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You want to lose some weight – but where do you start? There is so much misleading and incorrect information everywhere you turn so, how do you sort the wheat out from the chaff? Well first let's look at the some of the major eating and exercise mistakes that cause frustration and confusion along with yo-yo dieting, on and off, start/stop and all or nothing exercise efforts. If you keep on repeating these mistakes you will be like a mouse on a wheel never getting anywhere and simple spinning around aimlessly. 1. Not using proper exercise – Many people still try and use outdated, ineffective activity like long, slow, steady state activities like walking, jogging or cycling in the hope they will burn off fat. But, it has been proven over and over, these types of 'cardio' activities do not burn many calories, do not permanently elevate the metabolic rate and there is no such thing as the fat burning zone. Too much of these things will actually cause your body to become fatter in preparation for these long endurance type sessions. Strength training exercise is the only exercise that will raise the metabolism 24/7 so you are burning more calories every minute of the day and night. The focus with modern exercise programs is now on what happens after the exercise session is over rather than the old fashioned way of being only concerned with what happened during the session.
Anyone serious about fat loss would need to have their strength training as the number one strategy for increased fat burning. 2. Not eating properly – The big one is skipping meals in the hope that fat will be lost. But guess what? You cannot lose body fat by not eating. In fact the easiest and best way to teach your body to store fat, get intense uncontrollable food cravings, mood swings, foggy headed and even depressed is to skip meals. The next big one is eating too much processed food. Stop buying low fat anything. This concept has failed miserably for the past 30 odd years. If you have to read a food label the food is highly processed and won't help you become strong, lean and healthy no matter whether it is low fat or not. If something has a food label don't buy it and instead focus on whole foods. A whole food is just one item like a tomato or an apple or a carrot. It has not had 35 different processes done to it and 43 toxic chemicals added to it. Another mistake people make with eating for fat loss is not eating enough protein. You should be eating 5-7 small meals each day, each meal having around 20 grams of protein. You can then add raw and cooked vegetables to make a healthy, satisfying, metabolism boosting meal. Eat every 2-3 hours throughout the day if you are really serious about fat loss the first meal within an hour of getting out of bed. Just by ditching these major mistakes will give you at least 80% improved results with your fat loss efforts. Focus on stimulating your metabolism (your fat burning machinery) and doing the things that will make you healthy. You have to get healthy to lose fat, not lose fat to get healthy. When you accept this you will focus on doing the right things and not only lose the fat but improve your health and the quality of your life. And the bonus will be that strong, lean, firm, energetic and healthy body that you dream of.
Do you want to discover the secret to rejuvenating your body and improving the quality of your life? Download my free ebook "I've Found the Fountain of Youth- Let Me Show You Too!" here: Health Related Fitness For Free Fitness Report here Fitness Weight Loss Carolyn Hansen is a certified fitness expert and fitness center owner who coaches clients to look and feel younger.
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