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Getting
active is the only way to sensibly lose weight. The objective
of dieting is to lower levels of body fat. But diets can starve
the body so you not only lose fat but hard-earned muscle too. You
need to be active to both lose weight and maintain muscle.
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Develop
long term goals for healthy, long term fat loss. Scientific studies
show that everyone can reduce their fat levels for the longer term
by combining increased activity with eating cleverly and adding some
appropriate nutrients in the form of supplements. Short term fad diets
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The
simple theory of energy consumption and weight loss. Calorie
rich food functions as fuel for our bodies. If you eat more of this
type of food than you need then you will get fatter. If you are
very active and burn more calories per day than you eat, then you
will burn calories in stored fat to keep you going. It’s a
very simple theory to keep in mind when planning what to eat, and
how much to exercise.
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Reduce
your fat levels responsibly. Losing weight responsibly can be
viewed simply as losing fat whilst maintaining muscle levels. There
are four elements to this process:
- reducing
your overall calorie intake by adjusting your diet,
- cleverly
choosing food with calories which are easily processed by your
body,
- raising
your metabolism so that, on average, you burn more calories per
day,
- supplementing
your diet with nutrients that assist the body in a healthy manner
to achieve your goals.
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Reduce
your calorie intake by adjusting your diet. You need to adjust
your eating habits according to what a "healthy"body needs.
- Eat
less, more often. Try eating smaller healthy meals at regular
intervals (every 2-3 hours).
- Plan
what you eat. Write down what you want to eat and when, ahead
of time. You will become more aware of your intake and avoid eating
food that just "happens" to be there.
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Choose
the "right" calories. Foods rich in calories are made
of carbohydrates and fat. You have both good and bad carbohydrates
AND fats. Educate yourself in what is good and what is bad with our
Nutrition Guide. Also learn the
basics of good nutrition. |
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Raise
your metabolism. Your body burns stored fat only when you have
done enough intensive exercise to burn up all other simpler sources
of energy. In practice this means doing 20 minutes of intense aerobic/cardiovascular
exercise before you start to burn fat. The more you push your body
to the limit the more efficient it will become at burning fat. If
you exercise in the morning your metabolism will be higher for the
rest of the day increasing your overall potential to burn fat. |
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Ensure
your diet contains optimum levels of essential nutrients. You
can assist the systems in your body that metabolise fat by ensuring
you consume optimum levels of all essential nutrients. These nutrients
make it easier for you to burn fat, making it simpler for you to lower
your fat levels. Learn what optimum
levels of nutrients your body requires and where you get them
from. Supplement with a high
quality multi-vitamin |
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Supplement
your diet with high quality targeted products. Now that you
know how to responsibly lose weight, what supplements can you take
to make this process more efficient and faster? What should you
use in your particular case, for your own special goals? Below is
a schedule that will help you to figure it out for yourself.
These
products contain only healthy nutrients and no unhealthy stimulants.
They can be used safely for long periods. They work, but getting
the body you want is still dependent on you eating and training
in a targeted manner.
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Further
reading and scientific support for responsible weight loss. If you want to know more, have a look at our list of scientific references |
