Tuesday, December 30, 2008

8 Ways to Create the Body You Want Before Obama Takes Office

By Dorthy Weatherbush

Are you unhappy with your current physical appearance? Does that insecurity keep you from having the confidence to pursue a relationship with someone that you are interested in? If so, it is not something that you need to live with. You can make changes to your lifestyle so that you can get the figure that you want and gain that confidence to approach that special someone and ask them out. In fact, if you are ready to make that change there are several things that you can do to change your life before our next president even takes the oval office. As President Elect Obama said, "It's time for a change."

For you step one is to simply get you up and out of that sedentary lifestyle. The key is to get your metabolism going as quickly as possible. To do this, wake up just 10 minutes early and take a brisk walk around your home two to three times.

After that, you must make sure that you always eat a healthy breakfast. There are those who say that eating in the morning is the most important meal of the day however is it really. If you eat donuts and other pastries, is that really good for you? To have a real impact on your figure, put the donuts and kolaches down and pick up the fresh fruit and yogurt.

You need to take a serious look at what you are putting into your body for fuel. Candy and soda may have the sugar in it for a quick jump-start, but it does not have the lasting nutrients that you need for energy. Make sure that you are enjoying a balanced diet that has lots of fruits and vegetables in it. These are lower in calories, but help your stomach to stay full.

Put away your coffee mugs and break open a case of bottled water. You may not know it but caffeinated drinks like coffee or soda actually rob your body of the nutrients it needs to look and feel great. The point here is simple, give up the crap you put into your body and call it food. Next, eat food that is alive and not processed.

To lose weight you are going to have to cut how many calories you are eating per day. The key to losing weight is that you burn more calories than you are eating. In most cases, this means that you are going to have to cut out some of the food that you are eating.

Eat early and eat often. This may be counter intuitive but it actually does work. Try it and you'll discover that if you watch what you eat and how much of it you eat, that if you were to munch on smaller portions throughout the day rather than having only 3 large meals a day, that you would rarely feel hungry and your metabolism will shoot through the roof.

Documentation is the key to success. Many people live in denial as to what they are doing to themselves that affects their bodies. You must not be one of those people. Take the steps now to ensure that you are tracking everything you put into your body. Not only should you track what you ate but you should also track why you ate. You'll find that more times than not, you are not eating to satisfy hunger.

In closing, you must adopt a no quit attitude. Listen, trying to change and create a new and improved you is no easy task. It will take your sincere effort and there will be times when you will feel like quitting. These are the times when you have to dig in even more and push yourself through. If you can must the courage to carryon in the midst of adversity, then you will sure to have the body of your dreams by the time President Elect Obama is sworn into office. - 17944

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