I love online fat loss challenges because I believe they can help get you motivated, especially when there is a deadline and you are surrounded by other’s that share the same desire.

Here are some women that are enrolled in a 12-Week Fat Loss Challenge and how they felt about their 1st week completed.

Wendy:

55 years young

I’ve always been interested in health and fitness and felt like I was eating healthy and exercising well. When I started working with Heather (taking her boot camp classes - she really gives you a great workout and working with her on my nutrition), I learned that I wasn’t working my body efficiently. I’ve never had anyone work with me to

focus on changing the role that your mind plays as it relates to fat loss. My goal is to have a lean body as well. I have family members in MD that are on the same program and they are all losing weight. I’m talking about 90 lbs but it has taken them a year to do it. We just all need to be patient but we can do it too! Good luck to everyone.

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The media has a strong influence on the viewing public. From ideas to products, media can sell anything directly or indirectly. Just the same, weight loss is also another idea being promoted by the media. Some of the shows promote weight loss indirectly while others blatantly announce the need for a healthy lifestyle. Nevertheless, Hollywood celebrities and supermodel are seen as role models when it comes to a beautiful body. One of the known celebrities being looked up for weight loss is Oprah Winfrey.

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When it comes to losing fat many women are making huge mistakes and as a result they are not getting the results they want.

1. Doing the same exercise routine
Women who do the same workout over and over without changing it will notice after awhile it stops producing results and they immediately become frustrated!
To start burning fat again change your routine around (the sequence in which you perform your exercises).

2. Doing too much cardio
I find a lot of women do too much cardio and never get the results they want! One of the reasons is that doing too much and not eating enough will slow down your metabolism.

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Looking younger and feeling more attractive is hard work. By now you seen and heard every ’snake oil’ claim on how you can effortlessly lose stomach fat and instantly create a curvaceous, sexy, younger looking new you. Reality check says that “if it sounds too easy, then it’s unlikely to be true” for you. Body weight, self esteem, staying attractive, improving your body image is all about focus, stick-with-it discipline, a smidgeon of circumstance and good luck, plus some qualified decisions as to where you commit your limited time to creating a flat tummy.

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For exercise enthusiasts, a workout usually means a trip to the gym, where they partake in group aerobic classes and workout among the weights and machines. But for others, the gym may be cost-prohibitive or may not suit their personal preferences or lifestyle. For such people, the fitness video has opened up a whole new world of exercise options - allowing a healthy and effective workout right in the privacy and comfort of their own home.
The fitness video has grown in popularity right alongside the workout scene and the rise of the VCR. As more and more people hit the gym and more and more people purchased VCRs, there came a realization of the availability in the marketplace

for instructional videos that would allow those who were interested in working out at home the opportunity to do so.
Today, the fitness video is most often purchased in DVD format and the market is flooded with different varieties of videos meant to appeal to people of all fitness levels and with many different interests. Each year sees another crop of videos - each heralding the coming of another fitness craze.
No matter what you choose to do as an exercise program, there is a fitness video for you. You can choose cardiovascular exercise such as step classes, dance workouts - including jazz, ballet, hip-hop, belly dancing, and even strip aerobics; kickboxing; and boot camp. For weight training you will find a bevy of instructional videos meant to walk you through effective weightlifting that will speed results and prevent injury. And the ever-growing popularity of yoga and Pilates has spawned a whole new style of fitness video designed to instruct viewers and make them feel as though they are getting one-on-one training.
In fact, enthusiasts of the fitness video will hardly feel as though they are missing the activity of the gym; such videos are typically filmed in a class setting and can make viewers feel as though they are right there, taking part. Of course, this provides energy and motivation and can help you get through your workout while still having fun.
The benefits of the fitness video - aside from the convenience, privacy, and affordability that comes with working out at home - includes the ability to exercise at your own pace. A fitness video can allow you to stop and start so that you become familiar with each exercise. Not only will this increase your confidence, it will pay off in the form of physical fitness achieved.

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