Get Your Metabolism Healthy Before You Attempt To Lose Weight

If you have become overweight you really have a double problem

. One is the excess fat weight and the other is a slowed and less efficient metabolism (the body's engine). To lose weight you need to get healthy and that means you have to give your fat burning machinery (your metabolism) a tune up so it becomes healthier and more efficient..

In an attempt to lose weight quickly many people reduce calories way too much which can lower the metabolic rate (the rate your body burns fuel) by up to 45 percent. This is one of the main reasons why seasoned dieters, those who partake in constant diets, skip meals, do not eat balanced meals, eat excess refined carbohydrates or do not eat enough protein find themselves with a slowed down metabolism which is the exact opposite to what will help them lose excess fat.

So, to lose weight you have to accept that there is a repair process to get your metabolism back up to speed before your body can begin burning off the fat. Even when you do begin a balanced healthy eating plan, the weight may not drop for a while as expected. You actually have to get healthy to lose weight - not the other way around. You may even gain a little weight while the healing process is underway and before it is complete.

You can speed up the process by getting your muscle tissue in good shape. As this is the driver of your metabolic rate its health and condition is of the utmost importance if weight loss is your goal. There is only one way to do this and that is with a proper strength training program with some effort put into it. Just 2-3 sessions each week will do the trick supported with good nutrition.

Small meals each containing at least 20 grams of quality protein are what is needed every 2-3 hours throughout the day. If you are serious about losing weight you will need to ditch the processed foods as the chemicals in them will be playing havoc with your appetite control center. You will be likely experiencing intense food cravings which will be difficult to ignore. The less processed foods you eat the less the cravings will be and the more control you will have.

How soon can you begin losing weight? In just a few weeks of consistent healthy eating and your exercise sessions your metabolism will be becoming more efficient. In a few months it will be chewing into the fat and you will be seeing and getting positive results.

Give it 12 months or even longer and you will have changed your body from a fat storing sluggish one to an efficient fat burning one. Your body shape will change and become firmer, tighter and smaller the leaner you get. Let that exciting thought motivate you on the ups and downs of your journey back to a healthy trim body.

Remember this journey is made up of hundreds of small steps. Each healthy meal and each exercise session is one of those steps and before long you will be at your destination.

by: Gen Wright

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