Simple Ways To Achieve Fat Loss

Friday, July 1st, 2011 at 10:59 am  
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There are literally dozens of ways that can help you achieve fat loss. However, you really have to be sure that all those methods are actually healthy and whether the results will last for the long term. So before falling prey to many of the false promises and getting duped it is always better to use natural and genuine methods to lose your extra body fat. You have to formulate a plan according to your body and follow it consistently. This will help you to reduce your body weight and stay healthy as well.

One of the simple ways for attaining fat loss is to follow a low carb diet. The foods you eat should contain more proteins and have a low GI index. This is nothing more than the measure at which glucose from your ingested food is released into the blood stream.

Avoid foods like biscuits, cakes, white pasta, white bread and other carbohydrate based foods. It is also better not to take in foods that contain high amounts of sugar like ice cream and sweetened drinks. Such foods are rich in calories as well. When your body feels short of carbs it starts using the glucose from your body.

You can also achieve weight loss by doing regular exercises. By going through the weight loss regimen properly you will be able to reduce your weight faster. Your workouts should include cardiovascular exercises also that increase your heart rate and burn more fat. You should work out for at least 20 minutes continuously daily for getting the best results. Weight training and circuit training are also good for speeding up weight and fat loss. To make your workout more interesting you can change the type of exercises everyday by alternating various kinds of exercises in your workouts.

Some people talk about using various fat loss products available on the market. However, they may not have the same effect for all. So if they have worked well for one person they may not be the same for you. Do not go by what was good for your friend. Understand your own body and use methods and foods which are suitable for it.

Make sure to drink a lot of water because it is a natural cleanser. It will help you to flush out unwanted toxins from your body. In the same way, use a lot of fat burning foods which can aid in burning more of the unwanted fat. Some of the common fat burning foods are apples, peaches, oats, whole grain, beans, milk, lean meat, eggs, salmon, beef, turkey, green tea, and broccoli. Include these items regularly in your diet and you will be able to reduce you weight when you combine this with regular exercise.

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By Sandy Rutherforde

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    Do You Know Why Low Fat Dieting Is Not The Answer?

    Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 9:45 pm  
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    There is no question that the low fat food industry is huge and seems to be growing every day. But I don’t believe that we can justifiably point the finger at “fat” and say that this is the reason that many people are gaining unwanted fat and then spend hundreds of dollars on ways to get ride of that fat. I believe that the fundamental reason that so many people jump on to the low fat dieting wagon train is that up front it seems logical and straight forward “I have to much fat therefore I should reduce my fat intake”. But when we begin to understand how the body operates and the internal systems that are in place for energy storage, then the idea becomes a little less straight forward.

    For example, with the Adkins* diet plan people were getting great results by eating super low carbs and then eating what ever they wanted form the “fatty” food category. So by common sense deduction one would have to say that if “fat” was the problem then those people wouldn’t be getting the results they claim to have gotten.

    Not until the food industry decided that the very refined sugars and processed fats should be a larger part of our daily food consumption did we see a real problem of fat, that for some can be unmanageable at best.  Now the doctors that were seeing the results of this new food reacted in a way that seemed logical, they wanted people to reduce the amount of fat they eat by large percentage.  Then the thought was, if less is more then keep reducing fat intake until you see results. Eventually this downward spiral in fat consumption would lead to the common wisdom that eliminating all the fat’s from your diet might be a good idea.

    Not all fat’s are created equal:

    With all this low fat dieting hype something vital was forgotten. Your body actually NEEDS fat to function properly, for some this might come as a shocker. But with that said, certain fat’s can be very harmful, case and point is the recent developments that show that modified fats such as partially hydrogenated oil’s like those in margarine can be actually worse for your health, let alone hindering your fat loss goals. The trick is to eat more of the essential fats like those found in fish oils and flax seed and concentrate on not just eliminating fat but reducing the “fake fats” from your daily food intake.  Fake fats can really set you back in your fat reduction goals because they’re not  metabolized in the same way as healthy fats and thus it can become a sludge in the system that simply weakens the body while adding a few inches to the waistline.

