Hi guys just to let you know things are going to be quiet on the blog for a couple of weeks, due to me slacking off and going off on my holiday!
There won’t be any new posts till the 1st of August, so in the mean time why not have a look through the old posts and see if there are any tips you may have missed.
I’ll speak to you in a couple of weeks, keep up the training!
Top Fat Loss Tip of the Day…Eat Naturally!
If you are trying to lose weight, one of the first things that you should always look at is your diet. It is important to your success that you start to cut out some of the masty things you you may put into your body. A good way to start yourself off is to make an effort to start eating naturally produced foods.
By naturally produced foods I mean foods that have been processed as little as possible by man. Foods such as ready meals, white bread, cakes, etc should be on your list of foods to avoid. They are high in refined sugars and hydrogenated fats, which your body can’t digest efficiently and will pile on the body fat very easily.
You should aiming to eat lean meats and poultry, vegetables (especially the green ones!),and fruit (even though fruit contains natural sugars). With bread, pasta and rice, you should be eating the wholegrain or brown versions rather than the white more processed options.
If you make an effort to eat more natural unprocessed foods, you will notice the difference even before you start to reduce you calories. You weight will start to drop, and your overall health will improve.
Start eating natural today and reap the benefits!
If you have been following a fat loss diet and seem to have hit a plateau, carbohydrates could be your problem. Some people are more sensitve to carbohydrates than others, this may depend on your body type and the way you react to carbs.
If you are following for example a 50-30-20 ratio diet, (That being 50% of your total daily calories from carbs, 30% protein, 20% fat), and your fat loss has slowed or even stopped it is worth trying to reduce your carbs. Try changing to a 40-40-20 ratio diet, 40% of your calories from carbs, 40% from protein and 20% from fat. This reduction in carbohydrates may be what you need to get your fat loss back on track.
The theory behind this is that your body will be slightly short on the amount of carbohydrates that it can use for energy, and hopefully your body will start to burn up your body fat instead. You do need to monitor your results closely, as if you drop you carb intake too low there is also a possibility that your body may turn to your muscles as an energy source, and you don’t want this too happen. If you are starting to lose muscle then just up your carbohydrate intake slightly.
This technique of reducing your carbohydrate intake can be a powerful tool when it comes to fat loss. If you are struggling to get results, or have hit a plateau, it is definately worth a try!
Top Fat Loss Tip of the Day….Control your Meal Portions
If you are trying to burn fat food plays an important role. A key point to dieting is controlling your meal sizes. A good and simple way of doing this is to never eat until you are full. Stop eating when you are just satisfied, not until you are stuffed!Also make sure you eat slowly, if you eat too fast you don’t give yourself enough time to start to digest your food and you give yourself a false feeling of not being full up (until your body catches up and then the fullness really hits you!). If you eat slowly and give your body enough time, you will have a geniune idea of how full you are and can avoid over eating.
Stay tuned for more fat loss tips!
Top fat loss tip of the day… Learn to Enjoy Exercise!
Exercise is the key to permanent fat loss, incorporate exercise into your life by choosing a hobby that you genuinely enjoy. Try and find a hobby that you really enjoy, and can see yourself sticking to long term, for example join the local tennis club. Although a game of tennis is not as efficient at fat burning as other means, such as jogging for set periods, it does help you along the way.
If you have this hobby that is a pleasure to do, rather than a chore like a treadmill can often turn into, you are more like to stick at it. Something like tennis, cycling or even rock climbing for the more adventurous, has the potential to become a permanent part of your life, especially if it is done in a social setting where you can build a group of like minded friends to enjoy it with.
Give it a try, go out and find yourself an life long exercise hobby and reap the benefits for years to come!
