Archive for January, 2012

The Only Two Diet Plans That Work

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

A quick search on Amazon reveals 115,924 results containing the word “diet.”

That’s 115,924 different ways to lose weight, burn fat and let those long-lost abs finally see the light of day.

I find that amusing because there are only TWO diet strategies that work.

In this article, I’ll reveal the only two diet strategies that actually work – and how to pick the right to help you achieve your weight loss goals.

It’s Your Choice: Eat Without Cheating? Or Cheat Without Eating?

Losing weight is simple – you just need to burn more calories than you consume over a consistent period of time.

Notice I said “simple”, not “easy.”

Because we’re basically hard-wired to overeat. This presents a challenging dilemma. If we’re hard-wired to over-eat… yet we need to “under-eat” in order to lose body fat… how do make that happen?

The first method I call…

“Eat Without Cheating”

By this I mean eating “anciently.” In other words, just eat the kinds of foods your ancestors would have eaten thousands and thousands of years ago. Basically, meat, eggs, chicken, nuts, vegetables and a bit of fruit.

When you eat in this manner, it’s more difficult to overeat because these foods are naturally filling.

Now this method works like gangbusters for many people. Because there’s very little thought involved… and you don’t have to be hungry.

It’s a simple matter of eating as much as you want of the acceptable foods, and eating NONE of the forbidden modern foods like cakes, candies, grains, cereals, etc.

But let’s be honest: What if you simply don’t have the willpower necessary to swear off ice cream, cake, candy, etc? Then what?

Luckily, there’s another strategy.

I call it…

“Cheat But Don’t Eat”

Again, remember what we have to do to lose weight: We have to eat fewer calories than we burn each day.

So how can you do that while still enjoying high-calories snacks, like pizza and cake?

The solution is to shrink your window of eating.

If you eat junk food all day long, you’ll get fat.

But if you give yourself only a short window of time, you can eat ALMOST whatever you want and still lose fat.

For example…. if you skip breakfast, skip lunch and eat only two meals at night… well you don’t have to eat perfectly clean at night and you’ll still lose weight.

Sure, you’ll be hungry during the day. But as time goes on, the daytime hunger will fade into the background and you’ll find it’s a small price to pay for the reward of eating almost whatever you want at night.

The Promised Land: Eat And Cheat?

If someone has absolutely no willpower at all, then simply switching back and forth between these methods can work well.

Feel like eating during the day? Then stick to the approved foods. (Meat, eggs, veggies, etc.)

Feel like eating junk food and desserts? Then abstain from food during the day and eat what you want at night.

Sounds simple but this approach works like magic for fat loss.

Efficient Fat Burning Weight Loss Programs

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

There has been a trend in today’s world where people have begun to look into fat burning weight loss programs not just to look good but to start living a healthier life. People are getting more and more health conscious as time goes by and this reflects in modern culture not just in what people eat and what they wear but also in the way they live their daily lives like comparing their gas consumption on the highway to the number of miles they walk every morning and evening. Gyms have begun to see an influx of people coming in requesting for assistance to design and schedule a practical diet suited to their body and to achieve a healthier body status with efficient fat burning weight loss programs. There are several things one has to consider when getting into these programs. You can’t just simply bite into any weight loss program since each body type is different and every individual has his or her own personal quirks that require their own balanced diet and workout program. Simply borrowing someone else’s program just won’t work. There are factors that are common and here is a quick list on the usual elements needed to achieve noticeable results through an efficient fat burning weight loss program. Getting tired and out of breath is actually a good thing. The factor most people forget when they are working out to burn fats is the fact that you are aiming to burn out calories and this requires a steady metabolism rate. To achieve this you need a strong cardiopulmonary work-out that works out your heart and lungs until you are breathing heavily. This extensive work-out results to more fats burned and your body releasing more HGH (human growth hormones) that helps mold out those fats and waters into finely tuned muscles. Repetition beats power work-outs. Which would you think works out your arms more: lifting a weight of 60 pounds twice or lifting 20 pounds about thirty to forty times in three minutes? If you picked the second choice then you are in luck because repeating a lighter but still effective work-out exercises your muscles more than accomplishing one extremely hard task. This is because your muscles get to burn more fats and tune out your body more with repetitive exercising than simply doing it once. A diet means eating healthy, not skipping meals altogether. When people hear the word “diet” they immediately think they have to reduce their food consumption to lose weight but this is completely untrue. A proper diet involves choosing the right food to eat at the right time. You need to get the right amount of nutrients and sustenance to work out the body and keep you energetic and alive. If you skip eating altogether you’re not going to get sexy or muscular: you’re just going to get anorexic and get sick. An efficient weight loss program will mix these elements with the proper exercises that suit your body’s build. There are several individual factors that come into play like your personal height-to-weight ratio and your health status but these are the general tips in achieving an efficient program.