Short Cuts = Short Lived !!!!

Hurry! Loose your mind… oops loose your weight this summer.

8 kgs weight loss in 30 days.

15 kgs weight loss in 45 days.

Guaranteed weight loss or money back offer!

No this is not what I am advertising, this is what we come across every other day and most of us even fall for it. Don’t blame anyone, it just sounds so impressive and promising anyone can fall for it and what makes it even more promising are the “before” and “after” images of the client telling you their life changing story. The “before” picture looks so pitiful, rejected and hopeless in life and the “after” so attractive and confident as if ready to conquer the world single handedly. Thanks to the quick hassle free weight loss. After witnessing such convincing visuals, who wouldn’t be tempted to try it out. After all, easy routes are always welcome.

I dedicate this article of mine to all those who have been up for such rides.

I sometimes wonder who must be falling for such gimmicks. But wow, there are a whole lot of people out there ready for it. No wonder the slimming centres succeed in making enough and more money. Nowhere do they promote exercise or healthy diet plans or balanced lifestyle but they still sell. A client just needs to go there and let a machine work on them which promises “fat” burn and increase in “BMR”. Don’t ask me how that’s possible, Instead if you find out please enlighten me too. It’s shocking to see people falling for it. No prizes for guessing why. In fact even better now, u do not have to make a trip to the slimming centres if you purchase one of those easily available steam sauna belts or morning walkers. The very popular Steam sauna belts and morning walkers are just another addition to the successful gimmicks list. It only makes me laugh. I know of people who have worn the sauna belt and not lost even an inch. They would never be able to even if they wore it for a lifetime. And morning walkers please give me a break.

Apart from the quick weight loss packages and belts there are a lot of treatments available at affordable prices in the market. Treatments like liposuction/ lipolysis, tummy tucks and waist-trim treatments to name a few. Not only available but also promoted and purchased. There is a general mentality set that if “all” fails; such treatments are always there to work wonders. But have we given “all” a try?

Apart from the above one more classic example of “easy” weight loss are the various diets floating in the market and on the internet. Diets like liquid diet, zero carb diet, protein diet, fruit diet, out of which most are self made. Each of us suddenly become wise and assume we know all about diets and the additions and subtractions of calories. I come across a lot of people who claim to be on various diets which keep changing as per their convenience every time you meet them. You also must be coming across many at your work place. Their Tiffin’s are always full of fruits and salads. Ignore the fact that they hate it and are more interested in your food but behave strict and focused. They not only follow their so called diet but also keep educating others to do the same. Some sort of self convincing. But as the weekend comes around you should see them eat. There is no stopping them or their cravings. All this while whatever food they have been avoiding is seen on their plate in large quantities. Of course they are told they can “cheat” on weekends but I guess they heard “binge”. The only reason to this behaviour is that after fasting comes feasting followed by fasting again and so feasting. In the whole process the only thing you end up loosing is your mind and not your weight. The sad part is such diets are sometimes even prescribed and hence cannot blame the client always. But, what is the root cause of all these diets and treatments being executed? Impatience and laziness. You want everything to be served to you on the platter. You will not move your muscle (read butt) to work hard nor do some exercise to reach your ideal weight. I understand you already are done with the hard work to make that muscle the size it is today.

As much as you will hate to read this it’s true. All these are just temporary measures to achieve unrealistic unfit goals. How long are you going to make trips to the slimming centres for treatments? How long are you going to keep yourself starving on crash diets? How many times do you plan to go over the fasting and feasting cycle?

It’s going to take a lifelong to live long and healthy this way.

It is very important to follow a diet but it needs to be a correct and balanced diet made only for you containing the right amount of carbs, proteins, vegetables and fats. It needs to be customized as per your lifestyle and health status. It cannot be a case of one for all. Now team this up with a workout regime of your choice and you’ll be on the right/ healthy track.

Eating the right food, at the right time in the right quantity is the way to go. Now, the “Eat Healthy, Live Longer” tagline makes absolute sense.