Facts the Weight Loss Industry Fails to Tell You, Part 3

It has been a pleasure in getting the opportunity to educate you guys about what the weight loss industry doesn't want you to know. Like I said in the first part of our series, I am here to give you guys the facts that you need to make your weight loss more dynamical and to gain an immense amount of credibility. I want the reader to look at my blog and say, "I trust this person to know what he is talking about and that I will share this with my friends." I hate being lied to myself and I know that you guys don't like it either. I won't beg you guys to share these blogs posts, but would appreciate it. What is it about the weight loss industry that makes them think it's alright to lie to us? We will delve off into the third fact that the weight loss industry doesn't tell us.

FACT #3: THE FAT AND CALORIE COUNT ON LABELS ARE WAY OFF

This is a very surprising fact. I mean, it was surprising to me when I heard it. There has been studies which suggest that calories on some of the snacking and chow foods that seem low calorie are, in actuality, 8-10% higher than what the package says. When you go to a restaurant the menus are lying to you! The restaurant menus were shown to be 18% of the calories lower than what they should have been. That means that if you eat a 100 calorie snack, you could be eating 110-118 calories instead. While this doesn't amount to much, it will still add up later on because these calories are unaccounted for. Diets and diet programs run on the fact that they count calories. This is thrown out of the window when you have 18% unaccounted for.

Fat is another topic to talk about. In accordance with the calories, we keep track of fat. If the fat content is 10-18% higher than it should be, we instantly crash through the roof when it comes to fat and caloric content in a day. Fat is a little bit more crucial when it comes to keep track of it because 10-18% could be quite considerable. While it might not be enough for someone to really lose sleep over, it is still a fact that you really can't believe everything you read. Just because the label says one thing doesn't mean that it is gospel. So, what happens to these miscalculated calories and fat? They pack on your belly, legs, arms, face, and body as fat.   

I would suggest that you guys do you research on how many calories are really in what you are eating. Don't trust the labels! The labels were created by humans and humans are not error free. Get a second opinion online or get a book of calories. Just in case you missed them, we have the different parts to the other facts that the weight loss industry won't tell you below that we have already went over. Talk to your nutritionist about whether you should reconsider how many calories and how much fat you are eating. You might be surprised at what you find!

Facts the Weight Loss Industry Fails to Tell You, Part 1

Facts the Weight Loss Industry Fails to Tell You, Part 2

~Obesity Overload 

 

Facts the Weight Loss Industry Fails to Tell You, Part 2

I had introduced that we are doing a series of blog posts committed to telling you the TRUTH about weight loss and the weight loss industry that the weight loss industry doesn't want you to hear about and know. I want to say that I am an advocate, and would be considered a professional at weight loss and dieting. I don't have a degree in physical education, PHD's, or any extensive certifications or degrees, but I have done years of research and experimentation on my own body. All of what I write about I have done or know about. I want to tell you these truths because they are essential for weight loss and you are being lied to. I hate it when big companies and the big shots lie to people. This is coming from a guy in his 20's and has experienced a LOT. Enjoy fact #2 and being informed the proper way!

FACT #2 YOU CAN LOSE WEIGHT ON JUNK FOOD
There was an article that I read about this subject. I have also done this weight loss diet program before myself. The ETL diet that I have written about is kind of like this with the exception that I urge you to eat foods that are good for you instead of junk. The weight loss industry has everyone, "buffaloed" into believing that you HAVE to eat good foods to lose weight. This is just the sheer truth of the matter.

Why isn't it essential to eat well to lose weight? It has to do with the concept that all you have to do is count your calories, eat a lesser amount of calories than what you burn in a day, and work out. It really is that simple! That's what makes the ETL diet stupid easy. Are you someone that has spent a lot of money on dieting supplements, diet foods, etc. while people tell you that, that is the only way to lose weight? If you are, you have been lied to. Keep in mind that I don't say in any of my blog posts that you HAVE to eat well to lose weight.

I went on a fast food/junk food diet before and I actually lost weight! I ate a certain amount of calories, lets just say 2500 calories. I burnt of more, way more calories in a day than that. I was running, playing basketball (physical basketball), frisbee, lifting weights, and on and on. I then tried protein shakes and put on a HUGE amount of muscle on in a matter of three weeks. I found out that when you eat less calories than you burn, whether they are empty (junk) calories, or whether they were good calories, it didn't matter.

