Best Fat Loss Plan part 1

By Carlo Rapadas

New Year’s resolutions, did you make one this year? Bet it was about losing weight. Each year, millions of people make a resolution to shed the excess weight, but never go through with it. At most, the gym gets crowded for the first month or two with people using machines like the treadmill. Then, gym visits slow down to a crawl until only the regulars continue to hit the gym. This is a trend that happens every year. What happened? These people quit because they had impossible goals to achieve in a short amount of time without a proper plan of execution. Part one of this article outlines the daily eating habits that a person must follow to lose fat and continue to keep it off.

Breakfast - First 30 minutes

As soon as you get out of bed, eat within 30 minutes or your body will go into “starvation mode”. Starvation mode triggers the body to burn energy at a lower rate and converts the food that is eventually consumed into fat. A person should front load their fast burning carbohydrates during this time. Meaning, a person may eat a meal with refined carbohydrates since the body has a whole day to burn it off

Here is a sample meal:

• Bacon and Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit, and Juice

Snack – 2 to 3 hours later

Eat a snack around this time. Eating every 2 to 3 hours is important to this whole strategy because it keeps your metabolism at a high rate. Choose something that is high in fiber like plain almonds and antioxidants such as fruits and vegetables. If you’re building muscle, try working protein into your snack. Also, make sure you drink plenty of water.

Lunch – 2 to 3 hours later

For this time of the day, eat a turkey sandwich with whole wheat bread, lettuce, and tomato and a light low fat yogurt for dessert. Since most people eat lunch around noon, the day is almost over; eating fewer portions of fast burning carbohydrates is the key here. Fast burning carbohydrates include bread, rice, and pasta. While slow burning carbohydrates are vegetables and 100% whole grains.

Snack - 2 to 3 hours later

Again, a small snack in between lunch and dinner is important. You may eat the same foods you had for snack for simplicity.

Dinner – 2 to 3 hours later

Eating healthy at night is the hardest and a very important part of this diet. First of all, eating fast burning carbohydrates are now forbidden. Therefore, slow burning ones like broccoli, cauliflowers, and carrots should be eaten in its place. I highly recommend eating plenty fruits for dessert since most people like to reach for the ice cream and other junk food around this time.

Sample dinner:

• Skinless grilled chicken
• Assorted steamed vegetables (broccoli, carrots...)
• Fruits like strawberries

Snack – 2 to 3 hours later

Again, for your snack, eat the food that is low on fast burning carbohydrates but high in fiber. Also, a glass of skim milk before going to bed has been known to decrease belly fat over time.

If you follow my guidelines, you are sure to start shedding off that body fat within three months and will continue to lose it over time in a very healthy way.

Related Reading:

• Men's Health Magazine