19 reasons YOU should make the DECISION to lose weight!

If you've been thinking of losing weight, but that's all you've done. Take a look at these 19 reasons why you should lose weight, and maybe it will help push things along a little faster to get off your butt and start movin'!

1. Depression can be 55% resolved

2. Obstructive Sleep Apnea can be 74%-98% resolved

3. Asthma can be 82% improved or resolved

4. Cardiovascular disease can be 82% risk reduction

5. Hypertension can be 52%-92% resolved

6. Gerd is 72%-98% resolved

7. Stress Urinary Incontinence can be 44%-88% resolved

8. Degenerative Joint Disease can be 41%-76% resolved

9. Gout can be 77% resolved

10. There could be an 89% reduction in a 5 year Mortality

11. Quality of Life DOES improve in 95% of patients

12. Venous Stasis Disease can be 95% resolved

13. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome can be 79% resolution of hirsutism, and 100% resolution of menstrual dysfunction

14. Type II Diabetes Mellitus can be 83% resolved

15. Metabolic Syndrome can be 80% resolved

16. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease can be 90% improved steatosis, 37% resolution of Inflamation, and 20% resolution of Fibrosis

17. Dyslipidemia Hypercholesterolemia can be 63% resolved

18. Pseudotumor Cerebri can be 96% resolved

19. Migraines can be 57% resolved

Seriously, these things are serious and can totally deflait a person in so many ways. Please take these stats seriously because they do happen, not just to certain people. When you lose weight, these things really happen. Over half of this country is overweight (68% actually), and soon half this country will be obese (currently 38%). It's time to take a stand and do something about it. It all starts with YOU making a difference in your own lifestyle. You can do it. I'm one of the few that still believes in you! You can do it!

Chad Cannon is the owner of Shaping Concepts Fitness Training Center in Bluffton, SC.

How "Fit Smart" are you?

I have a fitness quiz for you this week. How smart do you think you are about fitness, nutrition, & weight loss?

Question #1
For an anaerobic workout, you would:

A) Walk/jog on a treadmill for about thirty minutes
B) Boxing on the punching bag for 10 minutes
C) Preform resistance training exercises such as push-ups, squats, dips, etc.
D) Walk fast on a treadmill at a 10% incline for 20 minutes

Question #2
To lose weight you want to eat a minimum of how many calories per day?

A) 500-700
B) 700-900
C) 900-1200
D) 1200-1500

Question #3
A carbohydrate is broken down into two parts, a complex carb and a simple carb. Whole wheat breads, brown rice, and oatmeal are in what catagory?

A) Complex Carb
B) Simple Carb

Question #4
Which is a simple carb?

A) pasta
B) apple

Question #5
Interval Training consists of:

A) long, slow workouts
B) switching from a bike to a treadmill to an Elliptical every 10 minutes
C) performing a cardio exercise fast, then slow, or hard, then easy over and over again.

Question #6
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because:

A) It increases the metabilism after a long night sleep
B) It's not the most important meal
C) It's good to have some simple carbs in the morning

Question #7
How many calories does it take take to burn one pound of fat?

A) 500
B) 3500
C) 1700
D) 350

Question #8
About how many calories will you burn either walking or running one mile?

A) 100 calories
B) 35 calories
C) 250 calories
D) 50 calories

Question #9
To make a change, or a body Transformation in the body, a person must perform how many resistance training workouts per week and how many cardio workouts per week?

A) 1, 3
B) 4, 2
C) 3, 4

Question #10
To burn off more fat, you must:

A) eat more protein
B) eat less calories
C) eat a complex carb and a protein each time you eat
D) do cardio for two hours everyday

Answers: (1) c (2) d (3) a (4) b (5) c (6) a (7) b (8) a (9) c (10) c

Chad Cannon is the owner of Shaping Concepts in Bluffton, SC

No more sabotaging! Eat to Lose Weight!

Why do people work so hard with their exercise, then totally blow it with their nutrition?

Here's a quick FACT for you:

Proper nutrition is just as important as the exercises when it comes to losing weight! In fact it's even more important than the exercise is.

You can workout all day, everyday, but the fact is if you're not eating correctly, results just won't happen!

So again I ask, why is it that people work so hard in their workouts, then totally blow it with eating like crap? Yet, most people know it to be true that eating is just as important, and the bad eating continues over and over. It's almost like sabotage! I hear from people, as I'm sure you have also "I workout so I can eat bad". No people! It doesn't work that way. Yes, you can cheat hear and there, but if you are wanting to lose 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 50 pounds, or even 100 plus pounds, you should be eating to make your workout better, to increase your metabolism. Not eating badly because you worked out. Like you feel you deserved something bad, because you did something amazing. No! All you are doing in that scenario is ruining what you just accomplished.

Eat to lose weight. That's the name of the game when it comes to weight loss.

Imagine what a workout could feel like if you ate really well for one week. Don't you think your energy level might be a little higher? Your stamina would last longer. You would have better strength. Your blood sugar would be in range. Your metabolism is faster. The list goes on and on. And with all this combined, you get a better workout, making you burn more calories, thus losing more fat!

No imagine if you did this for two weeks. What about one month? Is that so impossible?

No, it's not impossible! You CAN do it! I know you can. You know you can. You just need to make up your mind and do it. No more sabotaging!

Chad Cannon is the owner of Shaping Concepts in Bluffton, SC.

Five Non-Negotiable Rules With Eating When Trying to Lose Weight

The five biggest nutritional things to concentrate on when trying to lose weight are things that everyone can easily do on a daily basis. Without doing these five non-negotiable things, the results you are looking for might stay hidden for much longer than you want.

1. You Must Eat Every 3 hours

2. You Cannot Miss A Meal

3. Plan Your Meals (all of them) One Day Ahead

4. Drink At Least One Gallon Of Water Each Day

5. Avoid Sugar And Alcohol


Chad Cannon, owner of Shaping Concepts in Bluffton, SC, is the low country's Fat Loss Expert and can be reached at chad@shapingconcepts.com