lose body fat weight. But what people lose sight of who set these goals and New Year’s Resolution… finding a daily fat burning exercise activity [they enjoy] that motivates and compliments other healthy lifestyle changes necessary to stay the course. In my opinion, there’s one piece of the weight loss puzzle that’s more important than any other lifestyle change piece. Especially if one is to be successful at sustaining the weight loss change long-term.

Most of us know excess body fat increases the risk associated with diabetes, cardiovascular problems, stroke, gout, sleep apnea, gall bladder disease, high blood pressure and certain types of cancer, etc. “So it stands to reason once the weight gain and increased health risk connection is understood, ‘it seems it would be easier to drum up the will power to stay and hold the weight loss course.” Although health literacy education is an important component of understanding how you will develop a weight loss plan based on current health status, and/or mitigate health risk… exercise and diet are almost-equally important puzzle pieces in consideration of developing a plan you’ll stick with. In my opinion, daily aerobic exercise is the most important habit change [puzzle piece] to focus on to achieve and sustain the weight loss goal.

To identify a fat burning aerobic exercise that motivates you to stay the exercise course – Simply think of an activity that keeps the body moving for extended periods of time. To help you find an activity that’s right for you… simply think of one you enjoyed as a child. As children we rode bikes, danced, hiked, walked to places and played intramural sports, etc., all aerobic-effort activities. Now hold onto this thought and we’ll get back to it.

If a daily fat burning exercise is not incorporated into the weight loss plan, it becomes very difficult to stay motivated and achieve the set weight loss goal and/or sustain the course once you’ve achieved it. Why? the will power to cut calories; and/or select healthier food choices; and/or change other unhealthy habits and behavior to achieve the goal is greatly dependent on daily activation of the fat burning engine. The fat burning engine also stimulates the brain-body chemicals that provide a sense of well-being [they are the natural feel-good chemicals that increase the will power that motivates us to move more and enjoy life to the fullest!]

Learn more about the brain-body chemicals by clicking on the Ageless MirrorAthlete “Overweight and Unfit No More,” or click on book link below.

Healthy whole foods selection and total consumption are important puzzle pieces to weight loss. But what I’d like you to focus on is identifying and sustaining a year-around daily low-impact exercise activity you enjoy doing.

When you sustain a daily low-impact aerobics program [working-up-to: 20-40 min/daily], you’ll see weight loss results within weeks. Regardless of any other habit change. Eventually exercise activity will lead to other healthier lifestyle changes that compliment other puzzle piece weight loss components.

Reflecting back to my childhood [as I’m asking you to consider], simply identify an aerobics activity(s) you would enjoy doing daily … . As a child I walked everywhere. So it seemed natural for me to continue this low-impact fat burning exercise as an adult. Why do I ask you to reflect to your childhood? Because if you don’t have a favorite aerobics activity identified, you’ll likely recall one you enjoyed as a child. As opposed to following somebody else’s activity you may not stick with.

In my opinion, the most important piece of a successful weight loss plan is dependent on performing low-impact aerobics daily [ride a bike, walk, row, jog, hike, dance, site seeing, shadow box, jump rope, etc.]. However, those who live in changing weather and stressful work environments and with non-flexible schedules may feel it impossible to squeeze any more into a day.

Regardless of season, limited resources, inflexible schedule and/or seasonal activity interest… there is one fat burning exercise anyone can perform 365 days out of the year. That aerobics exercise is coincidentally my favorite childhood activity. Walking is an activity nearly everyone can participate in and can be performed year around anywhere and at anytime.

Walking is a very addictive form of low impact aerobics exercise and easy on load-bearing joints. It also activates the brain-body chemicals necessary to ignite the fat burning metabolism, which increases the mental and physical will power and well-being necessary to sustain other healthy lifestyle changes to stay on course.

If your looking for detailed information to help you achieve your weight loss and other fit healthy lifestyle goals/resolution and fully understand how brain-body [feel good] puzzle pieces work together and lead toward sustainable weight loss and healthier lifestyle. Ageless MirrorAthlete “Overweight and Unfit No More” is the coaching and lifestyle change guidance programming and planning information you need and want now.” It’s like having your very own Fitness and Healthy Lifestyle Coach in your corner without paying hundreds of dollars for a professional trainer. Learn more about the book by Clicking on the link now.

Ageless MirrorAthlete book includes all the permanent weight loss and annual fitness resolution truths you need and want now!

Learn more about Healthy Lifestyle Change at this website by reading another MirrorAthlete article titled: Lose Weight Permanently through Lifestyle Change,

Author: Marc T. Woodard, MBA, BS Exercise Science, ARNG, CPT, RET. 2014-19 Copyright. All rights reserved, Mirror Athlete Inc., www.mirrorathlete.org, Sign up for your Free eNewsletter.