This photo definitely
has nothing to do with today’s weight lose article. I am just a fan of Homer
Simpson, and I wanted to get your undivided attention…Even though you might be
having a doughnut right now as you’re reading this article. Let’s hope not
Before I begin, let’s get one thing clear I’m
not saying that I condone zero exercise. To be honest exercise is freaking amazing and I
would definitely recommend that you exercise every or at least three times per week.
However, I am here to let you know that if weight loss is your primary concern,
then exercise is merely the tip of the ice berg. Majority (90%) of waistline
fights are usually lost or won in the kitchen (or at the drive-thru window or
restaurant dining table, etc.)
Warning: this method will certainly
ask you to make some substantial adjustments to your daily diet- can you handle
it?
Eat Real Food
I’m most certainly a big fan of the food and diet philosophy presented in healthy eating books like The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat. Why? This book breaks it down and make this diet and eating right concept so logical and simple even a caveman can grasp the concept easily. I sincerely apologize If you’re a caveman but for persons who are hearing about the “Paleo Diet” theory for the first time, in a nutshell here it is: Instead of listing foods you can’t or should not eats here’s what’s recommended for eating:
REAL foods –lean meats, eggs, fruits and nuts, veggies, fish
Why does this concept work? When you eat the above mentioned foods you’re only consuming foods that your body is genetically engineered to flourish and thrive on: high energy, high quality REAL foods- food from the earth. Yay nature
Cut Way Back on the Rest
Cereal,
fried food, pasta, bread, rice, doughnuts, bagels, waffles, candy, chips,
tortillas etc. If you did not know, these things are all filled with carbs and
statistic as shown that they’re the cause of 99% of weight gain and problems in
today’s population, hence the reason you’re reading this article right now.
Don’t
get me wrong I’m not saying that you should give up this stuff completely, but
in reality this is probably the reason your belly is not as flat as yours truly.
Here’s why:
Majority
of the refined carbs, sugar and grains were somewhat nonexistent back in the
day,this means that our bodies never really adapted to processing these
foods properly.
If
you want to grasp a better understanding of why human bodies have so much
difficulties with processing grains and carbs this article gives a detailed explanation.
The
following video also explains why refined carbs and sugar make you fat:
Video- Why Do We Get Fat
The general recommended diet ratio in today’s society
of 10-20%, 30% protein, 50-60% carbs is far off it’s ridiculous. My apologies, but it is. This diet ratio has been
forced on the society for several years, and new “low fat” products continue to
surface on the market everyday…but yet still the country continues to get
bigger, wider and fatter.
Something’s definitely
not right
How I Know it Works
Even though I’ve just added some grains back into my daily diet
to bulk up during workout (brown rice, flaxseed bread and oats), I can certainly
attest to the fact the Paleo Diet theory most definitely works. In the three
months that I made the switch from my regular diet to Paleo’s Diet (my ratio
was approximately 40% protein, 20% carbs and 40% fat), my overall body fat
percentage (%) dropped from 15% to 6%. Apart myself many of my friends have
lost a substantial amount of weight after making the switch to Paleo Diet
theory as well.
Cut Out Liquid Calories
Beer,
juice, soda, fruit coolatas, margaritas, vitamin water, cappuccinos – try to avoid
them as much as possible (not saying that you can’t
have a beer on Thanksgiving
Day or on holidays…but come on) Everyone knows that a lot of these beverages are filled with sugar which immediately
turns to fat in your system when consumed. I know what you’re thinking you will just switch to diet coke but this
might not solve your problems either. See why Diet Coke might make you fat.
Some
word of advice: Drink water daily, as this will help to curb your appetite,
keep your inside and organs running properly.
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