By Dayne Hudson
People will forever try and make fat loss so complicated.
Potions, pills, promises and more will always be delivered to the masses - but luckily you've stumbled across this article that will enable you to make the right decisions and ACTUALLY lose weight.
NUTRITION FOR A SIX PACK OR FLAT STOMACH
The first thing people say they're doing is "dropping carbs" for fat loss.
This is NOT a great idea.
Although there is no nutritional need for carbohydrates, man kind has come to accept them and love them.
The most important thing to know is that you DO NOT need to brush carbohydrates to lose weight.
A recent study (1) compared a high carbohydrate diet to a low carbohydrate diet, and found no difference in terms of body fat lost.
Whilst the study concluded that low carbohydrate diets are beneficial for: "short-term management of subjects with insulin resistance and hypertriacylglycerolemia", for fat loss they are not a necessity.
The bottom line is...
....YOU DON'T NEED A LOW CARB DIET TO LOSE FAT
So don't forget it!
You can also still enjoy the wrongly demonised high GI foods - because as I've written about before - high or low GI will NOT make or break your fat loss efforts!
There's also another macronutrient that we must talk about...
PROTEIN FOR SATIETY
Protein numbers must be high in order to help the repairing of muscle tissue and to help you stay full.
Protein, and carbs mind you, have a great effect on satiety (2).
Also, with more muscle tissue, your metabolic rate will be higher which in turn means you burn more calories (3).
The above cited study examined 26 men during an 18-week program of resistance training.
During the first eight weeks, the subjects gained about 2.8 pounds (1.3 kilograms) of fat-free mass.
The average daily metabolic rate increased by 263 calories per day!
Now this won't be the same for everyone, but the point is - you will burn more calories with weight training.
HOW MUCH PROTEIN, FAT AND CARBS DO YOU NEED? GETTING YOUR DIET PLAN
It will completely depend on your body type, which is where I come in.
If you're keen on eating the foods you LOVE (think burgers, pancakes, etc) whilst still losing weight, and giggling at your friends who eat chicken and brocolli every meal and pretend to like it - then shoot me an email to [email protected]
I've helped so many people with custom diet plans, who have shed the weight and look and feel great!
My prices are so small for the benefits you will receive....so shoot me an email so we can get started!
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FURTHER READING - IS A CALORIE A CALORIE?
REFERENCES
(1) Noakes M et al. Comparison of isocaloric very low carbohydrate/high saturated fat and high carbohydrate/low saturated fat diets on body composition and cardiovascular risk. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2006; 3: 7. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2006; 3: 7. Published online 2006 Jan 11.
(2) Paddon-Jones D et al. Protein, weight management, and satiety. Am J Clin Nutr May 2008 vol. 87 no. 5 1558S-1561S.
(3) Van Etten, L.M., Westerterp, K.R., Verstappen, F.T., Boon, B.J., & Saris, W.H. (1997). Effect of an 18-wk weight-training program on energy expenditure and physical activity. Journal of Applied Physiology. 82, 298-304