    To sum it all up it is better to think in terms of what types of fats you are putting in rather than the amount. And in some cases those healthy fats can actually help, rather then hinder your fat loss goals. So add some knowledge about types of fat to your knowledge base and become empowered to take back your waistline.

    Looking for good fat,
    Nick

    *Atkins is a register trade mark. I personally do not advocate the Atkins way of thinking.
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      Weight Loss vs Fat Loss: Should It Really Matter To You?

      Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 11:19 pm  
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      A      t first weight loss and fat loss seem to obviously mean the same thing so why even discuss it, right! Well on the surface these terms seem alike but when we dig a little deeper we see it’s not that simple. In the world of weight loss dieting and exercise it seems cut and dry, but the reality is these two terms are very much different. Knowing the difference will really help for you to define your own goals and put the claims that other people are making in their proper place.

      Weight loss:

      If you say that you’ve lost weighted can really be certain that this is going to get you into the shape that you’re looking for. It’s like saying it’s wet outside but by that statement you can’t tell if it’s raining or the sprinkler is watering the lawn. When it comes getting into shape you can take your clothes off and loose weight according to the bathroom scale but you’re not any closer to the real thing. On top off that you can loose other things that will give you a false sense of accomplishment, namely water and muscle. In short, the term “weight loss” doesn’t tell the whole story and shouldn’t be trusted.

      Fat loss:

      This is a key term, especially these days with so much information out there. Fat loss is exactly that, getting rid of fat and it accurately states what should be happening when you are trying to get into shape. People that are using this term are truly in the “know” when it comes to this subject and I encourage you to start training your brain to substitute it for “weight loss” in your vocabulary.

      Why is this important, well when you are losing weight you can be losing muscle which inch for inch weighs more then fat, some say three times more. Thus the statement of losing 20 pounds of weight in two weeks is a phrase that really means nothing. Any person that claims they can loose 20 pounds in two weeks don’t factor the loss of water and muscle, and losing muscle hurts long term success in fat loss. So when we step back we see that this kind of thinking really changes the context of some of the claims you may hear.

      Soooo…!

      So the question is what can you do in order to know if your getting the results our looking for, namely fat loss. Well if your cloths are starting to get loss your on the right track but if you are loosing more the a pound or two a week then you are most likely losing more then fat in the number that is showing on your bathroom scale. You might be asking why I say this, well most people do not pack on the fat at 10 and 15 pounds of fat a week so why should they expect them to come off that fast. The human machine just doesn’t have the ability to do that unless your a world class athlete, but if that was the case loosing fat would really be the focus it would be the side affect.

      In my humble opinion, dropping lots of fat really fast is simply not that healthy or productive for your long term success. I say this because I have an aunt that would gain a lot of fat and then when she reached a certain point she would get really motivated to eat right and exercise a lot, thus dropping a lot of fat in a matter of of weeks. But as soon as she got down to the size she wanted she would some how loose motivation and momentum. The fat would start coming right back but what was worse is the fact that more fat would return then when she originally started to working on losing it. With that said, our focus shouldn’t be to simply loss fat but to rather target fat at a steady, consistent pace that builds lean muscle. And we all know that lean muscle burns fat very well.

      Three simple things you can do to target fat:

      Go for a walk– this is by far one of the best ways to ensure that your body is burning fat and not muscle or anything else. Walking is what I like to call the slow, clean burn, plus when you find a walking buddy it can be a lot of fun.

      Light weight lifting– don’t have a set of dumbbells, no problem, simply fill some gallon jugs with water or sand and use them to add some resistance to get those muscle working. Also it is key to push your muscle slowly and controlled.

      Look at your food– Choose foods that promote muscle building since muscle is the fat burning engine, thus more muscle equals a lot more success for you.

      What this all comes down too is finding something that you enjoy doing that increases your activity level and when you start looking at targeting fat and not just loosing weight you never know where it might take you. This focused direction really changes everything just as focused light in a laser can cut steal. And my hope is that after reading this you can start to envision and sculpted the body you really want.

      Please leave a comment; I am interested in your thoughts about this idea that fat loss can be weight loss but weight loss can not be a guarantee of fat loss. And thanks for stopping by to give this a read, it means a lot to me.

      Looking from a new perspective,
      -Nick

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