Does Hoodia Really Work For Fat Loss?
By Vince DelMonte
If you are anxious to get fat loss going, you've likely looked into the diet supplement, hoodia. Hoodia gordonii is a plant that was used in South African many years ago by hunters who would need to go for long durations of time without food and grows very slowly in harsh conditions and needs to be harvested for four to five years before it's ready.
But how well does Hoodia really work for fat loss? Many people turn to hoodia thinking it is the answer to all their prayers. Never hungry? Sounds like a dietary dream. After all, following a diet should be easy if you never have any feelings of hunger, shouldn't it?
Unfortunately, it isn't so simple.
First off, if you are a trying to get a lean, sexy midsection, not eating is the last thing you want to be doing. Sure, you definitely will need to eat less in order to lose body fat, but if you aren't eating enough, you'll actually just lose muscle rather than body fat. Since muscle tissue is your calorie-burning engine, destroying it would be counterproductive to getting the results you want.
Who wants a slower metabolism at the end of the day? That'll just make further fat loss next to impossible.
If hoodia is affecting your natural hunger signals, it will be hard to get in the foods that you do need - the foods that will work with your body to lose the body fat while still keeping muscle tissue intact.
Secondly, you must understand that hoodia is not a thoroughly tested product and cannot be deemed safe. If you take enough of it, it can actually damage your metabolism, causing a variety of thyroid issues that will be stuck with you into the future. While fat loss and getting abs is important, you must do it a healthy way so that you don't do anything disrupting to your health.
Finally, hoodia diet pills are by no means a proper method to losing abdominal fat. In order to lose abdominal fat, you're going to have to find a method that will be sustainable over the long term. If you think that you're just going to skip eating for the years to come, you are very mistaken. You will not get the proper nutrients you need to sustain life, therefore, to put it bluntly, using hoodia as a means to help you maintain fat loss could very well put you in the hospital with severe malnutrition.
What you need is a diet that supplies all the nutrients you need, while still being affective with stomach fat loss. Then, you'll also need to make sure this diet is something you can work into your lifestyle so that your abs aren't going to be just covered up by more body fat again once you move off the diet.
The more time you waste chasing after gimmicky supplements that only hurt you in the long run, the more time you spend without the results you are after.
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About the Author:
Vince DelMonte is the author of Your Six Pack Quest found at http://tinyurl.com/cy9hkuHe specializes in helping decipher the truths and myths about all the supplements such as hoodia that are marketed for helping you achieve a six pack.
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1.Try on a new outfit; or if you prefer to keep fitting into your favorite jeans try them on? - You know the ones that fit you nicely several years ago? Keep them. Keep trying them on to keep you in check to keep eating right and exercising.
2.Quality Does Matter - Take your time in your next fitness resistance training session. Each rep you perform as you lift your weights should last at least 4 seconds. In fact, the next time challenge yourself with your next training session by going as slow as you can go.
3.Keep track of your progress. Begin an accomplishments journal - each day, write down what you've accomplished that day to move you closer toward your fitness and/or life goals. DO NOT WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU HAVEN'T ACCOMPLISHED. What matters is what you ARE doing; we all need a long-overdue, well-deserved pat on the back on a regular basis.
4.Attitude is really everything - When it comes to living healthy. A negative attitude can sabotage the best-laid plans for your fitness and health goals. Living well is a direct correlation with a positive attitude. Surround yourself with positive people and influences, while you look for the good in daily business and personal activities.
5.Hire a personal trainer or fitness coach – It has proven that having a motivating and positive support system will help you stay with your goals long term. Do you have multiple pieces of exercise equipment that you bought on an infomercial late at night that you now hang your clothes on collecting dust?
6.Don't take bad advice - Take ONLY the advice of those people who look strong & healthy themselves, and, whom you know to be knowledgeable about health & fitness!
Favorite Quote; "Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it." – Plato Greek Philosopher
Hey, does your brain have the knowledge it needs to turn your body into an amazing sculpture of muscle?
Do you have to get motivated to actually do the program, follow it perfectly, take your supplements and eat right?
Do you have what it takes?
Are you going to have the body that other people are jealous of?
Will you get stares from girls and guys every time you walk into a room?
Will you catch people staring at your biceps out of the corner of their eye?
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