My Top Tip For Losing Fat
Over the last few weeks I’ve been so motivated and focused to achieving the thing that I started this weight loss blog for and that is to lose fat and lower my body fat percentage. My results at my last few weekly weigh In’s have been fantastic. But yesterday I had a really bad day diet wise, I went out for a three course meal which was washed down with lots of high calorie booze. The night didn’t end there, after even more booze I finished the night off by eating a full 12 inch big meaty pizza all by myself.
Is this bad news, no not really because I had a fantastic night and really enjoyed myself. It was something that I needed to do, because to be honest with you I was feeling a little run down. One day will not set me back, but here’s my top tip. It doesn’t matter how good your will power and mindset is we will all have off days and stray from our diet plans. The winners are the people who knuckle down again and get straight back at it. Meaning restart your diet the very next day and maybe do an extra workout in the gym to burn off even more calories. Not wise though if you have got an hangover like I’ve got today.
I’ve spent most of today recovering in bed, its 4 pm and my head is still banging. I was suppose to be doing a bit of gardening today. But it’s been one of those lazy days for me, its Sunday so traditionally it is the day of rest. Talking about gardening just got a fantastic 6ft Japanese Umbrella tree off eBay for just 20 quid. A 1 foot tree from my local garden centre is 30 quid. So my 6ft tree is an absolute bargain.
Tomorrows Monday so I will be back in the gym tomorrow. Like I mentioned in an earlier post I’ve changed my workout program slightly, but the changes I have made are something that are making my workouts more fun and when your workouts are fun you stick at it. I love training in the gym always have and always will. I look at it as a job, you must go to your job each day to pay the bills, so you must go into the gym to keep your body fit and healthy. Which is very important don’t you think. Anyway my top tip for you is when you have an off day, don’t let it continue into 2 days, then 3 days otherwise all your hard work will have been for nothing then your back to square one.
How To Lose Fat And Gain Muscle
The question how to lose fat and gain muscle is something that most of us want to know the answer to. Me being one of them, since I started this weight loss blog. Losing fat and gaining muscle has been my ultimate goal, something that I am finding very hard to achieve. Most of the fitness gurus out there say that it can’t be done. You should choose one and concentrate on that, instead of trying to do both at once.
My main aim is to reduce my body fat percentage and at the moment this can only be achieved by losing body fat and gaining muscle. But this is turning out to be much more difficult than I first expected. Some weeks I’ve had some some success were my body fat percentage has dropped whilst gaining weight which means I gaining muscle whilst losing fat.
How to lose fat and gain muscle naturally can be achieved to a certain degree in my eyes. Let’s say you have got 20 pounds of fat to lose and 20 pounds of muscle to gain. I think you will find this a very hard thing to do in one cycle. I think losing 20 pounds of fat and gaining 10 pounds of muscle in one cycle is a much more obtainable task. All you need to do then is go on a muscle building phase gain the 10 pounds of muscle slowly which will ensure that most of the weight that you are putting on is all lean muscle mass.
One thing that you must do when trying to lose fat and gain muscle is an exercise program than contains cardiovascular exercise and weight training. By lifting heavy weights in the 4 to 7 rep range you will break down the muscle tissue and allow your muscles to grow. The cardio exercise will help in burning fat. Some experts suggest long low intensity workouts are best for burning fat. But from my experience I have found high intensity interval training to work best. Because it burns more calories and really helps to speed up your metabolism which helps to burn even more calories following your workout.
If you have got a large amount of body fat to lose, I suggest you concentrate on losing the fat first. But this doesn’t mean that you can’t hold on to the muscle that you have already got on your body. The only way to know what type of weight you are losing. Is by taking your body fat percentage measurements each week. The quickest and easiest ways to do this is either with a set of body fat calipers or by investing a small amount of cash and buying a set of body fat scales. Personally I use scales to measure my bodyfat because I find using the calipers very tricky and fiddly, and every measurement I do all seems to be different to the last one I took.
How To Stop Snacking Tips
Since I started this weight loss blog a few months ago, I have been seeing fairy good results week after week. The main reason behind this was the lots and lots of exercise I was doing whilst on my first body fat reduction challenge. I have managed to lose nearly 40 pounds in body weight so far this year. But I know deep down in my heart that this could be much better. Snacking on my favorite junk food in between meals is setting me back, and must stop if I’m to reach my body fat percentage goal of 10%. With this in mind I have come up with a list of How To Stop Snacking Tips that will help me to achieve my fat loss goals.
How To Stop Snacking Tip One
Get rid of all the snacks that you can get your hands on within your house. If you are exercising hard you are going to begin, to feel a lot hungrier than you use to. These hunger pangs can force you to open up your kitchen doors and snack on the goodies that are contained within them. Today I have removed all the snack foods from my house, I didn’t throw away the food because that just wouldn’t be right. I gave it away to family and friends.
How To Stop Snacking Tip Two
Always prepare your food the night before, otherwise you are going to eat lots of junk during the next day. So far this week I haven’t prepared any food for work, and have been eating out at my works canteen. This is bad because I have been eating foods that are fatty and will do my body fat loss goals no good at all.
How To Stop Snacking Tip Three
Never do your weekly food shopping on an empty stomach. I have made this mistake on several occasions. What happens is you tend to fill up the shopping trolley with foods that look and taste delicious, but will do your weight loss no good at all. Also you are more likely to buy yourself snacks that you can eat in the car on your journey home from the supermarket.
