By Howe Russ
If you are one of the many people wondering how to lose weight and keep it off you're in for a treat today as we share with you the top five proven rules to lasting fat loss. As a fitness instructor I am asked about this subject every day, so you are certainly not alone in yourposition.
I'm sure you have known somebody who has got themselves into a state where they believe they literally cannot drop the pounds no matter what they try to do or what diet they try. This is something often said by serial dieters or yo-yo dieters. In the majority of cases this is simply because they're blatantly overlooking the proven facts because that would almost be 'too easy', or 'too good to be true'. It simply HAS to be more complicated, right? Actually, no.
If you're frustrated at a lack of results, your day is about to get a whole lot better.
We start by looking at your calorie intake. Are you eating too much? Are you eating too little? The latter is perhaps even worse, as you're possibly starving yourself of your favorite foods and still getting nothing to show for it. The trick is to find the balance between the two. How many friends have tried the latest celebrity diet only to pile the fat straight back on a month or two down the line? This is because they often cut their calorie intake so drastically or deprive their body of necessary nutrients (usually carbs).
All you need to do is figure out your goal weight in pounds and multiply it by twelve. That's it, you're done. This ball park figure is there to give you an idea how many calories per day to eat.
Getting the optimal split between your protein, carbs and fats is the most important factor in a solid eating plan. The number of calories you eat per day takes a back seat to this factor. For example, a person eating 2500 calories per day from healthy sources is going to get better results than someone eating 2500 calories from unhealthysources, right? Naturally! So the number of calories you eat is not the 'be all and end all' of everything.
A healthy way to split your macronutrients is 40% protein, 40% carbohydrate and 20% fat. This is known as the 4-4-2 system (a soccer formation, to make it easier to remember!). So this is how you would work out your daily intake of each:
With your protein intake you need to establish 40% of your calorie target and then divide the answer by 4. That's how many grams of protein to eat every day.
Carbohydrates - Again, establish 40% of your total calorie goal and divide the result by four. This tells you how many grams of carbohydrates to aim for on a daily basis.
Fats - Work out 20% of your daily calorie target and divide the result by nine this time (that's how many calories are in one single gram of fat). This gives you an idea how many grams of fat to consume every day.
If you can hit that daily target of macronutrients you will notice that you don't even need to count your calories. The only reason we must set the calorie target is so we can then work out our macronutrient split, that's all.
Now you have the facts for a better diet all laid out in front of you, you should be starting to feel different about your goal. All of a sudden it's not a dream anymore. If you stick to your targets you will achieve it and make it a reality, it's as simple as that!
Most people never figure out how to lose weight in their lifetime, some dieters have been doing the same things for a decade and seeing no results. By now, you should be feeling confident in yourself that you will finally be able to get some hard earned rewards for your efforts because you now know the science driven, researched backed answers on setting up a great weight loss plan - straight from a personal trainer!
About the Author:
Author: Russ Howe PTI is a fitness coach who teaches others how to lose weight every day in the gym. Catch more free tips from the UK's most subscribed Personal Trainer if you're trying to build a better body in 2013.
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