I’ll never forget that morning when I woke up, looked in the mirror, and realised I was fat. It’s a big step to take, to admit to yourself that those love handles didn’t use to be there and that double chin doesn’t do anything for you. Of course, I’ve been ’stocky’ for a while- several years if I’m going to be honest. I’m not really sure how it happened. I don’t think I eat more than I used to and I’m always rushing around doing things. Anyway, all those excuses aside, once I’d actually admitted to myself that that reflection was best described as ‘fat’, I realised I’d better do something about it.

To cut a very long story short, it took me about three weeks of time-wasting to decide what course of action to take. In those three weeks, I read a lot of health books, looked at a lot of websites and watched a lot of television. The show that really spoke to me was Gillian Mckeith’s ‘You Are What You Eat’. And my choice of solution? I write down everything I eat and what exercise I do. And so far, it’s working! It made me realise just how much rubbish I manage to fit in between all those ‘healthy’ meals and how, without setting aside time, I never did any real exercise.

Truth told, a few tweaks here and there seem to doing the treat- those love handles are slowly thinning away and my double chin’s more of an extra half than a whole. My advice would be to just act sensibly- learn about what you’re eating and, if you’re anything like me, you’ll be motivated to change.

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We all want to be fit and want a perfect zero figure, at least many amongst us. But we just don’t know how to get it or just aren’t daring enough to achieve the same. Needless to say, this dream of ours can never be fulfilled without going to a gym or health club and working out under the appropriate guidance of able health instructors. But to become fit, even elliptical machines for fitness can play major roles and are good means to exercise us for the day. It comes without mentioning that elliptical machines have indeed become very popular in recent years and are not much short of indispensable, at least to keep us convinced and satisfied.

Elliptical machines for fitness are pretty much essential. These are low impact fitness devices which basically target to provide a great cardiovascular workout while exercising the upper and lower body muscles as well.
Elliptical machines also known as elliptical trainers or even cross trainers bring together the exercising motions of various pieces of home based fitness equipment. The word ‘elliptical’ comes from the oblong pattern made by the paddles when in motion; this motion delivering exercise is a part of the treadmill, part stair climber, part exercise cycle and even part ski machine, all combined into one.

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