Wednesday, September 21, 2011

How To Avoid The Negative Effects Of Losing Fat

 Huge numbers of people would like to improve the way they look and feel by losing fat. However, losing fat alone is a stretch, it is essential to make an allowance for your metabolic rate and muscle mass to stay healthy. You need to be prudent to resist overdoing it or you jeopardize muscle loss.  Whenever you reduce excessive amounts of muscle tissue you will probably lose your strength and might not have the ability continue. Your end result will be a strong body with well shaped muscles.

Low carbohydrate diets are among the most popular diets on the market today. What is a low carb diet? It is an eating plan consisting of mainly lean proteins with a mixture of fresh fruits and vegetables. This type of diet may help you to lose fat, but if you do not maintain this strict plan you will gain back the fat and weight you worked so hard to lose.

Most notably, this creates a variety of negative effects. The most likely consequence being an inability to continue the diet. This will not be due to a lack of desire, but mainly because your body needs fuel to burn energy. Your ability to burn energy efficiently is dependent on the quality of fuel you take in.  Of course, fuel that is laden with fat is not going to help you lose fat. 

How much weight can you lose?  That depends, but being able to lose 1-2 pounds per day is not out of the realms of possibility.  Your body will adapt to the lifestyle change, and, over time it becomes easier to burn fat. Therefore, eating a healthy diet really helps in reducing fat and excess weight. As your metabolism increases, you will notice an increase in stamina.  However, it is important to keep in mind that it takes more energy to digest complex carbohydrates than for protein. Also, during the digestion process, your body will process the nutrient-rich foods and expel the excess fat while preventing a build up of additional fat deposits.

That brings us to the importance of exercising.  Both aerobic exercise and weight training are equally important when it comes to losing fat and toning muscles. By performing aerobic exercises on a regular basis, you will ensure your metabolism remains in check and efficiently burns calories. Meanwhile, weight training helps shape your new lean muscle mass. This, in turn, creates what I call your lean fat burning machine.

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