Losing body fat needs concentrating on a program that deals psychosomatically; unless there are appropriate exercises and mindset strategies, even the best diets have been noticed not to come into any use. On the flip side, even if your diet structure is not the perfect one, with a proper mindset and an exercise regime (though of a higher intensity), one may expect spectacular results.
Let’s find out first why some people accumulate fat and others do not. The key to this problem is metabolism; someone inactive has a slower metabolic rate and that is because the body programmed itself towards fat-burning inefficiency and derives its necessary energy from the free carbohydrates. You do not empty your savings account when you have sufficient inflow of cash. It works similarly.
So the best way to start things over is by eliminating the post-lunch carbohydrate intakes. The body shall reprogram itself to burn fat due to the lack of free carbs and within a fortnight (more or less), you shall start discovering a new you.
Should you like to burn it a little more, opt for strength training. Strength training has been proved as the most effective among all exercises that help burn fat, even more than the oh-so-popular steady paced aerobic exercises. Besides optimizing metabolism, it shall also allow you to gain (and stay in) a good shape.
Regarding mindset, nothing is possible unless you are focused. If you are pumping irons while letting your mind moving astray, there shall hardly be any benefits, simply because of the reason that the full intensity cannot be reached. It also makes the motivation go down and the overall process stops before you even realize.
A quick tip here: Body fat percentage should never go below 8% and 15% for men and 10% and 20% for women; anything below that can be achieved only by unhealthy and unsustainable chemical means, which shall create more troubles than benefits in the long run. Agreed that the initial efforts shall be much easier, but staying high-spirited forever is obviously a better choice rather than being a high-tech fitness freak for a few days or months.
But above everything else, you must also keep your calorie intake under check. Remember that one gram of protein comprises 4 calories, whatever source (chicken, meat, fish or eggs, milk or protein powder); it’s the same with the carbs, whereas, with the fats and the oils, a gram shall deliver you with 9 calories. Try avoiding animal fats (because of LDL); oils from plants (rich in HDL) are much better. Regarding alcoholic beverages, a gram (i.e. 1 ml) of it contains 7 calories, much more than in non-fat milk (only 340 calories a liter) or orange juice (425 calories a liter).
That’s information enough towards a slimmer and trimmer you of tomorrow.