Posts Tagged ‘Fat Loss’

Weight Loss Vs Fat Loss

I was going to write an article on de-hydration this week but changed my mind after I got involved in a discussion last weekend about the differences between Weight Loss and fat loss.

Is there a difference I hear you say?

It is extremely important that I clarify the difference between weight loss and fat loss and believe it or not there is a big difference.

I remember reading the article below some time ago and I think it pretty much summarize it all:

“I mean sheesh, anyone can lose weight, all you have to do is eat birdseed and arugula with a side of grapes”…now I know what you are thinking…Arugula what? Yes I wasn’t sure either so … I googled it…it is just a type of salad! It’s green.

Now ….STOP!!! I bet it already crossed your mind to add the following to your shopping list:

-Birdseeds
-Arugula
-Grapes

I am not going to be able to stop you if that is what you decide to do but take some time to read what follows before you make that decision.

My advice to you is that take your time and be patient, far too often I see too many people wanting amazing results with very little effort on their part, so again…be patient!

If you want to be successful in your fat-loss journey don’t be in a rush, allow yourself to relax, allow your body to adapt to the changes and accept your new healthy and balanced regime, it takes time your, body need to trust you and the food you are consuming.

You need to be looking at creating a small negative energy balance (300-500 calories MAX), which is something you’ll be able to stick to long-term, rather than the ever- so popular crash dieting strategies sold to us by so called weight loss experts on TV and in all those magazines.

These magic potions and diets aren’t realistic. A 900Kcal per day diet isn’t realistic; the liquid diets are not realistic either!

Why Crash Dieting Doesn’t Work

Crash dieting is unlikely to work long-term for various reasons:

First of all the motivation for rapid weight loss is short-term because it centres on a quick-fix mentality. This invariably leads to the nightmare roller coaster ride of emotions that the yoyo dieters or “crash dieter” often falls into… determination to diet, rapid weight loss, weight-loss plateau, loss of determination, return to old habits, depression, rapid weight gain, depression, guilt, new determination to diet, rapid weight loss and so it goes on…Its extremely frustrating to go through all this and it creates an ENOURMOUS amount of stress for the body which is completely UNNECESSARY.

After all, do you want to be in shape only temporary? Of course not and to sustain this new you there has to be a lifestyle change. Stop looking for these shortcuts that don’t exist!

A little bit of maths…there are 3,500Kcal in a pound of fat…(yes that’s right! )…which mean to lose ONE POUND of FAT you have to burn 3,500Kcal. This explains why fat loss requires time and patients’.

Now, our body cannot only fuel on fat,..It will always be a ratio of fat and carbohydrate (that’s why carbohydrate are so important to fuel your workouts)…and the ratio depends on the type of workouts activity you do.

Now let’s look at water loss or weight loss:

When losing weight its inevitable that water will make up some of the weight loss. No matter how we lose weight or how long the weight loss takes, everyone will lose water.

This is determined by:

1. Which exercise is selected

2. The diet (Nutrition) – for example, a too low carbohydrate diet may increase water loss

3. Calorie intake – lowering calorie intake too much will cause more water loss

4. Body composition of the person – the amount of protein and carbohydrate stores before new diet

The water weight loss comes from a net loss of protein and carbohydrates especially during the first few weeks of a reduction in calories.

On reducing calories the body needs to rely more on energy within the body and thus breaks down protein and carbohydrate for Metabolism.

When these nutrients are metabolised (used for energy) water is released.
Fat stores do supply a little of the energy but, at first a good proportion comes from protein and the limited stores of carbohydrates within the cells.

For fat loss the trick is to reduce losing water weight as much as possible so the body is forced to burn more body fat stores.

Here come the tips:

1. Consume small portions of high quality protein at each meal
2. Reduce food intake gradually and count calories (where are the calories coming from?)
3. Do NOT starve yourself or go on a crash diet!
4. Train for strength so to increase muscle (The amount of lean muss we have will determine how fast our metabolism is)
5. Lose weight slowly no more than 2 pounds per week…PATIENCE IS KEY

And that is all the tips from me today…until next time…

Enjoy your workouts!

Gym Love

Ilaria

Is it really a “Secret Weight Loss Formula” Day 7

Is it really a “Secret Weight Loss Formula” Day 7

Day 7 is finally here and I couldn’t be happier…first of all it means I can stop this Weight Loss herbal tea trial as I was losing too much weight and secondly it means I can share this ingredients with all of you that have been following this trial and look forward to hearing your results.

I can now confirm that I have lost 4lbs in total, my digestive system is super charged and over all I felt absolutely great.

Now remember I only followed this routine for 7 days, there is nothing stopping you from following this for up to 4 weeks and longer!

The ingredients are 100% natural and there are also many many other benefits in consuming this wonderful herbal weight loss tea.

Without further ado allow me to introduce you to the 2 ingredients that will change your life:

Ingredient 1 

Bay Leaves – You can purchase Bay Leaves from pretty much any high street herbal shop at the cost of approximately 70p.
You only need to add 2 bay leaves when making this herbal tea for one person.

Ingredient 2 

Dill Seeds – Again can be purchased from your local herbal shop and you only need to use a handful when making this herbal tea for one person.
The cost of Dill Seeds are next to nothing!…you can purchase them for around £1.20 a packet.

So there you have it the 2 super ingredients that I have boiled for 15 minutes every evening before bed that has resulted in me losing 4lbs in weight and feeling brilliant all over in JUST 7 DAYS!

For all of you that do take part in this herbal tea diet it would be great to hear your success stories.  Simply register with musclemadness for FREE from the home page and then go to the forum to add your comments to the Weight Loss Herbal Tea Trial Discussion.

I would like to this opportunity to wish you all the best and success with your trial.

Deepak Bhangu
Head of Operations
Musclemadness