Quick Weight Loss!

Perhaps you’ve heard the joke about the shocking news headlines
from the year 2050: “New study reveals that exercise and proper
nutrition is the key to successful weight loss!”

It seems that we’re always looking for a quick and easy way to
lose fat, but those darn studies and that reputable research
just keeps getting in the way of our dream!

There’s always someone out there telling us we can lose fat
without watching our diet and without any exercise. As much as
we’d like to believe that’s true, deep down inside we know
better. The ads promising that we can ‘get slim quick’ remind us
of the ‘get rich quick’ infomercials we see on late-night
television. Still, there’s no shortage of ‘get slim quick’
products out there.

A YaHoo search of the term “Easy Weight Loss” yielded about
10,600,000 hits.

A Google search of the phrase “Quick Weight Loss” showed about
14,300,000 recommended sites to visit.

Looking up “Easy Fat Loss” on YaHoo revealed about 4,290,000
answers.

Finally, running a Google search for “I want to lose weight but
I don’t want to exercise because I don’t have the time, money or
will power” will bring up about 633,000 sites. We’re not kidding!

Compare that to the Google results for “Weight Loss Truth”: only
about 2,760,000.

PERMANENT FAT LOSS REQUIRES EFFORT:

Let’s face it, there really is no good way to lose fat without
any effort. Successful and permanent weight (fat) loss takes
some time, it takes some effort, and it certainly requires some
exercise. Consider what Dr. Gabe Mirkin had to say on the
subject: “There are many products on the market today that
promise to help you lose weight. None will help you unless they
get you to exercise more and eat fewer calories.” (Source: The
Sportsmedicine Institute, Inc. – DrMirkin.com)

DON’T BE TEMPTED BY SHORTCUTS:

So is it possible to lose weight quickly? Sure, but weight loss
achieved quickly and/or by ‘cheating’ will never be permanent
and is usually not healthy.

Remember the phen-fen pills that were popular just a few years
ago? While they certainly helped you lose weight, they were
withdrawn from the market in September of 1997 after being
linked to the occurrence of serious cardiac valvular disease,
and primary pulmonary hypertension.

Ephedra, another weight loss pill, was pulled from shelves on
April 12, 2004. After a careful review of the available evidence
about the risks and benefits of ephedra in supplements, the FDA
found that these supplements present an unreasonable risk of
illness or injury to consumers. The data showed little evidence
of ephedra’s effectiveness, except for short-term weight loss,
while confirming that the substance raises blood pressure and
stresses the heart (Source: nccam.nih.gov).

Please note that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found
that ephedra was effective for only short-term weight loss. Does
that sound like a permanent solution?

There are lots of other ‘shortcuts’ out there, from laxatives to
harsh stimulants. There are also some honestly good products
that can help us lose fat if they are used in conjunction with
regular exercise and healthy nutrition. Green tea is a good
example. Clinical studies conducted by Dr. Abdul Dulloo, of the
University of Geneva in Switzerland brought the conclusion that
green tea weight raises metabolic rates and speeds up fat
oxidation (Source: green-tea.dminternational.biz).

THE TAKE-HOME MESSAGE:

So what’s the take-home message? The bottom line is that there
is no ‘get slim quick’ miracle out there. The only way to
achieve permanent fat loss is by following the same advice we’ve
been hearing for years: exercise regularly and watch what we eat.

Let’s watch out for products that claim we can achieve the body
we’ve always wanted without diet or exercise. We know that’s not
true, so let’s not be tempted by the empty promise.

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