Eliminate Belly Fat By Eating More!
Huh?
It’s true – the average person who tries to eliminate belly fat by dieting and exercises burns very little fat because they under eat.
In this short article I’ll explain this little-known secret to losing as much fat as you want by finding out precisely the amount you need to eat to lose fat.
Let me tell you why under eating makes you fatter…
To lose fat, eat less, we’re told. But, we’re never told how much less. This creates two problems:
- It causes some people to continue overeating.
- It causes some people to eat so little that they stop losing fat.
This article is about point number 2. So, in brief, let me explain…
The body needs energy to do anything. It also needs energy to burn fat… so… by eating too little, the body doesn’t have enough energy to burn fat!
When you don’t eat enough, your metabolism slows down – and a slow metabolism is the dieters worst enemy because your body uses every trick in it’s book to avoid burning fat by slowing processes down, and even cannibalising muscle tissue – which is a disaster for you.
Muscle tissue automatically burns a lot of calories to maintain its size. Having a lot of muscle mass increases the metabolism so less fat is likely to be stored in the body by having a lot of muscle tissue (which is why weight training works so well). Anyway. The fact is, the body loves to conserve fat at the best of times because it thinks its very important for survival – more important than having a lot of muscle tissue. So, when you don’t eat enough to satisfy the body, the body decides to chew on some muscle instead… making your fat loss efforts even more difficult.
It’s a balance between eating low enough, but not eating too low.
How you can avoid this muscle cannibalisation is simple…
We’re all told to eat less when we diet, but we’re never told how much less. The truth is, how much less entirely depends on ourselves – everyone is different. The simple way to find out if you are eating less enough is to simply find out how much you eat (in portions or calories) on a regular day, and, consistently eat slightly less.
How much less should you eat? Easy – enough so that in the space of a week, you’ve lost some weight. Continue eating the same lessened amount until your weight loss stops, and then, eat slightly less again. Repeat this process over and over and you’ll always know how little you have to eat, and you’ll always continue to lose fat.
But remember… if you find that you suddenly stop losing weight and eating less and less doesn’t work, you may be eating too little again – so eat slightly more. Remember: find and keep the balance!
It may take you a few weeks to find out your number, but once you do, things should be consistent… because your metabolism should stay pretty consistent… and keeping your metabolism consistent should be your number one priority in trying to eliminate belly fat.
In the meantime, you should be watching the scales like a hawk, and aiming for a loss of around 1 – 2lb of body fat a week… and… using the number one tool you have for measuring true body fat loss (not just body weight loss – which, remember, includes muscle tissue and water etc.) and that is body fat callipers. They are cheap, and a crucial investment which will help you make a real success of your dieting.
