subject: Why Nutrition Should Be 80% of Your Fat Loss Plan [print this page] A lot of people get caught up when it comes to losing fat. They believe that they have to work out a certain way and diet extremely hard. In the end, they only ended up halting their metabolism, thus losing muscle mass and they were probably cranky to their family and friends because of the low amount of calories and carbohydrates. Let's not forget to mention the extreme amount of crunches and sit-ups they probably did too and the hours long cardio sessions on the elliptical or treadmill. Crazy stuff if you ask me.
Listen, you do not need the newest and greatest workout routine. You do not need to do 1,000 crunches everyday because that is not going to get you anywhere. What you need to have is a super solid nutrition program that doesn't deny you anything and let's keeps you full of energy while being able to eat plenty of healthy food. To me, that's what a great fat loss diet should be all about.
Think of it this way, say you drive a Ferrari, think of that Ferrari as your body. It is very specially made with a lot of working parts. Everything is top notch. If you treat your Ferrari like garbage than it won't be able to perform at top notch. This is your body. If you feed your body garbage and try to push it in the form of exercise, it is not going to give you its best performance. Same can be said for a Ferrari. You're not going to put in 87 octane gas; you are going to give it super premium so that it runs smoothly without any hiccups.
A great fat loss nutritional program is going to let you consume carbohydrates, but only at certain times of the day. We want to take advantage of when the body is heavily insulin sensitive so that most of those carbohydrates will be used for energy or storage in the form of liver or muscle glycogen. However, there is one exception to this rule and that is if the person is severely over weight. If they are, then I would drop their carbs almost entirely for a good while until they start getting leaner. Reason being is the more body fat you have, the more insulin resistant you are.
The second thing would be to eat multiple times per day. Three meals and 3 snacks would do the trick just to keep things simple. Each meal would contain protein in the form of lean sources or protein powders. Protein has been found to help repair muscle damage and increase your metabolism.
The third thing I would have you consume is tons of fresh vegetables with each meal. Fresh veggies, especially the green kind will help keep you full and reduce cravings for later in the day. They also provide you with tons of fiber and cancer fighting phyto nutrients.
And the fourth thing would be to start consuming fish oil on a daily basis. Fish oil is one of those miracle supplements that every single study that comes out regarding the compounds has only positive results. Fish oil intake has been found to reduce LDL cholesterol, promote HDL cholesterol, improve cardiovascular function, cut down on heart attack risk, improve cognitive function, and even aid in the decrease of body fat. Pretty powerful stuff if you ask me.
As you can see, you don't need to kill yourself in the weight room or on your diet in order to lose weight.
You just have to be smart with your carb intake, each multiple times per day, have protein in every meal as well as veggies and start consuming fish oil. Implement these tips right away and begin to start seeing changes.
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