A pill is just not going to do it. Not in the long run. Neither is a fad diet. We're talking about permanent weight loss and optimum health. We're advocating an active, aggressive approach to our fitness and ideal weight. This time we're going to do this right, and we're going to get gorgeous.
The system is called Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle. It was developed by a professional bodybuilder. Bodybuilders are people who must be fit in order to earn a living. They can't yo-yo. They are physically in shape and they stay that way. Tom Venuto, the bodybuilder who developed the Burn the Fat system, has been bodybuilding for 23 years, and has all kinds of degrees in exercise science and personal training. Here are some of his fundamentals:
No diet pills
No powdered or liquid meal replacement drinks
No expensive supplements
No following trendy diets that were only thought up to sell books
Once the weight is lost, it stays off permanently
Anyone can benefit, no matter your genetic or hormonal situation
Your metabolism will change, but it will change naturally
The ultimate goal is good health, and a naturally high energy level
Here's how it works:
You keep track of the number of calories you take in each day. And you keep track, with a caliper, of your percent body fat each day. But your most important tool is a notebook and a pen. Each day you record your caloric intake and the caliper measurement. The goal is to burn off more fat than you take in through calories. It's done scientifically, you throw your whole self into the project, you exercise every day, and you see results.
Through this work - and the details provided in Mr. Venturo's book - you change your lifestyle. Lifestyle becomes about health, about eating properly, about not getting ripped off by so called diet foods and fad diets. Lifestyle becomes about strength and fitness. And as you see yourself getting stronger and slimmer, you start to feel better, and you will love having a gorgeous, fit body. And there's no way you'll let these new life-giving habits get away from you.
The Burn the Fat system's basic premise is to gain muscle while burning off body fat. It ...
Any new weight-loss plan has to be viewed against the failure of the diet industry to provide a long term, sustainable means of enabling us to maintain a stable weight. The simple facts are that most people who lose a significant amount of weight will eventually put it back on. Also, the Diet Food and Drink Market alone is worth Billions of Dollars annually and increasing, and yet according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in 2005, 1.6 BILLION people globally were classified as overweight and that growth is set to continue to $2.3 Billion by 2015. So, the Diet Industry is huge and is predicted to get even bigger but the number of people classified as overweight is going to increase dramatically too. A major factor in this is we are encouraged to engage in short term dieting - the rapid weight-loss and quick fix diets - to meet our short term needs, without giving too much thought to what happens once we've achieved that weight. Nothing stops us from going back to our old habits and that's how the inevitable cycle progresses. It's obvious that we need to reconsider this and view our approach to weight-loss as a permanent change and not just a short term expedient. Permanent change involves looking at an overall method which will not only lose us the weight we need to shift to get down to our desired weight but with just slight adjustments, as opposed to radical changes, will enable us to keep at or around that weight indefinitely. It's becoming more and more recognized that a combination of the right foods and some form of exercise are the only way to provide this desired outcome. With so much misinformation out there, knowing the right foods and exercise is a hard task but the following 7 point plan meets healthy eating requirements without taking the pleasure of out of eating; it provides the essentials to enable our bodies to function properly without reliance on supplements and it gives some pointers to the level of exercise necessary. The 7 Point Plan: Point #1 - eat regularly and have nutritious snacks. Your body is programmed to recognize starvation symptoms and will stop burning fat as a survival mechanism. Eating regularly will keep you blood sugar levels stable and you'll be less likely to want to binge on sugary foods. Point #2 - avoid sugary refined foods, alcohol and caffeine as much as possible as these lower your metabolism and encourage your body to store calories. Caffeine also increases ...
