Fat Loss Success Secrets - Start Losing Body Fat


There are several ideas for dropping body fat but everyone has their preferred methods and not all methods work for all people. Fad diets and extreme measures are ridiculous and not suggested. Things like the banana diet, cabbage soup diet, Atkins diet, or starvation diet will simply set you back further and make it even tougher for future fat loss by messing up your body’s metabolic rhythm.

fat loss success secretsJenny Craig has a diet plan which has a lower calorie intake. Although I do not prefer cutting calories I certainly do not suggest 1200 or less per day! For some clients, they prefer to cut calories or portion sizes and find this the only way they can succeed. If you have to do this then do it smart. Choose nutrient dense foods, limit carbs and fruits and pack on the dark fibrous greens and lean meats. Choose starches that give you bang for your buck, things like quinoa, millet, brown / red / black rice, and orange veggies.

These items will enrich your body with low fat, nutrient dense fuel to help your body and brain function but also keeping you satiated so that you are not feeling hunger. Even with portion control or calorie reduces options you will want to follow the grazing suggestion by eating no later than 3 hours between meals. 5-6 meals per day are your goal. This reassures your body that food is on the way so that it does not feel it needs to pack it away as fat for a rainy day! This is called ‘starvation mode’ and your body will slow its metabolic rate in this mode, not a good thing!!!

Sample Fat Burning Grocery List

  • White fish or poultry
  • Bananas
  • Grapefruit
  • Brown rice
  • Sweet potato’s
  • Broccoli
  • Green beans
  • Raw and plain almonds
  • Dry cottage cheese
  • Plain no fat yogurt
  • Berries
  • Kidney beans
  • Lentils
  • Mixed greens
  • Skim milk or no fat soy milk
  • Kashi lean cereal, natures path, oats
  • Plain soy nuts

The next thing to do is get your fat burning ability increased by exercise and weight training. 3-5 days of activity from 20-60 mins per day will help you succeed with your goals, the more you go the better! Using compound exercises such as squats, lunges, leg curls, calve raises, crunches, pushups, pullups, deadlifts, shoulder presses and tricep bench dips are excellent at recruiting more than one muscle group enhancing the heart rate and energy burned.

Cardio is great and you can start with daily walks then try something a bit higher in speed or intensity. If you like hiking, biking, or other sports then use these for your cardio. Kickboxing and martial arts has come up in popularity both in men and women, no longer do you need to compete or do so because you are super serious. You can join for the simple purpose of fitness so you do not need to be at any predetermined weight or fitness level as the instructors will progress you starting where you need to where you want to go!! Now get going!!

By Linda Cusmano

 

 

 

 

 






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