Most of us simply do not have the time or the desire to work out 3 hours everyday and watch everything that we put into our mouths. This is why the diet industry is so enormous (and wealthy). Most of us start diets, get sick of trying to adhere to them, quit and then start again.
The industry knows that if they can get us started taking their products, the likelihood is high that we will be back. To avoid becoming a cyclical dieter, it is important that you learn all you can about your body and how you can naturally burn fat and lose weight.
In most cases, expensive (and often dangerous) diet pills, shakes and crazy fad diets are really not necessary. With a little knowledge and effort, you can turn on your body’s fat burning furnace and lose weight the easy way (well, maybe not easy but easier).
The first way to get your body to burn calories and fat is to make it believe that you are starving. Don’t worry, this won’t require you to actually starve, you just want your body to think that it is. To accomplish this, you need to increase your protein intake and cut back on carbs, way back. When this occurs, you will begin to manufacture starvation hormones. These hormones will encourage your body to start burning fat so that it can survive. This works when you eat only 50-100 grams of carbs a day. To determine how many carbs you are eating each day, simply take a look at your food labels.
Getting your metabolism revved up will also help you lose weight naturally. One of the most important determinants on how effective your metabolism will be is the percentage of lean muscle you possess. The more muscle you have, the faster your metabolism will work and the more calories and fat you will be able to burn.
To help your cause in building more muscle, you need to eat more protein. If you consume an adequate amount of protein while you are dieting, you won’t lose muscle. This is one the biggest flaws in most diets. They don’t give you the tools to keep and even build the muscle that you have. If you are fortunate enough to lose weight, you will end up looking flabby, not toned and fit. I don’t know about you but I want to look thin and good! Anyhoo, by eating enough protein, your body won’t use the muscle you already have as fuel.
One of the hardest things about losing weight is properly dealing with the hunger pains. It is very difficult to not eat when you are constantly starving. Eventually, you will binge and all of those days and nights of going without become for not because you gain back all of the weight that you lost. To counteract this, it is important that you eat a lot of fiber. You can find fiber in great quantities in fruits and vegetables. These are a lot better for you, contain fewer calories and will help you fell fuller longer.
There you have it, three ways to turn on your body’s natural fat burning capabilities. Cut back on carbs (not forever, eventually you can add complex carbs), and consume adequate portions of protein and fiber.
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