Kick Start Your Fat Loss

Let's say you have decided to begin a fat loss regimen. You are really excited because you have just found the latest Fad Diet To End All Fad Diets, and this one just has to work.

Now I hate to be too negative, but it's not going to work in the long term, and the reasons why can be very simple.

The most obvious reason is that some of these diets are very hard to stick with. The low-carb diets that are popular right now require you to drop your carbohydrate intake to a very low level. The problem with this is that your body burns carbohydrates for fuel, energy you use to do your everyday tasks.

So if you suddenly cut your carbs down to almost nothing, you are likely to end up feeling tired and miserable most of the time.

Another reason why your new fad diet probably won't work long term is because your body tends to adapt to changing situations. If you suddenly cut your calorie intake, your body is programmed to assume that you can't find or kill enough food, and will begin to actually burn less calories! Our bodies are rather fond of the fat stores that we have worked so long and hard to build!

A Tip To Kick Start Your Fat Loss

Now, the only way to start to permanently get rid of that stubborn fat is to stress the system. That is because your body, once again, adapts to its situation. If it has become comfortable and is surviving, it wants to stay that way, even though you are not happy with the situation.

A good way that I have found to kick start your fat loss is to "stagger" your macronutrient intake. Macronutrients, or "macros," are simply carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

Rather than thinking of a specific split for each meal, (such as 40% protein, 40% carbs, and 20% fat, as an example), start thinking more along the lines of getting your marcos over a longer period of time. Use both a 24-hour time frame, as well as a 7-day time frame for intense fat-burning.

Here is a practical example of a 7-day time frame.

Day 1 and Day 2: 60% protein, 20% carb, 20% fat

Day 3: 20% protein; 60% carb, 20% fat

Day 4: 40% protein, 20% carb, 40% fat

Day 5: 20% protein; 60% carb, 20% fat

Day 6 and Day 7: 30% protein, 60% carb, 5% fat

You end up with an average intake of 40% protein, 42% carbs (don't worry about 2%...), and 18% fat .

This tip is not meant to be a long-term plan, but rather, a way a way to stress your system and kick start your fat loss. If you are currently on a nutrition plan and it is leaving you bored or, worse yet, tired and miserable, give this trick a shot for a few weeks.

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