SECRETS REVEALED: The Right Way to Losing Weight, Fast - Part 2

As promised, this is a continuation of the previous post found on this link.

6) Drink plenty of water

The only thing you should be drinking in your diet is water. Cut out all of the sodas, alcohol, sport drinks and fruit juices. You'd be surprised how notice the difference right away once you cut out the seemingly harmless iced tea every time you order out and start drinking water.

Drink at least 8 to 12 glasses of clean water every day, spread out throughout the day.

7) Cardio exercise is a must

Sweat it out! (image from the net)

If you want to lose the fat, you need to do cardio exercise as part of your routine. 
This is one of the most effective ways to burn fat and all it takes is 20 to 30 minute sessions, 3 to 5 times per week. 
You can walk, jog, rid a bike, swim, jump rope, use a treadmill, elliptical trainer or whatever else that gets your blood going. The point is to consistently do a cardio exercise 3 to 5 times per week for 20 to 30 minute sessions.

If you are just starting out, you will need to start at the low end and work your way up and this means progression. Remember to challenge yourself as you start to improve.

8) Weight training is a must

We need to retain all the muscle tissue that we have as we try to lose to fat. If you’ve never weight trained before, this means building up your muscle base. There is no way of getting around this simple fact.

You need to build up your muscle base which will then shape your body rather than just shrinking it down to a smaller size (with saggy skin/muscle). 
The secret to all of this is to use both aerobic activity such as cardio and combine it with weight bearing exercise or resistance training such as weight lifting.

Your going to have to remember that muscle is a very active tissue and once you get the muscle going, it’s like having a built in fat burner working for you 24 hours a day!  Once you start working your muscles, you’ll notice the difference immediately.

9) Weight yourself at the end of every week

It's funny how I had incorporated this habit of weighing myself everyday.
The best time to do it is in the morning at the same time with no clothes on.
Note that the healthy way to lose is at least one pound of body weight per week (with a max of three pounds). Once you start losing more than three pounds of body weight per week, you risk losing muscle and bone density.

If you’re not losing at least one pound of body weight per week, your going to have to cut out an additional 300 to 500 calories per day. I try to do it with 250 calories from nutrition and the remaining 250 from exercise.


Each time your weight loss stops for more than two weeks, cut out 300 to 500 calories per day until you start losing at least one pound of body weight per week.

10) Take a body fat percentage measurement

We want to keep lean tissue and get rid of fatty tissue. This means finding out how much fat we are losing as compared to the amount of muscle we are retaining. 
I suggest you try and take a body fat percentage measurement once a week along with your weight in. This way, you will know if you are losing the optimal amount of fat while retaining as much muscle mass as possible.

What is your number? (Image from the net)

The body fat calipers are pretty cheap and fairly accurate, however, and easy body impedance analysis can be obtained via a weighing scale or your friendly Mercury Drug Store (@ a friendly price of Php5.00 ; coin operated scale).


There. 
Eleven "not-so-secret" Secrets on how to lose weight.


And with that, I leave you with an English Proverb to ponder on till the next post:  "Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork"

SECRETS REVEALED: The Right Way to Losing Weight, Fast - Part 1

Have you ever wondered why some people just don't appear to gain weight despite what seems to be their eating habit and you'd blame it all on their fast metabolism?

During our teens, we vaguely remember that we can get away with eating 2 - 3 cups of rice without ballooning into a puffed up version of ourselves. Big slices of cake with ice cream and soda on the side would not be that much of a problem because we have youth on our side.

As we mature, we notice that it does not work that way anymore. We have to be more careful with our choices lest it sabotages our health -- making it more like poison, than nutrition.


With this, I am listing down some notes that I had on tips on how to lose weight fast -- I know you all want to look gorgeous for your upcoming Christmas Party Celebration, so read on!

Top 5 Diet Tips to Change Your Eating Habits

Few more months and it's Christmas once more.

I could just imagine how various festive activities like parties and reunions would pack up the pounds without us knowing it.

I was able to find an article about preventive maintenance for our diet by Gold's Gym Nutrition Director Brian Rosental on changing bad eating habits to help shed pounds.

Loved this!

1. Turn off the TV and eat at the table. Take a moment before eating to acknowledge having the food you have in front of you and slowly appreciate each bite. This will reduce the tendency to overeat.

2. Get the snacks off your desk or coffee table. "Studies have shown over and over, we will eat it just because it is there," says Rosenthal.

3. Forget the diet fads and meet with a dietician or a Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist. Every body is different and what your body needs will be different from your friends, family and colleagues.

from the net

4. Eat every three to four hours whether you are hungry or not! By eating small amounts all day, you burn more calories digesting, keep your blood sugar levels normal, reduce cravings and reduce the chance of breaking down muscle.

5. Always have protein when you have carbohydrates. Because protein takes longer to digest, you are less hungry as often.

Rosenthal tells his clients that a healthy lifestyle is an ongoing, moving forward process. "Your body is the way it is based upon a complicated string of events in your past that have resulted in how you are now," said Rosenthal. "Think about your health for a moment. The thought is now in the past. What you do moving forward determines what your health is and will be in the future. That being said, it is important to discover what your body needs in terms of fats, proteins and carbohydrates-and then implement a plan!"

- Very well said.. on a different note, Pinay Fitness would like to Congratulate Amor Milana and her friend Mia for being the first to sign up for the FREE MAKE OVER PROMO-

Pregnancy and Exercise

Have you heard of the news on the woman who gave birth after running a marathon?
Yes my sisters, she finished the whole 42 kilometer stretch and still managed to eat dinner with her husband before she felt the actual signs of giving birth.
When I heard about this, I was amazed!

Taking a trip down memory lane, I remember continuing my running even up until the second trimester at 7 months. I could still bike around our subdivision back then until I get to be 6 months, but after that, the balance is kinda off so I opted to wait till I gave birth -- but actually doing it until 9 months.. I was surprised that the doctor actually allowed her - well, maybe she is that fit to go through 42 kilometers of running, both physically and mentally. KUDOS to her.

taken from the net

It occurred to me that there are many women out there has this idea that one should be extra careful when pregnant but unless the doctor says that you are at risk (threatened miscarriage, low lying-placenta, previous medical conditions), pregnancy is a phase that one goes through in life that one has to prepare of. Pregnancy is not an excuse to stop being active (unless your doctor requires you have bedrest, then you have to follow doctor's advise).

Come to think of it, it is common knowledge that exercise promotes muscle tone, strength, and endurance. If one continues a routine while pregnant, it can help you carry the weight you gain during pregnancy, prepares the you for the physical stress of labor, and make it easier to get back into shape after the baby is born.

I am a mother of four lovely girls and I know that being active during one's pregnancy can also reduce the physical discomforts of backache, swelling, and fatigue thus improving your mood and self-image and make you feel "sexy" despite the bulge!

A Crazy Facebook Post on Health and Nutrition

I was browsing through my friend's Facebook posts when I read a note about a supposed interview with a doctor on the ever controversial topic of Health and Nutrition.

The first part had me thinking "Is this for real?!" and I was showing it to my bestfriend hubby since I was really disturbed on how it was being presented.

As the interview progressed, it hit me -- it was a joke.

(from cartoonstock.com)

Stop me if you've already heard this but I just wanted to share because, as much as it scares me.. there are those who would definitely believe this.
Enjoy!

(Thanks for sharing this Mai!)