6 Tips To Help You Lose Fat Not Muscle
When it comes to fitness and weight loss, one of the most difficult things to do is eat so you lose fat without shedding muscle. There are a few things you can do to help make this possible.
Eat! Eat! Eat!
Believe it or not, it's all about increasing the amount of food you're eating, not decreasing it. It's not about taking in more calories, but rather providing your body with the protein it needs at the proper times.
When you go for a long period of time, your body kind of freaks out. The next time you eat, your body will think that meals are going to come few and far between, so it will store whatever it can from that meal as fat.
When you don't eat for more than a few hours, you'll see your blood sugar levels go down quite a bit. This not only affects your mood and concentration, it makes you feel tires. This also causes your body to crave anything that might bring up your blood sugar levels. For me, that tends to be chocolate. Not good.
When you eat smaller meals more often, your body can better digest what you're putting into it. This means greater nutrient absorption and utilization. When you're body runs more efficient it craves food less often. Try to keep your meals 3-hours apart at the most.
Eat Clean
The best carbohydrates to eat are called complex carbs. These are the carbs that are high in fiber and not processed very much. You'll find them most often in fresh fruits and vegetables. This will give you a clean nutrition food source that won't cause jumps in your insulin levels. Also focus on eating proteins that are low in fat.
Sugar - The New Fat
Sugar is everywhere! It's in our home and in our supermarkets. Sometimes it's in plain site but other times it's hidden with other names we don't always recognize: Glucose, lactose, maltose, fructose, and sucrose. Some sugars are even harder to find and go by the name sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, and malitol.
The Perfect Drink: Water
Water is one of the most important nutrients that your body needs. With the large amounts of carbonated drinks and other surgery drinks, it's no wonder why our water intake is way below the recommended 8 glasses a day. Water helps your body with elimination and quicker digestion. It also has no calories and can serve as an appetite suppressant and helps the body metabolize stored fat. The over weight person needs more water than the thin one; water helps to maintain proper muscle tone, and helps relieve constipation which is essential to weight loss.
Be Pro Protein
Get plenty of lean protein from chicken, fish, and lean beef every day. It can be hard to eat enough through out the day so you can add peanut butter, and use protein supplements if needed. By adding plenty of protein, you are keeping your body from using its own muscle for energy and allowing you metabolism to burn at a higher rate.
Rotate Your Carb Levels
You can control and adjust your insulin levels by keeping your carb content low for a couple of days at a time. Then boost them back up again to keep your body from going too far in the opposite direction. This will help accelerate your fat loss and not cause you to go carb crazy. If you're going just 2 days without, you can push through and make it. It's not like when you go on an extremely low carb diet for weeks on end.
If you have been struggling with weight loss and desire to lose fat fast then look at your carb intake and consider using "carb rotation". Soon, you'll see the results you've been seeking. - 17268
Eat! Eat! Eat!
Believe it or not, it's all about increasing the amount of food you're eating, not decreasing it. It's not about taking in more calories, but rather providing your body with the protein it needs at the proper times.
When you go for a long period of time, your body kind of freaks out. The next time you eat, your body will think that meals are going to come few and far between, so it will store whatever it can from that meal as fat.
When you don't eat for more than a few hours, you'll see your blood sugar levels go down quite a bit. This not only affects your mood and concentration, it makes you feel tires. This also causes your body to crave anything that might bring up your blood sugar levels. For me, that tends to be chocolate. Not good.
When you eat smaller meals more often, your body can better digest what you're putting into it. This means greater nutrient absorption and utilization. When you're body runs more efficient it craves food less often. Try to keep your meals 3-hours apart at the most.
Eat Clean
The best carbohydrates to eat are called complex carbs. These are the carbs that are high in fiber and not processed very much. You'll find them most often in fresh fruits and vegetables. This will give you a clean nutrition food source that won't cause jumps in your insulin levels. Also focus on eating proteins that are low in fat.
Sugar - The New Fat
Sugar is everywhere! It's in our home and in our supermarkets. Sometimes it's in plain site but other times it's hidden with other names we don't always recognize: Glucose, lactose, maltose, fructose, and sucrose. Some sugars are even harder to find and go by the name sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, and malitol.
The Perfect Drink: Water
Water is one of the most important nutrients that your body needs. With the large amounts of carbonated drinks and other surgery drinks, it's no wonder why our water intake is way below the recommended 8 glasses a day. Water helps your body with elimination and quicker digestion. It also has no calories and can serve as an appetite suppressant and helps the body metabolize stored fat. The over weight person needs more water than the thin one; water helps to maintain proper muscle tone, and helps relieve constipation which is essential to weight loss.
Be Pro Protein
Get plenty of lean protein from chicken, fish, and lean beef every day. It can be hard to eat enough through out the day so you can add peanut butter, and use protein supplements if needed. By adding plenty of protein, you are keeping your body from using its own muscle for energy and allowing you metabolism to burn at a higher rate.
Rotate Your Carb Levels
You can control and adjust your insulin levels by keeping your carb content low for a couple of days at a time. Then boost them back up again to keep your body from going too far in the opposite direction. This will help accelerate your fat loss and not cause you to go carb crazy. If you're going just 2 days without, you can push through and make it. It's not like when you go on an extremely low carb diet for weeks on end.
If you have been struggling with weight loss and desire to lose fat fast then look at your carb intake and consider using "carb rotation". Soon, you'll see the results you've been seeking. - 17268
About the Author:
Victoria Jameson spends most of her time running her Fit Supermom website where she helps people with their weight loss program and fitness weight training in order to help them achieve their physical goals.
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