ADD TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE....

KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION

Much of what you will read here is public/search-able information on the internet, some is based on questions/comments during my Personal Training/Nutritional Counseling years with Clients. 

* It takes 3500 calories to gain or lose 1 (one) pound 

(Keep this in mind... then figure out the Burn needed to drop 10lbs in a week... totally unrealistic unless you weigh 400 lbs, eating 4000 calories a day & begin working out for 8 hours of hard intensity a day!)

* When you lose weight, you lose from top to bottom & the feet up before the spare tire goes!

* There is no such thing as "tone" you cannot "spot train" problem areas, as calories can't be directed where to be lost/gained.

* Anything you do for 21 days becomes a habit, 5-6 Weeks it becomes a Routine, it takes 2 years to make a Life-Style a Way of Life!

* If you lift weights it does not mean you WILL bulk up and look like a man, if you are a woman. You have to Train/Eat in a certain manner to "bulk up".

*  Being accountable to YOU, for YOU, setting realistic Goals based on things like your BMI and your age.(discussed later) can help you succeed in a life-style change!

* NO CHEAT DAYS... how the heck do you CHEAT on yourself in a LIFESTYLE change? lol!! This one always kills me  :oP

* CARBS ARE NOT BAD FOR YOU... Bad Carbs ARE horrible for you!! lol!! Considering that your brain only uses Glucose for "food" and Glucose is only converted from Carbs... its a "no brainer"  (Pun intended)

* There is no such thing as feeling guilty or bad cause you made a mistake... its all a learning curve!  YOU decide which way the curve goes.

* YOU are a Food-aholic and will always have an issue with food, the minute you stop being accountable for what you put in your hand and to your mouth, you will never "arrive" and never NOT have a problem with the "hand to mouth makes a big butt!"  So live by it and when compliments come, just say thank you for noticing all the hard work I have put into my life style change!

* Portion Sizes DO matter!!!

**** More to be added to this portion at a later date ****