Saturday, July 20, 2013

How To Dial In Your Carbohydrate Intake For Optimal Fat Loss

By Russ Hollywood


Almost everybody who goes to the gym would like to discover the secret of how to lose weight quickly, that's a fact. Yet so few people ever discover how to do it. Many people hear stories about cutting carbohydrates in order to increase fat loss, but few know how to do it properly. Today you'll discover how to do it.

Also, you'll discover how you can combine a safely reduced carb intake high intensity interval training in order to secure greatly improved results in the gym.

Over the last decade, carbohydrates have been given an undeserved reputation as the bad guy in your diet plan. Celebrity endorsed diets and gossip magazines which continually buy into the next big fad diet have got many gym enthusiasts literally running scared from the thought of eating more carbs. So before you do anything to lower your current intake, you need to know the difference between a low carb and a zero carb diet.

Zero carb diets do not work. That's the simple truth. The body needs all three macronutrients in order to function. Cutting any of them out will cause serious long term damage and result in long term weight gain, not loss. This is why you'll often hear people who take this drastic approach complaining that they feel rather ill or have little energy. Of course, this is also the key reason why those individuals then pack all the weight they lost straight back on when their diet is finished.

One of the big mistakes people tend to make with new diet plans is to simply jump in with both feet. Actually, the best thing you can do before beginning a new eating plan is to establish your current eating habits by writing a food diary for a few days before you start. This will enable you to assess your current calorific intake and will make it easier to gradually apply small but manageable changes. Anybody trying to experience maximum fat loss while not wanting to crash their metabolism should be looking towards reaching the following baseline figures:

* 1.25 grams of protein for every pound of your weight.

* 0.5 grams of carbohydrates for every pound of body weight.

* 0.5 grams of fat for every pound of body weight.

In order to do this, however, you'll need to be careful.The body reacts negatively to drastic changes, so in order to ensure the transition from your old lifestyle to your new one you'll need to take it in steps. So instead of just switching immediately, begin changing your current intake by roughly 0.2g per day until you reach your goals. For example, if your current carbohydrate count is 300 grams per day, try lowering this by around 20-30 grams for the first week, then another 20-30 grams the next week, until you reach your goal.

This approach has been proven to yield far superior results and is a much safer way to get into a new, healthier lifestyle.

By ensuring your macronutrients are all at the correct levels you will also unlock new results from your training, particularly if you are a fan of high intensity interval training. This is because HIIT only returns maximum results when you have your protien, carb and fat intake at the correct levels. [
Russ Howe PTI teaches how to lose weight quickly with today's golden principles.
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With all of the fad diets and conflicting information out there, learning proven facts on how to lose weight quickly can be a difficult task. However, despite the many myths which are surely out there, the most effective method is still making small, manageable changes to your diet.




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