Guest guest Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 I heard a doctor talking about the effects of caffine and weight loss yesterday on TV. I looked it up on the internet and found this site.. Although I'm not into the hypnosis part, it had several good tips ... Joanne D. Yarnell, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist Hypnosis Specialist After 30 years of extensive study and experience teaching weight loss classes, Dr. Yarnell offers some of the secrets he has learned about successful weight loss. While he uses hypnosis to help develop strong motivation and new eating habits, the tips here will help you lose weight regardless of what weight loss program you use. 1. Stretch your meals to, at least, 20 minutes or longer. Your stomach, mouth and brain are all connected and it takes 20 minutes of chewing before your stomach signals your brain that you are full. To successfully lose weight, you need to eat slowly for 20 minutes or longer. 2. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day is important to your health, your normal diet and to help lose weight. Water is necessary for the metabolism of your stored fat. Weight loss cannot occur without an active metabolism which requires large quantities of water. Another way to use water to lose weight is to drink a large glass of ice water just before meals. The cold causes your stomach to shrink slightly which will make you feel full faster. 4. The more positive your self-esteem, the better you feel about yourself, the faster and easier it will be for you to lose weight. When you are self-confident, you are better able to take charge of your life. It also means that after you lose weight, it will stay gone permanently. To build your self-esteem, check out my article: Boost Your Self-Esteem. 5. When you go fat free or low fat, you also cut out much of the taste of the foods you eat. Add the flavor back with herbs and spices. Strong flavors such as vinegar, garlic, chili powder, cayenne, curry powder, rosemary and tarragon can be used to doctor up any food you are eating. 6. Increase your metabolism by as much as 40% by using hot and spicey foods such as hot peppers of all varieties and mustards. Research shows these foods all increase your metabolism. For double duty, give up fat filled mayonnaise for mustard and add hot peppers to your food for greater flavor and increased metabolism. 7. Negative emotions will also interfere with your weight loss program. It's difficult to stay motivated to lose weight wen you feel bad. Overeating often accompanies negative emotions such as depression, anxiety, fear, guilt and anger. Control your feelings, read my article: Overcoming The " Anytime " Blues. 8. To lose weight faster, reduce your intake of caffeine. Caffeine leads to an increase of insulin in your body that retards the burning of your stored fat.This is a simple chemical reaction in your body that you can change. Reduce your caffeine intake by 50% and see what happens. Here is a rough guide to use when looking at the amount of caffeine you currently take in: Brewed coffee (6 oz. cup) - 100mg; Instant coffee (6 oz.) - 70mg; Tea (6 oz.) - 50mg; Soft drinks (12oz.) - (Coke, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew) - 50mg; Dark chocolate (1 oz.) - 20mg and Milk chocolate (1 oz.) - 6mg. 9. Incease your intake of fiber rich foods. They will help fill you up faster and will help all the food you eat pass through your digestive system more easily. 10. Exercise is probably the most important key to increasing your metabolism and burning off excess fat. Research shows that you burn more stored fat for energy when you do aerobic exercises on an empty stomach. You burn more stored fat when you exercise late in the day rather than in the morning. The best time to exercise to lose weight is in the late afternoon/early evening before dinner. Doing this will not only burn off stored fat but increase your metabolism for about two to three more hours just when it was starting to slow down. This produces a significant increase in fat burned off, even after the exercise is over. Second best time to exercise is in the morning before breakfast. 11. To lose weight quickly, never skip a meal. Your first meal after waking starts your metabolism. Your metabolism then speeds up for about eight hours and then starts slowing down until you go to sleep when it goes to low until you wake and eat and start the cycle again. Skip breakfast and your metabolism doesn't get started until lunch time. You've just missed three or four hours of fat burning time. When you skip meals during the day, your metabolism also slows down. Weight loss through the burning of stored fat is all about eating enough of the right kinds of foods so you stay full and your metabolism stays as high as possible. Remember, if you feel hungry, your metabolism slows down. Stay full with healthy, nonfattening foods and your metabolism will continue to burn your stored fat as fast as your body will allow. SECRETS Copyright 2000 D. Yarnell, Ph.D. All rights reserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 Thanks for the great tips. I'm going to share them with my TOPS group....Ramona > I heard a doctor talking about the effects of caffine and weight loss > yesterday on TV. I looked it up on the internet and found this > site.. Although I'm not into the hypnosis part, it had several good > tips ... > Joanne > > D. Yarnell, Ph.D. > Clinical Psychologist > Hypnosis Specialist > After 30 years of extensive study and experience teaching > weight loss classes, Dr. Yarnell offers some of the secrets he has > learned about successful weight loss. While he uses hypnosis to help > develop strong motivation and new eating habits, the tips here will > help you lose weight regardless of what weight loss program you use. > 1. Stretch your meals to, at least, 20 minutes or longer. > Your stomach, mouth and brain are all connected and it takes 20 > minutes of chewing before your stomach signals your brain that you > are full. To successfully lose weight, you need to eat slowly for 20 > minutes or longer. > 2. