Monday, November 10, 2008

Fundamentals of Fat Loss.....

Congratulations! You've made the decision to get serious about losing weight - now you want to see RESULTS and see them fast!

Making the best food choices is your secret weapon in the quest to get your best body ever. Eating supportively will help you boost your metabolism, burn more fat and increase your energy dramatically.

An effective exercise program is crucial but the foods you eat will make or break your efforts. You could be following the best designed workouts in the world, and you won't lose fat if you fail to eat supportively.

The best and only way to accelerate your results is to change your eating habits. Nutrition is about 75% responsible for how your body looks, feels and performs. After today, you will not only find the answers to your questions, but solutions that guarantee your results - all by making a few small changes to the way you eat. Yes, Nutrition is that powerful! Now don't expect to start eating perfectly tomorrow, just like setting your fitness goals, you must be realistic.

Instead, begin by slowly building up to making choices that are a little bit better and more supportive than the day before. Initially aim for 2-3 improvements each week. Making these small nutritional changes will quickly add up to amazing results as you gain control over your metabolism.

Let's begin with the Fundamentals of Fat Loss.

If your goal is to create a positive physical change, you must understand how food affects your body.

Fundamental #1
Nutrition is Essential to Metabolism

Everyone is familiar with the word "metabolism", but not a lot of people know what it means. You probably know someone who can eat anything they want and not gain weight. Well if you believe some people are just born with robust metabolism, it's a myth! You are about to discover that you are not the victim of your metabolism, you are the creator of your metabolism.

Metabolism, by definition, very simply means the speed with which your body processes food. In other words, how fast your body burns calories. The faster your metabolism, the more food you can eat without gaining weight.

Food is energy. Your body requires energy. Food in the forms of protein, carbohydrate and fat are your main sources of energy (calories). Take in more energy than you need from any of these and your body will store it as fat. Fat loss is all about calorie, "energy" balance. Your results are determined by a caloric deficit; when you eat fewer calories than you burn. In order to create a deficit, you must understand the law of thermodynamics - energy balance.

Calories In vs. Calories Out

If you eat the SAME amount of Calories your body burns, what will happen to your weight? Maintain.

If you eat MORE calories than your body burns, what will happen to your weight? Gain Weight

If you eat slightly LESS calories than your body burns off, what will happen to your weight? Lose Weight

Sounds simple, but many people who seek to lose weight run into the issue of not eating enough - yes, you heard that right - in order to release more fat, you do need to eat. There are 2 main reasons why your metabolism slows down.

1. Lack of muscle - from ineffective exercises

2. Lack of muscle - from restricted calorie diets


Yes, Muscle is your metabolism.

Fundamental #2
Muscle is your Metabolism

It's time to eat smart, not less. When you restrict calories below the minimal amount of energy required to feed your nervous system, your body thinks it is starving. When this happens, not only does your body burn muscle for fuel, but while doing so, your body is actually slowing down your metabolism. When you lose muscle, you are lowering your metabolism.

You must break the old mindset of "eat less, weigh less" - Restricting your calories will guarantee a slower metabolism. While the act of eating - asking your body to process the supportive foods frequently, guarantees a faster metabolism. A faster metabolism means your body becomes a fat burning machine.

IMPORANT: Never eat less than 1200 calories per day! Less than 1200 calories is usually not enough to support your basal metabolism which fuels vital bodily functions and thus will slow your metabolism.

Be sure to catch the most important fundamental of fat loss
"Accelerate Your Metabolism: 10 rules To Live By!"

It is so IMPORTANT that the entire post is dedicated to it!


Stay Fit,

Ryan

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