Thursday, July 11, 2013

How To Use Carbohydrates To Lose Weight More Efficiently

By Russ Hollywood


If you were to ask one hundred gym members how to lose weight quickly you would probably be astonished at how few could give you a proven answer. While many people would quote tips such as lowering your carbohydrate intake, few know how to do this without significantly damaging their long term results.

On top of this, you'll find out how you can combine a correctly structured macronutrient intake with high intensity interval training, yielding excellent results both inside and outside of your local gym.

It's pretty safe to say that carbohydrates have been given an unfair stereotype over the last few years. This is largely down to fad diets and glossy magazines promoting the idea of cutting them from your diet. Unfortunately, these drastic measures have got many people, particularly women, scared when it comes to getting the correct carbohydrate intake. Make no mistakes about it, the difference between 'low carb' and 'no carb' is huge.

A no carb plan is ill advised. Your body needs carbs just as much as it needs protein and fats, so the idea of cutting them out completely is nonsense. It would be like advising somebody the easiest way to drop unwanted weight is to simply stop eating. Of course this approach would work, but it would do more harm than good! This is why individuals who regularly partake in zero carbohydrate diets struggle to maintain any of the weight loss they have achieved and constantly find themselves back at square one.

The first thing you should do is work out your existing intake. In order to do this, simply grab a notebook and keep a food diary for the next four days. You'll then be able to work out your intake of calories, protein, carbs and fats very easily. The ultimate goal is to get your intake to the following...

* 1.25g of lean protein for each lb you weigh right now.

* 0.5g carbohydrates for each lb you weigh.

* 0.5 grams of fat for every pound of body weight.

As pointed out above, these are the target figures and you should take some time to bring your existing macronutrient consumption into line with these figures. That's a far safer and more proven method for sustainable fat loss than simply switching your daily intake in one big jump.

It has been proven time and time again that making small but manageable changes helps individuals to stick to their new healthy lifestyle far easier.

One of the extra benefits to sorting out your eating habits, of course, is that the efforts you put in at the gym will be much more noticeable. For example, if you are performing regular bouts of high intensity interval training you will be able to fully realize the many benefits of this training method with the correct carbohydrate intake. [
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Without any doubt, the easiest way to work out how to lose weight quickly is to begin looking into your eating habits and making small changes. Before you alter anything regarding your gym routine, you should be scrutinizing your eating habits and making continuous small changes until you have got yourself on the right road to a fitter, healthier lifestyle.




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