The Biggest Weight Loss Secret Revealed!

The secret to weight loss is ….. that there is no secret! Sorry to disappoint you.  It is all about effort. How much are you willing to give? Everyone wants the easy way to weight loss. They buy diet pills, infomercial ab gadgets, and even neoprene “slimmer” belts, like it’s actually going to melt the fat away. If it were that easy everyone would be fit and I would be looking for a career change!

Most people put all of their effort into the wrong area. Are you tired of endless hours on the treadmill, long boring and endless sets of weight training? Then read on.

The truth is….. You can’t out work a bad diet. It is all about effort, but you have to put that effort in the right area.

I know most people are scared of the word Diet. I don’t like to use the word anyway. Most people think of a diet as something you go on with plans of eventually coming off.

The problem is that when you come off the diet you normally go back to your old eating habits. Hence the yo-yo dieting you see everyone doing, which we all know doesn’t work.

I have tons of meal plans, written long elaborate “diets” or nutrition plans for people, but the problem is that it is just too hard for people to stick to.  We eat what we eat for all kinds of reasons. It could be for comfort, boredom, sleepiness, depression, or whatever. In theory you would think that the nutrition part of getting fit would be the easy part. You are eating already, all you have to do is change how much you eat and what. But for the majority it is the hardest.

So here is what has worked the best with my personal training clients and boot camp members especially when first starting a fitness program.

Keep it simple and make small changes. Weight loss is as easy as, calories in vs. calories out. If you eat more calories than you burn in a day you gain weight, if you eat less than you burn you lose.

If you restrict your calories too much too fast you will not have enough energy to get through your workout or your work day. So don’t restrict your calories too fast.

A good starting point for most people is your body weight x 10. So if you weigh 180 lbs you would want to get around 1,800 calories to start. If you don’t lose any weight after the first week cut out 100 calories.

After you get the total amount of calories under control start making small changes that make a big difference. Cut out all liquid calories. Do not drink anything  but water. I try to drink  a glass before each meal and one in between meals.

Next you want to cut the 3 “killer whites”.

1. Sugar

2. Salt

3. Flour

If you can cut these three things out of your diet it will eliminate most bad foods. Try to eat whole food, fruit, green veggies, whole grains and lean sources of protein.

You also want to eat less, more often. Instead of eating the traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner, try breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, and one more snack.

It will probably seem hard at first, but this is one of the best things you can do to get your metabolism fired up and burning more calories all day long. A good way to get started on this is to not eat your whole meal. Save part of it for an hour or two later as your snack.

Another good way to get in six meals is with meal replacements drinks, smoothies or protein shakes. They are fast easy and they make it really easy to count the calories that you need.

There are a lot of smoothie recipes on line that you can follow. I normally just do the protein shake because it is fast and  super easy to make and clean up.

The last tip I will give you is to give yourself one cheat meal a week just to stay sane. Don’t go all out and eat a whole days worth of calories, just eat whatever you want for that one meal.

Try to make it on the same day each week, that way you have something to look forward to. Plus it will ensure that you only get one cheat meal a week. If one week you have it on Sunday, then the next on Saturday, and the next you can’t wait so you have it on Thursday, eventually you will be having your cheat meal every other day and you will be wondering why you are not losing any weight.

So follow these simple tips and you will be on track to changing your “eating habits” not your “diet” and you will have the “secret” that everyone wants!

Following these tips along with a balanced cardiovascular and strength training program is the fastest way to getting the results you want!

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That’s it for now! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think. I really appreciate all of the feedback so far. I am looking forward to helping you reach your fitness goals this year!