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Health tips and discussions, motivational articles and positive lifestyle coaching from Lifestyle Change Expert, Keith Ahrens
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I get asked a lot about what I think of hGC for quick weight loss.I discourage it and don’t feel the benefits outweigh the risks. Again, it’s just my opinion.
What is hCG? hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), is hormone found in the urine of pregnant women.
Many people are using this drug, along with a very caloric restrictive diet, as a quick weight loss system. The diet usually involves the person to consume only 500 calorie a day. The drug is supposed to use fat for fuel.
A lot of experts agree with me that the weight loss is from the restricted caloric intake and many experts and studies say not so much the drug.
Think about it, at 500 calories a day, who wouldn’t lose weight?
If hGC was the miracle drug that many claim it to be, why is there an obesity epidemic in this country and the world?
To me, this is a “starvation” diet. Most of us need at least 1200 to 1600 calories a day to function.
There are a host of problems associated with a very restrictive diet. Nutritional and mineral deficiencies are the most notable. The body, when deprived of nutrition not only burns fat but also valuable muscle mass. We need that muscle mass as we age.
Quick – fix weight loss diets have a huge failure rate for any long-term success!
I understand the desperation and desire we feel to lose the weight when everything we’ve done has failed. I know first hand. Balance, proper nutrition, and daily activity / exercise are the only paths when used together that will result in long-term success. We just need to make these steps our priority.
Trust me, it hurts a lot more to be unhealthy than it does to be getting healthier. – Keith
“If losing weight were so simple, there would be no obesity epidemic. There are no quick fixes and fads don’t work. Believe me, I’ve tried most them. The fact is that losing weight is very difficult for most of us. It’s hard but the rewards of shedding the excess pounds (even a few) have unparalleled health benefits. The best diet or fitness program is the one that you’ll do and stick with that is nutritionally balanced and safe.” – Keith
According to a new report by the CDC, Obesity rates went up 1.1{1ee8873d3da54571ef77633feec9b2f18618b0dba2f28faf42edb28003d1c6f7} between 2007 and 2009. In the past two years, 2.4 million people have joined the ranks of the obese. More than 70 million people are obese which is just over 26{1ee8873d3da54571ef77633feec9b2f18618b0dba2f28faf42edb28003d1c6f7} of the population. The percentage of “overweight” adults is much higher. Heart disease and other related illnesses are surely expected to rise. I just want to scream. – Keith
“The side effects from being healthier and fit are the least of your problems.” My answer to an interviewers question about any problems I’ve encountered from losing over 200 pounds. – Keith
For each extra pound of weight we carry, we put between 4 – 5 pounds of pressure on our knees. It’s amazing how even just a little weight loss can make you feel so much better. – Keith
Many studies have shown that a small weight loss of 5{1ee8873d3da54571ef77633feec9b2f18618b0dba2f28faf42edb28003d1c6f7} to 10{1ee8873d3da54571ef77633feec9b2f18618b0dba2f28faf42edb28003d1c6f7} of your current weight can dramatically reduce your risk of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and other potential medical problems. – Keith
We are living in an “Obesogenic” or “Fat Creating Society”. The odds are stacked against many of us. The temptations to not eat healthy and be sedentary are great. Finding and eating healthy foods and snacks challenge many everyday. The stronger the challenge, the stronger the fight, the greater the victory. I say, bring it on. – Keith
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Pounds… I mean Words:)
When Keith Ahrens walked into his doctor’s office and complained of lightheadedness, he never imagined the drama awaiting him. Weighing more than 400 pounds and following a no-exercise, eat-whatever lifestyle, Ahrens discovered that he had suffered a heart attack and desperately needed open-heart surgery.
The results of these traumatic events were numerous: dramatic weight loss, an entirely new way of eating, a commitment to exercise, an increased respect for his body…and a highly enlightening book, Outrunning My Shadow: Surviving Open-Heart Surgery and Battling Obesity/The Decision to Change My Life. Page after page, readers are reminded of the importance of regular checkups, as well as healthy eating and sensible exercise. Many books about obesity and new-found health are written as admonitions, warnings that either you follow the text or suffer the consequences. In this book, Ahrens has focused on only the positive, the guilt-free you-can-do-it attitude that so many of us need when faced with drastic change.
The essence of the author’s message is simple: get a checkup, move more today than you did yesterday, make a difference in your own well-being, and take control. www.OutrunningMyShadow.com
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