Losing 200 Pounds

Becky Griggs has lost an amazing 200 pounds. At her heaviest, six years ago, she weighed 352.

She now weighs 150 and has become a personal trainer. She's 43 years old and the mother of two grown children.

Becky cut out sugar and flour from her diet. She eats five times a day and works out regularly. Check out her story at CNN (From Fat to Gym Rat) and see her short video below;

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The Secret of Permanent Weight Loss

Most people do one of two things when faced with a weight problem. We look for ways to by-pass the problem by looking for quick fix solutions. Alternatively, we repress the problem by trying to ignore it or put the blame on things that we claim are beyond our control such as genetics, hectic schedule etc

Both the above happen because we lack real deep understanding of “why” we want to achieve a particular weight goal. This “why” is made up of 2 parts namely the utilitarian and the non utilitarian parts. The utilitarian part of weight loss is pretty clear such as looking good, feeling energetic, being healthy and living a long life.

The Non-Utilitarian Part of Weight Loss

The non utilitarian part of weight loss may not be that clear at first. These includes love, truth, compassion and joy. Now most of us would probably be asking what has love, truth, compassion and joy got to do with sustainable weight loss. Looking at it superficially we probably will not see the relationship but if we take the trouble to find a deeper understanding, things start to become clearer.

Love and Weight Loss

Lets take love for instance. We all know that we cannot give what we do not have and this also applies for love. So we must love ourselves and that means taking care of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. If deep down we do not genuinely love ourselves, this may become a potential barrier to correct weight loss. The earlier blog on the 4 levels of love elaborates this point well.

Understanding Weight Loss

Truth is another area that is largely neglected because understanding truth requires effort. Henry Ford rightfully pointed out that “thinking is the most difficult task, that is why so few people do it”. There is tremendous benefit in a deep understanding about the truth of correct weight loss because it leads to effortless self-discipline which is sustainable. For example a 1-year-old has to be prevented from sticking his finger into the wall power point because he lacks an understanding of its risk. However an adult displays effortless self-discipline because of deeper understanding of the risks of sticking his finger into the wall power point. The 1-year-old may not like being prevented because it is an externally induced discipline but this is not the case for the adult. The fundamental difference is externally induced discipline is a form of prison which is usually not sustainable but effortless self-discipline that grows from deep understanding is a form of freedom and is usually sustainable. So if we want to make self-discipline more effortless and therefore more sustainable, spend some time understanding the truth about correct weight loss.

Compassion

If we have compassion than we are able to place ourself in the other person’s position. We can feel the emotional and financial strain that our loved ones may have to go through should our health be compromised due to being overweight. We can feel the sadness that our children feel because we cannot run and play with them.

There is a kind of joy in accomplishing a task through our own effort which no quick fix or repression can ever bring. We start believing and respecting ourself. There is also joy in knowing that by our efforts, we are becoming a source of comfort for our loved ones by being healthy and energetic.

Make a Life, Not a Living

For some of us, just knowing the utilitarian part of why we need to lose weight is adequate to get into action and maintain them. However for the rest of us knowing the utilitarian and the non utilitarian parts help in moving us to action. The utilitarian part helps us make a living but it is the non utilitarian part that helps us make a life.

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Correct Weight for Height

A lot of people ask what their weight should be, based on their height. People believe that for a given height, there should be a corresponding correct body weight. Unfortunately, there is no way of assessing an ideal weight for a given height. But one can very easily assess, measure and achieve an ideal body shape for a given height.

Weight Loss is Misleading

Most people know that all their weight loss should be fat loss. Yet most people do not realize that all of their weight loss may not necessarily be attributed to fat loss. When one loses weight, some of the weight loss could be attributed to fat loss. The rest of it could be attributed to muscle loss and water loss. Muscle and water loss is of no use to someone wanting a better or well defined body. Muscle loss causes the metabolism to be sluggish and sets one up for rebound weight gain. Water loss is temporary as the body will very quickly recoup water losses.

The Obsession with the Weighing Scales

The weighing scales rule the lives of countless people. A lot of people pay homage to the weight scales first thing in the morning. Unfortunately, the obsession with the weight scales leads to a lack of fulfillment. This is because monitoring weight alone can never lead to a beautiful or well-defined body.

Weight Loss or a Well Defined Body Shape

Everyone is able to appreciate a perfect body when they see one. Be it the hourglass shape of a woman or the “V” shaped body of a man, one is able to appreciate a beautiful and well-defined body. While we have a visual impression of what a beautiful body should look, we are not thought of how to correctly measure it.

Weight Scales is a Flawed Means to Measure a Well Defined Body

We are brought up thinking that the only way to get the body of our dreams is by losing weight. Unfortunately, the weight scale is a faulty tool for achieving this goal. As mentioned earlier, there is no way of knowing what proportion of your weight loss is attributed to fat loss.

Measuring the Waist to Hip Ratio for Women

A simpler yet crude means of assessing a well-defined body for a woman is by measuring her waist to hip ratio (WHR). A waist to hip ratio of 0.7 is considered to be the ideal hourglass shape.

