Lose Fat Fast - Successful Fat Loss Diet
By Michelle A Davis
Every time I've been successful at losing fat is when I mix a good workout program with an equally good diet. Each one by itself is great but the two together can't be beat. Exercising will burn your excess calories and a diet will reduce the calories you have coming in. The hardest thing about trying to lose weight is definitely keeping off all that fat you've lost, this kind of combo will help you not only achieve your goals but to control your fat thus keeping your new thin self, well, thin. Bottom line, a successful weight loss plan will reduce your excess fat all together and help you keep it off.
There are tons of diets on the market today and the low carb diets diets are the most popular. So what exactly is a low carb diet? Simply put, it means eating a diet that is low in carbohydrates. These diets will give you the ability to lose a huge amount of fat. Often though, the down side is that it can be very hard to keep off your excess weight after you quit the low carb diet and sooner than later you're going to see the pounds showing up again.
Not to sound redundant but, in order to keep this from happening, you need to combine your new-found healthy eating plan with exercise too. Don't get intimidated though! It doesn't really have to be a very hard or rigorous one at all. It just needs to be enough to keep your heart rate up which will avoid that weight from coming back. The best thing to do to ensure your success is to start exercising at the same time you start dieting. Then, after your weight loss plan, you can just continue without worrying about the weight gain.
The best method to a permanent weight loss plan is to plan to change your eating and exercise habits permanently.
Need some extra tips on how to lose even more fat? The simplest tactic is to eat more foods that are rich in fiber. Fiber rich foods are dense and will fill you up. This helps keep the cravings to a minimum in addition to helping digestion. Digestion may not sound important but a fine-tuned digestive track will actually speed up your metabolism. Speeding up metabolism, aside from eating less and burning more calories, is the fastest way to achieve successful fat loss.
Believe me, these are simple changes you can make. You don't need to wake up early and run six times a week. You just need to make simple, consistent choices.
You really only need the following things: a little strength (weight), healthy (lower calorie and carb) eating, some cardio and a good amount of water.
Below is a simple fat loss plan. This should help you lose body fat without losing your social life of love of food.
Step One: Strength Training
Strength training is the secret to everything. It helps strengthen joints and bones, increases cardiovascular health and flexibility, and best of all it builds muscle that chews up fat so you're guaranteed fat loss.
Women especially hate the idea of strength training because they think it will bulk them up like athletes or the muscle guys at the gym. Don't worry. It can't happen. Those guys put a lot of effort into their diet and exercise in order to look that way. It would take a lot of effort and self-discipline for you to look anything close to that.
Besides, strength training helps sustain the muscle you already have. Have you ever seen someone who looks skinny but they still look unhealthy? They just look soft of "skinny fat?" That's because they've lost everything including muscle and their only weight is pudge.
Strength training prevents your metabolic rate from going down when dieting. When you eat fewer calories your metabolism slows down. Muscles fix this which means even more fat loss for you.
Step Two: Eat Healthy
First try to eat whole, unprocessed foods most of the time. Whole foods do not having added sugars, preservatives and fats which all hurt fat loss.
Also, you need to eat lots of healthy protein. This is vital in order to build and maintain your hard earned muscle. Eat a whole protein source with each meal: beef, poultry, fish, dairy, whey, egg whites whatever. Just make sure it's whole and rich in protein.
Vegetables are huge. You can't eat too many. They fill your stomach (less cravings later) but they are usually low in calories. In addition, they are high in fiber, water, vitamins & minerals. They are the best things ever! Eat a serving with every meal. Try spinach, broccoli, kale, and asparagus.
Be careful with fruit. They are great if you have a sweet tooth but if you can do without I would recommend it. The fructose (sugar), even if it's whole and natural can slow your fat loss.
Please remember that not all fat will make you fat. Overeating, eating the wrong things and lack of exercise are what make you fat. The right kinds of fats actually assist fat loss. Eat healthy fats with each meal. Fish oil, olive oil and mixed nuts are great sources of healthy fat. Just don't over eat them!
The next thing in your weight loss diet that we need to cover is your intake of carbohydrates. Now, just because we always talk about "low carb" it doesn't mean that carbohydrates are bad for you. In fact your body needs carbohydrates just as much as water, protein, fat and everything else. Carbohydrates are very necessary to keeping healthy and losing fat.
You should get your carbohydrates vegetables as well as potatoes and yams. Just don't over eat the potatoes and yams!
Eating frequently is also often a way to curb cravings. If you eat every two to three hours your body have energy and will also not have the munchies. This is why skipping meals is not a sensible way to get rid of excess weight because you're just going to get hungry and then over eat.
Step Three: Get Your Cardio On
Cardiovascular and aerobic activity is vital. Swimming, running, walking; really any kind of sport is vital when it comes to losing fat. I would suggest doing some sort of aerobic activity about three or four times each week.
Step Four: Drink Water
Water ties this whole new you together. First of all, being thirsty may make you think you're hungry. Second, you need to avoid soda, alcohol and fruit juice. All of those hurt fat loss. Instead, drink at least two cups of water with each meal and sip water continually during your workout. Drinking water will cleanse your body of toxins and actually remove excess water that has been stored over time. Harmful toxins in certain foods can actually retain the fat around our stomach so drink some water and get them out of you. Colder water will also make you feel full so that will curb those cravings.
Following these steps will help you start to get rid of fat and it will ensure that you keep it off. I wish you the best of luck!
Michelle A Davis is a fitness and weight loss consultant who is passionate about helping regular people lose fat and keep it off. She has made healthy habits a part of her life since losing 41 pounds herself. She believes that changing your life shouldn't mean getting rid of the foods you love. For more fat loss tips, recipes and videos stop by here site: http://2bweightless.com/more
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