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day is important to your > health, your normal diet and to help lose weight. Water is necessary > for the metabolism of your stored fat. Weight loss cannot occur > without an active metabolism which requires large quantities of > water. Another way to use water to lose weight is to drink a large > glass of ice water just before meals. The cold causes your stomach to > shrink slightly which will make you feel full faster. > 4. The more positive your self-esteem, the better you feel > about yourself, the faster and easier it will be for you to lose > weight. When you are self-confident, you are better able to take > charge of your life. It also means that after you lose weight, it > will stay gone permanently. To build your self-esteem, check out my > article: Boost Your Self-Esteem. > 5. When you go fat free or low fat, you also cut out much > of the taste of the foods you eat. Add the flavor back with herbs and > spices. Strong flavors such as vinegar, garlic, chili powder, > cayenne, curry powder, rosemary and tarragon can be used to doctor up > any food you are eating. > 6. Increase your metabolism by as much as 40% by using hot > and spicey foods such as hot peppers of all varieties and mustards. > Research shows these foods all increase your metabolism. For double > duty, give up fat filled mayonnaise for mustard and add hot peppers > to your food for greater flavor and increased metabolism. > 7. Negative emotions will also interfere with your weight > loss program. It's difficult to stay motivated to lose weight wen you > feel bad. Overeating often accompanies negative emotions such as > depression, anxiety, fear, guilt and anger. Control your feelings, > read my article: Overcoming The " Anytime " Blues. > 8. To lose weight faster, reduce your intake of caffeine. > Caffeine leads to an increase of insulin in your body that retards > the burning of your stored fat.This is a simple chemical reaction in > your body that you can change. Reduce your caffeine intake by 50% and > see what happens. Here is a rough guide to use when looking at the > amount of caffeine you currently take in: Brewed coffee (6 oz. cup) - > 100mg; Instant coffee (6 oz.) - 70mg; Tea (6 oz.) - 50mg; Soft drinks > (12oz.) - (Coke, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew) - 50mg; Dark chocolate (1 > oz.) - 20mg and Milk chocolate (1 oz.) - 6mg. > 9. Incease your intake of fiber rich foods. They will help > fill you up faster and will help all the food you eat pass through > your digestive system more easily. > 10. Exercise is probably the most important key to > increasing your metabolism and burning off excess fat. Research shows > that you burn more stored fat for energy when you do aerobic > exercises on an empty stomach. You burn more stored fat when you > exercise late in the day rather than in the morning. The best time to > exercise to lose weight is in the late afternoon/early evening before > dinner. Doing this will not only burn off stored fat but increase > your metabolism for about two to three more hours just when it was > starting to slow down. This produces a significant increase in fat > burned off, even after the exercise is over. Second best time to > exercise is in the morning before breakfast. > 11. To lose weight quickly, never skip a meal. Your first meal > after waking starts your metabolism. Your metabolism then speeds up > for about eight hours and then starts slowing down until you go to > sleep when it goes to low until you wake and eat and start the cycle > again. Skip breakfast and your metabolism doesn't get started until > lunch time. You've just missed three or four hours of fat burning > time. When you skip meals during the day, your metabolism also slows > down. Weight loss through the burning of stored fat is all about > eating enough of the right kinds of foods so you stay full and your > metabolism stays as high as possible. Remember, if you feel hungry, > your metabolism slows down. Stay full with healthy, nonfattening > foods and your metabolism will continue to burn your stored fat as > fast as your body will allow. > SECRETS > Copyright 2000 D. Yarnell, Ph.D. All rights reserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 now im confused. ive heard several people post articles or mention that exercising early in the morning speeds up your metabolism but this one says to exercise late in the day. Tina Weight loss aids I heard a doctor talking about the effects of caffine and weight loss yesterday on TV. I looked it up on the internet and found this site.. Although I'm not into the hypnosis part, it had several good tips ... Joanne D. Yarnell, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist Hypnosis Specialist 10. Exercise is probably the most important key to increasing your metabolism and burning off excess fat. Research shows that you burn more stored fat for energy when you do aerobic exercises on an empty stomach. You burn more stored fat when you exercise late in the day rather than in the morning. The best time to exercise to lose weight is in the late