COUNTING CALORIES MADE SIMPLE!

by Philip Nation, CPT

The bottom line when trying to lose body fat is simple: burn more calories than you take in. So it comes as no surprise most people simply drastically cut their calories in their quest to get their sexy back. This gets lots of people into trouble due to the fact that this throws your body into “survival mode” where it stores every ounce of fat it can because you have tricked it into thinking there is not enough food to survive. Good mechanism for our ancestors- pain in the butt for us. Another simple fact of calorie restriction is you take in far fewer nutrients while eating fewer calories. Fewer calories and fewer nutrients results in a lower metabolic rate and assures your six-pack will remain in your cooler of flab aka midsection. Fewer calories and fewer nutrients is not an optimal way to alter your body composition.

So, how do we get around this? The best method is to STOP COUNTING CALORIES and pick nutrient dense foods in place of calorie dense foods that are currently in your diet if you want to lose fat fast. Fruits and vegetables are the foods lowest in calories and highest in nutrients. Simply replace your potatoes, breads, pastas, and fries with green veggies at every meal. This will skyrocket your nutrient intake resulting in better recovery from the gym and a higher metabolism. Best of all, this eating method is impossible to screw up because you can literally eat as many veggies as you want with each of your main meals and you will still have taken in fewer calories than a “regular” lunch!

Put this LIFESTYLE change into place for a few weeks, I guarantee you will love the results!!

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Philip Nation, CPT - 918.809.5315

www.nationtraining.com