So now we know the problem... what’s
the solution? Address those 3 issues! I’ve found with
years of experience in helping hundreds of people, that increasing
your metabolism and getting rid of that excess body fat can
often times be quite easy! Yet you’ll hear of all these
experts telling you how hard it is and why you need to buy
their new diet program, supplement, or fitness contraption.
It’s not that hard, it doesn’t
have to be confusing, and you don’t need any of that
crap! All you need is an understanding of how your body works
and the willingness to make some small changes.
Here’s my basic formula for jump starting
your metabolism:
Step 1 - Stop the storage of new fat
It doesn't make any sense to start an exercise
program if you just end up adding new fat later that day.
This is a problem that is very common among people who start
an exercise in an attempt to lose weight.
See the problem is this...
We don’t get fat due to a lack of exercise
– we get fat because we supply the body with more calories
than it needs at a given time. So the solution has nothing
to do with exercise – it’s all about your eating!
And I’m not saying you have to eat low-fat, super clean
and healthy diet consisting of salad and tofu only. You can
still eat the foods you like IF you can give the body just
the amount it needs.
The key is to give the body the energy it
needs, but just that amount not a bunch extra because extra
is extra is extra, it doesn’t matter what it’s
from. Salad can be stored as fat, celery can be stored as
fat – if it results in extra it can be stored as fat.
I should also note that not all extra energy is stored in
the fat cells and I will touch on that later.
So forget about trying to burn off any fat
unless you can first stop storing new fat! Again, you do that
by matching your eating to your activity level. This means
small, balanced meals or snacks every 2-3 hours and the amount
of calories in each feeding should depend on how active you
are at that time of day.
Step 2 – Attack the existing fat
This requires a combination approach consisting
of stable blood sugar/energy levels, and progressive cardiovascular/aerobic
exercise and strength training.
We already talked about how important stable
blood sugar and energy levels are and how to match you eating
to your activity level so now I’d like to cover the
exercise part of the equation.
In order for the exercise to even be worth
your time you must be sure it’s progressive. Just because
you run on the treadmill for 30 minutes three times a week,
that doesn’t mean your body has to burn off that unwanted
body fat! You have to force the body makes changes and improvements
and the ONLY way to do that is to consistently provide a stimulus
or stress that is greater than what the body is used to.
Here are some general guidelines on how you
can make your exercise progressive and productive:
Strength training
• Change exercises frequently (every
2-4 weeks)
• Increase resistance
• Perform more reps
• Slower reps
• Advanced techniques
Cardiovascular training
• Increase speed/resistance
• Perform intervals
• Increase distance traveled
• Cross train by performing numerous activities
I should also say that it is extremely important
that you have a well thought out and detailed plan to follow.
You can’t just say “ok, now I know what to do”
and then try a little of this here and little of that there.
You need a roadmap. If you are serious about achieving your
weight loss and fitness goals I highly recommend you get the
help of a professional. Whether that means one on one personal
fitness training or just a do-it-your-self fitness plan –
your chances of success are much greater.
In closing, please remember, it doesn’t
have to be confusing. Hopefully this information has shown
you how easy it can be if you know what you are doing.
