7 SureFire Strategies For Fat Loss!Copyright 2004 By Richard Rigor

1. Weight Training. Building lean body mass (muscle) willspeed up your body's metablism. Muscle is "active" tissue,meaning it takes calories to maintain. The more muscle youhave, the more calories you burn. You build muscle by doingresistance training exercises. Simple enough? Let's go on...

2. Reduce Carbohydrate Intake. Say what? I thought you needa lot of carbohydrates for fuel? True, but an excess intakeof carbs (please don't call them carbos) can and will bestored as body fat. 100% of all my clients who reduce theircarbohydrate intake for fat loss succeed. I can't let all mytricks out of the bag in fairness to my paying clients, buta good starting point would be 1 - 1.25 grams of carbohydrateper pound of lean body weight per day.

3. Eat Frequently. I know you've all heard this before andit's true. Four to six meals daily has its benefits,especially on a sub maintenance calorie diet. It allows fora steady flow of nutrients to the body which creates afavorable metabolics environment for muscle growth and fatloss.

4. Eat More Protein. That's right... The building blocks ofmuscle are amino acids, and you get that from protein. I'vefound that many of my clients consumed too little protein.Now that I've taught them these nutritional tactics, they'reon their way to losing fat and getting lean! Isn't that whatyou want?

5. Reduce Intake of Saturated Fats. Notice that I was specificin saying saturated fats. Saturated fats are the ones thatcause the most problems, healthwise. There are good fats andthere are bad fats. There are a group of fats called EssentialFatty Acids (or EFAs) that are just that. They are essentialto life. The body cannot make them so we must consume themthough our diet. There are certain fats that I recommend topeople to help them lose fat! My clients know, but do you?(Hint: F??????? Oil)

6. Water. Drink, drink, and then drink some more, notnecessarily in that order. An adult can probably surviveseveral weeks without eating food, but only a few days withoutdrinking water. Need I say more? Water regulates bodytemperature, rids the body of waste, lubricates joints, andprovides a medium for chemical reactions that occur in the body.

7. Know What You're Doing! Get with someone who knows orbetter yet - Get a personal trainer! Do you know when the twoBEST times are to do cardio (aerobics) for fat loss? Do youknow how many sets and reps to perform for a given exercise inorder to MAXIMIZE your goals? Do you know how to usefree-weights? What are macronutrients and how can I manipulatethem to enhance and hasten fat loss? If you don't know theanswers, be efficient and get a personal trainer. It'll saveyou time and money in the long run.