The Golden Rules of Weight Loss

The Rules Of Weight Loss

So we have all tried the fad diets, diet pills, internal clense gimmicks, workout programs and magic elixirs. For some reason none of these seem to do the trick alone yet they will keep sucking you in to spend your hard earned scratch and wonder why nothing lasts. So I'm going to share with you this million dollar information that I tell my clients everyday. This is priceless information that took me from being overweight to the best shape of my life and it happened quicker then I could have imagined.
     
So? Are you ready for it? Don't eat processed food... 

There are so many items on the don't eat list but the very top of your forbidden list should be anything in a bag, box or can. These are the foods that got you where you are and they are the foods that are keeping you from where you want to be. To add to this these foods not only cause weight gain but can cause many health related issues.....

What do you eat then? Well the best foods to eat are the natural foods. Foods that are either organic, naturally grown or free range meats. I always say if you can pick it out of the ground, wash it and eat it or if it had a face at one time then thats what you should be eating. Stay away from those high sodium, high fat boxed and bagged crap and  try eating naturally for at least 1 week and watch how good you feel!

Sodium is the next big culprit that we can all learn to decrease. Yes our bodies do need salt but in small amounts. Not only is too much salt linked to health problems like high blood pressure but it can cause unnecessary weight gain in the form of water retention.
Drinking lots of water along with having too much sodium can make us feel bloated and can add on the pounds of water weight.

The best advice I can give is to simply reduce your salt intake, drink more water (to help in reducing water weight... among many other benefits), and if you do have salt, use sea salt.

Don't miss you meals...

Just as our bodies needs frequent hydration, so do we need frequent nourishment. When we skip meals and most importantly breakfast we in turn cause our metabolism to slow down which causes those nasty hunger pains and cravings to start calling our name.

The solution, start regular eating habits at regular times every few hours eating small meals to keep our blood sugar in check, reduce the hunger pains and speed up our metabolism. 

Choose the exercises that help speed our metabolism...

Every one of us is so focused on losing pounds that we forget what is it that is really effective in this weight loss battle. 

We seem to spend hours on end doing cardio to reduce our weight and its not even that effective. The reason why is because by doing this you are going to not just lose fat, you will also end up losing muscle tissue. This will then lead to several issues.

Weight training gives you a metabolic spike for an hour after a workout because your body is trying hard to help your muscles recover....

Weight training is by far the better choice for retainable weight loss. Now the best approach would be to focus on the exercises that boost your metabolism. What types of work outs are those? Well the high intensity an interval workouts that cycle from hight to low intensity an most importantly muscle building workouts. Muscle building exercises are far more effective then just doing cardio because you will be effectively burning fat. The end result is we feel better, we feel stronger, we will have more energy and let's face it what we are all looking for, we will look better.

Lastly, stay away from the diets that slow down your metabolism...

Now a days there are so many fad diets that actually only have you starving yourself by eliminating carbohydrate and fats. Carbs and fats are actually essential nutrients when their healthy forms are consumed properly. The meal plans that are solely based on packaged meals that are delivered to you are high in sodium (which we already talked about) or preservatives. These diets tend to get you to eat less and in turn slow down your metabolism.  If our metabolic rate decreases then our bodies are forced into survival mode. We end up storing calories rather then burning them off for fuel. Why do they have these diets then? Well so we buy them and lose a few pounds which tends to not be maintainable and we come running back for more. $$ is the answer...

Take my advice, save your money, do this the proper way and enjoy the benefits of healthy sustainable weight loss. Remember that your body is like a Ferrari, would you go to the gas station and put regular gas in or are you going to put in the premium. Treat your body well and you will not be disappointed with the results.

Be safe, eat naturally and enjoy your workouts. 

JJ Confalone