Fat Loss Facts

What individuals need to know right away is that getting into shape and changing one's lifestyle is not impossible.  It just takes time.  What IS impossible are immediate results.  Improving your fitness lifestyle should come first.  Once you are able to establish a regular routine consisting of aerobic and anaerobic exercise, while incorporating a healthy and nutritional diet, results will come sooner.  Because you have developed such a routine, staying healthy will become more of a regular routine.  Rather than stressing over "having" to workout or eat healthy, it will just "be" and come naturally.  You no longer have to think about it and will actually enjoy and want to maintain this lifestyle.

Controlling your intake of calories and saturated fats is vital to your fitness and health success.  We know that in order to begin losing fat we must go into negative daily caloric intake.  The key to this is eliminating calories from foods high in saturated fats and foods packed with "bad" carbohydrates.  Our bodies need fats and carbohydrates so it can use them for energy, but you must know which are the "good" ones in order to maximize your potential.  "Bad" carbohydrates include foods that have been highly refined and processed, removing most of the nutritional value and fiber.  They're generally loaded with high-calorie fats, sweeteners, preservatives and other unhealthy additives.  With all the processing and additives, bad carbs can be made to be temptingly tasty. But they create a dramatic surge in insulin, which can overwork your pancreas, cause you to store fat and lead to diabetes, heart disease and even obesity.

The bad carbs list includes:
- Bread and pasta made with any refined flour,
- Cakes, cookies and other sweet bakery products,
- Processed refined grains, such as white rice,
- Most pudding, custards and other sweets,
- Fruit drinks, fruit juices, sodas,
- Jelly, jams and all candy.


Diabetes and obesity are on the rise all around the world, most notably in the United States. Studies have shown that this is mainly due to a rapid increase in the consumption of "bad" carbs.

The three basic best sources of good carbs are from:
- The list of vegetables,
- The fruit list
- Whole grain high fiber food.

Other good carb sources include:
- Beans, legumes,
- Raw nuts and seeds
- And most low fat dairy.

Good carbs are also an important part of a healthy low glycemic diet. Eating foods with a low glycemic index can help you lose weight and maintain healthy blood sugar and triglyceride levels to manage or avoid developing diabetes and heart disease.