"I want to lose weight"
Yep, basically everybody. Even skinny people want to lose weight. We've been taught and rightfully so, that too much weight(body fat) is bad for us and it's true. Your risk for injury and disease dramatically increases beyond 30% body fat (not weight).
(Remember weight is not bad, but it's your body fat percentage that matters. That's another blog for another day!)
So you want to lose weight(body fat) huh?
I'm sure everyone has already told you how right? Diet, exercise, watch your calories, go keto, go paleo, do HIT workouts, yoga, fast. I'm sure you've heard it all, same old same old. Easier said than done right?
How about the stories you've heard of someone going on a diet, losing a ton of weight and then gaining it all back? These stories are all too common.
What if I told you that you could be sabotaging any chance you have of making those actions listed above successful? What if I told you that something has to happen first before you can actually make those other things happen?
Before I tell you the first step you need to take, I'm going to ask you... how SERIOUS are you? Because what I am going to ask you to do is going to be really hard.
But.. if you are SERIOUS enough this will be your first step towards finally losing the body fat that you have been telling people you want to lose for years! A new, healthier you!
Close your eyes right now and take a minute to picture what your life would be like if you were finally at the body fat % you have always wanted. What would your daily life look like? Would you run a marathon? Would be able to get back to a sport you used to play? How about simply experiencing less physical pain? How about not being so sick all the time? How about being able to play with your kids and grandkids? Man that would be pretty awesome huh? You ready to get there?
You ready? You serious?
Ok,
Get a trash can, a big one. Go into your kitchen.
Throw out any foods that have more than 5 ingredients. Yep, I mean it. All of them. It's that simple. I'll explain why, just trust me.
Now, your mind is going to try and come up with a bunch of reasons why you shouldn't do this and they are lies!
You might think.. oh gee I can't waste all that money!
-------How about all the money in future medical bills that you will spend for health issues related to obesity?
You might think, Oh no! What will I eat, What if I starve?
-------There are plenty of foods and recipes for real, natural food. Have you checked Pinterest lately?
Remember our minds seek comfort! And change is well... uncomfortable, at first that is.
However, in the long run you will experience all sorts of beautiful comforts that come from a healthy body and mind! I promise! It's absolutely worth it!
How are you feeling? Are you still SERIOUS about losing body fat?
This is the first step towards the vision you reflected on a moment ago. If you really want this, then trust me, without this step your amazing efforts at exercising regularly and dieting will likely be sabotaged before they even start.
Studies show again and again how CONVENIENCE is a major factor of why we eat what we eat. If it's there and in your home, you are most likely going to eat it. No amount of willpower will save you, at least not for long. We are all at the mercy of convenience. ESPECIALLY, the way food is designed nowadays which I will go into in another blog.
Today's food is purposely designed to hack your brain so you will continue to eat well after you need too. Again, stay tuned for another blog on this topic.
Combine that with the CONVENIENCE of sugary sweets, junk food and processed foods at your fingertips and you have a recipe for certain obesity!
There was a study done on office workers where testers placed a jolly rancher on the desk of the study subjects for one group. For another group they put the jolly rancher in the corner of the room on a desk. Over the course of the year the group that had jolly ranchers placed on their desk consumed 30% more jolly ranchers. Yep, we are talking a 15 foot difference in CONVENIENCE and 30% more consumption. Crazy!
Convenience, convenience, convenience. Bottom line, if a certain food is less convenient, you won't eat it as much and sometimes by significant amounts.
Imagine if your favorite ice cream was at a grocery store five miles away... Would you still go buy it sometimes, of course! We can't deprive ourselves of every pleasure! But would you buy it every single night, I doubt it! It's just not CONVENIENT enough.
So please don't let all your hard work go to waste, Don't sabotage yourself! Make your home a beautiful place with little to no temptations.
Remember, contrary to what your brain might be thinking in order to preserve your present comfort, your life isn't over. There is still plenty to eat and plenty of quick recipes if you are busy. Heck, you may even learn to be the good cook you've always wanted to be! But you're going to be fine, better than fine. And hey If you want a treat sometimes then go drive to Baskin Robbins and get it! But, if you are serious about losing body fat then keep that stuff out of your home, period!
The truth hurts, but I have rarely every been in the home of an obese person and not noticed their food environment is full of junk food, sweets and processed foods. Especially foods with 5+ ingredients! The correlation is easy to spot and take notice for yourself next time you go over to friend's home and test my hypothesis for yourself.
Please know that I'm not writing this to judge you, I'm writing this to help you gain freedom from obesity and all the pain and suffering that goes along with it. But if you truly want it then you must take it seriously!
So please, do everything possible to reduce the CONVENIENCE of unhealthy foods and overtime you will experience long lasting weight loss that you won't just gain back!
