Many people begin a weight loss program with their basal metabolic rate (BMR), which is the amount of energy (calories) your body uses in a resting state, in the gutter. The key then is to increase your BMR so that you are burning more calories throughout the day, every day. Increase the amount of calories you burn, increase the amount of fat you lose. Makes sense, yes? The best way to increase your BMR is through adding muscle tissue. Females often shudder at the idea of adding muscle due to their fear of becoming "bulky." Relax babe! It's a little harder to add that kind of muscle mass than you think. Besides, a little muscle mass goes a long way toward achieving a leaner body. And this is what you want, right?
Specificity of Program
Not just any exercise program will do for weight loss. Simply burning calories is not good enough. The program must be designed to elicit specific hormonal responses that are conducive to weight loss. I'll give you a hint...hours and hours of cardio is NOT the answer! Consistency
This one pretty much speaks for itself. Have you ever achieved anything great with an inconsistent effort? Unless you consider failure a great achievement, you probably haven't. You must exercise consistently to get the results you want! It amazes me how many people put so little effort into their exercise program and complain about not seeing results. Even the most well designed programs are useless if they are not adhered to on a consistent basis.
Diet
Again, this one goes without saying. You can't expect to achieve a leaner body by continuing your unhealthy eating habits. This isn't to say that you should drop everything in your diet immediately and exchange it for "healthy" food. You would end up miserable and revert back to your old habits within a month. Instead, practice moderation and don't overindulge. Also, phase certain unhealthy foods out of your diet while introducing healthier foods. The transition will be easier to make and a lot easier to maintain.
Maybe you canbut it won't last long. The only way to lose weight permanently and healthily is by losing it in a slow, steady manner.
It requires not just a diet plan, those don't work. It requires a change of lifestyle. You know why so many people can't lose weight, or have such a hard time trying? Because they don't want to accept the truth that there is no quick, fast, easy way to do it.
You must change the lifestyle that's allowed the excess weight to creep on. And you must move more. I know, you cringe when you think about 'exercise'. But it doesn't have to be a task you dread and it doesn't have to be a time consuming ordeal. You just need to move. The more you do, the easier it becomes and believe it or not, you may actually come to look forward to it and truly miss it on those occasions you can't fit it in.
A healthy way of losing weight will take time and normally, you will only lose a pound or two each week. Exercising while dieting will accelerate your weight loss. The combination of a healthy, sensible diet, balanced with all the food groups and 3-5 times a week for 30 minutes of exercise will show you that you don't need the latest fad diet making the rounds to get to your ideal weight.
You don't even have to do drastic changes all at once. Start by making small changes that will make a huge difference if done cumulatively. For example, if you drink soda, switch to water. If you normally skip breakfast, try to eat breakfast at least 3 times a week. Eating breakfast really helps. Once you start doing that, you'll feel so much better that soon you will be eating breakfast everyday by choice.
Limit the fast food and the overly processed food that have little if any nutrients that you eat. Eat whole grain bread instead of white bread. Like I said, small changes. Slowly, as you experience how being healthy feels like, you will want to have more of it.
Losing weight in a healthy manner does not mean avoiding foods completely, even 'unhealthy' foods. It's not practical to say that you will never eat another piece of cake, Thanksgiving stuffing, or Christmas candy. If you are monitoring what you eat, around 80% of the time, the other 20% you can relax a bit.
Another thing that overweight people need to do to increase your weight loss is to increase their oxygen intake. You will be surprised to see how much quickly your body will be able to burn fat when given enough oxygen. I designed a program that will let your body take in the oxygen it needs.
My 'Weight Loss Breeze' program interlaces perfectly with your weight loss efforts. Just a few simple exercises that only take a few short minutes each day, but have an astonishing effect on your weight loss efforts. Combine Weight Loss Breeze with sound nutrition and even without exercise, you can watch the pounds melt away.
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