For many years anyone who is overweight has been conditioned by the weight loss industry that they need only to worry about losing weight. This type of diet focus's around restricting food calories in the hope of starving the fat from the body.
The problem with diets is that they usually reduce food intake too much which sends the body into what is called 'diet shock'. This survival mode is an ancient mechanism that was useful in times of famine as it allowed humans to survive in harsh conditions and has not changed even though we have an abundance of food at our fingertips.
When our food supply is reduced below a certain level intense food cravings along with an often uncontrollable drive to eat is the result. This can lead to binges and over-eating which causes even more hormonal unbalance as the fat storing hormone cortisol kicks in from the stress of the lowered food intake in an attempt to avoid starvation.
Anyone who has been on a diet for even just a few weeks knows how miserable they feel when the life energy is sucked from you. There is an old saying 'dieting punishes the soul'. Health and fitness are not increased and these types of diets in fact leave you flabby and weak. This is not the way to get the strong, lean, healthy body you desire.
A fat loss diet on the other hand is different from just a focus on body-weight. It focuses on hormonal balance and is all about creating a healthy fat burning metabolism (the body's engine) to burn excess fat from the body. This way is pretty much the opposite of a restrictive diet and more food than normal and what you think you should be eating is needed to boost metabolism.
Small meals that are balanced in macro-nutrients (protein, carbohydrates and fats) that contain around 300-400 calories are eaten every 2-3 hours throughout the day. This food needs to be as 'clean' as possible which means unprocessed, natural, whole foods that are not laden with unhealthy chemicals that throw hunger/fullness signals 'out of whack'.
This way of eating creates loads of energy and that energy is then put into a proper strength training exercise program so the fat burning machinery of the human body - the muscle tissue is toned and strong so it can be burning body fat at the highest rate.
"Cardio' type activity will not tone your muscles as they need to be toned so keep this to a minimum and focus on strength training exercise if your goal is fat loss. If you put enough energy into your program you will get all the 'cardio' you need. This way of eating and exercising gives you more food, more energy and more strength.
When you create a strong, lean healthy body you will feel fantastic and can enjoy life to the fullest while allowing your own fat burning machinery to get you slim again. You will not find a more effective easy method for achieving your fitness and weight loss goals.
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