Learning how to lose weight should not be the complex, mind-boggling issue that most people have been led to believe it is.
The health and fitness industry is a multi-billion dollar business, and the dark underbelly of this world yields much of it's profit from dishing out bogus weight loss advice featuring everything from cabbage soup diets to miracle abdominal belts. Real weight loss advice, it seems, is dying a slow death.
So today's article will aim to clear away some of the nonsense, as I provide you with three time-tested, proven weight loss tips that will get you started on the road to a leaner, lighter physique. You can rest assured that each of these tips has been used with male and female clients for the last eleven years, all you have to do is apply each of them at your own pace.
Are you ready to get started?
1. Eat Fewer Calories.
Make no mistake about it, losing weight is still about eating fewer calories than you burn each day. No matter how complicated we try to make it sound, it will always come down to calories in versus calories out. The secret to reducing your calories is to do it in a sustainable way. If you try to reduce too quickly, you will find yourself in an impossible situation where the body responds by putting you in an unwinnable situation.
The body is smarter than most people think, and when subjected to a calorie intake which is drastically lower than it's regular maintenance level for a prolonged period, it will respond by slowing down your metabolism. This means you are burning less fat in order to compensate for the fact that you are not eating enough food. Frustrating, right?
Instead, reduce your daily calories by around 150kcal. This is enough to yield positive results while still leaving you with somewhere to go when you reach a plateau.
2. Eat The Right Amount Of Protein, Fat And Carbohydrates
Once you have reduced calories, weight loss will begin to move in the right direction. However, you'll do well to optimize your macronutrient intake at this stage, because this allows you to support a fitness routine and reap even more results from your body.
If you are unsure what macronutrients are, they're protein, fat and carbs.
Protein will give your body the fuel to build lean muscle tissue, which will help you to get leaner as you train hard in the gym. Fat will provide your body with enough fuel to aid the production of key muscle building hormones including testosterone and cortisol. Finally, carbohydrates are responsible for energy.
The trick here is knowing how to get enough of each one. Start by keeping it very simple. I like to aim for 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fat. You can structure your foods in just about any way you want in order to hit those daily targets.
3. Don't Fall For Fads And Gimmicks
This tip may seem rather obvious, but it needs to be mentioned because the biggest enemy of anyone trying to lose weight is the promise of a quick fix. After all, why diet when you can get instant results?
The telltale sign of a fad diet is that it will ask you to drastically slash your daily calories or avoid eating certain types of food. Zero carbohydrates is a popular choice among this type of diet plan, because lowering your carbs will result in a loss in water weight. Of course, this is an unsustainable way to live and the moment we return to a higher carb diet we go right back to square one.
And that wraps up today's tips. These tips will teach you the basics of how to lose weight without your diet taking over your entire life.
The health and fitness industry is a multi-billion dollar business, and the dark underbelly of this world yields much of it's profit from dishing out bogus weight loss advice featuring everything from cabbage soup diets to miracle abdominal belts. Real weight loss advice, it seems, is dying a slow death.
So today's article will aim to clear away some of the nonsense, as I provide you with three time-tested, proven weight loss tips that will get you started on the road to a leaner, lighter physique. You can rest assured that each of these tips has been used with male and female clients for the last eleven years, all you have to do is apply each of them at your own pace.
Are you ready to get started?
1. Eat Fewer Calories.
Make no mistake about it, losing weight is still about eating fewer calories than you burn each day. No matter how complicated we try to make it sound, it will always come down to calories in versus calories out. The secret to reducing your calories is to do it in a sustainable way. If you try to reduce too quickly, you will find yourself in an impossible situation where the body responds by putting you in an unwinnable situation.
The body is smarter than most people think, and when subjected to a calorie intake which is drastically lower than it's regular maintenance level for a prolonged period, it will respond by slowing down your metabolism. This means you are burning less fat in order to compensate for the fact that you are not eating enough food. Frustrating, right?
Instead, reduce your daily calories by around 150kcal. This is enough to yield positive results while still leaving you with somewhere to go when you reach a plateau.
2. Eat The Right Amount Of Protein, Fat And Carbohydrates
Once you have reduced calories, weight loss will begin to move in the right direction. However, you'll do well to optimize your macronutrient intake at this stage, because this allows you to support a fitness routine and reap even more results from your body.
If you are unsure what macronutrients are, they're protein, fat and carbs.
Protein will give your body the fuel to build lean muscle tissue, which will help you to get leaner as you train hard in the gym. Fat will provide your body with enough fuel to aid the production of key muscle building hormones including testosterone and cortisol. Finally, carbohydrates are responsible for energy.
The trick here is knowing how to get enough of each one. Start by keeping it very simple. I like to aim for 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fat. You can structure your foods in just about any way you want in order to hit those daily targets.
3. Don't Fall For Fads And Gimmicks
This tip may seem rather obvious, but it needs to be mentioned because the biggest enemy of anyone trying to lose weight is the promise of a quick fix. After all, why diet when you can get instant results?
The telltale sign of a fad diet is that it will ask you to drastically slash your daily calories or avoid eating certain types of food. Zero carbohydrates is a popular choice among this type of diet plan, because lowering your carbs will result in a loss in water weight. Of course, this is an unsustainable way to live and the moment we return to a higher carb diet we go right back to square one.
And that wraps up today's tips. These tips will teach you the basics of how to lose weight without your diet taking over your entire life.
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Before you start your next weight loss plan, take some time to watch Russ Howe PTI's easy to follow video on weight loss tips that work. Using these tips, you will have your muscle building and fat loss performance improving very quickly indeed.
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