If you find yourself struggling to lose the extra belly fat
and achieve the body you desire, even when you are eating
healthy there are many other things that you may not be
doing.
The rule of thumb is, if you are not seeing your body fat
going down or your clothes fitting looser after 3-4 weeks
on your fat loss program then you need to evaluate what you
are doing.
First you need to figure out how many calories you are
eating a day. Most women I find either under or
overestimate this.
There are many programs out there where you can easily
figure this out. Simply keep a log for a day of everything
that is going into your mouth. This includes drinks like
soda, coffee drinks, and alcohol. Believe it or not these
calories all add up and you could very well be drinking
your way to extra belly fat.
Which is the number one place women tend to find any excess
body fat appear due to too many calories. Particularly,
if the calories are coming from things that contain sugar
like soda and coffee drinks.
One soda contains about 40 grams of sugar a day. If you
were to measure that out, it would be equivalent to 12
tablespoons of table sugar. Alcohol, is empty calories.
Many times women will ask what is the better choice to
have. Since alcohol impairs the metabolism in losing
unwanted body fat it is always best to reduce your
consumption and just realize it really comes down to the
total amount of calories.
You don't have to give up your alcohol, but you do have to
keep it in moderation if you are serious about shedding the
extra fat and not to mention your health.
If you are not eating enough, which can also be the case in
many women, then your body can actually put the brakes on
fat loss. Many women believe that they must starve
themselves in order to get results.
The truth is, not only does this take you away from your
goal, but if you were to add exercise to any low calorie
diet, it becomes a recipe for disaster.
Your metabolism will eventually slow down, and once you go
back to eating normal your body will rebound. The next
thing you want to be doing is to see how many times you are
working out in a week.
If you are eating the right amount of calories for fat loss
but you are not working out enough then that could be the
reason you are not seeing results. At least 3-4 week of
weight training is a good start. From there you can add in
additional cardio too.
You also want to make sure you are doing workouts that are
effective in stimulating fat loss. Make your exercises that
you do within your workout count. Working larger muscle
groups and creating a program for yourself that you will
follow for about 3-4 weeks.
It is important to change things up after a few weeks, so
that your body doesn't get used to it. The last thing you
must do is track and measure your results. Taking your
body fat is a good way to measure progress and not the
scale.
To do this you can use a caliper, which is device that
measures skin folds on the body. Also, if your clothes are
looser than you know you are on the right track, without
doing any type of feedback system you will keep spinning
your wheels.
Even if you are eating healthy, it's important to realize
that there's much more than just diet to getting results.
----------------------------------------------------
Heather Picken, Female Fat Loss Expert, and Co-Founder Of
Fat Loss For Women online community:
http://www.fatlossforwomen.com
Shed your belly fat now and get your FREE fat burning
updates on the best workouts for women and nutrition:
http://www.mybodyisfitnow.com
No comments:
Post a Comment