At this time of year, we can use every last tip to help avoid holiday weight
gain.
So here are 5 more fat loss tips for beginner & advanced readers.
1) No liquid calories (with the exception of a post-workout drink).
Get rid of all the juices, the sodas, and the sports drinks. Liquid sugar is the
last thing you need when you are trying to lose fat.
You must also limit your alcohol intake - especially if you are adding mix to drinks...that
is a double calorie bomb! A single "Jackand Coke" is over 200 calories
(100 calories from booze and 100 calories from mix).
2) No fast food.
Do not eat at fast food restaurants. Even if you choose what you think is healthy,
remember this:
Fast food restaurants are all about profit.
And in order to profit while giving you cheap, quick, and easy to prepare foods,
the quality of the food ingredients will be poor - especially the protein.
Now you might have read that you can still make healthy choices at fast food restaurants.
But you know what, that's just politically-correct opinion. If it's fast food, it's
poor food.
Walking into a burger joint and grabbing a chicken breast on a white bread bun with
a piece of old lettuce and a half-green, half-pink tomato is "barely"
healthy eating.
The politically-incorrect truth is that it's going to take time and effort to eat
properly. You will have to plan, shop, and prepare healthy meals. You will have
to spend time cleaning, cutting, and cooking your food. That's the truth.
But believe me, it will taste so much better than fast food, and healthy eating
will make you more alert. Eating fast food will make you feel terrible, and will
make you want to have an afternoon nap at your desk.
Make one small improvement to your nutrition everyday for the rest of your life.
3) Eat more fruits and vegetables.
If you are eating 2 servings per day, then go up to 4 servings per day by the end
of the week. And even if you think you are doing great by having 5 servings per
day, you still need to double that (take 2-3 weeks to work your way up to 10 servings
per day).
Stick with fiber-rich fruits and vegetables - organic if possible.