FAT DIET LIE NUMBER FIVE: “Thermogenics” and "fat burners" (such as ephedrine and caffeine) are good for achieving long-term reduction in body fat.
In this part of the course, we will share some stunning information about so-called “thermogenics” and other “fat-burning” tablets and food additives. Do they assist or damage – or is it all just hype?
In the past decade or so, thermogenic pills made from ephedra and other natural stimulants have become a rapidly growing market for fat loss diets.
Although the original formulations have been declared illegal, there is a new breed of thermogenic and fat-burning tablets.
They are the subject of a very hard sell by the magazines, which make exorbitant claims as to their effectiveness. Here are a few of those alleged effects:
“Proven to accelerate fat loss by 1800%”
Consumes 621% increased fat”
“36 times the loss of body fat than in comparable sets”
“6 times as effective as work-out and diet alone”.
Even though some people are taken in by it, all this goes to prove is an old adage of Mark Twain’s: “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
If any one of these outrageous claims was really true, do you honestly think we’d have any problem with obesity today? So, how is it that we still do?
Because someone’s lying to us.
Some thermogenic pills have a sound scientific basis – there’s an element of effectiveness in what they do – but they can’t work magic!
What is more, the main constituents, ephedrine and caffeine, are such strong stimulants that they produce a lot of possible side-effects and carry many disadvantages.
A dependence on stimulants cannot be a healthy, natural, permanent way to lose body fat.
Use any thermogenic product extremely carefully, if at all. Do not use them if you are sensitive to stimulants, or have ever suffered from heart disease, high blood pressure, thyroid disorders or any other medical condition.
Non-stimulant (non-ephadrine) fat-burners have now been introduced, but there is thus far no scientific evidence to support their claims of being able to burn and eradicate body fat.
Instead, we come back to the fundamental truth that there exists no quick-fix pill as an alternative for addressing the real root problem of body fat – poor diet and the absence of physical exercise.
The “thermogenics” are poor fat burners and remain very strong stimulants, which is probably why so many people continue to try to buy them, even after the law has taken them off the drug store shelves.
By eating well you can actually lower your appetite more effectively than with any chemical or tablet, and without the dangerous side-effects.
A low-fat protein such as chicken, turkey, egg-white, tuna or lean red meat with every meal, regularly throughout the day, can accelerate your metabolic rate and reduce your appetite simultaneously.
FAT DIET LIE NUMBER SIX: You can lose the fat without working hard.
In this part of the course, we’ll look at what work it takes to burn the fat, as well as tell you about two nasty diseases you wouldn’t want to contract.
Let’s start with those two diseases. Can you guess what they might be? Cancer? Heart disease? Obesity? No, the two most prevalent diseases in the western world today are not physical, but mental ones.
First we see the “something for nothing” syndrome.
This is just what it is says it is, and those who are afflicted with it go through life always expecting “something for nothing.” They want to get more out than they ever put in; they desire all the benefits and enjoyment without any of the work.
The second most prevalent disease is “quick fix-itis” which is recognized in all those persons who are convinced they can find an instant solution to a condition they may have taken months or years to develop. They’re constantly looking for any shortcut they can take.
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with trying to achieve your aims more efficiently or faster, but there is something quite untenable in people on fat diets. They’re always looking for something for nothing – fat loss without diet, outer appearance without inner discipline, whose lifestyle consists of junk food, cigarettes and alcohol. By the same token, there’s something equally unstable about the “quick-fix” brigade, who believe the key to losing body fat lies in the next miracle diet tablet or fat-burning pill.
The insidious diseases of somethingfornothing and quickfixitis do nothing more than divert attention and energy from the universal truth of cause and effect – you reap what you sow. You can deny the validity of this basic law of life, but the fact is, you will fail over and over again, and the frustration and disappointment will mount with each repeated failure.
The truly satisfying course to follow is the one that recognizes that you get out of anything what you put in to it, and that the effort requires hard-work, grit and resolution. With this mind-set you can succeed and achieve – just set your fat loss objectives and go for them!
Trash any belief in the quick-fix and the something-for-nothing baloney – they won’t work. Hard work and commitment will work. It’s your choice – and you stand to win the rewards.
Martin Collins, fitness expert
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