Why would the weight loss industry lie this badly to the consumers and people that need to lose weight? It is because they make a TRUCKLOAD of money for you to buy a small box of granola bars that are great for you that cost pennies on the dollars to make. When you pay $30-60 for weight loss supplements, they are making a huge profit. In addition to warning you that junk and cheap food can be food that you eat for weight loss, I would like to add that you lose MORE weight QUICKER and EASIER when you eat good food. You can buy fruits and vegetables that are raw that you get a produce bag and bag yourself for a good price. Yes you have to bag it yourself, yes you have to pay a little bit more, but in the long run you will realize that it is better.    

I am glad that I have a platform to warn and help you guys of the weight loss industry's trick and about weight loss. I urge you guys to share this post with family and friends. They are being lied to as well! How did you feel when you read this for yourself? They feel the same way. Get out and work out while you eat less calories than you burn and lose that weight. We are right around the corner from spring and summer. Let's lose that weight and get a beach body to be proud of!

~Obesity Overload

Facts the Weight Loss Industry Fails to Tell You, Part 1

There are certain facts that have become apparent to me that the weight loss industry fails to tell you. These facts could change the way we look at weight loss. I would like to spend each part of this series explaining one fact at a time to reveal some of the secrets that the weight loss industry doesn't want you to hear. Why am I wanting to tell you these things? I want to tell you and reveal these things to you because I believe in honesty and want to gain credibility as someone that you, the reader looks up to. I want to take care of you, the person trying to lose weight, because I feel that people need to be informed. I think that I have decided on five parts that we will talk about. Let's get to the exposing side of things!

FACT #1: Huge Side Effects to Low Carb Diets 
The fact of the matter is that there are side effects to any diet, not just low carb, but the effects to low carb dieting can be more fatal than others. As with any diet, you should consult your doctor before you take the action of adopting and starting that diet. The problem with low carb diets like the Atkins is that you may have feelings of fogginess in the brain, light headed, body fog, constipation, dehydration, and death.

The feeling of fogginess in the brain and body is caused by the fact that you have lower amounts of carbs in your body. Your body is run primarily from carbohydrates. When you decrease your intake of carbs, your mind may feel like you stare into space, or like your body is in a constant funk that you can't shake. The feeling of being light headed has to do with the intake of carbs as well because lower carbs means lower blood pressure. Lower blood pressure means that it could go too low and then you are stuck with feeling light headed.

Constipation comes into play when you begin to exclude beans, whole grains, legumes, and other foods that contain fiber. Fiber is what pushes your food and stomach matter through your intestines to eventually get rid of it. When you get rid of that, you have blockages in the intestines, or constipation.

Diuretics are common with low carb diets. You may jump for joy when you see that you lost weight when you first weighed yourself while being on the diet. Don't get too excited because it just means that you peed out that weight, not that you burned it off. When you purge the stomach and intestines through diuretics and the like, you lose a lot of weight because water carries more weight than fat does. You get rid of that water and in turn lose weight. It is just the wrong kind of weight.

Death is a side effect that can be caused by any weight loss program or diet. The things to watch out for in low carb diets is dehydration and consuming too low of carbs for your body to function. Dehydration was something huge that I dealt with. I was dieting a while back and I wasn't drinking enough fluids. I was losing weight like crazy, but my blood pressure was DANGEROUSLY low. It was because I was dehydrated. One way to check to see if you are dehydrated is to hold your arm out with the under side up, press your thumb on the underside of your arm firmly, and let go of your thumb after a moment. If your skin color comes back immediately or within a second, then you are hydrated. If it takes a while to come back, then you're dehydrated.

Please take this first fact that the weight loss industry won't tell you to heart. I ask that you share this blog post with your friends that may be in danger of these side effects. Keep going on the weight loss and join us for another fact later on!

~Obesity Overload

What Everybody Ought to Know About Obesity!

You've seen that commercial that shows a bunch of obese people falling and breaking things, right?
I thought that we should go into some of the facts and figures of obesity.
There are a lot of important facts that most people do not know.
Let's dive into some of the shocking facts about obesity!

