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New research in cell biology shows our perceptions activate our genes, health and
behavior. You can't get your body to change without getting your mind on board. So in
order to achieve any sort of weight loss, you must first get yourself into the right
mentality.
A slow metabolism, low fat diets, stimulate appetite and low calorie can effect your
weight loss process by making it alot more difficult than others.

So to help you along your weight loss journey, we've put together a couple of do's and
dont's to weight loss.

DON'T:

Counting of calories

Counting calories is definitely one of the biggest dont's when on your weight loss journey.  
Research has proven that low calories can in fact make you gain weight instead of losing. Below
are results of a study conducted by Ancel keys in 1944 involving 32 men who followed a low fat
1600 calorie diet:

The metabolism of all men slowed down by at least half
Men also suffered from depression, apathy, fatigue and lethargy
A net gain in percent body fat
Loss of muscle mass
A startling increase in appetite and cravings
A new obsession with food and cooking
Overall weight gain

Research also found that the human body stores fat when our insulin levels rise, this is a result of
eating refined carbohydrates and despite our beliefs not from a high intake of fat calories. For
example, adults in an impoverished nation surviving on bread, pasta and sweets suffer from
obesity despite their ability to eat in moderation.

Constant weight check

What many of us do not understand is that the amount of kilos we lose doesn't always effect the
amount of inches we lose. There are a fair few of us who are not aware that muscle weighs more
than fat. Thats right! Muscle weighs alot more than fat, so the next time you weigh yourself in,
don't be too upset with yourself when the scales fail to tell you that you've shed a couple of kilos.
Instead, if you have undergone any sort of exercise, you may have just boosted your metabolism,
gained muscle, lost a couple of inches and lost alot more fat than you may have realised. Constant
weight checking could result in a break of determination and psychological tension, these may
cause you to eat more to help yourself feel better. Instead try weighing yourself once every two
weeks, you'll feel much better when you see.

Starting a plan

When it comes to the mentality of a human being, 'starting' a of a plan almost always leads to the
end of a plan. You'll find yourself constantly giving yourself dates as to when you will begin your
diet. Try avoiding this, as by nature, us humans always crave what we don't have and cant do. By
doing this you are unconciously telling yourself that on 'holidays' and 'life's interruptions' are the
only times you are able to eat 'normally'. Instead, you should be changing your way of eating
completely no matter what life throws at you. Your eating habits should become your lifestyle, and
not your 'diet'.

Always make the best choice you can. It may be a half an ice cream sundae, not a full one. It may
be a fast food burger, but with no bun. A snack might be a handful of nuts instead of a brownie.
Each day choose the most supportive foods available to you. This includes your birthday, holidays,
and stressful days. Life is filled with reasons to be "off your diet." Whether celebrating or stressed,
why not eat to feel light and lean rather than fat and lethargic?

DO!

Clean! Twenty minutes every second day can help you shed weight

Instead of running out the door after you've done your hour or so at the gym, consider keeping
yourself in a further ten minutes and hopping onto the cross trainer or the rowing machine.

Cut back on driving! If your shops are within walking distance, the next time your out of milk, try
taking a stroll.

TV time! The next time your watching your favourite tv show and the ad break comes on, don't
just sit there and wait for your show to return, instead do a couple of either sit-ups, press-ups or on
the spot jogging.

At work! If your working long hours in your own office, treat yourself to a break every hour to
stretch your limbs and walk around the room. Maybe even treat yourself a little more and take a
walk to your colleagues and chat to them instead of e-mailing from behind your desk.

Shopping! Shopping can be a exercise too! Park your car as far away from the entrance as
possible. When inside, pick yourself up a basket as opposed to a trolley and get those arm
muscles working!

Kitchen time! Waiting for the kettle to boil? Don't just stand their and twiddle your thumbs,
complete some stretches and squats. Keep yourself occupied as dinner is cooking, take those
stairs up and down a few times, exercise can be done in almost any situation! :D

Train Station! When waiting for those trains to arrive, walk around the train station for some extra
exercise, and if those trains are delayed, more exercise!

Weekend! When the weekend comes, get out there in the sun with a few mates or family and play
some sport, basketball, frisbeeing, anything is great for the body!

Slow Down! The next time you sit down for dinner, try not to scoff your food down as quickly as
you usually do, instead take your time and enjoy your food. It takes twenty minutes for your brain
to realise your stomach is full!! Just think of the amount of food you could eat in twenty minutes!
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