| If you've decided that you want to lose weight | | | | Also, cut out the obvious fattening foods, like |
| with diet and an exercise plan, then you are | | | | fries. It is okay to have these things now and |
| definitely embarking on the right road. Let's see | | | | again, in a small portion. They just shouldn't be |
| how you can do that. | | | | part of your daily meals. |
| Losing weight and burning fat is dependent on one | | | | Now, as far as an exercise plan goes to burn off |
| thing only; the energy consumption of your body | | | | the fat, you need to do between 30 and 40 |
| must exceed your energy intake so that your | | | | minutes of some type of aerobic exercise every |
| body needs to draw on its fat storage to make | | | | day. |
| up for the energy it needs. | | | | This could consist of walking, jogging, cycling, or |
| Depending on your normal daily food intake, you | | | | doing any of the aerobic exercises available in |
| may or may not need a diet if you add exercise | | | | your local gym. |
| to your daily routine. | | | | Your body only kicks into fat burn mode after |
| Let's assume that you do need to adjust your | | | | around 10 to 12 minutes of exercise. That's why |
| diet. | | | | it's important to go for 30 to 40 minutes. |
| One of the biggest mistakes you can make with | | | | Keep your exercise to a level where you can still |
| a diet is eating less frequently. | | | | carry a normal conversation. In other words, you |
| People often go on a diet by eating only one or | | | | do not have to over-exert yourself for fat burn |
| two meals per day, i.e., cutting out one meal. | | | | exercise. |
| That is completely the wrong way to go about it | | | | This level will maintain your heart rate at around |
| because the less frequently you eat; the more | | | | 75% of the maximum recommended for your |
| your body will want to store fat. You see, with | | | | age group. |
| this wrong approach, your body "thinks" it is not | | | | Lastly, be patient. |
| getting fed properly so it needs to store fat for | | | | It takes your body a while to adapt to this new |
| the times it is not being fed. | | | | routine. |
| The proper approach is to eat smaller meals | | | | After around week six of doing this, you should |
| more frequently. | | | | start seeing remarkable differences. |
| Spread out your usual daily food intake over six | | | | Losing weight with diet and an exercise plan gives |
| or seven meals throughout the day. | | | | you lasting weight loss in a healthy way, even |
| This way you increase your metabolism, and your | | | | though it does not provide instantaneous results. |
| body is less inclined to want to store fat. | | | | |