Real Weight Loss Success - How These Biggest Loser Champs Have Kept Their Weight Off

Real weight loss success must consider two things, how much weight was lost and did the weight stay off.  This article focuses on The Biggest Loser champions from season 4, Bill and Jim Germanakos who lost a combined 350 pounds in just 8 months and how they have managed to keep the vast majority of that weight off for the past 2 years.

The brothers tribute their success to the medical and professional staff of the Biggest Loser.  They worked closely with physicians, psychologists, nutritionists, dietitians and their meticulous trainer, Jillian Michaels and during this time they received an education in exactly how to lose fat fast and how to manage that loss for years to come.

Bill and Jim are truly real weight loss success stories and now they are sharing their secrets with you.  Here are some of the tips they are sharing from the new weight loss system they are launching called The Truth About Diets due out in June of 2009.

1.  Dieting the right way.  As you can imagine the brothers had to perfect their diets in order to lose the weight.  Many people have the misconceptions that the contestants starve themselves to lose so quickly but as the twins point out this is counterproductive.  Actually starving yourself drastically slows your metabolism which in turn drops your body's ability to burn fat.

What they recommend for rapid weight loss that lasts is to eat small meals throughout the day and strategically allow yourself to have some favorite foods each week so you don't get bored or feel deprived.

2.  Exercise to maximize your fat burning.  Exercise was a focus for the show but you do not have to workout long hours, just workout smart and you will burn more fat.  They now recommend that you add short periods of intensity to your workouts and shorten the overall workout time.  This peaks your metabolism and keeps your body working optimally.

3.  Stay motivated. The Germanakos are master motivators and they used motivating slogans to pull themselves through difficult challenges.  Bill came up with this motto that became somewhat famous, "to become half the man, so he could be twice the man."  They always stayed motivated by focusing on the reward at the end.

These two champions are real weight loss success stories and they continue to follow these simple tips themselves to manage their weight and keep their weight down to a very healthy level.  They are now paying forward all of the good that has come to them through the show by sharing their secrets to rapid weight loss with the world.

The winners of Season 4 of The Biggest Loser are about to reveal The Truth About Diets. Combined these two men lost over 350 pounds in only 8 months photo & video They have taken their experience and education from the show and put together the Rapid Action Metabolism Weight Loss System (The RAM System). They want to inspire and motivate you to shed those stubborn pounds once and for all! Click The Link To Visit My Site and Learn More and Grab their FREE Meal Plan!
The author, Dr. Becky Gillaspy, is a Doctor of Chiropractic and Certified Wellness Coach connecting you with the most effective methods for weight loss and fitness.

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Six Simple Steps To Become A Weight Loss Success Story

OK, you're fat. You are ready to make the diet, exercise and lifestyle changes to finally lose weight and keep it off. But where do you begin? I am going to list six simple things you can do right now to start losing weight and becoming weight loss success story.

1) Sign Up For An Event, TODAY.

This doesn't have to be an Ironman. Sign up for a sprint triathlon, a 5K run, a fun walk, anything. Just sign up for an event. Studies have show that people who do this are more likely to follow through with their goals. If you set a goal of losing 20 pounds by a specific date, that either happens or it doesn't. If you do not make the 20 pounds, you go "Oh Well lets try to lose weight 20 pounds in another two months." However, if you sign up for an event, that event is going to happen even if you don't drop the weight. You do the event, you have fun doing it, and you see there are a lot of people just like you who are trying to lose weight and you feel the sense of accomplishment.

When you sign up for an event, it also changes your mind set. You are not just training and exercising to lose weight; you are training and exercising because you are doing an event in three months.

So, today, start your journey to becoming SUPERHUMAN and sign up for an event.

2) Start Adding Healthy Foods Before Avoiding Foods

More than likely, if you are over weight, you are not giving your body the "good nutrition" it needs. By adding "good nutrition" into your diet (healthy vitamins, mineral, fiber, etc) your body will be better prepared to start avoiding the "bad" foods.

3) Small Daily and Weekly Goals.

If you suddenly total change the way you are eating and exercising, you might not be able to stick with it. There, set daily and weekly goals or "home work assignments" for you to do and WRITE THEM DOWN.

These can be as simple as, instead of drinking 4 sodas a day, I will only drink 2. That's it. Can you do that? Only drink 2? Sure you can. So focus on that. Then when you are only drinking 2 a day, change the goal to I soda a day. Do this with you exercise and your nutrition.

4) Start Taking Probiotics

According to a study performed by the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "Twelve weeks of consuming a fermented milk product containing the Lactobacillus strain was associated with a 4.6 per cent reduction in abdominal fat... "

Probiotics are live bacteria that are beneficial to the human body. It is a fermented product that deliver a dose of healthy bacteria. They are produced by the action of lactic acid bacteria and yeast or the combination of both.

5) Move!

Believe it or not you do now have to exercise to lose weight, but you do have to move. Set your watch alarm to go off every 45 min and when it does, MOVE. Do some air squats, walk around, do a few push up, a few jumping jacks, just move.

6) Its OK FAIL.

Let's be honest, some days you are going to fail. You will eat like crap and you will not more or do any of your exercises. So what! Don't beat yourself up. Just brush it off and try to better the next day. Everyone who has lost weight and kept it off failed at sometime. The reason they were successful at losing weight, was because they never gave up.

So never give up, never give up. Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Just start a new day and never give up.

Dr. Jeff Banas is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician, a Weight Loss and Endurance Coach, and a seven time Ironman Triathlon Finisher. Dr Banas personally lost over 60 pounds and now help others lose weight and trainer for endurance sports. He can be reach by his website at http://www.Superhuman-coach.com for information about his nutrition and coaching services. 480-633-6837 drjeffbanas@gmail.com

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