Body Weight Does Not Tell The Whole Story
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Ron Mais
Ron Mais has been a Fitness expert since 1993. He served in the US Army in Hawaii 1992-1996. He currently lives in Atlanta where he encourages youths to exercise through his community program.You can get more help from Ron by
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Published on 01/8/2010
Muscle weighs more than fat.Its common knowledge but I still meet people who are obsessed with how much they weigh, and don't pay enough attention to body fat percentage and overall health.
Muscle simply weighs more than fat. so many people, women in particular get hung up on how much they way. If you have been following a sensible high protein diet with moderate carb intake,you might possible weigh as much or more than you did prior to dieting.This is especially true if you include weight training to your program.I have even seen clients weigh more after losing the fat. So you see when comparing lean muscle mass to excess body fat one can't rely on the scale as a measure of success.
Another misconception regarding diet and exercise is eat less - lose weight. A more effective strategy is eat less junk - lose weight. I recommend my clients eat at least 5 small meals per day. This trains the body to burn fat more effectively by speeding up the metabolism. It also provides the body with the protein and nutrients (as long as you eat what is recommended)it needs.
I recommend eating 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, spread out during the day,at least six days a week.The protein source should come from lean meats, low fat cheese, or other health foods. I like tuna as a protein source. Just remember to not use too much mayo when making a tuna sandwich. The added fat will slow down your progress.
When eating at restaurants go for the grilled chicken instead of fried. Order salad dressing on the side, and drink water or in the least;diet soda.Its fine to take one day a week to eat whatever you want. this will help keep your metabolism active and ease the workload
of monitoring what you are eating.
One more thing about eating. Limit the amount of fructose or high fructose corn syrup. Although it has been promoted as healthier than sugar, there is scientific evidence that it is responsible more than any other single ingredient for the obesity epidemic sweeping the nation.When used as a main ingredient fructose can switch your metabolism from fat burning to fat storage mode, which will obviously leave you looking for way to lose belly fat.
Start looking at the ingredients of everything you eat. If Fructose is one of the first things listed you may want to eat something else.Also, please watch what your children are eating. the increase in childhood obesity directly parallels the introduction of added sugars like fructose. My kids are not looking for ways to lose belly fat and yours shouldn't be either.But if you are obese and tired of having people stare at you in restaurants and while shopping for clothes, why not make 2010 the year to shed those unwanted pounds. Good luck.
Another misconception regarding diet and exercise is eat less - lose weight. A more effective strategy is eat less junk - lose weight. I recommend my clients eat at least 5 small meals per day. This trains the body to burn fat more effectively by speeding up the metabolism. It also provides the body with the protein and nutrients (as long as you eat what is recommended)it needs.
I recommend eating 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, spread out during the day,at least six days a week.The protein source should come from lean meats, low fat cheese, or other health foods. I like tuna as a protein source. Just remember to not use too much mayo when making a tuna sandwich. The added fat will slow down your progress.
When eating at restaurants go for the grilled chicken instead of fried. Order salad dressing on the side, and drink water or in the least;diet soda.Its fine to take one day a week to eat whatever you want. this will help keep your metabolism active and ease the workload
of monitoring what you are eating.
One more thing about eating. Limit the amount of fructose or high fructose corn syrup. Although it has been promoted as healthier than sugar, there is scientific evidence that it is responsible more than any other single ingredient for the obesity epidemic sweeping the nation.When used as a main ingredient fructose can switch your metabolism from fat burning to fat storage mode, which will obviously leave you looking for way to lose belly fat.
Start looking at the ingredients of everything you eat. If Fructose is one of the first things listed you may want to eat something else.Also, please watch what your children are eating. the increase in childhood obesity directly parallels the introduction of added sugars like fructose. My kids are not looking for ways to lose belly fat and yours shouldn't be either.But if you are obese and tired of having people stare at you in restaurants and while shopping for clothes, why not make 2010 the year to shed those unwanted pounds. Good luck.