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The Number One Get Fit Mistake
Many of us already know that to get fitter and healthier, we must exercise regularly and eat well. That looks like a simple equation to get healthy - exercise and eat well. But it's easier said than done. Here is the number one Get Fit mistake of all time.
When an individual goes and see a doctor to perform a body check up, he or she may be told by the doc that the blood pressure is too high. And what is the commonly heard advice? That's right. It's "Exercise more, and eat healthier."
We have all heard that advice thousand and one times. But still, people are getting fatter, and running higher risks of getting heart related diseases. Why is that happening if the magic formula sounds so simple?
Now there are two parts of the formula - exercise and diet. The exercise part is the easy part. The individual thinks, "Oh, I'm lacking exercise. So all I need is to go out three times a week for leisure walks or jogs and I'll do fine."
So the individual wears his running shoes and goes jogging three times a week. He starts to feel better and thinks he must be doing something right. However, after 6 weeks or so, he finds that he can't seem to get any fitter no matter how hard he tries. What do you think has gone wrong?
Of course! There is still the other part of the formula - the diet part. He then goes on a diet, hoping to lose weight. In the beginning, he lost some weight but after 8 weeks or so, he starts feeling lethargic due to the reduced calorie intake and he can take it no more. So he starts eating more all over again and this leads to the inevitable. He gains back all the weight he has lost.
Sounds like a familiar situation? Happens all the time.
So what went wrong in the process? Is dieting wrong? Well, sooner or later, you are going to realize that the exercise part of the formula is the EASY part. It's the dieting part that poses all kinds of challenges for those trying to get fit.
Now the goal is to change the diet, not to reduce the caloric consumption. If you think that you can get healthier just by reducing the amount of food you are consuming, then you are dead wrong. It just doesn't make sense. You want to healthier and enjoy more vitality, but then you turn around and reduce your food intake.
The body needs a certain amount of calories to maintain basic functioning. In other words, consume less than the min. amount of calories required for the day, and you risk damaging your health. For instance, most healthy adults need around 2000 calories a day. Bigger sized individuals may require 2500 or 3000 calories per day.
So how can you burn fat and lose weight if you are going to consume 2k calories everyday? The secret is in knowing what to consume. You will still meet the 2000 daily calories diet. But now, your meal composition changes.
Instead of foods that are filled with unhealthy oils and fats, you should make a switch to non-fat, high protein, mid-carb diet.
Also, instead of consuming 3 big meals a day, make the switch to 6 smaller meals a day to help boost your metabolism. Your body will start to learn that it has a steady supply of food and will start adapt - i.e. store less fat.
Perhaps now you are beginning to see how difficult it is to stick to a healthy diet. 6 meals a day? C'mon! Who has the time to eat 6 meals a day. Well, meals are 5 to 10 minutes activities and are designed to give you the nutrients you need for the day. So you are actually spending less time on meals.
Many people also find it challenging to stick to a strict diet. They have to work and have to eat out etc. So they find it hard to track the foods that they put into their mouths.
When eating out, try to order salads or other healthy dishes such as grilled salmon or chicken. Fit people have learned how to eyeball food portions so that they don't overeat. So they can still go out and socialize and have dinners outside without upsetting their daily diet plans.
So you see, there are always workarounds and there should be no excuses for having a poor diet. Remember, it's always a high quality diet first, followed by exercise. Never think that you don't have to watch what you eat just because you are exercising. The diet should support the exercise, and not the other way round.
