Incorporate Exercise Into Your Diet Plan

There are so many reasons why one should always combine exercise with their diet. You will have built a great habit that will help keep the weight off when you finish dieting, you will keep your metabolism up which will help you lose all the weight you are hoping for as well as give you lean muscle mass that will make you stronger and burn fat.

There are definitely challenges to working out. You have to expend a lot of energy, get motivated and be willing to work hard. However it will only help speed up the process of losing weight and looking great. You will be shocked at how much energy you will gain from working out. It also boosts your metabolism which will help your body work overtime when burning calories. When working out you gain a great thing called muscle. Not only will your muscle have already replaced some fat but muscle continues burning fat!

When losing weight, statistics show that it is about 80% diet and 20% exercise. However the flip side is that keeping the weight off is 20% diet and 80% exercise which is probably why a lot of people gain back the weight that they just worked so hard to lose. It is great to get into a good habit of exercise along with eating healthy and in the end you will not only look fabulous but keep those pesky pounds off as well as improve the parts of your body you can't see.

Let's face it eating is fun! A lot of social activities revolve around food, soda, coffee, desert... when you work out, you may not have to count every single calorie. Your body will be working with you and you may find that you don't have to go on a severe diet to lose weight.

When you start to diet your body is signaled that it is quite possibly starving. In turn, your metabolism will slow down and try to hold onto fat just in case it may not receive food in a while. This is why it is so important to at least engage in some light workouts while dieting. It can be as simple as walking. Take a nice walk once a day and see the difference it makes.

I find it amazing that when I work out I want to eat better. If I am wearing my comfy sweats and a sweatshirt I just might want to get cozy and eat some ice cream. However if I just was in some shorts and a tank top that I wish was not so tight and worked really hard for 45 minutes some water and an apple might sound more refreshing. Listen to your body. It knows what it needs. Remember, a lot of times hunger pains is actually your body saying it is thirsty. Drink a lot of water as it will rehydrate you after a workout as well as cause your body to only eat what it needs.

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