But if you are a dieter and want to get the maximum or minimum of 5 pounds of fat loss, then you should consider some tips that we try to peel in this article. It is not easy to do but all that could be done with commitment and consistency you. And when you've managed to eliminate the 5 pounds, then you'll begin to get used to remove fat in larger quantities.
Good luck ....
Eat Less
You need to eat less to lose weight. There should be nothing surprising in this.
Everybody searches for the holy grail diet where you can eat as much as you want of whatever you want, and not get fat. Sorry, life doesn't work like that - at least here on earth.
There are tons of ways to eat less. Eat lots of vegetables to get full, eat a low carbohydrate diet to control your insulin, eat 6 small meals a day, or combine diets you've heard of. I don't care - just eat less.
And you won't lose muscle if you aren't eating constantly. The whole '6 small meals a day' thing that most bodybuilders do is just BS. it works for some people, but it really isn't essential for keeping your muscle.
Track Yourself
This takes a little bit of time, but it helps tremendously. If you don't' track yourself, you won't know if your diet is working, and you can spend a lot of time just noodling around and not making progress.
I recommend weighting yourself every day in the morning. This helps because any one weighing might be inaccurate depending on whether you've just eaten, whether you just went to the bathroom (or not), how much water you've drunk, etc.
Weighting yourself everyday lets you watch the trend of your weight loss. And it takes almost no time; once you make it part of your morning, it'll take less than 30 seconds in the morning to weight yourself and record it.
And, if at all possible, track your body fat percentage. This is a little more complicated, and requires a little more effort, but is very productive.
By checking your body fat percentage about once a month you'll be able to find out if the weight your losing is mostly fat, or mostly muscle. Which is important - too manly kamikaze diets make you lose a lot of weight, but a lot of that is muscle, which is something you do not want.
Exercise
Yep, this is another time-tested and proven way to lose fat. Adding exercise to your schedule can really accelerate your fat loss effort.
Weight training in particular is helpful. It will stimulate your muscles so that you keep more muscle mass as you diet down, as well as burning calories.
Other exercise helps you burn calories, as well as taking up time. For example, I enjoy practicing dancing and martial arts. Both of these activities not only burn calories, so I can lose weight faster or eat more, but also give me friends and take time.
Sitting at home being bored, with your fridge full of tasty food, is a recipe for boredom and fattening. Getting out and doing stuff makes you feel better, and also keeps you away boredom eating.
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