The number of Americans who are obese or overweight are staggering. Many turn to diets to help them lose weight. But do these diets work, or do they actually cause more harm than good?
Obesity and overweight conditions have become a major crisis in America.
Obesity-related diseases like heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and even certain types of cancer are some of the leading causes of preventable death.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data brief, “The prevalence of obesity was 39.8% and affected about 93.3 million of U.S. adults in 2015-2016.” That same CDC report went on to say, “The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars; the medical cost for people who have obesity was $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.”
Today, diet programs are more popular than they’ve ever been, popping up everywhere. Everyone claims to have the solution, from social media influencers to self-dubbed YouTube “gurus.”
Diets, however, go back more than 500 years, and we’ve already proved that they don’t actually work. Yes, you lose weight, but about 95% of people who lose weight by dieting will regain it in 2-8 months. Dieting, by definition, is a temporary food plan–it tends to fail in the long run.
Fad diets can be especially harmful. They may lack essential nutrients, for example. Moreover, they teach you nothing about healthy eating. Thus, when you’ve “completed” your fad diet, you simply boomerang back to the unhealthy eating patterns that caused your weight gain in the first place.
Disheartened by the state of the current diet industry, Jake Davis, Body Upgrade founder, personal trainer, and nutritionist saw an opportunity to help dieters worldwide.
“The diet industry isn’t helping people. It’s a $66 Billion industry. That’s serious money. Nobody should be overweight with that kind of money being spent. Yet obesity levels are rising.”
Having been very overweight himself, Jake saw this as something personal. “I did all the diets. I tried all the fads. Nothing worked for me until I hired a personal trainer and nutritionist.”
Jake’s company, Body Upgrade, is breaking ground as an affordable solution for everyone to have a personal trainer and nutritionist. “In-person private trainers and nutritionists are a great option, but only if you have an extra $1000 to $4000 a month to spend. It’s just not realistic for everybody.”
“I wanted to make it a fair price for everyone. I hired a team of amazing personal trainers, who are also expert nutritionists, and we kept it completely online to make it affordable.”
For those of us thinking that in-person personal training might be better, Jake had this to say, “What’s amazing about this is that you get more for your money with our online trainers than you would with a regular trainer. Regular trainers only see you two times a week. We’re with you every day.”
“We’ve honed our process over the last few years privately, and we’re ready to take it public, finally! We’re so excited and I know we can really help a lot of people.”
According to Jake, dieting, and the obsession with the scale, is counterproductive and can actually lead to gaining more weight than what you started with. So the first step towards permanent healthy weight loss, somewhat ironically, is to lose the diet mindset altogether.
As a free introduction to Body Upgrade, Jake penned a 90 day Step-by-Step fitness plan that he has now released as a free ebook on his website.
Anyone interested in having this life changing ebook should head over to the BodyUpgrade.com website, where you can sign up to receive a free copy of the ebook, “A New ‘U’ in 90 Days.”
Everything in the ebook comes from his eighteen years of experience, starting with Jake’s own battle with weight loss, to his successful training of hundreds of clients.
He says, “Having been overweight and unhappy, and now fit and healthy, that knowledge really influenced how I developed Body Upgrade.”
“I want everyone to feel great about their body. Following a tailor-made plan is simply the best way to achieve results, it’s always been around, but now we’ve made it affordable.”
Body Upgrade’s monthly packages start at $99 for a single person, and $149 for couples and friends.
For those of us who want the real celebrity treatment, Body Upgrade even offers a “Celebrity Trainer Package” for $399 a month, where you can work with the same trainer who’s trained countless A-list celebrities, including Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, and Sofia Vergara.
Visit BodyUpgrade.com to learn more.
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