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.
If you're after results these steps will bring them. No nonsense, nothing to buy, no endorsements. Just proven methods from years spent training individuals in the gym.
Are you ready to begin? If so, read on....
* Use a calorie deficit to get started.
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.
* Increase your daily protein.
If you are consuming less bad fatty foods and less carb heavy meals your body is immediately going to look at burning amino acids from protein instead. This means losing hard earned muscle. Even if you're not trying to get muscular, this is a bad place to be. Increase your daily protein when dieting and you'll reap positive results with this little known technique.
* 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.
* Carry healthy snack pots in your back pack every day.
When you are at work with no healthy food in sight and a long shift still ahead of you this is the moment you are most likely to crack and search out instant energy, sugar filled foods which will wreak hell on your dieting results. Carry a few small snack pots with you to work. Make sure each tub is not large enough to fit anything more than a 50 or 100 calorie snack into it and you'll see why so many people quote this steps as their secret weight loss formula.
* Take a day off every week.
How many diets have you done in the past where you felt like you were punishing yourself? Cutting out your favorite foods never leads anywhere promising. Take a day completely off your routine each week, enjoy your favorite foods. Sure, you'll pack on a few bad calories ton this day, but the fact is it will probably help you to stick to your diet five times as long as you ever did in the past!
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 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.
If you're after results these steps will bring them. No nonsense, nothing to buy, no endorsements. Just proven methods from years spent training individuals in the gym.
Are you ready to begin? If so, read on....
* Use a calorie deficit to get started.
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.
* Increase your daily protein.
If you are consuming less bad fatty foods and less carb heavy meals your body is immediately going to look at burning amino acids from protein instead. This means losing hard earned muscle. Even if you're not trying to get muscular, this is a bad place to be. Increase your daily protein when dieting and you'll reap positive results with this little known technique.
* 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.
* Carry healthy snack pots in your back pack every day.
When you are at work with no healthy food in sight and a long shift still ahead of you this is the moment you are most likely to crack and search out instant energy, sugar filled foods which will wreak hell on your dieting results. Carry a few small snack pots with you to work. Make sure each tub is not large enough to fit anything more than a 50 or 100 calorie snack into it and you'll see why so many people quote this steps as their secret weight loss formula.
* Take a day off every week.
How many diets have you done in the past where you felt like you were punishing yourself? Cutting out your favorite foods never leads anywhere promising. Take a day completely off your routine each week, enjoy your favorite foods. Sure, you'll pack on a few bad calories ton this day, but the fact is it will probably help you to stick to your diet five times as long as you ever did in the past!
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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Author Info: Be sure to get your free guide to effective hiit workouts. Russ Howe PTI is the UK's most popular personal trainer, teaching thousands of people how to lose weight via the worldwide web for free.