We all want to pack on a little more size, but a lot of times you may find yourself to be gaining a lot more fat. Your definition is weakened, you feel uncomfortable, you can’t even see your 6-pack anymore. The purpose of this article is not only meant to remind you some of the basics needed for losing weight in general, but to help you transform your physique to be ripped and shredded.

#1: Eat less
In order for anyone to lose weight(naturally), by science, one must lower the amount of calories consumed so that the body is burning more calories than you eat. This means that in the end of the day, if you have consumed 3000 calories in the day, you’ll need to have burned more than 3000 to achieve weight loss. However, do not make the mistake of starving yourself form the nutrients that your body needs to maintain and continue to build lean muscle mass. This has a bad effect on your metabolism. Also take into consideration the amount of calories you burn doing mundane tasks. Depending on how much muscle mass and how fast you can ramp up your metabolism, you could be burning a couple meals off just while sleeping.

#2: Eat BETTER
While cutting, the types of foot you’re eating are extremely important. Technically, you could lose weight eating nothing but McDonalds if you just burned a rediculously large amount of calories per day, but balancing your diet with complex carbohydrates, lean protein sources, and moderate fat will accelerate your fat loss. Keep consuming protein as it is a very nutrient-dense food compaired to the amount of calories per gram and stay away from simple sugars, trans and saturated fats, etc. Protein specificly will help build your muscles, and with more overall muscle mass comes more calories burned. For more information on healthy foods, check our “Healthy Foods” section.

#3: Food Portion Control
Lower the portion sizes of your food and eat 6, smaller meals per day. Eating more often actually will make your metabolism sky-rocket. Do not make the mistake however of eating 6 large meals per day. Cut the portions down a little and make sure you eat once every 3 hours during the day. Again, make sure with every meal you add a lean protein source. If don’t have easy access to this, then a protein shake can come in handy. The problem with many Americans and obese people in general is that we pay too much to the traditional, routine eating. Our breakfast is too small, dragging our metabolism into the gutter and loading ourselves up with a gigantic supper with not many meals in between.

#4: Increase your Cardiovascular Exercise
Cardio in general is the best type of exercise for burning fat. Certain kinds of cardio such as High Intensity Interval Training may specificly accelerate the fat burning process more effectively. Many bodybuilders prefer to use long duration, low intensity cardio as it has been proven to burn more calories directly from fat stores and might be easier for those who carry a lot of weight around. Great ways to burn these are briskly walking on a tredmill or around the neighbordhood, using the stepmill, or riding a bike/stationary bike.

#5: Supplements
Don’t rely on supplements to do all the work for you, but some certain supplements can help you greatly. Add herbal tea’s such as Arizona Diet Green Tea to your diet, as they will increase your metabolism. Caffein is a great subsitute for energy and using garlic and vinegar while cooking also has been said to give excellent fat-burning effects.

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