God’s Word, Healthy Diet, Fitness and Weight Loss

Weight Loss and Muscle Building

There are many people who want to lose weight and build muscles simultaneously. The first thing to do is to make a clear distinction between weight loss and fat loss. Point being you need to focus on fat loss versus weight loss because even if you lose 20 pounds and none of it is fat, then you have not helped yourself. That is why you should not focus on weight, instead focus on the fat that you burn as you build the muscles.

Build Muscle

To gain lean muscles mass is one of the most effective ways to get rid of fat. It is obvious that when you build the muscles, fat will burn away. You may wonder how to do this? Well, you need to keep a good balance of healthy eating, exercise and a good  understanding of how your body works in order to achieve your fitness goal. This is when the muscles are building and the fat is burning.

Natural Vitamin Nutritional Supplements

You have probably may have heard that a lot of supplements promise help you lose weight and build muscle at the same time. You can tell when they are empty promises when they say you can do this without exercising or you can eat whatever you want. That is not true and never will be. Especially in the long run. We must eat right and exercise for our bodies to work properly. I do recommend Advocare Weight Loss products because the do help and they are safe. But no supplement is magic. You must exercise and eat right.

Healthy Diet

You should bare in mind one simple idea about weight loss: WHEN you eat is as critical as WHAT you eat and HOW MUCH you eat. You should know that immediately after the workout, you need to have carbohydrates that have a high Glycemic Index (GI) because these are immediately broken down into glucose which trigger an insulin response in the body. This insulin can be used to drive the glucose into the muscles as muscle glycogen which would have got depleted after an intense workout. In this case instead of carbohydrates you have protein or fat then those calories will not get stored as muscle glycogen, so, it will lead that those calories will end up being stored in the fat cells.

Now you realize that you need to have the right foods at the right time in order you could manipulate the hormonal response of the body and in this way build massive muscles and burn the fat at the same time. Weight loss is not the most important thing here as it must be combined with fat loss.

Workout Routines

In order to gain muscle it is good to do intensive weight loss training. You should be aware of that aerobic exercises are not advised for building muscles, but they are good for burning fat. So, you should do intensive weight loss training and do mild cardio workouts on alternate days to burn fat and to build muscles.

One critical thing to remember is that you need get this combination of exercises and diet right. It is always thing to read how  muscle building works. In addition find out how healthy eating, exercise and your hormones play a role in muscle building.

Author Matthew Roberts believes that weight training must always be utilized when seeking fastest way to lose weight. A smart diet and even taking weight loss supplements will help quite a bit, but building muscle actually helps burn fat. So don’t forget to hit the gym.

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My Weight Loss Story

This is the real life story of my unique fat loss experiment which I planned and underwent under the supervision of my family doctor. I am writing this so that others may learn what to do and what not to do on their a weight loss program. I gained a lot of weight (especially fat) after I retired from my regular job due to carefree and reckless overeating coupled with lack of exercise . During a routine medical check up my family doctor consulted some charts and informed me that I am overweight by about 40 pounds was almost considered obese. He warned me that if I continued on the same path I was putting my heart at risk and would have other obesity related health problems. He gave a lecture on the hazards of being overweight. He also gave me a few weight loss tips especially about abdominal fat loss.  I came home a bit depressed but decided to take it as a challenge to overcome my problem.

My First Mistake

Initially I tried severe fasting. I thought foolishly that if I restrict my food intake, that would solve the problem. I ate only one meal a day and continued this for about a month. During this period of severe fasting, I drank only water and endured continuous pangs of hunger before the meal and could barely concentrate on anything other than the enticing thought of the menu of my next meal. Every meal became one big joyous occasion to look forward to and I indulged myself and ate to my hearts content. After a month when I stood on the scale I was shocked to know that I had actually gained weight instead of losing. I immediately gave up fasting as a tool to attain weight loss.

My Friends

I consulted some of my friends to know what they are doing about their weight. Almost all of them told me they started fat loss program only to discontinue after the initial enthusiasm waned. I made up my mind this would not happen to me at any cost. For about a week I meditated on the hazards of being overweight and obese. I also meditated about the benefits of having a lean and fit body. This period of meditation and contemplation strengthened my resolve to fight on with determination and prepared me for my fat loss program I planned after consulting my doctor.

My Healthy Weight Loss Program

I started my fat loss plan on December 29, 2007.

• My workouts started early in the morning at 6 am. The exercises comprised treadmill, cycling and weights. Before the workouts I did warm up exercises for about ten minutes which prepared my body for hard exercises. After about an hour of exercises I undertook a morning walk for an hour as advised by my doctor. I spent better part of my mornings tending plants in my small garden where I grew vegetables. This was the best part of my day and I loved every minute of it. I made it a point to stay busy throughout the day. The initial days of my program were hell. I was not used to this strict regimen and every part of my body ached and cried for mercy. I was tempted many times to quit. But the very thought of a trim body filled me with determination and I continued on relentlessly. After about three months of regular exercise and strict diet control, my body slowly got adjusted to this weight loss program.

• The diet control was not easy either. I hated the foods I ate and my taste buds screamed for my regular unhealthy, spicy food. But I was adamant and forced my body to accept the new food for the sake of my health. I began a high fiber, low fat, balanced diet.  I did not go in for low carb diet as I was warned against this by my doctor and included good carbs in my diet.  This diet worked wonders for me and I lost about twenty pounds in six months. This  spurred me on for greater effort on my part. The information I got from the internet about weight loss tips worked and I am slowly getting into shape. My friends were impressed and they wanted to know how I could do it.

After a year I have not completely lost all the weight I wanted too but I feel much better and am over 30 pounds lighter than I was before. The simple truth is a regular exercise program with a controlled diet of high fiber and low fat is all we need to live a healthy life and lose weight.

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