afternoon/early evening before dinner. Doing this will not only burn off stored fat but increase your metabolism for about two to three more hours just when it was starting to slow down. This produces a significant increase in fat burned off, even after the exercise is over. Second best time to exercise is in the morning before breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 > now im confused. ive heard several people post articles or mention that exercising early in the morning speeds up your metabolism but this one says to exercise late in the day. > Tina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: optimum_health2 > To: weightlossbuddies2@y... > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 2:38 PM Tina, You are right, that is confusing... Here's exactly what he said... You burn more stored fat when you exercise late in the day rather than in the morning. The best time to exercise to lose weight is in the late afternoon/early evening before dinner. Doing this will not only burn off stored fat but increase your metabolism for about two to three more hours just when it was starting to slow down. This produces a significant increase in fat burned off, even after the exercise is over. Second best time to exercise is in the morning before breakfast. SO, he's saying that exercising at night is burning off stored fat and only increasing the metabloism for about two to three hours when it is starting to slow down. But, there are different types of exercise... some aerobic exercise burns off sugars, and not fats. It depends on the intensity of the exercise. SOme exercise, like weight training, helps build lean muscle. So, I'm not sure if what he is saying is correct. Maybe Lucia knows... Here's something I found about exercising in the Morning... I hope this helps! (Maybe we should alternate mornings and evenings!) Joanne http://www.freeweightloss.com/article13.html Exercise In The Morning! If I had to pick a single factor that I thought was most important in a successful exercise or weight loss program, it would be to exercise first thing in the morning... every morning! Some mornings, you may just be able to fit in a 10 minute walk, but it's important to try to do something every morning. So why mornings?... 1. Over 90% of people who exercise *consistently*, exercise in the morning. If you want to exercise consistently, odds are in your favor if you exercise first thing in the morning. 2. When you exercise early in the morning, it " jump starts " your metabolism and keeps it elevated for hours, sometimes up to 24 hours! That means you're burning more calories all day long just because you exercised in the morning! 3. When you exercise in the morning you'll be *energized* for the day! Personally, I feel dramatically different on days when I have and haven't exercised in the morning. 4. Many people find that morning exercise " regulates " their appetite for the day...that they aren't as hungry and that they make better food choices. Several people have told me that it puts them in a " healthy mindset " 5. If you exercise at about the same time every morning... and ideally wake-up at about the same time on a regular basis, your body's endocrine system and circadian rhythms adjust to that, and physiologically, some wonderful things happen; A couple of hours *before* you awaken, your body begins to prepare for waking and exercise because it " knows " it's about to happen...why? because it " knows " you do the same thing just about everyday. You benefit from that in several ways... a) It's MUCH easier to wake-up. When you wake-up at different times everyday, it confuses your body and thus it's never really " prepared " to awaken. Your metabolism and all the hormones involved in activity and exercise begin to elevate while you're sleeping. Thus, you feel more alert, energized, and ready to exercise when you do wake-up. c) Hormones prepare your body for exercise by regulating blood pressure, heart rate, blood flow to muscles, etc. 6. For many people, that appointed time every morning becomes something they look forward to. It's time they've set aside to do something good for themselves...to take care of their body and mind. Many find that it's a great time to think clearly, pray, plan their day, or just relax mentally. 7. Research has demonstrated that exercise increases mental acuity... on average it lasts four to ten hours after exercise! No sense in wasting that while you're sleeping. 8. Exercise first thing in the morning is really the only way to assure that something else won't crowd exercise out of your schedule. When your days get hectic, exercise usually takes a backseat! 9. If finding time to exercise is difficult, anyone can get up 30 to 60 minutes earlier to exercise (if it's a priority in your life). If necessary, you can go to sleep a little earlier. Also, research has demonstrated that people who exercise on a regular basis have a higher quality of sleep and thus require less sleep! 