What’s The Best Way To Lose Fat Without Gaining Weight?
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What’s the best way to lose fat without gaining weight? I started exercising again to lose weight (about 2 weeks ago) and I read somewhere you can’t lose fat from a certain area, you have to tone your entire body. So when I started working out again, I gained weight instead of losing weight, could it be muscle weight? Because I really want to lose fat and not gain muscles. It’s really strange because I used the exact same workout I did last time and I lose 2 pounds every week, in just one week I seemed to have gone from 115 to 118. All I want is to lose my big belly.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:24 pm
muscle weighs more than fat, but if you want to lose the fat first and then gain a little muscle instead of changing your fat to muscle while still staying the same size, i suggest eating the same amount, but healthier foods and doing more of a cardio (cardiovascular) work-out (like running, jumping jacks, jump roping, speed walking, etc) instead of muscle-toning work-outs. good luck!!!!
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Gaining muscle is a good idea. If you build muscle it is a built-in calorie burner. I believe every pound of muscle burns about 50 calories/day. You will not get large building muscle but toned instead and you will look slimmer. Follow the Zone System by Barry Sears.
February 4th, 2010 at 6:11 am
Don’t pay attention to the scales. If you’re dieting and exercising right, then your appearence and measurements will be much better indicators of your health than your weight.
February 4th, 2010 at 7:58 am
do cardio (aka running)
February 4th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter your stats, take 300-400 calories off that number and that’s how much you need to lose weight.
5-8servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water a day
5-6 small meals instead of 3 big ones (breakfast is the most important – make sure to get complex carbs like whole wheat bread, oatmeal, fruit etc)
4-6 times a week cardio for 30-50min, light weight training, many reps
no junk food, no sodas, no alcohol, no white flour (cakes, cookies, white bread, pasta etc.), nothing high in sugar (ice cream)