HCG. Anyone who has anything to do with weight loss has heard of it. Personal trainers, nutritionists, people just trying to shed unwanted pounds. It is definitely a hot topic. But along with HCG, there are a multitude of other “nutrition plans” on the market. I’m sure in your area of the world there are plans like this, just like there are in Las Vegas. Usually these plans aren’t much of a “plan” at all. They all involve restricting calories, which, to a point is ok. Then they all tell you to ingest their own product or “food”. Now, right off, to me, sounds fishy. Let’s take HCG for example. The common practice is to either inject yourself or take drops under your tongue, with the HCG. But under this program, you also limit your daily caloric intake to about 500 calories. I take in an average of 3500 calories a day. Without HCG do you think I might lose some weight eating only 500 a day? But NO.. They say it’s the HCG that is important here, not the fact you are basically going on a starvation diet. But you need to pay for the HCG, so that’s how they get you. Any of these other “diets” do basically another form of the same thing. They come out with their own nutrition product, so they can charge you some fee, to tell you not to eat very much. Smart move by these companies.
You ever hear people say, “Oh, no thank you. I’m on a diet.”? Well, that to me is a funny statement. Usually the people on a diet, eventually have to go on a diet again at some point. It shouldn’t be a temporary thing. Most people I know who have done HCG, have done it more than one time. Which also means they paid more than once. And that, my friend, is how these companies make money. They know the fix isn’t permanent, and if you rely on their method, you’ll be back for more eventually. It puts you in a nasty habit of that diet roller coaster. If people would learn how to eat, and actually go on a REAL plan, one in which no one makes money off of food you eat except the farmers. Let’s face it. If it’s not a lifestyle habit, and you have to do it more than once, it probably doesn’t really work.
It’s a better idea to learn to take in the right amount of foods over time and then learn how to maintain a consistent nutrition program with your bad meals from time to time. I also know in this day and age, we are all about quick results, weddings three weeks away, bikini season, etc. But like they say, patience is a virtue. When you develop that trait, the rewards are much more satisfying. Look elsewhere for your diet fix. Not HCG, or anything you have to pay for, unless it’s a farmers market.
It’s your friendly personal trainer again. How are you Las Vegas? And other cities? Didn’t mean to leave anyone out. Anyway, I’m in a foul mood because Duke beat UConn in basketball today, but other than that, Happy Holidays. Thanksgiving was fun. Went over to my brothers house, had some turkey, some green bean casserole, and other things. I also watched an amazing documentary this week. Food Inc. If you haven’t seen it, and you want to be blown away, go ahead and watch it. It will definitely make you think about your diet and nutrition, if nothing else. i have only gotten in two work outs this week, so it made me feel extra fat. Anyway. I wanna talk about this movie. Basically, what it tells you is everything your are eating, is filled with random chemicals, cow pieces, corn, and e. coli. Not necessarily like that, but that’s the premise of it. So mainly, you don’t really know what’s in your diet. I eat mostly organic myself, but it kind of persuades you that way. I totally agree with this concept. Because, as far as your fitness and health, do you REALLY know what you are eating? Obviously all the processed foods, no, you really don’t. Yeah, you know that if you have a candy bar there is fat, carbs, and protein in it, but exactly what else is in there? What is sucralose? What exactly is high fructose corn syrup. The movie actually shows you that corn is an ingredient of BATTERIES! Would you eat a battery? Anyway.. my point is this. If you are doing everything right, you are working out with a personal trainer, you do your workouts on your own, you get enough sleep, etc. You think your nutrition is sound. You don’t eat processed foods. You don’t drink alcohol. What about all the chemicals that are in the food you THINK is healthy? What is that doing to you? Maybe it’s the reason you aren’t seeing results. Maybe it’s the reason you can’t get that last five pounds off.. Or maybe, it’s the reason you’ve gained ten pounds and don’t know why? These are all questions you should be asking yourself. Maybe the reason you gained 10 pounds was because of Thanksgiving, or you binge drink, or you are lazy. Those could also be reasons. But if they aren’t, maybe you should question the treatment of your food, and why it’s treated that way. Watch that documentary, and maybe you’ll have your answers.
So, here i am, at two in the morning, writing a blog. Wow. I should be sleeping, but i gotta get this outta my head! So the other day, Josh, a friend of mine, asked me this question. “What can I eat for breakfast besides eggs and oatmeal?” or something like that. I have to, by the way, thank him for the title of this blog. Thanks Josh. So anyway, my answer for this was kinda simple, but we’ll get into it in some more detail instead.
