|
Weight Lifting
will not only help you lose weight, but maintain the
loss.
Muscle
keeps your metabolism revved up, burning calories, fat,
and glucose (sugar).
When you lose weight, up to 25% of the loss may come
from muscle, resulting in a slower metabolism. Weightlifting
will help preserve or rebuild any muscle you lose by
dieting.
Muscle helps you with aerobic exercise. The stronger
you are, the better you will be at any aerobic activity.
Weight training improves your body's muscle-to-fat ratio
(you end up with less body fat and more muscle), which
improves both your health and your fitness level.
Gaining muscle will help you look better as you define
and tone your physique.
Fasting
for losing Weight
One
of the biggest mistakes people make when seeking to
lose fat is to cut out all the foods out all at once.
This is a surefire way to fail in your efforts.
While
it can be effective to dramatically cut out foods for
short periods of time (about two weeks), it is not conducive
to long term success.
Don't jump your calories down quickly as the body will
react with an emergency state and will hold onto every
available calorie you give it. This means no fat loss.
When you are going to be dieting in the long term, remove
and reduce foods gradually.
Start with junk food, then reduce excess carbohydrates
such as breads, cereals and pastas.
If you eat too many carbohydrates during the day, your
body will have no reason to dip into it's fat stores.
Keep
protein (meats, eggs, fish, etc.) and good fats (fish
and olive oil) in your diet at all times as these nutrients
are very important to your body when dieting.
Protein will help to prevent muscle breakdown and consumption
of good fats, such as fish oil, can actually help speed
your fat loss.
|