Measuring the Shoulder to Waist Ratio for Men

A crude assessment for measuring a “V” shaped body for men is by measuring the shoulder to hip ratio. A shoulder to waist ratio of 0.8 yields an attractive “V” shaped body.

Measuring % Body Fat

The most accurate means of measuring a well-defined body is by measuring % body fat. This can be done with a pair of calipers. It essentially measures what percentage of your body weight is fat. As your % body fat reduces, you can be rest assured that you are moving towards your dream body.

A man can have a very attractive body at 10-14% body fat. Most men will start showing off a 6-pack at 12% body fat and below. A woman can have a very attractive and sexy body at 20 % body fat and below. A woman can start showing off her 6-pack at 16% body fat and below.

What is the Correct Weight for Your Height

As mentioned earlier, blindly monitoring weight loss does not yield a well-defined body. Using weight loss to achieve a well-defined body can be likened to climbing a ladder all the way to the top only to realize that it is placed against the wrong wall.

As such, there is no such thing as a correct weight for a given height. This is a wrong measurement and will not yield the desired results. Instead people should focus on measuring the body ratios for a crude assessment of body shape. Alternatively, an accurate assessment could be attained by measuring % body fat. The ratios and the % body fat ,work independently of the height and are applicable for a short person as well as a tall person.

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Great Guides and Info on Weight Loss Programs

There are many weight loss programs online that are great, but there are many more programs out there that are not so effective. The guides that you may receive from most programs may be very hard to maintain, as well as do not provide outstanding results. There are many excellent programs available that are fast, and instructions that are easy to apply and easy enough to maintain. Which would be the kind of guide you'll need to see successful results at a fast rate.

Trying to lose weight on your own can be a hard task, you would need to know a great diet plan and you would also need to know good exercise routines as well for an effective weight lost. Losing weight occurs when an individual is in a state of negative energy balance. Weight loss is not about counting calories-- it's about eating the right calories. Losing weight is only the beginning, you have to learn how to keep it off to, which a great program would teach you how.

Techniques intended for losing weight aren't supposed to be nerve-racking on the body nor on the mind. The instructions that you may receive from all programs must be safe, easy too use, and at the same time you should still be able to see fast results. There are many programs around that has powerful guides. However it could be near impossible at times just to find a great system. Since there aren't many great programs available, and it will not be so easy to find them. Because there are even more programs online, that are not so great. If you do not know how to go about finding an excellent system then it would be difficult.

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Weight Loss Success Tip - Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Every person is different: their goals, their bodies, their health requirements, their tastes, their lives, etc, etc, etc. Comparing ourselves to others does not do us any favors-nor does it help the other person we are comparing ourselves to! Let's learn to take stock of our situation and figure out where we want to go from here...independent of where others are and where others think we should go. This is a good philosophy for every aspect of our lives including our weight loss goals!

This has been a huge challenge for me...one that I share with many people on oh, so many fronts. It seems that we never feel we are smart enough, talented enough, funny enough, rich enough, pretty enough, and of course not nearly thin enough.

This "not enough" feeling...no matter what the feeling is about...is a feeling of lack...of not measuring up. How do we get this sort of feeling? By comparing ourselves to someone else who we BELIEVE is better or "more than" we are.

The truth is we have no way of really knowing what that other person has going on in their lives. As it turns out almost everyone has a feeling of being less than-about SOMETHING in their lives. Even many supermodels, people who are paid lots of money because of their looks, believe they are not beautiful enough. Gee whiz, if they aren't beautiful enough, what hope do we mere mortals have?

We are born knowing we are beautiful, that we are enough...babies radiate that and as adults we feel and see it in them. But somewhere along the path of growing up, we got the message that we weren't enough...this isn't about blaming anyone for giving us that message...it is just about acknowledging that somehow we internalized the message. If we want to regain our health then we have to change that message-no matter how it got there in the first place-and we don't change the message by looking outside ourselves...we must look inside...we must change our mindset to achieve weight loss.

If your goal is to be a healthier person in 2010, then it is important that you keep that intention and take steps to achieve it...and the first and most important steps are in your mind, not in finding the right diet, pill, or exercise routine.

In our competitive society it is common for people to attach a number to that success...losing "x" pounds, reaching a goal weight "Z", even reaching that weight faster than anyone else. This is looking outside yourself to judge your success.

Instead of buying into that notion, focus on YOU. Why do you want to be healthier? What does being healthier look like for you? What will this enable you to do? How will you feel? Develop a mental picture of what you will look like healthier...not what some chart says you should weigh...and see yourself doing the things that are important to you. See yourself living your life, enjoying the people in your life, the activities that you enjoy.

Now as you move forward, judge your progress based on YOU...not someone else. Celebrate when you feel your energy is higher, when you notice you can do something you couldn't before, when something is easier, when clothes are looser. These are all indications that you are moving in the right direction...and you and ONLY YOU can accurately judge that and it has absolutely NOTHING to do with anyone else!

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