If there is one general skill that trumps all others for people who are able to find and maintain a healthy weight over the long term, it may surprise you that it is not the will to push yourself to exercise or the will power to eat less.

I tell people that before they buy Six Week Body Makeover or any other program for weight loss, they should assess whether they have a grounded knowledge and understanding of food. I believe I do but it was fairly recently that I was able to acquire that knowledge. I happened to read Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson. If you haven’t read it, you should.

Basically the book breaks down food into two categories: natural and processed. Processed is bad because it changes your body’s internal relationship with that food and actually programs your body to store more of what you eat as fat.  When you eat naturally from groups of items like fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry and unprocessed whole dairy items, you actually transform your body into a fat burning machine that more efficiently uses energy.  The result of sticking to this latter group of items is basically the ability to effectively stay within your ideal weight range without any extreme efforts exercising.

When you can see what food is, you are in total control. You can eat out and choose your meal combinations in a way that don’t destroy what you are trying to do. You can eat  large quantities of food and as long as it is in the right category you need not worry about overeating. Your body is pre-programmed to digest and process this type of food.  On the other hand, if you eat even very small amounts of canned or packaged foods that are so prevalent at the super market these days, this can turn to fat quicker. The quantity doesn’t really matter.

So you can see how important this is. When you buy Six Week Body Makeover, you will become better at recognition almost by default. This to me is the great advantage of the program.   This is true of any workout regimen. If they don’t give you the gift of knowing exactly what to eat and hopefully show you the difference between food and non-food, it probably isn’t worth your money. With this knowledge, your fitness life will be totally transformed. Think about whether the factory altered the character of the food before you eat it. If that is the case, don’t eat it.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Cheryl Boswell is a writer and researcher on home fitness and health products. You can save time and money by getting FREE in depth news, features, and reviews on home exercise equipment, workout programs, health, and nutrition, including discounts and best prices at http://bodyslimdown.com

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