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.
It's extremely important to keep your blood sugar levels .. well, level. When they fluctuate up and down, it's nearly impossible to lose fat. When you go for an extended amount of time without food, your blood sugar level drops dramatically.
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
When you eat processed simple carbohydrates you cause a huge jump in your bodies insulin levels. Try to avoid foods made with white flour and sugar. Instead eat proteins that are very lean and complex carbohydrates from fresh fruits and vegetables.
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.
Eat 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 Carb Amounts
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.
Through carbohydrate rations and decreased overall carb intake you will push your body into massive fat burning mode. Watching your protein intake and intervals will make sure you don't lose your precious muscle tissues. - 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.
It's extremely important to keep your blood sugar levels .. well, level. When they fluctuate up and down, it's nearly impossible to lose fat. When you go for an extended amount of time without food, your blood sugar level drops dramatically.
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
When you eat processed simple carbohydrates you cause a huge jump in your bodies insulin levels. Try to avoid foods made with white flour and sugar. Instead eat proteins that are very lean and complex carbohydrates from fresh fruits and vegetables.
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.
Eat 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 Carb Amounts
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.
Through carbohydrate rations and decreased overall carb intake you will push your body into massive fat burning mode. Watching your protein intake and intervals will make sure you don't lose your precious muscle tissues. - 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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