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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