How to Lose Fat Now – 11 Tips to Effective Weight-Loss
By Kurt Robinson
1.) Determine what your goals are and what the most compelling reason is for your determination to lose weight. This goal is going to be your driving force behind you not losing sight of what you want to achieve. Now this is just an opinion, but losing weight for health reason is always more compelling than wanting it “just to look good”, and by no means does this mean that’s in invalid reason. Exercising alone is not the answer, you need to follow a healthy diet and together they will lead to a better quality of life. Ever noticed how the healthy looking people always seem the happiest. Well that’s no coincidence.
2.) A blood test is advisable and may highlight some underlying issues like high sugar levels or some other mineral deficiencies that could be important as you embark on you weight loss journey.
- Ultimately you want to lose the FAT, not just the weight. It is not weight that brands a person obese, but the amount of FAT he or she is carting around all day long. Please don’t be alarmed after doing some strength training if you’re weight increases slightly. What this means is you’re losing fat, but gaining muscle tissue. Muscle tissue is far more beneficial to the human body than excess fat. Again, don’t misinterpret me, fat is essential to the body, but not in excess.
3.) Let’s face it, no matter how much time a woman spends doing weight training, she will never bulk up as much as a man. They just don’t have the testosterone levels men do. Woman body builders whom come close, are either taking steroids or training 3 – 4 hours a day, neither of which I think you’re interested in. With regard to weights, men and women differ on their goals with weight training. It would then make perfect sense that a male and female’s regime would differ. When starting out you should begin with 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions, and should use the heaviest weight you’re comfortable with, even to the last repetition of the last set. Get a weight training book or find a reputable website that will show you different exercises and the correct form.
4.) Spot Improving is a myth! Doing crunches only will invariably make you burn fat all over your body, not just your abs. So stop believing that a thousand crunches a day is going to make you lose that pot belly. It won’t. Now do just 30 – 40 a day and combine it with aerobic exercise and a proper diet, and you have a winning combination. Flat, sleek, sexy abs do not come from thousands of arduous sit ups; they come from having low body fat to mass ratio. In summary, combine aerobics with a healthy diet and an ab routine if you’re goal is to lose that beer gut.
5.) Choose your sugar wisely. They are available in a variety of forms and are cloaked in many products. Check your food labels: fructose, glucose, molasses, and corn syrup are all sugars. Reduce your intake. Choosing foods without it will help you reach your weight loss goals faster.
6.) Just like fuel is required to drive the biggest oil tanker or the smallest family car, so too does your body. Never think starving is the answer to your prayers, since you’re most likely to cause more harm than lose fat. Eating the right kinds of varied food is key, never forget that.
7.) An occasional snack is not going to kill, but don’t let it throw you off course or lose focus of your goals. I just believe letting yourself indulge in moderation occasionally is good, as long as you burn it off during your exercise regime. And, if you decide to indulge in you favorite “junk food”, you must limit it to once a week, but always seeking ways to improve the quality and reduce the fat. For instance: grill your burgers at home on a griddle that allows for the fat to drip off. Bake your French fries in an oven instead of deep fried in grease.
8.) Eating after 6pm is not as bad as what you’ve been led to believe. It once again boils down to the type of food. A reasonable dinner, with extra protein if you’ve had a good weight training session, is going to help supplement your body with nutrients to assist you to cope with the demands of the next day. And as is likely to happen, when you do feel hungry a small bowl of high fiber cereal and low fat milk will actually help maintain your metabolism while you sleep. The key is to not overeat in the evenings.
9.) Take a multivitamin. While it is far superior to consistently get your nutrients from your food, most people lack something in their diet, especially when they’re trying to cut calories. Vitamins and minerals play an essential part in maintaining high energy levels.
10.) An excess of sodium too, can cause you to gain instead of lose weight. Check the labels and try not to have in one day too much.
11.) Do not skip any meals as this only makes your body preserve fats for energy. A good weight loss plan is to eat healthily and exercise regularly. Smaller portions of meals of up to 6 times are advisable. Once again I must stress, in moderation and part of a calorie controlled (not restricted) diet.
In Conclusion:
Do not try to starve yourself. A restricted or otherwise low calorie intake will in fact slow your metabolism and cause you to lose weight more slowly. Eventually you body will find it impossible to process potassium causing any intake of food to have a weight gain effect. This invariable leads to diseases such as anorexia or bulimia, which if left untreated can have serious psychological consequences and eventually lead to death.
When starting out with a weight lifting routine, do not focus on a single muscle or group, this will cause certain muscles to over develop and other to under develop This will lead to you not only looking out of proportion, but will also cause certain parts of you body to contort.
Do not take any dangerous drugs. They could cause you to gain more weight and might even damage your vital organs.
Dietary supplements can be considered, but bare in mind that the all vitamins and minerals occur naturally in the food we eat. The key is identifying those foods and eating them in the combination and quantities that are of most significance to the human body.
Trying to lose weight too suddenly is dangerous and can have undesirable effect on your health. Despite the title of this article, getting into shape is best done slowly and careful consideration.
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The workout went very well today. I first did this workout last week and I thought I was going to die! My legs were sore for several days, but not today. I was also able to increase the weight I was lifting on a couple of the exercises.
Tags: Upper Body, weight lifting, Weight loss
Well, this was supposed to be an Aerobic day, but it ended up being a Rest Day instead. We had open house at my sons school and then we went to Costco and then Obama’s speech. With everything, I just didn’t get on the bike. So I made yesterday my Rest day. Now I get to workout all weekend!
It’s good to take a rest. So I’ll take it and enjoy it.
Yesterday was my upper body weight workout. I worked out at one of the Arlington, TX YMCA’s around 6:30 PM. It was a good workout. I find the gym a bit too crowded at that time of night, but not many people are using the smaller weights, so I didn’t have much of a conflict.
It’s kinda odd being surrounded by people using 55 – 75 lb weights when I’m picking up 15 – 35 lb weights. I can usually block out most of the internal dialog that goes with wanting to run away and hide in shame. It got a bit tough last night when I realized that I’d brought the shorter of my workout shirts. So here I am doing overhead tricep exercises with about 8 inches of big ol’ belly hanging out. I just wanted to quit, right then and there, but I fought through it and finished my workout.
I’m looking forward to this belly getting out of my way!!!!
Weighed in yesterday morning. I was 299.7. So not much progress, yet. I’m looking forward to reaching my 225 lbs (or less)!
Don
Tags: Triceps, Upper Body, Weight loss, Weights
Welcome to my weight loss journey. I started the current effort officially last week. It was a great week, if a painful one! I am following the Body For Life concept. It is a fairly simple system of 1 day upper body weight training, 1 day 20 minute aerobic exercise, 1 day lower body weight training, 1 day 20 minutes aerobic exercise, and then repeat the cycle. You take one day off per week, usually Sunday.
I’ve used this method before with some success. I am aiming for even more success this time!
My intention is simple:
I am excited to weigh a healthy 225lbs or less and fit in size 35 or smaller Levi’s 501 button fly jeans.
I started lossing weight about a month ago, so when I started I was right at 300lbs. Thus, 300 to 225 (or less). My goal is 225lbs or less.
Please join me as I take this journey and maybe you can help encourage me with comment and suggestions.
By the way, today, was an Aerobic day, so I rode my stationary bike for 20 mintues. Yesterday was a lower body weights day. Feeling good. Looking even better
Last weigh in was last Wednesday morning at 297.2 lbs. I’ll let you know what happens tomorrow.
Also, this is the default theme, new theme and pictures coming soon!
Don
Tags: Aerobic, Bike, Body for Life, Weight loss