10. You'll feel GREAT! DO IT! Author and exercise Physiologist, Greg Landry, offers free weight loss success stories and articles, and unique weight loss programs at his site.. http://www.Landry.com Thank You Greg Landry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 Then in order to keep balance it would make sence to balance a little in the morning and in the afternoon--(lol..im lucky to get one in..lol)---Things that make you go HMMMMM................... kimber/southfl Re: Weight loss aids > now im confused. ive heard several people post articles or mention that exercising early in the morning speeds up your metabolism but this one says to exercise late in the day. > Tina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: optimum_health2 > To: weightlossbuddies2@y... > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 2:38 PM Tina, You are right, that is confusing... Here's exactly what he said... You burn more stored fat when you exercise late in the day rather than in the morning. The best time to exercise to lose weight is in the late afternoon/early evening before dinner. Doing this will not only burn off stored fat but increase your metabolism for about two to three more hours just when it was starting to slow down. This produces a significant increase in fat burned off, even after the exercise is over. Second best time to exercise is in the morning before breakfast. SO, he's saying that exercising at night is burning off stored fat and only increasing the metabloism for about two to three hours when it is starting to slow down. But, there are different types of exercise... some aerobic exercise burns off sugars, and not fats. It depends on the intensity of the exercise. SOme exercise, like weight training, helps build lean muscle. So, I'm not sure if what he is saying is correct. Maybe Lucia knows... Here's something I found about exercising in the Morning... I hope this helps! (Maybe we should alternate mornings and evenings!) Joanne http://www.freeweightloss.com/article13.html Exercise In The Morning! If I had to pick a single factor that I thought was most important in a successful exercise or weight loss program, it would be to exercise first thing in the morning... every morning! Some mornings, you may just be able to fit in a 10 minute walk, but it's important to try to do something every morning. So why mornings?... 1. Over 90% of people who exercise *consistently*, exercise in the morning. If you want to exercise consistently, odds are in your favor if you exercise first thing in the morning. 2. When you exercise early in the morning, it " jump starts " your metabolism and keeps it elevated for hours, sometimes up to 24 hours! That means you're burning more calories all day long just because you exercised in the morning! 3. When you exercise in the morning you'll be *energized* for the day! Personally, I feel dramatically different on days when I have and haven't exercised in the morning. 4. Many people find that morning exercise " regulates " their appetite for the day...that they aren't as hungry and that they make better food choices. Several people have told me that it puts them in a " healthy mindset " 5. If you exercise at about the same time every morning... and ideally wake-up at about the same time on a regular basis, your body's endocrine system and circadian rhythms adjust to that, and physiologically, some wonderful things happen; A couple of hours *before* you awaken, your body begins to prepare for waking and exercise because it " knows " it's about to happen...why? because it " knows " you do the same thing just about everyday. You benefit from that in several ways... a) It's MUCH easier to wake-up. When you wake-up at different times everyday, it confuses your body and thus it's never really " prepared " to awaken. Your metabolism and all the hormones involved in activity and exercise begin to elevate while you're sleeping. Thus, you feel more alert, energized, and ready to exercise when you do wake-up. c) Hormones prepare your body for exercise by regulating blood pressure, heart rate, blood flow to muscles, etc. 6. For many people, that appointed time every morning becomes something they look forward to. It's time they've set aside to do something good for themselves...to take care of their body and mind. Many find that it's a great time to think clearly, pray, plan their day, or just relax mentally. 7. Research has demonstrated that exercise increases mental acuity... on average it lasts four to ten hours after exercise! No sense in wasting that while you're sleeping. 8. Exercise first thing in the morning is really the only way to assure that something else won't crowd exercise out of your schedule. When your days get hectic, exercise usually takes a backseat! 9. If finding time to exercise is difficult, anyone can get up 30 to 60 minutes earlier to exercise (if it's a priority in your life). If necessary, you can go to sleep a little earlier. Also, research has demonstrated that people who exercise on a regular basis have a higher quality of sleep and thus require less sleep! 10. You'll feel GREAT! DO IT! Author and exercise Physiologist, Greg Landry, offers free weight loss success stories and articles, and unique weight loss programs at his site.. http://www.Landry.com Thank You Greg Landry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 Kimber and everyone else not fond of exercising. You could try 10 minute sessions 3 x's a day. Sounds like alot but if you cant/dont like/hate exercising 20-30 min I read that doing 3 10 min sessions may be the answer to help you. The article said something about how ppl who used that method tend to lose and not give up. I read it in Woman's World (I love that publication). I dont know how effective it is overall but its a good start. You can vary that to your specific ability. Maybe 2 15 min sessions. As for morning and night it makes sense. If you wake up and do 15 min workout b4 eating anything your body will start off the day fat burning. And again if you do a 15 min session b4 bed it will also help you burn fat while you sleep. Here's a hint to: after exercising try to make following meal higher in carbs than fat. That way energy stays up and body burns stored fat and