Lose Weight How To Burn Body Fat

I eat with the seasons. Every year I let myself relax and eat what I want during the holidays. From September thru December I eat as I please. I couple this with heavy weightlifting and add some muscle during this time of year.

When the New Year comesit feels like a natural time to tighten things up and shed some of the fat and excess that I’ve added over the previous months. It is an annual cleansing that I pair with a structured goal setting process. This approach helps me to focus on my goals. The mental clarity I receive from the cleaned up diet makes me more efficient and effective across many categories.

When you read this keep in mind most dieting principles work, but individual tweaks are important depending on your specific genetics and lifestyle. What works for me may or may not work for you. There are things that you can learn from studying what others do and in that spirit I present myself as a case study. I don’t recommend that you do exactly what I did. I do recommend you experiment for yourself to see what works best for you.

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I followed a very simple three step plan.First, I drank plenty of water, at least 16 cups a day.Second, I put my body into Ketosis.Third, I used the infrared sauna an average of once per week.

I did not change my workouts, if anything I worked out less than normal. I did not change my sleep, I get on average about 7 hours a night.

Your body’s preferred food source is glucose which comes from consuming carbohydrates. When you eat sugar, fruit, starchy vegetables or other carbohydrates your body converts the carbohydrates into glucose to keep you fueled. When you eat very few carbs your body is deprived of glucose and instead creates a new fuel source based on burning fat called ketones. Once your body is adapted to burning ketones it will start to efficiently burn off your fat stores and you will have entered ketosis. It took me 36-48 hours to enter ketosis by limiting my carbs to 25 grams per day. I usedketone stripsto test myself which can be bought at any pharmacy. Once I entered Ketosis I allowed myself 50 grams of carbs per day and found that amount of carbs would keep me in Ketosis.

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Fat. I was eating between 150-200 grams of fat per day from sources like, animal meat, nuts, avocados and oil from olives and coconuts. I also ate butter and cream. My ancestors are pastoral meaning there were a lot of cows around the part of Europe my family came from. Because of this my body is adapted to handling dairy very well. Dairy does not work well for some people with different genetics. I kept my protein to about 100 grams per day and took an amino acid supplement to prevent losing muscle. My overall diet was on average 70% fat, 25% protein and 5% carbohydrate.

Relaxing in the infrared sauna for an hour can burn up to 600 calories and give your cardiovascular system the benefits of running 4-6 miles at a slow pace. The infrared sauna heat penetrates deeper into your body than a traditional sauna which means it flushes out more toxins including heavy metals and pesticides.

The heat generated from the infrared clay panels is also drier than traditional sauna which means you don’t feel the effects of the heat as quickly. This means most people can tolerate more time in an infrared sauna than a traditional sauna. At temperatures over 110 degrees F, fat becomes water-soluble and dissolves as it enters the blood stream and can be easily removed by the body.

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I experienced a healthy amount of weight loss and a significant drop in body fat during my experiment. After the first week I added a cheat day on Saturday where I could eat whatever I wanted. This knocked me out of ketosis every week but gave me something to look forward to and served as a nice mental break. Social events could be scheduled around this cheat day making me less annoying to go to dinner with.

My energy levels remained consistent throughout the experiment and the only noticeable performance decrease was a 5-10% reduction in my maximum lifts. That said, I have never been able to lose weight without losing some strength at the same time.

I also experienced a mental clarity and sharpness that does not seem to be present during a typical carb heavy diet. My hope for anyone who has made it this far into the blog is that they will experiment with their own diet and measure performance accordingly. CrossFit Clintonville can offer consultations and help you measure your results. Anyone interested in learning more should contact patrick@When it comes to this health, fitness and nutrition stuff, we decide to take action, get started and begin changing what we are doing for very specific and personal reasons.

Weight Loss: How Long Does It Take To Burn Belly Fat?

It’s that “ah-ha” moment we realize we are READY AND WANTING to feel a certain way, look a certain way or a combination of both.

But before setting your goal, it’s important to understand what you’re working to achieve. In today’s blog, we’re going to explain the difference between weight loss and fat loss since they are two common goals.

While both weight loss and fat loss could result in your scale weight going down, it’s important to note they each have drastically different effects on your physical appearance and performance.

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Your weight is simply the sum of all your parts. Weight loss is a scientifically proven, mathematical equation based on the direct relationship between the volume of calories you eat versus volume of calories you burn through physical activity and exercise.

If your goal is to lose weight, you will need to burn more calories than you are consuming. This is known as a calorie deficit. You can achieve a calorie deficit by reducing the calories you are consuming, increasing calories burned or a combination of both.

If rapid weight loss and seeing the scale weight go down is your goal, all you need to do is keep eating less and less until the number you are looking for pops up on the scale. This is extreme dieting and as a coach, I do NOT recommend this approach because it’s NOT healthy or sustainable. This type of behavior leads to:

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Plus, the weight you lost will more than likely be a combination of water, muscle tissue (boo), and MAYBE some body fat.

Fat loss has everything to do with your body composition: muscle to fat ratio. Losing body fat is a more complex equation compared to weight loss and is impacted by more than calories being consumed and burned. In fact, when it comes to losing body fat, the quality of foods you consume will be equally as important as the quantity.

In order to attain long-term, sustainable fat loss, you should also aim to preserve as much muscle as possible while reducing body fat. This is achieved by eating the proper foods in the right quantities.

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That’s right! Eating the proper foods in the recommended portions is your one way ticket to saving that muscle so you can enjoy being and staying strong forever!

Now back to preserving that muscle: You want to be eating real, nutrient-dense foods with a healthy balance of each of the macronutrients: lean proteins, smart carbohydrates and heart-healthy fats.

In addition to these macronutrients, veggies are equally important! Fill up half of your plate with all the veggies when preparing a meal. Along with a consistently well-balanced diet, quality sleep, stress reduction, proper hydration, and exercise (hello strength training!) are included in this fat loss equation as well.

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Just like weight loss, a calorie deficit is also necessary to attain fat loss. However, being consistent with well-balanced meals in proper quantities and the other factors listed above ensures you are losing body fat AND preserving precious muscle mass.

Now that you understand the difference between weight loss and fat loss, let’s talk about how to set healthy goals for each.

What I am about to share with you are very BIG misconceptions about the number on the scale. This is questions and feedback we hear often so please pay very close attention!

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Most of us believe and have convinced ourselves if the scale weight doesn’t budge or heck, even goes up, that NOTHING is changing and our efforts are all in vain. Immediately, we look for another solution, quick fix or extreme method for hitting our goal when in fact, we need to stay the course because of what I am about to share.

If the scale weight is not changing or, is going up, that DOES NOT mean your body isn’t changing. Read this again and again and again. Seriously, read that again.

So remember, in order to attain long-term, sustainable fat loss, eat a variety of nutrient-dense foods, strength train at least 3 days/week, get quality sleep, stay hydrated, reduce stress, and last but not least, BE PATIENT!

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Change is a PROCESS and takes time. Our bodies