Diet Plan for Losing Weight
It is a bit overwhelming finding a diet that meets your health goals. With so many to choose from, it can be confusing to know which one will work best for you. There always seems to be new scientific evidence that suggest what we thought was best for us at one time, may not be what’s best for us now. It’s obvious that in the field of nutrition, when it comes to dieting to lose fat and build muscle, we still have a lot to learn about the complexities of our body’s circulatory system. If you’re sick of trying diet after diet and your serious about eating healthy to lose fat, here are some helpful tips follow that are guaranteed to help you achieve your health goal.
Tip 1: The first thing you must understand is that when trying to achieve a good looking and healthy body, weight loss is not as important as you might think. Fat loss is the key! Eat to lose fat, not just to lose weight.
Tip 2: Don’t starve yourself. Many people still believe that starving themselves to lose weight is actually a good idea. Usually the weight you lose, you will gain back. Remember, fat loss is your goal, and starving yourself is counter productive to burning off fat. When you start to fast, your body goes into starvation mode. This causes your metabolism to slow down, thus burning fewer calories. That is why breakfast is so important; it "breaks" your "fast". By starving yourself, you deprive your body from the nutrients and energy that food provides for you body. Without this essential energy source, your body will start to feed off of muscle tissue as an alternative source of energy. Starving yourself will cause you to lose one pound of muscle for every three pounds of fat. To sustain energy, your body will actually start eating away at itself. When you don’t eat your metabolism can slow down by up to twenty percent. This is counteractive to losing fat since muscle actually speeds up your metabolism, causing you to burn more calories throughout the day.
Tip 3: Don’t always eat until you feel full. Knowing when to put down the fork is one of the most difficult things about dieting. Instead of eating 3 big meals that make you feel full, it is better to eat five smaller meals in a day, spread out about 3 hours apart. By eating more frequently, your body’s blood sugar and energy levels sustain you throughout the day and your metabolism keeps working at an increased rate. To fully utilize your body’s fat burning potential, it is very important to keep your metabolism working frequently.
Tip 4: Drink at least 8 oz of water before you eat. Water is actually one of the best fat loss supplements you can use. Drinking water before a meal is a great way to suppress your appetite, helping you battle over-eating.
Sometimes when you feel hungry, can actually just mean that you are thirsty. Drinking a glass water before every meal and waiting a few minutes to allow your body to signal that it’s full, is a great way to curb your appetite and keep you from over eating. Drinking water throughout the day actually speeds up your metabolism which causes your body to burn through more calories both day and night.
Although nothing can substitute for the benefits and importance of drinking water for overall health, All-natural fruit juice is another good substitute to help curb your appetite as well as provide a good source of vitamins and minerals that your body needs to maintain optimum health. Make sure it’s 100% natural. You want the right sugars in your body. And by all means stay away from the SODA!
Tip 5: Keep an eye on your nutritional intake. Eating a balanced diet of fats, carbohydrates, and protein, are essential to dieting. Your daily intake of these essential nutrients should be as follow; Protein 20-30%, Fats 10% and Carbs 50-70%. Carbohydrates and fats supply energy while the protein, in addition to energy, provides the structural components necessary for the growth and repair of tissues.
Carbohydrates are the chief source of energy for all body functions and muscular exertion. It is important to know which foods contain good carbs and which ones contain bad carbs. Without going into a lot of explanation, carbs are what controls the level of sugar in your blood. So essentially, the type of sugars you put into your body is the kind of carbs you are getting.
When deciding what kind of carbohydrates you should be feeding yourself, it is best to fuel yourself with complex carbs like the ones that come from fruit, whole wheat, vegetables and oats. Stay away from processed simple sugars such as, candy and soda.
An important thing to look for when looking at the nutritional facts of what you’re about to eat, are trans fats and saturated fat content. You should stay away from trans fats. Make sure the daily value of saturated fat is under 10%. If you’re trying to get really lean, under 5%. When it comes to regular fat, don’t freak out, fat is something you need. Fat should make up about 10% of your daily nutritional intake.
Also, be sure to take a look at your sugar intake. Sugars can make you gain weight quickly if they aren’t kept in check. Try to stay away from refined sugars and stick to good sugars like those that are found in fruit. If you are really serious about cutting pounds, don't eat anything that has more then 10 grams of sugar.
Tip 6: Try to eat most of your carbs and fats based on what part of the day you are most active. If you are most active during the first half of the day, eat most of yourcarbs and fats then and eat less in the later portion of the day.
Do not consume large quantities of carbohydrates before going to sleep. You will not require these carbohydrates for energy while sleeping. Your protein intake should be constant throughout your entire day.
Tip 7: If you consume more calories than you burn off during the day, you will gain weight. If you consume less, you will lose weight. Determine what your recommended daily calorie intake should be for your age, size, and gender. Never consume less then 1200 calories per day, this puts your body into starvation mode.
These tips will help you become healthy and stay healthy. Gaining fat can happen quickly, so it’s important to stay consistent. If you want change in your life you have to make change happen. You have to take action.
The most difficult thing about eating properly and getting in shape is discipline when it comes to dieting. So you have to ask yourself if the change is worth the effort you’ll have to make. Are you happy with the way you are now? Is being healthy enough to motivate you? To succeed you need to find what inspires you. Sometimes just being healthy is not enough for some people. Ask yourself if being healthy will make you happier. If you think happiness is a good reason to change your life then let that drive you. If you can never find enough reasons to make change in your life, just ask yourself, "Is happiness worth changing for?"
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