I have found that, most weight loss related problems boil down to one source: FOOD.
If you are not making progress, and your weight loss efforts have stalled, first, ensure that your weight training and aerobic exercises are being performed properly and consistently; then analyze your food intake.
Food is the biggest hurdle that most of us contend with in terms of getting into top shape. The reasons are many and complex.
Thus, if you are not achieving results, the first thing to do is to check your food intake. Are you eating the right amounts of the right foods at the right times? If you find that you are doing everything else right, and are still not making progress, the way to get back on the path to progress is to carefully analyze the type and amount of food you have been eating. Most likely, the problem is one of excess calories. Even if you are eating the best foods for your body, taking in more calories than you need causes you to accumulate fat.
If you find that you are eating properly, then check to see how well you are adhering to the exercise guidelines for your workout regimen. If you find you are not on track, adjust accordingly and continue on.
It is a physiological fact that, in order to lose fat, you must take in less calories than you use on a daily basis over a consistently long period of time. This is the only sure-fire way to guarantee steady and continual progress. But how do you go about analyzing if you are eating the correct number of calories for yourself?
Several things come into play…Planning is paramount of course. So you must plan your diet for each and every day. If you don’t there is a greater chance you will eat something not on your list of permitted foods to eat for the day. When you have a plan you are more likely to stick with it than a haphazard "I’ll just try and eat good today."
Along with this planning goes tracking. You must be able to know precisely how many calories you are putting into your body each and every day, and each and every meal. This sounds tedious I know, but it is essential to your success. You must make sure you keep on the course to maximum fat loss and lean muscle gain.
In almost every single instance where someone complained to me of their lack of progress I was able to trace it down to the simple fact they were taking in too many calories for the amount of energy they were using.
Here’s an example for those that have had a hard time losing fat to see that everyone truly can lose their body fat. Although this is an extreme example I use it to make a point.
Let’s say I were to take a man (or woman) who had the hardest time in the world losing fat (or weight) and suddenly and quickly took away ALL access to any food at all (but kept water intake plentiful) what do you think would happen? Would this person lose fat and weight? How long do you think without ANY access to food would it take for this person to drop body fat?
You and I both know that this person would lose body weight very rapidly. In fact they would eventually die due to the lack of food. What would this person’s body look like then? Probably very skinny with little fat on his/her body. The point I’m trying to make here is that there is a caloric level for everyone that if calories are lowered beneath, fat loss will start to occur. It’s inevitable and a physiological certainty.
Now of course I don’t advocate going without any type of food, as this is unhealthy and dangerous. However, how can you use the information from this example to help you achieve consistent and predictable fat loss?
You’ll be able to lose fat easily and consistently By PRECISELY controlling the calories going into your body EVERY SINGLE DAY and keeping those calories slightly less than you need to maintain your current body weight. There really is no magic here.
Now, you have to weigh every single solitary morsel that passes between your lips. You have to become religious about this. Over a 2-week time period you will have a really good estimate of how many calories your body needs to maintain itself. This is an important part of your success because we all tend to over-estimate our portion sizes. Failing to weigh your food will be an almost guaranteed ticket to failure. Yes, it’s a pain in the rear, but you’ll only have to do it for 12 weeks. Look at it as a small price to pay for the body you’ve always wanted.
At the end of 12 weeks you’ll have become so good at knowing what the correct portion sizes are for you that you’ll be able to estimate your portion sizes visually. This will help you maintain your weight loss and lead a healthy lifestyle.
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Article Source: Weight Loss Occurs When You Burn More Calories Than You Consume
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