1. Obesity is a Disease
Yes, obesity is a disease! It impairs your bodily functions as they pertain to movement and to functioning in certain parts of your body.
It doesn't however completely shut down your body like some diseases do.
It seems though that it is in your mind.
It is in your mind that you may never lose weight or will get that six pack.
2. Obesity is a Personal Issue
Obesity is a dietary problem and is something that can be fixed by changing your diet!
The fact that it can be changed by a diet and exercise is something that most people don't realize.
I mean, who would have ever thought it could be that easy.
Granted, it is not as easy as that, because you have to have the discipline to stick with it, but it can be easier than you think!
3. Extreme Obesity Cuts Life by 10 Years
Extreme cases of obesity can cut 10 years off of your life!
When your body consumes sugar, salt, and fat, it all eventually gets stuck onto your body.
Then, some of it may get stuck in your arteries which are vital to you sustaining life.
Obesity CAN and WILL kill you!
4. Obesity Defined 
Obesity is defined as "a condition that is characterized by excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body and that in an adult is typically indicated by a body mass index of 30 or greater" by the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary online (accessed Dec. 15, 2009).
5. 72.5 Million Americans Obese
72.5 million Americans are obese!
This is partially due to the fact that the American dream has left us to our own destruction.
Not that I don't love the American dream, I do, but most of us abuse the rights and liberties we have to indulge and splurge.
6. Obesity Leads to Diabetes
Obesity does indeed lead to diabetes.
I think that most people in the world that are obese don't even realize that they are heavily at risk for diabetes, heart and brain strokes, and lots of other diseases.
Diabetes type 1 is defined as the body not producing insulin, which causes your body to not be able to regulate glucose in your blood.
Diabetes type 2 is defined as your body not reacting to the insulin that your pancreas makes.
7. Obesity High Risk for Cancer
Obesity raises your risk for cancer considerably.
Excessive amounts of sugar, salt, and fat can and do cause cancers.

Out of all of these facts we can see the detrimental effects that obesity has on our existence.
Help us help you on your journey to beating obesity!
Together, we can do it!
Check out these links below to some of our best blog posts to see how you can reverse and break down your obesity.
Weight Loss Step 1 - Workout Smarter
Weight Loss Step 2 - Simple Eating
Candy, Tasty or Fattening?
Gym Membership - The Skinny or the Fat?

Have a great day! Thank you for reading!
_-~Obesity Overload~-_

Just a Spoon Full of Sugar Makes the Medicine Go Up?

We have all heard that saying, "Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down" in that age old movie we love called Merry Poppins, but does it go down? Does eating a spoonful of sugar once, twice, or even three times a day help your health? Let's take a look.

Sugar is in everything from apple juice to cookies to ice cream, to soda, to cupcakes, to EVERYTHING!
It would seem that sugar isn't all that bad. I mean, let's face it, sugar does make one feel good or even great.
Sugar may taste good , but it is considered one of the silent killers of today.
Sugar is one of the huge reasons why the world is obese.
We eat the sweets and don't burn enough calories to keep the weight that sugar produces off.
Here are some facts about sugar, and then we will look at why it is bad.

The Facts:
1. The average American consumes 22 teaspoons of sugar in a single day.
2. The average child consumes a lip smacking 32 teaspoons of sugar a day!
3. Women should have no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar in a day.
    Men should have no more than 9 teaspoons a day.
4. It was estimated in 2000 in the U.S. that the average person consumed a ridiculous 150 POUNDS of sugar in a year per person!
5. In the American diet alone added sugar accounts for 496 calories every day!

Reasons Why Sugar is Bad:
1. Sugar deprives the body of vitamins and nutrients that are essential to everyday health, heart and teeth health.
2. It immobilizes your immune system. If you are always sick or susceptible to being sick, check how much sugar you are consuming.
3. It impairs liver function, which can lead to high blood pressure, skin issues, and acne.
4. It restricts blood flow and affects aging, contributing considerably to dental issues, increased wrinkles, and dry, aged skin.
5. It is addictive and stopping the consumption all at once can cause withdraw symptoms, such as fatigue, depression, headaches, and achy limbs.

Look at the facts, and then look at the reasons why sugar is bad.
I think that we can conclude that sugar is bad for the body.
If you take the average sugar calories in a day, which is 496, and multiply it out over seven days it comes out to 3472. It then multiples into four weeks in a month out to 13,888 CALORIES. Then it multiplies into twelve months in a year out to 166,656, which is like saying that you put on 47 pounds of sugar related FAT! The numbers are atrocious!
Let's take a stand and eliminate those extra calories to defeat obesity.

Obesity Overload, wishing you good day, and happy sugar free eating!