Superfit 42-Year-Old Mom Blasts the Weight Loss Lies

"To lose weight and keep it off, you need accurate information," says Laurie Bell, an internationally recognized weight loss and health expert, and the author of the new book, Lose the Lies, Lose the Weight: The Ultimate Guide to Permanent Weight Loss.

In Lose the Lies, Lose the Weight, fitness lifestyle expert Laurie Bell eliminates every weight loss lie so you can get in great shape.

1. Go ahead, eat it, one time won't hurt you. How many times have you told yourself that one time won't hurt? The whole problem is, it's never just "one time." Getting fit is like entering a race. Your beautiful body is waiting at the finish line. To get to the finish line, you must eat right and exercise. Desserts and second helpings always move you away from the finish line.

2. Everyone gains weight as they get older. Many people falsely believe they're doomed to gain weight as they get older. Believing that lie assures you will gain weight with each passing year. Most people gain weight with age because they overeat and don't exercise. When you believe weight gain is an inevitable consequence of aging, you just let it happen. The truth is, you can stay fit your entire life!

3. You'll never look the same after having kids. Believing you're doomed after having kids is just another lie. Having a baby does not cause permanent weight gain. Eating too many calories, moving too little, and giving up is the reason you're still overweight 18 years after the children arrive. Eliminate "doomed-after-mommy" thinking immediately. In Lose the Lies Lose the Weight , you will learn how this 42-year-old mom got her figure back.

4. Thin people are lucky. Anyone can gain weight whether rich, poor, young, old, short, or tall. A daily intake of more calories than you burn off results in infinite weight gain. Believing thin people are lucky, but you aren't, prevents you from pursuing your fitness goal. You must work diligently at your fitness. Accepting that getting in shape requires effort, not luck, is the beginning of a healthy and fit body.

5. I can't lose weight. How many times have you told yourself that you can't lose weight? Would you say ten times (a day), a hundred times (a week), a thousand times (a year), maybe more? The prime reason you haven't been successful at permanent weight loss is you believe you can't be. Eliminate "can't" from your vocabulary. Instead say, "I can lose weight." Believing emphatically you can lose weight is the mindset required for weight loss success.

6. I'm buying it for my kids. How many times have you purchased empty calorie foods and told yourself you were buying it for your kids? While you strolled down the cookie aisle, you promised yourself, this time you would not eat Junior's lunchbox cookies. Don't let your subconscious tell you the unhealthy food is only for your kids. That's a lie. You want it for yourself. Don't buy it or you'll eat it.

7. But I never overeat. You may feel you don't eat that much. You rarely eat dessert. You never drink soda. You always get your dressing on the side. You just don't understand where that extra weight came from. The truth is, if you take in even one more calorie daily than your body burns, you won't lose weight. Even healthy food can make you fat! To create caloric awareness, record your food and liquid calories in a food journal.

8. Carbohydrates make you fat. Hearing you should "cut carbs" is vague and useless advice. Quality carbohydrates like fruits, vegetables, brown or wild rice, steel-cut oats, and whole grain foods are an essential part of a healthy diet. Avoid nutrient-poor simple carbohydrates found in sodas, cake, cookies, sugared cereals, white enriched flour products, and candy. These carbohydrates quickly digest and store as fat plus spike insulin levels, causing a drastic drop in your blood sugars, leaving you endlessly craving sugar.

9. I'll have to starve to lose weight. Starvation diets don't work. Stringent dieting sends your brain the message food is in short supply so your metabolism slows to conserve calories. With stringent dieting, your body begins to burn lean muscle tissue for fuel. Less muscle means a slower metabolism, fewer calories burned, and little or no weight loss. Eat five to six mini meals spaced throughout the day.

10. I don't have time to exercise. If you believe you don't have time for exercise, it is because you haven't made it a priority. To make exercise your top priority, schedule your workouts in your monthly planner first, before you schedule anything else. Treat each workout as an important business meeting you can't miss. If you were paid $10,000 an hour for working out, you'd refuse to miss workouts! Prioritizing your fitness leads to steady weight loss.

For more information and great weight loss tips, visit http://www.losethelieslosetheweight.com or read Lose the Lies, Lose the Weight by Laurie Bell.

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