If you are attempting to figure out how to lose weight effectively you have probably noticed how many people out there are trying to tell you a million different things and sell you product after product. Are you ready for the truth? You don't need any of them. What if you were able to achieve your fitness goal without needing to buy a single thing or follow a fad diet?
There are so many celebrity quick fix plans and next big thing products out there it's very easy to take one wrong turn and get lost forever. So today we will show the the absolute basics.
Basically, the 5 steps you see here work very well.
Are you ready to begin? If so, read on....
1- Working at a calorie deficit is the basic rule to adhere to.
What does this mean? Like most things in fitness it isn't as hard as it sounds. A calorie deficit basically means eating less calories per day (or per week) than you do right now. People often go wrong here though, cutting so drastically that their body enters starvation mode and actually stores fat. Don't starve yourself, cut out no more than 200 calories per day until you have reached your daily target rather than making a sudden, shocking jump. This step alone is where many people get lost.
2- Increase your daily protein.
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.
3- Protein is the perfect snack for burning fat.
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.
4- Carry healthy snack pots in your back pack every day.
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.
5- Take a day off every week.
The worst thing you can do when dieting is to feel like you are punishing yourself for wanting to get a better body. If all of your favorite junk foods are now forbidden you will probably give in to temptation and crash off your diet in spectacular fashion every time. Long term it actually pays to take a day off from your diet every week and enjoy your favorite foods as you wish. Be warned though, there is a difference between having a nice cheat day and having Christmas day.
Each step is tested and approved by fitness professionals. Better still, each step is free. If you are genuinely looking for a better understanding on how to lose weight and keep it off forever you just found it in this article and video. Now it is time to make the most of it.
There are so many celebrity quick fix plans and next big thing products out there it's very easy to take one wrong turn and get lost forever. So today we will show the the absolute basics.
Basically, the 5 steps you see here work very well.
Are you ready to begin? If so, read on....
1- Working at a calorie deficit is the basic rule to adhere to.
What does this mean? Like most things in fitness it isn't as hard as it sounds. A calorie deficit basically means eating less calories per day (or per week) than you do right now. People often go wrong here though, cutting so drastically that their body enters starvation mode and actually stores fat. Don't starve yourself, cut out no more than 200 calories per day until you have reached your daily target rather than making a sudden, shocking jump. This step alone is where many people get lost.
2- Increase your daily protein.
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.
3- Protein is the perfect snack for burning fat.
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.
4- Carry healthy snack pots in your back pack every day.
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.
5- Take a day off every week.
The worst thing you can do when dieting is to feel like you are punishing yourself for wanting to get a better body. If all of your favorite junk foods are now forbidden you will probably give in to temptation and crash off your diet in spectacular fashion every time. Long term it actually pays to take a day off from your diet every week and enjoy your favorite foods as you wish. Be warned though, there is a difference between having a nice cheat day and having Christmas day.
Each step is tested and approved by fitness professionals. Better still, each step is free. If you are genuinely looking for a better understanding on how to lose weight and keep it off forever you just found it in this article and video. Now it is time to make the most of it.
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About the author: Next, grab your free plan to effective hiit workouts. Russ Howe PTI is Great Britain's most popular personal trainer, teaching thousands of people how to lose weight online each day for free.