not new fat... > > now im confused. ive heard several people post articles or mention > that exercising early in the morning speeds up your metabolism but > this one says to exercise late in the day. > > Tina > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: optimum_health2 > > To: weightlossbuddies2@y... > > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 2:38 PM > > > Tina, > You are right, that is confusing... Here's exactly what he said... > > You burn more stored fat when you > exercise late in the day rather than in the morning. The best time to > exercise to lose weight is in the late afternoon/early evening before > dinner. Doing this will not only burn off stored fat but increase > your metabolism for about two to three more hours just when it was > starting to slow down. This produces a significant increase in fat > burned off, even after the exercise is over. Second best time to > exercise is in the morning before breakfast. > > > > SO, he's saying that exercising at night is burning off stored fat > and only increasing the metabloism for about two to three hours when > it is starting to slow down. But, there are different types of > exercise... some aerobic exercise burns off sugars, and not fats. It > depends on the intensity of the exercise. SOme exercise, like weight > training, helps build lean muscle. So, I'm not sure if what he is > saying is correct. Maybe Lucia knows... > > Here's something I found about exercising in the Morning... I hope > this helps! (Maybe we should alternate mornings and evenings!) > Joanne > > > http://www.freeweightloss.com/article13.html > > Exercise In The Morning! > > > If I had to pick a single factor that I thought was most important in > a successful exercise or weight loss program, it would be to exercise > first thing in the morning... every morning! Some mornings, you may > just be able to fit in a 10 minute walk, but it's important to try to > do something every morning. > > So why mornings?... > > 1. Over 90% of people who exercise *consistently*, exercise in the > morning. If you want to exercise consistently, odds are in your favor > if you exercise first thing in the morning. > > 2. When you exercise early in the morning, it " jump starts " your > metabolism and keeps it elevated for hours, sometimes up to 24 hours! > That means you're burning more calories all day long just because you > exercised in the morning! > > 3. When you exercise in the morning you'll be *energized* for the > day! Personally, I feel dramatically different on days when I have > and haven't exercised in the morning. > > 4. Many people find that morning exercise " regulates " their appetite > for the day...that they aren't as hungry and that they make better > food choices. Several people have told me that it puts them in > a " healthy mindset " > > 5. If you exercise at about the same time every morning... and > ideally wake-up at about the same time on a regular basis, your > body's endocrine system and circadian rhythms adjust to that, and > physiologically, some wonderful things happen; A couple of hours > *before* you awaken, your body begins to prepare for waking and > exercise because it " knows " it's about to happen...why? because > it " knows " you do the same thing just about everyday. You benefit > from that in several ways... > > a) It's MUCH easier to wake-up. When you wake-up at different times > everyday, it confuses your body and thus it's never really " prepared " > to awaken. > > Your metabolism and all the hormones involved in activity and > exercise begin to elevate while you're sleeping. Thus, you feel more > alert, energized, and ready to exercise when you do wake-up. > > c) Hormones prepare your body for exercise by regulating blood > pressure, heart rate, blood flow to muscles, etc. > > 6. For many people, that appointed time every morning becomes > something they look forward to. It's time they've set aside to do > something good for themselves...to take care of their body and mind. > Many find that it's a great time to think clearly, pray, plan their > day, or just relax mentally. > > 7. Research has demonstrated that exercise increases mental acuity... > on average it lasts four to ten hours after exercise! No sense in > wasting that while you're sleeping. > > 8. Exercise first thing in the morning is really the only way to > assure that something else won't crowd exercise out of your schedule. > When your days get hectic, exercise usually takes a backseat! > > 9. If finding time to exercise is difficult, anyone can get up 30 to > 60 minutes earlier to exercise (if it's a priority in your life). If > necessary, you can go to sleep a little earlier. Also, research has > demonstrated that people who exercise on a regular basis have a > higher quality of sleep and thus require less sleep! > > 10. You'll feel GREAT! DO IT! > > Author and exercise Physiologist, Greg Landry, offers free weight > loss success stories and articles, and unique weight loss programs at > his site.. http://www.Landry.com > Thank You Greg Landry! