Everybody Can Use These Weight Loss Tips

Weight Loss is one of the major concerns in the western world today. As life goes on people throughout our society are getting more and more concerned about weight and health problems. There are a lot of reasons for this thinking. We all have our own reasons for wanting to lose weight (and inches from our waist lines). It does not matter so much what your reasons for wanting to lose weight might be–what matters is how you approach the weight loss process. Losing weight no matter what the cost is not good. There are a lot of ways that you can shed inches and pounds. If you are honestly worried about losing weight read this article. It can help!

For many, losing weight is all about math. You just have to burn more calories than you consume. This forces your body to burn through its fat stores so that you will have energy and be able to function. Calorie counting is rarely fun. In fact it can become very complicated because of the different calorie weights of different foods. Don’t ever forget that the goal is to eat calories that your body can use instead of calories that your body will put into storage for later.

Ask your doctor to help you decide your burned calorie goals for each day so that you can keep your weight loss efforts up.

The word “diet” should not be used in relation to your new eating habits. Instead, call it “eating more nutritious meals” or something close to that. The word “diet” has taken on a very negative feeling. You are far more likely to resent your new eating habits if you call them “dieting” than if you call them “making healthier choices” or “eating organically.” Instead of using words associated with negative emotions, use positive and action based words to describe the choices you are making. This will help you to feel more proactive about what you’re doing and you’ll have an easier time telling people who might have started to wonder why you’re suddenly eating differently.

It is important to be balanced. There are plenty of fad diets that tell you to cut out entire categories of foods. Most of these diets insist that carbohydrates are terrible for you. The fact is that your body needs carbohydrates for energy. The idea is to take carbohydrates in with moderation. Don’t be taken in by diets that tell you that you need to eliminate whole portions of a balanced diet if you want to lose weight. To stay healthy a balanced and nutritious diet is important. Anything that tells you anything else is a fake.

Every person on the planet has wanted to lose weight at some time or another. The more knowledge you have about safe weight loss practices the better off your efforts will be. Try the hints in this article! They could really help you out! Watch this great Shakeology meal replacement video and find out how easy it can be to lose weight. Also, don’t forget to check out this Shakeology ingredients video.

Eat less … lose weight?!? Here’s the other stuff you can do to get leaner.

Eat less … lose weight?!? Here’s the other stuff you can do to get leaner.

1)  Don’t diet to extremes. Reducing calories by 15-20% a day will almost exclusively burn fat while larger cuts in calories will burn a combo of muscle tissue and fat. Muscle drives the metabolism – calorie burning. If you’re currently eating 3000 calories, reduce to 2400-2550, but do so according to smart guidelines like those laid out in The Living Health Weight Loss Audio.

2)  Graze all day. Professional athletes and models eat all day long yet keep their total calories under control. The grazing method, 5-6 small meals, elevates the metabolism. Each time you eat, the metabolism increases, and over a 6-10 week period, that increase can parlay into another 2-3 pounds of fat loss.

3)  Increase Protein. Carbs, protein and fat – are equal in their efficiency to be stored as body fat, but protein exerts a greater metabolic boosting effect than carbs or dietary fat. When calories drop, protein saves muscle which helps keep the metabolism elevated. Aim for 1.2 grams per pound of bodyweight daily.

4)  Play with Carbs. Carbs help retain metabolic boosting muscle yet they can stimulate fat storage. Following a modified low carb diet – staggering your carbohydrate intake is one of the most effective ways to jump start your
metabolism and to burn stubborn fat fast (as outlined in Maximize Your Metabolism and the Living Health Audio Program.)

5)  Go Backward. One reason fat loss comes to a halt; the body downgrades its metabolism to meet its dwindling intake of calories. The solution: dramatically increase your calorie intake once every 2-3 weeks. The one day splurge “re-sets” the metabolism by restoring thyroid levels, the calorie burning hormone that declines with dieting.

6)  Skip the Late Night Carbs. Carbs eaten before bedtime are more likely to be stored as body fat so focus on lean proteins and fiber based vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and salad fixings. The lone exception: if you train late at night and your goal is to build muscle mass, you’ll need the carbs to replenish glycogen and support growth.

7)  Go Fish. When calories are controlled, the inclusion of omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon, trout and sardines may promote speedier fat loss. One study revealed dieters who ate fish on a daily basis lost more weight than those who ate fish just once a week (Am Journ Clin Nutr 70:817-825, 1999)

8)  Go Spicy. Red peppers, the spicy ingredient in Mexican and Indian dishes contains Capsaicin which can increase the metabolic rate by effecting the Sympathetic Branch of the Nervous system. Spiking your chicken dishes with red might be a small benefit or you can gulp 5 to 10 encapsulated grams of Capsaicin from your local health food store. (Journal of Nutrition 116:1272-1278, 1986.)

9)  Don’t Be Cardio Crazy! Radically reducing calories slows the metabolism short circuiting fat loss. Same is true with radical caloric expenditure. You know: 2 cardio sessions a day. Excess cardio slows the metabolism, promotes a loss in muscle and even can lower testosterone levels. For real results, stick to 4-6 sessions a week, 30 – 45 minutes at a clip and maintain a high level of intensity.

10)  Separate Cardio From Weight Training. What happens when you do cardio first and follow it up with weight training? You don’t build as much muscle density. How about cardio after training? You risk overtraining and the negative hormonal milieu that can stifle the metabolic rate. The best scenario; hit the cardio in the morning – on an empty stomach – get in a few meals and return to the gym later in the day to build muscle density.

11)  Serotonin Control. Serotonin is a brain chemical that helps controls hunger. Guess what? It can take a nose dive with dieting. ( R.J. Wurtman and J.J. Wurtman, “Brain serotonin, carbohydrate-craving, obesity, and depression.” Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 398 (1996): 35-41.) One way to prevent a drop; smaller, more frequent meals.

12)  Garlic Chicken! Mother Earth’s flavor enhancer stimulates adrenaline and uncoupling proteins (UCP). Adrenaline triggers fat breakdown and UCP, located in metabolically active “brown fat”, increase calorie burning. Garlic also controls cortisol levels which can supports muscle retention while dieting. For best results use fresh raw garlic in your salads or on your other meals, but if you can’t handle raw garlic then use fresh bulbs in you cooking or give supplements a try. (Oi Y, et al., Allyl-containing sulfides in garlic increase uncoupling protein content in brown adipose tissue, and noradenaline and adrenaline secretion in rats. J Nutr 129:336-342,1999.) (Wang HX, Et al., Natural products with

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