Lose Fat, Maintain Muscle the Smart Way

Lose Fat, Maintain Muscle

Many people are endlessly frustrated with diets that don't work, or are too hard to stick with because they leave you hungry and without engery. Ever tried eliminating carbs from your diet completely in one of those no-carb fad diets? It doesn't really work in the long run, and you walk around totally cranky all the time because the human body needs carbs, and wants them for energy, so it's kind of unnatural to deny them to your body.

The other problem many dieters face is that they deny themselves food, then try to work out and discover they have no energy for it, leaving them tired, cranky, frustrated, and STILL FAT.

One of the biggest mistakes that people make is not addressing the way that diet and exercise work together, and dealing with the relationship between fat and muscle.

The best way to get in shape is to burn fat, maintain muscle, and eat healthy to lose weight, with all of these things done in balance. Muscle maintenance helps you burn fat because it keeps your metabolism hot, so your body will use more calories. It's basic science.

To learn more about how to lose fat, maintain muscle, and combine your diet and workout for an optimal body, take a look at some other info I put together: http://www.squidoo.com/lose-fat-maintain-muscle

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Strip That Fat: Fabulous Diet Plan

I know many people who have spent a lot of money trying new diet plans or going on Weight Watchers, with mixed results. As a fitness enthusiast, I have always been a healthy eater and enjoy the type of exercise that keeps me in shape, however I know that not everyone is that way. Some people could use a system that lets them eat a variety of things, doesn't deprive them of some of the tastier foods, and doesn't require them to exercise constantly to lose fat. I know of a good system to recommend that provides all of these things. I am an affiliate of this product which means that I will benefit by recommending them, but I would not recommend them if I didn't think it was a great system. It's called Strip That Fat, and I'd hold this up against any of the popular and trendy diet plans out there. It really works, and it's not radical at all... it lets you eat hundreds of different foods in hundreds of different combinations.

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Be Happy, Be Healthy!!

How to Use Laxatives to Lose Weight

How to Use Laxatives for Weight Loss

This title is a bit misleading, because you're not going to hear me say that you should use laxatives. But I want to get the word out there, and this headline may attract some internet searchers looking for advice on this dangerous practice. Here's the real deal on laxatives... they do NOT work as a weight loss technique. Here's the top 3 reasons:

1. They only strip you system of water in the long run, not calories

2. They can cause a chemical dependency... yes, a drug problem

3. They can damage your long term health by causing constipation, which can result in many other issues with your digestive system.

These are only 3 quick reasons why laxatives are not a good idea, and why you should shy away from this extreme dieting technique. For a more complete article on the use of laxatives for weight loss, including a full description of the side effects, look here: http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-use-laxatives-to-lose-weight

Or, if you are looking for dieting tips, I highly recommend this great diet system called Strip That Fat, which you can explore here.

No matter what you do, be smart and stay safe!

Let's Get Sexy!

Hi everyone! I'm Courtney, and I'm starting this blog so I can write about all kinds of fitness topics. There is so much information out there on the web about fitness, but I'm going to focus on really practical advice that people can follow if they want to get in shape with minimal effort.

See, most people don't like exercise or dieting...they are not fun things to do, and are simply a means to an end. You don't want to eat rice cakes, but you do want to LOOK SEXY in a bathing suit. So any discussion of fitness has to be grounded in the reality of how people motivate themselves. Many people want to just get in shape by doing what comes easy, and doing things they can fit into their regular lives. This is the type of advice that I give.

So that is our goal... find easy things to do so that we can GET SEXY and stay that way.

Also, I'll be debunking several dieting MYTHS that are out there, which are infecting the internet and poisoning the minds of young and old people everywhere. My next post will be on one of these... the subject of using laxatives to lose weight.

Stay tuned, and thanks for reading!

For more of my articles and advice, check me out on Squidoo:

http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/Marathon902