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 Ill keep this in mind---espeacially the hint thxs kimber/southfl Re: Weight loss aids Kimber and everyone else not fond of exercising. You could try 10 minute sessions 3 x's a day. Sounds like alot but if you cant/dont like/hate exercising 20-30 min I read that doing 3 10 min sessions may be the answer to help you. The article said something about how ppl who used that method tend to lose and not give up. I read it in Woman's World (I love that publication). I dont know how effective it is overall but its a good start. You can vary that to your specific ability. Maybe 2 15 min sessions. As for morning and night it makes sense. If you wake up and do 15 min workout b4 eating anything your body will start off the day fat burning. And again if you do a 15 min session b4 bed it will also help you burn fat while you sleep. Here's a hint to: after exercising try to make following meal higher in carbs than fat. That way energy stays up and body burns stored fat and not new fat... > > now im confused. ive heard several people post articles or mention > that exercising early in the morning speeds up your metabolism but > this one says to exercise late in the day. > > Tina > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: optimum_health2 > > To: weightlossbuddies2@y... > > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 2:38 PM > > > Tina, > You are right, that is confusing... Here's exactly what he said... > > You burn more stored fat when you > exercise late in the day rather than in the morning. The best time to > exercise to lose weight is in the late afternoon/early evening before > dinner. Doing this will not only burn off stored fat but increase > your metabolism for about two to three more hours just when it was > starting to slow down. This produces a significant increase in fat > burned off, even after the exercise is over. Second best time to > exercise is in the morning before breakfast. > > > > SO, he's saying that exercising at night is burning off stored fat > and only increasing the metabloism for about two to three hours when > it is starting to slow down. But, there are different types of > exercise... some aerobic exercise burns off sugars, and not fats. It > depends on the intensity of the exercise. SOme exercise, like weight > training, helps build lean muscle. So, I'm not sure if what he is > saying is correct. Maybe Lucia knows... > > Here's something I found about exercising in the Morning... I hope > this helps! (Maybe we should alternate mornings and evenings!) > Joanne > > > http://www.freeweightloss.com/article13.html > > Exercise In The Morning! > > > If I had to pick a single factor that I thought was most important in > a successful exercise or weight loss program, it would be to exercise > first thing in the morning... every morning! Some mornings, you may > just be able to fit in a 10 minute walk, but it's important to try to > do something every morning. > > So why mornings?... > > 1. Over 90% of people who exercise *consistently*, exercise in the > morning. If you want to exercise consistently, odds are in your favor > if you exercise first thing in the morning. > > 2. When you exercise early in the morning, it " jump starts " your > metabolism and keeps it elevated for hours, sometimes up to 24 hours! > That means you're burning more calories all day long just because you > exercised in the morning! > > 3. When you exercise in the morning you'll be *energized* for the > day! Personally, I feel dramatically different on days when I have > and haven't exercised in the morning. > > 4. Many people find that morning exercise " regulates " their appetite > for the day...that they aren't as hungry and that they make better > food choices. Several people have told me that it puts them in > a " healthy mindset " > > 5. If you exercise at about the same time every morning... and > ideally wake-up at about the same time on a regular basis, your > body's endocrine system and circadian rhythms adjust to that, and > physiologically, some wonderful things happen; A couple of hours > *before* you awaken, your body begins to prepare for waking and > exercise because it " knows " it's about to happen...why? because > it " knows " you do the same thing just about everyday. You benefit > from that in several ways... > > a) It's MUCH easier to wake-up. When you wake-up at different times > everyday, it confuses your body and thus it's never really " prepared " > to awaken. > > Your metabolism and all the hormones involved in activity and > exercise begin to elevate while you're sleeping. Thus, you feel more > alert, energized, and ready to exercise when you do wake-up. > > c) Hormones prepare your body for exercise by regulating blood > pressure, heart rate, blood flow to muscles, etc. > > 6. For many people, that appointed time every morning becomes > something they look forward to. It's time they've set aside to do > something good for themselves...to take care of their body and mind. > Many find that it's a great time to think clearly, pray, plan their > day, or just relax mentally. > > 7. Research has demonstrated that exercise increases mental acuity... > on average it lasts four to ten hours after exercise! No sense in > wasting that while you're sleeping. > > 8. Exercise first thing in the morning is really the only way to > assure that something else won't crowd exercise out of your schedule. > When your days get hectic, exercise usually takes a backseat! > > 9. If finding time to exercise is difficult, anyone can get up 30 to > 60 minutes earlier to exercise (if it's a priority in your life). If > necessary, you can go to sleep a little earlier. Also, research has > demonstrated that people who exercise on a regular basis have a > higher quality of sleep and thus require less sleep! > > 10. You'll feel GREAT! DO IT! > > Author and exercise Physiologist, Greg Landry, offers free weight > loss success stories and articles, and unique weight loss programs at > his site.. http://www.Landry.com > Thank You Greg Landry! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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