Before you start a new nutritional plan, answer these five questions to see if it will help you lose fat.
Fat Loss Question 1: Does it make you hungry all day every day?
When you’re on a nutritional program, it’s normal to feel the occasional tinge of hunger. Much of those light hunger pangs, however, should be done away with by drinking a glass of water. And if you stay busy enough with life in general, you ought to be able to ignore some other hunger. But if your diet has you feeling hungry at all times, you’re not going to last long.
To avoid falling into the pit of hungry despair, go with a nutritional plan that lets you eat protein, fiber, and healthy fats. Also, as stated above, drink plenty of water, tea or non-sugar added drinks to avoid confusing hunger with thirst.
Fat Loss Question 2: Does it force you to drop food groups?
A healthy nutrition plan is one that incorporates appropriate amounts of food from each food group (Proteins, Carbs and Healthy Fats). When a plan cuts an entire food group from your eating options, you’re going to have a hard time surviving your diet for longer than a week or two.
One of the most popular food groups to cut is carbohydrates. While not eating carbs will indeed help you lose weight, carbs are what make it possible to store energy to make it through the day. No carbs, no energy, no willpower to maintain your diet.
Fat Loss Question 3: Is your mood suddenly unpredictable?
Everyone gets metabolic every once in a while, but if your diet is too restrictive, you may find your mood swings coming with greater regularity and severity. This happens because excessive caloric restrictions messes with the chemicals in your brain. When this occurs, there is no telling what direction your mood will go.
Before letting your diet ruin your relationships and put your job at risk, reconsider your nutritional choices and find one that helps you be cool, calm, and collect.
Fat Loss Question 4: Does it insist there is no need to exercise?
Our social media is flooded with some crazy diet plans that promise plenty of lost pounds without the addition of exercise. Right? Okay, that may be possible but consider what you are losing. Are you losing fat or are you losing precious muscles? Or both?
If this is the type of diet you’re considering or are in the midst of, beware! Exercise comes with countless health benefits that will make your weight loss all the more beneficial. From preventing chronic pain to improving your energy level and sleeping better, exercise is a vital component to any nutritional plan.
Fat Loss Question 5: Do you still weigh the same?
It is true that the best way to lose weight is slowly—approximately one or two pounds per week. But take note that slowly doesn’t mean not at all.
In the event you’ve been on a diet for a few weeks without any results to speak of (weight loss, inch loss fat loss), then your nutritional plan is a flop. Make nutritional adjustments immediately and find something that will help you lose fat pounds. Otherwise, you’ll get discouraged with your nutrition and swap it for the old habits that got you where you are now.
Remember that a true body transformation comes only from a combination of good nutrition and exercise.
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