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Helpful weight loss information
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Stay away from "bad" fat! There is no question about it - cakes, lollies, biscuits etc. are bad for you. You should NOT be eating 0 grams of fat every day. Try to get your daily fat intake from lean meats (not the fried fast food kind), chicken (again, not fried!), etc. As well as the foods that contain the "healthy" types of fat, which can be found in just about every type of fish (tuna fish, salmon, fish oil supplements, etc.), nuts, olive oil and flaxseed oil.
LOWER THE BAD CARBS! Most people think that it is fat that makes people fat and that just by eating less fat, they are on their way to weight loss! WRONG! Certain carbs can be just as bad as fat when it comes to losing weight. Limit foods high in bad carbs. These carbs will eventually turn into fat. Foods like sugar, white bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, etc. Are high in simple (bad) carbs. Sure, your body needs carbs, which is why foods like these are ok to eat, but don't go overboard. Stick to high protein/good carb/low fat foods like tuna fish (and other seafood), chicken breast, turkey, whole grains, fruits and vegetables etc.
WATER! Drink water! Get rid of the soda, get rid of the beer, and get rid of the sports drinks. Drink 2 litres or more per day. Try to have 4 glasses before lunch time and 4 before tea. Water will give you energy and speed your weight loss.
STRENGTH TRAINING! YES! Weightlifting isn't just great for muscles, it's great for losing weight. Muscles burn calories. - Weigh yourself at the end of every week. If you ever have more then 2 weeks go by without losing any weight, it's time to change something. Eat 250 less calories in your main meal then you've been eating. And keep everything else the same. Each time you see weight loss stop for more then 2 weeks, decrease calorie intake by 250 until you get down to where you want to be. Remember, NEVER starve yourself! - Sleep - The easiest, yet most over looked step. Get at least 8 hours of sleep a night.
Most Important - Keep on your Herbalife diet - it does work! If you need help please ask!
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What time of the day should you exercise?
Excercise is an important part of weight loss. If you're serious about losing weight, but don't want to do the cardio workouts, then you are requiring your diet to do all of the work. Jog, walk, swim, jump rope, ride a bike, take an aerobics class, whatever... Cardio + proper diet = better than just doing one of the two. All it takes is 30 minutes a day, 3 - 5 days a week. Depending on how much your looking to lose.
It doesn't matter what time of day you do your cardio workout, you will be burning calories every time. BUT, the real question is, which of those times is the most effective? And the answer is First thing in the morning!
Doing cardio first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, before you eat anything, is by far, the most effective. Whether you run, jog, walk, swim, jump rope, take an aerobics class, ride a bike, etc., doing it first thing in the morning is the best time to do it for maximum fat loss. Why? Its simple. When you do your cardio workout, you are burning calories. Lets say you wake up, eat breakfast, eat lunch later in the day, and then a few hours after lunch, you do your cardio. All you will be doing during that cardio is burning the calories and carbs of the food you just ate. When you do cardio first thing in the morning, you haven't eaten anything for the last 8 or so hours because you were sleeping. So, when your body sees that there are no carbs to burn, it goes directly to stored bodyfat. And stored bodyfat is the fat that is on your body, which is the fat that you want to lose!
Understand how it works? When you do your cardio sometime during the day other then first thing in the morning, you spend most of that time burning off carbs that you already ate that day. When you do it first thing in the morning, there are no carbs to burn, so all your body can burn is body fat!
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