The Fat Loss Top 5

“It’s getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes” …………What? What? Wait……. No!

Summer is almost here and that means a little more skin will be uncovered as temperatures rise.

How was your Winter? Did you go into hibernation, stop training, eat all the comfort food? This is not a bad thing, in fact the majority of us do it and those who say they don’t……well you decide.

But now it’s time to lose those extra couple of winter kilos. So here’s my top 5 tips to losing the fat, keeping it off long term and enjoying your best Summer ever.

Tip 1 – Acceptance

You are where you are at because of the choices you have made and you MUST take responsibility for this. While our conditioning over many years will determine how we respond to certain situations, ultimately, we make the choices for ourselves. Once you accept that, take responsibility and stop blaming others you can then move forward.

Tip 2 – Cut out the Crap

By that I mean crap food. Food that gives your body nothing but guilty pleasures. Remove or reduce Processed foods, refined sugars, alcohol, dairy, gluten and caffeine. We live a life of excess and convenience and as a result we are becoming more and more overweight and unhealthy.

Tip 3 – Focus on Micros not Marcos.

There is live food, foods that are full of vitamins, minerals, live enzymes, and then there is dead food. Food that has calories but no nutritional benefits (eg rice, bread). When we focus on our micros we feed our body on a cellular level allowing it to perform at it’s optimum. Better digestion, more energy, faster recovery, less brain fog, clearer skin, less joint pain. Our meal should be 30% protein, 10% good fats and 60% Plant based carbs. This delivers amazing nutrition to the body.

Tip 4 – H20.

Aim to consume 1 litre of filtered tap water per 25kg of body weight every day. Easier said than done for some but remember we are 80% water. Hydration is the key to once again allowing the body to perform it’s daily takes. Detoxification, digestion, removal of waste, repair muscles. If you are constipated, drink more water, if your muscles are tight, drink more water the list goes on.

Tip 5 – Supplement.

By that I do not mean pre-workouts and alike that do nothing more than give you false hope. I mean wholefood concentrates that will give your body what it is not getting from food. If you can’t get enough protein, supplement, if you can’t get enough fruit and veg in your diet, supplement and if you need a good omega fat, supplement.

We have 3 systems of health, Immune, Digestive and nervous and what we eat plays a big part in how we feel and also how we look. Once you are doing all of this on a consistent basis (80/20 for maintenance, 90/10 for fat loss) then you can look at counting calories. You can eat for looks or you can eat for health……..but when you eat for health you also get the looks.

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