This is that time of the year you get hit by a sea of advertisements for weight loss programs and products. The weight loss industry is big business with annual revenues of over $20 billion, with lots of players trying to get a hold of your cash. You'll hear about products and services ranging from prepackaged meals to things you can sprinkle on you food to help you loss weight. Here are some things you should know to make sure you don't get swept away by deceptive programs and products promising dramatic results in only days.
Diets don't work for long-term weight loss. At any one time there are over 100 million people in the U.S. on a diet. Most people lose 5 to 10 percent of their starting weight within the first 6 months on a diet, however over 90 percent of them regain their weight within 1 to 5 years.
The reason why so many people fail on a diet is because they don't make the necessary lifestyle changes to lose the weight and keep it off. Making healthy lifestyle choices that you can stick to for the long-term is key to losing weight and keeping it off. Any diet that places severe restrictions on what you can and cannot eat is going to fail because it is nearly impossible to adhere to for very long.
There are no magic pills or dust that's going to make you lose weight, or at least not in a healthy way. I'm a personal trainer with over 20 years of experience in the health and fitness industry and I have never seen a single pill or product that will miraculously cause you to lose weight in a healthy manner. Weight loss has always and will always be a result of taking in less calories than you expend.
Put little belief in the celebrity hype. Most of the major weight loss products and services have celebrities who endorse them who are paid $500,000 to $3 million to do so. So think twice the next time you hear some celebrity talk about how they lost weight on some fantastic product or service.
Always remember that healthy eating and regular exercise is the best combination for losing weight and keeping it off. Not only will you look better, you will also feel better.
I'm an ACE certified personal trainer and National Masters Over 60 Powerlifting Champion with over 25 years of experience in the health and fitness industry. I've seen a lot of fads come and go, but three things remain constant in getting healthy and staying fit. A positive mental attitude, a healthy balanced diet, and a fitness program built on proper strength training and cardiovascular exercise. Practice these three things daily and you will discover that they lead to "The Fountain of Youth."
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Protein Quality is Very Important
You've probable seen an advertisement something like this " our product contains 12 grams of muscle building protein." But, is 12 grams of protein enough to build and maintain your muscle mass?
Truth is the quantity and quality of protein in your meal is very important in building and repairing your muscles. Let's talk quantity first. The goal of protein consumption and lean muscle mass is to optimize muscle protein synthesis (the biological process by which muscle cells are regenerated). Studies show that consuming 25 to 30 grams of high quality protein at each meal is necessary to stimulate protein synthesis. Consequently, any meal in which you don't get a least 25 grams of protein does not start the rebuilding and repairing of your muscles.
Let's talk quality next. While plant based sources of protein are good, the best and highest quality of protein comes from dairy, meat, poultry, and fish. To better assess the quality of protein in various foods, analysts often use the protein efficiency ratio, or PER, a measure of a specific protein’s ability to promote growth.
Whey, the watery residue from milk after the formation of curds in the cheese-making process, ranks among the highest quality proteins based on PER calculations, according to “NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition.” Used widely in protein supplements, whey has a PER rating of 3 to 3.2 and digests rapidly, which paves the way for rapid uptake of the amino acids it contains by your muscles to begin protein synthesis.
That's why after over 20 years in the health and fitness industry, I'm proud to introduce my new brand of whey protein to you. It's called Protein My Whey. Each serving of Protein My Whey contains:
Truth is the quantity and quality of protein in your meal is very important in building and repairing your muscles. Let's talk quantity first. The goal of protein consumption and lean muscle mass is to optimize muscle protein synthesis (the biological process by which muscle cells are regenerated). Studies show that consuming 25 to 30 grams of high quality protein at each meal is necessary to stimulate protein synthesis. Consequently, any meal in which you don't get a least 25 grams of protein does not start the rebuilding and repairing of your muscles.
Let's talk quality next. While plant based sources of protein are good, the best and highest quality of protein comes from dairy, meat, poultry, and fish. To better assess the quality of protein in various foods, analysts often use the protein efficiency ratio, or PER, a measure of a specific protein’s ability to promote growth.
Whey, the watery residue from milk after the formation of curds in the cheese-making process, ranks among the highest quality proteins based on PER calculations, according to “NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition.” Used widely in protein supplements, whey has a PER rating of 3 to 3.2 and digests rapidly, which paves the way for rapid uptake of the amino acids it contains by your muscles to begin protein synthesis.
That's why after over 20 years in the health and fitness industry, I'm proud to introduce my new brand of whey protein to you. It's called Protein My Whey. Each serving of Protein My Whey contains:
- 26 grams of muscle building whey protein
- No fat
- No cholesterol
- No sugar
- 1 gram of carbohydrates
- Lactose free
- Sweetened with Stevia
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