Biggest Loser is the Biggest Gainer
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Clive Murphy
Clive is the Principal of the Clive Murphy Self Empowerment Centre, a product, coaching and seminar business that empowers people to achieve their life potential.He is the author of four books relating to confidence, self esteem, relationships, motivation to lose weight and controlling how you feel.
By Clive Murphy
Published on 7/09/2011
While some people can lose weight - most have trouble keeping it off.
There's no surprise some of the Biggest Loser contestants have put all the weight back on since leaving the show.
While the show focuses on 'weight' loss, it is obvious the contestant is going to do whatever it takes to get the weight off.
This may mean working out for five hours a day.
Problem is, when they get home, there is no-one to monitor what they do so it becomes open slather.
While most people say their eating is the problem - it's not.
The problem actually lies in why they eat the wrong foods and why they eat too much.
Without treating this, they will soon return to old habits.
There are two distinct areas to weight loss:
1. The Physical Side
This involves the food you eat, exercise and those dreaded scales.
2. The Emotional Side
This includes your will-power and motivation.
From consulting with people for 24 years, I find most know about the Physical and very few know about the Emotional.
Of the two, which is the most important?
The Emotional.
Your brain (thinking) determines what you eat, how much and when, whether you feel motivated to exercise and it can even set your body up for protection.
It therefore makes sense to work on getting your thinking right before embarking on the Physical.
Step 1: Get rid of the scales - except the ones that measure % body fat, % muscle mass and % water.
You don't want to lose weight. Most scales only weigh weight and are the greatest cause of frustration and depression (and the the greatest cause as to why people quit their plans).
I repeat: You don't want to lose weight. You want to lose fat. Measure what you want to lose.
What burns fat?
Muscle.
Nice to have toned muscles.
You want to decrease your fat, increase your muscle and water.
Good luck.
While the show focuses on 'weight' loss, it is obvious the contestant is going to do whatever it takes to get the weight off.
This may mean working out for five hours a day.
Problem is, when they get home, there is no-one to monitor what they do so it becomes open slather.
While most people say their eating is the problem - it's not.
The problem actually lies in why they eat the wrong foods and why they eat too much.
Without treating this, they will soon return to old habits.
There are two distinct areas to weight loss:
1. The Physical Side
This involves the food you eat, exercise and those dreaded scales.
2. The Emotional Side
This includes your will-power and motivation.
From consulting with people for 24 years, I find most know about the Physical and very few know about the Emotional.
Of the two, which is the most important?
The Emotional.
Your brain (thinking) determines what you eat, how much and when, whether you feel motivated to exercise and it can even set your body up for protection.
It therefore makes sense to work on getting your thinking right before embarking on the Physical.
Step 1: Get rid of the scales - except the ones that measure % body fat, % muscle mass and % water.
You don't want to lose weight. Most scales only weigh weight and are the greatest cause of frustration and depression (and the the greatest cause as to why people quit their plans).
I repeat: You don't want to lose weight. You want to lose fat. Measure what you want to lose.
What burns fat?
Muscle.
Nice to have toned muscles.
You want to decrease your fat, increase your muscle and water.
Good luck.