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The Other Secrets to Weight Loss….

Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 01:06 PM
posted by Leslie Rae

Do you think that the only part of losing weight is to take a diet pill? That is just not the case, but a good diet pill and a few other things to keep in mind, will help you transform into the physique you want.

1. Drink WATER and lots of it. This is the simplest but maybe the most effective thing you can do to support fat loss. Skip the other drinks! Lay off soda’s, even the diet ones, they are filled with chemicals that may have a negative affect on weight loss. Skip juices, coffee drinks and other liquid treats! Keep it simple! The more water the better. If you are looking for some flavor, try adding cucumber to ice water or a few fresh sliced strawberries.

2. Change your FOOD focus. Switch from a diet plan focused around carbohydrates (breads, pastas, fruits, etc.) to one focused around lean sources of protein(egg whites, skinless chicken/turkey breast, fish, protein powders, etc.). There has been an influx of media that has trained us to revolve our food thought process around carbohydrates. We have been ignoring proteins. This is not the way to go. Once you understand the difference between good and bad carbs, start turning your thoughts to protein.

Including lean protein in your diet will help your body maintain the good body tissue and lose the bad (as long as you are eating the right amount of calories).

3. Eat SMALL frequent meals. This will help to keep your metabolism burning high. If you want to lose fat, you can’t go 5 or 6 hours without eating, and chow down on one huge meal. Even though you aren’t eating “much” you are doing major damage to your metabolism. Your body will train itself to operate on “low.” Every moment you are alive, your body requires energy. Energy is measured in calories (the same as in food). If you require calories through out the day, you need to provide you body with calories through out the day. Denying your body a consistent supply of good calories forces it to be manipulative. As a result, it pulls a bear’s strategy: fat storage. The reason bears are so fat is that they go for long periods of time without eating and their body is evolved to survive, and consequently maintaining a high fat content allows the body to function during times when food is not readily available.

The other problem with infrequent meals is usually that by the time you do eat, it isn’t the best food and generally, you over eat. You body can not process junk any better than it can process a whole day’s worth of calories in one sitting. The calories it doesn’t readily need get stored as fat.

In addition to finding a diet pill that works for you, keep these three key components to fat loss in mind! They will help you reach your results faster, safer and more permanently.

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