by
Melanie Mendelson
Do
you know anybody who does not wish to get
rid of the fat on one particular area of their
body? I have not met anybody like that!
"If
I could only get rid of my big belly"!
"Oh, I wish my thighs were slimmer"!
Does it sound familiar?
Even
skinny people are often unhappy with the excess
fat in some areas of their body. We've all
seen those skinny men with huge bellies!
This
common problem is accompanied by a widespread
belief that you can lose the fat on a "problem
area" by exercising that particular area.
Some people do hundreds of crunches in attempts
to flatten their stomachs, others buy the
"miracle" ab gadgets and bulky "hip
slimming" machines from TV.
Were
you about to call the 800 number to buy the
"latest and greatest" ab roller?
Hold
on to your hard-earned money!
The
belief that you can lose fat on a specific
part of your body by exercising that area
is a myth! Targeting the "spots"
of your body for fat loss is called "spot
reducing", and it simply does not work.
Exercising
certain areas of your body will strengthen
the muscles there, but it will not remove
the fat from them. Your newly developed muscles
will be hidden under the layer of fat.
What
about those heavily pitched creams, wraps
and rubber belts that supposedly "melt
the fat away"? Those are just plainly
scams.
The
creams and body wraps can temporarily give
your skin smoother appearance, but they will
do absolutely nothing for fat loss. All kinds
of weight loss belts, pants and other clothing
will make you sweat, thereby causing some
loss of water weight which is mistaken by
most people for fat loss. But they will not
help you lose even one gram of the actual
fat!
There
is no way to tell your body where exactly
it should lose its fat.
Each
person's body has its own unique shape and
fat distribution pattern. The places where
the fat goes first are, unfortunately, where
it comes off last. So the only way to lose
that fat is by losing weight in general.
The
only healthy permanent way to lose weight
is by making lifestyle changes to incorporate
healthy eating and increased activity. When
you do that, the fat will come off everywhere
on your body, including those "trouble
spots". And yes, you will then have that
body that you always dreamed of!
Melanie
Mendelson is one of those select few people
who succeeded in losing weight and keeping
it off. She lost 23 lbs and got down to her
ideal weight, and she reveals all her weight
loss secrets in her special guide. Visit Melanie's
site at http://www.practical-weight-loss.com
