ADVERTISEMENTS
When people think about reducing body fat, they instantly think that all they need to do is start eating less and they will lose weight. In most cases this is correct, if you eat less food you will lose weight, but is this weight body fat. Depending on what types of foods you are eating and the amount of physical exercise will determine if most of this weight loss is FAT. Most people think by starting the best crash diet plan. The weight will fly off them and 9 times out of 10 it will. But let me tell you this crash dieting is not only dangerous to your health. But research has shown that the majority of the weight loss is lean muscle mass. Which is not good at all because you are probably fatter even those you have lost weight. It doesn’t end there your metabolism is now running at a much slower rate which means once you start eating normal again the weight will quickly return.
The secret to successful weight loss is by reducing body fat. Look to lose around 2 pounds every week.
Step One
To reduce body fat you must start by knowing what your body fat percentage is first. There are many ways that you can do this. You can quickly get a rough estimate using our free body fat calculator. Or you can measure it on a set of body fat scales like I do every week. These scales are much more accurate than they use to be and you will be able to know your body fat percentage within seconds of stepping onto them.
Step Two
Once you know what your body fat percentage is it’s time now to make yourself a body fat chart and record your progress on this chart every week at your weekly weigh in. I find Friday to be the best day to record your weight and body fat. Why because its more likely that you are going to stray slightly from your diet plan over the weekend. By weighing yourself on a Friday you are giving yourself the best chance of having a good run of days sticking to your diet plan and reducing body fat ready for your weekly weigh in.
Step Three
Its time to start a diet and exercise program that is designed to help build or at least maintain muscle mass and lose fat. Your exercise program should be a combination of weight training and cardiovascular exercise. You should follow a diet plan which is high in complex carbs and lean protein and one which is low in fat.
Step Four
Stick to the program and don’t lose motivation, some weeks you will see better results than others. Even those the weeks that yield bad results you worked your butt off. Its weird but the weeks that you feel like you not done well are usually the weeks that get the best results come your weekly weigh in.
Step Five
Reducing body fat is a long and slow journey one which you will reach if you stick at it. Once you get to your required weight and body fat percentage. It doesn’t end there your new lifestyle should become part of your life. Make going to the gym and eating right feel like your day job. It’s just something that you have got to do. If you make exercising fun there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t carrying it on for many years to come.
