When I finally came to the realization that I needed assistance to lose weight I looked all over the place and did my research.

After investigating all sorts of programs I to a chance on going to my local medical weight loss center. I had a few friends that went there and they where losing weight so I thought, what the heck, I give it a try.

In this post I'm not going to go into all the details, thats for some upcoming reflection. But I can tell you this now, I've lost 19 pounds in 3 weeks and I feel great.

Although they do not recommend heavy weight training to start (theat should be a releif to some) They do recommend exeercise (walking is fine). Here is a little info I got along the way of my research, before I got to the fort myers medical weight loss clinic (morris medical center).

If you are willing to put in the extra effort you can lose considerably more weight a lot faster by adding resistance training to your weight loss program.

Lifting weights will help to burn body fat quicker than aerobic exercise which is something that a lot of people don't understand.
Aerobic exercise for an hour or so will burn more calories than lifting weights for the same hour however weightlifting gives additional benefits after that hour that aerobic exercise doesn't.

After resistance training your muscles need to repair themselves and in doing so this process burns even more calories so you are getting the benefit of the calories that are burnt during the exercise combined with the calories that are getting burnt as the muscles are getting repaired.

There's another benefit that is obtained by weightlifting and resistance exercise and that is the fact that you will be building up muscle mass.

Now many women get concerned thinking that they are going to look like a female version of Arnold Schwarzenegger but not only is this unlikely, without the use of steroids it is impossible particularly for a woman.

Muscle burns fat and by building up your muscle mass you are creating a fat burning machine that will help to use up excess body fat throughout the day.

This is why people who supplement their fort myers weight loss programs with suitable resistance training will reduce fat and get considerably better results in less time.

You also get the additional benefits of becoming fitter, improving your heart and your bones and it also has a positive affect on your mental attitude and to some people just feeling better about themselves can solve a lot of the reasons why they overeat in the first place.

You don't have to lift excessive weights for this to work as even light resistance training will be an added benefit to your weight-loss program.

I hope that you like the info and I'll be bringing more to come. So stay tuned on my journey. I'm hoping to lose another 4 to 8 pounds this week... we'll see!

I Forgot To let everyone know that may be interested in what I'm doing! Sometimes I would lose my head if it wasn't attached...

I'm Going to A great place, you can probably find it on this page somewhere. So far the experience has been great! I guess I could do without the shots I get every week (they hurt a little), but to me its worth it to lose these lb's.

Give me a shout if you want to know more. I keep posting my updates and let you know how its going.

Weight loss doesn't have to be something that you dread every day of the week.

You should be eating good healthy food that doesn't leave you feeling starved although initially you might feel that way as you change from the bulk poor quality food that you've been eating to smaller portions of better quality food.

It can take time to your body to adjust and one of the best ways to help out in this situation is to drink more water.

Most people realize that exercise is one of the best ways of losing weight although there are a lot of people who are reluctant to exercise for one reason or another.

For those people who are obese it can be quite difficult to exercise although there are forms of exercise their can cater to virtually anybody.

Swimming biking and walking are three very good low impact forms of exercise that can improve your fitness and reduce your body weight.
They can speed up your metabolism and help you to burn fat and swimming in particular is very good for people who are overweight to the extent that they find walking difficult.

Recently Nordic walking has become a lot more popular and this is a particularly good form of exercise for two reasons.

Firstly by using the poles when you are walking you are using a lot more of your upper body muscles for the exercise and in doing so this helps to burn more calories than walking without them.

The other benefit of using the poles when walking is the fact that it takes a lot of the stress off your knees and hips and this can be a godsend for over-sized people who find that their joints take quite a hammering when walking due to their weight.

Is no wonder that Nordic walking is becoming one of the most popular forms of exercise throughout the country.