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Can I Lose Weight Eating Twinkies?
Dear Don,
Can I lose weight eating Twinkies? ---Too-Much-Filling
Dear Too-Much-Filling,
YES YOU CAN. Amazingly, science has proven this. For 10 weeks Mark Haub, Professor of Human Nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one Twinkie every three hours instead of meals. To add variety to his experiment he also ate Hostess and Little Debbie snacks, Doritos, and Oreos. He lost 27 pounds in two months.
Surprised? Well, I wasn't, because this PLAN as actually in line with the PLAN I used to lose 40 pounds: weight loss is purely about calories. To lose weight calories count more than nutrition. Dr. Haub limited himself to 1,800 calories of junk food a day, the amount of calories needed for a man of his stature to steadily lose weight. He usually consumed 2,600. Click Here To Calculate How Many Calories You Will Need To Take In To Lose Weight For Your Stature.Professor Haub’s experiment proved that WEIGHT LOSS IS ABOUT CALORIES. HEALTH IS ABOUT NUTRITION.
Here is another surprise: Exercise is also NOT NECESSARY to lose weight. I did not change my activity level at all and lost 40 pounds just by reducing calorie intake without starving the body. I have more to go and am now exercising more, because my body just wants it.
So if you are obese, like I was, or overweight, don't let the dread of exercise stop you from starting on your weight loss. I started with a moderate meal for breakfast of anything I wanted, then two nutritional shakes (I use iSagenix but any will do that is around 300 calories per shake) for lunch and dinner with a few lo-cal snacks to hit the calorie goal. NO EXERCISE TO BEGIN!! Now, as the pounds are coming off, my body naturally wants to move more.
I am not proposing the Twinkie diet but using it as an example to demythologize how weight loss works. Professor Haub showed that you CAN lose weight eating anything that isn't downright poison. However, the best way to lose weight is to eat the amount of calories your body needs to lose weight with the majority of them healthy. Again, click here to find your weight-loss calorie number in 10 seconds. And, if you are an exercise weenie like I have become, allow your body to want to move more as the
initial pounds melt away.
Check in with your doctor to make sure the calorie count works for you and that the nutrition is right for you. Your doc will be happy that you have finally listened to the advice s/he has been giving you for a long time. And, take a second look. Around 70% of Americans are overweight or obese. That means the person giving you advice is most likely overweight, also. Take your healthy steps, and you will be amazed at who might follow!
Now, let's get to it!
Don
Don@DonElium.com
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