fat burning success

FAT LOSS SUCCESS

EVERYONE who wants to get leaner should read this article. Yes,
I know it says “Fat loss for beginners,” but sometimes even
veterans forget what they once knew or don’t practice what they
do know. If you’re a beginner, this will be an introduction. If
you’re experienced, let this be a reminder. 1. Just get started
- take Decisive action!

There are so many opinions about how to lose body fat that many
people end up completely confused and they don’t do ANYTHING!
They’ve read about 27 ways to diet, 34 ways to do cardio, 101
ways to lift weights and 79 supplements to take. But they still
don’t have a clue how to start.

You stuff your brain with so much information it feels like it’s
going to explode, but then you never do anything about it.
You’re like a deer stuck in headlights. Sound familiar?

I call this the “paralysis by analysis” syndrome.

The most important thing you can do is take action. Just begin
the journey and figure it out as you go. Better still; get a
coach or trainer right from the start.

Actually, losing fat is not that complicated. You don’t need a
PhD in exercise physiology to figure out that any exercise is
better than no exercise. You don’t have to be a genius in
nutritional biochemistry to figure out that an apple is better
than a Donut. Getting lean is simple: Exercise. Eat healthier
foods. Eat smaller portions. Isn’t this stuff just common sense?
Didn’t your mother tell you this?

So what’s stopping you? What makes you freeze up? If you’re like
most people, FEAR is stopping you. You’re so afraid of doing
something wrong, you choose to do nothing rather than make a
mistake or “look foolish.”

What you must understand is that people who accomplish much and
people who accomplish little BOTH have fears. The difference
between the two is that the failure feels the fear and lets it
immobilize them. The success feels the fear and does it anyway.

Begin the process. You can always fine-tune your program as you
go. Naturally, it’s better to aim and then fire, but it’s better
to fire and then adjust your aim later than not to fire at all.
You can’t win a battle by hiding in the trenches.

2. If in doubt, walking is a great way to start a cardio program
Ok, so you’ve decided to forge ahead in spite of your fear and
start working out. Congratulations. Now what? How do you choose
between Stairmaster, Tae Bo, Lifecycle, Yoga, Kickboxing,
Elliptical machine, jogging, swimming, etc.?

Any exercise is better than no exercise so stop over-analyzing
dammit! just pick something and start. Just do it!!!

If you can’t make up your mind, then here’s the simplest,
easiest, most guaranteed way for any beginner to successfully
start a fat loss program:

Walk!

Here’s why: It requires no equipment It requires no knowledge of
exercise technique It can be done by almost everyone, regardless
of experience It can be adjusted to any fitness level It can be
done almost anywhere It’s safe

For all these reasons, walking is the perfect way to begin.
However, the better your condition becomes, the more you’ll need
to advance to higher levels of exercise intensity to reach
higher levels of fitness.

I’m not saying you should abandon walking, but if you decide to
keep walking, a casual stroll will no longer do. For an
experienced exerciser, I would consider walking a method of
locomotion more than a serious workout.

There’s a big difference between walking for health vs walking
for fat loss. Even a 10 or 15-minute casual walk has health
benefits. But if you want to turn walking into an effective,
fat-melting workout, you’ll need to push yourself for 30 minutes
or more several days per week. Walking briskly uphill (or on an
inclined treadmill) is an excellent fat-burning workout for
anyone.

3. Don’t get caught up in minutia – focus on fundamentals Read
any book about success and it will tell you “pay attention to
detail.” Sounds like good advice – unless you haven’t mastered
the fundamentals yet. In that case, it’s the worst advice you
could follow.

Every day people send me questions like these: “Should I use a
fast acting protein powder like whey or would casein be better?
What if I mix both and also add a little bit of Soy? If I use
all of them, what ratio of the three would be ideal and when
should I take them?”

“I want to do the ephedrine-caffeine stack and it says to take
20 mg of ephedrine with 200 milligrams of caffeine. The
ephedrine comes in 25 milligram tablets, so should I chip a
little bit off the tablet to get the right ratio?”

Do you see the problem here? These are legitimate questions, but
they’re completely moot if you’re eating doughnuts and sitting
on the couch all day long. Fix your diet and get your butt
moving first, then worry about the little things.

Emerson said, “The height of the pinnacle is determined by the
breadth of the base.” The heights you reach will depend entirely
on how broad a foundation you build. Great coaches such as Vince
Lombardi and John Wooden credited most of their success to
drilling their players on fundamentals.

Forget about supplement dosages Here’s my advice to you: Forget
about macronutrient cycling Forget about “supplement stacking”
Forget about tempo manipulation Forget about glycemic indexes
Forget about the latest Bulgarian or Russian periodization
program Forget about ALL the minutia until you have the
fundamentals down cold!

Master the fundamentals first! The fundamentals of fat loss
include: (1) Do your cardio, (2) Lift weights, (3) Burn more
calories than you consume (4) Eat small, frequent meals and
never skip meals, (5) Keep your fat intake low, but include
adequate amounts of essential fats, (6) Eat natural foods; avoid
processed & refined foods, (7) eat more natural complex carbs,
fruits & vegetables, (8) eat lean proteins with each meal, (9)
Think positive: visualize yourself as you would like to be. If
you’re not doing all these things, and you’re looking for the
perfect supplement stack or the optimum periodization plan,
you’re barking up the wrong tree.

I don’t want you to think that details don’t matter – they do.
The “Law of Accumulation” states that every success is a matter
of hundreds or even thousands of tiny efforts that often go
unnoticed or unappreciated. Everything counts. Everything either
helps or hurts. Nothing is neutral.

The problem is when you get bogged down in minutia before you’ve
even learned the basics. Minor details produce minor results.
Major fundamentals produce major results.

Don’t major in minor things. Lay your foundation first, then
move on to the finer points. And remember, as Jim Rohn says,
always be suspicious of someone who says they’ve found a “new
fundamental.”

4. Know your calories The most important dietary factor in fat
loss is not how many grams of carbohydrate, protein or fat you
eat, the most important factor for fat loss is calories. Eat
more than you burn each day and you will store fat. Eat less
than you burn each day and you will lose fat. It’s just that
simple.

Where the calories come from is important too, but unless you
understand the calorie concept, nothing else matters.

I’m appalled at how many people claim to sincerely want to lose
body fat who admit they haven’t a clue how many calories they
eat.

Get serious! If you don’t have the faintest idea how much you’re
eating, how can you expect to make any progress?

Did it ever occur to you that your ONLY problem might be
overeating! Do you realize that too much of anything gets stored
as fat?

That’s right – even if you’re eating nothing but “natural and
healthy” foods, if you eat too many of them, you’re still going
to get fat.

Portion control, my friend, portion control! On the other hand,
if you’re under-eating you may be slowing down your metabolism.
There’s a fine line.

To learn all the details about your daily calorie needs, fat
loss fundamentals, fat burning cardio methods and all the
motivational tools you need to help you get past paralysis by
analysis and take decisive action, send your name and address
to: [email protected] now.

If you want to learn even more of the most powerful beginner
tips that are simple and easy to apply in your life, yet will
put you on the road to a leaner, more muscular today. Then act
now and mail your name and address to: [email protected] ,
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