Weight Loss Made Easy

By Wm. Moritz Hardwick, D.C.

On a whole, I don’t subscribe to those fancy-smancy weight loss regimens that promise to make you lose weight by taking the magic pill, eating specific meals that cost you an arm and a leg, or those trendy diets that suck you in like all the other trendy fads that come and go.
Generally, losing weight is simple, it just takes desire.

Barring any genetic predispositions, specific conditions (thyroid disorders, psychological disorders, etc), or just simple sloth and laziness. Anyone can lose the weight they want to lose to have the body they want. Heck, you can do just about anything you put your mind to, if you want to do it enough.

And it just takes change. Something we humans know a lot about, and desire little.

So here’s my list of things to do so you can lose weight.

Dr  Hardwick’s rules for losing weight:

1. eat first thing in the morning when you get up (it makes the body think you’re going to feed it all day so it increases it’s metabolism for that day)
   1. whole grains (oatmeal), fruits and other light foods would be preferred (no bacon/sausage….)
2. eat 4-5 small meals during the day. (every 4 hours). with snacks of celery or carrots between meals. (basically, eat smart)
3. avoid white things (white flour, sugar, rice). eat brown things (brown flour, sugar, rice)
4. cut back on processed sugars such as candy, cake, ice cream. fruits will not only help you lose weight, but keep your potty habits more regular.
5. remember the body digests (in order) the following: sugar, carbohydrates, fat, protein. so if you can cut out, or cut down, on sugar/carbs, that will benefit your body’s self fat consumption.
6. exercise first thing in the morning, exercise before sleep. (for more than 30 minutes at a time maintaining your heart rate above 116 bpm) (ie cardiovascular/aerobic exercise)
7. drink only water (nothing else, no coke, coffee, juice, milk…)
8. stay active, mentally, and physically.
9. reduce total carbohydrates you take in, regards to burning carbs.

Now, I don’t expect anyone to be able to change all of this over night. Take things one at a time.

Consider this, stop drinking your carbonated drinks for just 21 days. See how you feel during that time, (after the initial 4 days of headaches because you’ve been addicted to them). Just do water. And then monitor your weight, watch as you drop a few pounds just because you’re cutting out the sugar. – That is if you didn’t replace it with some other caffeine and sugar filled drink.

Then, pick up the exercise part. Note here, you will need a partner. That will feed your competition. Get your husband or your wife off the couch, and make them work out with you. Motivate one another. Or if they don’t want to exercise, if they’re tired all the time, find an exercise buddy who will. That will normally motivate your partner to get off their lazy bottoms and work out with you. Do this for another 21 days. You’ll feel better, look better, and have a better mental attitude.

And finally, take a look at that list and ask yourself what you’d like to do next.

Above all, this is for you and your future. Be healthy.

Or not.