"Taking my experience along with hardcore scientific evidence and helping YOU to be in the best shape of your life!" Anthony-
(Part 1)
Exercise:
Weight loss is simply taking in fewer calories and choosing an exercise that's right for you to burn the fat.
I would recommend starting off with 30 minutes of some type of cardiovascular exercise 3-4 times per week. This would include, bicycle, treadmill, running, swimming, etc. Follow this up with 30-40 minutes of resistance training.
Not ready to join an exercise class? Walking just not your thing? Don't settle for doing nothing because you don't like the thought of exercise. Guess what? You don't have to force yourself into exercise that isn't appealing. By thinking about the activities that you enjoyed most in the past -- or interests you'd like to develop -- you will find something to look forward to.
You've always loved to swim? What a great way to strengthen your muscles and pump up your cardio system.
Always been good at Basketball? Take it up again. Basketball strengthens and tones your whole body with all of that sprinting and jumping a good game involves.
Admire the grace and and strength of ballet dancers? Sign up for a beginner's class. Ballet buildsmuscles which will help you burn fat and it brings extra benefits like agility and ease-of-movement.
So sit down and brainstorm some ideas ... you're sure to come up with a form of exercise that suits you! GET MOVING!
Diet:
If you start eating 2500 calories per day then your metabolism will adjust itself so that you will burn 2500 calories per day. The same with trying to starve yourself with 1000 calories per day then again, your metabolism will ADJUST itself to burn those 1000 calories per day. That's why people will fail with dieting attempts by starving themselves. Now you know the reason why you can eat 1,000 calories per day and not lose any weight while your friends can eat 2,500 calories per day and not gain any weight!
Also, virtually every person in today's society is buying mostly "low fat" or "non fat" food at the grocery store, everybody is conscious of the "fat grams" inside the food they buy. However, people are getting fatter than ever by doing this and are not losing weight by switching to the "low fat lifestyle".
The fact still remains that to lose weight, you must decrease the amount of calories you take in and increase the amount of calories you burn. Finding a balance between protein, carbohydrates and fat while adding exercise and good supplements can be the key to your success!
I like the 40/40/20 rule. That's a good balance of protein, carbs and good fats (in that order). Keeping in mind that your fruits and veggies count. Following the Glycemic Index (GI) from my previous article is extremely helpful along with keeping a food journal.
Keeping to the basics is the best!
To be cont....
