Hey Friend,

It seems that every time we turn on the television or flip through a magazine there is some new miracle product that promises to be the cure to all your excess bodyfat woes.

There are more diet books available today then ever before. I just did a search on amazon and as of this writing they carry over 164,000 books on the subject of diet and weight loss. Even every 2nd episode of Dr. Phil is about losing weight.

Americans spend over $50 BILLION per year on diet and weight loss products!

With so much information and more fat burning products available then ever before how is it possible that 60% of the population is overweight?

The answer is simple...
People are still eating too much and not exercising enough.

That's the bottom line. People are not fat because of genetics, or because they are "big boned", or because of hormone imbalances, or because of that cursed fat gene that scientists are busy trying to cure.

When people finally decide to start a diet & exercise routine they usually go about it all wrong and use methods that can't possibly work. They actually sabotage their progress and destroy their metabolism in the process.

This is the typical scenario that I'll get in my e-mail all the time:

They may even drop 10-20 pounds of bodyweight if they have the will power to stick with the diet. But the moment they go back to a normal eating plan, which they will have to do at some point because they can't stand feeling hungry and deprived, they will gain all the weight back and usually a few pounds more.

Now they are back to square one and more pissed off then ever. They will then tell everyone they know:

"I've tried that dieting stuff and it doesn't work, I'm just meant to be fat"

(As they help themselves to another piece of chocolate cake...)

The truth is that it is impossible to lose a significant amount of bodyfat in only a few short weeks and do it in a safe and healthy manner. Most beginners never allow themselves the time it takes to get the results they want. They expect too much too soon, get discouraged and quit.

When it comes to fat loss most people "overestimate how hard it will be" and "underestimate how long it will take".

Most nutrition experts agree that a safe and healthy fat loss is losing between 1-2 pounds per week. While this may not seem like much, it is very realistic and achievable goal for everyone.

So if you have 20 pounds that you'd like to lose, be prepared to give yourself a minimum of 10 weeks to lose that much weight. If you try to lose weight faster you will just be setting yourself up for disappointment.

One of the biggest problems these days is that there are so many opinions about how to lose bodyfat that many people end up completely confused and they don't do anything, they are just like a deer stuck in the headlights.

The best thing to do in this situation is to just start now by exercising more and cutting out the junk food.  Don't make it anymore complicated than that, you can figure out the details as you go.

The average person could lose a tremendous amount of bodyfat by simply cutting out junk food and going for a walk everyday. Yes, there is a lot more that could be done to speed up the process, but these 2 simple steps would move most people in the right direction for fat loss.

To lose a pound of bodyfat per week you only need to burn off 500 calories more then you consume each day. That is very easy to do, especially compared to the torture that some people put themselves through when trying to lose fat.

You don't have to starve yourself. You don't have to cut out carbohydrates. And you don't have to workout for 3 hours a day.

- Eat natural wholesome foods; avoid eating processed foods, fried foods, sweets, and junk food.

- Eat a serving of lean protein with every meal. This could be a serving of lean meat such as beef, chicken, fish, etc. or it could be a protein drink.

- When you sit down to a meal, eat lean protein and green vegetables first. Then eat starchy carbohydrates last. This will help ensure that you consume your protein and veggies with each meal, and it will naturally prevent you from overeating carbohydrates because you'll fill up on the nutrient dense protein & veggies first.

By following these eating tips you can lose bodyfat and still eat until you are comfortably full and never have to let yourself go hungry.

Weight training will increase your lean body mass and thus increase your metabolism. The more lean muscle you have, the more calories you'll burn during the day and the easier it will be to lose bodyfat and keep it off.

A great exercise schedule for fat loss would be to do weight training one day and cardio training the next. This is a very simple workout schedule, but it works!

Just keep it simple, you don't have to make your diet and exercise routine overly complicated. The key to success is mastering the basics. If you do this consistently you'll move yourself in the right direction towards your fitness goals.

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