Great Article..A great "Secret" to losing weight!

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With obesity in America reaching epidemic proportions, more people than ever are trying to lose weight. Most people dread trying to lose weight and just want to lose their body fat fast. With a combination of smaller

but more frequent meals, eating the right "fat burning" foods, tricks to speeding up your metabolism, and burning more calories than you take in, you can lose that unwanted body fat faster than you think. This article will give you the tips and help you need to lose body fat fast.

The first mistake people make when trying to lose weight is the size of their meals. People tend to believe that they must starve themselves and eat less frequently. This just isn't so and is actually counterproductive to losing weight. Your body protects itself from "starvation" by slowing down your metabolism when it senses a shortage of food. If you go from eating 3,000 calories per day to 1,000, your body is going to automatically protect itself and shut down your metabolism. Start by reducing your food intake by about 15% to 20% and eating more often. This means if you are eating 3,000 calories per day; eat 450 calories less (-15%). Eat your remaining 2,550 calories divided up into five or six meals. This serves several purposes. First, your body doesn't go into "starvation" mode and keep you from losing weight (this is often why dieters hit plateaus), it trains you to gradually eat less, and by eating more frequently your body's metabolism stays fired up. The worst mistake you can make when trying to lose weight is to cut your calories drastically and eat only one or two meals per day. No one can stick to a drastic starvation diet. You might last on it a few days, but being human, you will cave and go right back to eating those 3,000 calories per day. By gradually eating smaller, more frequent meals, you will lose weight and wake up your metabolism. In addition to smaller, more frequent meals, eating foods that speed up your metabolism is very important to burning body fat.

By choosing the right foods, you can greatly increase your fat loss. Fat burning foods include fibrous, complex carbohydrates, Vitamin C rich foods, black tea, green tea, and coffee, whole grains, and of course, water.

Fibrous carbs include: Asparagus, Potatoes, Broccoli, Yams, Spinach, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beans, Cauliflower, Oatmeal, Zucchini, Barley, Brown Rice, Whole grain bread, Green beans, Whole grain cereal, Squash, Whole grain pasta, Cucumbers, and Whole grain breads. Some of these fibrous carbohydrates are so low in calories that by the time you digest them, you have taken in zero calories. Foods that are rich in Vitamin C act as fat burners. Limes, lemons, oranges, grapefruit and vegetables like, broccoli, cabbage, celery, carrot, watermelon and apples are into this category. Broccoli and cabbage contain high quantities of calcium and vitamin C, and is also fibrous. Black Tea, coffee, and green tea are known for speeding up the metabolism. Drinking at least 8 to 10 8 oz glasses of water a day will suppress your appetite, contribute to speeding up your metabolism, and has the additional benefit of flushing toxins and excess sodium from your body. Eating these foods will certainly put you on the road to burning body fat fast.

Another key component to burning fat by adding more muscle to your body. The more muscle your body has to support, the more calories it is going to burn. This is why men lose fat faster and easier than women - they have a higher fat to muscle ratio. By doing a simple exercise routine and adding muscle you can greatly boost your metabolism. I recommend go to www.BillPearl.com for a complete weight lifting workout. His programs start with the beginner and go all the way to professional body builder. Of course, you don't have to be a body builder or become bulky, just adding those smooth, sleek muscles is the boost you need for an efficient and fast burning metabolism.

An article wouldn't be complete without mentioning that you have to burn off more calories than you take in. Most people realize this; it is often just a hard fact to face. Think of it this way. You need to burn 3,500 calories to lose one pound of fat. If you cut your calories by 3,500 per week and exercise enough to burn up 3,500 calories, you are set to lose approximately 2 pounds per week - the perfect amount for keeping weight off permanently.

By combining, smaller, more frequent meals, eating the right "fat burning" foods, speeding up your metabolism by building muscle, and burning off more calories than you take in, you have a sure-fire formula for losing that body fat. Start incorporating these tips into your everyday life and you will soon be minus a lot of unwanted body fat.