The Best Way to Lose Weight

The best way to lose weight is really quite simple - combine a fat loss nutrition plan with a fat loss exercise routine.

Unfortunately, many people make the mistake of doing just the opposite - they go on a very low calorie diet and do little or no exercise.

A very low calorie diet can produce quick weight loss, but what happens once the diet ends? Most people go back to the same old way of eating that caused them to be overweight in the first place and end up gaining back any lost weight.

The reality is that very low calorie diets almost never result in permanent weight loss. A very low calorie diet is a temporary way of eating that produces temporary results.

Another major problem that very low calories diets have is that they cause you to lose lean muscle mass. When you drastically reduce calories in order to starve away body fat, you also starve away lean muscle mass. Lean muscle mass is metabolically active tissue, so when you lose lean muscle mass your metabolism slows down. You also get weaker and your body becomes softer and flabbier.

Continually going on and off very low calorie diets, which many people do, is one of the worst things you can do for your metabolism because your metabolism becomes slower with each repeated bout of very low calorie dieting. The slower your metabolism, the easier it is to gain weight and the harder it is to lose it.

You have to forget about drastically reducing calories if you want to lose body fat and keep it off. Instead, you have to combine a fat loss nutrition plan with a fat loss exercise routine.

A fat loss nutrition plan is based on cutting back on calories, not on drastically reducing them. It's also based on you as an individual - your body type, your metabolism, and what mix of protein, carbohydrate and fat works best for you. A fat loss nutrition plan is not a temporary way of eating like a diet is, it's a healthy way of eating that can be followed for a lifetime.

A fat loss exercise routine that includes aerobic exercise and strength training enables you to lose body fat without losing lean muscle mass and without slowing down your metabolism. There are also plenty of health and fitness benefits associated with aerobic exercise and strength training.

But if combining a fat loss nutrition plan with a fat loss exercise routine is the best way to lose weight, why don't more people follow this template?

It's because there are so many weight loss programs and products on the market that promise fast and easy weight loss. But if there was such a thing as fast and easy weight loss, more people than ever before wouldn't be overweight or obese.

Combining a fat loss nutrition plan with a fat loss exercise routine requires making some lifestyle changes, but it truly is the best way to lose weight.

A great resource that shows you how to create a fat loss nutrition plan and a fat loss exercise routine is Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle. It's an excellent program and I highly recommend it.

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