Dieting and that 'Magic' Pill

Sorry to burst your bubble but there isn't a Magic Pill out there that sheds the fat and gives you that body builder look. In your search for that look you had when you were in high school, bet you have purchased enough diet aides to stock your own store. The fact of the matter is, the only way to lose that excess weight you have is to combine proper diet with exercise.

Ever wonder why you can lose weight from those pills you buy at the drug store or on ebay but always seem to gain it back and sometimes gain back a few more pounds then you had before? It's simple....fat cells have a memory. They are a survival tool that God gave you for those times when fasting is forced on you and not a choice.

When you take in food your body uses what it needs so it can function. What it doesn't use gets stored as fat to be used at a later date. If you are inactive (couch potato) then you will store more fat then those people that are active.

Ok so now you decided to put down the television remote and start exercising. Before you do that you first need to talk to your primary care physician. Make sure they know what you plan to do, they'll let you know what you can and should do for exercise and what your caloric intake should be.

The goal here is to balance your daily exercise with the amount of food you are eating. To much of the wrong stuff and not enough activity to burn it is just like being on a treadmill, you move but don't go anywhere.

As you diet and exercise you aren't only losing weight and getting fit, you are also reprogramming your fat cells. When they shrink up from using the fat they stored they will send signals to your brain that you are starving. You may get the feeling that you're hungry, well that's what the fat cells are transmitting because that's their main function to protect against starvation.

By eating a well balanced diet and daily activity they soon learn that you aren't starving and go about their merry way only storing what small amount is left for them. So the thought that a pill can fix your problem is nothing more then instant gratification with short term results.

Go for the long term weight loss goal at a workable and steady pace and you won't just shed those pounds but also look and feel younger.