Exercise alone will not
lead to fat loss. Exercise must be
accompanied by sound nutrition. The
success of any fat loss program is dependent not on the number of workouts you
get per week, but the quality of food you eat.
Support your fat loss efforts by incorporation the follow 6 Great Tips
for Fat Loss.
1. Eat every 2-3 waking
hours
It is important to focus
on fueling the body for the results you want.
In the case of fat loss you will be looking to fuel the body every 2-3 waking
hours. Use hunger as your guide. If your
start the day off with a healthy breakfast you will find with in 2-3 hours you
will be hungry again. This pattern will
repeat through out the day as long as you are eating healthy foods. If you find yourself feeling hungry sooner
then increase the protein intake for each meal.
Don’t confuse hunger with boredom.
Often people with nothing to do will hunt through the kitchen in search
of something to eat. Don’t fall into this
trap. Two tips to prevent you from falling into the trap: 1. find something to
do, 2. drink water.
2. Don’t count calories
Counting calories isn’t
fun. I do recommend food journaling as a
means of keeping you accountable and knowledgeable about what you are eating,
but it is not necessary to count the calories.
The key is to adjust your mindset when it comes to portion sizes. Use visualization to help you determine
portion sizes.
3. Don’t drink you
calories
Don’t forget to account
for the calories in drinks. Juices,
coffees, teas and alcohol contain additional calories. If your goal is to lose fat; you need to be
accountable for these hidden calories.
The extra calories consumed in most beverages come from sweeteners. Sweeteners will impede the body’s ability to
burn fat.
4. Start the day with
breakfast
Eating a healthy breakfast
to start the day will start the day off on the right track. It gets the fat burning engine running. Skipping breakfast to save calories is a
flawed strategy. People who skip
breakfast, in an effort to save calories, are more likely to be famished by
lunch time. Therefore, consuming more calories at lunch than they would have if
they eaten breakfast.
5. Cheat once a week
Eating healthy is good for
our bodies, but sometimes we need a mental break. It is okay to give into a craving from time to
time. Give yourself permission to cheat
on one meal per week. This concept
allows you to post pone bad eating choices through out the week. So go ahead and choose one meal to indulge in
your favorite foods.
6. Focus on single
ingredient foods
Look at it this way: avoid
processed foods. Nature has served man well for thousands of years. There is no need to venture far from the life
giving foods that are naturally provided for us. Processed foods do more harm that good. Make a concerted effort to avoid them
whenever possible.
Here are two examples of processed
foods (comment below if you know what they are):
Item 1: Whole grain oats,
modified corn starch, sugar, salt, tripotassium phosphate, wheat starch,
vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness.
Item 2: mechanically
separated turkey, turkey, water, sugar, salt, potassium lactate, natural smoke
flavor (canola oil, natural smoke, natural flavoring), sodium diacetate, sodium
phosphate, natural flavoring, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
Integrate these six tips
into your fat loss regimen and you will be well on your way to a leaner sexier
you.
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