Bring About These Two Modest Modifications And You Will Inevitably Drop Excess Fat And Keep It Off
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010Have you ever considered how wonderful our human body is? It was designed to survive through harsh and unforgiving conditions. And it continues to improve, slowly, over time.
One drawback to this is that these changes come incredibly slowly. What worked for humans hundreds of thousands of years ago doesn’t work that well for us today in some cases. For example, we still feel a strong desire to eat ourselves senseless whenever we see food.
Take eating for example. Before, when we were hunters and gatherers, it made sense to eat everything we could, whenever we could. Food was scarce. And storing it as fat was great, because it got us through those lean times when all we could find were nuts and berries.
If you gorged yourself like our ancestors did (and many of us do) you’d likely become pretty obese, pretty quickly. If you want to get and stay slender, you need to figure out a way to overcome this urge.
One thing for certain is that we don’t get nearly as much exercise as we used to. Most of us work jobs that require nothing more strenuous than typing on a keyboard all day, and getting up to refill our coffee cup.
If you would like to slightly elevate the amount of exercise you do, it might be much easier to start slow. One or two push ups in the morning, a short walk in the evening. It might not sound like much, but it adds up rather quickly.
Another thing you can do is slowly shift your diet. If you are like most people, you likely don’t eat very healthy. Most food today is filled with all kinds of chemicals. Great if you are in the business of selling food, but not so great if you are in the business of eating food.
In order to change your diet, going slower usually works better. Maybe start off by skipping that bowl of ice cream once a week. Or cooking something for yourself healthy once a week.
If you start slow, and add these into your daily routine, they will quickly become a life long habit. A habit that will make it automatic for you to lose weight, and keep it off for good.