| Diet fads come and go. You've likely heard about the | | | | clean, wholesome eating. When you are at the |
| Atkins Diet, The South Beach Diet, The Zone Diet and | | | | grocery store, you should be purchasing foods that |
| many more. Every week or year there seems to be a | | | | grow, swim, walk, run, and fly. Natural foods not only |
| different fad diet that promises quick results. So which | | | | give you all of the vitamins, minerals, and fiber you |
| are the best fat loss diets? | | | | need for building lean muscle and living a long healthy |
| The problem is the word "diet" itself. when we think of | | | | life, but they help elevate that thing called your |
| the word "diet", most people think of it as a short term | | | | metabolism. |
| "quick fix" way of eating. Almost temporary. The | | | | Your grocery list should contain foods such as chicken, |
| biggest problem with "going on" a diet is that at some | | | | fish, fresh fruits, green veggies, almonds, beans, eggs, |
| point you will go "off of it". That's when you'll run into | | | | and more healthy and natural foods. You also want |
| problems and likely turn to your old nutrition habits. It | | | | foods that provide "healthy fats", such as olive and fish |
| can be a nasty cycle. | | | | oil. |
| Most diets want to restrict the amount of food you | | | | Once you learn how to eat "cleanly", all you have to |
| eat. This will work in the beginning, as your body burns | | | | do is combine it with a sensible exercise program that |
| itself off in order to protect itself and stay alive. You | | | | you do for 30-45 minutes, 3-5 days a week. |
| run into problems though as your body really doesn't | | | | Stick with the basics...eat clean and exercise, and you'll |
| care which body tissue it burns. It will burn away | | | | be reaching your fitness and weight loss goals in no |
| healthy muscle tissue in the process, AND store fat. | | | | time. |
| The best fat loss "diet" is nothing more than good, | | | | |