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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 bodys metabolic
rhythm. Jenny
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 potatos
-
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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