Supplements or no Supplements
Supplements or no supplements – that is a question. And it is one that I have an opinion on. Everyone likes the ‘get it quick’ theme. In this day of drive-through everything (you can even get married in a drive-through), we want our results instantly. I am the same way. If I pass up eating a donut, then I want the scales to show I lost a pound the next day. Or, if I get out the resistance bands, I want that muscle to show by morning.
The truth of the matter is, there are no miracle methods. Sure, that drink might make you expel your body waste and drop your weight quickly. But once the body waste is gone, your weight loss is done. And if you keep on, your body gradually adjusts to the drink, so the one going results are minimized. Even those who need to gain weight fast – say wrestlers – eating bananas and whatever only gives a temporary fix.
Now, the truth about supplements: There are some good supplements out there that do help to reach the goal, but must be combined with good diet and exercise. We don’t like to think of weight workouts as exercise but it is. It is just a different method of exercising our muscles and obtaining specific results. When a valid legal supplement is discovered, it is quickly replicated into different forms, different brands, fancy names, etc.Just think about it. The ads we read – in newspapers, in magazines, online – or watch on TV or online – or hear on TV or online (isn’t online great) – are all produced to one end. TO SELL A PRODUCT. Although regulated by the government, they do not have to prove the statements made about a supplement. They are not ‘drugs’ so they do not have to pass the tests and provide the documentation that drugs do. So, they can sell any placebo they want and make any claims they want to get your money. For weight loss and body building, we have a lot of emotions to appeal to which makes this a profitable market.
As I said before, there are some good supplements out there that will help – HELP, NOT DO. The SHAPE IT UP site has supplements available on this site for those of you who want to use them as well as exercise equipment and workout plans. Supplements can help accelerate your process. REMEMBER THIS: You still have to maintain a healthy diet which includes all the elements our body requires AND have a good exercise regimen that targets your goal. Only self-control and hard work will get the job done.
I wish I had a good Maxine comic to put here. I can only imagine what she would have to say about this!
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