Hi Friend,
Do you sometimes wonder if the "truth" about fat loss is kept
hidden from us?
With diet pill and bogus gizmos companies advertising so much BS,
it’s hard to know truth from fiction.
(I get confused, too. For instance, I’ve been trying to find out if
fish oil supplements contain mercury. Don’t know. If you know, tell
me.)
Anyway… There’s one guy who writes on fat loss I respect: Tom
Venuto.
He runs a website called Burn The Fat.
On this site, you can sign up for a free 12-email course titled "Big
Fat Lies." I’ve been through his course… I’d recommend it if
you’re looking for solid, unbiased basics on fat loss.
You can have a look at the subjects Tom covers in that course
below. There’s also an excerpt.
To sign up, go to:
http://www.sixpackabsexercises.com/recommend/TomVenuto.php
And wait for the pop-up. Then just enter your name and email.
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Topics 1-5:
Fat Loss Lie #1: You need supplements to lose fat.
Fat Loss Lie #2: The only way to get really lean is to "starve"
yourself
Fat Loss Lie #3: You can believe everything you read in the magazines
Fat Loss Lie #4: Meal replacement products, powders, drinks and
shakes help you to "burn" fat
Fat Loss Lie #5: Thermogenics and "fat burners" (including ephedrine
and caffeine) are effective for long term fat loss
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Again, to sign up, go to:
http://www.sixpackabsexercises.com/recommend/TomVenuto.php
And wait for the pop-up. Then just enter your name and email.
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Excerpt:
Fat Loss Lie #2: The only way to get really lean is to "starve"
yourself
There’s no way around the fact that you must reduce
calories in order to burn fat. Energy balance and
thermodynamics dictate that you have to burn more than
you take in for fat loss to occur.
However, most popular diet programs are too low in calories.
Many border on starvation: 1200 calories, 1000 calories,
even 800 calories or less.
Have you been cutting your calories too low, desperately trying to
lose moreweight? If so, you may actually be slowing down your
metabolism and decreasing your fat burning hormones!
Your fat cells begin to release less of the hormone leptin,
which is the signal that tells your brain you are well fed
and not starving.
This in turn triggers a cascade of other hormonal,
enzymatic and metabolic events including a decrease in
thyroid output (the "metabolism-regulating hormone") and
a dramatic increase in appetite.
It’s hormonally, metabolically and physiologically impossible
to achieve permanent fat loss by starving yourself. In fact,
very low calorie diets can actually make you fatter in the
long run.
Very low calorie diets not only slow your metabolism so
you burn fewer calories, they are also much more likely
to cause muscle loss.
If you lose muscle tissue, your weight loss will become even
harder and any increase in calories that follows will cause
immediate fat gain.
This "rebound effect" is almost inevitable because no one
can stay on low calories (with a raging appetite and irresistble
cravings) forever.
Carefully look at the calorie recommendations of any
dietprogram before you start it. You’ll probably discover
that in most cases, you are required to slash your calories
to "starvation" levels (1200 or less for women, 1800 or
less for men)
Any program that’s extremely low in calories will work
in the beginning – but it will never work for long.
You see, the human body is very "smart" – it always
strives to maintain a perfect state of equilibrium:
Metabolism, body temperature, blood sugar, hormone levels,
acid-alkaline balance and every other system in the body,
are all regulated within a narrow range that your body
finds safe and comfortable and body fat is no different.
When you put yourself through drastic measures attempting
to achieve rapid weight loss, your metabolism cybernetically
adjusts itself to maintain equilibrium in energy balance and
body fat balance, much the same way as a thermostat maintains
the temperature of your home within a desirable range.
As soon as you’re in danger of starving, your body will quickly
turn your metabolic "fat thermostat" down, so you burn fewer
calories and turn your "appetite thermostat up" so you eat
more calories!
This fail safe mechanism is often referred to as "the starvation
response."
The only way to get rid of fat and keep it off permanenly
is to avoid the starvation mode with physiologically and
hormonally correct nutrition and training.
I recommend that you decrease your calories very conservatively -
only 15-20% below your daily maintenance level – then increase
your exercise level aggressively to burn more calories.
There are some exercise physiologists today who are starting
to call this concept "energy flux." That’s a fancy way of saying,
"eat more, burn more."
Bottom line: it’s always better to burn the fat than try to
starve the fat…
So get moving. Daily exercise is ideal and when you combine weight
training and cardio training, you can actually eat more food while
still losing fat… your metabolism and your hormones will thank you!
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Again (last time!), to sign up, go to:
http://www.sixpackabsexercises.com/recommend/TomVenuto.php
And wait for the pop-up. Then just enter your name and email.
All the best,
-CJ
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