Most people fail at fat loss because they implement an "all or nothing" mentality incorrectly. For example, a common fat loss strategy would be to lose 30 pounds in 30 days by eating only (insert some restrictive diet here). They make it 3 days into the program, feel absolutely miserable and then quit. If this has happened to you, are you a failure?
Absolutely not! But your approach was. Let me explain. Behavior change, secondarily only to mindset, is key for fat loss. Most people can stop everything they're doing and turn on a dime 180 degrees. They have too much momentum built up. But there is a way to slow that momentum to an eventual stop and even a full 180 degree change of direction.
The Japanese have an approach to excellent living, which is worth adopting when engaging in a fat loss program. It's called kaizen. The literal translation is "improvement." The belief is that small incremental changes over time yield larger results.
Here's how you apply it to your fat loss program - simply ask yourself where you can improve your fat loss behaviors and strive to make small changes in your behavior. Here are some strategies for change you can implement as soon as you are done reading this article.
1. Change Your Food Habits.
Instead of eating a bowl of cereal for breakfast, have 2 to 3 eggs and one or two pieces of fruit. Cereal has virtually zero nutritional value. In fact, in order to fatten cows quickly to send them to the butcher's, farmers feed them grain (cereal is made from grain) instead of their natural food of choice, grass.
Next, instead of hitting the drive-through and getting the burger with fries and a Coke, get the grilled chicken sandwich and a Diet Coke - skip the fries altogether.
And finally, for dinner, instead of a pasta dish, grill or broil a piece of meat and make a big salad with as many vegetables as you want in there. These are small changes that will add up to big results in fat loss.
2. Change Your Exercise Habits.
If you are not currently exercising, start. Commit to just going for a walk for 15 minutes each day. If you are exercising, at a health club for example, change your exercise intensity. Exercise harder to burn more calories.
If you are used to doing an hour of cardio, break up that hour and perform 30 minutes of weight training and then 30 minutes of cardio. Studies have shown that weight training burns more calories per unit of time than most cardiovascular exercise.
Don't feel like you have to make all these changes at once. Remember, the goal here is improvement. Even if you just adopt one of these changes per week, you will instantly speed up your fat loss. What are you waiting for? This article is over - now go out and improve your fat loss capabilities!
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