There are so many myths surrounding the health, fitness and diet industry that the fact of the matter is whether you are trying to build muscle, or find out how to lose weight or simply get fitter you have one hundred different people telling you one hundred different miracle products are what you need. If you’ve had enough, you’ll enjoy our read today.
There are enough gimmicks and celebrity style get fit quick plans out there to get you lost forever, so what we’ll be focusing on today are a series of proven, time tested methods.
Basically, the 5 steps you see here work very well.
Are you ready to begin? If so, read on….
* Learn how to work at a calorie deficit.
This means you must consume less calories overall in a day than you do at the minute. Don’t cut your intake by a drastic amount, just work at this bit by bit because a drastic cut can have negative results. That’s why extreme celeb weight loss plans don’t work long term. Cut 200 cals per day until you hit your target daily intake then keep it there.
* More protein means more results.
Even if you are not concerned with getting muscular you don’t want to be losing muscle. Lose the bad weight, i.e. fat, not the good weight. Your body’s natural reaction to you eating less fat and carbs is to look to burn muscle instead. Kill this and force it to hang onto your muscle by consuming more protein when dieting.
* Go with protein snacks, not carbs.
If you are going to snack between meals you’ll give yourself a massive weight loss advantage by snacking on protein instead of carbs or fat. Why? Snack on carbs and fats and you will more than likely store a lot of fat, whereas protein has the least impact on the fat storage system of the three macronutrients in food.
* Get your snack pot routine started.
One of the greatest fat loss tricks is a simple yet effective method of using small tubs as your unplanned extra meals throughout the day when you feel temptation calling. When you are at work with no healthy food in sight you are likely to crash the vending machine, right? No more. Take three to four small tubs in your back pack to work, you will be able to squeeze perhaps a 50 to 100 calorie snack in each one. Better still, try to keep these snacks protein rich and you will explode your results.
* Take a day off every week.
Cutting your favorite junk foods is a bad move when on any diet. Why? Because it leads you to fall off the rails and quit after a few weeks. Enjoy one day per week where you literally don’t count your food and eat how you want. You will put on some bad weight here for sure, but overall it will help you to stick to your goal far longer.
These simple, time proven tricks have the backing of professional athletes and trainers alike. Apply them to your current regime and you will have your mind blown by the possibilities you unlock. If you are serious about building a better physique and figuring out how to lose weight properly, you can begin today.
About the author: Russ Howe is an established Personal Trainer. Watch his proven youtube guide on how to lose weight starting today for free.