Many people in America today try all sorts of things in pursuit of healthy, permanent weight loss. Unfortunately, they mainly seem to try fad diets, diet pills, celebrity diets, the grapefruit diet...you name it. In fact, stick an adjective or noun in front of the word "diet", and you might be the creator of the next diet craze. while a someone might temporarily lose a few pounds with a "diet", diets are not successful when it comes to permanent weight loss and healthy weight loss. As they say, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that there IS a known and proven way to achieve significant, healthy, permanent weight loss. More good news is that, although some modification to what you presently like to eat will be necessary, extremely drastic changes are seldom required. Oh, yes, you might have to learn to substitute something you don't like that much right now for something you do like, but, in time, you can get accustomed to this, and even learn to like the new flavors and foods. I know. I've been there. The bad news is that, along with modifications to your eating habits, you are going to have to become more active. Dare I say it....? You will have to exercise! The benefits of exercise is an article in itself, and I have written elsewhere about how exercise can take many forms, so there is no need to lock yourself into an unpleasant or painful exercise regimen. What I really want to do here is give a small pitch for the practice of yoga as my exercise program of choice. Remember, however, my exercise program of choice might not be yours. As much as I like yoga, you will have to decide if yoga is right for you. Before I speak specifically about yoga, let's just list some of the known benefits of regular exercise in general. Exercise... >Reduces the risk or affects of many illnesses and conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, high blood pressure, and osteoporosis to name a few. Some studies even show possible reductions in the risk for some cancers. >Elevates mood and reduces depression. >Helps maintain healthy bones, muscles, joints, and nervous system. >Delays affects of ageing, making seniors more mobile and self sufficient and less likely to fall prey to injury or illness. >Reduces risk of premature death (sounds like a big one to me). >Helps maintain a healthy weight. Okay, since any good exercise program can provide these ...
“I tried that diet and lost 8 pounds in the first week!” “I’ve gained three pounds in one day! It must have been the cookie I ate or maybe the mashed potatoes!” These are comments I hear so often that I decided it would be a good topic for an article to help people have a better understanding of the fluctuating numbers on their scale. It is important to understand, when we step on a scale, it is measuring every part of our physical being at that moment in time, which means it measures our fat, muscles, organs, tissue and water weight. Water weight can affect your total weight anywhere from 1-10 pounds and sometimes even more. It is important to understand what kinds of dietary factors can make these fluid shifts happen. To start, many of the high protein, low carbohydrate diets such as Atkins, or the beginning of South Beach can cause a dramatic shift in your water weight. This is because as you significantly cut back carbohydrate intake your body starts breaking down the stored carbohydrates (glycogen) to use as energy, and this breakdown causes the body to excrete large amounts of water. Once the body begins to use stored fat for energy, weight loss slows. This is why most people lose a significant amount of weight right away on a low carb, high protein diet. Extreme low carb, high protein diets can often lead the body to a state of dehydration because of the significant fluid loss. What is misleading is when a person following a low carb plan eats a carbohydrate-rich food they can easily gain 1-3 pounds. However, this weight gain is just your body replenishing the fluid it lost and is not gained fat. I have had numerous clients struggle with this and they end up yo-yoing back in forth with fluid weight thinking that it must be the half cup of rice they had the night before that caused them to gain that 2 pounds when in fact eating the rice just allowed them to regain some of the fluid they had lost from following a strict low carb plan. The fact is carbohydrates do not affect your weight quite that simply. Excess refined carbohydrates can strongly stimulate insulin production, which promotes fat deposition and increases appetite. This kind of weight gain will happen gradually, not dramatically overnight. Sodium is another dietary component that can lead to fluid gain. Sodium can cause the body to retain fluid, which can lead to these frustrating daily weight fluctuations. Some people are more sensitive ...
Are there any foods that burn body fat? If yes, how is it possible? It should be possible to lose weight by simply eating such foods. What are these foods? The fat burning foods are foods that burn more calories than the calorie content of the foods itself. There are certain foods which actually burn more fat than the calorie content of the food itself. These fat burning foods or so called negative calorie foods are natural plant foods. Fruits rich in vitamin C like limes, lemons, oranges, grapefruit and tangerines have fat burning properties. Some of the other fat burning foods are asparagus, beet root, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, apple, blueberries, and watermelon. It you eat these fat burning foods and do some exercise, it will boost your metabolism and burn calories at a faster rate for several hours even after exercise. A recent research reports that calcium in dairy products can boost weight loss by increasing fat breakdown in fat cells. If you compare a dairy-rich versus a dairy-poor diet you can nearly double the rate of weight and fat loss with the same level of calorie restriction. Not eating enough will slow your metabolism and deteriorating your health. Note that in order to lose weight you have to burn more calories than you consume. This can be done by eating negative calorie foods. This will help your body burning up the excessive stored fat. Copyright P. Mehta 2004, www.FatFreeKitchen.com
